#I don't think he'll be alone

[liar-or-lawyer]

[atwas-gaming]

I've had a scenario in mind for a while now about what it would take for Sonic to finally own up to his feelings about Amy. And I think what it would take is...

Shadow.

Well, just plain jealousy and a fear of losing Amy before he even has her. But Shadow would be the best one to instigate it.

First, some headcanons about how they behave romantically:

Amy's maturing and spreading her wings. She's not moving on from Sonic, not really, but it's possible that she's starting to notice other guys. There's some hints in the Twitter takeovers that she may be developing some small interest in Shadow.

Sonic is clearly interested in Amy, and if you pay attention, he has been for a long time. What he's not interested in is marriage- at least, not yet. And Amy is clearly wifey material- she cooks, she takes care of people, she has a caring nature, she's protective, and she's extremely loyal. She's not someone you can use for a one-night stand, you take all of her or you risk shattering her into pieces. She's Sonic's friend, no matter what else he may feel about her, so he avoids any romantic interaction because he doesn't want to hurt his friend.

Meanwhile, Shadow is... not aro-ace, per se, I don't know what you'd call him. He can see that Amy is attractive, but so is Rouge, and Shadow has no interest in Rouge. He just isn't interested in the physical side of romance.

What I think it would take to get Shadow's attention is something deeper, an emotional or spiritual connection.

So here's the Sonamy/Shadamy love triangle scenario that I came up with:

As Amy ages, she feels her desire for male companionship growing stronger. Sonic takes little notice of it, but it doesn't escape Shadow's attention.

Somehow or other, Shadow and Amy end up alone together, probably on a mission or something. I haven't figured out the exact circumstances, but they're together for quite a while. Amy loves to talk to people and get to know them, and Shadow has a soft spot for her, so she's able to get him to talk to her about things that he's probably never told anyone before. And he knows she won't tell anyone about them, either, so he feels safe telling her.

At some point, Shadow realizes, she's done it. She's broken through his barriers, and at the same time, she's calmed the storm of emotions that he's had swirling inside him for 50-odd years. He hasn't felt such peace since... no, not even then. This is something else. He's never felt this way before, and he doesn't have the words to describe it, but he's fallen head over heels for her.

This is why he never lets his guard down, even around the people he trusts most. Because if he lets them in, even a little bit, he might let them in too far. ("Can you see all of me, walk into my mystery, step inside and hold on for dear life.")

He loses control of himself and kisses Amy.

And when he lets go, he instantly hates himself, he starts throwing his barriers back up, because... she's crying. She's crying because she liked it, and she wants more of it, but she's still so desperately in love with Sonic, and she's starting to think she'll never get it from him, so she'll accept affection from just about any man, and it's not like Shadow's unattractive, and, and, and...

So Shadow's raw and open and hurting, he knew before he said or did anything that he was going down a dangerous path, but talking to Amy felt so good he didn't want to stop. And he wants to erase what just happened like it never did. But now he has to be the one to comfort Amy, because this was his fault, Amy was just being the kind and compassionate person she always was and Shadow was an idiot for letting it get to him and making more of it than what it was and losing control. So he has to keep his barriers down for just a moment longer, just long enough to hold Amy and tell her it's not her fault, until her tears finally stop.

It leaves Shadow burning with rage, and as soon as he can, he forcefully confronts Sonic (I imagine Shadow slamming Sonic against a wall or a tree and shouting in his face 😝) and basically tells him, "Amy needs attention from a man, she wants that man to be you, but if you can't grow up and do what it takes, then I'll be more than glad to take your place."

Which scares Sonic good and proper. It's bad enough to think that he could lose Amy, anyway, but to lose her to that faker??? And it finally makes him go to Amy and (very, very awkwardly) ask her to be his girlfriend. And... I'll let y'all imagine the rest.

As for Shadow... he, quite understandably, becomes somewhat aloof towards both Sonic and Amy for a long time after that.

But Shadow's immortal, right? And there's other Amy's in the world. He doesn't have to be alone forever.

Oh, and as for why Shadow would confront Sonic instead of just taking Amy for himself: because he respects both Amy and, especially, himself far too much to do that. He knows good and well she will never be able to fully commit to anyone else as long as Sonic is still an option. If Shadow was to start dating her, she'd go along with it, but it would become a power play between him and Sonic to try to "win" Amy's affections. Shadow has no issues with fighting Sonic over just about anything, but when it comes to his own feelings, he won't stoop that low, and he's not about to hurt himself by playing such a game. I also don't think he would view Amy as "a prize to be won."

[somegrumpynerd]

Do you think, in a truce scenario, Nightmare would try and keep his boys from spending too much time around Dream because he's worried they'll end up liking Dream more than him because that's what everybody's always done?

[thelilylav]

We only see each other at funerals

(On Jason, Thalia, Nico, Bianca, and their parallels/connections)

The Titan's Curse (Rick Riordan), @/anxiousmaya_, Right Now (Gracie Abrams), The Battle of the Labyrinth (Rick Riordan), Joan of Arc (Mary Gordon), The Lost Hero (Rick Riordan), Episodes Toward and Elegy for Halley's Comet (Lindsey Drager), Jason Grace (Riordan Wiki), The Gods Show Up (Michael Kinnucan), The House of Hades (Rick Riordan), What the Living Do (Marie Howe), The House of Hades (Rick Riordan), Planet of Love (Richard Siken), The Blood of Olympus (Rick Riordan), Tangerine (Nolune), The Blood of Olympus (Rick Riordan), The Blood of Olympus (Rick Riordan), I Bet On Losing Dogs (Mitski), The Burning Maze (Rick Riordan), @/abhorarchive (Twitter), The Burning Maze (Rick Riordan), Seventeen (MARINA), The Burning Maze (Rick Riordan), @/rollercoasterwords, The Tyrant's Tomb (Rick Riordan), @/the-overanalyst, Where Things Come Back (John Corey Whaley), Grit (Silas Denver Martin), Softcore (The Neighbourhood), The Tower of Nero (Rick Riordan), Frost (Mitski), @/moonbends, I'm Your Man (Mitski), Sun Bleached Flies (Ethel Cain), The Tower of Nero (Rick Riordan), Three (Sleeping At Last), My Art

[patheticrafeenjoyer]

need an arc of them being the 2 most toxically co-dependent ppl on earth actually.

[ghoulie-gal]

Y'all know that list of reverse tropes?? The one that was like "Too many beds; really sweet guy that only hates you; hate at first sight" etc.?

If I remember right one of them was "accidentally kidnapping a mafia boss" instead of getting kidnapped by the mafia and i think that has some kind of hilarious potential with Sinostra...

People who ship Taiga with their OCs or absolutely hate him. Just imagine it

I think the key word here is "accidentally" too like no plan no intent it just happened somehow and now you gotta deal with not only him but also Romeo losing his shit (or alternatively hindering you from returning him because now he can get work done without having to babysit) and Ritsu trying to convict you for a heinous crime just because their freak boss broke into your car and fell asleep in the back seat or something and you were in too much of a hurry to notice

[sciderman]

And like THAT we learned the cast for MCUs Fantastic Four and by extent.....Johnny Storm *shudders* God save us all from the Mouse and from how fucked the Johnny Storm (and also SpideyTorch) tag is gonna be once the movie comes out.

we are going to get SO MUCH johnny storm porn lads

[blujayonthewing]

pitched battle inside my brain between the part of me that's desperately shaking myself by the shoulders going "YOU HAVE GOT TO ACTUALLY LIVE THE KIND OF LIFE YOU IMAGINE INSTEAD OF JUST SITTING AROUND IMAGINING IT UNTIL YOU DIE!!" and the part of me that's clutching my face going "is this allowed? is this allowed?? is this allowed???"

[worstloki]

people just ignore Thor was a feral child, huh? like his life goal was probably to demolish another race at age 12 and he was probably begging to go to war and attempted to murder their father for not letting him via telepathy that he didn't have.

[ibetittering]

Fuck all of y'all in Florida how dare you misrepresent my liberal king that man loves women (not in that way) and he would not STAND for this smh

[youchangedmedestiel]

There's no way Dean didn't pray to Cas in episode 12x09 when he and Sam were isolated in that governmental jail. I refuse to believe it. They didn't show it to us, they didn't say anything about it. But listen to me. There's NO FUCKING WAY he didn't.

They didn't show us because it wasn't relevant to the story like it was in episode 6x06. We learned that Dean called Cas for help about soulless!sam but we didn't see him, but they tell us he did because that's relevant for him to yell at Cas in that scene for not coming when he calls. And same in Purgatory we learn that Dean prayed to Cas every night, we don't know what he said in these prayers but they tell us he prayed because this is relevant, it leads to Cas explaining why he never answered those prayers.

So my point is that in episode 12x09 they didn't tell us he prayed to Cas because there was no purpose for the story, but HE DID. He prayed to him because he felt alone and that's also why Cas seems so lost and helpless. Because he can hear Dean, he can hear him but can't answer, he can hear him not knowing where they are kept. He can hear him ask for help without being able to do so.

[ghostclefable]

Post-war Katsuki has taylor's Lover album on repeat and you will not convince me otherwise

[saucerfulofsins]

the issue for me though is they haven't shown any obvious hints that there's any pining between Buck and Eddie. The way they've positioned Buck and the other guy, it's more likely that they get into some bumps and breakup or something, which will allow the writers to do a "will they won't they" plot for BT...

This ask is from yesterday about this post on will they/won't they.

Anyway. I don't think Buck and Eddie's relationship is about pining at this point. At least, not in the traditional sense. They're both kind of past that and not yet there? As in: they fill a lot of partner-shaped spaces in each others lives. Simultaneously, they're both not yet aware of or suppressing romantic feelings. I get what you're saying re: Buddie btw, but I just don't think Buddie is that kind of story/will they/won't they? Not after 6+ seasons being the way they are.

As for BT, ngl, your suggestion baffles me. I don't see the chemistry. The show doesn't show them as romantic (i.e. if it had been Chimney or Eddie in Tommy's place, I'd have bought them being a good friend). They aren't physically affectionate. They don't talk much. When they do talk, Tommy is dismissive or, if you're pro-Tommy, sarcastic. Irrespective of your personal interpretation, Buck looks unhappy when Tommy (and last ep, Eddie) acts that way.

If BT were meant to be a will they/won't they during a break, I'd expect more physical/romantic affect between them right now. Instead, they are giving me "two guys hanging out." Frankly, Eddie and Tommy have more chemistry than Buck and Tommy; the scenes with Eddie there make Tommy more bearable.

On top of that, Tommy has been reduced to a LI similar to Marisol. Ignoring S2 for a second (the GA won't remember/the show is insistent on ignoring his characterization)... Tommy's S7 introduction was as cool pilot, and from 7x05 on, he hasn't been. The closest we got was him referencing his shifts, and those are always explanations for why he shows up late.

The way I see it, Tommy and Buck are set up to be incompatible - they lack chemistry, affect, and the ability to talk; incompatibility like that can't be fixed during a breakup (possibly partially tied to LFJ's acting style). I also sincerely doubt the GA really cares for Tommy, because there's no personality/substance there (which we know the show's writers can and do effectively write into far fewer scenes than Tommy's had). Again, the better chemistry is between Tommy and Eddie, because they're more similar (which brings me to Buck yearning for Eddie but applying it to Tommy).

So yeah, feel free to explain what about BT makes you think they're going to last or make for an interesting will they/won't they... because to me he's just another LI that's going to exit the show in a couple of eps.

[sweetangelanon]

sorry gang i have i have not been doing well im sitting here laying in the dark able to hear lil sibs boyfriend an them giggling and talkin an okay im a hater. IM A HATER!

I know why im mad its like they bring this bitch over every day multiple times a day i don't know this guy i jsut i want to be home and feel relaxed knowing that i can chilll in thee house an there is no PERSON I DO NOT KNOW around. i can't go out here like that and OTHER TIMES JUST BRINGS THIS BITCH OVER WITH ME NOT HAVINGA CLUE AND IM OUT HERE IN MY PJ'S AND IM LIKE H EY HEY IM TRYING TO CHILL WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN YOU BROUGHT HIM OVER AGAIN !??!?

I was out here in my boxers bro............ i can't be doing this....

p l e ase.... pelase i just....... i just want to relax... at home with the knowledge and safety of knowing who is around and if i have to mask or not oough oughh

them an their dirty jokes too like I DON'T WANNA KNOWWW YOU ATE THEM OUT IM GOING TO CRY THIS IS THE LAST THING I WANT TO THINK ABOUT I ALREADY HAD THE HORRIBLE REALIZATION OF WHY THEY GOT AN ELECTRIC TOOTH BRUSH I DO'T WANNA I DON'T WANNA ANYMORE

like hes he's not a bad guy he's fine like average guy i just need time to decompress like please.. please... have some days when when he is not here im goij nvm im just gonna curle up into a ball and cry or smth

[my-thoughts-and-junk]

a character's self-deprication being what keeps them from being in a relationship can be really good but mostly when the self deprication is 1. justified and 2. only no longer an issue because their significant other is Into whatever they're angsting about

[nyt1ba]

     Sacrifice was a necessity to achieve healing,   a truth bitterly accepted when he took on the role of the executioner,   to become the villain,   the monster,   whatever role needed of him for life to be restored.   But in order for life to begin anew it must coexist with death,   the gloom before the light,   the long winter he had died along with many lifetimes ago.   The road towards atonement was not an easy one,   it's not a kindness the likes of him are ever meant to attain,   peace was merely a dream he sought as an escape of grief,   the ancient ache that sits like thorn in his chest without cure or remedy.   If all suffering was meant to end with him he would have ended it all decades ago,   but what fairness could be found in earning a martyr's death when the blood of his kin still soaks his hands ?   This purgatory was justice in action,   bleeding him out of all evil until the right time comes,   this quest towards life was a form of torment he knew to be without result                    the only truth he attempts deny but isn't blind to.   It rears its ugly head towards him time after time,   however,   for some strange reason he doesn't give up,   in faith ?   self punishment ?   He's uncertain.   Another futile attempt had rendered all hopes into ash,   and with it the acknowledgement of his predestined failure.   The new resources provided by Elektra and Artemis had promised a breakthrough he couldn't achieve with the curse upon his blood.   Human DNA,   similar to those that were once on earth,   if he could isolate the Naytiba's mutation                   to reverse it somehow then humanity can be restored to what it once was,   not the same but no longer the monsters they have become at the very least.   A hypothesis merely,   entirely different when executed,   he knew the risks of human experimentation first hand   &.   is the product of such fatal foolishness,   he knew the risks then,   he knows the risks now,   and yet   ...   another failure stings him more than anticipated.

  The Naytiba eggs injected with human DNA all showed the same result,   though they appeared more human than the amalgamation of flesh Naytibas are they proved to be more dangerous,   a new kind of mutation that would bring more chaos in its presence,   they had to be terminated by his own hands.   It's swift but not painless with the agony of existence in a body that refuses itself,   perhaps ending their suffering was the better mercy,   although for that brief moment he felt it,   tearing at him from within,   the nest fell back into its silence,   no longer a refuge,   grim   &.   eerie,   he couldn't stand it.   Silence,   stretching,   never-ending,   the hive mind sounds faint to him at the moment in comparison,   the echoing scream of a life cut prematurely then the deafening silence that followed,   it loops in his head,   a haunting melody he can't escape.   He remains suspended in the memory for some time,   back leaned against the metallic door of his room in the Tetrapod that slides shut behind him.   Unaware of the knot in his throat until the air is eventually trapped there.   A hand clutches at the fabric of his shirt,   grip tight in vain attempt to ease the tightness there,   it all washes over him like a wave,   their pain,   their agony,   their final moments ended by his hands,   and though he doesn't bleed he can feel it ripping him into shreds.   The air hitches in his throat as he tries to gasp for breath,   body failing him as he slips to the ground,   desperately trying to breathe.   His eyes shut,   waiting for it to pass,   it never ceases,   finally feeling the strain crushing him little by little until there's nothing left.

     ❝  you don't have to hurt anymore. you can let go of those burdens.  ❞ oof actually …

  There was once a time when he sought understanding,   a kind hand that would pull him out of the darkness,   but wherever he looked death   &.   decay would meet his gaze,   reminders of his sins that snuffed out the life of all that he knew and loved.   And now that it presents itself so freely before him it seems more like a torture than the goodness of one's heart.   Whatever Artemis picked up from his silence had her follow in his footsteps,   only to be stopped at the door he locked behind him deliberately,   the first few knocks had failed to announce her presence to him until her words would finally slip through the fog.   The gentleness in her voice,   the resonating sadness for a man who had condemned himself,   it's undeserved,   unbearable.   He'd often lie and feign an empty smile just to assure,   when in truth it was one look of those sympathetic eyes that brought forth this turmoil that eats him whole.   He's weary of lying,   weary of barely holding himself together,   but if no one does it,   what hope would remain for humanity ?   He withdraws further into himself,   forehead leaning against knees as he gives in the fight against the waves,   allowing himself to be swept with the current,   this pain is a must,   he needs it sear itself against his heart so he may never falter again.   He cant give her answer,   though he's grateful for heart,   he's unable to will himself to lie at the moment,   loneliness is far gentler than this.

@sentinalle // not now honey dad's having a breakdown -