#the pure vessel

[fmab]

beach day for bugs

[cobaltbluesu]

The king's child // The chosen Vessel

I'M JUST SO NORMAL ABOUT THEM I SWEAR. like the king learning to love the hollow knight knowing that they were supposed to be just a tool like çzlxcmkvndb i am incoherent about them. anyways, here's the closeups

[greyphilosopher]

Peace of mind

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I thought Hollow could use some outside time.

[electric-blue24]

Made a super quick pure vessel costume for a video game themed Halloween party last weekend

[reeol]

messy

[lynx-doodles-indie-games]

a proper introduction to my post-embrace-the-void AU! hive knight and hornet are queerplatonic roommates and hornet's extended family live with them

there's a lot of words here, too many to put in the alt ID, so all the text is below the cut here:

??? (the hollow knight)

tends to be a homebody

severe separation anxiety

still trying to learn the whole "having opinions" thing

does most of the housework

do not approach from blind side

don't.

resin (hive knight)

somewhat weakened from being infected

helps hornet hunt sometimes

loves physical affection

craves meat

hornet

primary provider of food (hunter and trapper)

has undergone her fifth molt

pre-silksong

disaster bi (doesn't know it yet)

doesn't eat as much as she should

barely sleeps

ghost (the knight)

god of gods, lord of shades, agent of daily chaos

had its first proper molt

handles finances

avoiding problems (godseekers) at all costs

moss (greenpath vessel)

kinda showed up one day

best helper

demands uppies

sould molt soon…?

follows ghost and THK around most

ember (grimmchild)

still a baby

ritual incomplete

[roadkill-punk]

siblings :3

Misc. headcanons below the cut

This is all post black egg and fall of Hallownest, I'm just bad at remembering to draw Hollie's scars.

The stack! Hollie does that when they're bored and want to bother Hornet, like how some dogs will rest their head on you when they want attention.

The ideal outcome to being a pest is chin scratches, riight where their mask ends and their void-body begins. That's the best spot.

Hollie is absolutely purring anytime they get affection, Hornet does too sometimes, but she's a little self conscious about it.

That vessel is a fucking menace. Their favorite activities include making Hornet's day just slightly more irritating. This ranges from moving her things just a few inches to the side of where she left them to demanding attention while she's busy to 'accidentally' knocking her into various bodies of water.

These two have been through a lot together at this point, and given how starved for security and affection the both of them were as children among other things like being born into a death and chaos and given immense responsibility that neither of them had any control over that eventually led to the downfall of everything they knew and loved- they both were quick to open up to each other and seek out comforts that they previously were denied.

That's not to say it didn't take them a damn long time to approach each other and directly ask for things, both of them have their own reasons for being unsure about that sort of thing.

Their recovery was a process but they got there in the end, and now they have each other without the constant fear of not living up to the egregious standards of royal parents or being an impure, vile, worthless stain on the world :3

Their relationship is so sweet honestly they deserve to be happy and healthy and with family that loves them

Even if sometimes Hornet wants to rip Hollie's head off.

[blankieisablankie]

This guy ^^^^^^^ this thing ^^^ this beast^^^^ this creat

[dairyfreenugget]

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How Mr Pale "I won't get attached" King holds his kid Pure Vessel the second they get a little tired from following him around on their tiny baby feet

ID start: Sketchy digital drawing of the Pale King and the young Pure Vessel from Hollow Knight as humans. The Pale King is holding them against his chest in his arms as he's listening to and looking at somebody offscreen, while the little Pure Vessel grips onto his robes and looks to the side at a small group of butterflies sitting on nearby vines. End ID.

[stormygopher]

Was inspired to make this while replaying the game since silksong still isn't out yet

[nonuggetshere]

CRAWLS OUT OF THE TRENCHES COVERED IN BLOOD

IT'S DONE

Somehow they took longer than PK's reference did. Here's to hoping I don't change their design again so I don't have make a 4th reference sheet for them 🥂

I forgot to add the fact that they start growing leaves and flowers in their fur after they recover and aren't stressed 24/7 onto the ref, AH WELL- I might just make a version for when they are older and not a complete wreck

Some notes;

They now have pernament wings that are usually tucked under an elytra, identical to Pale King's (monarch) wings but black and white instead. My friends also voted the pubic fur out ✌️😔 probably for the better, I couldn't come up with a way to NOT make it look awkward as hell.

Their adolescent stage is around 13-14 years of age and around Pale King's height, outgrowing him ever so slightly.

The hatchling stage is EXTRA potato shaped and EXTRA fluffy now, instead of the fur being mostly on the back of their neck and lower back they have a full mane that runs down their back, much like their dad. The hatchling and child stages also have much dimmer light, it gets brighter with age.

But most important addition; they have ✨️HEELS✨️

Not sure if the white bits behind the ridges on their feet and forearms wi stay but they are here for now, I'll see how I feel about them as I draw them

They mostly take after their father in all but height but they do have some traits from their mother, which will be more obvious once I will make a proper reference for her

[p0cketstitched]

scribblings

[cobaltbluesu]

path of pain

[probablyanalienindisguise]

Here's some random doodles of Hornet and Hollow I have saved in drafts while I fix my stuff into working again 💥💥💥

[reeol]

help I'm too busy with all that university stuff rn 💀

[extremelylost360]

More ideas for my Missing King AU!

I’m still not completely sure what THK does beyond assisting PK- but they definitely aren’t stuck at the White Palace and are free to roam after the strange disappearance of the Infection! :D

I do think it’d be fun if they ended up becoming some kind of Head Guard/Captain however.