Bluwails

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[bluwails]

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[bluwails]

[mebis-silksong-corner]

"Why can Hornet read the Choral Commandments in the Cradle but not the ones she sells as relics?"

[bluwails]

Can't see for shit-

[bluwails]

Yidone's parents [ngl i was watchin this bernie mac show episode and i was like this is sooo them coded lmao]

[carbonmoth463]

Twisted child of silk and roots

(Headcanon, OC if you may)

[bluwails]

I HAVE A MIGHTY NEED!

Look at them! This if fantastic!-

[itssjanedoe]

[s-h-a-s-e]

[bluwails]

Am I the only one who thinks the broodling is one of the saddest NPCs in Silksong? She's just a little girl, and she's already completely resigned herself to filth and captivity. She doesn't understand that the flies are just fattening her up to be more useful... she just thinks they are being nice to her.

OMG No.

Yes the Flies are in what is considered damnation across generations that can only be lifted by the next ruler or from them removing themselves from the ideation that they (as the current generation) is far from the generation that was damned and free themselves. but thats far from what is being spoken about rn.

THE BROODLING IS NOT TRAGIC.

the broodling is not the saddest nor does she resign herself to her situation. far from it even. She freaking excited! Equating her to some tragic being of circumstance is far from what happened.

she's like the fluke hermit!

she has taken up the mantle of broodmother.

"I want to lay a lot of pretty eggies! So tell the big ones, bring me more food!"

"-They bring me plenty of food, so they must want plenty of eggies. And plenty they shall have, if they're nice to me! Hee hee!"

[slayeroforanges]

But could she be anything else if she wanted to? No. You don't have to be crying and slumped against a wall as sad music plays to have resigned yourself to this fate. The fluke hermit was an adult free and wandering when she ended up becoming a mother. The broodling is just a piece of a bigger, crueler system. Do you think she would be allowed to say no to the flies who want her to fatten up and lay all of their eggs? Of course not. And of course, she's "excited" to be a broodmother. She has been indoctrinated by the other flies. Yes, the part about laying eggies is perfectly natural for a brood-bearing young one like her, but it's not about the eggies, it's about the fact that she has given up on being anything more than that, and has resigned to living in filth and darkness.

[bluwails]

warriorssurvivalandstuff said it best as a tag (I wont @ them to give them peace of mind) Thank you for phrasing it better for me. :D

The proper way of saying it is that the broodling is living in ignorance. much like keeping up traditions the broodling can blindly keep it going or force a change. so the broodling has a choice that she can enforce. the system and judgments placed on the flies is dying if not long dead. so her fate is not seal unless she wills it, which is a choice unto itself.

Her role, like many in HK universe, is not just given- it's claimed.

But I genuinely think this comes down to your inability to to accept that she’s happy and genuinely flourishing in unsettling role in a system that was built against her and because she's the new broodmother, she now has the power to not only change her condition but to change the future for those after her. She has choices, she can make demands and its clear from her quotes shes not afraid to make them.

I do not deny the the cruelty of the system- but i deny that, that cruelty defines the broodling.

[slayeroforanges]

But... how could she make the choice? Who could expose her to freedom and allow her to choose based on that? Do you believe her bigger brothers exposed her to enough worldly knowledge for her to make the call on whether or not being a broodmother is something she wants? Probably not. The choice for who Broodling is was made as soon as her predecessor was dead, and her lack of a name or in-game function beyond telling Hornet to bring her more food only enforces it. But perhaps you are right on that part. The broodling is happier than I initially believed, but that doesn't mean her situation is less tragic than I believe it is. She simply doesn't see it as tragedy. Just the way she has always been.

[bluwails]

In both HK and SS Characters often accept horrifying roles willingly and that happiness and horror frequently coexist as two sides on an ever flipping coin. But after rereading this I realized that we view one's agency, tragedy and opportunity differently.

the broodling can be tragic because she is new to a system meant to keep the cycle of suffering going. And cant see her part in said system. and may( most likely) perpetuate it. You view her ability, her chances, to be happy tragic.

but the broodling can also not be tragic because she finds joy and relishes in the power she has where people see horror. I find that one's situation may be tragic but they can find fulfilment within troubled times. we cant tell someone when not to smile in their shitty predicament (pun intended).

change can be willed by outside pressure- forcing one to evolve or be left behind. But that is the point. One must decide to change. If one is satisfied will they change? or will they change BECAUSE they are satisfied?

I look to the idea of a brighter opportunities because the broodling will be satisfied. what could stop her except herself? after all she is the one in charge of the "eggies" now.

[slayeroforanges]

Okay, but I ask, if Broodling didn't want to breed, if she didn't want to be locked in the slab, if she didn't want to become so fat that she would eventually struggle to fly as her mother did, what would she be able to do about that? She's certainly an optimistic little girl who's trying to make the most of her dreary situation, but that situation is still far from a happy one.

[bluwails]

That is my point exactly.

because the system she was born into is failing/failed, unlike her predecessors, she has the ability to make that choice!

the sin?

physically, long paid.

the Judges?

Long passed.

there is nothing holding her but herself.

So while her situation is tragic, her perspective isn’t—she’s living in the tragedy, but she’s not crushed by it. She NOW has that freedom to do what she likes BECAUSE shes the new broodmother. The tragedy is in the system, not in how she experiences it.

[slayeroforanges]

I thought her naivety to it was tragic, does she look like she knows her eggs will grow into violent thugs who cage people for looking sinful? Would she even know it when or if they do, being in her room all day eating food and popping out eggies?

[bluwails]

youre speaking as if their future is determined. that change isnt possible. Youre damning them before any has come to be or has an opportunity to change and experience ( like you so desperately want them to do).

Youre speaking much like the bugs that have damned them. as we know, as of act 3, GMS the OG weavers and those that helped uphold their regin over the citadel are GONE. nothing is stopping the broodling and the flies from changing but themselves.

and even if they dont, wouldnt she be proud that they are doing their job successfully?

[slayeroforanges]

Ok, but change has to come from somewhere. The flies have been hunting sinners since the slab was built. How will the broodling or someone else motivate them to change their views on sinners? Hornet probably could, but she never shows any desire to do anything but kill the flies. So, to cut to the chase, Where do you think the broodling shall learn mercy that none of her relatives have?

[bluwails]

With the old judges/weavers gone, the rigid hierarchy is gone. Change might come organically. she doesn’t have to be taught morality in a textbook sense. or If she enjoys her role and the flies obey her, she already has leverage. She could accidentally or intentionally shape outcomes differently than her predecessors, simply by exercising her influence. like i stated earlier

"One must decide to change. If one is satisfied will they change? or will they change BECAUSE they are satisfied? I look to the idea of a brighter opportunities because the broodling will be satisfied. what could stop her except herself?-"

[slayeroforanges]

Ok, that's the one problem. What do we have to suggest that Broodling has any sway over her kin? She does mention giving them eggs if they are nice to her, but her standard for them being nice is just them feeding her, which the flies are already planning on doing anyhow. Plus, look at their needolin dialogue. The servants who respect their leaders show it, the skarrs, even haunted continue to think of Karmelitta and her song, the only living karakan we can find still thinks about his lord, the ministers eagerly admire the devotion and faith of the conductors. But the flies? Asides from the fresh flies who have quite literally just been born, they make no mention of mommy in their song, focused solely on their own suffering and filth and hatred for sinners.

[bluwails]

shes the broodmother.

[bluwails]

Am I the only one who thinks the broodling is one of the saddest NPCs in Silksong? She's just a little girl, and she's already completely resigned herself to filth and captivity. She doesn't understand that the flies are just fattening her up to be more useful... she just thinks they are being nice to her.

OMG No.

Yes the Flies are in what is considered damnation across generations that can only be lifted by the next ruler or from them removing themselves from the ideation that they (as the current generation) is far from the generation that was damned and free themselves. but thats far from what is being spoken about rn.

THE BROODLING IS NOT TRAGIC.

the broodling is not the saddest nor does she resign herself to her situation. far from it even. She freaking excited! Equating her to some tragic being of circumstance is far from what happened.

she's like the fluke hermit!

she has taken up the mantle of broodmother.

"I want to lay a lot of pretty eggies! So tell the big ones, bring me more food!"

"-They bring me plenty of food, so they must want plenty of eggies. And plenty they shall have, if they're nice to me! Hee hee!"

[slayeroforanges]

But could she be anything else if she wanted to? No. You don't have to be crying and slumped against a wall as sad music plays to have resigned yourself to this fate. The fluke hermit was an adult free and wandering when she ended up becoming a mother. The broodling is just a piece of a bigger, crueler system. Do you think she would be allowed to say no to the flies who want her to fatten up and lay all of their eggs? Of course not. And of course, she's "excited" to be a broodmother. She has been indoctrinated by the other flies. Yes, the part about laying eggies is perfectly natural for a brood-bearing young one like her, but it's not about the eggies, it's about the fact that she has given up on being anything more than that, and has resigned to living in filth and darkness.

[bluwails]

warriorssurvivalandstuff said it best as a tag (I wont @ them to give them peace of mind) Thank you for phrasing it better for me. :D

The proper way of saying it is that the broodling is living in ignorance. much like keeping up traditions the broodling can blindly keep it going or force a change. so the broodling has a choice that she can enforce. the system and judgments placed on the flies is dying if not long dead. so her fate is not seal unless she wills it, which is a choice unto itself.

Her role, like many in HK universe, is not just given- it's claimed.

But I genuinely think this comes down to your inability to to accept that she’s happy and genuinely flourishing in unsettling role in a system that was built against her and because she's the new broodmother, she now has the power to not only change her condition but to change the future for those after her. She has choices, she can make demands and its clear from her quotes shes not afraid to make them.

I do not deny the the cruelty of the system- but i deny that, that cruelty defines the broodling.

[slayeroforanges]

But... how could she make the choice? Who could expose her to freedom and allow her to choose based on that? Do you believe her bigger brothers exposed her to enough worldly knowledge for her to make the call on whether or not being a broodmother is something she wants? Probably not. The choice for who Broodling is was made as soon as her predecessor was dead, and her lack of a name or in-game function beyond telling Hornet to bring her more food only enforces it. But perhaps you are right on that part. The broodling is happier than I initially believed, but that doesn't mean her situation is less tragic than I believe it is. She simply doesn't see it as tragedy. Just the way she has always been.

[bluwails]

In both HK and SS Characters often accept horrifying roles willingly and that happiness and horror frequently coexist as two sides on an ever flipping coin. But after rereading this I realized that we view one's agency, tragedy and opportunity differently.

the broodling can be tragic because she is new to a system meant to keep the cycle of suffering going. And cant see her part in said system. and may( most likely) perpetuate it. You view her ability, her chances, to be happy tragic.

but the broodling can also not be tragic because she finds joy and relishes in the power she has where people see horror. I find that one's situation may be tragic but they can find fulfilment within troubled times. we cant tell someone when not to smile in their shitty predicament (pun intended).

change can be willed by outside pressure- forcing one to evolve or be left behind. But that is the point. One must decide to change. If one is satisfied will they change? or will they change BECAUSE they are satisfied?

I look to the idea of a brighter opportunities because the broodling will be satisfied. what could stop her except herself? after all she is the one in charge of the "eggies" now.

[slayeroforanges]

Okay, but I ask, if Broodling didn't want to breed, if she didn't want to be locked in the slab, if she didn't want to become so fat that she would eventually struggle to fly as her mother did, what would she be able to do about that? She's certainly an optimistic little girl who's trying to make the most of her dreary situation, but that situation is still far from a happy one.

[bluwails]

That is my point exactly.

because the system she was born into is failing/failed, unlike her predecessors, she has the ability to make that choice!

the sin?

physically, long paid.

the Judges?

Long passed.

there is nothing holding her but herself.

So while her situation is tragic, her perspective isn’t—she’s living in the tragedy, but she’s not crushed by it. She NOW has that freedom to do what she likes BECAUSE shes the new broodmother. The tragedy is in the system, not in how she experiences it.

[slayeroforanges]

I thought her naivety to it was tragic, does she look like she knows her eggs will grow into violent thugs who cage people for looking sinful? Would she even know it when or if they do, being in her room all day eating food and popping out eggies?

[bluwails]

youre speaking as if their future is determined. that change isnt possible. Youre damning them before any has come to be or has an opportunity to change and experience ( like you so desperately want them to do).

Youre speaking much like the bugs that have damned them. as we know, as of act 3, GMS the OG weavers and those that helped uphold their regin over the citadel are GONE. nothing is stopping the broodling and the flies from changing but themselves.

and even if they dont, wouldnt she be proud that they are doing their job successfully?

[slayeroforanges]

Ok, but change has to come from somewhere. The flies have been hunting sinners since the slab was built. How will the broodling or someone else motivate them to change their views on sinners? Hornet probably could, but she never shows any desire to do anything but kill the flies. So, to cut to the chase, Where do you think the broodling shall learn mercy that none of her relatives have?

[bluwails]

With the old judges/weavers gone, the rigid hierarchy is gone. Change might come organically. she doesn’t have to be taught morality in a textbook sense. or If she enjoys her role and the flies obey her, she already has leverage. She could accidentally or intentionally shape outcomes differently than her predecessors, simply by exercising her influence. like i stated earlier

"One must decide to change. If one is satisfied will they change? or will they change BECAUSE they are satisfied? I look to the idea of a brighter opportunities because the broodling will be satisfied. what could stop her except herself?-"

[bluwails]

Am I the only one who thinks the broodling is one of the saddest NPCs in Silksong? She's just a little girl, and she's already completely resigned herself to filth and captivity. She doesn't understand that the flies are just fattening her up to be more useful... she just thinks they are being nice to her.

OMG No.

Yes the Flies are in what is considered damnation across generations that can only be lifted by the next ruler or from them removing themselves from the ideation that they (as the current generation) is far from the generation that was damned and free themselves. but thats far from what is being spoken about rn.

THE BROODLING IS NOT TRAGIC.

the broodling is not the saddest nor does she resign herself to her situation. far from it even. She freaking excited! Equating her to some tragic being of circumstance is far from what happened.

she's like the fluke hermit!

she has taken up the mantle of broodmother.

"I want to lay a lot of pretty eggies! So tell the big ones, bring me more food!"

"-They bring me plenty of food, so they must want plenty of eggies. And plenty they shall have, if they're nice to me! Hee hee!"

[slayeroforanges]

But could she be anything else if she wanted to? No. You don't have to be crying and slumped against a wall as sad music plays to have resigned yourself to this fate. The fluke hermit was an adult free and wandering when she ended up becoming a mother. The broodling is just a piece of a bigger, crueler system. Do you think she would be allowed to say no to the flies who want her to fatten up and lay all of their eggs? Of course not. And of course, she's "excited" to be a broodmother. She has been indoctrinated by the other flies. Yes, the part about laying eggies is perfectly natural for a brood-bearing young one like her, but it's not about the eggies, it's about the fact that she has given up on being anything more than that, and has resigned to living in filth and darkness.

[bluwails]

warriorssurvivalandstuff said it best as a tag (I wont @ them to give them peace of mind) Thank you for phrasing it better for me. :D

The proper way of saying it is that the broodling is living in ignorance. much like keeping up traditions the broodling can blindly keep it going or force a change. so the broodling has a choice that she can enforce. the system and judgments placed on the flies is dying if not long dead. so her fate is not seal unless she wills it, which is a choice unto itself.

Her role, like many in HK universe, is not just given- it's claimed.

But I genuinely think this comes down to your inability to to accept that she’s happy and genuinely flourishing in unsettling role in a system that was built against her and because she's the new broodmother, she now has the power to not only change her condition but to change the future for those after her. She has choices, she can make demands and its clear from her quotes shes not afraid to make them.

I do not deny the the cruelty of the system- but i deny that, that cruelty defines the broodling.

[slayeroforanges]

But... how could she make the choice? Who could expose her to freedom and allow her to choose based on that? Do you believe her bigger brothers exposed her to enough worldly knowledge for her to make the call on whether or not being a broodmother is something she wants? Probably not. The choice for who Broodling is was made as soon as her predecessor was dead, and her lack of a name or in-game function beyond telling Hornet to bring her more food only enforces it. But perhaps you are right on that part. The broodling is happier than I initially believed, but that doesn't mean her situation is less tragic than I believe it is. She simply doesn't see it as tragedy. Just the way she has always been.

[bluwails]

In both HK and SS Characters often accept horrifying roles willingly and that happiness and horror frequently coexist as two sides on an ever flipping coin. But after rereading this I realized that we view one's agency, tragedy and opportunity differently.

the broodling can be tragic because she is new to a system meant to keep the cycle of suffering going. And cant see her part in said system. and may( most likely) perpetuate it. You view her ability, her chances, to be happy tragic.

but the broodling can also not be tragic because she finds joy and relishes in the power she has where people see horror. I find that one's situation may be tragic but they can find fulfilment within troubled times. we cant tell someone when not to smile in their shitty predicament (pun intended).

change can be willed by outside pressure- forcing one to evolve or be left behind. But that is the point. One must decide to change. If one is satisfied will they change? or will they change BECAUSE they are satisfied?

I look to the idea of a brighter opportunities because the broodling will be satisfied. what could stop her except herself? after all she is the one in charge of the "eggies" now.

[slayeroforanges]

Okay, but I ask, if Broodling didn't want to breed, if she didn't want to be locked in the slab, if she didn't want to become so fat that she would eventually struggle to fly as her mother did, what would she be able to do about that? She's certainly an optimistic little girl who's trying to make the most of her dreary situation, but that situation is still far from a happy one.

[bluwails]

That is my point exactly.

because the system she was born into is failing/failed, unlike her predecessors, she has the ability to make that choice!

the sin?

physically, long paid.

the Judges?

Long passed.

there is nothing holding her but herself.

So while her situation is tragic, her perspective isn’t—she’s living in the tragedy, but she’s not crushed by it. She NOW has that freedom to do what she likes BECAUSE shes the new broodmother. The tragedy is in the system, not in how she experiences it.

[slayeroforanges]

I thought her naivety to it was tragic, does she look like she knows her eggs will grow into violent thugs who cage people for looking sinful? Would she even know it when or if they do, being in her room all day eating food and popping out eggies?

[bluwails]

youre speaking as if their future is determined. that change isnt possible. Youre damning them before any has come to be or has an opportunity to change and experience ( like you so desperately want them to do).

Youre speaking much like the bugs that have damned them. as we know, as of act 3, GMS the OG weavers and those that helped uphold their regin over the citadel are GONE. nothing is stopping the broodling and the flies from changing but themselves.

and even if they dont, wouldnt she be proud that they are doing their job successfully?

[bluwails]

Am I the only one who thinks the broodling is one of the saddest NPCs in Silksong? She's just a little girl, and she's already completely resigned herself to filth and captivity. She doesn't understand that the flies are just fattening her up to be more useful... she just thinks they are being nice to her.

OMG No.

Yes the Flies are in what is considered damnation across generations that can only be lifted by the next ruler or from them removing themselves from the ideation that they (as the current generation) is far from the generation that was damned and free themselves. but thats far from what is being spoken about rn.

THE BROODLING IS NOT TRAGIC.

the broodling is not the saddest nor does she resign herself to her situation. far from it even. She freaking excited! Equating her to some tragic being of circumstance is far from what happened.

she's like the fluke hermit!

she has taken up the mantle of broodmother.

"I want to lay a lot of pretty eggies! So tell the big ones, bring me more food!"

"-They bring me plenty of food, so they must want plenty of eggies. And plenty they shall have, if they're nice to me! Hee hee!"

[slayeroforanges]

But could she be anything else if she wanted to? No. You don't have to be crying and slumped against a wall as sad music plays to have resigned yourself to this fate. The fluke hermit was an adult free and wandering when she ended up becoming a mother. The broodling is just a piece of a bigger, crueler system. Do you think she would be allowed to say no to the flies who want her to fatten up and lay all of their eggs? Of course not. And of course, she's "excited" to be a broodmother. She has been indoctrinated by the other flies. Yes, the part about laying eggies is perfectly natural for a brood-bearing young one like her, but it's not about the eggies, it's about the fact that she has given up on being anything more than that, and has resigned to living in filth and darkness.

[bluwails]

warriorssurvivalandstuff said it best as a tag (I wont @ them to give them peace of mind) Thank you for phrasing it better for me. :D

The proper way of saying it is that the broodling is living in ignorance. much like keeping up traditions the broodling can blindly keep it going or force a change. so the broodling has a choice that she can enforce. the system and judgments placed on the flies is dying if not long dead. so her fate is not seal unless she wills it, which is a choice unto itself.

Her role, like many in HK universe, is not just given- it's claimed.

But I genuinely think this comes down to your inability to to accept that she’s happy and genuinely flourishing in unsettling role in a system that was built against her and because she's the new broodmother, she now has the power to not only change her condition but to change the future for those after her. She has choices, she can make demands and its clear from her quotes shes not afraid to make them.

I do not deny the the cruelty of the system- but i deny that, that cruelty defines the broodling.

[slayeroforanges]

But... how could she make the choice? Who could expose her to freedom and allow her to choose based on that? Do you believe her bigger brothers exposed her to enough worldly knowledge for her to make the call on whether or not being a broodmother is something she wants? Probably not. The choice for who Broodling is was made as soon as her predecessor was dead, and her lack of a name or in-game function beyond telling Hornet to bring her more food only enforces it. But perhaps you are right on that part. The broodling is happier than I initially believed, but that doesn't mean her situation is less tragic than I believe it is. She simply doesn't see it as tragedy. Just the way she has always been.

[bluwails]

In both HK and SS Characters often accept horrifying roles willingly and that happiness and horror frequently coexist as two sides on an ever flipping coin. But after rereading this I realized that we view one's agency, tragedy and opportunity differently.

the broodling can be tragic because she is new to a system meant to keep the cycle of suffering going. And cant see her part in said system. and may( most likely) perpetuate it. You view her ability, her chances, to be happy tragic.

but the broodling can also not be tragic because she finds joy and relishes in the power she has where people see horror. I find that one's situation may be tragic but they can find fulfilment within troubled times. we cant tell someone when not to smile in their shitty predicament (pun intended).

change can be willed by outside pressure- forcing one to evolve or be left behind. But that is the point. One must decide to change. If one is satisfied will they change? or will they change BECAUSE they are satisfied?

I look to the idea of a brighter opportunities because the broodling will be satisfied. what could stop her except herself? after all she is the one in charge of the "eggies" now.

[slayeroforanges]

Okay, but I ask, if Broodling didn't want to breed, if she didn't want to be locked in the slab, if she didn't want to become so fat that she would eventually struggle to fly as her mother did, what would she be able to do about that? She's certainly an optimistic little girl who's trying to make the most of her dreary situation, but that situation is still far from a happy one.

[bluwails]

That is my point exactly.

because the system she was born into is failing/failed, unlike her predecessors, she has the ability to make that choice!

the sin?

physically, long paid.

the Judges?

Long passed.

there is nothing holding her but herself.

So while her situation is tragic, her perspective isn’t—she’s living in the tragedy, but she’s not crushed by it. She NOW has that freedom to do what she likes BECAUSE shes the new broodmother. The tragedy is in the system, not in how she experiences it.

[bluwails]

Am I the only one who thinks the broodling is one of the saddest NPCs in Silksong? She's just a little girl, and she's already completely resigned herself to filth and captivity. She doesn't understand that the flies are just fattening her up to be more useful... she just thinks they are being nice to her.

OMG No.

Yes the Flies are in what is considered damnation across generations that can only be lifted by the next ruler or from them removing themselves from the ideation that they (as the current generation) is far from the generation that was damned and free themselves. but thats far from what is being spoken about rn.

THE BROODLING IS NOT TRAGIC.

the broodling is not the saddest nor does she resign herself to her situation. far from it even. She freaking excited! Equating her to some tragic being of circumstance is far from what happened.

she's like the fluke hermit!

she has taken up the mantle of broodmother.

"I want to lay a lot of pretty eggies! So tell the big ones, bring me more food!"

"-They bring me plenty of food, so they must want plenty of eggies. And plenty they shall have, if they're nice to me! Hee hee!"

[slayeroforanges]

But could she be anything else if she wanted to? No. You don't have to be crying and slumped against a wall as sad music plays to have resigned yourself to this fate. The fluke hermit was an adult free and wandering when she ended up becoming a mother. The broodling is just a piece of a bigger, crueler system. Do you think she would be allowed to say no to the flies who want her to fatten up and lay all of their eggs? Of course not. And of course, she's "excited" to be a broodmother. She has been indoctrinated by the other flies. Yes, the part about laying eggies is perfectly natural for a brood-bearing young one like her, but it's not about the eggies, it's about the fact that she has given up on being anything more than that, and has resigned to living in filth and darkness.

[bluwails]

warriorssurvivalandstuff said it best as a tag (I wont @ them to give them peace of mind) Thank you for phrasing it better for me. :D

The proper way of saying it is that the broodling is living in ignorance. much like keeping up traditions the broodling can blindly keep it going or force a change. so the broodling has a choice that she can enforce. the system and judgments placed on the flies is dying if not long dead. so her fate is not seal unless she wills it, which is a choice unto itself.

Her role, like many in HK universe, is not just given- it's claimed.

But I genuinely think this comes down to your inability to to accept that she’s happy and genuinely flourishing in unsettling role in a system that was built against her and because she's the new broodmother, she now has the power to not only change her condition but to change the future for those after her. She has choices, she can make demands and its clear from her quotes shes not afraid to make them.

I do not deny the the cruelty of the system- but i deny that, that cruelty defines the broodling.

[slayeroforanges]

But... how could she make the choice? Who could expose her to freedom and allow her to choose based on that? Do you believe her bigger brothers exposed her to enough worldly knowledge for her to make the call on whether or not being a broodmother is something she wants? Probably not. The choice for who Broodling is was made as soon as her predecessor was dead, and her lack of a name or in-game function beyond telling Hornet to bring her more food only enforces it. But perhaps you are right on that part. The broodling is happier than I initially believed, but that doesn't mean her situation is less tragic than I believe it is. She simply doesn't see it as tragedy. Just the way she has always been.

[bluwails]

In both HK and SS Characters often accept horrifying roles willingly and that happiness and horror frequently coexist as two sides on an ever flipping coin. But after rereading this I realized that we view one's agency, tragedy and opportunity differently.

the broodling can be tragic because she is new to a system meant to keep the cycle of suffering going. And cant see her part in said system. and may( most likely) perpetuate it. You view her ability, her chances, to be happy tragic.

but the broodling can also not be tragic because she finds joy and relishes in the power she has where people see horror. I find that one's situation may be tragic but they can find fulfilment within troubled times. we cant tell someone when not to smile in their shitty predicament (pun intended).

change can be willed by outside pressure- forcing one to evolve or be left behind. But that is the point. One must decide to change. If one is satisfied will they change? or will they change BECAUSE they are satisfied?

I look to the idea of a brighter opportunities because the broodling will be satisfied. what could stop her except herself? after all she is the one in charge of the "eggies" now.

[bluwails]

Am I the only one who thinks the broodling is one of the saddest NPCs in Silksong? She's just a little girl, and she's already completely resigned herself to filth and captivity. She doesn't understand that the flies are just fattening her up to be more useful... she just thinks they are being nice to her.

OMG No.

Yes the Flies are in what is considered damnation across generations that can only be lifted by the next ruler or from them removing themselves from the ideation that they (as the current generation) is far from the generation that was damned and free themselves. but thats far from what is being spoken about rn.

THE BROODLING IS NOT TRAGIC.

the broodling is not the saddest nor does she resign herself to her situation. far from it even. She freaking excited! Equating her to some tragic being of circumstance is far from what happened.

she's like the fluke hermit!

she has taken up the mantle of broodmother.

"I want to lay a lot of pretty eggies! So tell the big ones, bring me more food!"

"-They bring me plenty of food, so they must want plenty of eggies. And plenty they shall have, if they're nice to me! Hee hee!"

[slayeroforanges]

But could she be anything else if she wanted to? No. You don't have to be crying and slumped against a wall as sad music plays to have resigned yourself to this fate. The fluke hermit was an adult free and wandering when she ended up becoming a mother. The broodling is just a piece of a bigger, crueler system. Do you think she would be allowed to say no to the flies who want her to fatten up and lay all of their eggs? Of course not. And of course, she's "excited" to be a broodmother. She has been indoctrinated by the other flies. Yes, the part about laying eggies is perfectly natural for a brood-bearing young one like her, but it's not about the eggies, it's about the fact that she has given up on being anything more than that, and has resigned to living in filth and darkness.

[bluwails]

warriorssurvivalandstuff said it best as a tag (I wont @ them to give them peace of mind) Thank you for phrasing it better for me. :D

The proper way of saying it is that the broodling is living in ignorance. much like keeping up traditions the broodling can blindly keep it going or force a change. so the broodling has a choice that she can enforce. the system and judgments placed on the flies is dying if not long dead. so her fate is not seal unless she wills it, which is a choice unto itself.

Her role, like many in HK universe, is not just given- it's claimed.

But I genuinely think this comes down to your inability to to accept that she’s happy and genuinely flourishing in unsettling role in a system that was built against her and because she's the new broodmother, she now has the power to not only change her condition but to change the future for those after her. She has choices, she can make demands and its clear from her quotes shes not afraid to make them.

I do not deny the the cruelty of the system- but i deny that, that cruelty defines the broodling.

[bluwails]

Am I the only one who thinks the broodling is one of the saddest NPCs in Silksong? She's just a little girl, and she's already completely resigned herself to filth and captivity. She doesn't understand that the flies are just fattening her up to be more useful... she just thinks they are being nice to her.

OMG No.

Yes the Flies are in what is considered damnation across generations that can only be lifted by the next ruler or from them removing themselves from the ideation that they (as the current generation) is far from the generation that was damned and free themselves. but thats far from what is being spoken about rn.

THE BROODLING IS NOT TRAGIC.

the broodling is not the saddest nor does she resign herself to her situation. far from it even. She freaking excited! Equating her to some tragic being of circumstance is far from what happened.

she's like the fluke hermit!

she has taken up the mantle of broodmother.

"I want to lay a lot of pretty eggies! So tell the big ones, bring me more food!"

"-They bring me plenty of food, so they must want plenty of eggies. And plenty they shall have, if they're nice to me! Hee hee!"

[firecurls-27]

Been boggling my mind for a while and I want y’all’s opinions on who it’d be.

If Guinevere was in the SATBK universe, who would play her role?

Rouge

Sally Acorn

Barry (because why not)

Other (please list!)

Voting ended onDec 8, 2025

For those who don’t know: Guinevere was queen of England, and wife to King Arthur. She fell in love with sir Lancelot, which caused a lot of problems between them and the king.⬇️

*NOTE: it can’t be Amy because she already plays as Nimue/The lady of the lake.

*NOTE: this is just for funsies, no arguing please!

[bluwails]

definitely sally.

it just fits somehow

[bluwails]

cc:

(left) WL: *whisper* Hold your head high spider's child. You are the scion of not one but two nations. Carry this knowledge with pride and dignity...

(right) WL: Hone your fury child. words can also be as lethal as a nail.

watched the red memory again and i was thinking what hornet wouldve learned from the WL.

herrah was a sense of self.

vespa was combat

WL maybe taught her how to hold herself in front of others how to use your words? idk brain was braining again-

[zabforever]

For few months i have been working on concept of a fan Hollow Knight Kingdom called Eonbloom. All this started from the idea of how in Hallownest lifeblood was taboo but then I thought “what if there was kingdom that embraced lifeblood?”. So over few posts i will be posting all the concepts i made and probably even explaining some stuff.

My first concepts still haven’t a finalized Main Character design, so ill also post his current design and trivia.

His name is Blossom! He is a lifeblooded (or lifebloodborn) bug. And at the start of the “plot” he will pop out of the cacoon in Withering Garden. Basically the plot starts with main character birthing. Except he is no ordinary bug. And i wanted to explore the details of his origins later in my concepts.

So thats the first bunch. I’m gonna post more a bit later so see ya!

[bluwails]

-And then they just put peak in from of me without any warning!

[scuttlebrace]

and. i have to say it. parasitism is hot when it's women doing it to each other

[bluwails]