Well, this a story people hear about a lot, but I want to tell it. This is what Homestuck means to me.
I’m no one significant, really. My writing isn’t well-known, I don’t draw, I’m not what some people may call ‘tumblr-famous’.
Before I even read Homestuck, I felt as though I blended in, as though there was no reason for me to meet anyone new, for anyone to notice me.
Then I read Homestuck. I had something to bond with people I’ve never met over.
I had something to let me stand out.
The fandom also has been a wonderful experience for me. They are generally very accepting, and allowed me to broaden my horizons. I’ve gotten back into writing, and I’m talking to more people.
Some of my stress is lifted when I talk to the people I’m creating friendships with.
Even at cons, I think I’ll be able to talk to more people than I used to (which was none at all)! I’m very excited instead of dreading it.
All in all, I just want to thank the Homestuck fandom, for letting me be me, and accepting that. The people I’ve met accept the real me, all of me. I’m always afraid to talk about my atheism and my asexuality in fear of being told it’s a phase.
I haven’t been told that yet, so I hold out hope for the times in the future I let people know about me.
Homestuck, to me, means friendship and acceptance.
Freedom.
Submitted by: faeriearmy

