So if Hollow’s having a nightmare, why not just wake them up in the physical world? Why be in their nightmare? I doubt they’re lucid enough while asleep to really recognize you/you’re trying to help.
“The nightmare isn’t the problem, I, slightly caused that.”
“The main problem for me, is their fight or flight response. I’m simply not well enough to deal with it currently. This will help me care for them with more consistency. If, I can.”
Ah, so if I got this right, Hollow's been traumatized to the point of believing they still need to fight/contain the Radiance even after all this time, and it's giving him nightmares right? Yikes. Honestly looks like you haven't faired much better since her downfall. We know what hurt Hollow, but what hurt you Grimm?
“Let’s just say, the nightmare heart has not dealt with these new tilted scales well.”
Important question! What are the askers in Grimms eyes?
(Im far too injured to draw something well atm so imma just answer this raw lol) Grimm sees the anons as a manifestation of Pure’s subconscious. They are hallucinations, intrusive thoughts, and longings. Grimm does not see them as people or as things to entertain. He does not like or respect them at the moment, mainly becuase he views them as a fleeting thing. As a removable thing. This might change with time though.
Is your hand alright, Grimm? And on a separate note, didn’t Ghost... well, destroy Radiance? What in Hallownest’s name is she doing here??
“My hand will be fine. Everything will be fine.”
“As long as I can manage to get Hollow out of here. See. The Radiance is dead. She’s been dead for a long time, but even if you remove her action from a mind that has been tortured by her, directly, well. It’s certainly not something that heals overnight. Hollow is trying their best to continue fighting, but I see now, that they have not been taught how to heal.”
I wrote a fanfic! For the Hollow Hunter Au! I can’t draw much atm bc im moving so have this for now! Im having a lotta fun and I just posted chapter two!
So what exactly is Grimm and Hollow's relationship? Sorry if is this a dumb question I'm just wondering.
I was gunna draw for this but every time I thought about the idea it kept turning into a full length comic, so imma try and keep things simple. This might have a few tiny spoilers for their history, so I’ll put it under a line
In short terms, their relationship can be described as unrequited love. Last time Grimm checked (literally) Pure viewed love as an all consuming all destructive force. This was during their palace days. Pure saw it as a very negative thing (due to what happened during an idea instilled) and Grimm passively accepted that, kept Pure company and protected them from bad thoughts for a while, then went on to do their own stuff due to the nightmare heart.
While Grimm was a cordial flirt and safe presence, Pure did not see Grimm as a love interest, nor did they see Grimm as a protector. They viewed Grimm as an exotic element of chaos that the King had no care for, so Pure decided to do their best to not think about Grimm much. That said, it’s rather difficult to not think about the man that visits you in your dreams and stares at you with eyes filled with emotions you don’t know.
This au is set far from those palace days, and since then Grimm has changed a lot physically, while Pure has changed a lot mentally. Hopefully that answers your question without too many spoilers!