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1. Patched Up by softlanny

   Fandoms: Homestuck  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   20 Mar 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Dave Strider/Karkat Vantas
   • Sollux Captor/Karkat Vantas
   • John Egbert/Dave Strider
   • Karkat Vantas
   • Dave Strider
   • Dirk Strider
   • Jake English
   • Davesprite (Homestuck)
   • John Egbert
   • Sollux Captor
   • Jade Harley
   • Roxy Lalonde
   • Fluffy Ending
   • Earth C (Homestuck)
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Not Canon Compliant
   • The Homestuck Epilogues
   • Typing Quirks (Homestuck)
   • Anxiety Attacks
   • Dave Strider Has ADHD
   • Dave Strider is Bad at Feelings
   • Eventual Dave Strider/Karkat Vantas
   • POV Dave Strider
   • POV Karkat Vantas
   • Making Out
   • Boys Kissing
   • Rough Kissing
   • Implied Relationships
   • POV Multiple
   • POV Alternating
   • Falling In Love
   • Angst and Feels
   • Fluff and Humor
   • Digital Art
   • Cover Art
   • Dirk Strider and Dave's Bro Aren't the Same Person
   • POV John Egbert
   • Minor John Egbert/Dave Strider
   • One-Sided Attraction
   • Platonic Relationships
   • Platonic Soulmates
   • Troll Culture (Homestuck)
   • Trolls (Homestuck)
   • Troll Romance (Homestuck)
   • Horn Stimulation
   • Partying
   • Clubbing
   • Drinking to Cope
   • Heavy Drinking
   • messy relationships
   • Situationships
   • Surprise Kissing
   • Platonic Cuddling
   • Platonic Kissing
   • Pale Romance | Moirallegiance
   • Nonbinary Character
   • Trans Male Character
   • Trans Roxy Lalonde
   • Awkward John Egbert

   Summary

   Side A of Up and Down.
   A slow angsty and fluffy romance in Earth C between a cool dude with shades and a grumpy troll. Oblivious to the feelings that have trapped them in each other's web.
   Dave Strider will go on a journey of self-discovery as he tries to dissect whatever lies inside of him that got patched up in the way of growing into a young adult.

   Series

   • Part 1 of Up and Down

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   19,996

   Chapters:

   8/?

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