last stand. ⁽¹⁸⁺⁾

𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘦'𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘰𝘵. 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴: 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘰𝘯𝘦. 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘶𝘯𝘵, 𝘮𝘺 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦. — 𝘬𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘩 𝘢𝘬𝘣𝘢𝘳.

𝙠𝙣𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙙𝙣𝙖 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙘 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙝𝙤𝙜 𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙚, 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘢 𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘦. includes themes of the returning of a lost childhood. chaos by lucifer, they/it, 25.

𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙨 — app / stats / credits

the last of the echidna warriors, knuckles is defined by a quest he wasn't given, but a quest that was inherited to him by the annihilation of his entire tribe.

guardian of the master emerald, only that his tribe died trying to find it, and knuckles is left to continue his teachings by himself, until a trace of the emerald leads him to earth.

temporarily tricked into working alongside doctor robotnik, because he's incredibly straight forward and gullible because of it. he believes sonic to be the key to the master emerald, until he realizes that the hedgehog, too, is a victim of their violent circumstances, two orphans with no guidance.

the angriest little guy you'll ever meet. also the strongest little guy you'll ever meet. punches sonic into and through several buildings and destroys several vehicles before they decide to become friends.

something something. unlike sonic, he doesn't chuckle.

eventually taken in by sonic's family, the wachowskis. living on earth, he's re-learning what it means to be a child, while watching over the master emerald with his new tribe. will not be very happy about being separated from both.

𝙩𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙘 𝙞𝙣𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙧𝙮! 💭 + cowboy hats! — by @psychicwave

𝙩𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙘 𝙞𝙣𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙧𝙮! 💭 + your new tribe — by @sunsage

' it is an honour to protect the master emerald at the fox's and hedgehog's side. i have made a vow that will last many lifetimes, long after i have passed on to the great battleground in the sky. '

   they have taken up the duties of their families, their old tribes, and taken to healing the wounds between them caused by lifetimes of war left behind them— knuckles stayed on earth, following this new oath, instead of returning to the village of the echidnas.

   instead of being alone, living in an empty home, there's a space for him in the crowded attic.

   ' i am grateful to them for taking me in. forgiving all that i have done, in an effort to regain the master emerald by myself ... it was almost lost to doctor robotnik because of my foolishness. '

𝙩𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙘 𝙞𝙣𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙧𝙮! 💭 + ice cream — by @blue-justice

   ' i think it is fascinating that iced cream is kept in these cool containers that somehow stay cool throughout the entire day. truly a spectacular feat of machinery. ' a firm nod, as though reaffirming his own conclusion.

𝙩𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙘 𝙞𝙣𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙧𝙮! 💭 + dancing — by @moraypower

   ' i ... am most familiar with the ceremonial dances of the echidnas. ' and even then, not terribly so— he remembers the drunken celebration the day before his tribe sought out longclaw. the confidence it gave its warriors, the joy and affection shared in a dance that everybody knew. knuckles was sitting at the sidelines, legs crossed in his lap, until his father called him over, to teach him the first steps of a true echidna warrior.

𝙩𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙘 𝙞𝙣𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙧𝙮! 💭 + knuckle sandwich (and actual sandwiches) — by @hollowfaith

' at first, i thought it silly to compare the act of punching to something like a sandwich ... food is food and punching is punching. '

   seems like he thought it over, though. ' however, it makes for a great tool in what the hedgehog calls smack talking. i shall try to use it more in the future ... i punch a lot, so it should come in handy in order to break down my enemies. '

𝙩𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙘 𝙞𝙣𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙧𝙮! 💭 + pizza — by @kleinstar

   ' pizza is delicious! ' he slaps his hand down on the counter nearby as if to emphasize his point.

   ' tom brings some home sometimes when he is finished with his tasks as lord of donuts. when i asked for a selection without meat, he used his telephone machine to summon it for me. it is ... a collection of grilled vegetables with cheese, tomatoe sauce, and bread! '

   ' i did not see you. ' as if that was ample explanation, the echidna hops over the fallen tree and walks towards the small human. she has blue hair and green eyes. even if knuckles wouldn't admit to it, that softens him to her unexpected appearance. ' i did not harm you? i felled the tree to collect firewood. '

   then he spotted black below, and hopped off the tree he was occupying. only to throw a snowball. and then another, which lands to the left of shadow this time. as he's lifting another snowball in his hand, he's calling out angrily.

   ' were i a hunter and you my prey, i would've struck you down ages ago! ' with the last snowball thrown at shadow's feet, he's instead starting to gather something akin to the size of a boulder in his fists, readying to throw it. ' who are you? '