History FanFic / HerdingCats

* TookALevelInJerkass: Tavros in the later chapters. None feel this more strongly than Tavros' former friend Aradia. This is one reason why Tavros and Aradia are now kismeses for each other (see JustFriends above for the other reason).

* WrongGenreSavvy: After [[spoiler: becoming Vriska's moirail]], Tavros becomes more confident and assertive, but also more egotistical. He outright tells Aradia that he's the DoggedNiceGuy who fell for the AlphaBitch (her) who constantly rejected him in favour of a JerkJock (Equius) who she later spurned, but after becoming a confident, handsome guy in his own right, [[UnrequitedLoveSwitcheroo he's over her, and she's pining after him.]] [[WhatTheHellHero Everyone pitches in to tell him]] that in fact, he's the former NiceGuy who became a JerkAss, while Aradia's the [[WeUsedToBeFriends old friend he fell for]] who [[EntitledToHaveYou he's now blaming for refusing to fall for him.]] Tavros isn't convinced, until they point out that a NiceGuy wouldn't [[MoralEventHorizon try to blame]] ''[[MoralEventHorizon Aradia]]'' [[MoralEventHorizon for his spine being broken.]]

* WrongGenreSavvy: After [[spoiler: becoming Vriska's moirail]], Tavros becomes more confident and assertive, but also more egotistical. He outright tells Aradia that he's the DoggedNiceGuy who fell for the AlphaBitch (her) who constantly rejected him in favour of a JerkJock (Equius) who she later spurned, but after becoming a confident, handsome guy in his own right, [[UnrequitedLoveSwitcheroo he's over her, and she's pining after him.]] [[WhatTheHellHero Everyone pitches in to tell him]] that in fact, he's the former NiceGuy who became a JerkAss, while Aradia's the [[WeUsedToBeFriends old friend he fell for]] who [[EntitledToHaveYou he's now blaming for refusing to fall for him.]] Tavros isn't convinced, until they point out that a NiceGuy wouldn't [[MoralEventHorizon try to blame ''Aradia'' for his spine being broken.]]

* WrongGenreSavvy: After [[spoiler: becoming Vriska's moirail]], Tavros becomes more confident and assertive, but also more egotistical. He outright tells Aradia that he's the DoggedNiceGuy who fell for the AlphaBitch (her) who constantly rejected him in favour of a JerkJock (Equius) who she later spurned, but after becoming a confident, handsome guy in his own right, [[UnrequitedLoveSwitcheroo he's over her, and she's pining after him.]] [[WhatTheHellHero Everyone pitches in to tell him]] that in fact, he's the former NiceGuy who became a JerkAss, while Aradia's the [[WeUsedToBeFriends old friend he fell for]] who [[EntitledToHaveYou he's now blaming for refusing to fall for him.]] Tavros isn't convinced, until they point out that a NiceGuy wouldn't [[MoralEvenHorizon try to blame ''Aradia'' for his spine being broken.]]

** Eridan has gone from a whiny, heartbroken, pathetic douche to a confident, happily shipped, successfully blackrom shipping douche.

* WrongGenreSavvy: After [[spoiler: becoming Vriska's moirail]], Tavros becomes more confident and assertive, but also more egotistical. He outright tells Aradia that he's the DoggedNiceGuy who fell for the AlphaBitch (her) who constantly rejected him in favour of a JerkJock (Equius) who she later spurned, but after becoming a confident, handsome guy in his own right, he's over her, and she's pining after him. [[WhatTheHellHero Everyone pitches in to tell him]] that in fact, he's the former NiceGuy who became a JerkAss, while Aradia's the [[WeUsedToBeFriends old friend he fell for]] who he's now blaming for refusing to fall for him. Tavros isn't convinced, until they point out that a NiceGuy wouldn't try to blame ''Aradia'' for his spine being broken.

** In the later chapters, Sollux and Aradia have gone from being TheEyeore [[CharacterDevelopment to being arguably the biggest]] ChivalrousPerverts, although the "chivalrous" part is questionable.

* TheEeyore: Both Sollux and Aradia. In ''{{Homestuck}}'' their pessimism is fully justified. Here it's not for long.

* EverybodyLives: Seems to be one of the main goals of this fic. No one's died so far at any rate. [[spoiler:(Well, not permanently.)]]

* AmateurSleuth: Aradia. She knows this is a doomed timeline, is mystified by why it isn't being destroyed, and is determined to find out the truth.

** [[spoiler: And later Karkat to Nepeta]]
* AscendedExtra: This is one of many fan works that takes Nepeta, described by her own creator as an "expendable character" and make her the main character.
* AxeCrazy: Gamzee goes through this, but unlike the Alpha Timeline, is calmed down before he can kill anyone, thanks to Tavros' epic slam poetry.

** Equius is a subversion. At first, he wants Nepeta to ship him with Gamzee, but that's only because Gamzee is a [[FantasticRacism highblood.]] Equius admits he likes nothing else about Gamzee.

* BreakHisHeartToSaveHim: In a way. Terezi is being deliberately obnoxius and insulting at Karkat's outburst mainly to try to get him to stop being flushed for her. It works, [[GoneHorriblyRight all too well, resulting in the Karkat/Terezi kissmesitude.]]
* BrickJoke: In Nepeta's first Shipping Wall memo, Vriska at her [[AlphaBitch bitchiest]] declares that if she ever finds herself making a cat pun, she'll hang herself. Instantly Terezi "'''FIVE DAYS FROM NOW'''" shows up on the memo and asks for Vriska's neck size. Kanaya gives it and Terezi leaves. Five days later, at another Shipping Wall memo, a now succesfully shipped and much nicer Vriska offhandedly makes a cat pun. Terezi promptly presents her with a cat collar to wear instead of a noose.

** Terezi is also having this problem in trying to become Aradia's moirail. [[spoiler:She gets better at it.]]

** DecoyTrial: No one seriously believes that Nepeta was trying to murder Eridan as charged. They're just trying to get her to admit that she and Eridan are now kismesis to each other.

*** EaglelandOsmosis: Feferi has the witnesses cross examined, which is [[LampshadeHanging pointed out]] isn't done in Alternian courts. Feferi does it anyway "[[ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem because I say so!]]" (Also it resembles the type of trial we're familiar with.)

*** ThePerryMasonMethod: How Nepeta is forced to admit she's Eridan's kismesis.

* DidTheyOrDidntThey: Did Feferi get into a threesome with Sollux and Aradia? Feferi insistently denies it while Sollux and Aradia lather on the innuendos and winking emoticons like this: " ;) " .

** GoodbyeCruelWorld: [[spoiler:Sollux]] says these words saracstically, knowing it's a cliche, but still fully means it.

* EverybodyLives: Seems to be one of the main goals of this fic. No one's died so far at any rate.

** In the end, Terezi for Karkat as well. Their failed flushed feelings for each other results in their kismessitude.
* FixFic: A Homestuck where the trolls manage to get their relaitionship shit together.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Quite a lot of it, to the point where it isn't much of a spoiler which couples are paired off as matesprits, moirails, and even kissmesises. The main suspense is seeing how they all get there.

** Nepeta/Eridan, Vriska/Sollux, Tavros/Aradia, Kanaya/Feferi, Equius/Gamzee and Karkat/Terezi have all been confirmed to be kismesis for each other.

* ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies: Sollux gives this speech to Feferi.

* OfficialCouple: The matesprits: Vriska/Kanaya, Tavros/Gamzee, Eridan/Terezi, Sollux/Aradia, Equius/Feferi and Karkat/Nepeta.

* PoorCommunicationKills: Terezi gets Aradia to come to Sollux so they can reveal their flushed feelings for each other. At the same time, Feferi goes to Derse to elevate Aradia's dreamself to God Tier, bringing her fully back to life. 2 good plans that result in the Aradiabot blowing up in front of Sollux [[spoiler:driving [[DrivenToSuicide him to attempt suicide]]]].

** People's comments on Nepeta's TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to Eridan

-->CCT: D --> I found a reason for me

** The Trial of Nepeta Leijon for the attempted murder of Eridan Ampora is a partial version of this. Everyone's roleplaying, but except for Feferi as the judge and Equius as the bailif, everyone's playing themselves based on an incident (Nepeta's attack of Eridan) that has actually happened.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Nepeta gives an EPIC one to Eridan on why he and Feferi were such lousey moirails and why they'd be even worse matesprits. This not only inspires Eridan to become Nepeta's kismesis, but even to start [[EvilCounterpart black shipping everyone else.]]

* TheEeyore: Both Sollux and Aradia. In ''{{Homestuck}}'' their pessimism is fully justified. Here it's not.

* TookALevelInJerkass: Tavros in the later chapters. None feel this more strongly than Tavros' former friend Aradia. This is one reason why Tavros and Aradia are now kismesis for each other (see JustFriends above for the other reason).

* WorldofPun: All of Feferi and Equius' interactions. All of them.

* OfficialCouple: Vriska/Kanaya, Tavros/Gamzee, Eridan/Terezi, Sollux/Aradia, Equius/Feferi. The future couple is hinted at being Karkat/Nepeta.

This Nepeta Quest 2012 is one of the longest Homestuck fanfics out there and at currently 31 chapters and over 400,000 words is STILL a WIP. Fortunately, it updates fairly regularly (usually a new chapter is added between one and two weeks). It's length is justified because while Nepeta is the main character, all 12 trolls have important roles to play, and all 12 of them will have all 4 of their quadrants filled. This means no fewer than 22 different relationships (6 moirallegiances, 6 matespritships, 6 kismessitudes, and 4 auspitices) will be explored in this DoorStopper of a tale, with only one of them, the moirallegiance of Nepeta/Equius already stable from the start. So far all five remaining moirallegiances, five matespritships, all six kismessitudes, and three auspitices have occurred, with one more matespritship and one more auspistice to go. Or in simplest terms, that's 20 relationships down, 2 to go.

This Nepeta Quest 2012 is one of the longest Homestuck fanfics out there and at currently 30 chapters and over 400,000 words is STILL a WIP. Fortunately, it updates fairly regularly (usually a new chapter is added between one and two weeks). It's length is justified because while Nepeta is the main character, all 12 trolls have important roles to play, and all 12 of them will have all 4 of their quadrants filled. This means no fewer than 22 different relationships (6 moirallegiances, 6 matespritships, 6 kismessitudes, and 4 auspitices) will be explored in this DoorStopper of a tale, with only one of them, the moirallegiance of Nepeta/Equius already stable from the start. So far all five remaining moirallegiances, five matespritships, all six kismessitudes, and three auspitices have occurred, with one more matespritship and one more auspistice to go. Or in simplest terms, that's 20 relationships down, 2 to go.

*** First, there's [[TheBourneUltimatum the Spine Ultimatum.]]

* BrickJoke: In Nepeta's first Shipping Wall memo, Vriska at her [[AlphaBitch bitchiest]] declares that if she ever finds herself making a cat pun, she'll hang herself. Instantly Terezi "'''FIVE DAYS FROM NOW'''" shows up on the memo and asks for Vriska's neck size. Kanaya gives it and Terezi leaves. Five days later, at another Shipping Wall memo, a now succesfully shippped and much nicer Vriska offhandedly makes a cat pun. Terezi promptly presents her with a cat collar to wear instead of a noose.

* CantSpitItOut: Sollux is like this in all of his relationships, which is especially frustrating for Feferi (she'd be just as happy to be his moirail or matesprit, but which is it?[[spoiler:that's what she claims, but it turns out she just wanted to be Sollux's moirail all along]]) and Vriska (who wants to be his kismesis).

This Nepeta Quest 2012 is one of the longest Homestuck fanfics out there and at currently 30 chapters and over 400,000 words is STILL a WIP. Fortunately, it updates fairly regularly (usually a new chapter is added between one and two weeks). It's length is justified because while Nepeta is the main character, all 12 trolls have important roles to play, and all 12 of them will have all 4 of their quadrants filled. This means no fewer than 22 different relationships (6 moirallegiances, 6 matespritships, 6 kismessitudes, and 4 auspitices) will be explored in this DoorStopper of a tale, with only one of them, the moirallegiance of Nepeta/Equius already stable from the start. So far all five remaining moirallegiances, five matespritships, all six kismessitudes, and three auspitices have occurred, one more matespritship and one more auspistice to go. Or in simplest terms, that's 20 relationships down, 2 to go.

This Nepeta Quest 2012 is one of the longest Homestuck fanfics out there and at currently 29 chapters and over 400,000 words is STILL a WIP. Fortunately, it updates fairly regularly (usually a new chapter is added between one and two weeks). It's length is justified because while Nepeta is the main character, all 12 trolls have important roles to play, and all 12 of them will have all 4 of their quadrants filled. This means no fewer than 22 different relationships (6 moirallegiances, 6 matespritships, 6 kismessitudes, and 4 auspitices) will be explored in this DoorStopper of a tale, with only one of them, the moirallegiance of Nepeta/Equius already stable from the start. So far four more moirallegiances, five matespritships, all six kismessitudes, and three auspitices have occurred, with one more moirallegiance, one more matespritship, and one more auspistice to go. Or in simplest terms, that's 19 relationships down, 3 to go.

* HeterosexualLifePartners / PlatonicLifePartners: The moirails. So far we have Nepeta/Equius, Vriska/Tavros, Gamzee/Eridan, Terezi/Aradia, and Sollux/Feferi with hints of Karkat/Kanaya for the remaining couple. The moirails of the same gender (Gamzee/Eridan, Terezi/Aradia) are [=HLPs=], while the moirails of different genders (Nepeta/Equius, Vriska/Tavros, Sollux/Feferi, Karkat/Kanaya) are [=PLPs=].

This Nepeta Quest 2012 is one of the longest Homestuck fanfics out there and at currently 28 chapters and over 400,000 words is STILL a WIP. Fortunately, it updates fairly regularly (usually a new chapter is added between one and two weeks). It's length is justified because while Nepeta is the main character, all 12 trolls have important roles to play, and all 12 of them will have all 4 of their quadrants filled. This means no fewer than 22 different relationships (6 moirallegiances, 6 matespritships, 6 kismessitudes, and 4 auspitices) will be explored in this DoorStopper of a tale, with only one of them, the moirallegiance of Nepeta/Equius already stable from the start. So far four more moirallegiances, five matespritships, five kismessitudes, and three auspitices have occurred, with one more moirallegiance, one more matespritship, one more kismessitude, and one more auspistice to go. Or in simplest terms, that's 18 relationships down, 4 to go.

* BreakHisHeartToSaveHim: In a way. Terezi is being deliberately obnoxius and insulting at Karkat's outburst mainly to try to get him to stop being flushed for her. It works.

** Nepeta/Eridan, Vriska/Sollux, Tavros/Aradia, Kanaya/Feferi, and Equius/Gamzee have been confirmed to be kismesis for each other. The remaining pair is hinted to be Karkat/Terezi.

-->CAC: :33 < [[Film/Taken but what i do have are a very particular set of skills]]
-->CAC: :33 < [[Film/Taken skills i have acquired over a very long car33r]]

-->CAC: :33 < [[Film/Taken i will look for you]]
-->CAC: :33 < [[Film/Taken i will find you]]
-->CAC: :33 < [[Film/Taken and i will kill you]]

-->CAC: :33 < [[{{Taken}} but what i do have are a very particular set of skills]]
-->CAC: :33 < [[{{Taken}} skills i have acquired over a very long car33r]]

-->CAC: :33 < [[{{Taken}} i will look for you]]
-->CAC: :33 < [[{{Taken}} i will find you]]
-->CAC: :33 < [[{{Taken}} and i will kill you]]

This Nepeta Quest 2012 is one of the longest Homestuck fanfics out there and at currently 27 chapters and over 380,000 words is STILL a WIP. Fortunately, it updates fairly regularly (usually a new chapter is added between one and two weeks). It's length is justified because while Nepeta is the main character, all 12 trolls have important roles to play, and all 12 of them will have all 4 of their quadrants filled. This means no fewer than 22 different relationships (6 moirallegiances, 6 matespritships, 6 kismessitudes, and 4 auspitices) will be explored in this DoorStopper of a tale, with only one of them, the moirallegiance of Nepeta/Equius already stable from the start. So far four more moirallegiances, five matespritships, three kismessitudes, and three auspitices have occurred, with one more moirallegiance, one more matespritship, three more kismessitudes, and one more auspistice to go. Or in simplest terms, that's 16 relationships down, 6 to go.

** Nepeta/Eridan, Vriska/Sollux, and Tavros/Aradia have been confirmed to be kismesis for each other. The remaining pairs are hinted to be Kanaya/Feferi,Karkat/Terezi, and Equius/Gamzee.