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The dragon lifted their head from behind the rock, face still burning brightly at being addressed. They took the echidna moving her hand away from her weapon as a good sign; sensing her energy shift into a less intense state, yet still very much on guard. 

The dragon looked back at the openness behind them. They could flee from the situation at hand, but, now they were being addressed by the pretty lady! They couldn’t leave her with questions unanswered, but how to answer them?.. Turning back to look at Lien-da, the dragon crawls over the rock they used for cover, approaching her cautiously, keeping their distance and their head down low, like a submissive animal.

“… … … I know not of you…” The dragon’s ethereal voice a reverb in Lien-da’s mind. “…but I still think you pretty~ … don’t need to know much to know about beauty… …” 

Still not wanting to get too close to her, they begin to pace around Lien-da, examining her.. thinking.. thinking of how to use the words, they knew they had a whole vocabulary of them somewhere in them… 

A random ambient sound quickly catches the attention of the dragon, making them turn and lift their head instinctively; examining the area with pointed ears for a moment before discarding it as anything important. Turning their attention back to the echidna, forgetting the weight of their interaction from such a simple distraction. All they could think of was how beautiful and curious she was.. and some question she had? perhaps? The glittery dragon just can’t help but smile fondly at her, their tail finding a soft sway. 

With their neck extended, a collar could be seen around their neck with the words ‘SERVICE DRAGON’ engraved onto it. The collar also had an iridescent metal plaque on it with an insignia of a crescent moon beneath a large emerald, and a message next to it that reads: 

If Lost Return to The B.o.G. CAUTION: Avoid direct eye contact with the Dragon

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Spectre MerMay

I just had to make my boy my favorite sea animal of all time for his merman form; because nothing prays on a killer whale.

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Comissions for @btm-txt featuring their design for a merman Spectre and Aquarium worker, Iris.

Spectre is currently very unhappy about being stuck in a huge tank that isn't nearly as spacious as the ocean, and DEFINITELY not happy about being oogled at... which is what Iris is currently doing.

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WAAAA!! You are too freaking sweet friendo thank you!! ;w; definitely go follow @the-forsakenlegionnaire too! Best Lien-da content around town! Also was a big inspiration for starting up this blog. Big love for more echidna content so exciting to see 🤩

oh yeah, go follow @tired-old-men and @cybernetic-soldier-julie , they're really cool and we need more echidnas out there!

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Iris perks up, wagging their tail excitedly. "Yes Ma'am!" The hedgehog responds with a small bow, eagerly taking their leave to the appointed bathroom; almost clumsily tripping on their own tail in excitement.

Room Service! ✨

"One silly lil guy at your service!~"

Lien-da stares, silent. A minute passes, as she ponders. Finally, an answer comes. "The bathroom needs a thorough cleaning. Make sure to have it done in three hours. Maybe then will i consider letting you scrub my back."

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Eri-Ka the Echidna

✦ Lore notes for Eri-ka ✦

✦ - Wife of Steppenwolf, Mother of Moonwatcher ✦ - Was a childhood friend of Steppenwolf, growing up around each other as they were family friends who both came from brilliant scientific households. ✦ - She became an Astrophysicist with a focus on asteroids and meteors, and is passionate for her field of study taking her work quite seriously. ✦ - Steppenwolf and Eri-Ka courted as young adults, Eri-ka even staying by Steppenwolf’s side through his family’s hardships.  ✦ - They separated when Steppenwolf went into Guardian training with Christopheles; not knowing if he would come back from his encounter with the Dark Legion, and not wanting to bring any harm towards her or her family either.  ✦ - Shortly after being officially appointed Guardian he proposes to Eri-Ka, while initially hesitant due to his new mantle she agreed happily, expressing that together their love was strong enough to tackle any hardship that came their way.  ✦ - Eri-ka has a jovial and sweet character, never fails to be there for her husband to support him and provide a happy life for their child. ✦ - Moonwatcher was very fond of his mother, finding inspiration in her line of work influenced his own passion for space. 

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Steppenwolf and Eri-ka watching over their son

One of the things I will forever hold a vendetta over the Archie comics is the fact that they decided to name each one of the Guardian's spouses but only ever illustrated less than a handful of them. My lore hungry self was left starving with this so I thought why not design them myself? One design turned into another and then I ended up giving them their own lore for my own Brotherhood headcanons.

Ended up designing Eri-ka based off of that one panel that she was hinted at but never shown besides that silhouette, then decided to re-draw that panel if the hallway light was just a bit brighter and you can actually see the pair watching over their son. Also just could not resist drawing the baby Moonwatcher such a cutie!

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Another Portal had suddenly opened, although at this point it was less surprising. This time a small brown echidna poked his head out, smiling a huge grin. "Hey Iris! I figured you should know now we have a little assistant in our family too! I thought she could use a friend! Come on Fae, go say hi!" Suddenly a non-echidna girl would fall through the portal, presumably pushed. A blue cat-bat hybrid she appeared to be... and she seemed very confused at her current situation. (I thought this would be funny and a chance for our sonas to interact LMAO)

Iris was in the midst of enjoying their morning coffee time when this happened. Catching them off guard but the least not too surprising considering their interdimensional shenanigans, at least they had their morning coffee to deal with the day.

Yet this was exciting! Their other Guardian friends had someone to help them out in their day to day, Iris couldn't help but relate in their own current position. As Fae gracefully flops into this dimension Iris goes over to her side helping her up and excitedly introducing themself. "Hoi there new friend!! I have a feeling that we can chat echidnas for hours!!" Iris beams excitedly.

Sabre walks into the kitchen looks up at the pair, then immediately turns to leave with a sigh and a shake of his head. "not today..." he mumbles to himself as he walks off.

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MerMay Moonwatcher✨

It's that time of year again! 🤩

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Duuudeee YEEESSS!! You are REALLY speaking my language beat by beat!! It's like looking in a mirror honestly haha.

I've always really loved the concept of guardians and leniages in general so this really hit the sweet spot for me. Their entire history and family dynamics is just so incredibly layered I could go on and on thinking and yapping about them. ESPCIALLY with my boy Spectre! his entire origin is just a tragedy but I love that grumpy old man way too much. I agree our boys were fucking robbed of development, but in a way it gives me some freedom to fill in the gaps with my own headcanons and fun shenanigans lol. Shiiiiit friend speak freely! Together we shall be discussing the boys like the philosophers in the School of Athens lmao.

Dude where was this blog when I was 12? I was obsessed with the Brotherhood so much I had the whole family tree memorized. I would info dump at the drop of a hat. I would be so feral about these sad old men and no one- not my family, my friends, or even my dogs- understood what the FUCK I was even talking about so eventually I just shut up and stopped thinking about it. And then my dash is full of Knuckles and now I’m like *gasp* “THE SAD OLD MAN CLUB!” and then you are just here??? Talking about this thing that I literally thought no one except me cared about??? Hello??? Shall we have a spring wedding???

MY BROTHER IN ECHIDNA I FEEL YOU ON A METAPHYSICAL LEVEL!!! I have never connected so hard to an ask in my life. I was hella obsessed with these guys in my teens! I knew their family tree by heart, knew their lore inside and out, I doodled Edmund and Dimitri in my science notes in class constantly, shit these guys lived rent free in my brain with how much I daydreamed about them! I might have had like 3 people tops on deviantart at the time that I could even talk to about these guys, who actually knew who they were and even made art and content for them.

Then came a period of time I ended up leaving the sonic fandom entirely, probably a mixture of being made to feel discouraged in liking my interest from my offline peers and family (back when liking Sonic din't made you a cool kid but a target) as well as getting hyperfixated on other things I just... moved on sadly. It wasn't until last year I want to say, that I stumbled upon @julie-su's art and realized that it was made in recent year, that I got genuinely excited for these guys and the sonic fandom again. You can also imagine my subsequent heartbreak when I found out about the Ken Penders lawsuit and how all of these beloved characters ended up... But as the saying goes if you want something done right you gotta do it yourself! Got sad that there's no more art of these dudes time to make some! It's how I ended up coming back to tumblr and getting to meet more echidna loving individuals and honestly I wouldn't go back not one bit. I'm sad that I feel like I missed out on the Archie comic fandom era back when the comics were still publishing, but I'm glad to be making up some lost time by indulging in the grandpa gang with my online buds. I can't imagine my life without these sad old dudes living rent free in my mind, they keep me entertained, they make me laugh, and bring me much comfort. It makes me so happy to see fans of these guys and new content being made for them just get me so fucking excited and happy.

Most of the time making content for them seems like I am screaming into a void considering how obscure they can be. But in the end, I don't I think I have had more fun creating art and writing than when I started drawing them again. In a way I keep them alive in my memories through my works and that makes me happy. I know the few that know and love these characters also love to see them still around, and have been big inspirations for me to create my own stories and headcanons for these characters and I will forever be grateful for them enriching my life with their creativity. Always a delight to meet someone that loves these tired old men as much as me, your comment literally made my day! Thank you for being awesome and for even liking my works, It really means a lot to know theres still love out there for these characters. I'm always happy to chat with a fellow guardian fan so please don't be a stranger! Besides, we have to frolic down the hills of Angel Island in the eve of our honeymoon~

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Dude where was this blog when I was 12? I was obsessed with the Brotherhood so much I had the whole family tree memorized. I would info dump at the drop of a hat. I would be so feral about these sad old men and no one- not my family, my friends, or even my dogs- understood what the FUCK I was even talking about so eventually I just shut up and stopped thinking about it. And then my dash is full of Knuckles and now I’m like *gasp* “THE SAD OLD MAN CLUB!” and then you are just here??? Talking about this thing that I literally thought no one except me cared about??? Hello??? Shall we have a spring wedding???

MY BROTHER IN ECHIDNA I FEEL YOU ON A METAPHYSICAL LEVEL!!! I have never connected so hard to an ask in my life. I was hella obsessed with these guys in my teens! I knew their family tree by heart, knew their lore inside and out, I doodled Edmund and Dimitri in my science notes in class constantly, shit these guys lived rent free in my brain with how much I daydreamed about them! I might have had like 3 people tops on deviantart at the time that I could even talk to about these guys, who actually knew who they were and even made art and content for them.

Then came a period of time I ended up leaving the sonic fandom entirely, probably a mixture of being made to feel discouraged in liking my interest from my offline peers and family (back when liking Sonic din't made you a cool kid but a target) as well as getting hyperfixated on other things I just... moved on sadly. It wasn't until last year I want to say, that I stumbled upon @julie-su's art and realized that it was made in recent year, that I got genuinely excited for these guys and the sonic fandom again. You can also imagine my subsequent heartbreak when I found out about the Ken Penders lawsuit and how all of these beloved characters ended up... But as the saying goes if you want something done right you gotta do it yourself! Got sad that there's no more art of these dudes time to make some! It's how I ended up coming back to tumblr and getting to meet more echidna loving individuals and honestly I wouldn't go back not one bit. I'm sad that I feel like I missed out on the Archie comic fandom era back when the comics were still publishing, but I'm glad to be making up some lost time by indulging in the grandpa gang with my online buds. I can't imagine my life without these sad old dudes living rent free in my mind, they keep me entertained, they make me laugh, and bring me much comfort. It makes me so happy to see fans of these guys and new content being made for them just get me so fucking excited and happy.

Most of the time making content for them seems like I am screaming into a void considering how obscure they can be. But in the end, I don't I think I have had more fun creating art and writing than when I started drawing them again. In a way I keep them alive in my memories through my works and that makes me happy. I know the few that know and love these characters also love to see them still around, and have been big inspirations for me to create my own stories and headcanons for these characters and I will forever be grateful for them enriching my life with their creativity. Always a delight to meet someone that loves these tired old men as much as me, your comment literally made my day! Thank you for being awesome and for even liking my works, It really means a lot to know theres still love out there for these characters. I'm always happy to chat with a fellow guardian fan so please don't be a stranger! Besides, we have to frolic down the hills of Angel Island in the eve of our honeymoon~

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At Lien-da’s sudden reaction the dragon jumps backwards like a startled cat. Intimidated and mostly embarrassed, the dragon hurriedly turns and hides behind a nearby rock. Yet the rock is way too small to provide any cover for the dragon. 

While the dragon’s face is covered the rest of their large form is plainly in view, like they thought they were a much smaller creature than it actually was. Only when they were addressed did they try to cover themselves with their holographic wings, attempting to hide even further but doing so very very poorly.

“I’m sorry…didn’t mean to disturb…you just... smell nice…and pretty~…” a voice shyly spoke. Oddly enough not sounding like it came from the dragon’s direction but the echidna’s own head, as if they were being spoken to telepathically. 

A shimmering golden dragon follows behind Lien-da, captivated by her presence. With a body made of starlight, their lightweight form makes barely any noise as they move slowly behind her.

Intrigued, the dragon inches their snout closer and closer to her; examining the scent of her pink curly hair while discovering a hint of a familiar favorite scent, leather. 

In a spur of excitement the dragon gently presses their soft snoot against the crimson echidna’s back, giving her a boop. 

Lien-da is very upset and very ready to go for her weapon as she feel the presence, and sudden touch of the dragon on her back. She instinctively jumps forward, turning back as her hand stops inches away from her weapon; realising just what had brushed against her. No, there was no beating a dragon, even if trying was tempting. But she is very much upset at her ability to sense one's presence to be so easily bypassed by a being this... Big. "Just... what are you?" She speaks, unease coming out of every words.

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Scrapbook with Moonwatcher for @btm-txt

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Hey, did you guys know anything about the previous guardians? or depending on certain things, did some of you get to meet them? What were they like? o:

Thuderhawk: Well we- 

 “Oh Chaos, I got this Boyo!” Hawking, currently the eldest in the household, rolls in on his wheelchair.

Hawking: I believe that I could provide some insight on this inquiry!

Thunderhawk: Grandfather, I don’t think that’s a good idea, you should be resting instead…

Iris: Yeah Gramps you aren’t even a part of this blog :V

Chikki: -screaming in the distance- She doesn’t even go here!

Iris: I mean neither do you, but you’re still here I guess… 

Chikki: PFFFT! fight me hoe!

Hawking: Oh nonsense! I still have some energy in me to answer a question about my dear family. 

“Now let’s see…I guess I could start with my own father Mathias, he was quite the interesting chap he was. We worked closely together during our tenure as active Guardians at the time, making sure that the Island stayed safe and well taken care of. I guess that all guardians have their own skill they specialize in right? He always had a great skill of attunement with chaos energy, very skilled, very centered. Oftentimes I would find him just meditating in his free time, studying the meditation methods of the guardians that came before him. 

As he became older, wiser, his abilities continued to sharpen even if his physical body did not. When he lost his sight he was still able to perceive the world around him through his chaos abilities, he even still kept on with his Guardian duties. In the end not even death had a hold of him as he appeared to become one with the chaos force….”

Hawking stared off for a moment a gentle smile creeping on his face, a soft chuckle escaping his lips, reminiscing on an old memory. With a cough he brings himself back to focus, continuing on.

“Then there was my grandfather Jordan he was… hmm… quiet? Introverted perhaps. Very proud of his work as guardian and incredibly self reliant, yet he always kept to himself for the most part. He was soft-spoken and quite kind, but could just come across as odd sometimes… 

A few times I’d catch him spending time alone in the Island’s wilderness; talking to himself  like he was having a conversation with someone but nobody was ever there…. Great grandpa Rembrandt used to light hardly joke that he had an imaginary friend, but.. we gave the man some grace… after the loss of his brother from a young age he just… had his own way of dealing with things I suppose… although…father always had his theories that his conversations weren’t necessarily one sided…”

Hawking let out a small sigh, resting a pensive hand on his chin, for a moment lost in his thoughts. Noting the momentary silence he clears his throat, giving Thunderhawk a sheepish smile. 

“Ah, you know what grandson I believe you were right, I think I aught to get me some rest… but um always delight to share a little bit of our family’s history with you all.”

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Is there any muses you want to develop more?

Truthfully all of them in a way. Besides a rare few, The Brotherhood barely gets any sort of in-depth character development or story line, which gives me a lot of wiggle room to play with their characters and my own head cannon for their own personal stories and lifestyle. 

I'd say out of all of them probably Saber, there's something to be said about his character. Growing up to a tribal family, only to leave that behind to get shoehorned into becoming a guardian, not even having his father or even mother around to guide him, then holding a grudge on his father. I feel like he would have a lot of resentment for his position and for his father, a feeling of abandonment and isolation that extends to his family, which is something that I can connect with on a personal level. 

Which makes it a bit harder to develop narratively without making it too much of a sob story, but that could be just me projecting. I guess I just haven't found a way to really define his character and it's something that I would like to work more on for him. I very much like the idea of these characters in a way healing from their own past mistakes and resentment, that would be nice. 

I guess another character that I don't really develop on the blog is Locke, but like there is so much stuff out there for him. By far he is one of the most popular guardians of the group, considering that he is Knuckles’ his father and also having the most character development in comparison to the rest. Truthfully, he was one of my favorites growing up, however, revisiting the canon of his character as an adult gives me quite the change in perspective to say the least. 

So for now, I’ve been keeping Locke in the backseat and having more fun developing some of the less developed guardians such as Sojourner and Thunderhawk, just exploring different things with them and thinking how they would react to different situations.

I'm very appreciative of any ask or engagements that I receive on the blog because they really get me thinking outside of the box with the boys and rebuilds that excitement for character development. 

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💚💛❤️ Merry Dankmas 💚💛❤️