talk about your aspect!

So my classpect is Sylph of Breath. Really, there was no other option for me other than a passive class, and as someone who is kind of at the center of their friendgroup and is very empathetic and always wanting to help with peoples problems or when they're hurt, Sylph felt very right.

I really like my aspect as Breath. I have trouble maintaining connections, and a lot of people have come and gone from my life. Additionally, I enjoy seeing the aspects not just as defining you, but as a challenge. In terms of "freedom", I've often been constrained, by poverty, by disability, freedom is something I struggle to find for myself, but that I try to help my friends in finding.

I also find a bit of ironic enjoyment in being a Sylph of Breath as someone with POTS, which often times means I Cannot Fucking Breathe. Someone who helps others with the Breath aspect, but is restrained herself. In the sense that classpects are narrative devices, I think that sets me up for an interesting "arc".

I'm a KNIGHT of BREATH!

I enjoy my FREEDOM to it's fullest extent! In fact, I use this freedom to do quite a lot of everything! From silly little jokes to other really cool things!

I don't have much other thoughts to add... I haven't thought about this enough. I will get back to you if I think of more.

Hell yes, finally I get to nerd out about this. I was assigned my classpect by a friend back when I was first getting into Homestuck. I hadn't even read it yet, but I was very interested in the Aspects and Classes part of it, as a big fan of alchemy and mythology.

She assigned me a Witch of Rage, a title I've come to simply adore. Witches are manipulators of their aspect, changing it and reshaping it to their own will. Rage is the aspect of wrath and chaos, but also, revolution, skepticism, and madness. As opposition to the Hope aspect, it is also the domain of materialism, as opposed to utopianism. It's also related to theater, with how it connects to the Purple Bloods, with a lot of Dionysian-esque imagery.

It fit me like a glove, and continues to do so. Not to be corny, but ever since first being assigned it, I've kind of went thru a bit of an arc with it. I've became heavily invested in political theory, specially historical materialism. And even though that led me into becoming a [graduated!] historian (whose thesis was on Dionysus, btw), I've always been a bit of a theater kid, taking a class on Commedia dell'Arte (if you know what this means and is wondering, I played the Pentalone).

I will now open up in a public forum about mental health and how Homestuck classpecting helped me through a journey of self-improvement. Surely this won't backfire.

So, almost two years ago now, I was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. I did so after years of struggling with it, not only on how it made me feel, but how it made me act. I was angry at everything and everyone, and I hated myself for it. I lashed out. I hurt people I cared about. Ever since starting medication and anger management, I've been doing much better. I still have bad days. I still get angry. But I'm doing better, and I want to continue improving, a little bit, everyday. I took my Rage, my madness and my wrath, and I harnessed It. It is a volatile force, and my control of It isn't perfect, but I'd like to think we're allies now. There are things worth getting enraged about. A time, and a place. Otherwise, though, I let It rest. And in turn, It lets me rest.

Whew, that was proly more than anyone bargained for lol. But yeah. Margot Kix, Witch of Rage, Derse Dreamer. That's me.

I'm an Heir of Heart! Basically its really hard for me to resist what I want. Its REALLY difficult for me to prioritize what I need. Its hard for me to hide my emotions, and Im very passionate about the things I feel strongly about. I also am very interested in the paranormal, specifically ghosts (another heart thing).

Well, even if I had the sense to put my aspect to words, I don't have much need to now -- Margot's done it better than I could've anyway! ^w^

Of course, my relationship to it is different, as a Maid. I've always been fascinated with its manifestations, and it's defined my life in as many ways as I can count, yet I've always lacked it within myself -- or, the ability to use it for myself. Cause of that, it took me quite a while to actually accept it as my aspect at all! I vacillated between Heart and Void for most of my time thinking about classpect, but Rage just kinda... drew me in.

I was also impeded by the fact that it's a pretty vague and contradictory aspect. Rage as performance, confusion, disbelief, defiance, resolve, and of course, anger are all valid ideas if you ask me. You just as often see people pose Rage as Truth to Hope's Falsehoods as you see people include Falsehoods as a part of Rage. Honestly, I think that contradiction in and of itself is quite Rage-y -- it's almost poetic how it has by far the most confusing and conflicting interpretations among classpecters. As if it's defying the roles we try to put upon it :3

(rage as performance is, in particular, pretty relevant to me, as someone who actually tidies and creates through a theatre in my spare time, lol. though most of rage's facets have played a role in my life in one way or another)

For a brief bit of (relative) seriousness, thank you Margot for sharing that story. :) As someone who's also going through that process of slowly improving and forming a better relationship with that which has hurt me, it's heartening to hear about another person finding her way through it. Even though classpects are, well, entirely made up, they're still valid tools for meaningful introspection. They serve the same role that other masks and roles have always played in understanding our own emotions, goals, and motivations!

(I wish I could've had a whole class about the commedia dell'arte, I only had it as a topic in a class... but I played Colombina in our brief exploration of it ^w^)

big fan of nothing and obfuscation

I sure am a [One who inherits] [The Self].

I'm probably something... Would volatile be the right word? Not sure but I'm a something of heart, considering I've been spending most of my life worrying over my identity and classpect every since I got into homestuck. Maybe page, maybe bard, maybe even mage or seer. But back to. Heart. I'm almost always interested in the why of something, of the motives of the actions someone does, the reason things happen. I'm curious on how I (and others) work- what makes people "tick", not in a scientific sense, I simply have an interest in that kind of stuff. The self is honestly fascinating, but I'm never able to get a good grasp on my own self. Which is probably indicative of something up in the brain but this is a public forum I don't need to get into that stuff here. But heart's a cool aspect. I feel like people sometimes overlook it but... it's cool. The self is fascinating, souls are cool- it's all just so exciting!

i'm not 100% sure but i believe rogue of breath fits me best! i was told before reading homestuck by a friend that i remind him a lot of john and i feel like he was right! i see myself in john and think breath definitely fits me very well, i consider myself pretty resilient to hardship, even when i'm down for a while i always get back up. i'm definitely always in my own world a lot and daydreaming. avoidance is definitely part of who i am, i try to escape my problems and am a chronic procrastinator (though i still do my job... eventually). i've been told that i make a good leader even though i don't really try to and am not really concerned with leadership and stuff. i'm pretty independent and sort of always have been, although i still heavily value my friendships and connections! which brings me to the rogue part. i don't know how well i really do it but I've always tried to not only listen to but help my friends, and really give them confidence when they feel down. i also try to help with "freedom" in their lives as best as im able, i try to get them to see how to leave bad situations if possible and also try to get them to step back and take a breather (haha) if they're really lost in their heads. i really do care for people and try my best to show it even though i know i can also be a bit distant too. i value independence but i don't think you can just be alone all the time! i try my best to be someone people can go to if they need it though i respect giving them space if that's needed too. i'm told i am a good friend and i hope that that's true! if there's one thing i try not to slack off on its absolutely being there for people. but yeah that's what i think! could be totally wrong, i am still new to homestuck and especially classpecting and honestly thinking about it makes my brain hurt a little as fun as classpecting is, my self perception is very jumbled :P so if this all sounds completely not right i'm sorry for not getting classpects haha

I’ve done a lot of research and put significant thought into this, which is indicative of the class Percy I ultimately chose. As an heir of mind, I have an extremely ordered and analytical mind. I know everything about my own brain and the way it works. when it comes to academics (math, science, logic) I have always excelled and it generally comes easy to me. I’m currently two years ahead in both math and physics, yet I haven’t had to study for a test in years.

as an heir, I identify very strongly with the ideal of my aspect, and mind itself comprises a significant portion of my identity.

now while I appreciate my mental ability, it does have its drawbacks. for on, I overthink almost everything. I find it near impossible to make spur of the moment spontaneous decision, and I always have to think everything through thoroughly before I commit to it. this by itself isn’t that bad but it can get annoying. the trouble is that leaning so heavily toward mind I find myself with less heart than I’d like and I often feel emotionally deficient. I find it hard to have strong emotions, whether positive or negative because I see everything through the lens of logic and reasoning.

originally i put myself as a Mage of Void, but further years since i was 16-17 has cemented that im 100% a Mage of Time.

mages experience their aspect in a fully unique, volatile, and traumatic way. the concept of fate, timelines, and outcomes and i are at all times in a hurricane from hell that swirls around my head and leaves me sometimes stuck in place, unable to move forwards or backwards, and sometimes unable to stop moving. i see patterns that other people constantly try to ignore or sweep under the rug, often to my detriment, because people actually do not like being sherlock scanned to an insane degree. music is the hinge that operates my life in a semi-normal manner and always has.

i do be understanding too much and suffering the time aspects severe nihlism that comes from seeing too many timelines and understanding its pointless but you must do it anyways because the time will pass anyways </3

Seer of Light, though I'd more happily be one of Space

Principally, I value big-picture clarity & top-down thinking. This is also my defining struggle. The straight path to knowledge & mastery is both impeded & aided by my usually inattentive adhd being eager to synthesize information—at least, the gist

Pattern recognition, verbal explanation... I've found myself drawn to abstract physics for years without confidence in my formulas, calculation, & application. Knowing who I am & what I want from life luckily does not take much thought. Possessing such passive observations is its own ordeal as they haunt any failure to get there. I almost envy the people flying by the seat of their pants. Almost

I accept that I tend to investigate Big Puzzles while neglecting what's immediate, but I hope that finding those answers should help others orient themselves

@chthonikix

that was a really good read! I actually had to go and add a few words to my classpecting guide about materialism in the rage section because I've always struggled to capture rage and hope in words. thank you for sharing! this is exactly what I was hoping this thread could be! :D

@maydazed

likewise, that was lovely :) breath is an aspect I have some pretty strong ties to, and I loved hearing your thoughts on it! in particular I took note of the being there for people, because a lot of people tend to forget that part of breath is movement and that inherently bundles up with availability. if you're always locked in on a few relationships, you by necessity can't be there for as many people, and so there's this give and take that's really easy to visualize with breath and blood. thank you for sharing!

@deleriousbiznasty

I understand this struggle well! not exactly in that specific way, but it can be so easy to find yourself so enveloped in your own aspect that you end up lacking in others, especially its pair. finding a balance is arguably one of the big goals in life everyone should have. i hope you can get in touch with heart eventually :)

sorry i can't respond to everyone but i had a great time reading all of these! thank you all! wahooey