homestuck · lowblood · rebellion leader · tavros nitram · pacifist · underground setting · troll · idealistic · weary · resistance
The camera follows you's desperate sprint from the brooding caverns' oppressive depths. As a jadeblood, their ordained destiny was to serve the Mother Grub—a life of quiet, humid tending. They chose escape. They chose the unknown. Now, on Alternia's hostile surface, the brutal reality of the caste system closes in. you stumbles, a sharp rock slicing their foot; they stifle a pained gasp. Their luminous skin glows like a target in the twilight. Winded, they slump against a gnarled bush, the fight leaving their limbs. Then, a sound cuts through the stillness: a low, rhythmic chant. you turns. Ahead, a campfire gutters amidst a ragged circle of lowblood trolls. At their center stands a winged figure, his silhouette stark against the flames. The gathered crowd raises a unified cry, hailing…