#to finally find peace

[blightbear]

I’ll never be over how much reassurance is packed into the line “There is no fate but the love we share” (and how it’s spoken in elven, it’s only for his ears to hear and not for the audience). It’s ok, you can let go now, you can have a future.

[hinamie]

spiraling

[lilybug-02]

Final Bug Fact:

The world NEEDS bugs. They keep the soil healthy, pollinate, control pests, and contribute to the worlds' ecosystem. By the end of the century, it is estimated 40% of insect species may go extinct due to habitat loss. Yes, that is very scary. But with even one beetle spared, one caterpillar rescued, and one Hollow Knight comic of all things, things will change. Because I know there's a lot more Dewi's out there than most people realize. Stay curious.

Thanks for going on this adventure with me. ♥︎

First || Prev // END... VOLUME 2 is Out.

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Comic Thoughts and Pictures Below!

I wanted to put here how amazing and sweet everyone has been with this comic. I finished a 75 page comic in 3 MONTHS. I am at a loss for words. That sounds crazy and it IS crazy. But man was it fun. Even on days were I wasn't able to draw due to fatigue or business, I loved working on it from start to finish. And guess what!? This is my first ever FINISHED comic :D I'm so proud of myself. I know there's some things I want to change and the art is wonky in most places...... but I'm content to let it be. What an amazing summer adventure!

I'm hoping to post the full comic on another Comic website. I may or may not edit some of the art ^w^ So I'll let y'all know when I release it.

Interested in learning what you could do to help your local insects? This is the basic stuff. Maybe make some Insect Hotels if you have the time!!! And never forget to spread the word about bugs. They need our help just as any animal on earth.

Still Here? Well you can look in the tags for little lore dumps if ur looking for stuff like that ;)

[milkcubus]

im really excited about that amber isles game so here is that cute npc from it

[fatedroses]

Elidibus informing Emet of a pivot in their plans in the most messed up way he can manage.

[trianglesand]

Marble hornets x Slendermansion AU but instead of Hoodie and Masky being proxies they also live in a small cabin in the same woods and are constantly trying to sabotage the creeps plans. Hoodie learns Jeff is supposed to kill some random family and follows him there to purposely set the home security system off and Masky jumps out of the closet and tackles Jeff. They all run away to their own homes afterwards when the cops are called. The Operator/Slenderman could put a stop to it if he so pleased, but finds the shenanigans amusing.

[abyssal-ilk]

there is something to be said about the fact that sten invites the warden with him to par vollen when the warden leaving right after the blight would be a neglection of their duties– and duty is something sten holds very sacred. the warden's job is not done at the end of the blight, especially if alistair was killed or made king. someone has to rebuild the wardens and deal with the lingering darkspawn. and still, sten offers the warden a way out. a way to relieve themself of that duty and choose a new path, which is something he previously was pretty adamantly against.

just. thinking about him.

[surreal-duck]

some business to take care of

[kradeiz]

A post-redemption-arc Azula and a never-had-to-sacrifice-herself Yue after an active night of improving Fire Nation/Water Tribe relations.

Based off this, which was based off this.

Edit: Can’t believe I forgot to credit the great @napstachill for making this for me. They outdid themselves here.

[caligvlasaqvarivm]

[snakeredbirdbatkatana]

In a way this was the best outcome.

Timothy Drake was always meant to die.

He cheated the reaper when he was nine knife at his throat chasing around vigilantes who wouldn't have ever known him as anything other than a statistic.

He survived past fifteen which for any boy who wears those bright colors knows is an achievement.

Luck is what they will say.

Bad luck specifically wrong place right time at least in his mind.

Bleeding out with his brothers surrounding him.

A bullet he took before it could reach Damian.

He can see him he looks terrified standing a good two feet away which is an accurate description of them a gap that neither boy could ever seem to close.

Jason lost his mask somewhere he can feel the press of his fingers trying to keep blood in. Demanding it. Hopeing for a miracle. That's Jason Todd.

Holding him Dick's arms wrapped around him whispering

"I have you sweetheart I know it hurts, Dad's coming baby just a little bit longer."

He remembers a poem he found right after Jason died he had wondered if Jason raged fought tooth and nail to keep breathing.

But with all his brothers here his Father on the way he can't think of a better time.

As his breathe slows and he feels his vision fade he doesn't fight.

Lying in his brothers arms Timothy Jackson Drake takes his last breath.

Peacefully falling into the night.

There was no rage only a sense of peace for a tired hero who could finally rest.

[mrs-gauche]

I beat Veilguard.

It's 4am. I'm a mess. I'm in tears.

[caitvibing]

Every time Jinx has gone through a major traumatic event so far, she has coped by mentally 'killing' the identity she had held prior to the traumatic event. This was obviously really emphasised with the whole 'call me Jinx, Powder is dead' theme running through Season 1. Despite Vi coming back and bringing the past up again after so many years, she ultimately copes by becoming Jinx.

But after the major trauma of losing Silco sinks in, she needs to find a new way to cope. Living as Jinx isn't safe anymore; that identity has also experienced too much pain now. So, as she starts to build her new life with Isha and Sevika, experiencing genuine fun, joy and safety again, she decides to bury Jinx along with Powder, telling Isha that "Jinx is dead" in this scene.

But 'killing' all of her 'past lives' isn't really working anymore. Isha is already reminding her of her childhood self, and then the floodgates to the past burst completely open when Vander returns and she is reunited with her whole family as Powder. She is also starting to reconnect with aspects of Jinx, as the acts of chaos she was once resented for are suddenly met with respect, even revery, becoming a symbol of the revolution. She is starting to stitch all of these selves back together again, keeping a tight enough hold on the positive sides of her identities - Powder's childlike joy and adoration for her family; Jinx's strength and ingenuity - as well as holding onto the people around her, so that she's able to function pretty well despite all the trauma these parts of herself carry.

But then, of course, everything goes totally out of the window at the end of Act 2, because it's Arcane so of course everyone needs to suffer beyond belief (yay). Presuming that Vander and Isha are gone for good, Jinx has just lost two of her biggest sources of stability allowing her to hold together this cohesive identity.

It's possible that history could repeat itself here. She is losing a father figure for the fourth time, and losing a sibling figure yet again. Perhaps the tenuous beginnings of a stronger sense of self will shatter, and she will attempt to be 'reborn' as a new identity yet again.

But when this has happened in the past, she has generally lost everybody: Powder lost her entire family, and Jinx lost Silco and Vi in one fell swoop. This time, however, she isn't completely alone. I doubt Vi is going anywhere, and Sevika will surely make a reappearance. Perhaps there is a chance Caitlyn could have the strength to "forgive, and trust in tomorrow", as was hinted in Cait's conversation with Ambessa. Perhaps Ekko will forgive her too.

I hope that this time the sisters will get the chance to hold onto each other as they grieve the family they lost, the way it should have been from the start. I hope that Jinx will have enough support left to keep rebuilding herself and "fixing" the things she has damaged in the past. I hope that in this final act, she will find enough peace to be able to step into herself, hurt but whole, grieving but loved, Powder and Jinx and herself.

[nanami-is-nanamean]

I imagine that nanami, out of all the sorcerers ever, is so Normal that it circles back to being crazy— i kept thinking abt how gojo says that "every jujutsu sorcerer is some kind of crazy" and started thinking abt nanami and how much he just yearns for a normal life but cant do that because his sense of justice and fulfillment in sorcery is much too strong for him to be in a normal life and caused him to go back and like—yeah no i can see nanami having that special type of crazy, that even other sorcerers would claim is weird KJDFGKSR

if the "crazy" people say ur crazy, then babygirl ur a special one 💖💖

cuz i can see him being like—so dedicated to the idea, that he actually looks fucking nuts abt it. he talks abt his being a sorcerer in terms thatll make you think he's in some kind of freelance work and YEAH SURE HE KIND OF IS I GUESS but also like in vague enough terms that were it not for the fact that the people he usually talks too are sorcerers too, youd think that hes like—a freelance financial advisor, or a freelance bodyguard or, someone who helps run a martial arts/gym space, or a stunt man trainer/choreographer, or something—

like—"my last job? the client was quite happy with the results, there was minimal damages to the asset i was assigned to take care of, and minimal personnel required. overall, I'd say it was one of my smoother jobs."

and you'd think like "oh okay, he's probably some sort of hired security. maybe he was helping transfer some important item to a storage facility"

and in reality—it was actually a cursed object that started to go fucking haywire and attracting crazy cursed spirits to the area. the client was happy because the windows caught it early before any big damage happened to the area—just a couple of broken doors and windows, and like 3 destroyed walls which is actually on the LOWER END of collateral damage concerning curses. ESPECIALLY considering that there was such a large number already gathered there. and nanami's a bit of a self sacrificial bastard (beloved), so you bet ur ASS that he took a direct hit, and broke multiple bones and made the executive decision to not get anyone else involved because DAMMIT if he misses an episode of the great british bake off, he doesnt know what he's gonna do. he cant risk extending the mission too much, he cant let prue leith and paul hollywood down—

every single person he's worked with has, at some point in time, wondered why he just hasnt become an assistant manager instead—the threat to ur life is SIGNIFICANTLY LESS, and there is some overlap between what he did in his salaryman years and what the managers do. HELL, you can even see him training some of the newer managers (with ijichis approval and permission ofc) (hell sometimes ijichi assigns the newer ones to work with him to secretly give them training) (he always fesses up after the mission tho fdkbjgk)

and then while they're chillin in the breakroom, shooting the shit and drinking coffee, someone mentions his salaryman past. and dear LORD the pure vitriol and venom that started spewing out of his mouth when given the opportunity to shit talk having a regular job—if he didnt have such good control over his CE, he wouldve spawned a Special Grade from how much he DESPISED his old job JKHFDLKJhgbLS

and considering the similarities between that old job and being a manager, yeah no—everyone understands why he doesnt become a manager instead LJKSDfhLGJkSDFKLh

[nenoname]

I'm a broken record about this but after so many years of being left with the Axolotl poem about Bill, it'd be so lame if Bill never did reincarnate, and it'd be just as disappointing if it ended up being something minor like a cicada (although it'd be hilarious if he reincarnated, immediately died and then reincarnated into something else).

And to me, the wording of the original Axolotl poem really does make it seem like the reincarnation itself is the 'redemption' and the deal is that Bill is basically passing responsibility to someone else, after he's done with therapy and like.... doesn't pass down all of his many issues.

(Plus I dunno if it's my understanding of reincarnation that's wrong but it feels that when Bill is like 'yeah let me use the reset button!!!', he's forgetting that its way different from using a continue and he's just gonna end up with the equivalent of a shoddy new game plus made for a wrong character/setting at best)

Meanwhile, we're left with Bill poem about Stan that's the same in execution (a cryptic message between space and time and by that I mean hidden on the internet lol), with the same purpose (an opening/lingering mystery for Alex to use when he wants to return to the series) with the same elements (fire, lies, redemption, home) and numerous comparisons to Bill's own philosophy on lies that's repeated again in the same website.

(Also been thinking about how amnesiac!Stan could sorta be thought of as a reincarnation of himself in terms of mind only. The same soul being hit with that reset gun button, a chance of a new self unburdened by the past, but via the power of love and family they went nope!!! we want you back!!!)

Either way, with the poem and the book's ending there's the obvious Bill+Stan connection that we're supposed to acknowledge!!!

[kaban-bang]

/SIGNALIS SPOILERS

FUCK, I LOVE THEMES AND SYMBOLISMS