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[grollow]

F. An absent look or touch for Ghost?

The first thing that popped into my head when I read this prompt was a song lyric, strangely. Specifically:

It sung like a violent wind That our memories depend On a faulty camera in our minds

So with that in mind, have some Ghost angst. ♥

Spoiler Warning for Hollow Knight Dream No More ending

without sound, a scream. without a voice, words. without recollection, feelings. || AO3

The scream was dreadful: ripping, tearing from somewhere within, louder and louder still, yet without sound. It was a cry, a plea for help, and the source was –

The source was –

It did not remember.

The freedom of the wilds came with a price: all that made someone was erased. A new life. A new existence. All it cost was everything that came before. 

Be something new. 

It felt like there were claws beneath its body, tearing through the not-yet-tempered void that made up its shell. Just one feeling, crescendoing inside of its being, and yet the sensation of the ground being ripped from beneath its feet lingered. No sound. No words. But the intensity of sensation was alien to someone who drifted through life. The anchor pulled it from the clouds, gave it purchase and bound it to earth.

The past could leave scars and no amount of memory loss could erase those.

Someone called it back to a home it remembered very little of. The word ‘important’ rose unbidden in its mind. Important, important – but why? Why was it important? Who called to it, that it could speak without words and have its meaning understood so implicitly?

(You are a you. But we are an us. You are not an us. You are not like us at all. But you are ours, just the same.)

It recalled – it remembered –

An absent stare, looking back at it –

Where? When? Why?

Calling, beckoning, begging, dying.

Dying? 

It stood on the cliffside and looked down at the rooftops of the village below. The fog billowed over buildings like a veil, obscuring all but the faintest blue-violet light. That place had a name. It did not recall what it was. When it left that kingdom, it ran as far as it could. It ran from a destiny that it did not want. It ran from a place that did not want it, either. It ran from memories that hurt. It ran from the source of the scars it bore and time stole them from it.

All that it recalled was a mask very much like its own… turning and walking away. And then fear. Paralysing, horrible fear that ran deep. 

Why?

(You are a you, and you matter to us. But you are a you, and you should be an us, like we are.) 

It lifted its nail. It looked at its reflection in the dull, broken blade, and it thought it saw a sweep to its horns, a curve its own mask did not possess, and extra prongs. 

Someone important. 

Was that who was crying out? Not for it, not really: the source of that not-sound, that horrible chill that it could not properly describe even in its own mind, was not expecting an answer. It was a wretched sensation, anguish from someone who did not believe any relief was coming, but could not suppress it any longer in spite of that belief.

It was wrong, though, that important singular ‘you.’ 

(Are you the one we watched walk away? Are you the reason we fear falling? Are you the reason we have been falling for as long as we can remember, descending – drowning, drowning in a bottomless, fathomless sea?) 

There were words attached to that memory, from a voice it did not recognize, and the content of those words was lost to time.

The only clarity was the eyes so like its own staring back at it and that feeling. That crushing, overwhelming, dizzying –

It put its nail on its back and calmed its nerves. 

We fall to rise again and again. You, singular ‘you’ who calls to us. 

You, who know pain that cannot be properly defined.

You, whose face we recall, who we cannot forget, when all else has been taken from us. You, whose face is so similar to our own.

We are coming.

Hold on (to the ledge). Do not give up (do not let go). 

Wait for us (do not fall).

We will find you. 

We will always find you. 

[aewrie]

☠ for Grimm, ☆ for Ghost!

☠ - angry/violent headcanon

grimm has a tendency to get violent when he is properly angry, and depending on the situation, that can escalate very quickly. it rarely gets that far (unless we jump straight from calm to murder time), because he will make his displeasure known when something bothers him to such an extent, and is not at all shy about it. if the agitator persists, he will eventually get quiet. the kind of quiet where if you are paying any attention you know messed up and should probably stop whatever it is you are doing. the looks he gives might not kill but they sure scare most people in the receiving end; even those not particularly sensitive to supernatural things generally realize by then that this guy is dangerous.

at that point it will take someone he trusts and respects to talk him down from anything. there are a handful of individuals around who owe their life to a member of the troupe that decided to step in for some reason or another.

☆ - happy headcanon

ghost loves water and being in water. ideally still water, or a gentle current. diving takes some effort because they are somewhat buoyant, but when they can, they like to find some underwater crevice to settle into and just chill there for a while, enjoying the feeling of water surrounding them. while traversing hallownest, they like to stop at the hot springs not just to rest and recuperate, but also for this reason.

[ruthlesslistener]

Heyyyy I'm looking for a post you made (or reblogged and added to) about theorists and casual gamers taking written/spoken lore as fact over environmental storytelling and the player character's experiences (with relation to Ghost and the HK lore tablets/dialogue.) Any idea where that is or what it'd be tagged?

Op please know that I've been digging on and off for that post ever since you sent it nearly a month ago, and yet I still can't find it. I know EXACTLY what you're talking about, but I am Lost. Sorry about that :(

[astorichan]

12, 17, 18, and/or 38 for you know who

I know who I know who :> the babies

12. Do they have a difficult time when separated from each other, or are they fairly independent?

As Dreams Hollow put it, "do you miss me every second of every day we spend apart? must be pretty awful." They miss each other quite a bit, especially in the earlier phases of their relationship. They, however, never restrict one another in time alone or travelling. Their first assumption is always "oh, [the other one]'s not here? i guess there's something he/they want/s to do that doesn't involve me at the moment." They do sometomes interrupt each other and just come for comfort and such. Dreams Hollow/Shatter Grimm both especially like their partners to just be there beside them, no matter the stuff they're doing, and they will not hesitate to ask for that. Picture Hollow practicing and writing down their score while Grimm lies in their lap and stares at them with big big cat eyes. Or Grimm working on his translations and Hollow coming from behind and putting their head on top of his. That type of stuff.

17. How well do they communicate? Are they open with their feelings/thoughts or more reserved? Why?

Oh boy, Hollow's a disaster in this department. Shatter Hollow likes to assume. Since they know why they might be upset, he must know as well! Since they'd done something that might upset him, he must be upset and just hiding it for whatever reason! It takes them quite a while to really step away from that mindset and learn to Say Things Out Loud. Dreams Hollow likes to bottle. If they ignore the problem, it will go away. Why would they even have a problem in the first place, when everything's going so well and they love him so much? That also takes a while to break down and have them stop doing that, recognising that upset =/= lack of love and that not every little thing they do wrong is groundbreaking or even noticeable to him.

18. How do they care for each other when one of them is wounded/sick?

(Oh you just want me to tell you that there's a reverse of that Shatter Grollow h/c scene, don't you.) Staying close. Talking to distract. Bringing tea and sweets and blankets, cuddling (if possible), letting the other cry and complain. Neither of them gets sick, not really: the exception to that would be Grimm's few Very Unpeasant pre-Ritual weeks and when that happens, they're the first one to stay near him and stand between him and the world. No one's allowed close means no one's allowed close. Your matters can wait for a few weeks. They can't, you say? Well that isn't my problem.

38. Who’s got a quicker temper?

Shatter: definitely Hollow. They have an, in general, long fuse to actually get mad, but they get annoyed fairly easily and their irritation isn't limited to people. They get frustrated with things like cutlery, instruments, pens, paper, books, the list goes on and on. He sometimes finds it "cute", to which they promptly remind him that he argues with inanimate objects on the daily as well. Dreams: Grimm. He's the one far likelier to show anger, out of the two, and he needs far less to actually get angry. Hollow in that au has almost infinite patience; on the flipside, when they snap, oh do they snap.

[thethrillof]

For the voice ask, who is your favorite obscure HK character?

[half asleep ramble]

[motheatencrow]

23?

23. do you wear jewelry?

i dont actively wear jewelry! like in my house n such (why would i it would get tangled in stuff and just get uncomfy to wear)

but when i go out with close loved ones, i'll wear some yeah!

ive got bee, flower, sun, and moon themed jewelry ::]

[yoggybloggy]

18 or 12!

(artist ask meme)

18. how long have you been drawing/ when did you officially “declare” yourself as an artist?

i definitely do have the "liked drawing since i was a little kid" answer, but i guess when i started taking drawing as a bit more of a "serious" hobby (still not very serious, mind you, i'm very casual about the whole ordeal) would be around the time i started drawing um... frozen fanart at age 12. that's when i started keeping sketchbooks to draw in until i could go digital

12. draw one of your favorite characters in 15 seconds.

oh lord here we go again. ok time for noelle butterflysoup

i love a disgruntled girl. mwah

[tiger-lily-55555]

Thank you so much! They look amazing!

I love the glow of the Soul effects, especially the glyphs on their shield - that is such a cool idea! I really like the pose you used, and the shading and highlights look great!

Thank you again so, so much!

Gift exchange art for @tiger-lily-55555 of her vessel OC Brzzz!

[fernfleur]

A redraw of the post-canon Hollow art I've made about a year ago!! It was also heavily inspired by/supposed to be a fanart for an amazing fic called "Lost kin" by @mostlydeadallday <3

[slimeshade]

It had been all he could do not to run at the sound Hollow had made. A sound he had not known they could make. Every heaving breath was threaded with that rumbling hiss, emerging from deep in their throat and buzzing in their dense, fractured chest-plates. They had curled tight on the bed, legs drawn in and horns pressing down against their back, and their open mouth was a glaring threat, each spiny tooth needle-sharp and glistening black as oil.

Those were the teeth of a deep-sea thing, teeth to sink in, to hold fast, to never let go.

And their eyes—

Their eyes were a storm. A cyclone churning through a darkened sky. Violent. Volatile. Merciless.

Commission piece for chapter 43 of Lost Kin! (By @mostlydeadallday) Thanks a bunch ✨

(Edit: uploaded final version of this one)

[devilcatdarling]

Little doodle of some siblings for

@mostlydeadallday ♥️

[grollow]

12 and 33?

me frantically waving and falling over in excitement HI

12. what kind of day is it?

Nice weather for ducks! It's been rainy and dreary all day today which is priiiime Ashe weather. I like the rain and I like when its gray and foggy and gross. I love when the thunder rocks the walls and the wind makes the trees in my yard go swish. So I've been in a good mood all day. It's 10pm currently and I think the rain stopped but the utter delight I had waking up to a very gray afternoon was happiness.

33. the last adventure you’ve been on?

Defining adventure is kind of hard. I'm really a shut-in in terms of going places and it got way worse when COVID hit. Do internet adventures count? The last one I went on in the outside world where the hiss, hiss, people are, was going to get my tattoo done, which was. An experience.

'Cause. I had an appointment when they opened but the problem was, the guy with the keys didn't show up and wasn't answering his phone so all the artists were just standing around awkwardly at the door and then me and my friend went to get lunch while we waited for them to show up. lol

My artist messaged me on Insta to let me know what was up. It was/is my first tattoo so it was a Big Adventure and I was mildly worried about it, only to discover that I have Mega High Pain Tolerance and an incredibly large fascination with needles so I just became the sicko meme and watched the entire time. Then spent the first few days of the healing process telling everyone to look at my blob of black mess. LOOK AT IT. LOOK AT MY INK BLOT.

If internet adventures count, Scarlet/Violet's release. I dragged my friend Jacob into co-op with me and he was off catching Pokemon, then was like "Ashe where did you go" and I was like I AM IN HOT PURSUIT OF LEGGINGS and he was like "How did you-- where ARE you -- how did you get there" bitch I fell I have no directional sense I am LOST but I need LEGGINGS the DRIP IS REQUIRED how am I supposed to become a Pokemon master lookin' like THIS don't mind ME

So anyway. Yeah. He was on one end of the map and I was off climbing a mountain attempting to glitch myself somewhere I wasn't supposed to be yet.

At one point I fell through the map.

That was fun.

[aewrie]

🌹

"If you want this, you will do it yourself."

[meme]

[ruthlesslistener]

charcoal, sapphire 💙

Charcoal- You have the best takes

Sapphire- I want to put you under a microscope and study you

:D Wooo, thank you! Good luck with the studying bit though, even I don't know what's going on with me lol

[astorichan]

1 and 20! (bookends!)

What is your favorite trope to write? breathes in BEWARE YOUR WISHES thank you I have stated my piece (I also adore writing reunions and "what would we do in the shade of the world ending")

20. Hardest character to write/get the characterization correct for?

answered here!

[thethrillof]

5!

5: favorite form of potato?

honestly? fries. fry them potatoes and chop 'em up and dump salt everywhere. not the healthiest form but i do not care. give me all of them