#7 tailed fox

[calloftheabyss]

Oc ref of Kita for artfight

[sadgirlz-lovemoney]

Tails stay catching strays 😭

[hadthatdreamagain]

restof team sonic from my shogakukan/magical girl esc au that still needs a name

bonus:

[ghosttfiish]

Started as a dumb doodle for a friend. Ended up being lineless practice. I think it turned out cute!! It was my first time attempting this kinda style

Stupid animal

[flowersinmidgar]

fluffy yellow guys!!💛

[hadesknockedupintheunderworld]

Reading the fleetway Sonic comic now and

I'm convinced that Tails is his special little guy??

I mean, he's an asshole, no doubt, but he passes up a party (mind you, he loves being celebrated as a hero so much) to go looking for Tails

He goes looking at his "favorite place" and literally dons shades and a worse attitude at learning Tails was taken

He genuinely cares about him as his buddy? Sure he complains about him or insults hin fairly often, but he clearly likes having Tails around enough to want him back??

Are we gonna talk about how Tails breaks free from Robotnik's control because he can't bear to keep hurting Sonic, because he cares?

This scene too reminds me so much of that scene from Fang the Hunter issue 1 where Tails called for Sonic and Sonic bid himself to be patient and not lash out because Tails is his friend. Like again, Fleetway!Sonic is an asshole, but he's holding back when it comes to Tails even a little bit

There's just constant proof whenever Tails is put in danger or captured that Sonic cares about his well-being. In fact he cares so much he just kind of is just indifferent about those he puts in danger by zeroing in on saving Tails (and those he saves he doesn't necessarily save with intent to). In this issue specifically, Sonic, the animal companions with him, and an unconscious Tails get washed away in a current of water, and rather than worry about his own well-being or those of his companions, he yells at them to keep ahold of Tails in the water so he can take care of the badnik.

Personally I feel like this sequence speaks for itself? Although Sonic is fairly confident, he risks his life on the chance that he can steer the Death Egg off course (and we're not even factoring in whether he can escape in time), and sends Tails away in the only escape pod. He literally gambles his life on this act of saving Emerald Hill and worries first about securing Tails', even if only Tails may end up escaping.

There's also the setting? Tails crying for Sonic and calling him the bravest hedgehog he ever met, Sonic reacting like he didn't just narrowly avoid death and that Tails is just stating the obvious, the two of them floating down in the escape pod during the sunset

I don't have the picture space to show it, but there's also another part of this issue where Sonic continuously nags Tails to stay out of danger and to let him handle everything alone, and then (after falling into a trap), starts talking to himself about how glad he is that Tails wasn't around to see him make such a rookie mistake. It's easy to read as Sonic always leaving Tails behind because he doesn't think much of him or thinks he'll be in the way, but I don't think that's completely true! I get the idea that Fleetway Sonic likes having his buddy around just as much as he wants his buddy to be safe. So he brings him around everywhere he can, but he forces him to hang back during the dangerous bits. And that's not to mention how this issue showed just how much Sonic values Tails' opinion of him.

And BOY does this scene get me

It's like

This is the first time Super Sonic ever appears in StC. Are we going to ignore that Fleetway!Super Sonic stops attacking and reverts back into regular Sonic because of Tails?

This is like Mecha Sonic in Archie's Mecha Madness special all over again, except Fleetway!Super Sonic is under no one's control. He stopped attacking because Tails bids him to remember them.

There's just so many little things about them in my reading so far that I almost can't believe it (and would hit the tumblr photo limit a number of times if I were to show it off)

If I had to label their relationship in StC, I'd say that, to Tails, Sonic is someone he admires greatly. He doesn't seem to be fond of Sonic's attitude (largely when it's aimed at those other than himself), and he expresses criticism as to how vain Sonic is and his eating choices, but ultimately he cares about Sonic enough to stick around with him and go on adventures from time to time. For Sonic, I think Tails is someone he secretly likes having around. He often criticizes him, and depending on his mood he'll do it whenever he gets an opening, but he's also just...bad at feelings. When Tails is in danger, he'll zero in on saving him, almost above all else, and then when he saves Tails he's going off about how he can't trust Tails to be alone, angry and annoyed. He's a jerk, but a jerk who cares more than he lets on about Tails. Tails isn't just some admirer, he's important to him, and at the same time, Tails' is someone whose opinion of him he values. Ahsjsjs and....he's also the kind of guy who would say something like "Hey, that's enough! Only I get to bully Tails!"

Is their relationship healthy? No😂 But also in StC it also comes off like...they're both choosing this. Despite everything they choose to be buddies

Idk I'm fascinated so far😂

The Sonic the asshole and his special little fox

[guardian-of-da-gay]

Only for Emergencies

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For Whumptober 2024 Prompt 7: Only for Emergencies

tw for unreliable narrator, fear of abandonment, weapons of mass destruction, enabling

Tails was really trying not to cry.  It was his own fault though.  He should’ve known better.  At least… that’s what Tom said.

Tails had been working on his latest project in the garage when Maddie came in to throw some washed out cans into Tails’ scrap pile.  Tails had gotten used to the Wachowskis coming and going when he was working.  Maddie and Tom would check in on him.  Even Ozzie would trot through the doggy door at the back of the garage to come visiting.  Sonic would drop by often but briefly and Knuckles would stop in rarely but for long stretches.  They were already hovering when Maddie came in.  Or well, Knuckles was hovering.

Sonic liked to see what he was building, but didn’t have the patience to sit and watch him do it.  He was lying on Tom’s mechanic creeper, reading comics, and using one foot to scoot himself forward and backward across the floor.  Knuckles didn’t seem to understand the things Tails worked on, but he’d stand there and stare at him do it.  Sometimes for long enough that it made Tails nervous.

Maddie was okay though.  She’d ask him questions about his project and compliment how smart he was.

“What are you working on today?”  She asked.

“Napalm bombs.”

Sonic stopped scooting.

“Oh!”  Maddie laughed like she thought he was joking.  But it petered out at the end as Tails looked over his shoulder at her.  Maddie cleared her throat.  “That’s uh… a bit different for you.  I mean…”  she trailed off thoughtfully.  “You have made some pretty interesting weapons before… but uh… what’s the plan for a napalm bomb?  Bombs?”

Tails shrugged and turned back to his project.  He felt a little shy now that Maddie was asking questions.  “I know it’s not as sophisticated as my usual projects but… I was feeling like doing something simple and Tom said I could use some of his extra gasoline.”  He shrugged again.  “You never know when you might need a blunt instrument.”

“You could just use a rock,” Knuckles proposed.

Tails frowned.  “Rocks don’t do much against giant robots.”

“They do when I throw them.”

“A napalm bomb can do a lot more damage than a rock, even if you’re the one throwing it–”

Tails turned to look at him over his shoulder and caught a brief flash of Maddie’s expression.  She was looking at him like she looked at Knuckles sometimes.  Uneasy and a little frightened.  Like he was some crazy little weirdo.  A freak.

The next second it was gone and she was trying for a smile.  “Tom gave you gasoline!  That’s nice.”  She held up a hand and almost gave a thumbs up, then stopped.  Then raised it again.  Then lowered it again.

“I’ll be right back,” she said.  She left quickly.  Tails’ heart sped up.

Tails looked to Sonic.  Sonic offered him a little smile.  “Yeah… one second, buddy.”  He dashed after her.

Tails’ stomach plummeted.  He’d messed up, hadn’t he?

His suspicion was confirmed a couple minutes later when Maddie and Sonic returned with Tom.  Tom said he’d thought Tails was going to use the gas to power a gadget, not build explosives.  He said Tails was ‘old enough to know better’ and that he needed ‘to use better judgment’. 

Sonic tried playing defense just like he did with Knuckles.  “Tails is still getting used to things here,” he’d said.  “Maybe napalm bombs are way more common in other parts of the galaxy!”  He looked at Knuckles.

The opening to cover for Tails sailed right over Knuckles’ head:  “I’ve never even heard of them,” he said.  “It must be a tremendous weapon.”  He looked at Tails and nodded in approval.  “Well, done.”

Oh no.  Knuckles approved.  Tails had definitely messed up!

“Well, whether or not they’re common in the galaxy, new ground rule: no building napalm bombs here,” Maddie said.

“No bombs at all,” Tom tacked on.  “In fact… we might need to set some rules for what you can build.”  He looked up at the line of gadgets lining the back wall of the garage.  Both of them did.  It was like they were just now processing what all was there.  The longer they looked, the lower Tails sank into their seats.

“Okay, know what?”  Maddie said.  “I think Tom and I need to talk some things over.”  She went to lead Tom out the open garage door, but paused.  “In the meantime, if you can safely take these apart,” she pointed at the handful of finished bombs he’d made.  “Then please do that… But only if it’s safe.”

“Are you sure–” Tom asked.

“We can’t just lock them in the liquor cabinet,” Maddie muttered to him.  She turned to Tails again.  “We’ll be right back, okay?”  She led him quickly out of the garage and back toward the house.

Cold dread filled him.  This was it.  Tails had finally messed up bad enough to ruin things with the Wachowskis.

His dismay must have shown on his face.  Suddenly Sonic was trying really hard to reassure him.  “Hey, it’s fine.  Worst case scenario: you get a little bit grounded and no more building weapons of mass destruction.  I’m sure they won’t tell you to stop making stuff entirely.  You’re too good at it and they know you love it.”

Tails didn’t think that’s what they were talking about.

“Look–I know you’ve had some of these for a long time and you worked hard on them,” Sonic said.  “I won’t let them take all your stuff away, I promise.”

“You’d better,” Knuckles rumbled.  “Tails is physically inferior to the two of us.  He needs his weapons to fulfill his vow to protect this planet.”

Sonic offered a smile that was half wince.  “I will consider offering up that argument,” he said.  When he turned to Tails his smile was more genuine.  “Everything will be fine, I’ll make sure of it.”

Tails didn’t trust his voice, so he simply nodded.  Then Sonic vanished.

Tails was left with the miserable task of disassembling a week’s work, knowing full well he was about to be kicked out.  Now that Sonic wasn’t there, he could feel the corners of his eyes stinging.

Behind him, Knuckles made a thoughtful noise.  “You are in trouble!”  He said in wonder.  “It is usually me facing the wrath of Maddie…”

Tails turned on him, but that was a mistake.  He hadn’t realized how visible his gathering tears were until Knuckles’ eyebrows shot up.  The echidna warrior took half a step back and raised his fists slightly, like he might need to physically defend himself against Tails’ feelings.  His brows fell again.  Confused, and displeased at being so.

“What is wrong?”  He asked.

“They’re gonna get rid of me!’  Tails' voice broke and he sniffed hard.  He wasn’t going to cry in front of Knuckles.  The warrior already thought Tails was pathetic enough.

“What?  Why?”

“Because I did something bad.”

Knuckles slowly, lowered his fists, looking less defensive and more confused.  “I do not understand.  I have done lots of things that angered Tom and Maddie but I have never been banished.”

Oh… that was true.

“Are these weapons of yours truly so bad?”  Knuckles asked.  He eyed the metal canisters.  “They don’t look very formidable.”

“When dropped from a low-flying plane, one of them can burn an area of 2,100 square meters.”

Knuckles grunted.  “That sounds like a lot.  But you have destroyed nothing yet, correct?”

“Yeah…”

“Then you still have not bested me in earning the wrath of Maddie!”

… Also true.

“It seems a shame to undo your hard work,” Knuckles said.  “Especially since you are right.  One day we may need a formidable weapon.”  He glanced toward the garage door opening.  “I could… conceal one for safekeeping.”

This sounded like another situation where Tails was old enough to know better… but Knuckles was even older.  And he was right.  They’d never found Robotnik’s body.  What if he or some other crazy baddie showed up with some other giant robot?  Sure, they wouldn’t have the Master Emerald to build one, but it wasn’t impossible to do with time.  He’d started this project with that in mind.

“I don’t know…” He said.  “Tom and Maddie definitely wouldn’t approve… I don’t even think Sonic would approve.”  He thought of how Sonic had frozen as soon as he heard the words ‘napalm bomb’ and cringed.

“Yes, but Sonic isn’t like us.”

Tails lifted his head at that.  Knuckles met his eyes evenly.

“Sonic grew up alone, but we grew up alone and under immediate threat,” he said.  “He doesn’t know what it means to prepare for the worst… He has faced danger, but danger has only rarely come looking for him.”

Tails suddenly found himself studying his shoes.  Sonic understood him better than anyone had ever tried to before.  But… They were different.  Sonic could escape any situation.  Face anything barehanded.  Tails needed his gadgets to face what came for him.  And he wasn’t fast enough to get away from every bad thing.

When he looked up, Knuckles was watching him.  Tails held up one finger.  “Let’s just… save one bomb.”

Knuckles nodded and picked up one of the finished canisters.  He glanced toward the open garage door and ducked away to the wall.  He crouched and rolled backward out the doggy door just as Sonic came running in.

“Good news!”  Sonic said.  “Tom and Maddie are coming back down to talk to you but–spoiler alert–you’re not getting grounded!  Instead you’re gonna help Tom fix up all the electronics at the station.  Honestly a great idea because their stuff is so old.  I’m pretty sure it all came from Radio Shack.”

Tails nodded along as Sonic rambled.  He felt genuine relief to hear that not only was he not getting kicked out, but he wasn’t even in big trouble.  He also felt a bit comforted knowing that Knuckles was out there somewhere, hiding one little weapon of mass destruction, just in case of emergency.

[thefigureresource]

Shinano : Dreams of the Hazy Moon [Azur Lane] 1/7 scale from Good Smile Arts Shanghai coming February 2025.

[myymi]

i don't need therapy i need to hug tails

[silverorchideon]

Decided to participate in @liekadae's DTIYS!

Decided to switch up the pose a bit, but I thought the DTIYS is a good way for me to hammer down an Etho design, because I have not drawn an official piece of Etho fanart ever.

[coco0milkshake]

Nine! About time I drew him

[cyberkiller125]

Still not over just how abrupt this turn was.

[scrunglepaws]

Some drawing based on @chicohungers24-7's fic, Learning To Be Less Alone (x). This poor baby needs all of the hugs. ;-;

[amy-rose-warrior]

Yeah whatever I'll drop the Tails mom and half-siblings designs. Woman rapidly heading towards a divorce.

[rhmis-user-2020]

Tails in Sonic Boom gives off Varian vibes not just the goggles but the inventor-esque personality

[cute-girls-from-vns-anime-manga]

Pirilika is so cute!