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Pokemon Crochet Pattern Masterlist

Never thought I'd finish this but I finally tracked down a crochet pattern for EVERY Pokemon*. Gonna say that 85% of them are in English but there's a few I could only find in other languages (should still be understandable for the most part), ~30% of them also have videos, a majority have images but a handful are text only... Give me another day and I'll put together another post with more stats lol

You can find the list in this spreadsheet, with links to at least one pattern for every Pokemon, videos if applicable, names/websites of their designers.

*Up to date as of 4/1/2025 with at least one entry for each Pokemon, but not every single alternate/variant

for april fools we’re deleting this entire site sayonara you weeaboo shits

posting daily until tomodachi life 2 comes out

day 552

NO FUCKING WAY

An in-universe explanation for making pokemon variants

what if they ALL were super awesome and were cookies

Do you think Tails would ever let Sonic brush his tails? Would love a doodle of Sonic being both excited and slightly tearing up at the fact that Tails trusts him enough to do so 🥲

At the same time, Tails is only slightly annoyed by his drama queen of a brother (he loves it)

Awhhhhh, thats such a sweet idea. Often times I think about that Tails doesn't have much time to take care of himself, due to always working on something or getting distracted easily. So having Sonic take care of him is always such a joy to see!

having a bad memory sucks but it's even worse when you have an inconstantly bad memory. first kiss? no clue. when i realised i was trans? i dunno, some time in highschool i think. drinking orange juice in my grandma's car when i was 6? crystal clear, baby.

Hey students, here’s a pro tip: do not write an email to your prof while you’re seriously sick.

Signed, a person who somehow came up with “dear hello, I am sick and not sure if I’ll be alive to come tomorrow and I’m sorry, best slutantions, [name]”.

Really cool day at the rainforest cafe

DID MY YAOI STICKERS ARRIVE

F-TIER!

I love tails

your 12th emoji is how you'll die

☕️

THERE IS A TIKTOK AD ABOUT THE IDES OF MARCH FROM LITTLE CESARS?????

checkmate, faker

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under tale and yeah. for 1 doler

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play it if you somehow havent already

sonic the hedgehog tumblr dashboard simulator

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got held up in traffic today cause some noob couldnt drive the fucking loop-de-loop. lmfao fucking coward

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ok but robotnik's kind of a dilf tho

🌫 wispgender Follow

he's literally a war criminal can we NOT do this tumblr

🎛 420zone Follow

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@wispgender dont u literally simp for nominatus like who is one to talk

🌫 wispgender Follow

NOMINATUS ISN'T REAL????

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that you know of

🌫 wispgender Follow

what

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saw sonic the hedgehog irl once. he showed up at my village, released 30 feral pickys in the town hall, paid the ice cream vendor roughly a thousand rings for a single chili dog, told me not to waste my life worrying about the little things, and then caused a fucking tornado

🧿 spiralhillspindash Follow

ok and??? you're not special

☣️ lineinthesand Follow

THIS WAS A PERSONAL POST GO AWAAAAY

173 notes

🌠 chaoinspace2electricboogaloo

sucks that sticks the badger hates all technology you know she would do NUMBERS on here

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☸️ r0u3e Follow

being an islander be like "are those the kind of eggsplosions i should worry about or the kind of eggsplosions that are gonna repair our crops, fix the economy, and bring my dead grandma back to life"

🌁 eggpawnkindathicctho Follow

being a continenter be like "oh great what primordial diety has risen from the grave to block traffic and fight a 15yo today"

🥭 chao-official

being a chao be like "chao chao chao chao chao"

🌁 eggpawnkindathicctho Follow

you said it my mans

579,056 notes

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hold on if sonic the hedgehog is jewish then how is he santa claus

🤖 e123-omegaverse Follow

dont question him

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hey guys real question are human/mobian relationships problematic

💠 extremegayr Follow

op is about to start the anthro church schism of the fifteenth year all over again

🛞 mobotropolis Follow

ok but in all seriousness did your mom never teach you that part of history

🎢 marxiobros Follow

someone doesn't know about the united federations public school system

🛞 mobotropolis Follow

what the fuck is a public school

⏭️ drowningmusic Follow

⚄ paradoxprism Follow

are we gonna talk about op's chaos radiation fetish

💠 extremegayr Follow

OP'S WHAT NOW

🏞 mobiancrossing Follow

ok but am i the only one who thinks that the public school system would be a good idea if handled right? like i know it's traditional to learn from your parents and then experience the world on our own from the ages of 7-13 but like combining all our knowledge and learning together doesnt seem like a bad idea

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bitch that's what the internet is for

🌅 s0leanna-apple-barrell

yeah where else am i gonna learn to make infinite chaos emeralds

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"infinite chaos emeralds" that's called the phantom ruby

🏳️‍🌈 rainbowwispforgayrights Follow

everybody on this site has brain damage

❇️ freesurge Follow

yeah. from the radiation

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caught this today

🏝 digginginthegroundfortubers

if anything happens to this blog i genuinely hope eggman blows us all up as punishment

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Hey guys! Sorry to do this again but rent's a little tight this month :( If we've ever solved a case for you guys or made you guys smile, please consider sending a ko-fi our way! we just need a few rings to get through the month <3

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do we ever talk about that time the sky turned blood-red and shadow the hedgehog's demon dad descended from on high to murder us all and we only barely survived

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shadow fixed it it's fine

🎮 n0cturnity

yeah that was like twelve apocalypses ago move on

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kinda wanted to bang black doom tbh

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THE DEVIL???? FROM THE BIBLE????

🎆 robotniksbignaturals Follow

yeah. move over gayboy i'm boutta be shadow's new dad

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🗑️ berrybarry

starting a conspiracy that time hasnt moved since 2006

🗑️ berrybarry

why the fuck was i shadowbanned after posting this

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tfw you finally save up enough rings for ice cream and you go outside and get hit by swatbot pieces and the rings just go fuckin everywhere

587 notes

🔷 sonicinthewild

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🌌 h-o-l-o-l-y-n-x

so did y'all see that genesis wave or was it just me

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the virgin tweeter "if you use a bad word in the same tweet as the word 'cream' you get obliterated off the site" vs this chad site of "i want to put knuckles back in a microwave"

💟 presidentyaoi Follow

BACK????

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ok posting my first fanart to this site pls be nice! <3

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why does tails look like he's always about to say "it fucken WIMDY"

🦊 miles-prower-official

Hello, @emeraldfwuitgummy!

I actually quote that image on a constant basis! Sonic thinks it's hilarious every time. He's quite the fan of memes, and it's nice to get a laugh out of him!

Formally,

Dr. Miles "Tails" Prower, PHD

🌔 emeraldfwuitgummy Follow

SO WAS ANYONE GOING TO TELL ME THAT TAILS WAS ON THIS FUCKING SITE OR--

🏅 iwishhumanswerereal Follow

do. do you not know he created tailblr. dude it's in the name lmao

🌔 emeraldfwuitgummy Follow

he

WHAT

🍭 milfwisp Follow

didn't eggman invent this site???

🪫 veganswatbot

THE EGG ABANDONED SCRAMBLR IN ITS TIME OF NEED AND THE FOX RAISED US FROM THE ASHES. YOU WILL NOT DISRESPECT HIM

🦊 miles-prower-official

Hello, @milfwisp and @veganswatbot!

Very good question! This site was Eggman's until I ate his bones. Thank you for engaging! :D

Formally,

Dr. Miles "Tails" Prower, PHD

🌔 emeraldfwuitgummy Follow

YOU

WHAT

🌭 sonicsays

what's not clicking

sonic the hedgehog tumblr dashboard simulator

0 notes

💠 extremegayr Follow

got held up in traffic today cause some noob couldnt drive the fucking loop-de-loop. lmfao fucking coward

15 notes

🎛 420zone Follow

ok but robotnik's kind of a dilf tho

🌫 wispgender Follow

he's literally a war criminal can we NOT do this tumblr

🎛 420zone Follow

📰 its-no-use Follow

@wispgender dont u literally simp for nominatus like who is one to talk

🌫 wispgender Follow

NOMINATUS ISN'T REAL????

🛜 viralsensation-destructorofworlds Follow

that you know of

🌫 wispgender Follow

what

10,672 notes

🔷 sonicinthewild

43,834 notes

☣️ lineinthesand Follow

saw sonic the hedgehog irl once. he showed up at my village, released 30 feral pickys in the town hall, paid the ice cream vendor roughly a thousand rings for a single chili dog, told me not to waste my life worrying about the little things, and then caused a fucking tornado

🧿 spiralhillspindash Follow

ok and??? you're not special

☣️ lineinthesand Follow

THIS WAS A PERSONAL POST GO AWAAAAY

173 notes

🌠 chaoinspace2electricboogaloo

sucks that sticks the badger hates all technology you know she would do NUMBERS on here

568 notes

☸️ r0u3e Follow

being an islander be like "are those the kind of eggsplosions i should worry about or the kind of eggsplosions that are gonna repair our crops, fix the economy, and bring my dead grandma back to life"

🌁 eggpawnkindathicctho Follow

being a continenter be like "oh great what primordial diety has risen from the grave to block traffic and fight a 15yo today"

🥭 chao-official

being a chao be like "chao chao chao chao chao"

🌁 eggpawnkindathicctho Follow

you said it my mans

579,056 notes

🏵 sprinkles-the-chao Follow

hold on if sonic the hedgehog is jewish then how is he santa claus

🤖 e123-omegaverse Follow

dont question him

85,628 notes

☣️ sparkygoboom Follow

hey guys real question are human/mobian relationships problematic

💠 extremegayr Follow

op is about to start the anthro church schism of the fifteenth year all over again

🛞 mobotropolis Follow

ok but in all seriousness did your mom never teach you that part of history

🎢 marxiobros Follow

someone doesn't know about the united federations public school system

🛞 mobotropolis Follow

what the fuck is a public school

⏭️ drowningmusic Follow

⚄ paradoxprism Follow

are we gonna talk about op's chaos radiation fetish

💠 extremegayr Follow

OP'S WHAT NOW

🏞 mobiancrossing Follow

ok but am i the only one who thinks that the public school system would be a good idea if handled right? like i know it's traditional to learn from your parents and then experience the world on our own from the ages of 7-13 but like combining all our knowledge and learning together doesnt seem like a bad idea

☠️ fabian-vane-number-1-hater Follow

bitch that's what the internet is for

🌅 s0leanna-apple-barrell

yeah where else am i gonna learn to make infinite chaos emeralds

❇️ freesurge Follow

"infinite chaos emeralds" that's called the phantom ruby

🏳️‍🌈 rainbowwispforgayrights Follow

everybody on this site has brain damage

❇️ freesurge Follow

yeah. from the radiation

603,573 notes

🐸 froggysfriend

caught this today

🏝 digginginthegroundfortubers

if anything happens to this blog i genuinely hope eggman blows us all up as punishment

950,420 notes

🐊 teamchaotixofficial

Hey guys! Sorry to do this again but rent's a little tight this month :( If we've ever solved a case for you guys or made you guys smile, please consider sending a ko-fi our way! we just need a few rings to get through the month <3

6 notes

🖼 give-the-koco-a-gun Follow

do we ever talk about that time the sky turned blood-red and shadow the hedgehog's demon dad descended from on high to murder us all and we only barely survived

❤️‍🔥 songoose4evr Follow

shadow fixed it it's fine

🎮 n0cturnity

yeah that was like twelve apocalypses ago move on

🎆 robotniksbignaturals Follow

kinda wanted to bang black doom tbh

🖼 give-the-koco-a-gun Follow

THE DEVIL???? FROM THE BIBLE????

🎆 robotniksbignaturals Follow

yeah. move over gayboy i'm boutta be shadow's new dad

856,301 notes

🗑️ berrybarry

starting a conspiracy that time hasnt moved since 2006

🗑️ berrybarry

why the fuck was i shadowbanned after posting this

8 notes

🤡 clownfinite Follow

tfw you finally save up enough rings for ice cream and you go outside and get hit by swatbot pieces and the rings just go fuckin everywhere

587 notes

🔷 sonicinthewild

34,452 notes

🌌 h-o-l-o-l-y-n-x

so did y'all see that genesis wave or was it just me

0 notes

🆙 planetsgiantcrack Follow

the virgin tweeter "if you use a bad word in the same tweet as the word 'cream' you get obliterated off the site" vs this chad site of "i want to put knuckles back in a microwave"

💟 presidentyaoi Follow

BACK????

69,849 notes

⬜️ chao-and-wisps-4-ever-so-cute-2 Follow

ok posting my first fanart to this site pls be nice! <3

2 notes

🌔 emeraldfwuitgummy Follow

why does tails look like he's always about to say "it fucken WIMDY"

🦊 miles-prower-official

Hello, @emeraldfwuitgummy!

I actually quote that image on a constant basis! Sonic thinks it's hilarious every time. He's quite the fan of memes, and it's nice to get a laugh out of him!

Formally,

Dr. Miles "Tails" Prower, PHD

🌔 emeraldfwuitgummy Follow

SO WAS ANYONE GOING TO TELL ME THAT TAILS WAS ON THIS FUCKING SITE OR--

🏅 iwishhumanswerereal Follow

do. do you not know he created tailblr. dude it's in the name lmao

🌔 emeraldfwuitgummy Follow

he

WHAT

🍭 milfwisp Follow

didn't eggman invent this site???

🪫 veganswatbot

THE EGG ABANDONED SCRAMBLR IN ITS TIME OF NEED AND THE FOX RAISED US FROM THE ASHES. YOU WILL NOT DISRESPECT HIM

🦊 miles-prower-official

Hello, @milfwisp and @veganswatbot!

Very good question! This site was Eggman's until I ate his bones. Thank you for engaging! :D

Formally,

Dr. Miles "Tails" Prower, PHD

🌔 emeraldfwuitgummy Follow

YOU

WHAT

🌭 sonicsays

what's not clicking

Show's Over (AO3)

Fandom: Cookie Run

Relationship: Black Sapphire/Silverbell

Sent by Shadow Milk to plant a lie, Black Sapphire sneaks into the Faerie Kingdom, disguised as one of their own. He meets a certain silver knight, and in a moment of emotional weakness, diverts from the carefully constructed script he'd spent a considerable amount of time crafting for his lord to be allowed to go on this mission. Silverbell was not on the script. And Black Sapphire is tired of lying to him. (At the same time, he doesn't want to let him go.)

WC: 2,742 | M/M | Identity Reveal, Ambiguous/Open Ending, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Mid-Canon, Not a Bad Ending, Pre-Canon

"Tell me it isn't true."

Silver moonlight beamed in scattered rays through the trees above. It fell over the two winged figures, both of them standing on a mossy silver bridge that overlooked a giant, silver tree. One was turned away from the other, posed by the edge with one hand on the railing. It was the perfect spotlight to deliver a well crafted speech, to perform, to entertain. The stage was set, the lighting perfect, the actors in place, the tension built, the drama just waiting, begging, to unfold.

He tightened his grip on the silver rail.

For once, Black Sapphire didn't feel like performing.

He turned his head away from the view of the Silver Tree. Silverbell stepped closer, silver lilyvine wings fluttering against his back, gentle chiming bells ringing softly through the air. Tremulous words fell from trembling lips.

"Please tell me it's not true," the faerie pleaded again. "Grapevine Faerie, please."

"And just what is it you're asking about?" Black Sapphire asked, flat and bored. It was a far cry from his usual showmanship. It made Silverbell balk, hesitate, something fragile in his eyes slowly unraveling.

"I heard," Silverbell started, "that you…"

The faerie trailed off, choked up, unable to get the words out.

Black Sapphire sighed. Maybe it was too cruel to make the other say it. He knew very well what Silverbell was talking about.

He'd spread the rumor himself.

"That I am a spy?" Black Sapphire said, the ugly truth hovering in the air between them. Silverbell flinched, and then, with the most imperceptible of movements, gave a tiny nod.

Black Sapphire turned away again, facing the Silver Tree that had once held his master captive. This was why he hated the truth. There was no meaningful flair, no dazzling pizzazz, no way to dress it up and make it sound sweet.

So he didn't.

"It's true," he stated. "I was sent here on behalf of my lord, Shadow Milk Cookie."

"But-" Silverbell made a low noise, pained and dismayed. "But you can't be- What about-? Why?"

The faerie took a step back, stricken with panic. Black Sapphire couldn't bring himself to look. The other had always looked close to tears, but he'd never actually seen the faerie cry, and he wasn't sure he ever wanted to.

"For my lord," he muttered, the words bittersweet on his tongue.

Again, the truth stained the air, stinking and foul. It was true. He'd only come to the faerie kingdom on orders to do so by Shadow Milk himself.

Falling in love with Silverbell had not been on the script.

"How could you-?" Silverbell stifled a sob, choked and strained. The faerie sniffled, and there was a soft rustle of fabric, before the other spoke again, his low, trembling, angry tone sending a chill through the night. "Was any of it real? Did I mean anything to you?"

Black Sapphire's faerie disguise melted away, slow and deliberate. This wasn't on the script either, an uncomfortable twitch rolling through his now exposed leather wings of black and purple. Soft nature, leaves and fruit were replaced by glittering gemstones and sleek black fabric. He turned his true face towards the other.

"You did," he said, the truth, once again, leaving his mouth. "You do. It was real."

Silverbell stared at him, the pale, silvery blue of his eyes darting across his form. Anger tightened the faerie's glare, bold and harsh, but it was fragile, shimmering in his eyes like thin glass.

"How do I know you're not lying about this too?" Silverbell accused, those delicate silver lilyvine wings twitching upward with the soft shimmer of bells. "Just to hurt me more?"

Black Sapphire stayed silent, still for a beat far too much longer than he meant to be.

If he told Silverbell the truth, it would only complicate things, as the truth was wont to do. It was better to lie, to insist that this love had only ever been a trick. The truth would hurt Silverbell more in the long run, knowing it had been real and that Black Sapphire had decided to betray him anyways. If the faerie believed he'd been played for a fool, perhaps he would fare better after Black Sapphire was gone from this place.

So, Black Sapphire lied.

"Congratulations!" he announced, pulling on his show host persona as quickly as he could. His voice, devastatingly, cracked. He cleared his throat, twirling his microphone staff and speaking into it. "You're right! It was a trick, all of it. We have a winner, folks!"

Silverbell flinched back, and the dam broke.

"Please, hold your applause now," he continued, trying to sweep himself away into the familiarity of showmanship, if only to avoid the consequences. "The show's not over yet-"

The tip of a silver arrow was shoved in his face, and he fell abruptly silent. Silverbell's face was streaked with glimmering tears, startlingly beautiful in the light of the moon.

"Give me one good reason why I shouldn't turn you in," the faerie snapped, the string of his bow drawn back and held by his cheek. Black Sapphire had forgotten, for a moment, that the other was a knight. "One good reason why I shouldn't… why I shouldn't…"

"You wouldn't want to ruin my big moment, would you?" Black Sapphire whispered, afraid that if he spoke any louder, his voice would crack open his chest and spill his heart out into some bloody mess on the mossy silver bridge. Carefully, he pushed the arrow away from his face, stepping aside. Silverbell let him go.

"That's not good enough," the faerie muttered, but let the arrow disappear in a soft chime of magic, the bowstring gently lowered to rest. "Grapevine Faerie… should I even call you that anymore? I feel like such a fool."

Silverbell's wings lowered in defeat. Black Sapphire leaned back against the silver rail of the bridge, watching emotions flit across the other's face.

"Why did you come here?" the silver knight asked, his delicate voice now demanding, but still soft with resignation.

Black Sapphire hesitated. "To cause chaos and sow confusion in the name of my master, of course," he finally settled on, sharp teeth bared in a grin.

"But why me?" Silverbell pressed, the distress in his pale moonlit eyes growing brighter by the second. "If- if that was really your goal this whole time, then why would you-… with me…?"

Black Sapphire stayed silent. Unbidden came memories of the knight's presence by his side, of a warm hand in his, of gentle chiming bells and the shyly stolen touch of soft lips lingering against his. He wanted to linger. He wanted so badly.

"For the drama, of course!" he all but purred instead. He pulled his sharp smile tight, bowing with a grand flourish. "The audience loves some good drama. Who doesn't? Ah, what a show!"

"But- but-" Silverbell stammered. Black Sapphire shook his head, tsking to himself and sighing.

"Show's over, Silverbell," he said, softer and fainter than he meant to say it, turning away from the faerie. "Go home."

He stepped away, bowing his head as he began to walk across the bridge. What a fool he'd been, what a joke. And now, he'd have to return to the spire a failure. If he'd just stuck to the script-

"No," Silverbell burst out. "No, this can't be right- I don't believe you!"

Hands landed on his shoulders. He stiffened up, yelping in an undignified manner when he was spun around and wrapped up close in the embrace of the faerie. Silverbell hugged him, close and firm, his delicate silver lilyvine wings fluttering up the way Black Sapphire knew they did when he was particularly determined about something.

"I don't believe you," Silverbell whispered, almost desperately. "You weren't faking it. You couldn't have been."

"Get off me," Black Sapphire almost growled, pushing half heartedly at Silverbell's chest. "Didn't you hear me? I said, show's over!"

"And I think you're not as good an actor as you think you are," Silverbell argued back. The words were like hot iron through the chest, but despite the hurt they caused, he knew their intentions weren't malicious. "You're lying to me, right now, which means-"

Black Sapphire's face twisted up. "I serve the master of deceit!" he cried, interrupting the faerie before the truth could be spoken. "You're a fool! Why would anything I do ever-?"

His throat closed up, suddenly tight with emotion. Silverbell said nothing, waiting quietly as he choked over intentions that had always been easy to get out.

"Why would anything I do ever be real?" Black Sapphire whispered, still tense and pushing weakly at the faerie. But Silverbell had him in his hold, and he finally slumped in the faerie's embrace, raising his arms to hug the other in return.

Silverbell pulled him closer, gentle and undemanding. The night breeze overhead disturbed the silver-bathed leaves above, the soft whirl and rustle the only sounds in this part of the Faerie Kingdom.

Black Sapphire pushed himself away, and Silverbell let him go. He straightened up, brushing out the wrinkles of his suit coat and adjusting the gem that pinned his cravat in place, all to give himself something to do while the possibilities of things he could say whirled through his mind.

He wiped discreetly at his eyes, sighing, composing himself.

"I suggest forgetting I ever existed," he muttered, unable to look at the face of the faerie. "It will be easier for us both."

"It… It may be easier," Silverbell agreed, before shaking his head. "But I… I don't think I can forget you."

"Silverbell-" Black Sapphire started to say, only to be cut off.

"I can't forget, but I can act like this never happened. I won't turn you in. I-I won't tell anybody you were here."

He looked up. Silverbell's soft face, carved out by moonlight and framed with gentle pale white hair, was hard with determination.

"And why wouldn't you do that?" Black Sapphire asked, baffled. "I- I handed you the perfect opportunity to-"

"Because I love you," Silverbell said, his cheeks darkening under the moonlight from the declaration. He twisted his hands together, averting his gaze. "And… I want to believe that you love me, too."

"I think your naivety is showing," Black Sapphire muttered, but didn't refute it. He wiped at his face again, hoping he at least didn't look like the mess he sounded like. "If you knew what was good for you, you'd turn me in. But hey! I'm not here to tell you what to do!"

"You wouldn't…" Silverbell hesitated. "If you didn't really love me, you wouldn't have told me who you really are. You wouldn't have tried to push me away like that. But you… did. And… maybe some of what was between us wasn't all real, but most of it was. I still… see you."

Black Sapphire's expression twisted up, his wings tense, fingers curling tightly around the staff of his microphone, recoiling from that surprisingly piercing gaze.

"I'll let you go, and I won't tell a soul," Silverbell offered, "if you promise to come back on your own terms someday."

Black Sapphire's wings fell slack with shock.

"That's it?" he asked, incredulous. The faerie nodded.

"That's it." Silverbell stayed standing there, eyes glimmering with hope. Another night breeze passed by, ruffling his pale hair and white knight clothes. The gentle chiming of soft silver bells rang through the air. "Because I want you to choose this time."

"That is a terrible idea," Black Sapphire protested, feeling almost lightheaded. "This is a terrible idea! You would really, truly, throw away the security of the kingdom you serve just to see me again? I am your enemy! I hate this place! I was sent here to tear it down!"

But Silverbell only shook his head.

"Do it or don't," the faerie said, turning away. The lilyvine silver wings on his back fluttered, flicking, nervous but set. "But you wouldn't be trying so hard to push me away for no reason. So… Goodbye, Grapevine Faerie. I… hope we get to see each other again."

"Black Sapphire."

His own name was hissed, spat between gritted teeth. Fury and grief welled up in him, contradicting each other and tearing him apart.

Silverbell glanced over his shoulder, before nodded in acknowledgement.

"Black Sapphire," Silverbell murmured, turning and beginning to walk away. "It suits you."

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"Oooh, Black Sapphiiiire~!"

Hands landed on his shoulders, and the click of his heels on white, pale blue tile ceased.

"Greetings, my lord," the cookie said, careful to keep his voice steady and even. Shadow Milk peered over his shoulder with mismatched eyes and a sharp grin on his face.

"Did you do it?" the Beast almost purred. Were Black Sapphire not so focused on keeping himself so composed, he might have noticed or even become unnerved by his master's overly gleeful behavior. He'd never known the Beast to be the giddy type.

Black Sapphire shook his head. "There was… an unexpected complication in my mission," he reported, forcing himself not to tense when the Beast's claws dug into his shoulders. "But worry not my lord. Candy Apple is doing now what I was unable to. We should see results in a day or two."

"Ugh, finally!" Shadow Milk groaned, removing his hands from Black Sapphire's shoulders. The cookie had to force himself not to wilt in relief, the Beast successfully pacified for now. "I was wondering what was taking you so long! You were in the faerie kingdom for forever!"

"As I mentioned, my lord, it was an unexpected complication," Black Sapphire assured the Beast. "It won't happen again."

Shadow Milk hovered around to face him, a contemplative look on his face. He almost looked as though he wanted to crack something open, some kind of primal hunger in his eyes that always settled a deep pit of fear in Black Sapphire's chest whenever he saw it.

"You're omitting a crucial detail or two, Black Sapphire Cookie," Shadow Milk said bluntly, amusement flickering across his face. "Deceiving deceit?"

Cold dread pooled in Black Sapphire's stomach. "My lord," he tried, only barely managing to keep his voice composed before the Beast laughed in genuine glee. It made Black Sapphire stop, staring.

"I knew there was a reason I kept you around!" Shadow Milk giggled to himself, before reaching out and patting Black Sapphire's head like one would pet a dog. "Good boy!"

"Thank- thank you, my lord…?" Baffled by the praise, but not one to turn away from it, Black Sapphire enjoyed the touch, brief as it was.

The Beast's expression sharpened.

"You'd better hope Candy Apple's results are pleasing to me," Shadow Milk stated, all of the glee gone from his face.

Recognizing the threat for what it was, Black Sapphire bowed his head. "Yes, my lord."

"Because if they aren't, it won't be her fault. It'll be yours."

"Yes, my lord." Tentatively, he took a risk, opening his mouth to speak more, his faith in the Beast unwavering. "I have full faith in Candy Apple to plant the misinformation we need straight into that cookie's hands. It will be done."

Shadow Milk gave him a long look, one that narrowed into slits, sharp pupils raking over him and prying every last secret from the stitches of his dough. Then, the Beast smiled.

"Good!" he nearly sang, twirling around in midair with a whirl of flowing fabric. "Wouldn't want me to make a personal visit to the faerie kingdom to go see just what prevented you from doing what I asked you to, now would we?"

The dread rose, but Black Sapphire ignored it, bowing his head so that perhaps the Beast wouldn't see the incriminating expression on his face. "Whatever my lord desires."

"Ha!" Shadow Milk laughed, pretending to wipe a tear from his cyan eye. "Ahaha! You're funny. Let's hope it goes your way, mhm? I'm curious to see how exactly this'll play out."

Without giving Black Sapphire a chance to respond, the Beast melted into shadow, zipping away down the hall. Black Sapphire sighed, raising a hand to clutch at his heart.

Shadow Milk knew. Of course he knew. His master knew all, twisting everything into lies and deceit. He had been expecting to receive some kind of punishment upon his return to the spire, but this?

This was as good a blessing as any.

life is great. the birds chirping are great. being alive is great. everything is great great great!!!!