so Iām writing something and felt like I needed another name for Hornet to call Second Sentinel, I donāt wanna rewrite it all here but I was talking to my bf about it and felt like I wanted to share so here you go I hope you enjoy sentinet nation
someday I swear Iāll get good at floriography how I want to so so bad ouuughhhhhhhhhhOOUAADDJXCJ when I get youā¦ when I get you flowersā¦ā¦ā¦.
anyways idk how much this makes sense Iām rambling a little but thereās a vision I have about this I swear thereās this whooollleee little world in my head I just donāt know how to explain it
hello I am deciding to not be a lurker for once and actually say something because. I am a huge fan of your work particularly the Sennet stuff and Iāve been wanting to say something about it for a little now. Iāve just really enjoyed seeing what you have to say about them. Itās really cool seeing your thought process behind your designs and it makes me want to try doing more of that stuff myself.
okay ANYWAYS it says āask a questionā so I should probably do that shouldnāt I
Any headcanons for Net or Secsen (or both) you havenāt gotten to share yet? Or even just something you wanna expand upon further
Thanks o7
Some hcs, gijinka focused since I'm apparently all about that, now:
ā¢ Hornet's hair has gone through a journey with her.
I like to think there is very very little of that princess left in her. By status of her genetics she surely Is a quadruple princess, but the actual Her has been so marred by her life that she doesn't really... act nor feel like it anymore (child of Hallownest > princess of Hallownest). She's more of that hunter beast. That stagnation was a big hit to her selfhood (just like for Sec).
ā¢ While I don't agree with the fandom-headcanon that Hornet intentionally forgoes eating, I do like the idea that she can get so hyperfocused on solving things/tinkering, she forGets to eat. Sec might as well start pondering becoming a cook-bot.
Additionally, she faced Hollow in the canon-to-me Dream No More ending when she was on the frailer side and half starved (still managed to hold them down, though. mission status: sick). Entirely because most of Hallownest's food/creatures were infected and difficult to prepare.
ā¢ While Sec has always been calm and collected and ,,do only what is necessary" mindedā¢, there is One sibling of its that activates the cain instinct.
And it's the Third.
Fir, Sec and Thir are quite tightly knit, too, often the front lines while Fou and Fif try to sneak on the enemy's backlines (sneaky scout activities š), so it's not like the two don't get along or don't trust the other with their lives. Both are bootlicking rule freaks as well, something just switches in their heads when the two are left to their own devices and start pissing each other off/(play)fight.
No other can ragebait Sec as the guy who gets ragebaited by everyone and everything else ever.
ā¢ Eeeexcept kinda sorta Hornet later.
After the two get super duper comfortable with each other (especially Sec), they start to argue more. Not in a ,,I hate you I don't want to see you anymore", but in a ,,I care so much about you, can you Listen to me for a second???" way.
Which happens because the both of them are Really good at reading other people but Really shit at reading themselves (in the vulnerability/issues department specifically), which is combined with the both of them being more stubborn than mules.
They are two clever morons with terrible blind spots that want to help each other more than anything. The agonies of being nearly the same guy manifest in a Bit frustrating hypocritical clashes.
(Shout out to A Sentinel's Penitence by Karessra, that fic put this wonderfully into a scenario.)
Sec's voice used to be different pre-tube. The Skong trailer one specifically. (All the Sentinels had unique voices, with Fir having a hard to pin down kind of voice, Sec & Thir masculine leaning and Fou & Fif more feminine. For richness of harmony's sake.) Just like the buffing out of Sec's scars, its voice was switched to the generic automaton one to more properly "represent the grandness and perfection" of the Citadel, as the gen automaton voice is considered Peakā¢.
And just like the erasure of its scars, it's one more hit to Sec's sense of selfhood. The change also caused the stuttering it has in the present. The horror of being an exhibition piece and nothing else in the eyes of those in control.
I mentioned this some time ago, but Sec (and the other Sentinels) knew Herrah. The toasters are one of the main reasons why she ended up being very kind to Hollow- never treated them as an object despite PK's stressing.
Both Sec and Hornet are by-circumstances repressed horse girls. Take away the trauma & duties and the two would be all over equestrian nonsense.
(Sec's steampunk horse is the coolest thing Net has ever seen. She won't say it but she loves riding that thing. And Sec is generally shit with animals but normal horses are the one thing it wants to learn to treat well and kindly. Not even to ride, the toaster knows it's too heavy. Just to pet them, play with them and race them on its own legs.)
The Sentinels' way of showing affection in their group was headbutting (gently, by their standards) and their throat systems don't really allow them to like... suck air in. That's what their side vents are for, they can only exhale- so Sec can't really give Net a proper MUAH! kiss. Instead, it has taken to giving Hornet something like inuit kisses.
Both Hornet and Sec have a very acute sense of hearing, so anything they do together, any conversation, sound shared, is basically whispered. (Yeah even the horizontal tango noises, if we wanna go there on this post.)
Hornet fully believes she's a solitary animal thing, and her climbing all over Sec really Is for battlefield advantage. But she doesn't register that she starts to sit close to it or outright leaning into its space/against its body. One of her (subconsciously) favorite things to do is to straight up sprawl out on Sec's back while its sitting as they converse.
Sec doesn't particularly register it as anything weird, because it had Fif for a sibling. And Lace as its child-charge.
WOAH!! THIS IS ALL SO COOL holy moly I got fed šš not very used to this repost feature but I asked this and wanted to respond
this is going to be really long cause I talk about basically everything discussed here
-REALLY love the idea that Hornetās hair changes a lot over time and I definitely intend to explore this a little too (my design for her is kinda in-between gijinka and bug?? Iām still working it out honestly) but I definitely do agree with the notion that itās generally longer when sheās growing up, training, and then defending Hallownest and then by Pharloom she cuts it shorter (I imagine itās a lot to maintain when youāre one for quick combat)
-See im new enough to this fandom to not even know that Hornet intentionally not eating much was a hc. I definitely feel like I agree with this interpretation more- girl is bent on survival and not eating probably wouldnāt help things a lotā¦ but I can definitely see her forgetting if sheās focused on something else (so real. This. I can also be better about on some days). And also the bit about stuff being difficult to prepare in Hallownest because half the bugs are infected makes a lot of sense to me. I definitely feel like youād have to be cautious in that circumstanceā¦ maybe that adds to it too.
-oh man and the Sentinels. I love these guys dearly and definitely want to work out my own interpretation of them. I love the way youāve interpreted them- definitely agree with Sec being one of the calmer ones of the group. But itās also fun to see them bicker with their sibling (Iām an only child, so while Iāve never endured it myself Iāve definitely seen this kind of thing happen with friends and family A Lot in my time and itās always kind of entertaining.) Really love the idea that while they function as a group, they all have dynamics and smaller groups within that. The first few and the last couple breaking up into frontline and backline forces is a really neat idea!
-I can definitely see Hornet and Sec arguing in this way. When youāve both spent so long dedicated to the protection of another construct, itās definitely easier to forget yourself (especially when you were basically Told that your main purpose is defending said thing). I just love this notion that theyāre only annoyed at eachother because they both care a lot more about the other person than themselves and are much more willing to fight on the otherās behalf. You two!!! You love eachother, now itās time for you to learn to love yourself a little more please š -also Iāll make sure to check out that fic! Probably later tonight. I really liked that one you recommended with the parasite removal so I trust your judgement! (onlookers who are unfamiliar and curious- thatās the name of the fic. Parasite Removal (And Other Benefits Of Your Local Spiderwyrm) it gets the non-sexual intimacy SO GOOD and loorrrddd it kills me /pos)
-WOAH AND SEE another thing I didnāt know because Iām relatively new to this community. They had a different voice originally?? Time to go check out the trailer after this. That probably felt really weird to wake up after all that time and oh now your voice is totally different. Iād probably start stuttering too. Thatās gotta be really strangeā¦ damn you citadel taking away anything that made them, *them*. And scars are something that are usually so personal to people too. Poor Secā¦
-THIS IS SO SWEET the Hollow and Sentinel parallels always get me because it just reminds me of how much of a sucker I am for these kinds of characters. Hornet being my favorite character overall in the series, Hollow is my favorite from the original game and SecSen is my favorite from Silksong if that says anything. Herrah being kind to Hollow because they remind her of the Sentinels absolutely gets me.
-OMG THE STEAMPUNK HORSE I remember seeing that post a while ago I think and it was so entertaining to me to see how Giant the thing was in comparison to Hornet- I wouldnāt blame her for enjoying riding it a lot. That is sick as hell. The image of SecSen racing the horses not by horseback but by just. Running is also incredibly endearing I love that image so much
-So the Sentinels express affection kinda like catsā¦ this is news to me. Great news. I love this dearly. Might think about drawing this sometime actuallyā¦. I very much like the idea of the two being close mask to mask even if they wouldnāt be able to kiss by the typical romantic standards. I think itās better that way sometimes. As someone in a very affectionate relationship I can confirm that Inuit kisses are peak!!
-As Iāve been thinking about how Iād like to characterize my own set of Sentinels, Iāve very much taken a liking to the idea that Sec is the quietest of the bunch. And I feel like Hornet could definitely be that way too (actually I kinda explored something like this in something I wrote recently. I plan on posting to Ao3 soon but I donāt have an account yet, invitation is on the way) so I really like this idea that they generally prefer communicating quietly. Makes sense combat wise too. Allows them a little bit more stealth in that sense.
-LOVE that Hornet is just generally close to/actually crawling on SecSen and theyāre just like āoh okay, this is happeningā and donāt think anything more of it. That is so. Them. I need them to be close
oookaaay yeah I said a lot haha. Very much enjoy your work as I said and thatās probably more than evident now. Thank you for this
GUYS. GUYSGUYSGUYSGUYS SO I HAD AN IDEA because I was thinking about how Iāve seen people design canon characters based on things irl and I was thinking hmmm well what do I have to relate to and at this point I wasnāt even necessary thinking of a character I wanted to design? But then I though about whatās brought me community in my life and then it hit me
I just graduated from high school but what did I do the whole time I went there? I was in marching band as a flute player! And guess what would make total sense thematically
So the Sentinels. Theyāre soldiers right? What do soldiers do? They MARCH!! And marching BAND is MUSIC RELATED and and andnsndnskmflz also just from the stand point that marching band is very much. You make formations of a field. You complete a picture on the field together- you look uniform. You are all apart of a group working together to achieve different images and lines *as a group*
Which I feel like even further cements the Sentinels as a formation. Theyāre supposed to work together. As a group. And that really highlights the tragedy of the game where the Second is the only one left :(
In other thoughts, Iāve also beenā¦ kinda playing around with the idea of given them soommeewhat more human-esk faces? The HK characters I draw in general I mean- Iāve always stuck to just the eyes but Iām finding it difficult to do all of the expressions I wanna do and Iām not even very good at those yet but Iām trying so this would be a good chance to do that too I think.
And I didnāt really write this in the picture but with the Sentinels specifically I really like the idea of their eyes glowing brightly under the brim of their hat? Head? Thing? Idk what to call it. The brims on shakos (the hats people wear when they march if youāre unfamiliar) are supposed to be low on the forehead so youāre forced to look up at the drum major to watch for time (like their conducting) so you stay on beat. Dunno how thatād correlate for the Sentinels but design wise I just think itād look cool if they had a similar thing going on.
I really appreciate if you read this far I know Iām rambling so much both in this actual post and in the picture but like this is actually. The first time in a while Iāve been super excited about drawing and my spark might be coming back just in time for art fight? Maybe? But yeah Iām just really happy with how this is turning out and thinking wow maybe I CAN kind of draw after all???????? What?????
Cool okay well if you see this and have any suggestions with the design/constructive criticism let me know please Iām certainly no master at this character design thing at all but Iād like to improve! oh and also I know my handwriting isnāt the best and in some spots on this picture itās kinda small so let me know if thereās any part thatās hard to read. Thanks :)
Made this comic a couple days ago and wanted to share it here! The dialogue all comes from a little exchange that happens in an instrumental part of the song Human by Flavor Foley. Not only does the entire song feel incredibly Second Sentinel coded but this little interaction that happens immediately made me think of these two and I knew I had to draw it.
I think itās likely that Iāll probably do another drawing or something like that for this song because itās just. ITS SO THEM Iām gonna cry. And itās a good song. Soooā¦.
Please do note Iām also very not used to drawing comics so this might not make the most sense?? Iāve always wanted to do little character interactions through comics or other means but itās always kind of. Evaded me how youāre supposed to do that? So if you have any constructive criticism of suggestions please do let me know! I really donāt know what Iām doing to be completely honest š
Okay. I donāt know if this will get anywhere at all BUT I need to ramble and live my truth so.
I. LOVE THESE TWO they are ROTTING MY BRAIN ps they look a little different in all of these drawings cause theyāre all over time where I was still figuring out how I actually wanted to even draw them so. Yeah. This final one of them in the rain is the most accurate to how I draw them now though so there you have it
double ps the anatomy isnāt perfect ik im sorry i cant care anymore about that right now š
ANYWHO.
yeah. These two are *absolutely* my favorite pair from Silksong and theyāre super unique to me but thatās why I think they work so well together
On one hand you have Hornet, someone who HAD entertained the idea of relationships before, had previously allowed herself to be more vulnerable around someone else. Had wanted to have a family of her own too (as it implies when she talks to Eva and mentions how sheās also a victim of infertility because of her lineage as a weaver). And then you have the crushing weight of a long existence- outliving any partners you promised to have a lifetime with. And a lifetime with them you may have had; just not one that matched your own. Upon arriving in Pharloom, I get the idea that she would have let go of the concept a LONG time ago, sticking with her own independence. Her own goals, one after another. It isnāt worth it to her to let people in knowing that they, too, would burn and eventually fade to ash. And yet, itās also apparent to see her begin to soften throughout her story there. Her goal shifts from finding the citadel, finding those who captured her, etc. toā¦ helping as many people as she can. And maybe she doesnāt actively seek this out, maybe sheās still in it for the award and whatnot, but she still takes on those duties on behalf of other people without complaint (not that Iāve seen at least, maybe thereās a bit of dialogue in there Iām missing). Bringing this back to Second Sentinelā¦ just like to mention that she did also collect all of their cogheart pieces (which. As someone whoās in the middle of playing the game. You uh. Have to do quite a bit of work to access everything for that- so not the easiest task!) and put them back together before she even knew who they were. Thereās something about that. This is all to sayā¦ if she were put in some circumstance where she had to be vulnerable again? Maybe sheād find that even after all of the loss sheād endured, maybe thereās still a worth to it. Iām gonna come back for this
On the OTHER HAND you have Second Sentinel, unshakably loyal to a construct that is fading. To people who have faded. Something that Hornet had also been subjected to for YEARS (or however long time works in this bug universe but point is: she served as Hallownestās āprincess protectorā for a LONG time.) And yet, they stay. They fight, even when everything around them crumbles. Thatās got to make you feel a lot of things, Iād think. And thatās what intrigues me about them. They clearly DO still have thoughts and feelings of their own, despite the purpose they were given: protect the citadel. And this still leaves me with so many questions too. Why were they specifically sealed away? Decomposed and spread across the citadel on display? Does this mean that they disobeyed somehow at some point? And did the other sentinels feel like they do? Was it that Second felt too much? I wonder. So much about them. And it brings me to wonder how they would react to someone whoād put them back together. Whoād spared their life once again even after their judgement had failed (possibly for a second time after having been put away, no pun intended). Whoād gone as far as to call them a friend even after theyād misjudged her. And I have the thought that Hornet would continue to monitor and fix up them up if they had any issues too- and thatās a whole other thing. Allowing someone other than your creators take care of you in such a way. And that doesnāt even begin to mention her strength, her versatility and quick action in battle. All things to admire. All things theyād probably feel they shouldnāt be allowed to admire. What would happen if they did? Not like there would be anyone left to punish them for it other than their own thoughts and doubts.
Tying these ideas together too.. I just feel like thereās a lot of potential for vulnerability between these two and thereās something special about that to me. Vulnerability to me is one of the most beautiful, ugly, terrifying, and undeniably human things about relationships and I just love LOVE exploring it (very much want to attempt writing some more poetry especially talking about this topic). And I definitely see it in both of these characters in relation to eachother. Hornet sees a past version of herself in them, remembering all of the long and lonely years she spent protecting. And protecting. Even when she was born as a result of the kingdomās gradual, slow, painful death. Maybe she sees in them a chance to appreciate, apologize to, and accept that past version of herself. Second Sentinel sees someone kinder, failing to acknowledge how and why she would spend that energy on a being whose sole existence is for the Citadel. Being picked up by her again and again even when theyāve believed for a while that theyād failed while sheād continue to insist they hadnāt. That insistence stemming from those same mistakes she made herself believing that she, too, failed an impossible task. Being forced to branch into someone more than just the citadelās pawn. -I say that with the thought: the citadel is in ROUGH shape. Thereās only so much one could do. Though, this does not mean theyād stray from it- they will always be a protector even if they must find a new meaning to that title.
Well. I donāt know if Iāve said this exactly how it all exists in my head, Iām not always an expert with words but I just wanted to share my thoughts on them. Or at least some of them. Tldr, demigod whoād long given up on love meeting a robot with, in their belief, one sole purpose both confronting their existences and in the process becoming closer and more vulnerable with the other just. Omg it kills me. AND AS THEY GET CLOSER TOO ITS JUST. The duality of Hornet authorizing for someone to be close again, loving them, choosing not to act unless they wouldā¦ and then Second Sentinel realizing and having to grapple with the realization that they like someone more than they should, trying to figure how to handle itā¦,,,aauuuušš oh man and they would not be hard to read either. I donāt imagine theyād make too many facial expressions but that big cogheart in the middle of their chest? Yeah so, thatās probably audible and definitely noticeable to someone keen and observant (Hornet) if their heart rate were to kick up at all. And theyāre also a robot so Iād imagine theyād be a little twitchy when theyāre nervous.
Yeah
I donāt know if Iām doing my thoughts justice at all but itās already somehow like 10:40pm how what happened whatās happening GRRHHDSBD
Thanks for reading this far if anyone even has lmao I donāt know how to use this app at all so Iām doubting it will have reached many people
But if you are here I appreciate it and uhh feel free to comment or ask about anything I said about them?? Love to hear your thoughts??? Yyyeeah??!!? If you couldnāt tell Iām very open to talking more about them or Silksong in general because this game is GOOD and the lore goes hard and these characters are delicious to analyze ssssooo yeah!!
So. I highly doubt many people will recognize me even though Iāve been here since 2024. I am mainly a lurker on social media and Iāve never really been motivated enough to post art consistently to have a following. Plus. Iām also kinda shy and kinda nervous to repost things even though I know this is the app where youāre supposed to do that š I am not very used to being perceived online in that specific way. And also donāt really want to annoy anyone. But thatās kinda silly because I donāt think I would be? Idkā¦ tips are appreciated I really donāt know what Iām doing
However. We are in the big 2026 and I think now more than ever itās definitely harder to make online friends and Iām looking for more! So Iām going to reintroduce myself. And start rambling on here even if I donāt draw anything cause I do actually have a lot of fandom/character thoughts.
Iām Eve! You may have formerly known me as Leia but the name didnāt really fit anymore so I switched it! I go by she/her and I like making things. Lots of things! I draw, I play the flute, sometimes I attempt to dabble in poetry but itās not super common (I want to get better though). Iām also thinking about dabbling in fic making sometime (Iāve written some stuff already but I donāt feel like posting it because Iām still learning and figuring out how I wanna do some characterization). AURORA is my favorite song artist and biggest inspiration other than the people directly in my life.
And for my interests, I am mainly into fandoms that have some sort of game I play but I like a couple shows though (mainly Glitch shows). Big fan of Murder Drones, itās my favorite show. I also like The Amazing Digital Circus and Iām curious to see where Knights of Guinevere and The Gaslight District end up (I liked their pilots! I think Iāll like the shows when theyāre coming out). I also like Joel Gās ENA series, this includes the game ENA Dream BBQ.
Now, those games I talked about. My main interest right now is 100% Hollow Knight, both games but especially Silksong. Other games consist of Splatoon, Deltarune, Cookie Run Kingdom, Project SEKAI, Sky COTL, Slay the Princess, etc.. idk I think Iām probably missing some but there are some big ones!
Now Iām ngl when I say most of what Iām probably gonna ramble of as of making this post is gonna be Silksong related because it is my main interest right now, but Iām bound to talk about some other stuff too. If any of those things sound interesting to you then feel free to stick around :) and uh maybe Iāll try to do some oc stuff too Iāve made them before but honestly Iāve always been better at building off of canonical characters in existing media so idk. I have a story idea but Iām not super serious about it as of right now
Thanks for reading!!!! Aahhhsjdndndje
Oh and as a treat hereās my artist proof this is like 3 months old but I still like it and itās my pfp hereās Hornet in a fancy outfit
Iām not good at this āactually posting art to social mediaā thing but Iām really proud of this so Iām sharing it anyways. Please enjoy this elegant man I drew
uhmuhmuhm so Iām mostly into splatoon as of right now and like Iāve been working onnn my view of the agents and stuff so Iāll introduce them all eventually
I did name them!!
Agent/Captain 3 - Neptune
Agent 4 - Jupiter
Agent 8 - Venus
Neo Agent 3 - Saturn
I named them after planets to be silly!!!!!!
Also I do have an Instagram itās octov3nus if you wanna see some other work Iāve done already
Oh!! And while weāre here you can have my pfp art that I did of 8 :]
