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Spectre Orpheus Onyx 🇬🇾 🇵🇷 👻 @spectreonyx.bsky.social · 2h

ONYX NY/Northeast (@onyx-ny-northeast.bsky.social) is accepting applications for our 2027 Pledge Class! If you’re looking for brotherhood, community, education, service, and a deeper connection to Leather culture, we invite you to learn more. 🧵See thread

ONYX NY/Northeast is accepting applications for our 2027 Pledge Class!

If you’re looking for brotherhood, community, education, service, and a deeper connection to Leather culture, we invite you to learn more.

Follow the link in our bio or scan the QR code to apply.

 NOTE: Applications close December 1, 2026.

www.onyxnyne.org/membership

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ANTY @anty.blacksky.app · 02/10/2026

Me print-watching now that it is officially gray sweatpants season 👀:

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Lil Dick Byl @byllyshort.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I got 62 chocolate videos. Think I can double that by 2028? 😜

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Spectre Orpheus Onyx 🇬🇾 🇵🇷 👻 @spectreonyx.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

“SOMETHING ABOUT ME IS DIFFERENT.” Different doesn’t mean wrong. Maybe younger you learned to hide parts of yourself to avoid rejection. What did you hide to feel safe? ❤️ Repost if this resonates. #ShadowWork #Healing #SelfWorth #InnerChild

MEET THE AGES — SHADOW WORK SERIES:

“SOMETHING ABOUT ME IS DIFFERENT.”

At some point, many of us notice something about ourselves that feels different.

Maybe it was how you thought.

What you enjoyed.

How you expressed yourself.

Who you connected with.
Or simply how you experienced the world.

Difference doesn't automatically mean something is wrong.

Sometimes the painful part wasn't being different—it was learning that being different could make you a target.

Ask yourself:
What did I learn to hide because I feared rejection?

You don't have to shame the younger version of yourself for trying to stay safe.

You Are Seen and You Are Not Alone!

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Spectre Orpheus Onyx 🇬🇾 🇵🇷 👻 @spectreonyx.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Which are you? Which do you prefer? 🥕 🥒 🍆 🍌 ⏱️

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Spectre Orpheus Onyx 🇬🇾 🇵🇷 👻 @spectreonyx.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Did you learn that belonging meant changing yourself? “Speak this way. Act this way. Hide that part.” Your younger self deserved acceptance without disappearing. What space first made you feel like you belonged? ❤️ Like + repost. #ShadowWork #InnerChild #Growth #YouMatter

MEET THE AGES — SHADOW WORK SERIES:

“WHERE DO I BELONG?”

Every child wants to know where they fit.

Family.
School.
Neighborhood.
Culture.
Friendships.
Community.

Sometimes belonging came with conditions: act this way, speak this way, hide that part, don't make anyone uncomfortable.

But belonging shouldn't require you to disappear.
Ask yourself:

Where did I first feel like I truly belonged? Where did I feel like I had to perform to be accepted?

You deserve relationships and spaces where you can breathe without constantly wondering whether you're enough.

You Are Seen and You Are Not Alone!

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Spectre Orpheus Onyx 🇬🇾 🇵🇷 👻 @spectreonyx.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

You were more than “good” or “bad.” You were a child learning how to navigate the world. You were allowed to question, feel, fail & grow—and still deserve love. ❤️ What belief about yourself are you ready to release? Like + repost. #InnerChild #ShadowWork #SelfLove #Healing

MEET THE AGES — SHADOW WORK SERIES:

“I'M GOOD / BAD.”

Somewhere along the way, we learned that certain behaviors made us “good” while others made us “bad.”

Praise felt like acceptance.

Correction could feel like rejection.

But you were never simply good or bad.

You were a child learning.

You were allowed to make mistakes, have emotions, ask questions, and still be worthy of love.

Today, ask yourself:

Who taught me what made me “good” or “bad,” and what parts of that belief do I still carry?

You are more complicated—and more worthy—than a label.

You Are Seen and You Are Not Alone!

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Spectre Orpheus Onyx 🇬🇾 🇵🇷 👻 @spectreonyx.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“I EXIST.” Before expectations, labels & pressure, there was simply YOU. You never had to earn your place in the world. What did younger you need to hear most? ❤️ Repost & share. #ShadowWork #Healing #SelfWorth #YouAreSeen

MEET THE AGES — SHADOW WORK SERIES:
“I EXIST”
Before you understood expectations, labels, or what anyone wanted from you, there was simply you.
A child discovering the world.
You didn't have to accomplish anything to deserve love.
You didn't have to be useful.
You didn't have to be tough.
You didn't have to make anyone proud.
You simply existed—and that was enough.
As you look back, ask yourself:
Did younger me feel welcomed in the world, or did I learn early that I had to earn my place in it?
Your existence was never something you needed to justify.
You Are Seen and You Are Not Alone!

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Spectre Orpheus Onyx 🇬🇾 🇵🇷 👻 @spectreonyx.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Some of us were taught: “Don’t cry. Be a man. Keep it in the family.” But silence doesn’t have to define your life. You can speak, ask for help, set boundaries & heal in safe spaces. ❤️ Repost if this resonates. #MensMentalHealth #Healing #BlackMen #YouAreSeen

**WHAT WE WERE TAUGHT TO HIDE**

Some of us grew up learning that being a “good man” meant staying quiet.

“Don't tell.”
“Don't cry.”
“Don't talk back.”
“Don't embarrass the family.”
“Be a man.”
“Get over it.”
“Nobody wants to hear that.”
“What happens in this house stays in this house.”

Those words may have taught us how to survive certain environments—but they don't have to determine how we live today.

You are allowed to talk about what hurt you.

You are allowed to cry.

You are allowed to ask for help.

You are allowed to set boundaries.

You are allowed to say, “That wasn't okay.”

Being vulnerable doesn't erase your strength.

Sometimes real strength begins when you finally stop carrying everything in silence.

You don't have to expose yourself to everyone. Find safe people and safe spaces where you can be heard without judgment.

**Healing can begin when silence is no longer the only option.**

**You Are Seen and You Are Not Alone!**

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Spectre Orpheus Onyx 🇬🇾 🇵🇷 👻 @spectreonyx.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Sometimes you grieve a father/son relationship while both people are still alive. Acceptance can look like indifference—not hatred. You can honor what you wished for, set boundaries, break cycles & protect your peace. ❤️ Repost if this resonates. #MensHealing #FatherSon #Healing #YouAreSeen

**WHEN THE RELATIONSHIP HAS ALREADY BEEN GRIEVED**

Sometimes a father/son relationship doesn't end with a funeral.

Sometimes you have to grieve a relationship while the person is still alive.

You may have already mentally, physically, and emotionally grieved the relationship because the connection became too toxic, too painful, or too unhealthy to continue the way you once hoped it would.

And eventually, you may reach a place where you're no longer angry.

You're simply **indifferent.**

That doesn't mean you don't care.

It can mean you've finally accepted what the relationship is—and stopped allowing what it isn't to control your peace.

Sometimes fathers and sons struggle because they see reflections of themselves in one another.

What one person carries may remind the other of something they haven't faced within themselves.

And sometimes someone may look at you and say, *"Why does he always look so sad?"*

Remember: **that's their viewpoint—not necessarily your truth.**

You know what you've lived.

You know what you've survived.

You know what you've healed from.

You don't have to convince everyone to understand your journey.

You can honor the relationship you wished you had while accepting the relationship you actually experienced.

And most importantly, you can choose not to carry the pain forward.

**You can break cycles without becoming bitter.**

**You can create boundaries without hatred.**

**You can grieve without losing yourself.**

And you can still become the kind of man, father, son, brother, or mentor that you once needed.

Your healing matters.

Your peace matters.

**You matter.**

**You Are Seen and You Are Not Alone!**

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Spectre Orpheus Onyx 🇬🇾 🇵🇷 👻 @spectreonyx.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

September isn’t over yet. Pause. Look at what you’ve learned, survived, strengthened & started changing. Don’t measure your journey only by what’s left to do. Give yourself credit for continuing. 🍂 ❤️ Like + repost if you needed this. #September #Healing #Growth #Hope

FINISH THE MONTH WITH INTENTION

Before September comes to an end, pause and recognize where you are right now.

You may not be where you hoped you'd be.

That's okay.

Look at what you've learned.
Look at what you've survived.
Look at the choices you've made.
Look at the relationships you've strengthened.
Look at the boundaries you've started creating.

Don't measure your entire journey by how far you still have to go.

Give yourself credit for continuing.

Carry the lessons forward, release what no longer serves you, and step into the next month with intention.

You are seen and you are not alone!

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JD (by way of Blacksky) @jdot.blacksky.team · 27/09/2026

This is why I’d choose to be Black in every lifetime.

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Les Branleurs 🔞🇫🇷🍆💦 @lesbranleurs.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Et ici, vous êtes #TeamUncut 🍆 ou #TeamCut 🍄 ? Partage avec nous sous ce post ⤵️ une photo de ta bite avec le hashtag #TeamUncut ou #TeamCut et n'oubliez pas de partager cette publication avec vos followers 🔄

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ONYX NYNE @onyx-ny-northeast.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Condition the leather. Polish the boots. Shine the hardware. Come dressed to celebrate. Come dressed to be remembered. #ONYXNYNE #ONYXNewYorkNorthEast #LeatherFormal #LeatherCommunity #BlackLeatherCommunity

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JD (by way of Blacksky) @jdot.blacksky.team · 24/09/2026

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Spectre Orpheus Onyx 🇬🇾 🇵🇷 👻 @spectreonyx.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

🍂 NEW SEASON. NEW PERSPECTIVE. Release what exhausted you. Keep the lessons, wisdom & strength. Give yourself permission to rest, grow & begin again. What are you leaving behind this autumn? 🍁 Repost & share the reminder! #Autumn #NewBeginnings #Healing #Hope

**AUTUMNAL EQUINOX — A NEW SEASON**

Today marks a change of seasons.

The days begin to grow shorter, the air begins to change, and nature reminds us that nothing stays exactly the same forever.

Maybe that's a reminder you need, too.

You don't have to hold onto everything you've carried through the previous season.

Release what has exhausted you.

Release the guilt you no longer need.

Release expectations that were never yours to carry.

Release the relationships, habits, and fears that keep you from becoming healthier and more at peace.

But don't forget to recognize what you are keeping:

The lessons.

The wisdom.

The strength.

The people who showed up.

The parts of yourself that survived difficult seasons and are still standing.

Every season has something to teach us.

As autumn begins, give yourself permission to change, grow, rest, and begin again.

You don't have to rush the process.

Let this season be about becoming more intentional about what—and who—you allow into your life.

**New season. New perspective. New possibilities.**

**You are seen and you are not alone!**

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Spectre Orpheus Onyx 🇬🇾 🇵🇷 👻 @spectreonyx.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

LET YOURSELF BE HUMAN. You don’t have to be strong every minute. Feel it. Name it. Don’t let it define you. Then take the next healthy step. 💛 If this speaks to you, repost & remind someone: You are seen & not alone! #MentalHealth #SelfCare #Hope #YouMatter

LET YOURSELF BE HUMAN

You don't have to be strong every minute of every day.

You can have emotions.
You can feel overwhelmed.
You can miss someone.
You can have questions.
You can need reassurance.

Being human doesn't make you weak.

Give yourself permission to acknowledge what you're feeling without allowing the feeling to define you.

You don't have to hide behind a smile just to make everyone else comfortable.

Be honest with yourself.

Then take the next healthy step.

You are seen and you are not alone!

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CLAW Corp @clawinfo.org · 19/09/2026

Education doesn’t stop outside convention season! 📚⛓️ Got an upcoming local kink or leather class/demo? Submit the details to our community roundup: 👉 bit.ly/LocalEdSessi... (CLAW doesn’t vet or endorse external events—always do your own research on venues & hosts!)

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Sirthiccsalot 🍑 @issabussae.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Just got back from the gym and boy am i horny af 😵‍💫😵‍💫 send help asap

A man with his black shorts and white thong lowered below his aas. He is bent over on his knees ontop of a couch. His ass is on display

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JACKFROSTSPADED♠️♠️♠️♠️ @daddybubba.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

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JACKFROSTSPADED♠️♠️♠️♠️ @daddybubba.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

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Forge ONYX @forgeonyx.blacksky.app · 16/09/2026

@bsky.app I don’t need another reminder about group chats.

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Thiccules ONYX @thiccules.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

“Come sit on my fa—“ Me:

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Spectre Orpheus Onyx 🇬🇾 🇵🇷 👻 @spectreonyx.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

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Spectre Orpheus Onyx 🇬🇾 🇵🇷 👻 @spectreonyx.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Join ONYX NY/NE (@onyx-ny-northeast.bsky.social) for our upcoming Munch Meet & Greet. Our discussion explores an important question: "Safety in the leather community: How do you feel safe?" Educate. Empower. Explore. #ONYXNYNE #LeatherCommunity #LeatherMunch #KinkEducation #ChosenFamily

Join ONYX NY/NE for our upcoming Munch Meet & Greet.
Our discussion explores an important question: "Safety in the leather community: How do you feel safe?"

Educate. Empower. Explore.

#ONYXNYNE #LeatherCommunity #LeatherMunch #KinkEducation #ChosenFamily

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Tori Foote @toriatheisttori.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

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dickinmybutt @thesydneycooper.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

are y’all cut or uncut? 🙃

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Spectre Orpheus Onyx 🇬🇾 🇵🇷 👻 @spectreonyx.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Merry Christmas to me part 2

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Spectre Orpheus Onyx 🇬🇾 🇵🇷 👻 @spectreonyx.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

How girthy are you? Post below.

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Spectre Orpheus Onyx 🇬🇾 🇵🇷 👻 @spectreonyx.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

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huangshan.bsky.social @huangshan.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

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Pumper&Bator @blkpumpinbear.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

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ONYX NYNE @onyx-ny-northeast.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

NEXT MONTH: OUR ANNIVERSARY BAR NIGHT! Come dressed in your leather formal BEST: Condition the leather. Polish the boots. Choose your best hardware. Dress to be remembered. #ONYXNYNE #LeatherCommunity #BlackLeatherCommunity #LambdaLoungeNYC #Fireplay

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ONYX NYNE @onyx-ny-northeast.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined ONYX NY/Northeast last night at Lambda Lounge for HEAT! From the energy in the room to the leather, looks, fellowship, and fire play demo—you helped make the night HOT. #ONYXNYNE #LeatherCommunity #BlackLeatherCommunity #LambdaLoungeNYC #Fireplay

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ONYX NYNE @onyx-ny-northeast.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

THE WAIT IS OVER. THE HEAT IS ON. Join ONYX NYNE at Lambda Lounge on September 12th featuring a Fire Play Demo by Morpheus ONYX. #ONYXNYNE #ONYXNortheast #LeatherCommunity #FirePlay #KinkEducation Flyer design: @the-artifact-onyx.bsky.social

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Lil Dick Byl @byllyshort.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Sound on!

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Spectre Orpheus Onyx 🇬🇾 🇵🇷 👻 @spectreonyx.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

**SEPTEMBER 11 — WE REMEMBER. 🕊️** We honor those lost, the survivors, families, and heroes who stepped forward. Today, check on someone. Ask, “How are you really doing?” **We remember. We honor. We care.** #NeverForget #WeRemember #YouAreNotAlone

**SEPTEMBER 11 — WE REMEMBER**

Today we remember the lives lost on September 11, 2001, and the countless people whose lives were forever changed.

We remember the families who lost loved ones.

We remember the first responders, firefighters, police officers, medical professionals, and ordinary people who stepped forward during extraordinary circumstances.

We remember the survivors.

We remember the grief that continued long after the headlines ended.

And we remember that behind every number was a person—a brother, father, son, uncle, husband, friend, coworker, and loved one.

May we continue to honor those lives by choosing compassion over division, connection over isolation, and humanity over hatred.

Today, check on someone.

Sometimes a simple **"How are you really doing?"** can mean more than we realize.

**We remember. We honor. We care.**

**You are seen and you are not alone!**

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Spectre Orpheus Onyx 🇬🇾 🇵🇷 👻 @spectreonyx.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

If today's message encouraged you, save it for another day—or share it with someone who needs the reminder. ❤️ Leave one word describing how you're feeling today. 📌 Save this post. 📤 Share it with someone who needs encouragement. You Are Seen and You Are Not Alone!

MAKE ROOM FOR SOMETHING NEW

A new season doesn't require you to become a completely different person.

Sometimes it simply means making room.

Make room for healthier choices.
Make room for better conversations.
Make room for people who genuinely care about you.
Make room for peace where you've carried unnecessary pressure.
Make room for possibilities you once thought were out of reach.

You don't have to know exactly where this next chapter is going.

Give yourself permission to discover it.

There is still room for something good to enter your life.

You are seen and you are not alone!

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Spectre Orpheus Onyx 🇬🇾 🇵🇷 👻 @spectreonyx.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Who needs to read this today? Tag them below. Share this with someone who needs to know they matter. 💬 Leave one word describing how you're feeling today. #SeenWithoutExposure #NoBrotherSuffersAlone #ItsOkayToNotBeOkay #SelfCompassion #CommunityHealing

**LABOR DAY — YOUR WORTH IS MORE THAN YOUR WORK**

Today we recognize the work people do to build families, communities, businesses, neighborhoods, and better lives.

But remember this, brother:

Your worth isn't measured by your paycheck.

You are more than your job.
More than your title.
More than your productivity.
More than what you provide for everyone else.

You deserve moments when you aren't producing anything.

Rest.
Reconnect.
Laugh.
Eat.
Breathe.
Spend time with people who remind you that you're more than what you can do for them.

Celebrate the work you've done—but don't forget to celebrate **the man doing the work.**

**You are seen and you are not alone!**

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Lync Johnson @lyncjohnsonxxx.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Over 30 sex workers thread! Quote with a pic and your age. 45, and 6 months away from 46. allmylinks.com/lyncjohnson

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Lync Johnson @lyncjohnsonxxx.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

⭐️ @kimberhaven.bsky.social 🔥 manyvids.com/Video/671260/post-workout-fuck-w-kimber-haven #MVSales #blowjob #porn #trans #NSFW #nsfwsky #nsfwbsky #realnsfw #promo #afterdark #fcf #friskyfriday

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Spectre Orpheus Onyx 🇬🇾 🇵🇷 👻 @spectreonyx.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

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Spectre Orpheus Onyx 🇬🇾 🇵🇷 👻 @spectreonyx.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

THE WAIT IS OVER. THE HEAT IS ON. Join ONYX NYNE (@onyx-ny-northeast.bsky.social) at Lambda Lounge on September 12th featuring a Fire Play Demo by Morpheus ONYX. #ONYXNYNE #ONYXNortheast #LeatherCommunity #FirePlay #KinkEducation Flyer design: @the-artifact-onyx.bsky.social

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