Lurien Is Hornets Cool Artsy Uncle.

What that person said! Best TV show of all time!

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Complex, strong, and likable female characters

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Characters that grow, change, learn, and progress

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and much more, then Babylon 5 is the show for you

I want everyone to know that this is me every time someone drops a comment on something I've written:

This little guy is so cute...we need to save him so Ghost and this little guy can have playdates in a saved Hallownest.

Who's hungry for friendship?

Got my brothers to laugh!

Veni vidi conveni consedi

I came I saw I fits I sits

Well, forget about a bestiary for Christmas. I should invest in a sea animal encyclopedia!

The Lancetfish is a species that looks like it comes straight out of a realistic fantasy world building project.

What is with the Dreamers' Houses?!?! Part 3.25 Lurien's Spire - Windows and Colors

Welcome back to talking about the Dreamers' Houses! Today we're discussing more about the Watcher's Spire and what it tells us about Lurien's character.

Last time, we talked about Lurien's Telescope and what it spoke of Lurien's character. Yet there was something else I noticed with the placement of the Telescope itself.

It is on the Left Side of Lurien's office, facing the Left half of the City. While some might state that this is because of classism, I am not so sure. Not when I noticed this particular detail.

We have three bugs with unique designs with unique dialogue. From the dialogue, it seems that they took up the duty of the Watcher's mantle, placed there possibly by Lurien himself. Of all the sides of the Spire, these three are also facing the left side. What could be on that side of the City that Lurien went out of his way to leave his Telescope facing the left side and appointed watchers to guard that side? 

Oh.

Wait.

Taken from ntvv.vn.

The entire Soul Sanctum and the Soul Master is on the LEFT side of the City. The same group responsible for THIS carnage.

 Tragically, that is not even half of the people butchered by the Soul Master. If Lurien had an inkling, however, of the Soul Master's doings, then he would keep watch over that portion of the City in order that he can find evidence of the Soul Master's wrongdoings. Unfortunately, as we all know, Lurien ran out of time to prevent the full tragedy.

That did not, however, stop Lurien from doing everything he could to stop the Soul Master. He left the Telescope and appointed not one, but three mini watchers to keep an eye on the Soul Master. Who knows how many notes and networks he left behind to the mini watchers as well that we never got a chance to read. What we do know is that Lurien made sure that every tool and opportunity to protect his City was left at the Pale King's disposal. Lurien wasn't just protective, he took preventative action and was willing to include others to best protect his City.

Though that begs the question of how many back-up plans Lurien had to protect the City.

Moving on, I could dive into how Lurien is one of the few bugs to have a statue in the whole of Hallownest. I could also talk about the sheer size of his Spire or the fact that Lurien, confirmed to be mortal, has a stone lore tablet that so far only the Pale King has. But I will not as fellow Tumblr user Eggbuggo already talked about that.  Don't worry, I found the post so you don't have to scroll down to March 2nd, 2023 to find it.

https://www.tumblr.com/eggobuggo/710665789135634432/i-think-lots-of-people-tend-to-forget-how-much?source=share

Instead, I will talk about the color of the Spire, or colors.

The City of Tears is mainly divided into two colors: dark blue for the Left side (commoners + business) and red for the Right side (noble houses). The Watcher's Spire, however, has three colors: Blue, Red, AND Purple.

For comparison, here is a picture of the left side of the City of Tears.

Vs. the Right side of the City.

The Watcher's Spire, meanwhile, has three colors.

The floor is red, the pillars and elevators are blue while the wall is purple.

What does this color design say about Lurien the Watcher? For starters, the Watcher has not one assigned color to his Spire, but tastefully uses all three. Even a person from far away can see the beauty in how Lurien creates a contrast with these colors. Considering that each side of the City is predominately one color, this speaks volumes on how Lurien did not side solely which one side of the City.

For example, there is no red or purple glow in the left side of the City. Compare these two images.

Vs.

The lamps inside the Watcher's Spire produce this violet/pinkish glow whereas the lamps on the left side of the City only glow white. Same glass shape, but different light.

On the flip, or right side of the City, the nobles seem to hide any blue inside their home unless it is completely necessary, such as the elevator shafts. Compare:

&

Vs. Lurien using the red as the floor, but decorating with the blue pillars and window frames. The contrast here is used as framing, creating something beautiful even if it is just a hallway.

I believe the color choice for the Watcher's Spire speaks the exact same thing of Lurien's character as the Spire's placement in the City of Tears. Lurien was the mean between extremes for the City. Not only is the Spire in the middle of the City where everyone can reach it, but the use of purple in particular, a color created by mixing blue and red, shows both a claim of connection, yet also distant from the citizens of the City. This is important as purple isn't predominantly seen anywhere else in the City of Tears.

One last thing regarding color, Lurien is also the only one person to employ both blue and red sentries. Except for the one Great Husk Sentry and the Winged Sentry in the Resting Grounds, the blue and red sentries are never seen together. Given the sole location of both the blue and red sentries in the same is the Watcher’s Spire, it speaks to Lurien’s character that he was able to bring those two sentries together. Unfortunately, we do not know if the Watcher was able to pull it off due to his high position, geo, or his personal character, but the feat is still remarkable.

We have reached page 18 of Lurien's section, so I believe it would be best to cut off here for now. To recap: Lurien is proactive to protect his City, even though he would lay dreaming forever. We notice this in the placement of items and people by certain windows. We also learned how colors reflect Lurien's character as the mean in-between the two extremes of the two sides of the City, especially the use of the color purple which is a mix of blue and red. While this creates a distinction between the Watcher and the other citizens of the City, Lurien is still able to bring the people together as noted in the kinds of guards patrolling in his Spire.

If you wish to read more of the Essay, click one of these links below.

Part 1.0: Herrah's Den : Here

Part 2.0: Monomon's Archives: Here

Part 3.0: Lurien's Spire: Here

Part 3.25: More of Lurien's Spire (You are here.)

Part 3.5: Lurien's Spire: Pillows and Patriotism: Here

Part 3.7 Lurien's Spire: What is wrong with Lurien's Office?! Here

Part 3.8: Even, even More of Lurien's Spire: Secret Room: Click here

Part 3.9 Watcher Knight Boss Room! Here

Part 4.0 What We Know We Don't Know About the Dreamers' Houses: Click Here

Link to essay on Ao3: Here

If you have thoughts you wish to share, please feel free to comment or reblog!

And that is why I created a fanmon that was a ground-type Mountain Lion. Suddenly, Emolga is the famous one in the fake region, not Pikachu.

Doylist explanation: They keep making new electric mouse pokemon because they're frantically trying to recreate the success of Pikachu. Or at least because it's tradition at this point.

Watsonian explanation: A major predator of rodents is birds of prey. A mouse that can deliver electric shocks to flying-types has a much higher chance of living to produce more offspring. Thus, convergent evolution fills this niche in every region. "Pikachu" is just the pokemon universe equivalent of "crab".

Reblog this Pokemon + cat meme for my friend.

Just because I cannot fully appreciate it, doesn't mean she can't.

What is with the Dreamers' Houses?!?! Part 3.0 Lurien's Spire

Okay, we can all agree that Team Cherry put a LOT of thought into crafting the backgrounds and environments of Hollow Knight. But why is nobody talking about the designs for the Dreamers' houses?! Especially compared with their base forms?  Well, let's start talking about it!

The Last Dreamer, Lurien the Watcher! A.K.A. The guy who is responsible for this whole essay.

His design is the simplest among the three Dreamers.

Taken from Hollow Knight - Lurien the Watcher

A design so simple that it leaves the fans in relentless debate on what species of bug he is.

So tell me, why is HIS HOUSE the one with the most freaking complicated design!?!?!?! It's as if Lurien is living in a cathedral here!

Okay, Lurien living in a cathedral might be an exaggeration, but take a look at complicated his Spire is! Look at the floors! Notice the window designs! The hanging banners! The lanterns! And goodness gracious, the dude has wallpaper throughout his whole Spire!

Did I forget to mention the wallpaper?!?!!

The insane amount of detail!!!

And we haven't even gotten to the fact Team Cherry went out of their way to incorporate 3D into a 2D POV! You can clearly see it in this window here.

As we start the walk here…

We can't help but notice…

How the pillars framing the window "move" as we do.

Could you believe that a team of four people made all of this? Team Cherry truly wasted no detail in the Watcher's Spire, from the simplest wallpaper to the famous Telescope.

And here is the Telescope! In all its very-difficult-to-draw glory! Speaking of it, the design clearly costed tons of geo. The cost paid off, however, as the Telescope still works despite the lack of maintenance due to the Infection.

Of course, that can be easily seen by anyone who played the game in a rush. In terms of Lurien's character, the fan can see how he earned his namesake, Watcher.

Yet...has anyone stopped to consider how Lurien set up his office? In particular, how Lurien can position his Telescope anywhere in his main office?  Check out all the windows!

Did you all notice it? Every single window is open, yet each window is nicely framed with the glass plane. And before you all comment, “what about this window? It's closed!”

The window design is different from the ones behind Lurien's bed…and matches up with the window where the Telescope is currently at. This implies that this window can open up at any time should Lurien wish it. As the Telescope is NOT facing that direction, there is no need to keep that window open. Lovely for us, as that window keeps Lurien's butler in. If you need proof, check out the photo where the Telescope is again.

With this in mind, what does the Telescope and open windows tell us about Lurien's character?

First, Lurien is very dedicated to his duty as the Watcher, so much so that he will spend as much money as needed to craft the best tools he needs.

Second, Lurien favors practicality as seen by how every window is either open or has hinges to open it. The Watcher must watch over the WHOLE City of Tears, not just the left side (or commoner side).

Third, Lurien loves beauty. It is not enough to have the windows open; goodness, Lurien could have not added windows at all! But he insisted on a lovely window design that framed the view into the City. And we're not even talking about the pillars and the curtains which frame it as well. 

Fourth and finally, Lurien was able to get both practicality and beauty in the same window. I cannot stress this enough as Herrah and Monomon choose practicality over beauty. Yes, there are beautiful details here and there, but when push comes to shove, both ladies choose practicality with a dash of beauty on the side. This really makes Lurien stand out amongst the Dreamers.

I hope you enjoyed part 1 of Lurien's Spire. Unfortunately, I must stop here as this is merely 1/4 of Lurien's section of the essay. Please feel free to comment and reblog as much as you would like. It's fun reading your thoughts.

If you wish to read more of the Essay, click one of these links below.

Part 1.0: Herrah's Den : Here

Part 2.0: Monomon's Archives: Here

Part 3.0: Lurien's Spire (You are here.)

Part 3.25: More of Lurien's Spire : Here

Part 3.5: Lurien's Spire: Pillows and Patriotism: Here

Part 3.7 Lurien's Spire: What is wrong with Lurien's Office?! Here

Part 3.8: Even, even More of Lurien's Spire: Secret Room: Click here

Part 3.9 Watcher Knight Boss Room! Here

Link to essay on Ao3: Here

Don't mind me. Need this for reference.

Percy Jackson & Paul Blofis Fic Recs

A list of fics with Percy Jackson and Paul Blofis's father - son relationship. Last updated 10/8/23. Enjoy!

The Shovel Talk by LaughingThalia

G | 300 words | Complete

Percy Jackson & Paul Blofis

BAMF Sally Jackson, Sally Jackson is a Queen amongst Woman, Don't Mess With Sally Jackson, She Will Mess You Up and then use your lifeless corpse to pay for schooling

Paul's been expecting the Shovel Talk from Percy for a while. He's an only child, teenaged boy, son of a Greek god whose mother's ex-husband used to abuse her so he was pretty much certain it was going to happen. The content of such talk was the surprise. Sally's a bad ass.

Sons and Fathers by the_seaworthy_muffin

G | 400 words | Complete

Percy Jackson & Paul Blofis

Family Fluff, Father-Son Relationship, Drabble

“Eleven dollars,” the cashier says, passing them their assorted snacks in a plastic bag. Paul hands over his card. Then, almost as if on an afterthought, the cashier adds: “He your son?” Paul freezes. The thing is, he wants to say yes. He wants to believe that both Percy and he think the answer is yes. But what if Poseidon smites him for daring to claim his son? The sea god is real. Paul doesn’t want to spend the rest of his life as a barnacle on the bottom of a ship.

Go ahead and cry little boy, nobody does it like you do by Pluto_Not_The_Planet

Not Rated | 600 words | Complete

Percy Jackson & Paul Blofis

BAMF Percy Jackson, Good Parent Paul Blofis, High School

"What happened?" Paul let the words hang in the air as Percy fidgeted and drooped his head down. Paul consoles Percy in the staff room after a fight. Or alternatively, Paul and Percy have a weird bonding moment.

There are worse things I could do by Phantomxlegend

G | 900 words | Complete

Percy Jackson & Paul Blofis

Paul is a good step father, he's trying his best, description of a panic attack

There are some things that Gabe did that never left Percy. Paul didn’t mean to trigger him, he didn’t know.

The best step dad by Phantomxlegend

G | 1k | Complete

Percy Jackson & Paul Blofis

Post Tartarus, Percy has a nightmare, Paul comforts Percy

Usually Annabeth or Sally is the one to comfort him. Paul had no clue what to do in this situation. Percy has a nightmare while Sally and Annabeth are out and Paul is the only one there to help comfort him, and there's no way that Paul is letting his stepson deal with this himself.

Before the Wedding Bells by liketolaugh

G | 1.3k | Complete

Percy Jackson & Paul Blofis, Percy Jackson & Sally Jackson, Sally Jackson/Paul Blofis

Reveal, Abused, Percy Jackson, Missing Scene, Family Fluff

There's one thing Percy and Sally need to clear up before she marries Paul.

having a hard time adjusting by elliemiller

T | 1.3k | Complete

Percy Jackson & Paul Blofis

Drunkenness, College, Father Figures

“Reassuring,” Paul says nervously as he approaches Percy, hovering his hands over his stepson. “Where were you? What—” He breaks off as he sniffs, and worry morphs into suspicion. “Is that alcohol?” Percy coughs. “Shit.”

Red Ink Checkmarks by liketolaugh

T | 1.5k | Complete

Percy Jackson/Paul Blofis

Past Child Abuse, Developing Relationship, Boundary Negotiation

Paul joins their family a year and a half after Smelly Gabe leaves it. Percy, to his own irritation, is still sensitive about a lot of things at that point.

Sword to the Throat by DancingInTheSliverGlow

G | 1.7k | Complete

Percy Jackson & Hermes, Percy Jackson & Paul Blofis

Misunderstandings, Good friend Hermes, Protective Paul Blofis

Percy wakes up with a start. His eyes focus, and the same face is staring down at him. The same blue eyes, the same elvish features, same skin tone- Before he knows it, Percy lunges up, grabbing Luke with one hand, uncapping riptide with the other, kicking out with a leg and twisting until Luke is pinned underneath him. Percy slashes with riptide, forwards, under Luke’s neck until- Hands appear in front of his neck, stopping the blade from touching. Golden blood emerges, staining the celestial bronze blade. Golden blood? Luke doesn’t have golden blood. Breath heaving and confused, Percy looks up at Luke’s face. The large, intrusive scar that runs down Luke’s face isn’t there. His hair isn’t blonde, it’s brown. His eyes aren’t glowing golden. The presence that Kronos emits isn’t there. It’s not Luke. But if it’s not Luke, then that means - Oh no. Oh no no no. It’s Hermes.

Imprisonment by DancingInTheSliverGlow

T | 1.9k | Complete

Percy Jackson/Annabeth Chase, Percy Jackson & Poseidon & Tyson, Percy Jackson & Sally Jackson & Paul Blofis

Domestic Fluff, Post Tartarus, Hurt/Comfort

After the Giant War, Percy's life is looking up. His relationship with Annabeth is strong as ever. Poseidon regularly invites him down to Atlantis to spend time with him and Tyson. The greeks and romans have resolved most of their issues. Grover is starting his life's calling as Lord of the Wild. Paul helps Percy get his drivers license, and Percy helps his mom paint a room for his soon to be little sister. Everything is perfect. That is, until someone abducts Percy.

Father Figures by TheProfoundSilence

G | 2.4k | Complete

Percy Jackson & Paul Blofis

Father-Son Relationship, Sick Paul Blofis, Family Bonding

In between the battles and the school life, there are the important things. Paul-Percy bonding fluff. In which Paul gets sick and Percy is awesome and Paul realizing for the first time just how lucky he is to have a step-son like Percy.

The Power of Healing by 1benzy

G | 2.5k | Complete

Percy Jackson & Paul Blofis

Family Fluff, Light Angst

Paul wants to spend a calm day with his new stepson, Percy. Percy is a demigod, and so calm days are something of a rarity. This poses a problem.

Family Matters by southslates

G | 2.7k | Complete

Paul Blofis/Sally Jackson, Thalia Grace & Percy Jackson, Percy Jackson & Sally Jackson, Paul Blofis & Percy Jackson

Family, Thalia Grace & Percy Jackson Friendship, Good Parent Paul Blofis

Paul meets Percy's electric-eyed cousin and learns absolutely nothing about the mystery that is Sally's son.

some things we can't just get away from by Astarisbroughtbacktolife

G | 2.7k | Complete

Percy Jackson & Paul Blofis

Angst and Feels, Powerful Percy Jackson, Comfort

Percy's powers are still growing, and he doesn't know what to do. Telling Paul Blofis is always a good place to start.

this home is home, and all that i need by rabbit_soup

G | 3.2k | Complete

Percy Jackson & Sally Jackson, Percy Jackson & Paul Blofis

Percy Jackson needs a hug, Sally Jackson is a good parent, hurt/comfort

The only real difference in this hallway, in this building, is Percy. He’s taller than the door’s peephole now, when he used to have to jump up on his toes to see through it. It’s small. It’s so small. It’s such a pointless detail, but Percy knows he doesn’t belong anymore. AKA: Percy goes home.

shatters like glass by orphan_account

T | 4.1k | Complete

Percy Jackson/Annabeth Chase, Sally Jackson/Paul Blofis, Percy Jackson & Paul Blofis

Post Tartarus, Angst

It was obvious that Tartarus had changed them drastically. The boy Paul had met before was, granted, more responsible and older in mind than those his age, but now?

A man named Poseidon on a Montauk beach by Deerlie_03

T | 4.8k | Complete

Sally Jackson/Paul Blofis, Percy Jackson & Paul Blofis

Family fluff, Percy Jackson needs a hug, Sally Jackson is a good parent

Paul has to become part of a small, tight-knit family. He thinks he does it quite well. An exploration of how Paul might have been thinking during some missing scenes from the books/some original scenes, and how they may have gone.

three fathers by thesleepingsiren

T | 4.9k | Complete

Percy Jackson & Paul Blofis, Percy Jackson & Poseidon

Sally Jackson is a good parent, Gabe Ugliano is a horrible parent, Poseidon is a decent parent, Paul Blofis is a good parent

Percy Jackson has had three fathers. Only one of them sticks around. Or, an exploration of three father figures in Percy's life.

only one place left I want to go by whitesunlars for thesleepingsiren

G | 5.4k | Complete

Annabeth Chase/Percy Jackson, Paul Blofis/Sally Jackson, Paul Blofis & Percy Jackson, Percy Jackson & Sally Jackson

Fluff and Angst, Hopeful Ending, the Percy and Sally reunion we were denied, Plus Percy calling Paul Dad

“We’re going home,” Percy told Chiron, Annabeth’s hand held tightly in his. It wasn’t a question, and it wasn’t a demand, it was a fact. With or without Chiron’s permission, Percy was going to be leaving the camp turned battlefield for the afternoon. The Jackson Family Reunion Fic.

All My People by lammermoorian

G | 7.2k | Complete

Percy Jackson & Paul Blofis, Sally Jackson/Paul Blofis

The reveal, technically the aftermath

Chapter 1: Their new place has rooftop access, which Percy has a hunch was a deliberate choice on his mom’s part. It’s tight, but it’s just about the right size for a Pegasus landing pad, just in case he ever needed a quick, supernatural pickup. It’s also where Paul has been for the last half hour, processing the huge revelation the two of them just dumped on him. (Between BotL/TLO, immediate post-Paul reveal). Chapter 2: Paul has been waiting for the other shoe to drop at Montauk for years. When it finally does, at Percy and Annabeth's birthday party, it does so in the best way possible. (Post-canon)

Get to Know You Better by the_seaworthy_muffin

T | 11k | Complete

Percy Jackson & Paul Blofis

Post-Tartarus, Coping, Family Bonding

If Paul may say so himself, he thinks he’s getting better at all this demigod business. Or: Percy is struggling in the aftermath of the Pit, and Paul tries to help. Hilarity, Angst, and heaps of Family Feels ensue. A (Step) father-son bonding fic.

Not By Design by inkncoffee

T | 11k | Complete

Percy Jackson & Paul Blofis

Father-Son Relationship, Recovery, Family

Being a stepfather was hard enough even when your new stepson wasn't the greatest demigod of his time. Paul's journey from that guy dating Sally to being Percy's father.