⠀ ⠀⠀⠀Ha ha ha? Hee heee. Hoo hoo. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀▾
MANTLE .
@swordroute.bsky.social
⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀the ice key was used up. 𝗦𝐡𝐞 was used up. ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝗽 。 ⠀ ⠀ ɪᴄ : s3lki3Sk3tch3s || ʜᴅ : ɪᴋᴜʀᴋᴏ
niel. Sniffs at the tl Thank you for interacting with my Eram I haven't felt all confident with my portrayals lately because I'm all tired I'd love to see more ints in the future! ;u; So many events are going on and I'm a little out of place attention-wise, so ty for being patient!!
⠀ ⠀⠀⠀If all of this keeps up, I may have ⠀⠀⠀nothing to eat. ⠀⠀⠀Does anyone have a snack? ⠀⠀⠀Some wonderful, generous friend? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀▾
⠀ ⠀⠀⠀The point is for you to find out ⠀⠀⠀and decide what that means. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀▾
* N-No, I... I just want to understand what you mean... * The b-better I understand, the better I can answer y-your question.
⠀ ⠀⠀⠀Does it matter if you do? ⠀⠀⠀Is it so bad to accept that you are? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀▾
* I... I don't think I can understand... * What do you mean?
⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⋯Would that be fun for you? ⠀⠀⠀A reprieve for a dog. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀▾ ⠀‹ words uttered as if they were in reverence, despite ramb's spat, cold sentiments. something ill-fit for a broken object-made-toy. fabric strands cradled the back of his skull, where fabric met tissue. › ▸
✦【 A permission to allow harm, a permission to lose himself amidst the creeping darkness — however, he had to turn around. 】
⠀ ⠀‹ the cats appear, as they always did. the mantle had only shown itself once, the first time, before it realized they weren't going to pursue anything special. ⠀but at least in its own right, that may be a motivator as well; to see what made something more fun happen. a shame. ›
⠀ ⠀⠀⠀What else is a starving angel to do? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀▾
Maybe when it stops diggin` for seconds in the trash, I'll show sympathy.
⠀ ⠀‹ hands, almost hands anyways, began to navigate the floor along where light created a hound's outline on the wooden surface. ⠀it leaned just a little over his silhouette with a billowing, overreaching arch. › ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀You make me less so. ⠀⠀⠀You're different, Ramb. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀▾
✦【 Intense presence felt, creeping ever behind him — and yet, he felt helpless. Helplessness of his own doing, stuck in a state where not even the existence of harm could convince him to flee. 】 ✦【 Like dogs before him, like dogs in that study — he simply took it. 】 I know.
⠀ ⠀⠀⠀I can mourn the poor diet ⠀⠀⠀of another of my kind. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀▾
Not with that attitude.
⠀ ⠀‹ they're not someone with the freedom to make more choices, but... at least this keeps it feeling more - 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦. ›
⠀ ⠀‹ a reluctant silence. it lets a rare enemy spawn in the grass- if they turn it off, the reward'll go away..! ›
⠀ ⠀⠀⠀❛ Oh ⋯ you'll need to forgive me, I'm not used to fragile things. I don't get let out often. ❜ ⠀‹ that crackly voice softened, muddled and apologetic in its lilt, her body finally coming somewhat into view as she leaned out to grab another flower. murky, billowing; a moving shadow. ›
...𝘐 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥. 𝘕𝘰 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘺." ꒰ Pale cheeks faintly flushed with a subtle honey glow, ꒱ ࿐ "𝘠𝘺𝘦𝘴.. 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯. 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴.. 𝘩𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦. 𝘔𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘪𝘹 𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘴. 𝘜𝘶𝘯𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘰 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯.. 𝘐—... 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘯 '𝘯𝘰𝘵'."
⠀ ⠀⠀⠀I AM OLDER THAN YOU ? ⠀⠀⠀You are STARVING the little one! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀▾
Does anyone know a good vet, or . . . priest. Had to switch my biological child from wet food to dry food `cause it kept spittin` it out `n makin` meltin` puddles. . . . I tried dry food rehydrated with broth, water, whatever — it proceeded to throw it and spit fire in anger.
⠀⠀⠀You're only lonely because you ⠀⠀⠀don't know anything else. ⠀⠀⠀Someone could love you, truly, ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀and you'd still feel lonely. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀▾ ⠀‹ teeth perked up from behind the glass, peering down at him along glass edge. › ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀I'm lonely, too. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀▾
✦【 . . . It crept closer, yet, little care was given — even if he'd be burnt again, what difference did it make ? Hope was fleeting, hope was sand past his paws, hope was a vicious burden. 】 ✦ ❝ Do ya care to humour me for once ? Or would ya rather prod at my lonliness some more ? ❞
⠀ ⠀⠀⠀❛ None⋯ No matter how many times I play, the outcome's always the same. ❜ ⠀‹ one crumbled, green stem was tossed aside onto the grass though there weren't any petals around. ⠀its voice was hushed; unpracticed from lack of use. › ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀❛ You play it often? ❜
꒰ A tilt of the head. Curiousity. Something that clearly touched her heart??? A... reassuring smile, a motherly tone, ꒱ ࿐ "𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘦. 𝘐 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯. 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘭𝘶𝘤𝘬?"
⠀ ⠀‹ perhaps it was worse that the cloth-wearing shadow didn't care to keep the performance for him. performances were safe, controlled with a goal. ⠀pixel strands crept from screen edge to hold its frame. › ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀Does my answer matter? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Does that change 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 ? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀▾
✦【 Deafening quiet and flattened ears, oh how this thing got under his skin, 】 Why 𝙢𝙚 .ᐣ Why be `round 𝙢𝙚 .ᐣ ✦【 Dodging questions with words spat just a bit too fast, still, back turned — foolish for any other, yet he cared little, 】 . . . What do ya even gain from this.
⠀ ⠀‹ it hesitates - clear voice crackling, for just a moment. ⠀when she spoke again, she sounded a little more like a person. one who used breath, rather than a sound file. › ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀❛ Sorry. Don't laugh, I was playing "loves me, loves me not" with this spare bloom. ❜
꒰ It's the thing again. The. The weird thing. Yeah, that thing. She freezes once more. ꒱ ࿐ "💧...𝘕𝘰o?????"
⠀ ⠀⠀⠀Because you don't matter at all. ⠀⠀⠀But you're there anyways. ⠀⠀⠀Always, always there. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀▾
* Wh-What does that even m-mean? * Why am I i-important?
niel. AWWWWW,, MAN, I love both of them so much, it's great seeing the differences, The sweet yearning for freedom and the cost it takes personified-
𝖬𝖨𝖣𝖠𝖲✦ Alright glad to see this is Ramb towards the ERAMs
⠀ ⠀⠀⠀You're so very important. ⠀⠀⠀I love you as anyone would for ⠀⠀⠀their ward. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀▾
* . . . * Why are you saying this to me? * You're not Kris... You aren't "Them" either.
⠀ ⠀⠀⠀Is it so bad to hear that I do? ⠀⠀⠀You're the only one worth being by. ⠀⠀⠀Or am I not who you want it from? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀▾
✦【 Oh man did he get called out quick. Still, he tries to keep even, 】 Regardless whether that's the case of not, stop. Don't need to shove ya back in that bloody game again.
⠀ ⠀⠀⠀Why be so mean, then? ⠀⠀⠀I have nothing but love for you. ⠀⠀⠀You're what matters. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀▾
* I... I do want it...
⠀ ⠀⠀⠀What's wrong? Do you not want it? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀▾
* . . . * Sh-Shut up...
⠀ ⠀⠀⠀It's what you want to hear. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀▾
Stop.