#charleecat-bat's stuff

[mama-qwerty]

oh i had a thought btw and i wanted to share in the chat we're in but i got no access at the time i'm typing this BUT I FIGURED I COULD SAY IT TO YOU

me and my roommate after seeing the movie had a thought about what Shadow would do next after the events of the movie and the scene at the end credits of him surviving.

we imagined like...what if he just tries to wander the earth, slightly aimless but also trying to take stuff in. he had spent so long here and most of his exposure was through Maria and doing things with her. And that was it. 50 years he was locked away, and when he got out he just went straight into mission mode and even after saving the earth, it occurred to him he probably hadn't seen much of it.

and the idea of him somehow being found my sonic and the gang and them offering to house him but him declining, thinking he caused them too much trouble and it'd be best to keep his distance... even though he wouldn't know where to go and where's a safe place for him to not be bothered by gun agents or humans likely after them, him especially. Heck, Sonic even offering to show him around some places, not even Green Hills but just in places he knows off the top of his head. Lil bonding moment, nice moment between the two despite Shadow not knowing what the hell Sonic is talking about with his ramblings.

And then the final piece of Sonic realising that Shadow could maybe stay in his old cave, it served as his safe spot for so long so maybe it can serve as Shadows. Shadow even seeing Sonic's little drawing on the wall and him saying he drew it the first night he came here, just showing he did have someone he loved and lost. And my roommate even said the idea of him choosing the stay and even draw a picture of him and Maria (maybe not the doctor after all that happened but maybe so, who knows how he feels about him now).

and then just him very very possible occasionally maybe hanging out with the boys... or at least the offer is there. and getting slowly introduced and catching up on things he's missed these last 50 years...

ANYWHO I'LL STOP HAHA

I can totally see Shadow roaming for a while. Learning about the world, people watching.

He had never left the facility before, and this was all completely new to him. Maybe Maria told him about things while they were together, movies she'd seen, places she'd like to visit when she was older and could strike out on her own.

And maybe he visited them, thinking about how Maria would have loved this, or hated that, or been so excited by this other thing. It would hurt so much that he was seeing these places alone. That she hadn't had a chance to travel and see or do everything she'd dreamed of.

And maybe when it hurts too much, when he can't take the heartache of not sharing these experiences with the one person he loved, he would return to Green Hills. He wouldn't specifically seek out Sonic and crew. He'd formed an alliance with the blue hedgehog during a time of war, and he wasn't sure if that friendship extended any further than that. But he could sense the chaos energy within Sonic, and Knuckles, and from the Master Emerald. And that was comforting.

But maybe Tails has some antennas posted around town. (Or he hacked into GUN's satellites.) And maybe he gets a blip when a spike of chaos energy appears. Sonic goes to check it out and finds Shadow, sitting alone on a cliff overlooking the town.

They talk. Sonic tries to invite Shadow to the house, but he refuses. He'd injured Tom, he doesn't deserve their kindness. Sonic tries to argue, but Shadow is stubborn and makes to teleport away, when Sonic calls out to wait, he knows the perfect place Shadow can hide away when he needs someplace quiet.

And he leads Shadow to his old cave.

"It ain't the Ritz," Sonic quips, before catching himself. "Wait. Do you know about the Ritz?"

Shadow turns to him with an eyebrow raised. "The crackers?"

Sonic snickers. "Right. Nevermind. Anyway, it can get a little damp when it rains, and a little cold when it snows, and a little dark when it's night . . . but it was my home before I found my family."

Shadow stops before the crayon mural on the wall. He stares at it for a long time.

"It will do."

Sonic smiles. "Wow, high praise from the Ultimate Lifeform. Okay, well, I can bring you some food and comics and stuff to keep you entertained--"

"I don't need your handouts."

The blue hedgehog nods with a sigh. "Right. Mr. I'm So Edgy can take care of himself."

"That's right."

Sonic doesn't say anything for a moment, and when he does, his voice is softer, the joking lilt gone. "Listen, as one formerly lonely hedgehog to another, it's nice to have people care about you. Worry about you. So just . . . don't turn your back on people who want to help, okay?"

Shadow stands quietly for a moment. "Fine."

And Shadow isn't always in the cave (heaven forbid we say he lives in it, amirite SEGA?) but Sonic leaves him things anyway. Cans of food, books he thinks Shadow would like, lots of blankets.

And maybe Sonic tells the family about Shadow taking shelter in his old cave, and the next time Shadow reappears there, it's better weather sealed and more comfortable and homey. The opening is covered with an actual door, one that keeps animals and rain out.

And maybe there's a note left. One that tells Shadow they don't blame him for what he did to Tom. They understand he was stressed and confused and hurting. They forgive him. And their home is always open for him, if he were hurt, or hungry, or just wanted some company.

And maybe, one night, when the family is sitting down for supper, a flash of light appears in the backyard. Ozzy runs to the door, barking at the sudden intruder in his territory, Knuckles close behind.

And there in the middle of the yard, stands Shadow. Looking very uncomfortable. Looking like he's second guessing his presence. Looking like he's just about to teleport away.

The family stands in the doorway, looking out at the black and red hedgehog. Without a word, they turn and head back to the supper table, but leave the kitchen door open.

The choice is his. Join them. Or leave.

He stands there for a long few moments, watching as they sit down, dishing out the food. Maddie moves to the cabinet and brings another plate to the table, placing it between her and Sonic. Silverware joins it. And a glass of water.

Shadow is frozen.

He takes a step forward. And another.

And takes his place at the table.

He doesn't move in with the Wachowskis. He's not there all the time. But they always make sure to have plenty of food to go around if he chose to join them.

There's always a place at their table for a lonely hedgehog.

[tired-old-men]

Shepherd: Hello... Fae managed to convince us to do a blog too. So...hello? Fae: yeah this is why I should probably be responsible for asking the questions you're not good at this, Shepherd. BUT yeah! I'll be interacting with you guys through this blog now! :D

Iris:

OMG HAIII FRIIIENDS!!! 🤩 OH this is going to be WAAAYY too much fun hehe!

Spectre:

-He stares at Shepherd for a minute before giving him a polite nod- Greetings Shepherd.

Thunderhawk:

Oooh are these the Guardians Fae keeps talking about? Oh how neat! Hello there, I'm Thunderhawk! Hope you all have as much fun with your blog as we've had with ours. -smiles excitedly-

Sojourner:

. . .

Thunderhawk:

Father don't be like that, this is exciting! Are you not enjoying yourself in this little blog Iris made for us?

Sojourner:

My excitement ended with that maid dress...

Iris:

...but you looked so cute in that...

Sojourner:

-grumbles-

Sabre:

More Guardians? That's rather interesting. Locke:

And the fact they're from a different world even more so father. Sojourner:

Sounds like more trouble to me..

Chikki:

Did you say start more chaos? 👀

Sojourner:

Aw fuck no you devil bird!

Chikki:

Hehehe took you long enough to convince them oldies to get on the net Fae, now let the shenanigans begin! >:)

[btm-txt]

The Animal I Have Become...

'Help me believe it's not the real me Somebody help me tame this animal'

Ko-fi Sketch for @charleecat-bat of Shepherd's Monster AU werewolf form, that I might have went a bit too hard on. I couldn't help it I'm a sucker for Charlees's bois... and werewolves!🤩 Had an absolute blast getting lost in this piece, thank you so much for commissioning Charlee and getting me all hyped up over werewolves!

Got some sketch commissions open, come check it out if you're interested! :3

[nights-nonsensical-ramblings]

Ahhh thank U hope the day is good!

right back at ya @aphantimes 💖. Got great art, makes me think about paper craft and your concept sketches do so well at conveying emotion and the feel of the scene, you got really goodbrain thoughts and I Love vibing with you. Very cool person.

@charleecat-bat you’re also getting a tag from me cuz you’re so cool. I adore your aus, their art and all the thought put into them. It’s been a lot of fun throwing things back and forth with you. You always give so much care to all the characters

@mama-qwerty you have super good character analysis takes and do really great hit with the angst then heal with the wholesome. And you’ve helped me many times this year so big thank you for that. And I’ve seen you give wonderful kind advice for your anons to.

@quazart you have a super cute and huggable art and you have such creative designs. You do such a good job at scenes with lots of characters and things going on and it’s still so clear and able to pick out so many details.

@mcfanely I’ve had so much fun talking and coming up with ideas with you. You’ve got such a great energy and i wanna thank you for helping to create the server that lead to me meeting and getting to know so many of these amazing people.

@acespeon you’re another person I’m always very happy to seen in my notes. You’ve been really great to interact with and I’ll be happy to chat whenever.

@guardian-of-da-gay yet another really cool writer/artist. (Amazing job on how much you got out during whumptober btw. Really impressive feat.)

@mushroomflood you to are an amazing artist! You make the characters look so sweet and vibrant. (And the same brain moments always give me a smile)

@sayurime I love chatting to you too! I really like so many of the concepts you come up with and chatting about them to.

@rapidhighway i must say I love the stuff you got going with licho and knuckles, super great dynamic there.

@heckinconfusedparade we may not have chatted in a bit but I still think of you with so much fondness

ands there’s plenty of people I see popping up again and again in my notes that make me go “oh hey it’s you :D” i appreciate your presences and makes me smile when I’ve seen you go through and like/reblog a bunch of my posts.

positivity train!

if you see this or are tagged in it, tag a couple of your favorite mutuals/blogs and let them know you appreciate seeing them on your dash!

@h0neysugarfree @blueberrylovv @bequiteanddriveeeeeee @cherri-bomb-bomb @eg0mechan1c @fatrexicisback

[barsikscorner]

Been having fun with @charleecat-bat talking about the gem au Gadget as a Carnelian, a really strong type of quartz that was made for construction work and carrying around very heavy stuff. Well, the Diamonds had severe tunnel vision that day as they didn’t consider what could happen if one started rebelling… (His gem is on his shoulder that’s why it’s not visible in this picture)

[bitter-sweet-coffee]

@charleecat-bat BESTIE!!! you ship storm and bark? here's some stuff on that from moi:

Bark is a total art softie we KNOW this guy writes poems and likes reading for fun but like, the dark academia stuff

Storm, while getting little-to-no depth in the riders games, definitely has his own intelligent areas. being a great personal trainer, nutritionist, and body positive guy who cares about the health of his team is DEFINITELY reasonable. funnily enough, he'd be the only rogue I trust in a kitchen

I also feel like Storm would love reality tv (like TLC shows) and be a total music geek (orchestral score studying and string quartet composing loser lmao)

so basically, they're both large strong intimidating guys with obnoxious green birds as their frontman and purple bitches who constantly start shit (who i love btw)

anyways, i ACCEPT the joke made that bean and jet are cousins as canon because it's a really funny throwaway from the comics, and consider the idea that bean and jet (the latter typically hating the former) decide to hook storm and bark up because i mean, they're helpless on their own

GYM BRO TIME!!! storm is constantly pushed to go talk to bark who, depending on how you interpret things, is either selectively or completely mute

this uh, obviously makes storm panic and ramble more, and every time this happens he thinks bark is getting more and more annoyed with him

bark can either say this or communicate it depending on how you interpret his quiet nature but they DO eventually start hanging out and NO bark isn't annoyed!!! he's actively listening and invested in whatever storm is rambling about and actually kinda forgets to pay attention to anything else

not to mention... storm can never be more annoying than bean, and bark LOVES bean so he's immune to storm's anxieties in a positive way

the two shift from strong boys on the outside to absolutely pathetic artistic losers and spend all their time writing or composing or reading or watching films and analyzing them or painting and honestly it's adorable

the two eventually go their separate ways but not in bad taste or an official breakup really, it's just difficult and also different because both of their teams are constantly on the move all the time so it's not fair to mess that up and if they meet anyone else that's fine too (i don't wanna label it as an open relationship because they're super qpr but otherwise undefined)

we just KNOW that storm is gonna call bark every time a new 90 day fiance or eric whitacre virtual choir comes out though, they geek out on calls all the time still

TLDR: your honour they're fuckin adorable

[cryptidsolo]

charleecat-bat replied to your photo: HEY!!! IM CRYPTIDNEET AND I DRAW X FILES FANART!!!...

Noice job!! I’ll probs stay out of the raffle because i’m still sonic trash and i’ll leave you to your X-files stuff. ovo

BRO ENTER IF U WANT!!! this is for everyone its not just x files !

[mama-qwerty]

feel free to tell me in dms but a big reason i've been a bit anxious about this movie is how best boy knuckles is portrayed. is he any good?

I think it's safe to say that Knux has been portrayed just right. He's silly and engaging and eager to jump into action, but he'll step up and be the mature one when the moment calls for it.

I was very, very happy with how they portrayed Knuckles.

My boy. 💜

[mama-qwerty]

me reading the sonic 3 stuff that you've spoken about LIKE CAUSE MAN I'VE BEEN HIJACKED SINCE SEEING THE THIRD MOVIE LMAO

😆

Glad to entertain!

I love doing these deep dives and analysis stuff. It's so much fun.

[cryptidsolo]

charleecat-bat replied to your post: charleecat-bat replied to your post: ...

AHHHH my dream is to see a bat and be able to like let it hang on my finger and stuff, i love bats, and cats it’s in my username XDD

ive never like, held one before but they fly all around my house at night and its really cool to see them when i come home from closing shifts!!

[seagull-scribbles]

AND YOU ADDED SUCH A NICE BACKGROUND💕💕💕💕💕 HELLLOOO✨ THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! Oh my lines are so wonky 🙈🙈🙈 THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THESE THOUGH WHAT A LOVLEY SUPRISE XXXX THANK YOU THANK YOU

Coloured in this pic i saw that was drawn by @seagull-scribbles​ i saw that vector and big one and HAD to do it! <3

https://www.tumblr.com/seagull-scribbles/660964424419524608/colouring-pages?source=share

Here’s the link, along with an espio pic! :D

[cryptidsolo]

charleecat-bat replied to your post: valentine, perfume

lol awwwr, these are precious and I think the scent stuff is the inner you wanting a family lol XDD

idk?? i just like baby smell? the deodorant i wear if powder scented and everyone always tells me i smell like a baby

[nights-nonsensical-ramblings]

aah thank you for the tag!

Three ships: I too don't really ship and 98% of the time i want to 'nope' out cuz i don't click with shipping in general. (The more I like a character the less I enjoy shipping for them). I have had some 'aw that's cute' moments but some very specific circumstances have to be met for that to happen. (It's not the main focus, it's nothing deeper than a wholesome moment, they're introduced to me as a couple...)

it's not really shipping, but i feel relief when characters who are commonly shipped with my favs are in a relationship with someone else cuz then my fav can be single😅

First ship: When I was a kid I had some stuff that I thought was shipping but now i know I just liked the characters being affectionate and wholesome and had no interest in the romantic stuff

Last song: "Irish lullaby" (a.k.a Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral) specifically the cover by Lady Prudence

Last movie: The FNAF movie! I am still so amazed at the energy of everyone in the theatre when i watched it

Currently reading: Whatever cool knux stuff comes from the server for one and i've got a couple of books sitting around that i want to read/reread but haven't started yet, (House of leaves, Max brooks -Zombie survival guide, Fazbear fright step closer) but i've actually been going back to some of my favourite bbc merlin 'Immortal Leon' fics (A head canon that i will not let go of)

Currently watching: There's no show I'm actively watching right now, I'm just putting on long form video essay type things to have in the background while i work on stuff.

Currently consuming: ...the plastic top from a sushi soy sauce. ...which I should not be chewing. ...I'm gonna go get some gum or my eucalyptus lollies to stop me from doing that.

Currently craving: hmm. I don't know actually. I am hungry, but i don't know what I want.

@the-chozo-lord @guardian-of-da-gay @charleecat-bat @ft173

how about you guys give this a go? (no pressure if you don't want to)

Uhh... I think a majority of the other people I would think to tag have already been tagged, so I guess if you see this feel free to chuck your addition in.

Tagged by @bluberrie-hedgehog and decided to start a new post cause the other one was getting really long. My answers are gonna be BOOOORINGGGG

Three ships: I don’t really ship characters, but I admit to liking Shadamy. I've read some really sweet fics with them. (I do like Callie/Wade, though!)

First ship: Uhh, not sure I ever really had a ship I cared enough about to focus on.

Last song: I dunno, something on the 60s channel on Sirius XM

Last movie: The Barbie movie, which I liked a lot more than I was expecting to!

Currently reading: Gah, I haven't really been in a reading mood for a while. I go through phases. I think it was the latest chapter of @stillafanofsonic 's fic

Currently watching: Gonna watch the next ep of Lower Decks tonight and will probably hold off on the next ep of Loki for tomorrow.

Currently consuming: Nothing - there's too much candy in the house and I'm trying so hard to be good!

Currently craving: Oatmeal creme pie. Currently have those in the house too, so that craving may become reality soon.

Toldja it'd be boring.

Just gonna throw out some names, and if you wanna, great, if not, that's great too!

@quazart @wingsofthesun @sayurime @nights-nonsensical-ramblings @aphantimes

Whatevs, though. No pressure!