𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐈𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐍 — .ᐟ
@bootridden.bsky.social
𝑇𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐓𝐇 𝐈𝐒, 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐒 𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐆𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓 .ᐟ
Pinned
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ AIN’T THAT A
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ 𝐊𝐈𝐂𝐊 IN THE
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ( 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃 — ? * )
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ 𝐊𝐈𝐂𝐊 IN THE
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ( 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃 — ? * )
of course, benny knows a lot of the rumors are true. at least he knows better than to mingle with mercenaries in any meaningful way.
he paces around the suite, some fancy cigars placed perfectly atop the bar. he forces some warmth onto his face, though it’s obvious it’s a facade. +
he paces around the suite, some fancy cigars placed perfectly atop the bar. he forces some warmth onto his face, though it’s obvious it’s a facade. +
"Glad t'hear it."
Not that that follows any of the rumors he's heard, but he's smart enough not to say that to an employer's face.
Not that that follows any of the rumors he's heard, but he's smart enough not to say that to an employer's face.
i’ll have a cigarette ready for ya.
believe me, i know a hell of a lot better than to mix business with my personal life. you ain’t gotta worry about me, baby.
believe me, i know a hell of a lot better than to mix business with my personal life. you ain’t gotta worry about me, baby.
October 22, 2025 at 3:52 AM
of course, benny knows a lot of the rumors are true. at least he knows better than to mingle with mercenaries in any meaningful way.
he paces around the suite, some fancy cigars placed perfectly atop the bar. he forces some warmth onto his face, though it’s obvious it’s a facade. +
he paces around the suite, some fancy cigars placed perfectly atop the bar. he forces some warmth onto his face, though it’s obvious it’s a facade. +
[ abruptly deeply unsettled. ]
[distant, briefly-omniscient laughter]
i’ll have a cigarette ready for ya.
believe me, i know a hell of a lot better than to mix business with my personal life. you ain’t gotta worry about me, baby.
believe me, i know a hell of a lot better than to mix business with my personal life. you ain’t gotta worry about me, baby.
October 22, 2025 at 3:38 AM
[ abruptly deeply unsettled. ]
i’ll have a cigarette ready for ya.
believe me, i know a hell of a lot better than to mix business with my personal life. you ain’t gotta worry about me, baby.
believe me, i know a hell of a lot better than to mix business with my personal life. you ain’t gotta worry about me, baby.
You'd be shocked just how 'bone'-headed some of my employers c'n be. I'll meet ya up there in a minute.
[ a scoff. ]
it’s just business, faulkner, y’think i’m boneheaded or somethin’?
[ as is benny, good old reliable maria. ]
it’s just business, faulkner, y’think i’m boneheaded or somethin’?
[ as is benny, good old reliable maria. ]
October 22, 2025 at 3:20 AM
i’ll have a cigarette ready for ya.
believe me, i know a hell of a lot better than to mix business with my personal life. you ain’t gotta worry about me, baby.
believe me, i know a hell of a lot better than to mix business with my personal life. you ain’t gotta worry about me, baby.
missing swank today.
October 22, 2025 at 3:16 AM
missing swank today.
[ a scoff. ]
it’s just business, faulkner, y’think i’m boneheaded or somethin’?
[ as is benny, good old reliable maria. ]
it’s just business, faulkner, y’think i’m boneheaded or somethin’?
[ as is benny, good old reliable maria. ]
Won't say no, but I ain't complicatin' a business arrangement with anythin' more.
[And he's keeping a holdout well-concealed on his person.]
[And he's keeping a holdout well-concealed on his person.]
i do.
say, y’wanna come up and have a smoke?
say, y’wanna come up and have a smoke?
October 22, 2025 at 3:15 AM
[ a scoff. ]
it’s just business, faulkner, y’think i’m boneheaded or somethin’?
[ as is benny, good old reliable maria. ]
it’s just business, faulkner, y’think i’m boneheaded or somethin’?
[ as is benny, good old reliable maria. ]
i do.
say, y’wanna come up and have a smoke?
say, y’wanna come up and have a smoke?
Hi, you got that next installment?
Wrong casino, though.
Wrong casino, though.
hey
October 22, 2025 at 3:11 AM
i do.
say, y’wanna come up and have a smoke?
say, y’wanna come up and have a smoke?
hey
I'm gonna go to a CASINO owned by a MAN with a C
October 22, 2025 at 3:08 AM
hey
why is she purple now
October 21, 2025 at 5:28 PM
why is she purple now
flicking ashes off the end of his cigarette. there is a feeling in his stomach that something horrible may happen to him. he would wince if he knew what it was exactly — the mystery is something he can handle.
October 21, 2025 at 5:19 PM
flicking ashes off the end of his cigarette. there is a feeling in his stomach that something horrible may happen to him. he would wince if he knew what it was exactly — the mystery is something he can handle.
lighting a cigarette, maybe his third or fourth or maybe even fifth — surely, it’s not the fifth — in the past few hours. he hasn’t heard from swank.
October 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
lighting a cigarette, maybe his third or fourth or maybe even fifth — surely, it’s not the fifth — in the past few hours. he hasn’t heard from swank.
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ AIN’T THAT A
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ 𝐊𝐈𝐂𝐊 IN THE
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ( 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃 — ? * )
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ 𝐊𝐈𝐂𝐊 IN THE
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ( 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃 — ? * )
October 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ AIN’T THAT A
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ 𝐊𝐈𝐂𝐊 IN THE
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ( 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃 — ? * )
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ 𝐊𝐈𝐂𝐊 IN THE
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ( 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃 — ? * )