#do not get me wrong- Sonic is very nice and kind and caring

[generic-sonic-fan]

Not trying to be edgy here but I love it when Sonic struggles with his own protagonist-centered morality. Make that blue hedgehog think that everything he does is objectively correct just because he acts with good intentions, please.

[bugslaststraw]

Ugh I explained this to Nat before but that was a vm and now I have to try to put it into text lol. Bear with me. Spoilers for Sonic 3 below...

So like Okay, original game Robotnik has that "machines are better than people and I love them and I hate people" thing going on. And movie universe Jimbotnik does the same thing right. Except his reasons for preferring machines are a little weird? To say the least.

When most people aspire to the perfection of the blessed machine they tend to focus on how machines are perfect because they aren't saddled with those pathetic human emotions, and how they're stronger and smarter and more perfect and all that. And like. There are elements of that with movie Robotnik don't get me wrong, he bullies Sonic for loving his friends, but we all know that's bullshit because his actual personality complex trauma thing stems entirely from being hurt that people don't like him? and nobody's ever genuinely cared about him enough to not betray/leave him, as we learned in movie 3. Daddy issues, et cetera.

The actual first reason he gives for why he prefers his robots, in movie 1, is that they do what they're told and they never need time off to go do stuff other than what they're told. What's worse is that he outright ignores the part about machines that don't line up with what he is. Machines are cold unfeeling things right? And Robotnik is a madman, just complete ditz entirely controlled by his emotions. He's all over the place. So obviously that isn't why he actually likes them. Nor does it seem to be because they're smarter or stronger.

Now all this wouldn't quite have clicked in my head and started forming a pattern, if I hadn't spent half a day getting ahold of reading the movie novelizations lol, they're not good exactly but they aren't bad either (not exactly) and they have this really interesting. Detail. Take. Choice, even, that stood out to me. In the novels we get exactly zero scenes written from Agent Stone's perspective. So he's entirely filtered through Robotnik as we see him. And, like. Robotnik ascribes? Robotic traits to him? That he straight up doesn't have?

This being the most infamous example... But it happens again at least once, which is a lot for the novels cus they're short as hell, where (from Botnik's pov) Stone takes on this more mechanical tone when talking to him or being around him, that he seems to like or prefer/speak positively of. Okay. Weird, homoerotic, but not entirely out of character.

It did make me think though. If Robotnik is kind of loose about why he actually likes machines. But is still adamant that they're good and humans are bad... And what he actually likes about them seems to be that they're... Loyal? I think. And they do what they're told. And they don't need time off to see their families and get laid and leave him alone I'm so sorry then. Well.

Those are traits a human being could very well have. For example, his actual human assistant, who's standing right fucking there as he says it. Right? Stone is still all that, he's loyal and he actually likes + is nice to him and he does what he's told and that's why he actually likes him, as we find out in movie 3, right? So.

What I'm saying is when. In the third movie when he says you were the only person who ever blah blah right. And, like, of course he was. Who would want to be loyal to? This dickhead who mostly wants to achieve world domination? Why would you want to do what a villain says? But Robotnik doesn't care about that, he likes being a villain and above that he's just hurt, right, by it all, and doesn't gaf if his own actions affect others so.

So he ascribes robotic traits to Stone not because they're actually there (Stone is professional when talking to others, but far from emotionless, and it is in fact his emotional connection to the dear doctor that makes him as loyal as he is) but. Rather because in his mind, Stone is on the same level as a robot, because he has the same traits that Robotnik actually. Likes about his robots. That mainly being loyalty, I think.

And, well. In the third movie granpappy Geralt hacks those robots of his and makes them stop obeying him, doesn't he. Not even they were entirely loyal by the end, much like Geralt himself, right?

You can't hack a human being, though.

Anyway. Keep your heads up, okay? I'm like. 99% sure Robotnik is fine (fight me in the comments I guess) and I tend to be good at predicting this stuff so he'll be back one way or another. Jim Carrey officially un-retired, the space station time travel thing is still an active theory, and they can't just fucking kill Eggman guys, come on. Cheers!🥂

[bunji-enthusiast]

So. Uhm..

Have this small idea that came to me.

Sonic.exe world, with Knuckles(like maybe his soul version or before he gets killed) x reader (who can somewhat be like Sonic.exe? But more ,,, normal? Like. A kind & nice exe who saved him from being killed by Sonic.exe)

But with that, they kinda take his form? But their form looks more cartoony & classic-style. Kinda like a simpler and small form, easy to pick up Knuckles (maybe other survivors?) and run just as fast to a safe place. (kinda inspired by my own sonic.exe OC tbh,, but yeah). (You don't have to, tho! Just thought that this was interesting—!)

Mimicking Friend — Knuckles The Echidna

Note || this is a really neat idea! I hope I read this right. And if this is okay ^^

WC || 568

Sypnosis || If anyone told him beforehand he’d get saved by the one lesser of two evils, he would’ve laughed. Now he’s believing it himself.

He was confused as hell when it all began, the ebony grays and the scarlet red skies. It was all so menacing, but not truly to someone like Knuckles, he wasn’t very put off by any bit of the blood either. Only then he got concerned when he started to learn about Sonic, someone who he recently met. The echidna certainly didn’t expect the blue blur to actually kill his two-tailed fox friend, he thought they were as close as brothers can be. 

Knuckles felt fortunate when he managed to fight off the demon, the bloody hedgehog was a killer but he sure as hell was no fighter. Even then, he knows the killer can and will adapt overtime, especially with all the strange manipulation of reality he can do. When he was sure the damn demon was down for good, he ran as fast as he could. Knuckles certainly wasn’t about to stick around for that possessed hedgehog to actually succeed in killing the echidna, he couldn’t leave the Master Emerald without the guardian. 

When you finally made the decision to make an appearance before Knuckles, he was rather confused. You looked so similar to him, only tinier in size. Yet it was even more surprising when you possessed more strength he realized, carried as if he was a bride just married you ran even further then he possibly could (More so floated, but who cares?). You felt as if you had to keep Knuckles safe and hidden away from the demon, accursed and trickster with a knack for obsessing over things unnecessarily. 

“Who the hell are you?” He finally asked after you had whisked away the two of you to somewhere far and safe away from the bloody hedgehog, Knuckles felt as if he was close to snapping within his emotions. He was confused, mixed up about every recent event which had occurred in mere minutes away from each other. 

Why’d you save him?

Why do you look just like him? 

Many thoughts and questions had run through the echidna’s head, but the one he had uttered was something he found most important. 

You looked down, shifting closer to the ground so you could lay yourself for rest. “Someone who just wanted you to stay alive,” You began, feeling the words finicky to find. “Cause they know what it’s like to fail to do so.” Those words felt wrong, yet so right. You wince internally as you search his face for any hint of a reaction to your words. Knuckles sighed, complacency wasn’t his greatest idea of a deal begotten between him and a stranger who just saved his life.

“I owe you.” He spoke, finally decided to break the awkward silence. Knuckles took a moment of pause, closing his eyes as he crossed his arms. “Thank you, I suppose.”

You interject, “You owe me nothing, but I do owe you something.”

At this, he raises a brow. Eyes opening to reveal magnificent purple hues expressing interest in your next set of words, “You need answers yes? I can provide them.” Knuckles was albeit, relieved he could get them from someone friendlier than most entities right now. He wasn’t in a very grateful mood if he were to search for them himself. 

“Alright then..” The echidna begins, taking a walk towards the distance. 

He then gestures vaguely as he asks, “Who the hell was possessing Sonic?”

[lightninghikaru]

I'm terribly sorry but I have just a couple of more ideas for "Reverse Tides." WARNING: Keep at arms length. They might consume you...

You know how ToC Shadow's flaws were his impatience and his temper..? Well for Captain Sonic in this AU, it's a little bit different. He's a really chill guy. You taunt him or insult him either way he either takes it in stride or he bites back (I mean figuratively. But considering he's a Werehog, it could mean literally too.) However, in the instance he does lose his temper... Oh boy you better watch out it's very terrifying. Even when he's not in his Werehog form, if he gets angry enough his voice gets amplified into a loud booming roar.

Sonic HATES it when he loses his temper. He doesn't like being that guy, and he hates it when he unintentionally scares someone he cares about. His crew knows that he would never ever hurt them and that his bark is quite literally worse than his bite. But it doesn't change that he's very scary when he's like that. In the past he's taken great care in keeping his anger in check, even to the point of learning some breathing techniques he acquired during his travels.

But then that fateful day happened and he had lost his dear friend and had almost committed murder in their name. And that HORRIFIED Sonic. It still horrifies him every time he thinks of how he had allowed the beast inside of him to run rampant.

Because of this Sonic tried to... Overcorrect his mistake. These days he tries to not feel angry emotions...

This comes to play in an incident between Sonic and Shadow.

Shadow is not interested in playing nice with the Pirate Captain and has even given Sonic plenty of attitude (which is justifiable considering Sonic nabbed him). Sonic knows and understands he's not obligated or entitled to Shadow's forgiveness or friendship and takes Shadows smart remarks in stride. (You know how in Ch. 8 of "Tides of Chaos" Sonic was willing to make a truce with Shadow, but Shadow was hesitant because he still felt guilty for marking Sonic. Well Captain Sonic offers a similar truce, but Shadow is still distrustful of him and just tells Sonic to inform him when he needs him).

Well this comes to a head when Sonic and Shadow are in the captain's quarters working. Sonic and Shadow are engaging in a light banter until Shadow says something that really rubs Sonic the wrong way...

I hope this isn't too much. But basically in a moment of wanting to show off his superiority he basically implies that Sonic is a... Playboy. Or a player. A philanderer if you will. He even thinks that Sonic and Knuckles are an item and the blue hedgehog's probably cheated on him with Amy. (Despite being besties with Rouge, Shadow still struggles with certain cues. And he's confused a friendly interaction between Amy and Sonic with them flirting with each other.

This PISSESS OFF Sonic big time to the point he is yelling and screaming at Shadow. "YOU THINK THAT'S WHO I AM!? SOME KIND OF #$%& WHO JUMPS INTO BED WITH THE FIRST GUY WHO FLIRTS AT ME!?"

And Shadow... Well for the first time. He's actually shaken up. Up until this moment he had miraculously been on the pirates good side, now he's in big trouble!!! Shadow's ashamed to admit but he is terrified of Sonic in this moment!

Sonic sees his fear and is immediately ashamed of himself and he truly doesn't want to scare or hurt Shadow. But he's still so angry. He needs a moment to calm down so he asks Shadow very calmly to leave his quarters.

Shadow immediately tries to apologize- though it's because he's doing damage control. His survival depends on him working together with the pirate and he had just crossed a line he didn't know was there. Being on the captain's bad side could cost him!

But Sonic is not interested in listening to Shadow so he practically ROARS at Shadow to get out!

After Shadow flees the room, Sonic sits alone in his cabin to cool off. On one hands Shadow's words were uncalled for. One one hand he feels awful for just roaring at him like that. He's even surprised at how the black and red hedgehog had gotten under his skin, especially he's received many insults in the past for being a pirate or a Werehog.

Later, Shadow does start to feel a little bad about his words but at the moment he's more worried about Sonic's ire. He apologizes but it's very formal and lacks real emotion. It's a nice apology on the surface-level but it lacks sincerity. Sonic sees through this apology and while he doesn't scorn it, he doesn't accept it either. He instead encourages them to get back to work. He doesn't talk much and his demeanor is frosty. This makes Shadow feel very uneasy.

But despite being closed off from Sonic, the blue hedgehog still has Shadow's back. Making sure he's okay, being well fed, apologizing for how he roared at him, and even keeping him safe from Knuckles (the red echidna learned what had happened between the two hedgehogs and he immediately got into protective big brother mode and attempted to fight the little red-streaked prick).

As time goes on Shadow confusion grows as does his gulit. This could lead him to overhearing the argument where Knuckles scolds Sonic for allowing their prisoner to walk all over him while Sonic bites back at Knuckles.

With all this in mind, Shadow realizes he had insulted someone who despite their faults, had shown him genuine kindness. Someone who's allowed him growl and snarl at him and had never demanded respect from him. This is when true remorse sets in and he finds himself wanting to give a real apology to Sonic. But he doesn't know how or if Sonic will believe his apology this time.

In Ch. 6 of "Tides of Chaos," Rouge notes that Shadow doesn't apologize easily. But he does apologize with his actions. Hence why Sonic truly forgives him when he learned Shadow made him his food because he felt remorseful for marking him.

Thankfully Shadow's bonded with someone who can help him.

This could lead to something like the pancakes scene and Shadow almost getting abducted like Sonic in West Side Island.

It'd be so cute seeing Shadow being protective of Tails/Cream. They're wandering through the marketplace acting as Shadow's bodyguard but after seeing a couple of creeps looking at the kids the wrong way, Shadow's the one going in defense mode.

Other stuff that could be included:

Sonic having a map with marks of the places he's lived in back when he was a drifter.

Sonic could have two beds. His regular bed and a huge empty nest he made for himself.

As a Werehog, he sometimes picks Tails up by his scruff like a little puppy.

For Knuxouge- maybe when Rouge and Knuckles start out fighting and throwing insults at each other when suddenly Knuckles pins Rouge and screams "YOU HAVE BEAUTIFUL EYES!!!"

Then they're both like "what?" then fast-forward they're very much into each other much to Sonic and Shadow's confusion.

Sonic: Did you see this happening?

Shadow: No. Did you?

Sonic: Absolutely not!

This is probably overkill since there are many reasons for why Sonic is a Werehog. Maybe he was just born like that, maybe he was cursed or had come from a cursed bloodline. But if you want to go with the "Runaway Royal" angle you did with Shadow being the prince of Archea who fled his home, maybe you could do something similar with Sonic... Only perhaps... Lion King style!!! Specifically the 1994 classic! It'd be filled with love, family, but also betrayal, assassination attempts, murder! And an adorable blue werehog pup who blames himself!!! Angst galore! (Which is ironic considering a prequel to the live-action film was released the same day the third Sonic Movie was released).

Well I best be on my way. I promise not to bother you with my ideas for a while and-oh

(Tosses you a vine)

So you can get out of the quicksand full of ideas before they consume you. 😉

*glares* Sparks... I'm going to fight you/j

I read this before going to bed last night and I should have waited until the morning to read it because I couldn't sleep my mind was TURNING!

I low-key figured out what makes Shadow so valuable (spoilers but it's Eldritch horror kinda stuff) but still trying to figure out why Sonic and crew need him... Trying to make it different then Chaos Born stuff cuz that makes it more interesting.

Sonic being reserved or worried about people fearing him is GOLD because of course the guy who acts like nothing bothers him would fear people's opinions of him.

Perhaps he is a prince and perhaps the people he lost were possibly his mother or if we want to make it really hurt. His siblings! Though I kinda like the idea of them being around. I haven't had an opportunity to write Sonia and Manic but I'd love to. Now to decide if they all are werehogs or just Sonic.

If I do write this it won't be until after Tides of Darkness is finished. But I'll be saving these asks as inspiration. Thanks for the amazing asks!

[thankskenpenders]

Unsure if you’ve answered this anywhere before (sorry if you have!) but! what are your thoughts on Lanolin if you’ve been keeping up with IDW?

Lanolin's been kind of a fascinating addition to the cast to me, now that she's been promoted to the main cast. I kind of love that Lanolin is unambiguously one of the heroes, but she's also, like... not very nice? But she's also not an antihero like Shadow. She's just a different type of hero than most of Sonic's friends. It would have been so easy to just make her the cute friendly sheep girl, but I think she's led to some really interesting internal and external conflicts by having such a different mindset from everyone else.

Sonic is a very Power Of Friendship type series, and most of the recurring heroes are friends with each other. IDW's heroes have slotted right into that. Tangle wants to be everyone's friend. Whisper is extremely introverted due to her past, but the point is to show her making new friends. Belle's in a similar boat. And Jewel got roped into the series because she was already Tangle's best friend.

And then you've got Lanolin, who's not really here to make friends. She's here to work. She wants to do good in the world, which is why she joined the Restoration... and then the Metal Virus Saga happened. Now she's tired and kind of jaded about all of it. She's a cog in the machine whose power is limited, having neither crazy superpowers like Sonic's friends nor any real structural power within the Restoration. So where Tangle wants to go on fun adventures and Whisper's (understandably) weighed down by her personal vendetta with Mimic, Lanolin is this third wheel who doesn't particularly care about any of that and just wants to keep the team focused on doing their job.

I can kind of understand why some might be put off by this new dynamic if they were fans of the way Tangle and Whisper operated before. But personally, I think it shakes things up in a really interesting way. I could easily see a world where Mimic's return felt like a retread of the Tangle & Whisper miniseries, but Lanolin has helped push things in a new direction. She feels like our representative of the rank and file grunts of the Restoration, and the embodiment of the responsibilities that being part of the Restoration entail. Tangle and Whisper can't just go off and do their own thing all the time anymore. For Tangle especially, it feels like the formation of the new Diamond Cutters is forcing her to grow up a little. The Restoration can't always just be this fun secret club where she gets to go on adventures with her girlfriend. It's a job.

But Lanolin's not infallible, of course. She's frequently wrong, and that leads to conflict. But I understand where she's coming from and why she is the way she is, and that makes her an interesting contrast to everyone else. She's also clearly still growing as a character, and learning how to work as a team without just seeing Tangle and Whisper as people to boss around. I'm sure that whenever she learns that Whisper really was right about Duo being Mimic in disguise, that's going to be a BIG moment for Lanolin, and I'm excited to see how that informs her continued evolution as a character.

[essycogany]

Sweet Prime!Sonic Moments

My favorite scene in Sonic Prime should be a great start.

Episode: 5 “Barking Up The Wrong Tree.”

First thing I want to establish!

Episode 4 “Unwelcome To The Jungle,” and 5 made me laugh the most. Random I know, but I believe they have some of the best jokes and character interactions.

From Gnarly Knuckles acting like Sticks from Sonic Boom. To Hangry Big having one of the most normal line deliveries done for him.

“A shard? We don’t know...”

Then the episodes gave Sonic moments of annoyance and frustration with the scavengers and Thorn’s shenanigans. We could use more of Sonic being done with everything. It’s so entertaining.

(It also reminds me of Boom!Sonic so that’s an extra point.)

I wouldn’t say this show is perfect. Far from it actually. But I do appreciate what new sides to Sonic the show brings to the table.

Without further ado, let’s get into the overanalyzed ramble pile.

Quick recap

After Sonic’s argument with Thorn about finding a better way to express herself to her use to be friends and to figure out how to take better care of the jungle, Sonic responds with this:

Then he runs off to get Thorn to follow him. Which means Sonic already had an idea to get Thorn to come to her senses.

Side note. Even if Prime!Sonic isn’t the brightest, I wouldn’t say he’s dumb.

(Mostly)

In combat he’s able to trick/fool people or enemies plenty of times. Even in this scene Sonic tricks Thorn into lunching her hammer to allow sunlight into the unhealthy jungle.

Then we end up here. The scene that made me love this version of the character more then I already did:

Yes, the ear twitch at the end was added on purpose.

I find it hilarious this dude could have went on with his plan without really saying anything to the tree. Obviously this scene would’ve been boring without any dialogue, but to me it gives the impression Sonic has a soft spot for nature.

Environmentalism has always been the key point for the majority of this franchise. I also like in most media Sonic’s been a flower loving guy. It seems to be a consistent thing that Sonic has an appreciation for plants. Talking about how pretty they are. Having knowledge about them and so on.

Back to the scene. Sonic talks to The Great Green. Not a surprise since he talks to Flickies in this show too.

I don’t know why, but I just love the fact Sonic took time to reassure the tree he’s got things under-control. Even giving it a little pat to show affection.

Sonic even hugs a palm tree later on in the show which I find hilarious and cute.

In terms of characterization, I believe this scene is a brilliant way of showing how this character is in general. Sonic having sympathy for the tree while it’s branches goes down. Sonic’s worry for Thorn and how much she’s lost it by being overprotective and practically destroying the main thing she tried to protect. Proving how much he does his best to find some kind of connection to what is basically a stranger. Despite how similar Thorn and Amy are. Then the blue blur tells The Great Green he has a plan in mind.

Sonic: “I know just trust me.”

You’re NOT the Lorax, Sonic. Jokes aside, I like how Sonic clarifies to the tree he’s going to be careful.

Sonic later on:

This shows a bit of growth compared to the first episode. At least Sonic’s not being reckless this time and knows what he’s doing.

The music in this scene is nice too. I don’t think enough people talk about how great the music is in this show. I’ll say it’s another highlight for me.

I also love the angle of the weak tree looking down at Sonic’s cherry optimistic self. The leaves falling here and latter on in this episode are VERY nice touches.

Don’t get me started on the voice acting here. Deven Mack is my favorite Sonic VA. Not because he sounds better then the others, but he takes what makes ALL of them great and combines them into one. Deven has so much range it’s not even funny. Also if someone told me Sonic was voiced by an actual teen here, I would’ve believed them. Hot take! Prime!Sonic sounds younger then Movie!Sonic if I’m being honest.

Also, even though I’m not an animator, I believe the character models in Prime has some of the BEST facial expressions for the Modern Sonic cast has EVER had in 3D. I think they have the widest range of emotions. I’m fine with anyone who disagrees though.

In conclusion. This scene solidifies something about Prime!Sonic I believe most who love him would agree with. He’s by far the sweetest version of Sonic The Hedgehog. At least from what I’ve seen so far. Not to say other versions don’t have their moments too. It’s only due to this and other moments I may talk about in the future that makes Prime!Sonic my favorite. Hope you enjoy my little character geek out.

Stay Creative! 💜

[blazehedgehog]

Thoughts on Dr. Robotnik's Ring racers and the current version of SRB2 Kart?

I never dug too super deep in to SRB2 Kart because I very rarely play online games with randos and I had no real consistent group to play with otherwise. Like, I tried to play the few times Tracker hosted a server, but he lives in the UK and I'm on wifi so it just didn't really work out.

So I was kind of waiting for the singleplayer campaign mode. I could see the potential in SRB2K. "The Mugen of Kart Racers" has been an idea in the back of my head for literal decades at this point. But I did not care about time trials because there were no items.

I streamed about four hours of Ring Racers (obviously) a couple days ago:

And I've also seen a lot of SRB2 Kart diehards lose their mind over some of the changes and problems in Ring Racers.

As someone who has never really put more than, say, two hours in to SRB2 Kart, Ring Racers is... fun? Yeah. It's fun. I'd say I enjoyed myself.

But it's also got problems. Broadly speaking, the entire game is way too complicated for its own good. It's nice that they really sat down and thought very deeply about kart racer mechanics and tried to elevate things to a new level, but it feels like they overthought a lot of it. And I mean beyond the fact this game opens with a very wordy, 30-60 minute tutorial. Don't get me wrong, it needs at least some of that, because it's a very mechanically dense game, but that's also sort of the problem.

Like I literally just bailed out of a Discord conversation about this because I wanted to write it over here, but let's take, for example, the spindash.

The spindash mechanic has three primary functions in Ring Racers:

You charge up a spindash at the right time during the starting line lobby segment to get a boost going into the first lap

You charge a spindash to get through one of the speed barriers for secret shortcuts

This game has Sonic-style physics and there are slopes where, if you aren't already going fast, they are too steep of an incline to drive up. So you have to stop and charge a spindash to clear them.

What value does this actually bring to the table? What's useful about it?

The starting line lobby segment is annoying because even CPU racers will bump you into a FAULT state, forcing you to start in last place. Lobby segments are also different sizes, different lengths, so as a newbie like myself, that already puts me at a disadvantage. Charging a spindash for a starting line boost does not add anything you could not already do with Mario Kart's more traditional starting line mechanic. So that means everything around it is just to make the game less friendly to newbies.

Unless you are an ultra-skilled sickos player who optimizes ring consumption to the max, or you're lucky enough to have a boost item, you are never going to be setup to crash through a speed barrier. I certainly never am. I only touch them by accident and they always make everything worse for me when I do. I would never stop and deliberately use a spindash to clear one of these, and places in the map where I get owned are never near one for it to act as a shortcut to get me back in the race faster.

The only time you need to use a spindash on a slope is if you get blasted by someone else's weapon, and there's always this deep dread to that where it's like, if I have to spindash to get up a slope, the race is already lost. Getting slammed by a weapon can already be very devastating on its own, but adding the extra step of having to come to a complete stop, wait 2-3 seconds to charge a spindash, and then crawl up the incline? It's insult to injury.

So, then, in practical terms: what value does the spindash bring to this game? The shortest summary is it's a recovery mechanic that adds an extra step to systems that are tuned to be very difficult and maybe don't even need to exist. You could remove the spindash (and all the systems that depend on the spindash) and I think it would be a better game.

And there's a few systems like this in the game, like the ring tether system, the air drop, and so on. It's nice to finally see someone trying to meaningfully evolve the kart racer into something with greater depth, but I also feel like people who liked SRB2 Kart liked it because it was a very good one of those. And it had extremely friendly mod support.

I get the desire for what's happening here. People were unfairly harsh about how "SRB2 Kart is a bad name" and the developers wanted to both establish a fresher identity and push things in a new direction. But they're also kind of reinventing a lot of wheels and adding all of these extra steps, which will and is hurting the pick-up-and-play element of "it's just a good kart racer." If you roll up on a friend group with Ring Racers and say "hold up, you gotta play the 40 minute tutorial first", that's a killer, and that's still considering they've already trimmed the tutorial length once since it launched only a few days ago.

A kart racer with the depth of a fighting game is definitely an interesting idea and like I said, I was having fun in the stream, but it's just one of those things where the more I think about what the ideal form of this game is trying to be, the more I wonder.

And that's not even considering that some things that worried me about SRB2 Kart are still here, like how many very narrow and winding tracks there are. Sometimes you get what is effectively a rally racing track but there's 8 other hyper-aggressive cars on the road with you and they're all armed to the teeth with projectile weapons. Even in SRB2 Kart's time trial mode, when I was the only one on the track, it could be hard enough to stay on the road. Now that I'm being knocked around by other racers at the same time? It can borderline on feeling impossible.

Again, I don't hate this. It's just that there's a lot of weird friction in places I feel like it does not benefit from or need.

[karticatyt]

OMG I HAVEN’T INTRODUCED JERRY CAN YET WHAT’S WRONG WITH ME

i have 2 sonic OCs, and they both used to be alternate sona attempts that failed because i didn’t feel personally attached. they both got the sonic treatment :P i’ll describe them in depth here with links to their toyhouses

Jericho, aka Jerry Can, is pretty much a boyfailure character; a himbo who is so incompetent to the point of destruction. he is very sweet and admires the sonic crew dearly as his role models, but any time he tries to come along and help, he ends up breaking tools and materials crucial to the mission (usually tails’ stuff) and they’ve all kinda built a vendetta against him for it. The only characters that are really all that nice to him at all are Amy and Silver but most of the cast tries to act cordially towards him. I imagine that if he were in TMOSTH, he’d be assigned the role of a janitor so that he gets pushed to the background and they don’t have to interact with him much, but because he wants to impress them he tries to be the absolute best janitor of all time winding up with him cleaning up all the evidence and they all get pissed off at him yet again. i love him!

NEXT we have Lori. they don’t have very much lore but in all fairness, jerry can really doesn’t either. they’re mute because they suffered a stroke that caused permanent vocal cord paralysis. they CAN talk if they have to but it comes out very quiet. if she has to yell it causes pain because it strains her voice really bad. they’re considered incredibly neutral, they’re only loyal to people or principles they care about, and the concept of good or evil doesn’t really affect her decision making. they’ll do whatever is necessary to achieve an end goal, even if it’s considered villainous. i’m playing around with the idea of them having some kind of trinket that vaguely tells fortunes. they’d use it to detect threats and the chances of success during a mission.

that’s about it for these guys i hope yall like them both

[thedragonlover95]

Don't Change Who You Are Klonoa

Klonoa was just looking around town, it had been a nice day. Till he heard that tourists were coming by, he had seen plenty before and many would give him greetings. While also asking if they could give him hugs or pets, which he did not mind at all, it made him feel happy to know he could make others happy. This time however, was different, and that was during the event where some of his friends were there too. Each where given their own greetings, and appeared to be going fine, , ,that was until Klonoa noticed someone approaching, they were a red head while wearing some weird robes. Klonoa greeted them. Klonoa: Hi and welcome to Breezegale- Dumb: Wait are you Klonoa? Klonoa: Uh huh that's me. Dumb: URGH! WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR EYES! Klonoa: WAH! W-what's wrong?! Dumb: YOU WERE SO MUCH BETTER IN YOUR FIRST GAME! BUT NOW YOU LOOK LIKE THAT BLUE HEDGHOG SONIC! Klonoa: Why would I? Did I do something wrong? Popka: Hey bucko what are you trying to do to our buddy?! Dumb: Oh great the none expressive peanut gallery's here as well! This as dumb as-insert cringy meme here- Lolo: Klonoa hasn't done anything wrong, you're the one who seems to have a problem! Leave him alone, he's not hurting anyone, if anything you're the one who's causing issues and it's very upsetting! Leorina: And I think you owe him an apology. Dumb: Oh great, it's the edgy pirate girl, along with those who'd want to fuck this-Get's Blasted- AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! Tat: Yeah this one's getting kicked, if they don't want to play by the rules, or be at least decent, they should be escorted out in style. Leorina:-sighs-At leas that's got taken care of. . .Hey you alright Klonoa? Klonoa: Yeah, I am now. But I don't get why that guy had an issue with my appearance. Guntz: It's clear that they're a hated Sonic fan. Anything that remotely has the eyes that you have. They will do what they can to break you down mently. Leorina: Which isn't really right. I'll never get why these kinds of people have to make it a big deal. Popka: That guy got what was coming to him. I bet he's total loser where he's from. Lolo: That still doesn't make it right. Klonoa: But I am glad you guys were around, i'm not sure what I would do if you didn't show up. Guntz: Hey it's the least we can do. Besides that guy was just some trouble maker. You're fine just the way you are, so remember that. Klonoa: Yeah, you are right on that. I'll continue being me, because it's who I am and no one can tell me otherwise! Huepow: That's great to hear. And no one will break that. End Author's Note: So yeah I based this of a "Review" on a Klonoa video, that was made by washout EX Sonictuber Dumbsville. Where he didn't really talk about the stories of the two games, just cringy cutaways and memes. But what really got my blood boiling, is of his Sonic Hate Biased, he hated Klonoa's modern look, all cause of the eyes and body shape. Clearly the guy dosn't know that Klonoa is suppose to be a pre teen. And that was one of the few Klonoa videos I disliked. Also the video was just not very good. This guy's only good t reviewing trash movies, and not charming games. So I made this story, and how Klonoa and friends arn't bad people, and how much they shouldn't let losers like this get to them. This also goes for Sonic as well.

[beevean]

I believe you are the resident Knuxamy fan on Tumblr, so if I may ask: what do you like about it/see in them? I'm curious!🍀

Oh, I'm really not fhdjfhdsjkfhsdkj I'm basically this meme

I guess I can share these extracts from an abandoned WIP of mine, where I did try to explain what kind of chemistry they'd have?

“So… how’s Sonic? Haven’t seen him in a while.” “Oh, you know, somewhere, as he does.” “Huh?” “He decided to go on a run around the world after we cleaned up the mess of the war. I understand him, really, after six months of being held prisoner…” “You don’t sound very worried.” “Why should I?” she laughed. “He can handle himself just fine. I’ll be the first to greet him once he’s back!” “Usually you don’t really wait for him.” “Oh, you jerk!” she shoved him. “I don’t– I don’t do that anymore! I’m done with chasing him.” “Really?” he scoffed. “That’s too bad. I still remember how spooked Sonic was when we ran into you and your friends that one time. Not even Eggman can say he scares him as much!” “Yeah, yeah, I was a kid. I thought that he would just learn that he reciprocated my feelings if I insisted.” “Don’t get me wrong: he’s still my friend and I care for him very much. And I’m glad he cares about me too. He’s good, and fun to be around, and I can’t wait to go on another adventure with him!” Before Knuckles could roll his eyes, she added: “But… I don’t know. I can’t chase his shadow for the rest of my life. It made me feel like we weren’t on the same level. With all the craziness in my life, I’d like to have someone more… stable at my side. Reliable. One that I know that they will be there if I look for them, y’know?” “So you’ve finally realized that Sonic is [unreliable]? Yeah, you sure grew up.” "Jerk," she repeated with a smile. "I know he's your friend too. Don't worry, I won't tell~" 

“Oh, mind if I lift you up?” “Go ahead.” *Amy hammers Knuckles upwards* “Thanks! I nearly forgot this trick of yours.” *...* “Speaking of tricks!” *pulls out the Big Hammer* “Ta-dah!” “Wait! You still have that?” “Yep!” “It’s… very heavy, haha. I rarely need it. But sometimes, you just need that extra punch!” She swung her giant hammer downward, and the hit produced a loud, satisfying thud. The wall crumbled like it was made of cardboard. *...* His own hand-made hammer - a nice green and red hammer, with a spike on top and flames coming out of it at every swing - rested easy in the Hidden Palace, among his other little treasures. Truth to be told, he didn’t really like using tools; his punches were more than enough. But it was a present from a friend, and he’d always cherish it as such.

(you didn't think I'd pass the opportunity to remind people that Advance 3 is the GOAT and Knuckles and Amy paired together are powerhouses, did you? :P)

I wanted to avoid the cliché of Amy realizing that Sonic wasn't good for her after all, but I liked the idea of her getting closer to Knuckles because he's always there, he's a stable presence, and under his gruff exterior he really is a good friend to have.

(Amy is Amy. She's sunshine incarnate. I don't need to explain why Knuckles might come to like her:P especially if Amy understands that he's more of an introvert and they spend time simply chilling side by side)

Generally speaking, the two have a few traits in common, like being stubborn and hotheaded: so unlike many of my ships, which are either "opposite attract" or "the cutest babies ever 💖", they'd be birds of a feather: they'd banter because they have both strong personalities, but they can also understand each other. I like to think their dynamic could be "I can tease you and call you a knucklehead/kid, but no one else dare do the same!"

As for what they'd do, aside from meeting on Angel Island... well, that up there is a little idea that the two might hang out together by smashing old Eggman junk hfdjsfhsdkj

[true-blue-sonic]

I imagine before he ended up liking Silver, Espio might be friendly to Vector and even know who Charmy is soon which gotten him to be closer to the pirates soon.

Also love the conversation between Espio and Silver and the talks about pirates VS ninjas. It reminds me of that Archie Arc of how Espio expresses his dislike on pirates to the point he has a argument with Charmy. I also like how this what would Silver and Espio's relationship the first time around be if Espio never accepted nor believed what Silver said about Eggman Nega and the chaos incident.

By the way, I was kinda expecting you add some sneak peeks whenever the talk of Pirate au is. It felt closer to reading it that made me enjoy it but I understand if you add it or not, it's your choice. :)

Espio is generally on good terms with most of the pirates quickly enough after he joins them; they can see Silver likes him, and they all like Silver too <3 But I do like the idea he and Vector will become close pals too, yep! I can see Vector be a confidant of sorts to everyone on the ship, since I imagine he's the oldest anthro there. So Espio can certainly go to him with worries!

Regarding Archie, I believe I know what you're mentioning, but it's been years since I last took a look at it. But it's the "Charmy's speaking blasphemy" panel for sure, haha! And for Rivals 2, I envision that the boys could have bickered a lot longer than they did in-game... but on the other hand, Silver is noted to be a pure guy who's got a certain appeal over him in a Sonic Channel story, if I'm not mistaken. So maybe Espio would have gotten swept up in his charms even if he hadn't seen Silver care for the Chao, for example? In the Pirate AU, they're doing kind things for each other even before becoming friends, at least! <3

And it's been nice to upload some things of what I've written for the AU! It's been a lot of fun to look back on it again, and see where I was going with my ideas ^-^ Have some more, haha!🍀

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“Silver,” a quiet voice whispered.

Silver’s ears merely gave a flick. He was dozing so pleasantly... But a hand ghosted over his face. “Silver,” the voice spoke once more, more urgently this time. “Wake up.”

“Hmm?”

Blearily blinking open his eyes the hedgehog hummed- before shooting right to his feet with a yelp at Blaze crouching in front of him. “Quartermaster!” he sputtered out, scrambling backwards and hitting the wall of the hallway with an oof!

Blaze’s eyebrow rose just a bit more than it had already been. “You fell asleep.”

“…Er.” Perhaps, a little bit- The captive! Gaze flying over to the bars of the cell Silver stared, a deep sigh of relief following at the unmoving purple body of their stowaway still laying in the farthest corner. “I guess,” he admitted to Blaze’s accusation, rubbing the back of his head. “So… What time is it?”

“Quite a bit after midnight. I figured you could use a change of watch, and it appears I was not wrong,” the slightly-dry retort came, Silver’s heart sinking only more at the look his friend carried with him. Not angry, nor disappointed, but...

“Sorry,” he apologised in a mumble. “I got tired.”

Shaking her head Blaze carefully stroked his quills. “Are you sure you-”

“Yes!” Eyes flicking over to the captive Silver swallowed, lowering his voice. “I need to do this, Blaze,” he added in a whisper, leaning closer to his friend so the stowaway would not overhear. “I need the Captain to know I’m useful.”

A spark of something he could not place flickered over Blaze’s face, but his friend nodded all the same. “Very well, then. Shall I take over for the rest of the night? I need to finalise the letter anyway, maybe our friend here can give us some details.”

“Don’t expect to get anything useful out of him,” Silver grumbled more dourly, glaring at the chameleon.

“We will see. You may return to your quarters, Silver.”

“Yes ma’am.” Shooting his friend a warm smile Silver rubbed his eyes, stretching himself out elaborately as he turned to make his way through the ship’s hull to the deck. Everyone probably would be sleeping already... Peeking his head past the hatch the hedgehog smiled at the expanse of stars in the inky black sky above, noiselessly dropping the construction. Captain Robotnik would be beyond peeved if woken up by such noises, and thus the hedgehog had long learned to remain quiet in the silent hours of the night where he was alone. With bated breath Silver tiptoed to the quarters the rest of the crew was sleeping in. He’d feel worse about waking them up...

“Silver,” Vector’s voice rose up as he slipped past the door. “There you are.”

“Hullo.” Sneaking past the edge of the wall Silver smiled at the bunk bed the crocodile always slept in, his own little hammock close by and easy to fly into.

“How’d it go with our captive?”

“...I fell asleep,” the hedgehog mumbled back more awkwardly, sighing at the snort following from below. “That’s not funny, Vector!”

“Is he still there, at least?” the amused retort came.

“Of course. I would have noticed it if he tried to sneak past the bars. Besides, they’re too narrow for him to just wring through.”

If Vector’s hum was any indication he clearly was not convinced, Silver merely stifling a sigh and patting his pillow to smoothen it out. “Are captives always so stubborn?” the hedgehog added, face immediately falling in a frown again as he tried to wrap himself into his blanket without fussing too much. “He was being very rude.”

“Well, you’re stopping him from escaping, so it checks out he’ll be peeved,” the crocodile responded.

“...Yeah, I guess.”

But Silver could not shake the feeling it had only been that one thing that had made their stowaway so irked... “Do you think his Clan is going to pay the ransom?” he asked instead, smoothing out his blanket. “The guy himself does not think so, I believe. I got that kinda feeling from him.”

“No?” Shifting also Vector hummed. “Well, they say ninjas are quite, ah... Well, they have high standards, let me put it that way. If he somehow did not manage to meet those...”

“Yeah, but he said that wasn’t the case. He didn’t run away because he was weak.”

“He could have been lying.”

And Silver knew that, and yet he could not shake the feeling the other had spoken the full truth there. “Well, regardless what it is, Blaze will be sure to put in our letter for ransom what exactly Captain Robotnik is going to do with him if we do not receive the money,” Vector continued, something cold and shaky spilling over Silver’s spine at that. Yes, he himself knew too, he’d heard it exactly once a while ago...

And if the chameleon’s statements were indeed true and his family would not want him back...

“It’s really cold and dank in his cell,” Silver spoke up quietly, after a long silence wherein Vector’s familiar snores had already begun filling the air of the quarters. Knowing he would be getting no more responses Silver sighed, any residual exhaustion that could have kept him in its hold long gone. Their stowaway would be facing certain death at this rate, and surely sending a letter to the mainland and having it be delivered at the correct place and then have his family write something back would take ages...

He was being far too soft-hearted for a pirate, the hedgehog scolded himself as he turned over to slip out of his hammock again.

But the sight of their stowaway, curled into a little ball on the itching hay, refused to leave his mind.

Quietly Silver tiptoed over to his small chest with a few personal belongings tucked away in one corner of the sleeping quarters, opening the lid to rummage through it. Even if the captive had been nothing but rude, having to spend the last days of one’s life like that...

Grasping the extra blanket between his fingers Silver swallowed, the green colour of it making a wave of grief wash over him. “It’s what he would have wanted,” he mumbled, clutching it against his chest and sneaking back to his hammock to place it under his pillow. He had the power to make things a little better, and he would make sure to use it.

[finitevoid]

Explain the plot but in terms that a sonic fan can understand

the last ask is bugged out it deleted my entire reply and replaced it with the last line of your ask. And every time I try to edit it it doesn’t work. Tumblr . So here is my reply

Ok so first of all I want to say that while I agree with chris that roxas definitely fits shadow more especially in terms of his function within the narrative & his relationship to sonic (sora) as a foil . I don’t think there’s another character I would give vanitas. You COULD argue for vanitas as mephiles for sure but I feel like making vanitas a cut and dry antagonist who is evil and sucks isn’t necessarily representative of vanitas’ complexity . At the same time, vanitas is not a good guy he is decidedly a tragic antagonist. Sonic doesn’t seem to have an equivalent except for shadow himself (even if that’s more of a rivalry type of thing). This also probably has something to do with the fact that chris’ favorite character is roxas and my favorite character is vanitas and ventus

anyway and if we are going for a shadilver foils type of vibe then I think the obvious choice is vanitas as shadow and ventus (basil) as silver . This is because vanitas and ventus are inherently linked Because vanitas and ventus are the same person

Some background context on kh universe lore is: every conscious being has a heart, which is a lot like the concept of a soul. Every persons heart (with some notable exceptions) has both light and darkness. ok?

to make a somewhat contrived and overcomplicated anime game short, I will just tell you this: the original ventus was a boy possessed by a being that I call primordial Darkness. (it’s just referred to as Darkness (distinct from darkness, lowercase d) but I call it primordial Darkness for clarity’s sake, because it’s more descriptive. darkness is a cosmological concept in the kh universe, primordial Darkness is a being made purely of darkness. Ok?)

ventus’ heart was then torn in half; his heart’s light was ripped from its darkness. this means that vanitas is a heart of pure darkness (and Darkness) and ventus (NOT the original guy named ventus, this is an entirely new person formed from the split, he just got to keep the name because ?????.?) is a being of pure light.

(I have some more really detailed thoughts on vanitas because there’s been some plot revelations that puts a lot of this into question but I won’t go into that unless you really care about listening to me theorize on kh lore)

anyway I think the angel from hell/demon from heaven motif you talk about here is interesting. While kh evokes less modern/recognizable christianity and more like… esoterica, there’s definitely an angel/demon thing going on with vanitas and ventus

pictured, vanitas and ventus’ “birth”

anyway, vanitas is a lot meaner than shadow. vanitas is… a very intelligent, very abused, pain ridden teenaged boy seized with a deep existentialism that thoughtfully considers the world in dichotomies. ventus is headstrong, stubborn and determined; but he’s also naive. And nice. He is nice to people. Notable character trait of ventus’

vanitas is a deceitful liar who lies . He tricks ven in manipulative and cruel ways. and ventus does rebellious shit . He runs away from home and disobeys orders and causes problems on purpose but all so he can Save His Friends. He’s also really nice though like he makes friends with literal rats. and Peter Pan

this is why it’s difficult to choose a silver because nobody in kingdom hearts is blunt like that except for, you know, roxas and riku .

interestingly ventus is also a character who’s woobified by the fandom. ventus is basically like a bratty kid, he’s naive and he’s brash and he has no observational skills, especially regarding himself. he cares about people but he gets caught up in how he’s been wronged. But in fandom he’s kind of reduced to the Sweet Sunshiney member of sora’s doppelgänger brigade and mm somewhat true but not nuanced enough imo. I wouldn’t go as far as to say that canon ven is as mean as silver is or anything. Ven is just headstrong . And people don’t portray him being headstrong very much

ven’s also suicidal and tries to martyr himself twice I don’t know if that’s relevant to the discussion

I cannot make an equivalent relationship analysis because trying to summarize ventus and vanitas’ relationship is. Complicated. They are the same person so they feel a pull and an obsession for each other that’s tinged with hatred and disdain

That’s partly why I thought it’d be funny if we went the sovani direction because sora and vanitas so rarely interact in canon, sora basically doesn’t even know who tf he is .

Sora is pretty similar to ven in that he’s headstrong and determined and goal oriented but he’s less naive and he’s less brash. sora is the epitome of being a charismatic teenager he makes friends like it’s a sport

sora doesn’t have the foils aspect to vanitas (except for the fact that they look the same and are cosmologically linked for reasons I’m not subjecting you to an explanation of unless you want it) and he is not an angel. ven is an angel but sora is a knight. You catch my drift?

So I don’t know what the conclusion here is but I think the archetypes are moderately different

[asoulofatlantis]

After I failed tremendously with some change of pace Game and couldn't finish Sonic Frontiers myself I am back with Daybreak. And I am really torn. At this point, I just really want to finish this game as quickly as possible and then play Metaphor. So not doing any more unnecessary quests seems the best cause of Action. Doing that also helped my tremendously with finishing my rerun of Trails in the Sky FC. On the other hand tho, I really wish all the hard work until now wouldn't go to waste now. After all, so far I have done ALL sidequests and I could get the AAA-Rank if I continue with it. But I really don't feel it anymore. And aside from one or two Quests that I didn't do because I was tired of this game I did in fact do them almost all in my first run. So... *sfz* Well I guess I will end it here and live with my failure ^^'

On a totally different note: Seeing Hamilton here leaves a bad taste in my mouth after everything we've been through in Kai...

Alvis is that one guy that for some reason shows up almost everywhere you go XD (Or at least it feels like it...)

A-Arron! She might be a ditz, but trust me her IQ is a lot higher than it seems like. She is not one of the disciples of one of Epsteins deciples for nothing - not that you know any of that yet. However... I do kind of... like her. She is a bit... uh... special, but she is a nice and caring character and as we all know... people with Laptcoats are not to be trusted so easily in these games, so I think her earning our respect AND trust, means a lot XD

You would hit everything that has tits and is legal, asshole!

And now I miss my Tita XD Its so weird tho, thinking of the Sky-Arc that my little girl is 18 now. She is an adult. It feels like yesterday that she was that pipsqueak that everyone (including me) loved so much... and now she is old enough to get married - and she should, her man is hitting his mid thirties soon XD *achem* Got distracted ^^'

But seriously... I would prefer to be anywhere but here. Calvard and the ASO just... do not hit the right spot with me ^^' And I hate it, because there is nothing wrong with the ASO and the game itself isn't bad either and I only hate Calvard because its... well... "the enemy" as I am an Erebonian-Bitch through and through ^^'

The pacing really slowed down too. Basel was the moment I hit the "I am kind of bored of this game" - Moment too ^^'

Wrong moment to bring up my Girls company but... Reinford didn't cut out the foundation because they weren't stupid enough to do it. Even in Irias glorys business-owner egoismen, she was very much aware that working with other Tech-Companies can be beneficial and you do not cut out something that is beneficial to you. The only reason Verne can afford doing it, is because Calvard now has Marduk to back them up.

Also... somehow it doesn't make any sense that Calvard of all people cuts out the foundation. Hamilton is one of Epsteins disciples after all. How does it make sense that Tio and Altina work for the Epstein foundation and Hamiltons people do work for Verne? O.o

I feel like I've been missing a piece of the puzzle here anyway...

Not just that Renne now is the Character that has appeared in EVERY part of the Trails Saga so far (beating Olivert who not just had a much smaller role in Crossbell but also never appeared in Calvard so far - much to my disappointment, I may add...) she is also literally having a connection to EVERYONE. The bracers in (or from) Liberl, the Special Support Section in Crossbell, Class7 AND the Royal Family from Erebonia and now she has connections to the ASO, the Bracers and somewhat even the CID (although they are wary of them) in Calvard. And to boot, she has somewhat connections not just to ZCF and the Foundation do to Tita and Tio, she also knows Alisa from Reinford and now (or soonisch) Quatre who has been working with Verne. Oh... and by extension, she even somehow has connections to Marduk. If we ever want to gather them all... she is the person we should go to ^^'

His voice is far too nice for such an asshole... idiot... whatever you wanna call that coldhearted and egoistic bastard of a Professor. Also... he is with the wrong Deciple of Epstein, his character would fit Professor Schmidt much better XD (Then again, some issues with his Gnome-related students aside... most of his disciples are of a rather kind nature, funny enough. I mean, Franz was almost like a son to him and we know that before his Black Alberich Days he had been a good, loving and caring man. Makarov is a bit rough around the edges, but I can not remember him not being nice or good. George had his fair share of unforgivable misshaps, BUT here too, when he wasn't directly working for and with the Gnomes, he was a relatively nice guy and the way he tries to make up for his mistakes now is kinda good too. Tita of course is an absolut angel and that she is able to put up with this old grumpy man is beyond me. And despite Schmidts being what how he is, he even somewhat put up with Mint and her... way of... you know... being her XD I guess for some reason he prefers to use Deciples that are the opposite of him? Makes one wonder what kind of Person Epstein was, especially now that we know that there has been a Loop where a certain Professor we know from Ouroboros has been his only Deciple.

I don't know what to think of this man. He doesn't give me bad vibes, but he DOES work with Hamilton. I wonder how much about the deep end of what she did or rather HOW she did it actually is on his radar tho. So I don't really want to judge him just for supporting her. Otherwise I would have to jduge a lot more people ^^'

Fios voice is not cute enough! Can you do nothing right NIS?

I totally and absolutly fully agree with Agnes here XD

Looking at that scene I am surprised that Quatre didn't fall in love with Van much earlier than Kai ^^' Tho I guess it is a nice change of pace. With both Lloyd and Rean the girls in their "little" Harems fell for them almost immedeatly every time, and even in Joshuas case (Estelle aside) most Girls didn't take long to fall for him. So its anice change for once that it took Van 3 games to get Quatres heart to beat faster XD (I am not joking by the way...)

This games powerscaling is just ridicioulus I tell you. How can this guy be the same rank as Estelle and Joshua? They helped save the world 3 times at this point. Plus what they did for Crossbell. But their stupid father has a freaking S-Rank for always showing up last minute and taking all the flory after doing practically nothing. ALSO... can we please all agree that Elaine was just promoted A-Rank because they wanted to beat Erebonia for having a strong A-Rank? Not to say Elaine isn't strong and cool but is she REALLY in the same league as the freaking purple Lightning? I highly doubt that.

I love it when my blond angels take the words right out of my mouth XD I LOVE FIO and XEROS. Best sidekick "pets" ever in a Trails-Game. (Sorry Celine ^^')

I accidentally ran into that sidequest like an idiot and since Children were involved I couldn't say no... so... here we are... doing a Toy-Car-Race...

That mission was so overblown for something that should have been nothing more than a joke.

Anyway... I end it here. Yes. Already.

[bearplants]

hii

i won't give out a name to use for me (not sorry!) just refer to me via my username (or "bear" or "plant/s")

i use it/its pronouns ONLY.

i am aromantic

i am gay

i am agender

i am a man ("men dni" blogs... go elsewhere maybe)

i block radical feminists when i see them. this includes if you are a TERF (trans-exclusionary radfem), a TIRF (trans-inclusive radfem), or a TRF (transradfem). if it looks like a radfem, if it quacks like a radfem... its a radfem

i also block people who are openly, blatantly, and/or consciously antisemetic and hateful, as well as people who are openly racist, classist, misogynistic, and more. If you don't know why I have you blocked (why do you care?) then it's probably something you said that rubbed me the wrong way, so to speak.

some of my interests include: plants, sonic the hedgehog (dunno if i'll post/reblog much about it though), vocaloid (dunno if i'll post/reblog much about this either), kink, and sex (i am autistic about sex and kink. every day i crave the touch of another and i read how-to articles decently often) (i dont reblog or post much about it :) )

i try to be nice and kind, but i also know that i can come off as strange or even mean. sorry in advance!!

before you follow below the cut (i rambled a little bit, sorry!!!):

i support palestinians and am against the state of israel and it's horrific actions towards the palestinian people (it's genocide. if you dont think it's genocide then leave, please. or if you feel that the state of israel-- how it is now-- has a "right to exist" please leave. it seems to me that israel's existence currently necessitates settler-colonialism of at least some degree, which I am NOT okay with.

all of this being said, I don't doubt at all that Jewish folks are native/indigenous to that area and I won't try to argue otherwise. I just don't think establishing a whole other country over top of a pre-existing country already full of culture and people doesn't really need to happen. ultimately I have very little actual stakes in the situation so my perspective is lacking nuance and... well, perspective, but it does seem to me that Israel as a concept is currently being used to justify a genocide and force people away from their homes. Block me if you have a problem with this, I won't mind :) )

i cannot donate any money to any crowdfunding things right now, so please don't ask me to do so. I am saving money to move out of Texas ASAP and for transitioning stuff (HRT, name changes... stuff like that). It will take a good chunk of change to make it happen, but I believe in myself

i do believe in* transandrophobia/transmisandry and the like

i also believe in* transmisogyny and support transfem folks

i believe in* exorsexism, even if i have much to unlearn wrt that as a not-non-binary trans person

i support all good-faith identities

i believe in* intersexism and support intersex folks as best i can

i am against TME/TMA language

i support "proshipping" (even if i don't participate in shipping discourse) and am against censorship

that's all from me. thanks for reading this far!! i appreciate it. have a nice day ~~

*i am not sure how else to explain that i believe that trans and/or genderqueer and/or intersex people experience discrimination on the basis of our genders (cuz, you know, that's a huge part of what being trans and/or genderqueer and/or intersex is for most of us) and that i dont see any issue with using terms like transmisogyny or transandrophobia or exorsexism or intersexism to discuss them

i feel like saying i "believe in" these concepts is clunky and silly but again, i'm not sure how else to get the idea across. sorry

[atangledfate]

All Sonic could see in that moment was red, and that anger was bubbling up like geyser ready to blow. He didn't have much in this world that he cared for, and he knew Amy was a tough girl. But seeing her like that just flipped a switch for him. Maybe it was that curse that linked him to her, or maybe was just his own protective nature as a guardian of his world. He didn't know but he'd never felt such a desire to put someone in the ground. Even despite the fact that he was hyper aware Surge was trying to prevent him from making a huge mistake. It didn't really register completely.

He grit his teeth and leaned in close to Surge and was seconds from speaking, telling her where she could shove her worries. If she knew Abe like he did, if she had any idea of all the awful things he was party to. She'd have wanted to put him in the ground to. GUN drove Gerald mad, tossed shadow in a damn stasis pod, killed maria in cold blood and so much more! there was alot they would never atone for in Sonic's eyes---all of this was just another drop in the bucket.

" Talkin' ain't ever gonna be GUN's language! I am so sick of tryin' to talk with those people! they only language they get is force, so i'm just gonna speak there language!?! "

He had no qualms busting Surge's face wide open to get to them either! Luckily Tails voice was perhaps the one he needed to hear most, mostly because of how close they were. But despite that it didn't make him less angry, it just made him bury it again and hide away like he always did. When he thought about it, he was kind of a coward wasnt he? always hiding, always tucking his tail and running from all that pent up aggression.

Surge could see his hostility ebb away, it was likely the first time she'd seen him so worked up. Yes he did care for Amy, like he cared for Tails, and anyone who threatened them was on his shit list!

" ... Mark my words, they ain't here to talk Surge... those bastards are a bunch of child killin' life ruinin' sacks of absolute shit. I'll play nice... but the moment i find out Abe was behind Amy's attack... the gloves are off... i ain't puttin' that to the side. You'd do the same if it was Kit... "

He looked away from her to the airship that was just within sight of them now.

" They ain't here to help... you an i both know it... this is gonna be us vs them... i'll wait... and i keep my promises. So you can relax... "

He was still very obviously pissed off, and only holding back for the time being. One wrong move by GUN was likely to set his ass off. But he knew if GUN had his way they'd lock them both up for sure. His eyes went to Surge though and narrowed as he realized something important and, as he needed some way to direct his anger he snapped at her instead.

" and YOU need to tell him the damn truth! because i sure as fuck ain't gonna explain it to him. Do you think for a moment he'd listen to me or tails anyway? You need to tell him, and soon..."

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Tails wasn't sure if it was Belle in control or an auto pilot in truth it was hard to tell. But he was pretty impressed by the over all craftsmanship of the bot. It was impressive and showed how far she'd come! He was always impressed by her work, and it was proof in his mind that Eggman's bots could do good given the right program and incentive.

" And who do you think designed the artificial Chaos? Doctor Gerald Robotnik... Eggman's grandfather. Lots of Eggman's technology was inspired by Gerald, even if Gerald's intentions were pure... alot of his tech was turned into weapons for GUN or worse... locked up for being to dangerous. But i guess you know more about it then i do... just hard not to see the similarities "

Tails had been working the entire time he was talking. He connected the satellite to the Belle Bot which gave her access to the eye in the sky. This also allowed her to interface with the restoration com network fully, and reconnect the broken bits from the EMP with the satellites network.

" I got it, i do hope Belle doesn't mind me using the belle Bot as a relay... but, that should reconnect Restoration communications. Also you should be able to use the belle bot's signal to connect to the satellite using it as a proxy. That should limit any risk to your own equipment... "

Not that there was any risk to begin with, but he hoped it quelled Kit's paranoia.

" I... know i probably shouldn't even say anything. But... I'm Sorry you know, for everything that's happened... Deep down i guess i just want to find some middle ground for you and I... I just want us to be able to talk ... work this all out somehow. "

He sighed and gave Kit a side glance with one of his ears falling over

" When this is over... do you think... we can talk? Not asking for anything else... just a chance for us to talk, "

Surge scowls at Sonic, her lightning changing dark red as her strength seemed to double, maybe even more as she held him in place. The tenrec then punched the wall right next to the hedgehog's head, easily cracking it deeply which traveled high up the wall. "Yeah, because you look like in such a talkative mood right now. Don't try to play me for a fucking fool. I know everything about you, remember?" A face the speedster still hated, though it was the truth.

"Don't think I've been sitting on my ass all this time with The Restoration. I've been training and have a bunch of new skills so if you think you can just fight me off easily then you're dead wrong." Surge figured a long time ago Sonic never took their first fights too seriously, attempting to talk her down. Things were different this time around with abilities she's unlocked.

Surge ear twitches hearing Tails on the intercom attempting to talk Sonic down as well. "You also promised me something, and I expect you to keep it. Can't do that if you get thrown in a GUN cell with me." The tenrec was sure she wouldn't be getting your average cell, though not the time to think about that.

Surge finally let Sonic go, hoping he had calmed down enough to not sprint off again. "You want to thrash whoever is behind this after, then fine. Though I'm not failing him again, and I'm not letting you fail him. Is that clear?" The only person she trusted with that was Sonic by this point, and wasn't going to have him fuck that up. "And if you do fail him then I'm going to break every fucking bone in your body."

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"Belle isn't controlling Belle Bot right now. It's most likely just running off basic functions as it's still in the early stages. That said, it is combat ready so if need be it'll go into on the offensive and I don't think GUN will have a fun time." Kitsunami was sure it could tear through several GUN squads without slowing down if need be.

"No, Starline was completely obsessive with only using Eggtech for my hydro-pack even when there were moments where getting GUN tech would've made it easier than rebuilding parts from Eggtech scraps." Even to the bitter end Starline was obsessed with Eggman. "Though I've since upgraded to be all custom parts working out and Eggtech. I also stayed away from GUN tech." Not worth the risk of them realizing he had stolen some of their tech.

"Try to hook up the coms to something portable so we can hurry on to my room. As much as I'd prefer to do this on my own I have no clue about GUN firewalls. Don't get the wrong idea, this is just to help Surge as best as I can." Kitsunami still seemed more worried about helping Surge than anything else, despite Starline being gone for so long.

[maximons]

Tricks And Treats

Summary: Pietro tries to get Wanda and Y/n to finally admit their feelings for each other and takes them to a haunted house. Too bad Wanda is a full on scaredy cat...or is that exactly what is needed?

Word Count: 2,915

Genre: Fluff

Requested?: Yes

A/N: Finally back with the Fluff! Here’s that one shot I promised like a week ago lmao Happy Reading!

Halloween was for sure your favorite holiday.

You knew you were in the minority with that thought, seeing most people picked Christmas as their favorite, but you didn’t care. You always loved the time of year that came with Halloween, your birthday fell pretty close to it, you get to dress up and pretend to be someone else for a day, and it’s full on spooky season! What wasn’t there to love?

Well apparently a lot, at least according to your best friend Wanda.

For someone who’s a witch, you find it very funny that she doesn’t like the holiday.

You first met Wanda during the whole Ultron situation, back then she took on a more ‘emo’ appearance. Don’t tell anyone you said this, but you wouldn’t mind if she adopted the look again cause damn, so you just assumed Halloween and all things spooky would be for her, right?

Wrong.

You quickly learned that Wanda was not a fan of scary. You remember asking her to go see this new horror movie with you, it was your first time hanging out alone together and you just figured it’d be something she was into.

By the end of the movie, her face was buried in her knees, and she didn’t believe you when you told her the movie was over. The poor teenager working the theater was pretty annoyed with you both.

Needless to say, you didn’t bother her about anything spooky related again.

So when Pietro came to you two asking if you wanted to go to the new haunted house in town, you were beyond shocked that she agreed without a second thought.

“Uh, Wanda are you sure?” You asked, very hesitant. “I don’t know if you’ve ever been to a haunted house before, but-”

“I know what they are, Y/n.” Wanda cut you off before you finished, seeming very enthused, which confused you more. “I think it’ll be really cool!”

“Yeah...Wands, I know this group. This isn’t your typical ‘few scary decorations with the occasional light jump scare’ thing. These guys are intense.” You tried again. You didn’t know what had gotten into the witch, but you were sure she was making a mistake here.

“Y/n/n, relax. I’m not a child, I can handle myself. Trust me, okay? It’ll be great!” The bright smile on Wanda’s face was always a sight you welcomed, but it confused you in the moment. Still, you knew once her mind was set on something...let’s just say it’d be easier to find all the infinity stones than to talk her out of it.

“Alright, if you say so.” You shrugged, deciding it was best to drop the topic. Besides, she was right, Wanda’s a grown woman who can make her own choices. You just get to wait to be able to tell her that her choice was a stupid one. “So Friday night?” You asked Pietro, who nodded excitedly.

“Friday night!” He confirmed.

“Okay, cool.” You took another quick sip of your morning coffee before setting your mug down. “I gotta get ready for training. So happy to be working with Steve today instead of Nat, he’s always a walk in the park.” You said sarcastically with a roll of your eyes. “Wish me luck.” 

The twins wished you luck as you left the room to go get ready. After they were sure you were out of earshot, the witch turned to her brother. “This is your plan? Are you crazy?”

“I know, I know, but trust me, okay?” He reassured, walking to the fridge to grab himself a drink. “Y/n loves this stuff, and as she is the love of your life-”

“Whoa, whoa, I-I never said-”

“-You should experience the things that she loves to do.” Pietro finished, ignoring his sister’s intervention. “I’ll do my best to stay out of your guys’ way, and you have the whole evening to yourselves. Sounds perfect to me.”

“Yeah, until I act like a complete, how do they say, ‘spaz’ around her again.” Wanda sighed, leaning on the kitchen counter in defeat.

“You won’t. You know what kind of things to expect now. And if you do freak out, all the more reason to be by her side. She will protect you.”

Wanda looked at her brother in confusion. “I can protect my self.”

Pietro rolled his eyes playfully. “Not what I meant. You will see, sestra.”

Friday night came before you know it, and you, Wanda and Pietro were waiting in the line to buy your tickets to enter.

“Holy shit, this is a long line.” Pietro complained, causing you to chuckle.

“Not surprising. It’s the week before Halloween, weather’s nice, and this group doesn’t come to New York a whole lot. More surprised it isn’t longer actually.” You shrugged.

“Why don’t they come to New York? I thought this was one of America’s more popular states?” Wanda asked.

“It is, but ever since Loki invaded and our merry band of misfits formed, tourism and things like this have been down a whole lot.” You leaned down to get closer to Wanda’s ear. “I guess we’ve been the scary ones all along.” You joked, but Wanda was more focused on trying to calm down and forget the feeling of your breath against her ear.

“Everything alright there, Wanda?” Pietro asked after a moment, teasing smirk on his face. Before Wanda could even fire back, a voice from in front of you spoke up.

“No way! You guys are Avengers!” The group in front of you turned around, one of the guys recognized you instantly.

“Uh, yes...we are.” Wanda awkwardly stated. You knew Wanda hated fan interactions, and to be honest you weren’t a fan of these situations either. They were unpredictable. The Avengers were either beloved or despised, and you’ve been on both ends of the reaction spectrum. Wanda and Pietro, unfortunately, have seen a lot more animosity than you and the others.

Honestly, you couldn’t even fault the ones that didn’t love you guys. You weren’t ignorant and knew your battles have caused a lot of problems for a lot of people. You could sympathize, but that didn’t mean you wanted to be on the receiving end of that anger. Especially not when you were trying to just have a fun night out with your friends. “Look guys, we’re really just here to have a good time. We don’t wanna cause a scene.” You said.

“Nah, nah, it’s cool. I think you guys are awesome!” The guy said, and it was clear to you then that the dude was baked out of his mind. “Especially you, with the red wiggly woos!” He pointed to Wanda as he gave a terrible impression of her hand movements. You smiled, happy to see a fan interaction go well for Wanda.

The joy you felt didn’t last long though, as another guy in the group turned to you, blunt in his hand. “Hey, you’re the fire one right? Can you do me a solid?” He gestured to you, asking you to give him a light. You sighed, the twins chuckling at the situation.

“Yeah, but don’t ask again.” You ignited the tip of your finger, gently placing it on the end of the blunt. The group turned around in line and continued to go about their own conversation. You felt Wanda elbow your side, and you turned to see a smirk on her face. When you heard Pietro’s snicker, you groaned.

“Shut up.”

“Look at you, helping delinquents. Aren’t you supposed to be a superhero? Bringer of justice and all of that?” Wanda teased and you rolled your eyes playfully.

“Yeah, but I’m the fun one. It’s just weed.” You said confidently, but the witch saw through it and you dropped the act. “And the last time that happened and I said no, the dude burst into tears.” You said under your breath.

“There it is.” She smiled, and you couldn’t help but smile back despite you being the subject of mockery. You loved seeing her smile, you didn’t care about the reason why.

Before you knew it, Pietro announced that you guys were next in line to buy tickets. He bought his and stepped aside so you can go next. “Hi, two please.” Wanda turned to you with her eyebrows scrunched in confusion.

“Wha- Y/n, I can afford it.” She chuckled nervously, flattered by the action.

“I know, but when I have to drag you out of here cause you’re paralyzed in fear, at least you won’t regret dropping forty bucks on it.” You shrugged as you handed the cashier your credit card.

Wanda’s face reddened, something she quickly tried to hide from her brother who was enjoying this way too much. Her flustered state faded quickly when she processed what you said. “Hey!” You chuckled before thanking the cashier as she returned your card.

“Please go to the table to sign your waivers, entrance is down that hill. Enjoy your night.” The monotone voice told you that the poor woman’s been working all night. You didn’t have time to dwell on that though as you felt a panicked tapping on your arm.

“What’s wrong? We haven’t even entered yet.” You teased.

“W-what did she mean by waivers?” You chuckled at the panicked tone in the witch’s voice.

“Just means if you have a heart attack or something, you can’t sue.” You shrugged nonchalantly, but Wanda took it very seriously and turned to you with even wider eyes.

“That can happen!?”

“Well, it happened at least once if the thought of doing a waiver.” You answered, once again, nonchalantly. You looked at Wanda and could swear you saw her blood run cold. You laughed, which resulted in you receiving a glare. “Relax, Wan, you’ll be fine. You’re an Avenger, you’ve faced off against killer robots, stared death in the face time and time again!” You exclaimed dramatically as you waved your arms. You noticed Wanda start to smile and relax her shoulders. 

“Thanks, Y/n.” She gave you a sweet smile, and you couldn’t help but melt.

“Yeah, anytime.” Your eyes locked with Wanda, you were about to look away but couldn’t. ‘Wow, were her eyes always this green? They’re beautiful.’ You thought.

A blush appeared on the witch’s face as she tore her gaze from you. You were about to ask what happened, but were interrupted. “Let’s go slow pokes!” Pietro’s voice shouted, effectively breaking the moment.

“Yeah, yeah Sonic, we’re coming!” You rolled your eyes as you shouted back. Wanda giggled at the banter between you and her brother, she loved that you two were close. With that, you and her headed down the hill towards the entrance.

After about a half hour, it seemed Wanda was holding up well. The three of you walked out of the corn maze, and she had a triumphant smile on her face. “I thought you said this place was scary.” She teased causing you to roll your eyes playfully.

“Congratulations you survived the corn maze, you get to join the hall of fame with the other twelve year-olds.” As if to emphasize your point, three twelve year-olds ran out of the maze in giggles, clearly unaffected. Wanda pouted. “Aw, don’t worry. I thought you were very brave.” You teased yet again, which resulted in an elbow to the side.

“You’re a jerk.” Wanda held back a smile as she strutted forward. You laughed as you jogged forward to catch up.

“Alright, are you guys ready for the big one?” Pietro asked and your eyes widened.

“Oh, Piet, I don’t think that’s a good idea.” You said as you nudged your head towards Wanda, hinting that you didn’t think she could handle that. Unfortunately, she caught on.

“Aw come on, Y/n. I’m not a baby.” 

“I know, but you can’t go from the corn maze to...that.” You gestured towards the haunted maze entrance, a giant purple demon with smoke blowing out of it’s ears looming over. You guys turned at the sound of screams, and saw a group run out of the maze in fear, which then dissolved into laughter.

“They seem to be having fun.” Wanda gestured towards the group.

“Yeah, after the screams of terror.” You shot back. “You can’t go from walking around the block to running a marathon.”

“Oh yeah? Watch me.” Wanda strutted forward towards the entrance, determined to prove you wrong.

You groaned as you looked over to Pietro, who watched the whole ordeal with a cheeky smile. “Your sister’s insane.”

“Yeah, but you love it.” Pietro said under his breath, but you still heard it.

“What?”

“Nothing!” With that, the man sped forward, catching up to his sister at the entrance. You stared after him for a moment in shock before joining them.

The three of you walked the path, and everything seemed to be going well...for all of five seconds. The first jump scare happened behind Wanda. The loud screech startled her, and she jumped with a scream. She stumbled into your arms, and you wrapped them around her in order to keep her from falling. You chuckled, and Wanda looked up at you with the intention to glare. However, when your eyes locked again, Wanda couldn’t help but stare.

You, of course, had to ruin the moment. “Not too late to turn back, y’know. This is just the beginning.” Wanda groaned and pulled away from you, continuing forward. You laughed. “You can hold my hand if you want!” You don’t know what compelled you to say that, but you knew you weren’t entirely joking.

And you didn’t regret it when Wanda reached out and held your hand without another word. You smiled, squeezing her hand.

What you didn’t see was Pietro giving Wanda a thumbs up as you both walked past.

At some point, you guys lost Pietro in the dark maze. Wanda wasn’t even worried as she still held your hand tightly, and you knew the man would be fine and he’ll meet up with you at the exit. 

Wanda had been holding up better than you thought. You wouldn’t say she was good per say, seeing as she screamed and practically jumped into your arms at the slightest sound, but she hadn’t collapsed on the ground in tears yet, so you’d count that as a win.

“Gotta say, Maximoff. I’m impressed.” You said as you two walked down the maze hand in hand.

“I’m just being that super brave Avenger like you said.” Wanda giggled, and you couldn’t help but melt at the noise.

“Well you’re doing an awesome job. Even if the last three guys almost made you pee your pants.” You laughed loudly as you took in the shocked reaction the woman gave you.

“Y/n!” She scolded, but before you could even respond, the worst jump scare yet occurred. 

A large animatronic growled and lowered from the ceiling right behind Wanda. The witch turned to look briefly as she screamed loudly and jumped to you again. This time, however she literally jumped into your arms. You quickly braced your hands under her thighs, catching her, as she wrapped her legs around your waist. The force from the jump caused you to stumble back into a darker corner of the maze. Your back hit a hay wall, and you and Wanda laughed at the moment. Your laughter continued for a moment, and Wanda lifted her head from your shoulder to look into your eyes. Both of you got quiet as you continued to stare, sensing the moment shift.

“You okay?” You whispered, almost as if talking to loudly would shatter the moment. Wanda nodded, eyes still locked onto yours. After a moment of silence, she spoke up.

“Y’know...I think a distraction would help.” Your eyebrows shot up at the insinuation. You doubted you heard her correctly, but when you saw her eyes shift down to your lips, you knew what she wanted. And you wouldn’t lie and say you didn’t want it too.

“I...Yeah, I think I could help with that.” You barely got your sentence out when Wanda smashed her lips to yours roughly. You tightened your hold on her thighs as she wrapped her arms around your neck. You stood there, making out roughly against the wall of the maze. As wild and sudden as this was, you wouldn’t trade this moment for anything.

Pietro noticed you two were gone for a really long time. He was beginning to get concerned, and pulled out his phone ready to call one of you. Turns out he didn’t need to. 

You two came out of the maze, only you weren’t alone. You and Wanda each had a security guard holding your arm. After you two were out of the maze completely, they let you go and walked off. It was then that Pietro noticed both of your disheveled states. And he could swear he saw two or three hickeys forming on your neck.

“No you didn’t-” He started, but you cut him off.

“Not a word.” Your hand found it’s way to Wanda’s as you guys walked towards the exit of the park, figuring it’d be bad Avengers press if you guys stayed any longer at this point. You had an awesome night anyway, and didn’t care if it ended a little early. Besides, you had a feeling you’d get to have some more...fun when you got back to the compound.

You didn’t notice Pietro high five Wanda’s free hand.