#like hellooooo did she seriously not recognise him

[help-im-a-gay-fish]

Of course!

You're awesome

Also the phantom of the opera crossover?

Perfection/srs /gen

I love them too

Original Dream and Nightmare by jokublog

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Ooooooo the PK Hornet body swap sounds funny as hell, got any extra info on it??

OH BOY DO I EVER

He walked briskly down the hallway of his palace, his heart pounding in his chest. Everything he could hear was just his heartbeat.

This situation was...suboptimal.

Okay, no. It was fucked. It was freaky.

He needed to find his daughter - and his body - as soon as humanely possible. Hornet was probably looking for him right this second too.

Oh, fates, how could something like this happen? How was any of this possible? For a moment, he was fully convinced he was dreaming, but that couldn't be. He didn't dream.

Whatever the case was, he needed to figure out the solution. He needed to.

...Oh, fates, he already feared what Herrah would do to him if she found out.

It was a loud, sharp whistle coming from behind him that finally snapped him from the almost trance-like state he was in.

"Hornet!"

Oh, great, was somebody talking to him and he didn't even realise? But he didn't recognise the voice... Was it one of the retainers? But they wouldn't call her by her name-

That's alright, he could just...make some sort of excuse. He'll deal with this swiftly.

Only, when he turned around he saw the vessel coming to a halt in front of him.

Their mask was off so he could clearly see the worried expression adorning their face.

Seemingly seeing how startled he looked, they put their hands up. "Sorry, sorry- You didn't react when I called you. Did the retainers get under your skin again?"

Suddenly, it was as if any speech skills he had beforehand abruptly left him and he just stood there, still as a stone, looking at the vessel with his mouth agape.

"...Is...everything alright?" They tilted their head to the side. "...Hornet?" After a moment, they snapped their fingers in front of his fave. "Hellooooo? Earth to Hornet, is anybody there?"

No reaction. He just stood there, frozen.

Even if he could, how was he supposed to react? The vessel - the child - he thought was empty, hollow, pure- It...they were alive... They were alive and they were talking to him.

His stomach twisted into tight knots. It all felt like a bad dream.

They kneeled in front of him, their voice so soft as they spoke. "Little spider, what's wrong? Did something happen? Come on, talk to me." They winced when no reply came again and pressed their hand to his forehead. "You don't...seem sickly, but you're pale as a ghost."

"...You're not...hollow..." He finally muttered quietly, to which they gave a puzzled look.

"I...uh...duh?" They tilted their head. "You've known since we were kids. Seriously, did something happen? What's with this sudden behaviour?"

"...I- uhm..." He shook his head, finally snapping out of it. "It's...it's nothing...just... Do you know where...father is?"

They stared at him for a moment, brows drawn together, before finally deciding to drop the subject. They sighed heavily as they stood up.

"No, actually. I went to meet him like he asked me to yesterday but he wasn't in his room. I thought if I found you first I could get away with looking for him."

"...Get away with...?"

They looked back down at him with that worried yet soft look in their eyes and a gentle smile. "Yeah? You know hollow beings aren't supposed to be curious. We've been over this." They put a hand on his head. "If it's opening to another one of your tangents about how I should tell him, please, at least spare me until it's evening. I'm not nearly awake enough for that."

"I- uhm...y-you- sibling!" He called out to the vessel walking in front of him, fumbling with his words worse than he has ever done in his life.

They just paused and looked back at him with that same soft, concerned and puzzled look from before.

"Seriously, what's up with you today?" They walked up to him and put a hand on his head, gently ruffling his hair.

"I-I...well...uhm..."

"You only call me that in front of father." They kneeled down. "Seriously, did you hit your head or something?"

"Yes- I-I mean, no- I- just couldn't sleep right, I suppose."

They didn't seem to be convinced though and gently stroked his cheek. "...Little spider, you know if something's bothering you, you can tell me." Their face dropped as they continued to stroke his cheeks. "...Is it about the whole sealing thing again? Are you upset with me?"

(New headcanon that came of this scenario; Flower calls her little spider as a very affectionate term

Basically when they're comforting her or generally being affectionate)

When Hornet shows up, theyre at first terrified, then confused, then terrified again

They just back away both of them

"I...y-you..."

"I- I know this is hard to believe in, but please-"

They shake their head and take in a deep breath, calming themself down.

"...What's my name?"

Pale King blinked. "H-huh?"

"I just want to be sure what you're saying is true. My name, what is it?"

"I...uhm-"

"Flower. Your name is Flower."

They just stare from their sister to their father.

"...Well...Fuck."

And this art I posted some time ago was supposed to be the aftermath of All Of This

But besides these few scenes the AU mainly focuses on PK trying to coach Hornet on how to behave so they don't out this situation to anybody else, and Flower trying to help with it but they just can't get over how weird this is. Also some mild bonding between these three. (The oh yeah vessel's alive and the project is over announcement happens after the others find out what happened)