i think a lot of what's sustained my interest in homestuck is looking at it with a more academic lens? like, i can sit around thinking about characters i like and classpecting or whatever forever, but the honest thing is that going back and looking through it as like... text to be analyzed? figuring out all the tricks, and narrative techniques, and little hidden character moments/arcs that are hidden behind the format? it makes you feel like you understand everything, forever.

to that end, i really, highly recommend reading the commentaries. i think being reminded that homestuck was an intelligently written work that was done on purpose is really helpful. it also made me a way, way better writer to see the actual behind-the-scenes on techniques used.

and even more, i think the thing that made me "get" homestuck was writing some of my own stories about the characters and such. so, honestly, it's as good a place as any to start dabbling in making your own versions of character arcs that you vibe with more. this is the Fanwork Website, i recommend hitting the paper hard.