i was at least a bit aware of homestuck for a few years (mainly through interacting with people, along with a few misc stories like the sharpie bath) but i never seriously read it until 2023 when i had nothing else to do on a roadtrip, and i read like the first 3k(?) or so pages on my phone (on the site) before moving to the collection after i got home and marathoning the rest there. it also introduced me to my goat nepeta who the INSTANT i read their intro panel i was like "Yeah. This my goat."