˹ ˝ 𝕋ℍ𝕆ℝℕ ˝ ˼
@bloodbasher.bsky.social
˹ ˝ 𝐀𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭. ˝ ˼
˹ Written by Omen ˼
˹ Mun is 18+ ˼
˹ Icon by BonesTheSkelebunny01 ˼
˹ Written by Omen ˼
˹ Mun is 18+ ˼
˹ Icon by BonesTheSkelebunny01 ˼
Pinned
ꚃ𝑂 𝗗𝚰ꚃ𝚲ꝐꝐ𝑂𝚰ℕͲ𝐄𝗗 𝚰ℕ Ͳ𝙃𝐄 𝑂Ͳ𝙃𝐄ʀ 乂 𝙃𝐄 𝙃𝚲𝗗 Ͳ𝑂 𝗗ʀ𝑂ꝐꝐ𝐄𝗗 Ͳ𝙃𝐄 ⛛𝑂𝚰𝗖𝐄 ⴰ
February 3, 2026 at 2:11 PM
ꚃ𝑂 𝗗𝚰ꚃ𝚲ꝐꝐ𝑂𝚰ℕͲ𝐄𝗗 𝚰ℕ Ͳ𝙃𝐄 𝑂Ͳ𝙃𝐄ʀ 乂 𝙃𝐄 𝙃𝚲𝗗 Ͳ𝑂 𝗗ʀ𝑂ꝐꝐ𝐄𝗗 Ͳ𝙃𝐄 ⛛𝑂𝚰𝗖𝐄 ⴰ
{ Thorn looks almost startled at the notion. }
𝚰 𝟂ʘ𝙪𝚰𝙙 ℕ𝐄⛛𝐄ʀ ᶜ𝐡Ƌᣵ𝘦 𝐡𝓲㎥ⴰ
{ She would, but only to hurt him. }
𝚰 𝟂ʘ𝙪𝚰𝙙 ℕ𝐄⛛𝐄ʀ ᶜ𝐡Ƌᣵ𝘦 𝐡𝓲㎥ⴰ
{ She would, but only to hurt him. }
❝ Seeeeee .ᐣ.ᐣ.ᐣ And I promise, once you get this dress, not ONLY will you impress some fake Sonic, you'll also look fantastic chasing after him .ᐟ ❞
. . Anything to keep eyes away from murder, now it seemed.
. . Anything to keep eyes away from murder, now it seemed.
February 3, 2026 at 11:50 AM
{ Thorn looks almost startled at the notion. }
𝚰 𝟂ʘ𝙪𝚰𝙙 ℕ𝐄⛛𝐄ʀ ᶜ𝐡Ƌᣵ𝘦 𝐡𝓲㎥ⴰ
{ She would, but only to hurt him. }
𝚰 𝟂ʘ𝙪𝚰𝙙 ℕ𝐄⛛𝐄ʀ ᶜ𝐡Ƌᣵ𝘦 𝐡𝓲㎥ⴰ
{ She would, but only to hurt him. }
Ͳ𝐡𝘦𝞰 𝚰 𝙙ʘ 𝟂ʘ𝞰𝙙𝘦𝝘 𝟂𝐡𝘆 𝘆ʘ𝙪 ᶜʘ㎥𝘦 ʈʘ ㎥𝘦ⴰ
{ A grin rises. She knows, but she'll make him say. }
{ A grin rises. She knows, but she'll make him say. }
tRuSt mE, tHe vOiD iS LoNeLy
￥ʘ𝙪❜𝝯𝘦 𝐣𝙪ᣵʈ ㎥𝘦ʈ ㎥𝘦ⴰ Ϙ𝙪𝓲ʈ𝘦 ƒƋᣵʈ❟ 𝞰ʘ❔
February 3, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Ͳ𝐡𝘦𝞰 𝚰 𝙙ʘ 𝟂ʘ𝞰𝙙𝘦𝝘 𝟂𝐡𝘆 𝘆ʘ𝙪 ᶜʘ㎥𝘦 ʈʘ ㎥𝘦ⴰ
{ A grin rises. She knows, but she'll make him say. }
{ A grin rises. She knows, but she'll make him say. }
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hal🪽
hal makes new muse and posts this before establishing literally Anything
hal makes new muse and posts this before establishing literally Anything
February 3, 2026 at 1:20 AM
hal🪽
hal makes new muse and posts this before establishing literally Anything
hal makes new muse and posts this before establishing literally Anything
￥ʘ𝙪❜𝝯𝘦 𝐣𝙪ᣵʈ ㎥𝘦ʈ ㎥𝘦ⴰ Ϙ𝙪𝓲ʈ𝘦 ƒƋᣵʈ❟ 𝞰ʘ❔
tHe LeAsT i cOuLd Do ..
( Smiling back, they could share. )
( Smiling back, they could share. )
𝑂𝐡❟ 𝘆ʘ𝙪ⴰ
{ Taking the box with a smile. }
{ Taking the box with a smile. }
February 3, 2026 at 12:11 AM
￥ʘ𝙪❜𝝯𝘦 𝐣𝙪ᣵʈ ㎥𝘦ʈ ㎥𝘦ⴰ Ϙ𝙪𝓲ʈ𝘦 ƒƋᣵʈ❟ 𝞰ʘ❔
{ The smell is horrid. Roxy can hear ticking. It's 30 seconds left, as she hears Thorn walk
Right
By
Her.
Giggling to herself, heavy breathing filling the room as she drags her axe through the pile of bodies. }
Right
By
Her.
Giggling to herself, heavy breathing filling the room as she drags her axe through the pile of bodies. }
something that's going to be much, much worse. ]
February 2, 2026 at 11:54 PM
{ The smell is horrid. Roxy can hear ticking. It's 30 seconds left, as she hears Thorn walk
Right
By
Her.
Giggling to herself, heavy breathing filling the room as she drags her axe through the pile of bodies. }
Right
By
Her.
Giggling to herself, heavy breathing filling the room as she drags her axe through the pile of bodies. }
𝑂𝐡❟ 𝘆ʘ𝙪ⴰ
{ Taking the box with a smile. }
{ Taking the box with a smile. }
Turning around before ripping out his own heart, shaping the organ into a nice box containing some lungs for her to chew on.
A sign of goodwill!
A sign of goodwill!
𝐊𝓲𝚰𝚰𝓲𝞰𝗴❜ᣵ Ƌ𝚰𝟂Ƌ𝘆ᣵ 𝕓𝘦𝘦𝞰 Ƌ ᣵʘ𝚰ʘ 𝗴Ƌ㎥𝘦 ʈʘ ㎥𝘦ⴰ
February 2, 2026 at 11:51 PM
𝑂𝐡❟ 𝘆ʘ𝙪ⴰ
{ Taking the box with a smile. }
{ Taking the box with a smile. }
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mishi.
the wiggly!!
the wiggly!!
February 2, 2026 at 11:30 PM
mishi.
the wiggly!!
the wiggly!!
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mishi.
lmk chatroom 😩
lmk chatroom 😩
February 2, 2026 at 5:52 PM
mishi.
lmk chatroom 😩
lmk chatroom 😩
{ Thorn leeeaaans down, tugging at Amy's skirt with 2 clawed fingers. }
ꚃʈ𝝘ʘ𝞰𝗴ⴰ
ꚃʈ𝝘ʘ𝞰𝗴ⴰ
❝ Oh. We'll — Yeah. Your dress looks like it could fall apart from a simple tug. Go ahead and give mine a tug. You'll see this thing can practically withstand bullets. ❞
February 2, 2026 at 11:28 PM
{ Thorn leeeaaans down, tugging at Amy's skirt with 2 clawed fingers. }
ꚃʈ𝝘ʘ𝞰𝗴ⴰ
ꚃʈ𝝘ʘ𝞰𝗴ⴰ
Ͳ𝐡Ƌʈ 𝓲ᣵ 𝐣𝙪ᣵʈ Ƌ 𝐡ʘ𝕓𝕓𝘆ⴰ 𝚰 ㎥𝘦Ƌ𝞰ʈ ʈ𝐡𝘦 𝙙𝝘𝘦ᣵᣵⴰ
❝ Killing .ᐣ Without a doubt. But i'm sure there's *some* reason behind why you do it, right .ᐣ if there's a rhyme, there's got to be a reason. ❞
February 2, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Ͳ𝐡Ƌʈ 𝓲ᣵ 𝐣𝙪ᣵʈ Ƌ 𝐡ʘ𝕓𝕓𝘆ⴰ 𝚰 ㎥𝘦Ƌ𝞰ʈ ʈ𝐡𝘦 𝙙𝝘𝘦ᣵᣵⴰ
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a cartoon drawing of a sonic the hedgehog holding his finger to his mouth
ALT: a cartoon drawing of a sonic the hedgehog holding his finger to his mouth
media.tenor.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:15 PM
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*angrily punches a wall masculinely*
February 2, 2026 at 11:16 PM
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*angrily punches a wall masculinely*
February 2, 2026 at 11:10 PM
*angrily punches a wall masculinely*
𝚰 𝘲𝙪𝓲ʈ𝘦 𝚰𝓲𝗄𝘦 𝓲ʈⴰ
ⴰⴰⴰ
𝚰ᣵ 𝓲ʈ ʈ𝐡Ƌʈ 𝕓Ƌ𝙙❔
ⴰⴰⴰ
𝚰ᣵ 𝓲ʈ ʈ𝐡Ƌʈ 𝕓Ƌ𝙙❔
Pinch pinch, a little tug at the cheek in knowing this was nothing more than a copy — a false image of the real thing, far from anything threatening in comparison.
❝ Trust me, you'll see aimlessly killing is boring. Once we find you a hobby you'll be thanking me. But, that dress, yeah .ᐣ ❞
❝ Trust me, you'll see aimlessly killing is boring. Once we find you a hobby you'll be thanking me. But, that dress, yeah .ᐣ ❞
February 2, 2026 at 11:11 PM
𝚰 𝘲𝙪𝓲ʈ𝘦 𝚰𝓲𝗄𝘦 𝓲ʈⴰ
ⴰⴰⴰ
𝚰ᣵ 𝓲ʈ ʈ𝐡Ƌʈ 𝕓Ƌ𝙙❔
ⴰⴰⴰ
𝚰ᣵ 𝓲ʈ ʈ𝐡Ƌʈ 𝕓Ƌ𝙙❔
𝐊𝓲𝚰𝚰𝓲𝞰𝗴❜ᣵ Ƌ𝚰𝟂Ƌ𝘆ᣵ 𝕓𝘦𝘦𝞰 Ƌ ᣵʘ𝚰ʘ 𝗴Ƌ㎥𝘦 ʈʘ ㎥𝘦ⴰ
He ponders as his bloody finger curls under his chin in faux thought, he's usually used to the boisterous other versions of himself but she seems more lax than the other ones, how peculiar.
" aNd wHy iS tHat .. yOu seEm qUitE nIcE tO bE nEar .. "
" aNd wHy iS tHat .. yOu seEm qUitE nIcE tO bE nEar .. "
{ She lets out an exhale, placing the flower up in her hair as decoration. }
𝚰❜𝝯𝘦 𝞰𝘦𝝯𝘦𝝘 ᶜʘ𝞰ᣵ𝓲𝙙𝘦𝝘𝘦𝙙 𝓲ʈ❟ 𝝘𝘦Ƌ𝚰𝚰𝘆ⴰ
𝚰❜𝝯𝘦 𝞰𝘦𝝯𝘦𝝘 ᶜʘ𝞰ᣵ𝓲𝙙𝘦𝝘𝘦𝙙 𝓲ʈ❟ 𝝘𝘦Ƌ𝚰𝚰𝘆ⴰ
February 2, 2026 at 11:10 PM
𝐊𝓲𝚰𝚰𝓲𝞰𝗴❜ᣵ Ƌ𝚰𝟂Ƌ𝘆ᣵ 𝕓𝘦𝘦𝞰 Ƌ ᣵʘ𝚰ʘ 𝗴Ƌ㎥𝘦 ʈʘ ㎥𝘦ⴰ
ⅯⅯ𝙃Ғ𝙃𝙃𝗗𝙃Ғ𝗚𝙃𝗨Ғ𝙃𝙃𝙃⛛𝗖乂ꚃ￥𝚰ℕᴯᴯ
Ғ𝓲𝞰𝘦❟ ƒ𝓲𝞰𝘦ⴰ 𝚰❜𝚰𝚰 𝕓𝘦𝐡Ƌ𝝯𝘦𝘦𝘦ⴰ
Ғ𝓲𝞰𝘦❟ ƒ𝓲𝞰𝘦ⴰ 𝚰❜𝚰𝚰 𝕓𝘦𝐡Ƌ𝝯𝘦𝘦𝘦ⴰ
❝ I know a certain place to get you a dress made out of unrivaled fabrics — But, you gotta promise me you'll behave for ol' Amy Rose. Wouldn't wanna dissapoint your favorite wouldja .ᐣ ❞
February 2, 2026 at 11:02 PM
ⅯⅯ𝙃Ғ𝙃𝙃𝗗𝙃Ғ𝗚𝙃𝗨Ғ𝙃𝙃𝙃⛛𝗖乂ꚃ￥𝚰ℕᴯᴯ
Ғ𝓲𝞰𝘦❟ ƒ𝓲𝞰𝘦ⴰ 𝚰❜𝚰𝚰 𝕓𝘦𝐡Ƌ𝝯𝘦𝘦𝘦ⴰ
Ғ𝓲𝞰𝘦❟ ƒ𝓲𝞰𝘦ⴰ 𝚰❜𝚰𝚰 𝕓𝘦𝐡Ƌ𝝯𝘦𝘦𝘦ⴰ
{ <- idea of a "gift" is flesh eating flowers } ￥𝐄ꚃ❟ ᴯ𝐄 Ⅿ￥ Ғʀ𝚰𝐄ℕ𝗗
February 2, 2026 at 11:01 PM
{ <- idea of a "gift" is flesh eating flowers } ￥𝐄ꚃ❟ ᴯ𝐄 Ⅿ￥ Ғʀ𝚰𝐄ℕ𝗗
{ The game hadn't waiting for her.
Thorn was getting closer, her massive hammer sharpened into an axe by the bones of the fallen dragged against the brick floor at an interval as she walked. She wasn't teleporting. Just walking. It was a hunt, after all, wasn't it? }
{ She had to run, but the - }
Thorn was getting closer, her massive hammer sharpened into an axe by the bones of the fallen dragged against the brick floor at an interval as she walked. She wasn't teleporting. Just walking. It was a hunt, after all, wasn't it? }
{ She had to run, but the - }
stomach is threatening to hand it right back.
But she keeps stepping. Desperately trying to keep her eyes on something, anything but the faces she almost recognizes.
Those steps pick up slightly, without her control. Just-
Just three minutes. It's just three minutes.
You're going to be okay. ]
But she keeps stepping. Desperately trying to keep her eyes on something, anything but the faces she almost recognizes.
Those steps pick up slightly, without her control. Just-
Just three minutes. It's just three minutes.
You're going to be okay. ]
February 2, 2026 at 11:00 PM
{ The game hadn't waiting for her.
Thorn was getting closer, her massive hammer sharpened into an axe by the bones of the fallen dragged against the brick floor at an interval as she walked. She wasn't teleporting. Just walking. It was a hunt, after all, wasn't it? }
{ She had to run, but the - }
Thorn was getting closer, her massive hammer sharpened into an axe by the bones of the fallen dragged against the brick floor at an interval as she walked. She wasn't teleporting. Just walking. It was a hunt, after all, wasn't it? }
{ She had to run, but the - }
{ She lets out an exhale, placing the flower up in her hair as decoration. }
𝚰❜𝝯𝘦 𝞰𝘦𝝯𝘦𝝘 ᶜʘ𝞰ᣵ𝓲𝙙𝘦𝝘𝘦𝙙 𝓲ʈ❟ 𝝘𝘦Ƌ𝚰𝚰𝘆ⴰ
𝚰❜𝝯𝘦 𝞰𝘦𝝯𝘦𝝘 ᶜʘ𝞰ᣵ𝓲𝙙𝘦𝝘𝘦𝙙 𝓲ʈ❟ 𝝘𝘦Ƌ𝚰𝚰𝘆ⴰ
" yOu InTeReSt mE .. tELl Me .. dO yOu tOo fEeL LoNeLinEsS wItHoUt cOmPaNiOnShIp ? "
The flower nibbles off her fingers with its teeth, a snicker emits from him.
The flower nibbles off her fingers with its teeth, a snicker emits from him.
Ғ𝙪𝞰 ʈ𝝘𝓲ᶜ𝗄ⴰ ⨈𝐡𝘆❔
{ She ever-so-slowly takes the flower. }
{ She ever-so-slowly takes the flower. }
February 2, 2026 at 10:55 PM
{ She lets out an exhale, placing the flower up in her hair as decoration. }
𝚰❜𝝯𝘦 𝞰𝘦𝝯𝘦𝝘 ᶜʘ𝞰ᣵ𝓲𝙙𝘦𝝘𝘦𝙙 𝓲ʈ❟ 𝝘𝘦Ƌ𝚰𝚰𝘆ⴰ
𝚰❜𝝯𝘦 𝞰𝘦𝝯𝘦𝝘 ᶜʘ𝞰ᣵ𝓲𝙙𝘦𝝘𝘦𝙙 𝓲ʈ❟ 𝝘𝘦Ƌ𝚰𝚰𝘆ⴰ
𝑂𝐡❟ ʈ𝐡𝓲ᣵ 𝓲ᣵ ᣵʘ㎥𝘦 𝟂𝘦𝓲𝝘𝙙 𝝯ʘ𝓲𝙙 ᣵʈ𝙪ƒƒⴰ 𝚲𝞰𝙙 𝕓𝚰ʘʘ𝙙ⴰ
𝚰 𝚰ʘ𝝯𝘦 𝘆ʘ𝙪𝝘 𝙙𝝘𝘦ᣵᣵ❕ 𝚰 𝐡Ƌ𝙙 ʈʘ ᶜ𝐡Ƌ𝞰𝗴𝘦 ㎥𝓲𝞰𝘦❟ 𝓲ʈ 𝗄𝘦⍴ʈ 𝗴𝘦ʈʈ𝓲𝞰𝗴 𝝘𝓲⍴⍴𝘦𝙙 𝙪⍴ⴰ
𝚰 𝚰ʘ𝝯𝘦 𝘆ʘ𝙪𝝘 𝙙𝝘𝘦ᣵᣵ❕ 𝚰 𝐡Ƌ𝙙 ʈʘ ᶜ𝐡Ƌ𝞰𝗴𝘦 ㎥𝓲𝞰𝘦❟ 𝓲ʈ 𝗄𝘦⍴ʈ 𝗴𝘦ʈʈ𝓲𝞰𝗴 𝝘𝓲⍴⍴𝘦𝙙 𝙪⍴ⴰ
Thaaat's me!
I'm charmed to meet you, Thorn, was it? You surley aren't the first of your kind here and probably won't be the last, but it's nice to meet you all the same.
I love your makeup, by the by!
I'm charmed to meet you, Thorn, was it? You surley aren't the first of your kind here and probably won't be the last, but it's nice to meet you all the same.
I love your makeup, by the by!
𝚲Ⅿ￥ ʀ𝑂ꚃ𝐄 ❔❔❕❕
𝚰❜㎥ Ƌ 𝙃𝗨𝗚𝐄 ƒƋ𝞰❕
𝚰❜㎥ Ƌ 𝙃𝗨𝗚𝐄 ƒƋ𝞰❕
February 2, 2026 at 10:54 PM
𝑂𝐡❟ ʈ𝐡𝓲ᣵ 𝓲ᣵ ᣵʘ㎥𝘦 𝟂𝘦𝓲𝝘𝙙 𝝯ʘ𝓲𝙙 ᣵʈ𝙪ƒƒⴰ 𝚲𝞰𝙙 𝕓𝚰ʘʘ𝙙ⴰ
𝚰 𝚰ʘ𝝯𝘦 𝘆ʘ𝙪𝝘 𝙙𝝘𝘦ᣵᣵ❕ 𝚰 𝐡Ƌ𝙙 ʈʘ ᶜ𝐡Ƌ𝞰𝗴𝘦 ㎥𝓲𝞰𝘦❟ 𝓲ʈ 𝗄𝘦⍴ʈ 𝗴𝘦ʈʈ𝓲𝞰𝗴 𝝘𝓲⍴⍴𝘦𝙙 𝙪⍴ⴰ
𝚰 𝚰ʘ𝝯𝘦 𝘆ʘ𝙪𝝘 𝙙𝝘𝘦ᣵᣵ❕ 𝚰 𝐡Ƌ𝙙 ʈʘ ᶜ𝐡Ƌ𝞰𝗴𝘦 ㎥𝓲𝞰𝘦❟ 𝓲ʈ 𝗄𝘦⍴ʈ 𝗴𝘦ʈʈ𝓲𝞰𝗴 𝝘𝓲⍴⍴𝘦𝙙 𝙪⍴ⴰ
𝚲Ⅿ￥ ʀ𝑂ꚃ𝐄 ❔❔❕❕
𝚰❜㎥ Ƌ 𝙃𝗨𝗚𝐄 ƒƋ𝞰❕
𝚰❜㎥ Ƌ 𝙃𝗨𝗚𝐄 ƒƋ𝞰❕
hey evil me do you wanna chill out for like .. five and have some tea.
lets just talk and i wont beat the brakes off of you since im not one of these little vessels.
lets just talk and i wont beat the brakes off of you since im not one of these little vessels.
February 2, 2026 at 10:47 PM
𝚲Ⅿ￥ ʀ𝑂ꚃ𝐄 ❔❔❕❕
𝚰❜㎥ Ƌ 𝙃𝗨𝗚𝐄 ƒƋ𝞰❕
𝚰❜㎥ Ƌ 𝙃𝗨𝗚𝐄 ƒƋ𝞰❕
Ғ𝙪𝞰 ʈ𝝘𝓲ᶜ𝗄ⴰ ⨈𝐡𝘆❔
{ She ever-so-slowly takes the flower. }
{ She ever-so-slowly takes the flower. }
The being's arm extends past what's natural as a flower made of bones and organ petals as a sign of goodwill.
It sees her not as a threat but instead a interesting specimen of a woman.
It sees her not as a threat but instead a interesting specimen of a woman.
￥ʘ𝙪❜𝝯𝘦 ʈƋ𝗄𝘦𝞰 𝞰ʘʈ𝓲ᶜ𝘦 ʘƒ ㎥𝘦 ƒƋ𝓲𝝘𝚰𝘆 𝘲𝙪𝓲ᶜ𝗄𝚰𝘆ⴰ
𝚰❜㎥ Ƌ𝚰㎥ʘᣵʈ ᣵʘ𝝘𝝘𝘆 ƒʘ𝝘 𝓲𝞰ʈ𝝘𝙪𝙙𝓲𝞰𝗴❟ 𝕓𝙪ʈ 𝓲ʈ❜ᣵ 𝐣𝙪ᣵʈ ᣵʘ ƒ𝙪𝞰ⴰ
𝚰❜㎥ Ƌ𝚰㎥ʘᣵʈ ᣵʘ𝝘𝝘𝘆 ƒʘ𝝘 𝓲𝞰ʈ𝝘𝙪𝙙𝓲𝞰𝗴❟ 𝕓𝙪ʈ 𝓲ʈ❜ᣵ 𝐣𝙪ᣵʈ ᣵʘ ƒ𝙪𝞰ⴰ
February 2, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Ғ𝙪𝞰 ʈ𝝘𝓲ᶜ𝗄ⴰ ⨈𝐡𝘆❔
{ She ever-so-slowly takes the flower. }
{ She ever-so-slowly takes the flower. }