#hk headcanon

[vulturereyy]

Lurien the Watcher (Damselfly Version)

Had the idea at work on how to "solve" Lurien's curious mask hole placement with bugs, and ended up making an entirely new stream of thought oops. Damselflies (and many other bugs) have small eye spots, typically on the tops of their heads, called Ocelli! Ocelli are 'simple' eyes, in that they mostly detect light, movement, and general broad-scope things. I thought they would align well with Lurien's single-holed mask, but then...

What if he covers his true eyes because he's incredibly sensitive to visual stimuli? What if he's very sensitive to *any* stimuli? I have been drawing him with black limbs honestly because his legs are just shown to be solid black in the HK style, but what if he actually wears gloves to help decrease the amount of touch and sensory input he gets from the outside world? Lurien is also the only bug off the top of my head that is fully cloaked like this, his legs only show when you perform bug violence against him.

Especially with such a tall tower holed up at the very top of Hallownest's heart... There is something to be said on how much he would have lived away from everything. I think there's more to that than just your typical social recluse.

Also what if he had whiskers because damselflies have very fuzzy faces and I thought it would be funny.

(also I just realized the fact I drew him holding Hegemol's hand and face in this art means a whole lot more now uuUUAAAGH)

[courtjesterrr]

why do i feel like the hive would jam out to "Son of a Bee" (the song)

[purplehoodie09]

Listen i do NOT know where the idea that some hk characters like hornet and quirrel and hollow have their bodies built with the weird joints that have this aspect like they were put together, ie the limbs of an articulated doll

Although i would guess its just like "lmao bug body" i also do not CARE because i think this collective fanart headcanon is BADASS

[purplehoodie09]

I was happy giggling throughout all of this--

Queer bugs<33 Queer bugs!! >:]]

Me? Posting pride headcanons (and some canon) on the last day of pride? It’s more likely than you think-

I was originally gonna do chibi’s buuuut I lost motivation and managed to overthink myself into a corner so instead I present this! I care them all very much.

Maybe next year I’ll actually do something detailed for pride lmao-

[eeriedragone]

Lurien ma boyyy

Monomon

Herrah

[voldheart]

[mw-victoria654]

Drawing of the White Lady!

This was because I made an animatic about her

[hiort]

dreamers discuss their shared fate

[little-demy]

shhhh they're sleeping

Anyway, tidbit sleeping hc with the siblings because I just had a thought and I'd lpve to just see them sleeping together even when they have their own room, either by taking turns using each one of their room or just sprawled all together in the living room with a clumsily made pillow fort (Ghost learnt about it and decide they must get them)

Additional hc of mine is that because Hollow is the most comfortable around Hornet and Ghost, Hornet will relent for Hollow and Ghost, and Ghost who just loves doing anything with Hollow and Hornet they all can finally get a proper rest/sleep when together

Ghost probably know, that's why they just will just come to them with blankets, pillows, and plushies and decide they're gonna sleep together anytime the three of them were in the same place

[cicimellie]

i cannot keep this jailed in my head any longer okay. I firmly believe the hollow knight has never and will never use a contraction in their life and what I mean by that:

like Ghost? absolutely. despite their very stoic nature they're out here spiting their 'purpose' as a empty vessel by speaking (however they might) in the most slurred, disjointed, vulgar way they can manage and they take great delight in it.

But I just KNOW in my heart of hearts that Hollow is the most pretentious, archaic guy out there. once you get past all the trauma and horror and pain and their siblings finally pull a coherent sentence out of them--like Ghost and Hornet are expecting their questions of "how do you feel what do you want" answered with, like, "I'm sort of fine I just want to rest" NO. ABSOLUTELY NOT.

Hollow is going to hit them with thee thou and thy, okay. They were "raised" (loose!! Loose term, pale king my reluctant beloved) by an ancient wyrm-turned-king, okay. "Are you okay" is going to get the answer of "thy fears art wasted, siblings mine, on a vessel so impure and broken as I."

OKAY 😭 okay? I just need anyone to feel me. Like do you feel me? Hollow deserves to be a little pretentious. I want to read it so bad

[xylo-art]

I think this meme has passed by now but. I. I had to.

[littlebittyhollowbugs]

My sisters and I call this the princess tram because it takes passengers to Deepnest- Basin- Hive, all the places Hornet would have been raised. We headcanon the king had it constructed specifically for her transportation.

[gamergenia]

long post.. image description in alt text

[mebis-art-dump]

Are those lotus seed beds?

if they are, imagine the view during Unn's prime...

mountain sized lotus flowers floating in the acid lake

quick sketch before going to sleep, got another art piece in mind to do on this idea soon-ish

[reksink]

Beloved Residents of Dirtmouth (And Quirrel 👍)

[shentheauthor]

Thoughts on vessel communication

Handwriting translation/ID:

Void telepathy!

No voice to cry suffering, but void beings can communicate!

[picture of Hornet and Ghost with a red X between them]

Hornet isn’t void, so she can’t “hear” the Vessels

[picture of Ghost and the Hollow Knight with a green check mark between them]

Ghost and THK are void, so they can “talk” to each other!

Things void beings can communicate:

- feelings

- images (takes concentration)

Things they can’t:

- actual words

[picture of Ghost and Broken Vessel as shades. There is a thought bubble that reads “hello” to ghost’s right. Underneath in red text, it says “doesn’t work” while pointing to the thought bubble. Underneath the picture is another picture of Ghost and Broken Vessel, this time with a thought bubble with a happy face indicating excitement. Underneath the bubble in green text, it says “yes!” With an arrow pointing toward the bubble.]

Page 2:

[image of the hollow knight with a thought bubble next to them. In orange text, the Radiance is screaming]

Thk let this [indicating the orange text] through their Void link (opening cutscene)

[there is a small doodle of Ghost saying “tf is goin’ on over there”]

(It was a call for help)

- every vessel got a lot of feelings blasted into their heads. [in orange text] anger, fear, hope, desperation, grief, hatred. Poor thk.

Void telepathy does work on other void beings

[picture of Ghost saying “wtf” to the Collector, who is sending their laughter and images of grubs through the void link]