#lurien x pale king

[ka-shi-kat]

Yearning from the past

[lez-bichi-lover]

So like, I made this old piece about 3 years ago, but I feel like I poured my soul in this bcs this is actually so good omfg? I still like it a lot

[hawshii]

Wip of an art trade with @alecz-obssesionz !!!

Will be finished someday when we have more time 🥰 I love lurien and pk sm........

[mantis-on-a-table]

Just a bunch of requests from Insta !! I got more, but Im saving them for later🐚

[camthecatchameleon]

more doodles for my rainworld x hollow knight AU

this time starring. Ancients designs of hallownest gods but i dont know how ancients work (does anybody, honestly?)

The karma symbols I assigned the hallownest gods were chosen based on fan speculation a la the rainworld wiki page lol except for Unn because there’s not enough info on her :/

(for other art and more information check out the tag!)

also feel free to send me asks i have a lot of thoughts about this AU

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Lurien does not like to cross paths with the Pale King, because he demands work reports from him (reports that he makes the night before the scheduled delivery of these reports, obviously)

Lurien avoids meetings with the Pale King

Expected reasons: The King is so handsome and inaccessible… Next to him, my heart stops, my thoughts get confused, it's so hard to breathe… I hope he doesn't notice how much I want to kiss him…

The real reasons: Oh no, he's going to ask me about work and how the monthly report is going. I just got out of a drawing binge yesterday, I need an alcoholic binge because of the number of unopened mail, and somehow all the ink ran out in the tower, and the personnel department forgot to buy a new batch of envelopes to send, and I don't know what's going on in the city right now

To hell with Lurien, who is in love with the Pale King, for him he is the boss who makes him work X)

[bluegekk0]

I was imagining FPK awkwardly correcting someone who wrote his name as Wyrm instead of Vyrm (since "wyrm" is the spelling used by most bugs in Hallownest) and I realized I subconsciously made it mirror my own name.

I wasn't born in Poland so my name has an x in it, but the Polish version of the same name has an ks instead of x. So I always have to correct people since they don't realize it's spelled differently.

And this is exactly what I imagine FPK has to deal with, especially now that he embraces his name. He didn't mention it to anyone before since he was known as The Pale King to pretty much everyone, so he never bothered correcting anyone (and every time WL used the Hallownest spelling he chose not to correct her so that he wouldn't upset her). But now Vyrm is the name he goes by, so correct spelling is a bit more important to him. Grimm further encourages him to embrace that name in its intended form, especially since he was one of the few who knew its correct spelling and respected it (Lurien was also one of them, he is quite pedantic and cares about details so he made sure to respect the name's spelling if he ever used it in writing).

Juat thought it was a fun little parallel that happened by complete accident. Goes to show how much I subconsciously project onto him lmao

[foileadeux]

Lurien has a romantic thing going on with the pale king. Herrah is crushed on by the radiance (possibly white lady too? Herrah deserves two pretty women). So I think that for comedy consistency reasons Monomon should have something going on with Grimm

And I think she doesn’t mention it at all, it’s just not that important to talk about. She works for two higher beings and lives in a magic underground kingdom, she thinks it wouldn’t be too surprising for her to have a “not platonic or romantic but a secret third thing” happening with Grimm. But when she nonchalantly mentions it and everyone else in the room does a collective “wait WHAT” she considers that maybe her logic was a bit flawed. Basically, nerd and theatre kid solidarity

LMFAOOO WAIT. anon ur cookin.... yes absolutely Secret Third Option. i can see monomon and grimm doing circus shenanigans and exploding things together. honestly outside of the Gun i can see monomon with a cane or smthn LMAOO circus ringmaster vibes.... it works alternatively consider: monomon x unn. green gfs. the god i pulled by studying her

[scketchorinopop]

Imma do more H/ollow K/night vore~!

[nonuggetshere]

15 and 16 for my baby girl PK?

Full disclaimer, I pulled an allnigter so this might not be comprehensible

15. What's your favorite ship for this character? (Doesn't matter if it's canon or not.)

HMMM. Okay, so I really love PK x WL/WyrmRoot, I adore big height differences and guys just obsessed with their wives. And they're both morally grey, nuanced characters, doomed to fail from the start, so they're both already pretty high up on my character likability tier list and when you put them together it's even better. They support each other's wrongs. They haunt the narrative together. What's not to love?

I also like PK x Grimm/PaleNightmare and PK x TL for other reasons.

Visually, I like the aesthetic of Grimm and Pale King together, and the dynamic some people give them - of Grimm being one of the few people who can irritate and stand up to Pale King and get away with it - I adore a lot. This dance of power and how far one can push the other is something I enjoy in ships. Also, two old fucks finding comfort in each other's company.

Pale King x Traitor Lord is just very amusing to me. It would make the Traitor Lord a gigantic, stinking hypocrite and that's funny to me. Also, I enjoy mortals winning over gods and being the "dominant" one in the relationship, so to speak. That's it, that's the only two reasons. Mostly, it's funny. I love old man yaoi.

16. What's your least favorite ship for this character?

I'm gonna say Lurien x PK/PaleWatcher. I flip flop between disliking them and liking them, and I think it has to do a lot with how they're written. I KNOW it's played up for a joke so I don't really mind it as much, but boiling down Lurien's character to "the guy obsessed with the Pale King" rubs me the wrong way (I keep saying how I don't like characterisations that serve no other purpose than to prop up or demonise another character, and this falls under that category methinks). But it's 99% a joke so it's fine. I'm personally not a fan of how some people write either of them (most of the time Lurien) to be hopelessly pinning after the other, just not my cup of tea specifically for these two. I want them to be two weirdos who just Get each other, are one of the very few people who truly understand each other, but there's still this dance around the...let's say proper mannerisms, statuses and societal expectations. I feel like you get me like no other but you are my king/my subject and I cannot get closer to you than at arms reach, even if I crave it, I need it. I also want them to get completely weird about it in a worshipping your deity kind of way (yes I know it sounds kind of similar to Lurien being obsessed with PK I mentioned before. It is not, not in my soul or heart. Just trust me on this one okay, don't question it).

So overall I don't necessarily dislike it so to speak, it's just my least favourite ship because it can be very hit or miss (I guess they never miss) kind of relationship for me

(For the briefest of moments, when I realised that I'm talking about a ship that I don't even dislike, I thought about switching this answer to Radiance x PK because that's the worst ship I could think of without it being downright gross/triggering. And then I promptly realised it'd be fucking hilarious and now I want to see them make each other worse. I want to observe this toxic inevitable disaster like a fly on a wall)

[ka-shi-kat]

Palewatcher but we're feeling emo

• English translation: What I'm clinging to so much?

To your eyes that doesn't look at me?

Or to your heart that is not mine?

Haha old emo yaoi

[lez-bichi-lover]

◇ ~ The song referenced is; Rosas — La oreja de Van Gogh. [Transl: That's why I waited with my tear-soaked face. For you to come with roses, a thousand roses for me]

◇ I hope this is my last instance for now to post more previous, almost cryptic, art of mine😭😭😭 I need to draw digital so baaad

[duskydrawings]

what is your ship about Pk

You've no idea how long I've waited for someone to ask about this.

And still, I've got no good answer. Honestly WL x PK is very beautiful-looking and also supported by canon, but at the same time I don't have her fleshed out to nearly the same extent as PK, which makes it difficult for me to be hyped/invested. The same goes for Grimm. I'm not particularly attached to him, but he is super cool nonetheless!

Probably the closest thing for me is Pale Watcher. And like, I'm not talking about some variation where both PK and Lurien survive and get a happy ending together. No. Because I am evil, I greatly enjoy the concept of Lurien sacrificing himself out of one-sided love. And, as much as I think they would mesh well together personality-wise I can't see my interpretation of PK being comfortable in a relationship with Lurien, due to many reasons.

For one, there's a pretty huge power discrepancy, two, my mans would basically be sending his would-be-boyfriend to his death, three, I still think PK would hold lingering fidelity toward WL, and four, he's understandably got self-esteem issues and would deem himself unworthy of a loving relationship even if the opportunity presented itself. Has he always had those issues? No, but I think it got increasingly clear to him as things escalated that he's not who he thought he was — more on all of this later*.

Also, Lurien is probably too chicken to confess and PK is too socially oblivious (sperg) to know when someone wants to put a ring on him. IMO it's a great will-they-won't-they dynamic I basically never get tired of. Truly, a source of endless giggles AND silly leg-swinging whilst twirling my luscious locks.

TL;DR, PK is super single, you guys. He's too busy trying to dad after I unceremoniously revived him for that very purpose. I can't let such a tragic dadfailure go unchanged!

*So, I know not everyone has this interpretation, but my particular variation of PK values his moral integrity IMMENSELY and strives to do the Right thing. Entering a relationship with Lurien, for example, would probably not be the Right thing. I think Lurien is perceptive enough (it's his job) to realize this as well and would not push it. SIMP <3.

With all of that said, the vessel plan haunted PK to his death and tore him asunder, mentally. Like, he was probably guilt-free and doing fine during the dawn of his reign, considered himself worthy of love — but after having to create the vessels? Nah. I do not have any doubt in my mind that PK recognized how fucked it was. Guy literally had a mantra to soothe himself (no cost too great) and I'm not even sure he believed it... Dude probably had the cognitive dissonance and self-gaslighting turned up to 100 in order to live with himself. So yeah, if someone asked him out on a date or something he'd probably just go: "oh, you can do better than me".

*pinches his cheeks*

Which cheeks, you ask? Yes.

Also, you might find it weird that I would say PK has fidelity for WL considering the canon infidelity. Some jokingly/seriously characterize him as a 'playa' because of this. Well, my specific boy is not a playa!!! Too awkward for it and not nearly horny enough. He's running on fumes as-is. WL is the horny one, goddammit.

So, in my opinion, that dalliance wasn't really something he desired and was more a means to an end. I'm glad he did it though! Otherwise we wouldn't have our girlboss Hornet. Thanks king!!! 😘

Anywayyyy I think I got pretty off-track but I enjoyed getting my sperg on. I appreciate the ask!

[daily-new-vessel]

I have a Crossover blog so I have to do this too!

OK Let’s Vote & Reblog!! Tumblr HK Fan

[camthecatchameleon]

more doodles from the hollow knight x rain world crossover no one asked for!!! this time starring our beloved Holly

Hollow was an iterator created by the Pale King, and they took their job VERY seriously, going above and beyond what even Five Pebbles did in their search for the Solution. Unfortunately, much like Pebbles, Hollow’s search resulted in a growth of Rot, which quickly spread throughout their structure, even getting into their puppet chamber and onto their puppet itself.

Hornet, Quirrel, and the Watcher Knights were bioengineered by Herrah, Monomon, and Lurien to try and help Hollow and prevent the Rot from spreading to other structures.

closeups and extra doodles under the cut:

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Blog Directory

Hey guys! Welcome to my official blog! I'm putting a blog directory up so it could be easier to navigate my stuff! Simple really, all my art is labeled as #noireart but if you are looking for something specific this might help you!

Stuff I’m currently obsessed with:

Hollow Knight

Rain World

Bug Fables

Sideblogs:

bendyandhisredemption: Bendy and the Ink Machine Ask AU (On Hiatus) (Old Blog)

lobotomyincorporated: All Project Moon stuff! Lobotomy Corporation, Library of Ruina, and Limbus Company!

madnessintelligence: All about Madness Combat.

General Tags:

#noireart

#noireanimation

#noire sketches

Hollow Knight AU Tags:

#ghost the assistant: Both the Pure Vessel and Ghost escape the abyss together; however, the Pale King only needs one vessel for his plan. So, the king decides to gift Ghost to his loyal servant, Lurien the Watcher.

#twilight child au: Ghost eventually escapes the abyss after finding another way out; however, instead of leaving Hallownest, they meet the Radiance at Crystal Peak and are subsequently adopted by her.

Undertale AU Tags:

#dragons...i guess au: This follows a general gasterblaster au with Gaster being the original blaster, and Sans and Papyrus inheriting the same powers.

Rain World AU Tags:

#rotten decay au: This AU centers on Five Pebbles where, instead of flushing out the rot, he merges his puppet and program with it. He does this as a last resort in the hope that he could somehow control it. It works...kinda. But now he's got to deal with a whole new set of issues--mainly involving his new feral tendencies of consuming or infecting any living thing he stumbles across. (TW: Blood/Gore heavy)

#colossus au: In this AU, the iterators are colossi in charge of specific, elemental domains while also working on the “Great Problem”. There are several hundred iterators that cover these areas all over the world. It is basically a mash of (Roman, Greek, Egyptian, etc.) mythological genres and technology.

Crossovers:

#lobotomytale (Lobotomy Corporation x Undertale): Asterisk and the sephirah all work together to run the L Corp. Wing: Lobotomy Corporation; a facility that uses abnormalities to generate electricity for the City. However, the true motive for L. Corp's creation is something that runs much deeper than what anyone would expect it to be. (TW: Blood/Gore heavy)

#voidbuddies (Hollow Knight x Undertale): The Pale King and Gaster messed with the VOID and now they have to deal with the consequences of their actions.

#hollowumbra (Hollow Knight x Nihilumbra): Just two void-born entities having fun together.