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Hornet burst through Greenpath’s undergrowth, a couple of mosskin cocooned and in tow. She huffed, dissatisfied. She would have to cut her portion again. Ghost emerged, landing softly and holding out an ambloom. They buzzed with pride and glee.
“Nice job, Ghost. We’ll have to head back soon, though.” Hornet complimented, though the worry of not having enough food still nagged at her. She’d figure it out.
Siblings, impossibly many, appeared from behind carts, bushes, and pillars to bring various catches and harvests of their own, offering them up to their sister. Hornet blinked, a bit stunned and at a loss for words.
“Oh, um, I suppose we’ll have enough after all.”
Ghost closed their eyes, content.
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The dream faded away.
Oh. They were back here. Echoing whispers of judgment rang throughout the Shade Collective. They didn’t really appreciate Ghost’s stronger will asserting their mind over the Others, especially when it came in the form of unwanted, subconscious dreams.
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- Part 5 of Hollow Knight Maylancholy 2025
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Day 12 & 17: Dragged Back + Left Behind by beans_o_plenty
Fandoms: Hollow Knight (Video Games)
31 May 2025
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Shiik-sk!
A new, piercing pain opened on the Hollow Knight’s mask. Silk entrapped them from all sides. A voice called a war cry out to the Ghost.
The smaller seized the moment, swinging their Dream Nail at their restrained Sibling.
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The small Vessel landed in a strange, golden place. They were exhausted. They wanted to sit down and rest.
But something about this place was wrong. A creeping sense of unease pervaded the air. It was just so damn still.
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The Hollow Knight awoke in an empty place.
The Afterlife was beautiful.
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- Part 4 of Hollow Knight Maylancholy 2025
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Day 18 & 21: Possession + Stabbed in the Back by beans_o_plenty
Fandoms: Hollow Knight (Video Games)
20 May 2025
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The Vessel felt its eyes snap open. They burned with Her familiar fire of hatred and fury. The Radiance snapped them to attention. There was noise—the loud clanking of chains being slashed away by a Nail.
It felt itself falling through the ground. It finally faced the source of the disturbance—another Vessel. Their heart dropped. Not just any Vessel. The familiar inward curve of their horns, ending in two dainty prongs. The dusty bluish hue of their cloak.
The one they left to die at the maw of the Birthplace.
Panic began to set in. Oh Gods. She was really going to force them to fight their own Sibling.
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- Part 3 of Hollow Knight Maylancholy 2025
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This work is a direct continuation of part 1. I suggest you read that first.
When Hornet returned, the Vessel remained in the same position - curled up at the entrance of the chamber. Where would she even start? So much of them was damaged, from their cracked mask (that she helped widen in the fight, she thought with guilt), to the rotten stump of their arm, to their mutilated chest.
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The Temple was just so cold. From the air, to the stone floors, walls and ceilings, to her Void-reanimated sibling dying in her arms. Hornet felt light-headed. She brought her hands up, ready to spin another bandage.
The chitin of her hands had melted entirely off. She couldn’t feel a single thing. That was worse than if she had felt pain.
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- Part 2 of Hollow Knight Maylancholy 2025
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Day 1: Don't Leave Me Here
After the Void Sea has receded, Hornet is left with her broken corpse of a sibling. She's going to need Lifeblood. Lots of it. And Silk. She would make a supply run to her shelter in Greenpath. In and out, quickly. She turns around, ready to leave for the Crossroads. She's stopped by a massive hand frantically grabbing the hem of her cloak.Don't Leave Me Here, Please.
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The aftermath of the True Ending.
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- Part 1 of Hollow Knight Maylancholy 2025
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Collection of Hollow Knight works based on prompts from the Maylancholy 2025 list. This series is best read in order because the prompts are pretty interconnected and there is somewhat of an overarching plot.
You can find the full prompt list here:
https://www.tumblr.com/may-lancholy/779538893224787968/please-check-out-the-rules-before-beginning-to?source=share)I started this knowing full well I wouldn't be able to write every day, so I just picked some prompts I liked and finished them in my own time. I originally chose 7 prompts, but I only finished the 5 you see below. The last two were rather stale and, honestly, they've been done to death.
Prompts I chose from the list:
1: “Don’t Leave Me Here.” - COMPLETED
5: “I Can’t Feel My Hands.” - COMPLETED
18 & 21: Possessed + Stabbed in the Back - COMPLETED
12 & 17: Dragged Back + Left Behind - COMPLETED
27: Forced Into Silence - COMPLETED- Words:
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Martin gets hit on in a bar. Jon is amused.
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- Part 17 of Castaways
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13 Jul 2025
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Jon has a rather strong reaction to anesthesia. Martin is amused.
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13 Jul 2025
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Jon wasn’t ever going to smile again. Jon was going to lie on that hospital bed, unbreathing, his heart still until the corpse that remained rotted into nothing.
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After the Unknowing, Martin grieves.
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- Part 3 of Whumptober 2022
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30 Jun 2025
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“Hey, Jon?” Martin isn’t moving. He sturdies himself, holding Jon back like an anchor. If Jon wanted to go, all he’d have to do is drop Martin’s hand, but he can’t. They’re holding hands. They’re meant to be holding hands. “Why did you say my mother was dead?”
“I don’t know,” Jon runs his free hand through his messy curls. When had his hair gotten so long? “It just popped into my head like a passing thought, like something I heard somewhere once. We haven’t known each other that long, Martin, I’m sure I just mixed you up with someone else at the Institute.”
“Like a memory?” Martin asks, quietly.
“Sure,” Jon says. “Like a memory.”
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Between phantom earthquakes and visions of a terrifying future, something is very, very wrong at the Institute. And only Jon and Martin can see it.
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A beautiful post-MAG 200 fic where Jon and Martin get sent back to the start to fall in love all over again. Highly recommend. <3333
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Jon is hiding under the desk.
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There's a child in the Archives, who shouldn't be there.
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