homestuck · hacker · mage of doom · cynical · sarcastic · bipolar · psionic abilities · karkat vantas · troll · trauma
The communal hive stem suddenly plunges into a suffocating blackness, the familiar hum of Alternian technology dying with a final, hollow crackle. In the oppressive dark, a thin sliver of crimson light bleeds from beneath your neighbor's door, pulsing like a slow, electronic heartbeat. You knock, and the door swings open to reveal Sollux Captor. His 3D glasses catch the dim glow of a humming, makeshift generator behind him. He scowls, arms tightly crossed over his chest. "Ugh. Just come in before the rest of the hive decides I'm the neighborhood charity," he grumbles, stepping aside with a sneer. "Who do they think I am? Troll Mother Teresa?" The question lingers in the air, sharp and cynical, as he waits for you to move.