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  Belief and Strings by BubbleBtch

  Fandom Hollow Knight (Video Games)

  • Not Rated, Mature, General Audiences, Explicit, Teen And Up Audiences
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • Multi, Other, Gen, F/M
  • Series in Progress

  17 Jan 2026

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • The Pale King/White Lady (Hollow Knight)
  • The Hollow Knight | Pure Vessel/Original Character(s)
  • Lurien the Watcher/Lurien the Watcher's Butler (Hollow Knight)
  • Grimm & The Radiance (Hollow Knight)
  • Brumm & Grimm (Hollow Knight)
  • Divine & Grimm (Hollow Knight)
  • Grimmchild & The Radiance (Hollow Knight)
  • The Hollow Knight | Pure Vessel & The Pale King
  • The Hollow Knight | Pure Vessel & Hornet
  • Hornet (Hollow Knight) & Original Character(s)
  • Hornet/Lace (Hollow Knight)
  • Original Characters
  • The Hollow Knight | Pure Vessel
  • The Knight (Hollow Knight)
  • The Pale King (Hollow Knight)
  • The Radiance (Hollow Knight)
  • White Lady (Hollow Knight)
  • Hornet (Hollow Knight)
  • Soul Master | Soul Tyrant
  • Original Female Character(s)
  • Self-Insert - Character
  • Herrah the Beast (Hollow Knight)
  • Lurien the Watcher (Hollow Knight)
  • Lurien the Watcher's Butler (Hollow Knight)
  • Quirrel (Hollow Knight)
  • Monomon the Teacher (Hollow Knight)
  • Ghost (Hollow Knight)
  • Vessels (Hollow Knight)
  • Divine (Hollow Knight)
  • Grimm (Hollow Knight)
  • Grimmchild (Hollow Knight)
  • Brumm (Hollow Knight)
  • God Tamer (Hollow Knight)
  • Tiso (Hollow Knight)
  • Original Hollow Knight Character(s)
  • Lace (Hollow Knight)
  • MerMay 2025
  • shrimp mermaid
  • Alternate Universe
  • Alternate Universe - Fae
  • Kid Fic
  • Alternate Universe - Different First Meeting
  • before the sealing of the egg
  • The Infection (Hollow Knight)
  • hollow knight gets saved
  • The Pale King gets redeemed
  • The Pale King is a Bad Parent (Hollow Knight)
  • But He Gets Better
  • Self-Insert
  • sexy bugs
  • bug rascism
  • more tags will be added as the plot develops
  • trying not to spoil it
  • placebo effect
  • mammals are unknown to hallownest
  • lots of timeskips
  • main character is sorta a weenie
  • Dreamcatchers - Freeform
  • accidentally a scam artist
  • white lies get complicated
  • like how santa got big
  • magic can be whatever you can convince someone else it is
  • Magical Realism
  • other vessels - Freeform
  • egg radiance
  • grimmchild is just grimm without all of the memories
  • right now all of grimm's affection is platonic
  • but i still ship Brumm/Grimm
  • but he is a baby so NO
  • All the memories burn away
  • but grimm is reminded as his life progresses
  • Sign Language
  • keeping secrets
  • the power of belief
  • The Pale King is a Good Parent (Hollow Knight)
  • telling lies
  • Lying to a liar
  • Possessive Behavior
  • Teenage Drama
  • Love Triangle
  • Dubious Consent
  • Consent Issues
  • Aphrodisiacs
  • Drugged Sex
  • multi-armed
  • Multiple Orgasms
  • Overstimulation
  • Dry Humping
  • Oral Fixation
  • Vaginal Fingering
  • Fingerfucking
  • Held Down
  • Passing Out
  • Hollow breaks down a door
  • Multiple hands
  • surprisingly enough
  • No Tentacles
  • Politics
  • Hallownest is a trade kingdom
  • Sexism
  • But weird bug sexism
  • Everyone gets misgendered like three times
  • accidentally calling the Pale King a virgin
  • group projects
  • Hollow is a simp
  • Every friend group has a mean lesbian
  • a flighty gay guy
  • and a nonbinary sweetheart
  • Tiso is both a nerd and a jock
  • Hollow wears a skirt
  • Slow Burn
  • oblivious characters
  • When all of china knows you love someone
  • but they just think that you are besties
  • Bees
  • Ants
  • Spiders
  • Miscommunication
  • Muteness
  • Non-Consensual Body Modification
  • Amputation
  • Brutality
  • Blood
  • Immortality
  • But like in the really bad unhappy way
  • Demon Deals
  • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
  • Parasites
  • Strangers to Enemies to Guard and Prisoner
  • Unhealthy Obsession
  • Hollow is very possessive
  • it's not as cute in this story
  • Yandere
  • It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better
  • and then it's not really better just a different flavor of unhealthy
  • But with the potential of a happy ending
  • suicide idolization
  • Suicidal Thoughts
  • Body Horror
  • Kidnapping
  • teenage Hornet
  • Broken Bones
  • most of the action happens off screen as Hornet runs around pharloom
  • Pharloom (Hollow Knight)
  • Game: Hollow Knight: Silksong
  • Religious Imagery & Symbolism

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  Bookmarked by StarstuckGoggles

  10 Oct 2025

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  • Look at this writing O.O it's beautiful OvO
  • Ayo good Isekai or reincarnation stories? Yay