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Title: Looks just like the sun
Fandom: Homestuck
Pairing: Dave Strider/Karkat Vantas
Categories: Dream Bubbles, Caliginous Romance | Kismesis, Flushed Romance | Matesprits, Quadrant Confusion, Blindness
Length: Medium (12,231)
Warnings: Underage, NSFW illustration

Author on LJ: messageredacted
Author Website: messageredacted

Author's Summary:
“Holy shit,” you whisper. Dave joins you at the window.
There are no stars left in the sky. Nothing but blackness and a faint soap bubble sheen.
“Is that a dream bubble?” Dave says.
And then it swallows you.

Now with an illustration by Renaris.

Review:
Dave and Kartkat get swallowed by a dream bubble and try to survive snow, lava, and Alternia's undead as they move through memories. Along the way, Karkat is blinded by Dave's dickishness decision not to give up his glasses, and Karkat has to depend on Dave to get him through.

Messageredacted is one of my favorite authors, and this time we get a hopscotch game of shifting lands, danger, banter, anger, vulnerability and suspense, all without slowing the action or seeming the least disjointed. This rolls along, and the dream bubble is the catalyst for a meaningful connection between two guys who'd rather lose a limb than open themselves to hurt or embarrassment.

There's a lovely illustration by Renaris; the dialogue is fantastic, and characterizations are spot on.

(If you love this like I do, I've also recced a much longer story by this author: rec for Land of Regrets and Second Chances)

Looks just like the sun