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peachybunana · 1 year ago
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finally, the good ending
VOLUME WARNING!!!!!!
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sugarplumkneecaps · 6 months ago
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Memories (Shadow x Reader)
Pairing: Shadow the Hedgehog x Reader (gender neutral) → Can be read as platonic or romantic Word Count: 3.4k T/W: loss, mentions of death (previous to story) Summary: It's New Year's Eve and life has been quite peaceful for the last few months following Dr. Eggman's defeat (again). You work up the courage to invite Shadow over, but he seems to be a bit distracted...
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SQUEEE- the marker squealed as another day was crossed off the paper calendar hung on the wall in the hallway. The end of the year had come much sooner than Shadow expected. It felt as though most of his days blurred together, the mundane routine turning his concept of time on its head. At one point in his life, he had longed for the same sense of normalcy that Rouge had mentioned long ago. But this? This was torturous. He replaced the cap of the pen and hung it back up with the calendar before moving into the kitchen of his apartment with a great deal of reluctance. He had yet to go grocery shopping, making his usual routine of finding breakfast somewhat more adventurous than he had the energy for this morning.
Rouge had urged for him to rent the apartment and get his current job following their efforts to put a stop to Robotnik’s world ending plans. “I think you are long overdue for a taste of normal life Shadow,” Rouge had cooed at him.
He scoffed at the memory, taking in the view of his living space as he exited the kitchen with a sad bagel topped with cream cheese (making a mental note to stop by the corner store to grab something to fill him up a bit). His apartment wasn’t terrible, but it wasn’t anything grand either. His living room could fit a single, plush couch across from a TV, record player, and his plant. The walls were lined with records that were regularly rotated out every week. He had direct access to his small breakfast nook and kitchen due to the open layout, which he enjoyed. It allowed for him to sit and enjoy his music as he ate or cooked. The hallway led to his room, office, and bathroom, all neat and tidy in their own respective manners. It was comfortable for him, mostly due to never expecting any real company over.
The size of it also meant that rent was cheap, which was good as all of his paycheck from the cafe only had to go towards every day living expenses (at the behest of a certain bat, once again, advising him to save his payout from their more intensive work). Shadow couldn’t deny the merit of her words; the higher paying work had slowed down significantly. Preventing world domination for the upteenth time seemed to discourage others from another attempt too soon.
Shadow finished his breakfast and headed toward the front door, slipping on his shoes before starting his commute to work which was only a short walk from his place. He let out a long sigh as he locked the front door behind him, nearly running into you as he turned toward the stairwell.
“Oh! Uh- Sorry, Shadow. I didn’t see you there,” you stuttered, embarrassment dripping from each word. You had been neighbors for a few months now, excited and yet intimidated by the proximity you had with him. It was simply chance that you two had even met in the first place, what with Infinite sparing you and the events that followed; you had somehow become an integral part of Sonic and his cohorts’ plan to bring Dr. Eggman to a halt. But the fact that Shadow not only worked with you at the local cafe but had also moved in next door to you so soon after felt too good to be true.
“All good. See you at work,” his voice somewhat hushed and low before he continued on his way. Burying his hands in his pockets, his steps covered an impressive distance in only a few minutes, Shadow’s mind wandering. He had also taken note of you - your impressive feats to aid them in their world saving efforts all the way down to your also somewhat mundane ritualistic activities. You both worked behind the counter at the cafe; him focusing more on brewing orders while you handled customers. He was always curious how you managed it with a smile on your face most days; the idea of switching spots with you was enough to make him shudder, shaking his head in effort to rid himself of the idea.
“Oh Shadow, people aren’t all bad!” Maria’s voice echoed. Shadow stopped dead in his tracks, the sudden flashback startling him. Why would he remember that now, of all times and places?
You weren’t too far behind Shadow, but you swore he glided to work effortlessly even without his air shoes. It wasn’t until he paused that you were able to catch up with him, letting out a small chuckle as you bumped shoulders with him lightly. This seemed to pull him out of his daze.
“C’mon, spacey, we don’t want to be late. I still owe you a breakfast sandwich for yesterday!”
“Wait- what? What are you talking about?”
You turned to look at the dark hedgehog, a smile creeping on your lips, “you saved me from that older gentleman, remember? He was making all sorts of comments-“
Shadow let out a “tch-“ sound before furrowing his eyebrows further, “Oh. You don’t owe me anything for that. You seemed uncomfortable.” His pace picked up a bit, causing you to need to start into a light jog to keep pace with him.
“I mean- yeah. He was being a bit creepy.” You huffed out a breath, once again embarrassed only this time by how winded keeping up with Shadow made you. “Hey, could you slow down a bit? We aren’t running that late or anything.”
Shadow eyed you from the side, smirking slightly before slowing his pace, “well, lucky for you, we’re here.” He motioned toward the building in front of you both, windows lining the outside to reveal the dark seating area of the cafe. You let out an exaggerated huff in an effort to make light of your winded state before digging in your bag for the keys to the front door. After wrestling with the key for a moment, you were able to unlock the building and begin setting up to open.
“Hey Shadow, I’ve been meaning to ask, how do you like your coffee?”
Shadow paused for a moment while he removed the chairs from atop their respective tables, pushing them in and moving on to the next methodically, “black, which I’m sure you probably could’ve guessed.”
“Ah- right. My bad. That does seem too fitting to not be obvious, huh?” you laughed shyly, starting the brew and selecting a breakfast sandwich to heat up for your counterpart. Man, you’re really going 3 for 3 this morning, huh? Your head hung low before rolling your shoulders back. This is your last chance to invite him, don’t screw it up!
The oven chimed as an indicator that Shadow’s sandwich was done, encouraging you to work up a bit of courage to not only present the seemingly unnecessary gesture but to also address him. You plated the sandwich and placed it on the table Shadow had just cleared off.
“Your breakfast, my good sir!” you bowed dramatically, getting a strained chuckle in response from Shadow. Clearing your throat, you figured now was as good a time as any, “I wanted to ask you something.”
Shadow sat in the chair in front of the sandwich, thankful that he wouldn’t have to resort to the corner store option, “hmm?”
You waited a moment to see if his gaze would meet yours, only to realize after a few bites in that your gesture maybe wasn’t as unwanted as he made it seem. “Well, see, I am going to be having a few people over later tonight to celebrate New Years. Rouge, Silver, maybe a few others, and uhm-“ you gulped, your mouth dry as your original, short invitation started to take a turn for the worse. “And... you? If you’d like to come?” Your ears drooped a tiny bit, your body subconsciously preparing for the inevitable rejection you were sure you would face.
Much to your surprise though, Shadow paused his chewing to look at you, “Yeah. I could stop by.” He continued to eat, completely unfazed by your shock at his response.
“Really?? That’s great! I mean- that’s, uhm, yeah! The party starts at 8PM!”
Shadow said nothing, which you took in stride, practically twirling as you went to grab him a coffee.
The work day somehow dragged on and yet also was over before either of you knew it. Shadow was appreciative of the routine of brewing the coffee, cleaning the machine, collecting dishware, and starting over as it allowed him to shut his brain off. It seemed to be determined to pull the rug out from under him today considering his flashback earlier. Memories of Maria weren’t unwelcome by any means, but Shadow recognized his emotional responses to them weren’t necessarily appropriate at work. He could have contemplated the reason behind their resurgence, but he simply chalked it up to his recent living situation changes, unwilling to dig deeper than that. Although, he might not have been too far off.
Rouge wasn’t the only one Shadow had heard speak of normalcy longingly; Maria’s illness was better managed whilst in the care of her grandfather, but that didn’t mean she got to experience much of a normal childhood as other kids her age did. She was at the mercy of her grandfather’s schedule and her small living quarters. “I know it seems silly,” she would say softly, “but sometimes I miss going to school. I miss riding the bus. I miss running through flower fields and my parents yelling for me when the street lights came on.” These concepts had meant very little to Shadow at the time, but as life had settled around him, he couldn’t help but wish he could show Maria that he was trying to live each day with her in mind.
The New Year creeping up on him was maybe too much of a reminder that he hadn’t done that great of a job to really appreciate the peace he had recently found. All he could hope for is that the party tonight would not be something he would regret agreeing to. I’ll make a promise to Maria that I will do better in the coming year.
You stared at your reflection for far too long. Clothes were strewn about your bed, all rejected options for tonight’s celebration. “You don’t need to overdo it!” you said to yourself, gripping the jeans in your hands. “Just wear the stupid jeans and find a comfy sweater. This isn’t meant to be some crazy thing.”
A knock on your door indicated that you didn’t have time to continue to bemoan over your lackluster wardrobe any longer. Throwing on the clothes in hand and quickly fluffing your hair, you made your way to the front door to greet your first guest. To your surprise, Shadow greeted you with a bottle of champaign.
“Hope this is okay,” he said, looking you over subtly. He was dressed in a pair of dark slacks, a turtleneck sweater, and a nice blazer. You could feel the dread set in once again before mentally shaking yourself out of it, “yes! This is fine! Thank you, you really didn’t have to bring anything.” You welcomed him inside and placed the champaign on the kitchen counter before turning to pull refreshments from the pantry and fridge.
Shadow stood next to the door as he watched you move about your apartment, removing his blazer and placing it in the crook of his arm. Your own apartment wasn’t much different than his, the layout the same, but flipped. It seemed much more suitable to host guests than his own, he noted, as he moved across the living room to where you were at in the kitchen. He hung his blazer along the back of one of the dining room chairs before holding his hands out to you. By this point, you were struggling to move the punch bowl, having filled it prematurely and realizing you would have to move the full thing to its proper place. Shadow’s outstretched arms took you by surprise but you did not refuse the help. You gingerly placed the bowl into Shadow’s arms, “thanks- uhm, you can set it on the bar counter next to the cups.”
He nodded and placed the bowl with ease, something you were quite jealous of. His otherworldly strength was quite useful while you two worked together, as he did a majority of the heavy lifting when food shipments arrived. Of course the simple task of moving the punch bowl would be easy for him. You laughed at yourself quietly at the thought and quickly turned away to continue setup.
It did not take long for the other fantastic mobians to join you both, the space of your apartment quickly filling with sounds of chatter and laughter. As the festivities kicked off, you began to notice that Shadow wasn’t really interacting with anyone (except for Rouge every now and again when she would seek him out). You had made a mental note to check in with him, but were quickly swept away to host.
You had never quite pulled something like this off, and the constant interaction was quickly draining your own social battery. Chaos, if I’m feeling this way I can only imagine how Shadow is doing. The thought prompted a quick scan of the apartment, but Shadow was nowhere to be seen. Your brows creased with concern, hoping he hadn’t left without saying anything. However, your search would need to wait as you felt an intense need to step outside for a bit of fresh air. You checked in with Tails, asking for him to keep an eye on things while you stepped out, to which he smiled at you and told you not to worry.
One of your favorite parts about this apartment was access to a private balcony. It wasn’t anything impressive but it made for a nice getaway when you needed it. You pulled on the door, struggling as it stuck to the doorway before prying it open and prompting Shadow to turn around to face you.
“Oh- sorry! I didn’t mean to, uhm-“ you gulped, startled by his presence. Why was talking to him always so nerve-wracking? “I just needed some fresh air.”
You watched as Shadow shifted over to allow some space to join him, “be my guest.”
Struggling again to close the door behind you, you moved next to him to rest your arms on the railing. Your eyes gravitated toward the sky, catching sporadic flashes of light from fireworks far off in the distance. The cool night air was a refreshing contrast from the sudden stuffiness in your small apartment and almost immediately your body relaxed. It was only at that point that you were able to take a deep breath and really released the subconscious tension you held in your shoulders since everyone arrived.
“Quite the turnout, huh?” you offered, shifting your gaze to Shadow.
He stood unmoving, his eyes now fixated on the sky above him. The stars lit up their dark backdrop, competing only with the bursts of fireworks every now and again. Shadow hadn’t seen the night sky like this in what felt like a lifetime. He had his own balcony but rarely ever used it, having forgotten it was there for the most part. In his solitude, he had very little reason to occupy the space.
The silence between you two and his unbroken focus on the sky brought you to look up again. This moment was not unwelcome nor awkward like you feared it might be. You felt a wave of comfort wash over you as you listened to the muffled sounds of your friends indoors alongside the chirping of crickets and popping of fireworks.
Shadow finally acknowledged his lack of a response to you, shifting slightly and clearing his throat, “I wonder if Maria had gotten to experience a New Years like this.” Taken aback by this vulnerability, you turned to Shadow again.
Maria. That was a familiar name in regards to the dark hedgehog. You knew she was the only friend he had before he was captured by GUN, having suffered a horrendous fate at the organization’s hand. You contemplated if she was the reason for his more prominent standoffish behavior tonight.
“This place reminds you of her, doesn’t it?” The words came out as hardly anything more than whisper, your effort to come across as tender shining through.
You watched as Shadow winced, moving his hands to interlock his fingers. “Not just this place.” He took a deep breath, as if calculating how much he wanted to divulge to you. “Everything and everywhere does...”
His voice was low and barely audible in comparison to the world around you. Shadow had been carrying the weight of Maria’s death with him through life, a feeling you could only imagine. His ears drooped slightly as his gaze shifted downward to his hands. He studied their shape, taking note of his inhibitor rings and the creases along his fingers, trying to remember what Maria’s felt like. With another small breath, he continued, “memories of her are in everything.”
To say you were stunned would be the understatement of the century. You took in the scene of Shadow, arms resting on the railing in front of him, the fingers of one of his hands tracing the other, his demeanor sad and sincere. You placed your hand on his shoulder, giving it a light squeeze. His eyes lifted to meet your own, his gaze years away as tears pooled and fell along his cheek. You smiled at him, pulling him gently toward you.
He hesitated at first before accepting your embrace. You held each other there for a moment, searching for the right words to say in response to his. Everything seemed to come up short, in your mind, sounding way too cheesy and cliche to truly convey your desire to comfort Shadow. Against your better judgment, you pulled away to look at him.
“I think... that’s how you help keep their memory alive. You carry them with you in some capacity. You associate certain things in life to them, and you cherish those things more than you would have otherwise.”
You paused, searching his expression in an effort to ensure you weren’t overstepping. He stared back at you, his usual scowl nowhere to be seen, his expression softer than you had seen before.
“Maybe it also helps us live life to the fullest and not take things for granted.”
He nodded slowly, your words sinking in as he stepped out of your arms to look at the sky again.
“She would have wanted me to enjoy life,” he said thoughtfully. Shadow took a deep breath before looking at you once again, a timid smile playing on his lips. “Thank you.”
You returned his smile in kind, imprinting this moment to memory for you to cherish always. After a brief pause, you offered your hand to him, “what do you say we go back in?”
He looked down at your hand and nodded, wiping the tears from his face and giving the night sky another glance. Shadow would have to remember to spruce up his own balcony to enjoy the stars.
Your fingers intertwined with his as you started to head back inside; the backdoor being of no issue for Shadow (of course) to pull open and close shut with ease. He let go of your hand after giving it a light squeeze and moved through the group to find Rouge of his own accord, smiling back at you. Sonic approached you, taking note of the interaction, “wow, never thought that guy could actually smile! You sure we don’t have a SUPER faker among us?”
Your elbow jabbed into Sonic’s arm playfully as you laughed and shook your head.
As midnight approached, you all gathered around the TV in the living room and counted down the New Year. Shadow closed his eyes, allowing Rouge to shake him as she joined the others in celebrating. His eyes opened and rested their gaze on you, watching as you cheered alongside everyone. It was then that he decided; he was going to make sure he did everything he could to appreciate his newfound friends and peaceful existence, just the way he hoped Maria would have wanted him to.
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autisticshadowthehedgehog · 9 months ago
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rewatching sonic twittok takeover #7 and there were some fucking GEMS of moments in here that i just kinda forgot about so recap
the boys were being SUCH boys in this one. making fart jokes and getting knuckles to hit himself was SO funny
shadow says his favorite flowers are lantanas
knuckles says she wants to see a version of sonic with laser eyes. nobody tell him about fleetway
tails "i hope there's a sonic that's my best friend <3 oH WAIT <3 THAT'S YOU!!! :D"
knuckles's answer to "what's under your gloves" is "what are you, a cop?" he implies this question is invasive
tails describes his own fur as "yellow-orange"
in the "sonic's dream" question, it's implied that sonic is a lil bit needy for attention. also knuckles mentioned he had a dream that the master emerald was talking to him
eggman has seen the incredibles
knuckles also made a ref to "so you're saying there's a chance" which implies he might've seen dumb and dumber. it's also a jim carrey reference
the team makes fun of knuckles for having a crush on rouge (whether or not he actually has a crush or if they're just annoying him on purpose is never stated, but tails did say knuckles bought her daisies. which is funny bc where the hell did knuckles get that money. tails also says he knows bc "he's a gossip")
knuckles refers to himself as "knuckles echidna", which probably wasn't an intentional reference to satam/underground sonic being "sonic hedgehog" but i appreciated it
knuckles once found shadow standing and staring silently at the trees of luminous forest and immediately, without question, started standing there staring with him
tails tries to suck up to razer gaming computers' official account which is really cute
tails gets dizzy during spin-dashing. amy used to but got used to it. sonic was really surprised to hear this
IF WE ALL DON'T REMEMBER THE TAILS "FEAR OF THUNDER" QUESTION WHAT EVEN ARE WE. tails homeless canon
tails says he admires eggman's work ethic and that made eggman emotional bc he doesn't get complimented much
when asked what eggman's fursona would be, amy suggested a fox or a wolf, sonic suggested a sloth or a baby flicky, which made me think of that one @neurotypical-sonic post
knuckles immediately tells a knuckles fan that he's a "terrible role-model" and he shouldn't have fans. then says of his personality: "everything sucks."
amy calls her fortune cards a hyperfixation, which implies that she's canonically neurodivergent
knuckles tries to steal amy's fortune card that has the master emerald on it
amy confirms that her bracelets aren't inhibitor rings which is funny cause that's like, an old 2020 post of mine lmao
amy claims shadow had fun at the hot honey concert and then asks sonic if he was jealous. sonic then proceeded to say that he's great company at a concert. amy invites everyone to a concert and knuckles says he wants to be in the mosh pit. tails says he wants to practice his line dance
when asked how he feels about shadow, tails calls him a misunderstood tragic hero and immediately points out that he's lost someone close to him and been "grappling with that for years."
HYSTERICAL moment when someone asks for rings and knuckles immediately punches sonic and steals his rings
eggman can't even remember starline's name. like bro you killed him
when asked about winter activities, knuckles likes snowball fights, sonic likes snowboarding, amy likes holiday decorating (and is one of the bitches who starts November 1), eggman says seasonal depression gives him great ideas, and tails didn't say anyth
sonic likes trains and supporting public transportation
sonic says he loves sleeping. eggman's been trying "intermittent sleep" which isnt going well
"would you guys like sonic if he was a worm" amy and tails say they would, knuckles says he wouldn't. sonic then quips that amy is a lil scared of bugs
vanilla apparently is constantly inviting the entire sonic squad for dinner. they seem to go over regularly
eggman eats paint
knuckles isn't allowed on the internet without supervision since the "incident."
amy and tails want to be more independent, knuckles wants to be less so.
"if you could swap roles with someone for an entire day, who would you choose" tails wanted eggman in order to get a hold with his tech
"is it painful to give knuckles a fist bump or a handshake" yes
eggman did indeed dissolve GUN during forces
it's implied tails knows what five nights at freddy's is. sonic freddy fazbear will be AT the fridge
sonic liked fighting fang and the end (which he referred to as a narcissistic planet), tails liked fighting chaos cause he "came into his own" during that game, amy says neo metal sonic gave her a headache, and knuckles says he has fought a lot of ghosts
eggman's goggles are for wind protection and style
tails's tails don't get tangled bc he's careful
trip has still been on the northstar islands this whole time. girl really looked out at the planet broken into shards and said "not my fucking problem"
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mildcharacterenjoyer · 4 months ago
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Team Dark Head Pat Headcannons
Team Dark has many different ways of communicating, but body language and nonverbal gestures are the most prevalent.
The most intimate and profound gesture all three share with each other during particularly emotional moments, besides Shadow and Rouge's rare embraces, are head pats.
There are different types depending on who is administering it, receiving it, and what the situation is.
Rouge gives out most of the head pats for team dark. She only does it when she and her boys are alone or with people they fully trust. She will never head pat Shadow in Sonic's company or Omega in Eggman's. She might head pat Omega in Sonic's company, but there is a very select few she would dare head pat Shadow in front of. Eggman is not one of them, but Cream and Vanilla are.
Rouge has three different head pats for Shadow. The first one is gently resting her hand on top of his head for if she wants to get his attention at the start of an emotional moment between the two. It usually stays there and doesn't move until Shadow does. If he doesn't want to talk, he will turn away and she will remove her hand, but if he does he'll face her. She will smile at him and nestle her fingers into his quills.
The second one is for his restlessness and agitation. Whether it is because of lack of sleep or his regular frustration, she will put her hand out in front of him as an invitation to accept her help. He'll ignore the hand if he doesn't want it, as he knows she will leave it up for just a few seconds before lowering it back down then pretends nothing happened. If he engages with her hand in some way, she will brush along his quills from his forehead to his neck. He will relax into her touch and his negative emotions will fade into exhaustion.
The third head pat is combat related, administered during a time when exchanging words would take too long. It is when Rouge is passing by directly overhead of Shadow for some reason or another. She pokes at his head with different amounts of fingers depending on the message she wants to pass along. One finger: "I'm splitting off to infiltrate." Two fingers: "Enemy called in for reinforcements." Three fingers: "Omega's incapacitated again." Whole hand. "We should think about retreat." She also signals with just her hand if she can't reach his head.
Rouge pats Omega's dome at least once whenever she is resting on his shoulder. If she is referring to him in conversation, she'll pat twice so he can know he's being talked about. The robot likes to zone out to conversation not related to him, his teammates, or killing Eggman.
She will play his head like a drum to get his attention if he is purposefully ignoring an important situation or her. If he did an exceptional job at destroying something, Rouge will rub his head for a moment and praise his work. He short circuits every time and she finds it cute.
Sometimes Omega will get so angry that his other emotions that he hides inside of his rage begin to spill out. Rouge will hover in front of him with a worried frown on her face. If he doesn't try to swat her away or go elsewhere she will hold the sides of his face and rub her thumbs along the edges of his head. She knows he doesn't like any other emotion besides rage, so this is her way of helping him regulate through them if he so chooses.
Omega did not start head patting Rouge and Shadow until he grew to begrudgingly accept his friendship with his favorite meatbags. At first it was mimicry until he started learning from Rouge what she liked, what meant the most to her, and what times were appropriate. He can't keep denying his want for friendship when he's running his claws through Rouge's white fur.
Rouge isn't afraid to ask for affection. Head rubs and scratches is what she wants the most. The thief has a lot of tension from migraines around her temples and base of the neck, usually caused by Sonic, Knuckles, and any other idiots she had been around, sometimes including her own teammates. "Hey Omega. Be a dear and work out these knots that you caused today, please?"
He wishes to destroy his teammates' enemies as a way to show affection for them. He rests his claws on top of Rouge and Shadow's heads as tactical advantage over any enemies who might threaten them. Rouge loves it, when he's not touching her ears. They are pretty sensitive and off limits, unless she is unfairly giving him a hard time, then he will poke at them.
Omega did not offer head pats to Shadow at first. Shadow and Omega are very much alike in many ways, so he wasn't sure if Shadow wanted head pats from him until one day the hedgehog stood close enough to his claws that he was basically touching him. Omega rested his hand on his head and the hedgehog did nothing to deter him.
Omega has a hard time telling his teammates how much he appreciates them, so head pats are one way to display that affection. Shadow won't sit up on his shoulders very often, but Omega always feels something akin to happiness when he does. If they are in a safe environment, Omega will sometimes do a quick couple pats while he's up there. Shadow responds with his signature "hmph", but he'll be smiling all the same.
Rouge is usually the one to comfort Shadow during panic attacks or emotionally charged situations, but sometimes she isn't around. Shadow doesn't always feel comfortable relying on Omega for emotional support, but the times he does Omega never takes for granted. Omega will offer his hand and Shadow can choose to take a seat under it or chaos snap on top of it. Either way, Omega will rest his hand along Shadow's back and rub a thumb from his forehead across his head. If he's on his hand he will cup it so if Shadow curls up into a ball he won't fall off as easily.
The rarest head pats of Team Dark are those administered by Shadow, specifically the ones he gives to Omega. They are so few and far between that Omega forgets about them until Shadow gives him one. If in the heat of combat Shadow needs a higher terrain for something, he will spin dash over Omega and put his hand on top of the robot's head as an anchoring or leveraging point then continue on his way. It happens so quick that it throws Omega for a loop each time and he never gets to process the moment until it passes.
Omega gets angry about Eggman all the time, but there is a difference between hating Eggman and hating the abandonment issues he has which he tries to play off as just hating Eggman, but Shadow sees right through him. The hedgehog stands on top of his head and reminds him of who he is and that he's not alone nor is he currently abandoned.
The third head pat Shadow gives Omega has only happened twice and it was while they were sparring. When knocking Omega over Shadow will usually continue attacking, but twice he grabbed the pointed hood shielding above his eyes and noogied him instead. It renders Omega so confused and embarrassed that Shadow wins the spar right then and there. "WHAT?!" "No one will ever believe you." "NO!"
Shadow is much more affectionate with Rouge than Omega. Continuously saving her from threats that maybe she could have dodged herself, but Rouge doesn't mind one bit. It feels nice to know she is being cared for. After a stressful save or fight, if Shadow sees she is winded or even the slightest bit weary, he will brush her hair from the top and cup the side of her head. "Are you alright?" "All thanks to you, my hero."
Rouge gets frustrated whenever she loses a jewel, money, or something else worth value to her. She will stomp around fuming for hours. Shadow really doesn't like it when she is angry. To console her, he will stand next to her until she throws herself in his arms dramatically. She buries her face in his chest fluff and he will rest his chin on her head and promise her revenge or a heist twice the amount she lost.
Rouge is the most emotionally stable member of team dark, but even she has her moments of anxiety and depression. She doesn't break often and she will usually do it away from everyone, but Shadow can tell when her breaking point is close. He'll sit beside her if he can find her and hold out an arm to her. Like him, she won't always take his help, but when she does, he will hold her and run his fingers through her hair while she works through her own emotions.
Just...just more Team Dark being soft with each other. I NEED IT! Aaaaaagh.
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the-sprog · 2 months ago
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Caving and writing a plot bunny because I have ideas and now this is too flashed out not to write a fic for it, and I'll forget if I don't write it down somewhere
Timeline I've come up with:
Nicky AU where Sonic has been, for years, telling his parents that he (as Nicky) is part of team Sonic, but he only does coding (like for robots and their communicators) for them and never fights in the front lines.
What happened is that after a few months of Sonic taking over Nicky's body to save the day, Nicky started to take care of the issues himself out of spite. Done with the fact that everyone liked Sonic more than him. It came to a point that Sonic didn't show up anymore, making Eggman (who went to Hedgehog village for Sonic) lose interest with the place.
When he turned 6, he moved away to go live with Uncle Chuck, so he could study somewhere more challenging. He an Amy barely talked anymore, as she would turn every conversation into Sonic praise, worsening Nicky's inferiority complex. During his stay in the bigger city, Eggman attacks and Nicky figures out he's been Sonic all along. And running? Oh, he LOVES running.
However, he starts getting severe social anxiety fueled by a really strong impostor syndrome, causing the start of his selective mutism. For a while, Uncle Chuck is the only one he talks to as Sonic (Nicky still goes to class without issues).
That's when he meets Amy again. She left home shortly after Nicky to go find Sonic and join in his adventures. I imagine that her relationship with her parents wasn't all that great, so she decided to run away when Nicky, her only safe space, left.
Meeting her really hammer in that he's not good enough to be Sonic, as Sonic used to have no issues beating Eggman and his robots to scrap metal.
Not too long after, he meets Tails, who had actually been to Hedgehog village for Sonic as well and knew Nicky and Sonic were the same person. He explains to Nicky (while fixing up the Tornado (who is actually Uncle Chuck's)) that Sonic told him he was from the future and that he couldn't explain what had actually happened in fear of messing up the timeline and creating a paradox. He said that everything will be explained in due time and that he's sure Nicky will figure everything out.
At first, Sonic talked to Tails, too. But it was clear that Tails, just like Amy, had a very specific idea of how Sonic was. Scared of disappointing Tails by being too much like Nicky, he stops talking with him as well. When Uncle Chuck dies, they take the Tornado to start traveling and fighting Eggman. This is when he tells his parents that he joined Team Sonic, saying that he wanted to repay them after they helped him stop Eggman. In exchange to letting him come, he gave them the Tornado.
He continues his studies remotely, still as Nicky if course.
It isn't until the end of the whole Angel Island Death Egg situation that Sonic speaks for the first time in forever. The whole adventure, the emeralds, helping Knuckles, it all made him feel... like himself. Like for the first time he actually was Sonic. Knuckles never learns that Sonic used to not speak, because he was under the impression they were just busy with Eggman and that Sonic was simply a hedgehog of few words until he got closer to people.
Shadow only learns about it when he meets Classic Sonic. The time shenanigans is also how Nicky was becoming Sonic.
Until his mom, Brenda, and his sister, Anita, come surprise visit them. The team had kind of settled down, mostly to give Tails an actual workshop. Afterall, between the Tornado, Shadow's chaos control, and Sonic's running they had no issues getting to wherever was getting attacked.
When Amy opens the door to see Brenda, she's confused, but excited. Before she can say anything wrong, Sonic invites them in, telling them he'll go get Nicky, and pulling Amy to the side to ask her to just go along with whatever Nicky says. She doesn't get the chance to ask how he knows where Nicky is and why his mom thinks he's at their house, but she agrees.
Sonic goes to tell Tails, warning him about Any possibly blowing their entire cover.
As Nicky, Sonic puts on glasses and an oversized sweater. He changes his iconic shoes (with a non small amount of reluctance) and takes things slow.
Amy is... Conflicted. She's happy to see Nicky, truly, but she's not happy that he's lying to his mom and sister. She doesn't understand why he's doing it, as to her it doesn't seem like him. She remembers him a lot... Meeker. Smart and nerdy, but kind of a coward. She'd always thought he'd have gotten along with Tails if they'd had the chance to properly meet, and there they are. Acting like they've been friends for years.
When Shadow shows up, Sonic thinks he's going to fuck it all up. Amy accidentally saves him by introducing him as Nicky, to which Tails explains he's the one that deals all their tech related problems and needs.
Shadow sees through it, raises an eyebrow, and asks if they're fucking with him. They assure him not. Then Brenda and Anita introduce themselves and Shadow takes Sonic aside to get a better explanation. Which he gets in the form of panicked rambling. Shadow agrees not to rat him out, but he also doesn't agree to cover for him.
Shadow tells everyone that he was supposed to meet Sonic for a run, but that the hedgehog bailed on him to go help the Chaotix. Internally, Sonic cusses him out because he knows he'll have to pay then for their silence.
Amy tries to get him to stay, as they'd made plans with Knuckles to have a picnic nearby, but Shadow claims to have some GUN paperwork to deal with. Sonic knows it's bullshit. He knows Shadow doesn't do paperwork.
But she convinced Brenda and Anita to join them.
Nicky meets Knuckles, gets his hand fake crushed (which he lets his mom bandage and ice) and yells at Anita when she says she wants to be part of Team Sonic, too.
Of course, that's when Eggman attacks. Seeing Nicky, Eggman immediately targets him. For old times' sake, he says.
Any tries to contact Sonic but he's not available, so she contacts Chaotix, but they say he's not with them. Tails tells her to call Shadow, and she -reluctantly- does.
Shadow helps save Sonic, making it clear that he's going to hold this over his head forever.
Anita is distraught.
Amy asks Shadow why he said Sonic was with Chaotix.
Sonic tries punching Shadow for his shitty lie. He doesn't succeed, as he's determined not to use his speed, and Shadow gets him in a headlock. Calmly, he says he doesn't know why Sonic would lie to him, but the hedgehog is not his problem. He lets go of Nicky, who gets fussed over by his mom.
Tails, who's been keeping this secret for years, decides that throwing Sonic under the bus to save Nicky some grief is justified. So, he tells them that Sonic has severe social anxiety and does do well meeting new people in these kinds of circumstances. And that he's never met parents of friends he's made, and he couldn't face them.
On the one hand, Sonic gets upset at Tails for telling everyone about it because yeah it's kind of based on the truth. But on the other, it's his mom and sister (and Amy but she kind of already knew. Shadow also knew but not the reason behind it all. So he knows he's going to have to answer questions about it) so he pushes it down.
This is all I have for now actually lol idk how this fic would continue, but I think this start is kinda good. Maybe Eggman fucked up too much and Sonic reveals himself. Idk.
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time-of-your-life-au · 4 months ago
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Lapis the Hedgehog
Using a defective, discarded Shadow Android, as well as some of Sonic’s DNA, Sage created Lapis a few years after Eggman's retirement to act as a rival for both Sonic and Shadow. The few fights it had with the two of them were close, ending with Sonic and Shadow barely winning over Lapis. Neither of them could get much of a word in edgewise during them, but when Sonic did finally manage to get Lapis to slow down, he reached out to it and offered peace, inviting them to stop fighting and join their side. This caused Lapis to question what Sage had taught them—were Sonic and Shadow really the enemy? After a while of watching them, it came to the conclusion that they weren't after all. After a fight with Sage, during which they met Coffee and Rift, it went off on its own. One day, it ran into Silkie, who invited it to come home with her once she realized they meant no harm. Shadow was hesitant about taking in Lapis at first, but Sonic agreed readily, and soon Shadow gave in as well. It wasn't long before Lapis officially became part of the family.
Lapis is heroic and kind, but they have a rather dry and sarcastic sense of humor most of the time. When it's not fighting Sage alongside its dads, it spends its time sprawled out in a tree, skating around to burn off excess energy (which comes in droves), or hanging out with friends.
Their relationship with Sonic and Shadow was a bit strained at first, but they grew closer over the years, and now it doesn't hesitate to come to them for advice. They care about Silkie a lot, but the two of them are also excellent at annoying each other, as siblings do.
Lapis's number one hobby is collecting! They have a collection of cool rocks, sticks, and shells—whatever it's found on the ground. It's dabbled in a few other things, though, such as mechanics, climbing, gardening... anything that someone they're close to is into, they've tried at some point or another.
Its closest friends are Coffee the Raccoon and Rift the Jerboa, who they met while fighting Sage for the first time. The two initially hid from Sage and her army of badniks, but after realizing that the badniks weren't as tough as they looked, they helped Lapis defeat Sage, and they became fast friends. Lapis and Rift also quickly began to develop crushes on each other, but much to Coffee's chagrin, neither of them is willing to make the first move. Somehow, watching them pine over each other is worse than watching them be mushy will be when they eventually do get together.
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kingprinceleo · 1 year ago
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HI IM TRYING TO LOOK THROGUN ALL THE JIDS AND SILHOUETTE IS SO CUTE IVE BEEN SENDING STUFF OF HER TO MY FRIEND AND WERE SCREAMING ABOUT HER NWUSWNS SHES SO FUN I LOVE HER ??? WHATS GOIN ON IN YOUR AU IT LOOKS RLLY INTERESTING
EEEEE THANK UUUUUUU shes just a baby <33 zinnia is super cute too !!
uh!! cw its a horror au- but as far as ive posted theres really only been body horror and light discussion of major character death off screen, bc its a future au, but heads up anyway ! i just redid the summary for artfight (still need to update it in my pinned)-
500 years into the future, Miles finds himself at the mysterious kingdom of Solar Sanctum, ruled by the long absent King Shadow. Shadow invites Miles to stay as a collaboration of great minds to try and solve the murky state their world has fallen into. It isnt long before Miles starts to realize Shadow is no longer the man he remembers, and starts to get tangled up in his web of madness.
Shadow-A total recluse in his castle, no one has seen him outside in decades. Hes spent countless years lost in work and trying to find a solution to the worlds problems, and its beginning to take their toll. He might be a little obsessed with dead people. Just a bit. He also hasnt showered in like a year...
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Miles (no longer goes by Tails)-Your average straightman who gets to be victim number one to everything Shadow gets up to. He was having a nice time with Shadow at first ! But then the horrors. Outside of this, he resides coastally, taking care of Cosmos new form as a mother tree, allowing many new generations of seedrians to rise from their near extinction. He is a major lead in technological development, though a lot of his tech still takes inspiration from the long deceased Eggman.
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Silhouette- An unwanted bioengineering experiment of Shadow's. He refuses to acknowledge her existence for years, left to the care of Miles (short term) and Shadow's right hand woman, Valentine (long term). His expectations for her as the child of the ultimate lifeform are suffocating. She gets everything she's ever wanted from him, except love.
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Valentine-Valentine is Shadows right hand woman and Head Guard. She takes up a lot of his work when hes buried in his personal studies. She doesnt often see him in person, despite being raised in the castle. She believes in her kings glory and has never considered anything hes done wrong, until the outsider Miles starts to question her judgement. She has a lot of love to give to the world once she starts exploring outside of the castle. She raises Silo like her own daughter.
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your-compadre-infinity · 6 months ago
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This isn't anything serious, im just making a list of my favourite Sonadow AUs
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what's most popular? Y'all get to vote!!
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Paramount Stars AU takes place within the Sonic Cinematic Universe. It is an Actors AU, so Sonic and Shadow are actors in Paramount Stars studios making the movies. They are both traumatised(tm) and transgender. Sonic met Shadow before the filming for Sonic 3 started and invited Shadow to join the movie. Over the two years of the movie production, Sonic and Shadow held feelings for each other before confessing on the night of the trailer release and becoming an official couple after the premier. Find out more at: @paramountstarsau
Sonic Rewritten AU takes place within the Modern Timeline, which are the games and IDW comics. It diverts from the canon after SA2, where Sonic and Shadow fell in love at first sight and was unofficially married by Dr. Eggman (they were out of options, okay?) during the Finalhazard fight. The rest of the timeline proceeds virtually unchanged, except for Sonic and Shadow being husbands (and more relationships beginning as well, because time actually passes here). However, the "canon" part of the timeline ends after the Metal Virus, and the rest of the AU largely follows the adventures of Sonic and Shadow's daughters, Hope and Light, and their friends (other fankids). More content avalible at: @sonicrewrittenau
Highschool Sweethearts AU is self-explanatory. Sonic and Shadow are high school students at Emerald Academy, in Emerald Town who became boyfriends. Shadow moved to Emerald Academy from Central City Westopolis district, due to being harrassed and discriminated against because he was trans, and met Sonic on basically his first day at his new school. They got off to a rocky start but eventually became a couple by the end of Year 10 and are still dating well into their senior years - 11 and 12. This AU is largely a coping mechanism for my school life (and it is also very Australian High School themed) and will continue into an University AU. There isn't much content for it but im happy to talk about it.
Heaven and Hell AU is an AU where Sonic is a High Seraph from Heaven (heir to the throne) and Shadow was a demon, whose powers were unlocked by Black Doom during Shadow Generations (also heir to the throne - of HELL >:3). It begins when Sonic, formerly named Caelus, leaves Heaven because he felt unwelcome and bored there and found himself on Earth, during the time of the Ancients (from Frontiers). He helped them build their colonies and civilizations on the Starfall Islands and became a being of worship for them, but was ultimately forced into hiding by the Ancients as they wanted to protect him from The End. Sonic remains on the planet and survives through the rise and fall of empires and into the modern world. He earned his name after defeating Eggman for the very first time and has since taken on the title of Hero of the World and Seraph of the People. Shadow's story still stays true to the canon, but he discovers his demon lineage. Sonic and Shadow, both being divine beings, worked together to live in secret and their relationship started there. Their designs are on my blog somewhere, you'll find them lmao.
Shattered AU, like mentioned, is a Sonic Prime AU where there are different Sonic and Shadows in the Shatter Spaces. In New Yoke; Sonic is Solo and Shadow is Android. In Boscage; Sonic is Paradise and Shadow is Hawthorn. In No-Place; Sonic is Goldheart and Shadow is Darkquill. Each of the Shattered Sonic and Shadows reflect a milestone in Sonic and Shadow's relationship; New Yoke = Enemies, Boscage = Friends/Rivals and No-Place = Romantic. More info about each of the Sonic and Shadows can be viewed on THIS google doc file.
One Week AU, like mentioned, is a King Shadow x Jester Sonic AU. It is a fanfic that is currently being written, where Shadow and Sonic fall in love in One Week (hehe). You'll be able to read it on AO3 once its out!
The Litter AU, or simply, The Litter, is a timeline where Shadow and Sonic have 8 daughters. Hope and Light from the Rewritten AU was reused for this. The daughters, from oldest to youngest, are: Hope, Light, Faith, Life, Lavender, Sunflower, Iris and Hyacinth. They came in twins. Reference sheets are currently being designed and can be viewed once I post them!
Overcast AU is a Sonic and Rain-World crossover AU, with a post-apocalyptic theme. The environment, world and lore is similar to Rain World, but instead of slugcats, we have feral mobians. Shadow is from the human cities, above the clouds, and Sonic is a hedgehog surviving on the rain ravaged surface. Shadow escaped and fell to the surface, where he was rescued by Sonic and they would go on to become mates. You can read the first instalments to this AU on AO3!!
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renegadeknucks · 1 year ago
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Hello I was wondering if you have any sonuxadow (hope I spelt that right) headcannons I love your art style by the way
i do! and thank you so much i really appreciate it!
Sonknuxadow headcanons
The three of them wear matching gold jewelry to keep close to each other, Shadow and Sonic both have their right ears pierced with two earrings, and Knuckles has the gold bands on his spines because he lacks visible ears. They do all have promise rings as well, but they're not typically worn due to none of them wanting to break such a sentimental item.
Sonic flirts with both of them constantly during battles against Eggman, he thinks it's funny. On multiple occasions this has led to Eggman forfeiting because he really doesn't want to hear it.
Their favorite nap spot is on top of the Master Emerald.
They seem to spar far more frequently than before the three of them were dating, often using it as a competition to see who can be the least worn out at the end of each session. It's almost always Knuckles, but Sonic seems to be really proud whenever he actually manages to stun the echidna. Shadow always looks the most well kept after, no matter how long it goes on, and the other two will immediately gang up on him for the sole purpose of messing up his quills. They're all very competitive.
The teasing and bickering also became far more frequent, except now instead of ending up with someone being physically hurt (usually Sonic) it now ends in them laughing due to them starting to truly understand what's off limits when it comes to each of their personal lives. 
Knuckles and Shadow are both trying their hardest to help Sonic get over his fear of water, giving him gentle kisses and holding his hands as soon as they see him getting even slightly nervous. They haven't gotten him to try full on swimming, but he's gotten okay enough in the water to go waist deep while he's with them. He still prefers to stay as far away from it as possible.
Knuckles had found the two, on multiple occasions, sneaking onto Angel Island just to play with the vast population of Chao. He finds it cute.
All three of them are known to ramble for hours about their interests, and they're always purposely asking about specifics so the rambler can go into heavier detail about it. They all love listening to their partner talk about topics that they know nothing about, they just want to hear their voice and like seeing them so passionate.
Knuckles seems to leave his island a little more often since he'd started dating them, along with using his communicator a lot more because he grew attached very quickly than anyone expected him to.
Sonic and Knuckles both help Shadow mourn the date of Maria's death and celebrate her birthday every year, Shadow secretly thinks she really would have liked them.
Shadow and Sonic started dating first, and they were only dating for two weeks before they decided someone was missing and immediately got ready and raced to Angel Island to be the first one to ask him out. Yes they did bring gifts of chocolate and flowers and stuffed animals, they had no idea what they were doing.
Speaking of stuffed animals, that's like their go to gift for all of them. Shadow has a collection of various cat plushies which eventually led to Sonic and Knuckles getting him a real cat for his birthday. Sonic has various sea creatures, and Knuckles has forest creatures. They also all have a plush of the other. None of them are the best at gift giving, Sonic often forgets he needed to.
Shadow and Sonic help Knuckles with his chores around the island, they practically live with him as their relationship goes on. They were never really invited to stay, but Knuckles loves them too much to kick them off unless they're becoming genuinely destructive or too much to handle.
Shadow does both of their makeup, the three of them all like feeling pretty so it usually ends up with all of them dressing up in feminine or masculine clothes depending on how they're feeling that day.
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sleepingstarandorea · 4 days ago
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Oh I want to see your villain ocs. I agree Team Chaotix is the best team in Sonic Franchise and they deserve their own arch-nemesis or bad guy.
Also would love to hear your fanfics.
Omga I'm flattered!!🧡 I love too show them! Also your real one. Trap in because this is a long yapping section— jjksjksjs. Ahem
I feel like most everyone has their own type of bad guy, arch enemy or villain. Sonic has Eggman, Shadow has a lot– Whisper has Mimic and the list goes on. You get the point, but the Chaotix doesn't have nothing much to work with. Yeah, they fight with the Babylon rogues and Rumble and Tumble in occasion, but those guys mostly doing their own thing. So doesn't satisfied me. They're Detective for crying out loud, where the mystery? Stopping bad guys? The tension?
Well my dear friends, I come with my own version for the Team Chaotix arc nemesis. This villain isn't a typical bad guy, ohoho no. This one a real threat. I would like to introduce:
Mysterio
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My inspiration for this character was The Riddler from Batman. I wanted to make a similar dynamic of the Riddler and Batman with the Chaotix. Since the Chaotix are detective it make scene.
Now they are unknown identity publicly. No one knows their real identity, not even the Chaotix. They cover their identity and used a voice box to sound like a male but in reality they a woman. Though she used the owl symbol to represent her, since she's a barn owl.
Speaking off, most her traits are from owl traits. Since Owls are nocturnal animals, they only appear and hunt you in the night. She only send clues at the daylight for the Chaotix to solve, but the night is were things happen the most. She blends with the night, why her colors are of dark blue. Owls are very silent animals, so it complicated to know when she will attack in the darkness. Her weapons are feather steals that she throws at her enemies.
They're extremely dangerous in person. She gives clues and riddles for the Chaotix to solve like it a a game, which it is. She's playing a game with them. The reason? Just for fun. Shes fascinated by the Chaotix for unknown reasons, so she built a game just for the Chaotix. This just a game for her, one to entertain herself. Don't get fool by her, shes extremely smart, always 5 steps ahead. She's a trickster, manipulator, controlling, overall a mastermind.
If you all interest to know more I gladly continue yapping about them in another post! I have whole story plan and everything tehehe.
Now to move on with the fanfics idea. Mostly the ideas I had in mind to explore was Mighty and Ray sudden disappearance. This idea coming from those missing poster in Sonic Generation. I wanted to make the Chaotix placing the missing poster still worried about their teammates and in moment of surprise Vector sees Mighty. That the overall main idea, this would evolve angst tehe bit I'll admit it's has been tricky since I don't know the reason they would go missing. I like the theories and headcanon I seen about Mighty and Ray disappearing, but I don't know how to implicated into my own headcanon. That one reason why haven't work with much cuz I don't the reasoning for it.
But that's one, the other fanfic idea was Espio reuniting with his mother. The leader of his old clan. Vigil send him a invitation after all this years to catch with him. In my headcanon I had that Espio left his clan. So Espio wasn't to happy receiving the invitation, but decided to take the change any ways but alone. He didn't want to involve either Vector or Charmy, but unfortunately for Espio, Vector saw him sneaking and followed him. Basically wanted to make Espio choose his new founded family instead of his real one. I'm a sucker for founded family, and I'm a person who believes that family doesn't have to be related.
And this ones isn't Chaotix focus, but still involves them and I kinda want to announce tehehe >:3 This fanfic is actually in work on progress, however, I am making a three part fanfic of Espilver getting MARRIED �� That's right 😼 My pookies getting married yippiee!!⭐ The first part is Silver proposing to Espio. Art include. I'm almost done, so hoping to realize the fanfic very soon.
Guess that be all for now. Don't wanna make this post longer than it already is. However, this doesn't stop here. I got more things I would like to talk about my villain oc and future I can try making those ideas into actuals fanfics. If I only wasn't bad at it 🥀 Anyways, if you read all through I grateful you enjoy my yapping section 🥹 Really makes me happy someone is interested in hearing. Y'all amazing!! ⭐
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silverthehedgehogexplained · 9 months ago
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History of Silver the Hedgehog canon appearances (Japanese Translated Edition)
Sonic 06
Silver the Hedgehog debuted in a game that is an epic story about the city of water, the Principality of Soleanna, and the “Flames of Disaster”! His ESP action of moving and stopping objects was fresh and new, with an unprecedented sense of control.
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Sonic Rivals
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Sonic Colors (DS)
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Sonic Generations
A commemorative game for Sonic’s 20th anniversary, in which the two Sonics can relive famous scenes and stages from the past! Many characters from the series make appearances. Silver mistook Sonic for a fake who came to steal the Chaos Emeralds…?
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Sonic Forces prequel comic
A prequel comic to the Sonic Forces storyline! Suddenly, Knuckles and Silver wander into an ancient Knuckles tribe settlement that was supposed to have been destroyed long ago, and a shadow creeps up on them…!
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Sonic Forces
A world where 99.99% of the world is controlled by the Eggman Army! Sonic fights against the Eggman Army along with the Resistance Army. Fighting alone against the mysterious enemy “Infinite,” Silver did not back down even in the face of his mighty power.
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After Sonic Forces is IDW Sonic which I obviously can't link here in its entirety.
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Team Vector Interview (Team Sonic Racing tie-in character interview)
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A racing game in which teams of three players race through courses in a car! After receiving an invitation in the future, Silver joins Vector’s team with Blaze. He tries to find out the true intentions of the race organizer, but…
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Sonic & Silver (Silver Introduction Story)
An original mini-novella that portrays the appeal of various characters through their relationship with Sonic! To prevent a catastrophe in the near future, Silver asks Sonic for help, but…?
While all Sonic Channel stories are canon this one specifically introduces Silver's character and comes highly recommended for Silver fans, especially the third portion which explains key aspects of his character like how he struggled through the apocalypse and can deal with things too head on.
and that is it! Once again Silver only has seven canon game appearances and is only a main character in four of them. (He only has a few scenes in Colors, Generations and Forces)
Because there are various script differences between the English and Japanese versions I recommend checking out both versions and examining the differences for yourselves. Sonic 06 and Team Sonic Racing in particular have many significant differences between the English and Japanese versions. Besides Lost World and Frontiers the Japanese versions of every Sonic game are actually written first so they can be considered the more "canon" versions. (The Sonic Rivals games were not released in Japan so they only have English versions.)
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Here we are with Amy Rose! Shadow is up next, then Eggman and Maria
AU Name - Role Being Swapped With - Description
Liberation - Rouge - Amy Rose seemingly came out of nowhere. She suddenly appeared in the public consciousness as a private investigator. Despite her unknown history, Amy quickly became a successful private investigator with a truly impressive solving rate. This can be attributed to many factors, but two of them include her ability to tap into chaos energy to perceive the past/future (often using the medium of tarot cards) and her Piko Piko hammer (she’s not above threatening information out of people). She got so famous that G.U.N. contracted her to infiltrate Black Doom and Sonic’s partnership to relay information back to them. Amy agreed. She pretended to be in love with Sonic to lower their guards and get them to let her join. This succeeded for a while, but Sonic soon caught her sending information to G.U.N. He suspected it for a little while (not since the beginning, though). Sonic let Amy stay with them, however, fully aware of her intentions because he liked hanging out with her (his only other option was Black Doom). Amy, too, began considering Sonic a friend, so she tried her hardest to convince him not to destroy the planet. This softened Sonic’s heart enough that Rouge, Maria, and Shadow were able to get Sonic to join them in stopping the planet’s destruction. When Shadow returned to the ARK without Sonic, Amy received Sonic’s glove. She kept it with her as she mourned an old friend. After some months, Amy’s card revealed that Sonic’s fate was still undecided—he wasn’t dead. Amy found Sonic with the Robotniks. Although he didn’t remember her, Amy befriended him all over again. She gathered Sonic and Knuckles to form Team Heroes, a group centered around stopping Black Doom for good (they also take contracts from G.U.N. and are often regarded as G.U.N. agents even if they’re allowed to take other contracts).
Some neat facts about this version of Amy:
- She normally wears contacts, but she’ll wear her glasses around Sonic and Knuckles as a sign of trust
- She’s a nihilist. Amy believes that the universe and chaos doesn’t care about her or anyone else around her. For this reason, she doesn’t care about it. That’s how she was able to see the past/future. She forces chaos to obey her will because she knows it won’t choose to protect her of its own volition
Entrusting the Future to You - Cream - Amy Rose owns a shop in Station Square. The shop sells mystical and arcane items. She also does readings for people who come into her shop. If anyone tries to steal from her shop or mess with her, they face the wrath of her hammer. Amy became acquainted with Vanilla first because the rabbit let Amy stay in her garage. Amy continues to live there now, so she often hears about Cream’s adventures. Amy wants to go on some, too, but she has her shop to worry about. If Amy gets the chance, though, she will accept Cream’s invitation to join her on an adventure.
I think this Amy will wear glasses, too, but all the time. Help differentiate her from canon
Unnamed (Blaze-Sonic swap) - Knuckles - Amy Rose is a half-hedgehog, half-echidna. She understands her hedgehog heritage, but she has no one to tell her about what traits she’s gotten from her other bloodline. In pursuit of the truth, Amy went to Angel Island. After figuring out a way to get onto the island, she discovered the Master Emerald. Amy was compelled by the emerald itself to guard over it. She also explored the island from time to time to discover more about her ancestors. Eggman Nega convinced Amy at some point that Blaze was trying to steal the Master Emerald. Amy defended the gemstone and Angel Island. When it was revealed that Eggman Nega was lying, Amy switched sides to help Blaze and Marine stop Eggman Nega. This event cemented Amy’s friendship with the duo (and later Knuckles, too). Although she doesn’t often leave Angel Island, she will occasionally join her friends on their adventures.
I might replace the Master Emerald with the Jeweled Scepter
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Unnamed (Sonic-Eggman swap) - Metal Sonic - On one of his various adventures, Sonic found the seven Time Stones. He meddled with them, and this accidentally fractured time on Little Planet. This brought Amy Rose from a potential future of the timeline. It was a future where the Metal Virus was spread across the land. No one was spared. Even Amy could not keep every part of her body intact. The time stones halted the progression, though, so Amy takes the opportunity to defeat the person she believes to be the culprit: Mr. Tinker and his lackeys. Since she didn’t want to be sent back, Sonic didn’t. He lets Amy do whatever she wants, and she really does whatever it takes to kill the heroes. She justifies this to herself as ensuring a different future gets chosen by the timeline. She can even be kind to those she doesn’t think are a threat to the future. This does anger Sonic and his no-helping-others policy, so they aren’t too close with one another despite both Sonic and Amy acknowledging that Amy owes him big-time for bringing her to the past.
Now, this backstory might sound similar to Silver, but just know she’s taking the role of Metal Sonic. Whatever he does in canon, she does. And I’m thinking Amy uses her tarot cards to achieve her other forms. I might make a post all about that soon
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sonic-wildfire · 7 months ago
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Miscellaneous Facts
Some interesting facts that don't really fit in the previous categories.
Sonic has very mild agoraphobia, specifically towards large, empty spaces.
One of Sonic’s idle lines reveals he secretly envies Shadow and Silver for having chest fur.
Sonic notes more than once that subglacial bodies of water scares him even more than the open ocean.
Tails initially was going to tag along with Sonic to Antarctica but on the night before departure, he had a dream forewarning him of “a looming danger barely within [his] control.” It apparently spooked Tails enough to convince him to withdraw from the expedition.
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More of Icebound's miscellaneous facts below the cut:
Knuckles, who appears during the tail end of the game, claims to have been to Antarctica before and climbed Vinson Massif, the continent’s tallest mountain. Coincidentally, Sonic summits Mount Sidley (Antarctica’s tallest volcano) during the game’s events.
It is suggested that certain breeds of Chao could survive in Antarctica from an abandoned logbook entry.
Sonic only took a radio transceiver with him on the trip at Tails’ insistence.
Another logbook entry from an abandoned outpost suggests that Eggman used the Sidley-Weiss base to mass manufacture Shadow Androids sometime prior to Sonic Heroes.
One of Sonic’s idle lines states that he once looked at Shadow’s MP3 player and found out the latter listens primarily to Motown pop, soul, and jazz fusion.
Knuckles reveals that despite residing on Angel Island (which, presumably, has a cold climate), he hates cold climates.
Another idle line from Sonic states that he had considered inviting Big to come with him to Antarctica but decided against it, reasoning that there would be very few good fishing spots for him to go.
Among the three bosses Sonic fights before Simulacrum, Eggman wrote in a logbook that he considered E-109 Kappa to be the one with the best chance at ultimately defeating Sonic but expressed doubts as to whether its speakers were durable enough to consistently output infrasound.
Eggman also wrote that he had also been working on an Omega-sized model tentatively named E-112 Phi but scrapped it for undisclosed reasons. He also mentions offhandedly that he had named the models after Greek letters of the alphabet because he took Greek as one of his minors in college.
The cutscene in which Sonic’s radio transceiver dies following the boss battle against E-111 Iota is the only time in the games that Sonic is ever shown crying.
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wereh0gz · 2 years ago
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I have a Sonic spinoff game idea
Ok so. It's a turn-based rpg inspired by dnd, bc I have an itch to play rpgs and also I'm still mad abt them not doing anything with the dnd stuff the official social media posted abt months ago
The story is essentially a battles and badniks (dnd in sonic's world) campaign run by Orbot. Sonic and co. hear abt it somehow (possibly through an invitation?) and decide to check it out thinking it might be one of Eggman's schemes, but nah. It's just a straight game Orbot is running for funsies. Not exactly sure what the story of the campaign would be, but I know it involves Sonic being a villain bc he deserves to let loose. Also Eggman and Sage would be minor antagonists, basically like rivals to the party that they meet and fight at certain points. The main party could consist of Amy, Tails, Knuckles, and Shadow, with Amy possibly being the de-facto main character and with more characters joining the party later on
The game is divided into two types of gameplay- in-game segments that look like your typical high fantasy rpg, which take up most of your playtime, and out-of-game segments in a similar style to a visual novel, which are a lot shorter
The rpg segments play like a mixture of your typical turn-based game and ttrpg. The party is on a quest of some sort, exploring the world of their game, meeting people, visiting various villages and doing small side-quests along the way. The party can encounter enemies in areas between villages, which they battle in a similar manner to most games of the genre, by selecting the actions each character takes. BUT they have to roll their dice to determine how well they perform the selected action, which is the main gimmick of the game. They can also perform checks to lessen the effects of certain actions taken against the characters in battle or to determine how well certain actions are performed out of battle, which in some cases could affect how the story progresses so each playthrough is kind of unique. There's also an exp system, in which exp is gained by defeating enemies and performing side-quests
The out-of-game segments serve to give a bit of extra exposition to the player (like setting up the actual campaign and showing why each character is playing the role they are playing in it, stuff like that). There would be some moments in the rpg segments where the campaing is interrupted by these segments, mostly used for gags at first until later into the game where some interpersonal drama happens
Both segments would have different art styles, too. The rpg segments would have a 2.5d pixelart style while the visual novel segments would have a style similar to tmosth. Since this is a hypothetical game, I'd throw in voice acting too, but if it were real I wouldn't expect there to be any
Each characters' class would be the same as seen in this post, and they'd have different names and slightly different appearances to the "real-world" characters playing them. Of course their outfits are different to fit the roles they are playing, but their actual physical appearance and age could be different too, all depending on how they were made by the characters playing them. Amy's character specifically would essentially just be Paladin Amy from Sonic Dash and Speed Battle. Not really sure abt the others tho
The endgame would be to redeem Sonic's character, who as I said earlier is the main villain, and also figure out why Sonic would choose to play the villain in the first place (spoiler alert: he's stressed as fuck and wants to not be seen as a hero for once). They also gotta stop Eggman and Sage from causing trouble. Fun hijinks, dnd-based jokes, (possibly) some high fantasy horror, and plenty of character drama ensues
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nintendouniverse2023 · 2 years ago
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Scene I have a few ideas of Super Mario Rebirth Show AU, I figured that I would make My own AU Series of Sonic the Hedgehog with also of few ideas, with redesigns of The Sonic Heroes and Villains.
Bio: Marine was born on Southern Island in the middle of nowhere on the sea, where she was kept company by the Coconut Crew from a young age. Growing up, Marine dreamt of going out and see the world as the captain of her own ship and have adventures, eventually becoming discontent over staying on her island like a prisoner. As such, she would spent her days gazing across the ocean, particular at the Plant Kingdom, while wondering about what lied beyond her home. By the time she was seven years old, Marine finally decided to set out, and took up sailing and shipbuilding, making numerous attempts to make her own ship with Materials.
In Sonic Rush Adventure arc, Marine found Sonic the Hedgehog and Miles "Tails" Prower when they washed up on Seagull Beach. Claiming to having "saved" them, introductions were made and Marine promptly invited them to stay with her until they found a way home. The next day, Marine took the SS Marine out on its maiden voyage while Sonic and Tails watched, but she failed to control it and crashed. Her loss left Marine devastated, but Tails offered to build her a new boat. While Marine was unsure about it due to several issues, Sonic and Tails made the Wave Cyclone with a book provided by Marine. Proclaiming herself the captain, Marine "lead" the group out on their journey to different islands, looking for Materials. While Marine got to see new places, often wandering off despite Sonic and Tails' warnings, the group was attacked by several robotic enemies on their journey which Marine suspected was jealous of her adventures. They also met the rogue racer Johnny, who Marine goaded into challenging her, only to pass it over to Sonic. When reaching Coral Cave, Marine unveiled the isle by poking at an altar. There, they met Captain Whisker, whom Marine antagonized, and his crew, who were the ones behind the robot attacks. They also met Sonic's old ally, Blaze the Cat, who helped fight off Whisker, though the pirates got away with the Jeweled Scepter, an artifact in Coral Cave which Blaze tried to protect. Hearing that Sonic and Tails were actually from another world, Marine had them explain it all, and they decided to help Blaze recover the scepter which posed a threat to both their worlds.
Years after this event were Marine counties to join her friends an there quest as well as sailing across the seas. She then learned the truth about Sonic use to be a Freedom Fighter in the past and She was thrilled whe he form the new Freedom Fighters as a leader. She still rushed into actions in the seas if she was needed unless she rushed without thinking.
Appearance: Her fur is White, Black and Orange, Her swimshorts are gray and blue and her tank top and sandals and green
Voice Actor: Andrea Libman
Age: 11
Height: 4.8
Weight: 124 ibs
Personality: talkative, cheerful, carefree and energetic, but also stubborn at times, brash and overconfident and extremely scatterbrained
Favorite Foods: Sea food and Some Meat
Family: Mr and Ms Raccoon back at Southern Island
Allies: Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy Rose, Sally Acorn , Antoine, Bunnie Rabbio, Rotor, Shadow *Former Enemy*, Rouge, Cream, Vanilla, Sticks, Blaze, Silver, Team Chaotix, Diamond Cutters, Jewel Beetle and Belle
Enemies: Dr Eggman, Agent Stone, Dr Starline, Emma Robotnic, Team Jet *Sometimes*, Surge the Tenrec, Snively and Lyric the Snake
Likes: Adventures, Excitement, Her friends, Ships, Being the captain, Giving orders and Talking
Dislikes: Ghosts, Pirates, Being ignored, Being interrupted, Showing weakness Being tickled and Not going on adventures
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1-p-29 · 4 months ago
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My Brother, Ivo Ch. 5: Barker and Shadow
Just two old guys hanging out. Nothing special.😉 Enjoy!
Summary: Carol takes Ivo to the city she grew up in for the weekend. Meanwhile, Barker and Shadow do their own kind of sightseeing.
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"So... you're ditching me...?🥺" Barker said to Carol.
"No- well yes... but I didn't know we were gonna start dating until after I had bought the ferry tickets, they're overpriced as hell here! I would have bought you one if they weren't."
"I could just steal one-"
"NO."
Carol and Eggman had been planning to go back to where they grew up for the weekend... in The City. An unnamed city for legal reasons, so they just called it The City. Barker was upset with Carol for not inviting him. It wasn't her fault, though... Even if the tickets weren't expensive they were completely sold out!
"Well, what am I going to do without you!?"
"You still have Shadow here, right?"
"Urm... yeah, but-"
"Then spend some time getting to know him, I'm sure you'll love his company!☺️"
"I guess, but I don't know-"
"Listen to me when I say that you two are kinda similar to each other, so you won't have to worry about not agreeing on what to do, alright?"
"sighs... Alright."
Eggman yelled from his Egg Mobile and said, "Hurry up, ya slowpoke! I wanna see what I've been missing!"
"Coming, you butthead!" Carol exclaimed. "Guess I gotta go now, see you in 3 days my love." Carol placed a kiss on Barker's cheek, then a big one on his lips.
After they kissed, Barker also said farewell as her and Eggman left on the ferry, leaving him to try and find Shadow, who was a hard person to find actually.
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It took a long time to find him, but at last, here he was... Sitting on... A rock... Brooding...
'Of course.' Barker thought.
He walked up to him, ready to say hello, when suddenly, Shadow quickly grabbed him, ready to start punching.
"WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, SHADOW! IT'S ME, BARKER!"
Realizing what he was doing, he let go of him, apologizing soon afterwards.
"You scared the shit out of me! I didn't think that was possible!"
"Sorry... the wolf instincts cause me to unconsciously stalk out of nowhere... but at least I know that not even The Ultimate Life Form himself can hear me coming! Haha!"
"Well, for your information... You didn't exactly look for me at the best time..."
"Why not...? Is everything alright?"
"If you must know, I haven't been feeling... the best right now... that's all you're getting out of me."
"That's fine with me... I don't need anymore information other than looking at your face... you do seem 'down at the dumps' as they say."
Shadow rolled his eyes and kept looking off into the distance.
Barker noticed how he didn't like that comment and decided to change the subject.
"Would you like me to show you around the village?"
"Huh...? Why...? What's so great about the village?"
"I mean, yeah... it's not the Queen's castle... but it's home, right...?"
". . . I guess?"
"Then that settles it... We're going to go back to the village to... Have a day! How's that sound?"
"Whatever... as long as you're not in the way."
Barker chuckled and said, "In the way of what?"
"Idk... just... just don't be in my way!😤"
"I'll try my best, but no promises.😁"
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They actually had a lot of fun together!
First, they found a spot that's perfect for having some tea (spilling tea too). Then, they pulled a prank on Sonic and his friends (Shadow had to save Barker from being murdered by Sticks). Finally, they hung out on the beach, Barker showing off his swimming skills (I head canon that Boom Shadow can't swim).
They both enjoyed every minute of it, and that was only day one! Who knows what they'd do tomorrow.
Well, speaking of...
"I'm not doing that."
"Oh come now, Shadow my boy! Think of how much better your quills will feel!"
"NO."
"sighs... Can you even tell me why...?"
"I don't trust anyone but you touching me."
"Oh my goodness, Shadow, how would anyone be able to take advantage of you when you're probably stronger than everyone on this planet?"
". . . I-I don't know, okay!? I'm just... not comfortable."
"Hm... what if I hop in first? Would that help...?"
"... Maybe?"
"Trying new things are good for you, Shadow... Carol would be proud that you're finally coming out of your shell."
"My shell?"
"Your comfort zone, basically... damn you really are an old man if I had to explain that to you."
"Shut up, you idiot! But fine... I guess I'll go get in the mud stuff."
"Yay!"
They went to the spa, in case you couldn't figure it out.
"How is it...?" Barker asked Shadow, who was taking a mud bath, while he sat next to the tub soaking his feet.
"Not too bad... I guess... It actually feels quite nice."
"There, see what happens when you try new things?"
Shadow pouted angrily, hating how much he admitted liking the mud bath.
Barker laughed at this, thinking about how silly someone so serious actually is.
They had small talk while they relaxed and then an odd question came up.
"Barker, I have a question..."
"Go on, then."
"Well, um... I need... advice."
"For...?
"Um... asking someone to... hang out."
". . . Who?"
"Sticks the Badger."
"What made you want to hang out with her?"
"Cuz she's fearless! She'd be an ally against whatever dark forces try to take over the planet... Again!"
"Again...?"
"It almost happened once, the devil himself tried, but failed, to rule our planet... I'm surprised no one ever noticed over here."
"Well, that just means this town is so hidden from the outside world that we wouldn't notice world domination."
"Exactly... that's why Sticks would be perfect for reconnaissance missions!"
"You know she's overly paranoid, right?"
"That's the point; keeps her on her toes."
"Well, you convinced me! Don't worry... I'll help you out... tomorrow?"
"Yeah, sure, why not?"
"Great! Let's go home and rest for the night... After getting cleaned up, of course."
"Alright."
Well... how about that... Shadow wants to befriend Sticks! However, the his real reasons are still a mystery. What he told Barker was an excuse to talk to her, but he really meant the part where he called her fearless... Sticks the Badger and Shadow the Hedgehog... how charming.
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Tomorrow came, and Shadow felt... nervous...? Was that the word...? Doesn't matter, he knew he'd be fine... Barker might not be after the prank that took place.
"Are you sure she's home...?" Asked Shadow.
"But of course," Barker replied. "She doesn't get out much thanks to her paranoia."
As they approached, her traps went off, trapping them both in a net.
"Well, we've gotten closer than ever now, right Shadow?😁"
"Why are you like this!?"
"AHA! I gotcha, fiends!" Sticks yells, happy she caught the intruders. "What are you doing here, huh!? You work for the government!? You spies!?"
"Sticks, please, enough with your frivolous acts! I'm here to drop Shadow here off."
"Wait, you're not staying?" Shadow asked.
"Hell no... I'm not staying with her any longer than needed."
"Fine, I guess. Sticks, would you be kind and please release us?"
"Only if you SWEAR that you're not going to destroy my house!"Sticks demanded.
"Why would we do that...?"
"Because you were approaching it!"
"Barker was just going to knock on the door."
"Promise?"
"I promise."
". . . Fine."
She did as they asked and released them both. However, she demanded that Barker stayed to make sure he wouldn't do anything to her traps.
"Ugh, fine! I'll stay... but only cuz you might kill me if I say no."
"Don't worry, I won't kill you, I promise!☺️"
They got settled inside and started talking. Once Shadow had asked if he could talk to her alone for a moment, Barker got kinda curious. But because Sticks will be Sticks, she decided to put a blindfold and earmuffs on Barker, so she could still keep an eye on both of them. Barker tried to listen by putting his arms behind his neck as if he was relaxing, then slowly lifting the earmuffs off of on him. Sticks saw this and decided to cuff Barker's hands to the back of the chair. Defeated, Barker tried napping, but had a hard time because of how uncomfortable his position was.
After their conversation was over (no spoilers, cuz I'll talk about it another time), Sticks untied Barker, giving him the sign that it was time to leave. He removed the blindfold and earmuffs, then sat there for a minute to let his eyes adjust.
"So, what did you two talk about?" Barker asked him after they left.
"Sorry, no tea spilling today! She made me promise not to tell, and frankly, I'm agreeing with her."
"I can keep a secret, too-"
"That's enough, Barker... you need to learn how to back off when someone doesn't want to spill their guts. How insensitive you are."
"I... Alright, alright... Fine... You win."
"Good... now let's rest. They should be back by tomorrow."
"Understood."
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They came back and went straight home to rest. They all had a blast during the weekend! But what were Shadow and Sticks talking about...? Well...
If you really want to know...
STAY TUNED~
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