Top 16 Long Homestuck Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length Homestuck fics — 50,000–100,000 words.
Unwanted Free Ugly Troll
by orphan_account
The first time you pass by the troll in the box you kind of try not to see it. It's gross as fuck when people do this. You guess maybe it's better than driving them out into the country and dumping them to make it on their own, or those stories you've heard about people dumping unwanted wrigglers in
Within, Without
by reinkist
Dave just wants to be left alone. What's the point of anything when what's broken can never be completely fixed?This is the story of Dave Strider and Karkat Vantas, on the longest journey of their lives.
Loophole
by saccharineSylph
Your name is John Egbert, and this is definitely not what you intended when you signed up to be a foster home for animals in legal cases. Either way, a bit of love and nursing to health, then his charges would be ready for trial, and a rewarding, happy home. You'd seen trolls on television and YouTu
Don't Point That Finger at Me Unless You Intend To Use It
by orphan_account
From the kink meme:"so my idea, it's years after the game john can be anywhere from oh 17-23. for some odd reason he needs will be in texas for an undetermined amount of time and can't afford a hotel or renting his own place so dave suggests he stays at bro/daves apartment.no instant 'in lust' sex(f
So It Goes
by TGP
They managed to win the game somehow. He's not really sure of the details, but it's not all it's cracked up to be. He's stuck in an unfamiliar body with a thirteen year old little brother who's terrified of him. Somehow, he is sure this is his fault.
The Finer Details of Gay Cluckbeast
by clumsyoctopus
Your name is Dave Strider and you are 26 years old.You have just gotten engaged.The problem being that you have just gotten engaged to your best male friend in a furious fit of stupidity, champagne, one-upmanship and a weird warm-glowy feeling that occasionally (or more than occasionally) rolls arou
So It Goes: First Contact
by TGP
UNSG Moreau had not been a science fiction fan before getting involved in politics. He is even less of one now that real live aliens have contacted Earth.Otherwise known as a bunch of non-game humans suddenly have to deal with Trolls.
Astronomy in Reverse
by PunkZucchini (orphan_account)
Dave and Karkat are intergalactic pen pals, originally paired together for an extra credit school outreach project. Now, three years of correspondence later, they're best friends... and Karkat is finally immigrating to Earth.
>Dave: survive three years on this rock
by MadSeason (naive_wanderer)
Growing up on a flying meteor is hard work. You know this from experience.TG: dude what is this piece of shit you just sent meCG: TO PUT IT IN YOUR HUMAN TERMS:CG: IT’S A FUCKING LOVE STORY, DAVE.Well, it's a bit more than that.
*equip sunglasses*
by loveualottie
Whoever these asshole trolls are, they have messed with the wrong guy's friends. Dave Strider is not taking this lying down. He doesn't take anything lying down. Dave Strider is the proverbial top. Hmm, Rose would have a field day with that figure of speech. Whoever these fucking humans are, Karkat
LOAD SAVE ==>
by bluebootyraider
The game was never really meant to be won. It's output, the universe John could never really call home, is cursed. So when John and Calliope are faced with two, equally bad options, they decide to go for a third. What if instead of destroying Lord English, they made sure he never existed in the fir
Rewind and Repeat
by b4rd-of-l1f3 (knight0fd00m)
Even though he came before,now he is here no moreFor the low the world is pain,but soon nothing will ever be the same.When everything is said and done,In the night The Redeemer will come.--------Karkat Vantas has been trying to live under the radar his entire life to avoid being culled on the spot,
Betrayal and Reconciliation
by FallenStar13
== > Be JakeYour head is swimming and pulsing with adrenaline, you’re pretty sure you ended up getting shot during the fight, but your body hasn’t registered it yet, so you’ll keep going as long as you can. You’ll need to get back to headquarters soon. But first, you need to make sure this villain i
Stowawaybent
by Alexandeer_C
This project is now cancelled. It's back, baby! Karkat Vantas and his friends stow away on a supply ship bound for the front lines of the Alternian Empire's unending war of expansion. Shenanigans ensue.
Homestuck: Hardcore Difficulty
by Niolost
The year is 2022, on the day of Wednesday, April 13th. Four kids play a game together on one young man’s birthday. A story familiar, yet distorted in the Twilight Reverie.
Rift in Normalcy
by TheRoyalStoryTeller
[You live in some bargain-bin alternate reality. No meteors, no trolls, no video game apocalypse with your name on it. Just you, a loser, grinding through high school drama like it’s endgame content. No heroes. No villains. No tragic sacrifices. Just normalcy. And you’re totally fine with that. Tota
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About This List
This list of 16long Homestuck fanfics spans 1,076,841 total words. Kudos range from 28 on the newest entries to 8,184 on the most established. Most entries are ongoing works, so subscribe on AO3 for update notifications. The most common rating is Teen And Up Audiences (9 of 16 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Depression · Alternate Universe - No Sburb/Sgrub Sessions · Slow Burn · Alternate Universe - No Sburb Session.
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