Homestuck Storyboard: Pretty Trashy 

Y'all are being like "Karkat is acting like Kankri", but I'd like to point out that Karkat has been doing the paragraphs-long angry rant thing since he showed up. It's a Vantas thing!

I sense davekat

this is honestly one of my favorite animations ever, i love your storyboarding and case and toooooch and ahHHHH theres so much yes in one place i can hardly handle it it's like the best of the best came together and just high fived and created this single production of enchantment and beauty and it's just my favorite thing

With the arrival of Hiveswap, I felt the need to come back and watch your animations and stuff. Ah the memories

ill miss these two dorks.

I LOVE KARKAT'S VOICE ACTOR HERE

im just watching this vid going "karkat oml just call the things by their human terms itll be easier for dave"

yEs

"why the fuck is he nude" I dIED XD

I would listen too Karkat explain shit anyday.

I was waiting for them to break out into song before I realized the script was from canon

"JUST READ THE BOOK. IT'S ALL IN THE BOOK." kinda every time a novel gets turned into a movie tbh

Karkat is me trying to explain Homestuck to my friends.

I'm embarrassed to say I understood every single part of the explanation...

Matespritship: Fuck me Kismesissitude: Fuck you Moirallegiance: Calm down Auspisticism: Both of you calm down

This is what is it sounds like when some explains homestuck to me...

Wait, is this Karkat trying to work himself into a relationship with dave and terezi?

Ah I'm gonna miss the stucks of the home

"you must be out of your fucking mind if you think i wanna know where you're going with this" god i love dave

am i the only one who understood what karkat was saying

*when you try to explain your Oc's back stories to your friends, with a drawing

this was honestly perfect?? the voices, the body language, the inflections; great job

who ever voiced karkat is exactly how I picture his voice

Quadrant romance make so much more sense than "normal" romance XD I'll just be watching a movie and be like "It's a black romance, why can't quadrants be a thing" XD

It's a bad thing that... Not only did I understand that whole thing, but I also want to read that book... Isn't it? xD Pls tell me I'm not alone here. ;~;

Is it bad that I completely understood all of that?

God, i miss this fandom

"quad-triangle" what r u talking about karkat this goes beyond my logic.

Is it odd that I actually find this fascinating and am disappointed that they didn't explain more of how leprechaun romance works?

I was going to try to explain it in plainer language until I realized Karkat's explanation is as simple as it gets.

I was just as lost as Dave.

Please don't stop making Homestuck stuff. So many people have already stopped, and many of us still want more of this stuff

Karkat. Karkat. Bro. Bro......why are you like this. How dare you for being so precious I just-................why

Quadrants are pretty much the only thing that makes sense in HS. In my opinion it’s probably the most simple thing next to the Ectobiology “everyone is each other’s siblings” mess.

Ahhhh! You're animation style is so amazing, even when it's just a storyboard, the raw emotion in the expressions is so perfect! I would be so great to see some trashy davekat crap >.< I can't wait until I start animating! You're an inspiration and I love your work!

why does karkat remind me of peridot in that one episode in SU? xD

What will Rose do? I heard she likes to steal trashy romance novels and read them in dark corners. One must be careful.

Oh MAn that Dave has a perfect "dorky as hell but trying to sound cool" voice

this starts getting more complicated once you Factor In leprechaun romance.

I haven't read Homestuck in like a year or more so why do I understand what Karkles is saying

*Me trying to explain how my friend group functions as a whole *

I hope Homestuck content never stops coming out. The fandom has really died out in recent years, which is unfortunate. I mean, Homestuck used to be fucking everywhere. It was a huge deal; a primary fandom in the grand hierarchy of fandoms. Now, though, it's really become a much more niche thing, kept alive by the more serious fans off in their own little corner, rather than exploding out of every conceivable orifice of the internet, dragging unsuspecting bystanders into the inescapable vortex that is Homestuck. Basically, what I'm saying is, I want Homestuck to become a big deal again, and stick around for a while. It had a few good years, but they didn't last long enough. I know kingdoms rise and fall, and no fandom stays important or relevant in the big picture for very long. Eventually, all fandoms become little pockets of diehard fans, being weird off in some obscure, isolated crevice of the internet, and generally not mattering in the eyes of the greater scheme of fandoms. But Homestuck's flame burned twice as bright, and died out way too fast. I mean, seriously, who the fuck actually makes Homestuck fan-content anymore? Video dubs almost never come out anymore, new fanart and fanfiction is getting scarcer, and generally the endless stream of material is just slowing down hard, especially on the video front. What new Homestuck videos have YOU seen in the last couple years, besides the official stuff released recently? I always just find myself watching old-ass stuff from 2012 and 2013, back when people spat out Homestuck videos left and fucking right. Nowadays, you never see new Homestuck anything, and that's not right. There's been some stuff here and there, but it's nowhere near the level of saturation it used to have. I want to cling desperately to the past, back when Homestuck was relevant and popular. Its fire should burn 3 times as brightly, and never run out of fuel, because fuck the laws of thermodynamics.

It's the kankri of romance!

dammit dave just read the goddamn book

This was always my favorite part of reading homestuck honestly. When the Vantases would start rambling about the lore and culture for trolls and Alternia. I always thought it was the most interesting part

Ok old video but Karkat really is that one friend that acts like a professional on romance and everyone goes to them for advice, but has never actually dated anyone. He really gets all his info from romance novels lmaooo

Headcanoning this Karkart voice so fucking hard right now.

What. Why is this so beauitful like oh my gog

I love your work, you do such amazing concept work and storyboards, this was a real treat!

"It's the grubloaf and tuber paste of the story" Karkats explaining the 'meat and potatoes' of the story.

Looking back on this conversation, this sounds a lot the two having a subtle discussion about their relationship and how it they're used to different relationship dynamics. Karkat is saying something like, "Hey, we can be in a relationship, but this is what I'm used to and this is what you should expect." And Daves doesn't give a crap and just thinks, "What is the point of having a relationship if I'm not the only one? No." just a reflection. I

LOOKS LIKE SOMEBODY SOLD THEIR SOUL FOR ANIMATION SKILLS. .... could I please give you my soul to sell too? tell satan its the chick that sacrificed that narwhal the other day.

Dang man I’d love to read that it’s just the whole Sollux Aradia Eridan Feferi situation hahah

Karkat broke my brain. Ow.

Am I the only one _really_ interested?

This is literally my favorite Homestuck video, and I have to watch it like at least once every few months.

What's scary is that I understand all of this so easily.

HEY LOOK ITS DAVEKAT BEFORE THEY STARTED DATING

I totally understand what Karkat said. Is that a bad thing or . . . ?

am I the only one that actually knew what he was talking about? yes? okay, I'll just sit here in my corner then

A long time ago my friend and I were quite pale for each other. Often saying "pale for you " and making the diamond symbol with our fingers. We used the quadrant system as a way to communicate our feelings towards each other and people. Saying we were black for someone was easier than trying to explain why we want to punch and kiss a person at the same time. ♦️♥️♣️♠️

I can't believe it took me moving out of a homestuck phase, then coming back to this scene AGAIN during quarantine, YEARS LATER- to understand what Karkat was saying, as he was saying it.

Isn't fadeintocase also AskKarkatVoice on tumblr?? They are my headcanon Karkat voice by far! With Ambitious bard being a close second. And Michael Jones being third lol.

I REMEMBER THIS FROM THE ACTUAL COMIC

Me looking for literally ANY homestuck shit. Despite not remembering at least 30% of it.

i wanna see karkat explain johnkatdave ship with detail... while daves just like dave: Bl its a 3 way... a wang fest. sausage stand john: 0-0 no homo

Homestuck confuses me greatly, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.

So this was a spoiler to Jade/Dave/Karkat/Terezi before it happened lol

This getting recommended to me again in 2023... God dammit it was out of my head

dave's face is priceless

they both sound like theyre voiced by asiz ansari holy shit i love this

The 31 dislikes are from the dead daves that found this video

I understood what Karkat said, and I think it is a bad idea. Also, it is surprising that these two ended up together.

I just realized that Dave is me when my friends try to explain Homestuck to me.

good lord what shit are they doing on alternia

that's so me * Shoving my book in people's face and yelling at some events happened in it *AND SO THE SIDE BISH FOUGHT THE MAIN HEROINE, BUT I WAS LIEK OH HELL NAW. and the heroine wins bish

this is really good! if they ever end up making an animated show of homestuck, I hope they at least consider hiring you!

loved this! i totally understand the fatigue working on your other projects must have inspired, so thank you for putting this up anyway, it was really cool of you. :)

literally, the first 2 words karkat and dave said i fuckin screamed "HOLY CHEESUS, CASE/TOOCH" xD Amazing, i just wanted to hear this part of the comic for a long time

I don't know what's worse, the fact that I understood Karkat perfectly well.... or the fact that I was intrigued enough to relate and agree with him xD

Me : has no fucking clue what the hell he's saying. Also me: **could probably explain it a bit easier**

“I dunno Karkat… that’s kinda sus bro…” Dave probably, 2013

Two people in love, A and B. Then comes an old love, C. Soon that old love comes in between the new love, A and C while B is off to the side. Then it switches between love and hate between A and C, then A and B. Later B finds a new love and tries to love both A and this new love, D. That cause a love square that's constantly switching love and hate

It is all in the book, Dave.

The thing that scares me most is that after being in this fandom for 2 years I can finally understand karkat ' shivers '.

WHY DOES KARKAT SOUND LIKE ANGEL DUST IM CRYING 😭😭😭😭😭

i thought that was kankri bc of ALL THAT EXPLANATION.

This is awesome. I haven't gotten that far in Homestuck but this is still awesome. Please make the final animation for this😱

i wonder if this conversation happened post-retcon?? cause i dont think terezi and dave dated post-retcon, right?

This is me when I try to explain fandoms to people.

oh frog i remember this nice

Why does Dave have a New York accent? He's from Texas.

omg my babies are precious! !!!!!

Is it bad that I actually enjoyed and understood what Karkat was saying?

if this had captions I swear it would be worse than dividing by zero

Karkat...you really lost me....

Dave's voice actor can do better as a Gamzee, no offense, I'm sure you guys worked really hard on this and you keep up mkay love your art just.. yeh.

FINALLY DAVE WITH AN ACCENT LIKE HOW SHITS SUPPOSED TO BE

I... kinda wanna read it.

This is perfect