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I hope I'm doing this right? Hi there! one of the many sages of dirkroxy here.

Personally, the main appeal of dirkroxy for me is the subversion. Of course, in Homestuck original, theres no way dirkroxy is anything more than platonic. Even with Roxy's crush on Dirk, we are meant to view it as sort of a "last resort" crush and also something we can disregard. Plus, Dirk only likes dudes, right?

Well, when the Homestuck Epilogues came out and introduced the concept of Roxy transitioning (FTM/transmasc) it sort of made me reevaluate Dirk and Roxy's relationship with eachother. Roxy did something not only unexpected to us, but also unexpected to the great and powerful Ultimate Dirk. This really ignited an interest in me!! And then, I started thinking about their dynamic more and eventually... they became my favorite!! Roxy to me feels like the only character that can sort of "diffuse" Dirk's harshness, if that makes sense.