#i know in sonic 2 their way of getting around this was like. putting the characters into groups and pairs

[sonknuxadow]

i think i do want amy and rouge to be in the next sonic movie, especially if its gonna be an sa2 adaptation, but i cant help but worry that if they try to introduce shadow AND rouge AND amy in the same movie then at least one of those characters (most likely amy. tbh.) isnt gonna get the amount of screentime and development that they deserve. especially considering in the game timeline amy was introduced much earlier and by sa2 was already an established character while rouge and shadow were the newcomers. and then theres also the human characters who are gonna be making the cast a lot bigger than it was in the game so more people to divide the screentime among. like what if amy is in sonic 3 and she gets like 5 minutes of screentime and her big moment with shadow is given to another character again

[sonicboomseason3]

a brief recap of what has been going on with the sonic movieverse in the past several months:

paramount has come out in public support of israel

keanu reeves, a man who has publicly rubbed elbows with none other than benjamin netanyahu, reportedly gets cast as shadow for the upcoming third movie

james marsden, the guy who plays tom, got exposed as having written a letter of support for a convicted pedophile

there's fucking??? zionist propaganda in the knuckles series???

kind of connected to the last point but adam pally, the guy who plays wade, is evidently pro-israel too

this is a complete and utter joke.

EDIT AS OF 4/30/24: if people see this version of the post, i'd really appreciate it if you reblog it instead of the other versions, as it's the most updated one with all the information that i want included. thank you :]

you know, it's been a few days since i've made this post, and some of you (not most) are staying determined in defending/justifying/giving the benefit of the doubt to keanu for that photo with netanyahu, whether it's because "it was a decade ago," "him being civil to someone he ran into at a party one time doesn't mean anything," "he's probably just silent because his pr managers won't allow him to speak up," etc. i've made my thoughts on the matter quite clear by directly responding to these people, but at this point, i'm tired of both seeing them in my notes and repeating myself, so take this as my final word on the issue.

i can't help it if you don't think the photo with netanyahu is damning, and i'm done engaging with everyone going out of their way to tell me that. i obviously disagree, especially after finding out that 1. the host of the party, arnon milchan, is a former israeli spy who has a history of developing israel's nuclear program and promoting apartheid in south africa (information that had broken out a few months prior to the party and thus would've been fresh news around the time keanu chose to attend) and 2. keanu has been caught hanging around at least two other weirdos, but if you don't find any of that to be cause for reasonable concern, then there really is nothing else i can say afaik.

with all that said, i'm beginning to realize how strange it is that these people's first instinct when seeing this post is to start debating about keanu's political stances without ever acknowledging any of the other bullet points. you guys realize that this isn't just about him, right? i know tumblr reading comprehension is known for being piss-poor, but like… you realize that i was trying to make a point of how there are MULTIPLE terrible things that have broken out about the people and company involved in the sonic movies, right? and yet, a lot of the people leaping to speak on keanu's behalf in my notes are completely ignoring the parts where i bring up paramount, pally, etc. all in favor of zeroing in on the singular point about keanu and making bad faith assumptions about me for holding him accountable. really makes one wonder where your priorities lie if, in a post that talks about so many other things, me accusing an a-list celebrity with, according to google, a net worth of almost $400 million is where you draw the line and apparently the only thing worth your acknowledgment.

ultimately, what i'm trying to say is that the intention of this post was just to gather up everything that i had been hearing for the past several months and put it all together in one place. there were a bunch of people who didn't know about at least one of the bullet points before seeing this post, and i'm glad that i could help inform them, that was what i was hoping to do! but as for the keanu thing, i've said pretty much all i can say for now, and i don't want to derail the original post even more than i may have already. unless something new comes up, i'm done talking about him.

[choochooboss]

Sketch dump! Vol. 5

September 2022 (Part 1/2)

The first piece on top summarised my cosplay rush for Tracon 2022! The second is an old idea for a charm.

"SURPRISE!!"

Back in 2022 I hosted an art raffle for reaching 777 followers on Twitter! The winner would get their submas themed idea realised (which was their friends throwing a surprise party for the twins!). I wanted to make a little comic and have the bosses walk in their office where depot agents, Elesa, Drayden, Skyla, Clay etc. would be waiting with decorations and treats and games.

Emmet is all smiles of course while Ingo gets so emotional he could only whisper a "super bravo".

Not really headcanons anymore but still funny ideas.

1. Emmet gets clumsy when off-rhythm! He starts walking in curves if there is nobody else around to match his rhythm with.

2. Emmet spaces out/forgets to say things aloud when someone speaks too long or when things go off-script! His thinking gets interrupted easily.

3. Ingo sometimes bumps into doors because he is too used to automatic doors!

4. When things go off-script Ingo speaks too much and rushes in straight lines"

Also my little inexpensive sketchbook & my trusty tools! Mechanical pencil and eraser pen are life when scribbling my skrimblos smaller than a postage stamp!

More Ingo~ I utilise a wide range of sources for references, including CSP's poseable 3D models, they can come really handy with perspectives and proportions!

The second piece is my very first attempt at cosplay in Tracon 2022: Blingo! I walked in with a sequin hat, leather jacket, leather pants and high heel patent leather boots.

The hardest part of cosplaying Ingo is remembering NOT to smile ahaha!

Some hairstyle tests

I drew these for a huge submas art collaboration over Twitter hosted by @/mimizukeii!! It was technically my first art collab before I started arranging them myself with Aggie/Magma.

While looking for train related songs I found this cute nursery rhyme to go with the marching:

"Over the mountains,

Over the plains,

Over the rivers,

Here come the trains.

Carrying passengers,

Carrying mail,

Bringing their precious loads In without fail"

I wanted to compare these silly twins, planning to do something more silly with them later. Also a sketch of @/fukurow's butler designs I never finished.. The capes compliment them so well, I love them!!

Prequel to this piece! Emmet is so confident in himself he thinks Pierce wants to learn from him but is invited for a duet on the stage instead!!

Emmet has really great voice actors in Pokemas! I especially love how his english VA gives him that bri'ish/posh/sophisticated vibe while also soft and melodic! I know for SURE this VA/Emmet can sing, I can show you later!

One of my favourite sketches!! I wanted to add a bunch of characters in the BG reacting to this sonic blast of emotion over a performance!

Heyyy it's the smile buddies comic!! I really hope Ingo gets to interact with Marnie in Pokemas one day!!

I feel Ingo's eyes in the mirror panel is a little off in the final comic, I meant to keep it softer like in the sketch!

It's Nimbasa trio!! Idea inspired by submas EX uniform colors. Might continue this later!

Some BG tests for this piece! Compositing is hard but absolutely worth the effort, it can make a huge difference in the appeal of your piece!!

Practise piece drawing over a photo I thought was cool! I want to get more experimental with lighting and perspective!

'How's it hanging bro?' Who hung him up there anyway??

Sketch for this arguing scene! Something REALLY BAD needs to happen for them to end up that tense! Even if I want to present them close to the canon material I still want to put them in really challenging situations to see how far I can push their emotions!

Thank you so much for coming all the way down here!! This set was pretty loaded, I hope you enjoyed scrolling through all this ahah!

Previous posts:

Sketch dump Vol. 1: April-June 2022

Sketch dump Vol. 2: July 2022

Sketch dump Vol. 3: August 2022

Sketch dump Vol. 4: July 2022 Part 2

[pwnyta]

Noble- lol kinda want an AU where that pink haired guy is Stones ex and Robotnik fucking hates him.

Me- LOL

Also me for the next few weeks-

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I call this AU ''The Lost Prince (of Wendimoor)'' right? sketchy cover page concept-

If I had a nickle for every time I locked on on a doe-eyed, yearner played by Lee Majdoub in love(allegedly) with a 6'2'', red-tinted man who is a master at his craft from a series with world warping technology, a fucked up moon, and a child hero...

I would have 2 nickles etc.

ANYWAYS. The story is about Agent Stone who is secretly Silas Dengdamor. Somehow he got warped/trapped on Earth and had to rebuild his life since Earth is a far less forgiving place than the planet of Wendimoor and he had to accept that Panto might not be able to help him. BUT he finally managed to apply all the fighting skills taught to him by Wygar and eventually ended up in GUN which lands him in Robotnik's circle.

Little did he know Panto has been trying to find Silas this entire time, using warp rings to traverse the galaxy when the search for him on Wendimoor resulted in nothing. (Hes left the defense and care for the kingdoms to Litzi and Wygar)

Panto finally makes it to Earth after escaping some shenanigans on some other planet and in the chaos lost his warp rings somewhere. SO he too has been stuck on Earth which is fine for him because he was gonna be searching for Silas anyways. (He actually loses his rings on Earth and Sonic finds them and is a little concerned/excited for another alien to meet... I didnt draw any of that LMAO) ANYWAYS after nearly a decade Pantos search finally comes to an end.

(V Im putting the rest under the cut cuz theres a lot of doodles V)

Ivo doesnt share food, of course.

Panto can only tolerate so much.

A rock stuck between a hard and harder place bout to be ground into a fine DUST.

BETRAYAL!! (?)

SO ANYWAYS. something something Sonic shenanigans but before the final battle somehow Sonic and Panto meet... maybe like Panto sees the little pouch he kept his rings in and gets them back. Something... Panto returns to Silas (& Ivo) and tells them he has a way back home for them (he and Silas) but Silas hesitates and then cant bring himself to go... not when Ivo is watching them (TOTALLY NOT BOTHERED AT ALL. HES NEVER BEEN BOTHERED EVER IN HIS ENTIRE LIFE IN FACT). Panto understands and says he has 2 warp rings left (Sonic used a few to fuck around maybe IDK) and should at least visit Wendimoor because Wygar and Farson (and even his mother) miss him and he should get a proper good bye. Stone invites Ivo to Wendimoor... whether or not he goes to check it out IDK... I feel like might be curious enough but also maybe he'd think itd be too awkward IDK I DIDNT DRAW THIS PART BECAUSE I DONT KNOW.

When they get back shenanigans, Sonic v Ivo fight and Ivo ends up on the Mushroom planet. Stone insists on waiting for Ivo at Mean Bean and Panto stays with him and they reconnect nice and proper! Panto accepts his life of villainy as long as he can please Silas.

something something... S3 where Ivo is injured and is being taken care by mostly Stone... and Stone is being helped by Panto (Ivo rejects Pantos help at any given moment but also kinda feels bad about it because Stone has been running himself ragged.)

Some misc Stobotnik and Pantlas! doodles-

Panto doesnt understand SIlas' affection for Ivo but then after sorta getting to know the guy he starts seeing Ivos dumb way of kinda returning affection (something that Silas is a little blind to himself). BUT if Ivo is SO important to Silas, Panto will keep him safe.

Eventually Panto brings up the stuff between Ivo and Silas as well as Silas' love for the other man and Silas feels bad but Panto WILL share food... if it means so much to Silas. And frankly Ivo is a jackass and maybe wont even do anything so he wont have to bother worrying.

IVO STILL DOESNT SHARE FOOD.... (The food wasnt his to begin with BUT IT DOESNT MATTER.)

The only thing that keeps them from killing each other is the fact the person they care most about would be upset by it.

I thought WAY too hard about this and yet...

NOT HARD ENOUGH.

[essycogany]

Sonic And Amy Are A Unique Couple

This is a quick Sonamy rant /ramble session. With a few added clarifications too. Enjoy!

This couple is more unique than you’d think. It’s cool if anyone disagrees. I'm all for a polite debate and respect your opinion. But if you're willing to hear me out, I'll be willing to explain myself as clearly as possible. Great? Awesome! Let’s get started!

Amy doesn't want to change Sonic. I will scream this until I'm not able to speak any more that Amy loves Sonic for who he is. She always has but it wasn't until IDW that she expressed it out loud. Still one of my favorite moments between them.

Does that make their relationship unique? Not really. What makes their relationship unique is what Amy loves about Sonic is kind of the reason they're not a couple yet. Sonic is an ongoing force that can’t be stopped or changed. Of course, he’ll allow someone to join him on a race, but he still keeps going. Not to say Sonic won’t stop to smell the roses (pun not intended) but he’ll do it on his own time. Amy always likes to take advantage of those moments and best of all, Sonic doesn’t mind. Even during their old chases, he’d slow down for her. Says a lot about the connection they have but there’s more

Their chemistry is…something for lack of a better term. Their back and forth is so interesting to me. Sonic does like Amy back. Notable examples here but to put it shortly, Sonic doesn’t know what he’s doing when it comes to romance. Sometimes he’s not into it and other times he’s chill. Sometimes Amy is ecstatic and other times she's bashful. I'm looking at you Sonic X.

Every time Amy’s occupied, is when Sonic wants her the most. Amy on the other hand wants Sonic to enjoy his freedom. Neither of them stops to think about how maybe they can have it both ways.

I'll also mention romance isn’t about “being tied down.” That paints romance as if it’s some kind of chain being rapt around your neck or being forced to be with the person. That is not romance. It’s keeping someone hostage. Something Amy would not do. Every time she’d joke around about marrying him Sonic didn’t take it seriously. Heroes included.

Sonic’s line in Heros: “Amy, knock it off. There's no time to play!” Dude knows Amy was messing with him. She was written to be girly, childish, adventurous, and cartoony. No, it wasn’t always executed well. Hello, Sonic Freeriders Amy! But I think this scene summons it up the best.

Important thing to mention as well is Sonic is an outspoken and honest character who rarely lies. It’s either you get the truth or you get nothing. He’s not the type to spare people’s feelings either, so if he had a problem with Amy in the past, he’d tell her directly. I do think she'd also stop if he genuinely told her to. The last thing Amy would want is to tarnish their friendship because of her actions. This loyal girl is so sweet.

Not to mention this is a popular trope in Japan too. The trope was what their relationship was based on.

Back to my original point Sonic and Amy aren’t a traditional couple. That’s a good thing. If they became canon their relationship wouldn’t change if they got together, but also they don’t need labels either. Romance isn’t or shouldn’t be a burden on you. That’s not how love works and that’s not what Sonic believes Amy to be. If that’s the case he wouldn’t be friends with her. Whether you ship Sonic with Amy, someone else, or no one, there should be no doubt Sonic values her friendship.

I’ll also add that Amy is just as up for an adventure as Sonic is. It’s why she loves him so much. They’re a power couple and love going out to travel, so there’s no staying in one place for these two.

In Sonic Adventure 2 you can tell Amy’s intuition when it comes to Sonic. Close to the end, she saw him looking a bit down and noticed his mood shifting a bit. “What’s the matter, Sonic?” “Oh, it’s nothing.” She knows him so well. I don't know what connection they run on but it’s inspiring.

These two don’t have a typical girl/boy relationship. I know some people say, “Well, why can't Sonic and Amy stay friends? Not every male and female relationship needs to be romantic.” You're 100% correct. Here are some examples.

The difference between other relationships is that Amy was created to be a Minnie to Sonic’s Mickey. Which is why these two are treated differently compared to others. Including in merch. There are more examples but I digress. The point is this specific pair is always going to have nuance even if they’re only friends. It doesn’t stop until Amy doesn’t love Sonic and even if it shouldn’t define her, it should still be a part of her. She might work without romance, but we already have other amazing female characters for that.

No one’s obligated to ship them because of this of course. Again, your opinion is still valid, and I will always stick to that point.

Last but not least is their friendship (or situationship) as a whole.

The funny thing is their friendship is what makes their romance the most compelling. The appeal to Sonic and Amy’s dynamic is how much platonic energy they have. Romance doesn’t always mean you need to be lovey-dovey. With Sonamy it’s their powerful friendship that makes the (somewhat not platonic) interactions memorable. You don’t have to choose romantic or platonic. It can be both. I wouldn't be a Sonamy fan if I thought their relationship was plain. I'm here because of how different they are.

And I love them to bits. Look at this panel and tell me it isn't running with situationship fuel.

Another fun detail is in recent years despite knowing Amy still loves him, Sonic hugs her back. Even the moments in Sonic X he carries her are moments he offers to. Even when it wasn't necessary.

Can’t forget about the recent asking Amy out to a dinner panel in IDW. He's never done that before. There's a familiarity between the two of them however you look at it. I LOVE them for it.

His moments of genuinely being excited to see her are not due to some development but because Sonic’s passion for Amy has noticeably increased. Why am I bringing these up? It’s because one thing that hasn’t been talked about when it comes to romance is actions. Sure, Sonic doesn't fully confess his feelings to her outwardly. But why do you have to be obvious and in people’s face when it comes to loving someone? In Japan, love is mostly shown through what you do more than what you say. That stuff can happen there but it doesn't always have to. The “Sharing an Umbrella, Amy,” line in Frontiers carries a lot more weight when you think about the implications.

Please read this post by @egalitarian-tomboy if you're interested in the implications of Sonamy in Frontiers.

The up-to-interpretation view of whatever they have together is the main reason I and so many people ship them. It’s not the fact that they are close, but the progression of their closeness. To make a long story short, the appeal of Sonamy is the fact that they don’t have to be traditionally romantic to be an interesting couple. Amy represents expressive love and Sonic represents emotional love.

Stay creative! 💜

[burgerrat]

"No one gets me like you do."

Harley Sawyer x Reader

NOTE: gender-neutral reader, mentions of gore, threats of violence & light angst.

(I'm gonna be honest the positive feedback with my headcanons made me wanna make s'more Harley stuff. Praying that I kept his personality as close to I think he'd act canonically. Ough

My main inspiration behind this was dovewingkinnie's art piece mixed with that scene in Sonic 2 where Dr. Robotnik's grabbing Agent Stone's face

Aaaaandddd the prompt that makes the title comes from melamemea's prompt list here!

Hope you enjoy!)

It felt like you had been watching the procedure for years, when only 30 minutes had passed by as the Doctor poked and prodded at some unfortunate, sedated Smiling Critter's insides.

Sprawled on an operating table as a robotic, three-fingered limb attached to the ceiling of the room, worked away with a scalpel; a mechanic vessel bent over the operating table, a singular, wide eye displayed on it's screen as it observed the process, also lending its pair of hands, when they were of need. 

He was gruesome in his work, yet his hand was gentle in the most skilled of ways, in however form it came.

A professional in his field, until the very end.

"Do I really have to sit through this?" You huffed, resting your head in your palm.

You were spooned into another of Harley's vessels, sitting cross legged as the metal giant behind you remained still, like a protective shell.

"Squeamish, are we?" The Doctor casually asked, not bothering to actually acknowledge you with one of his physical forms.

"No! I just- ugh, how do you sit through this without falling asleep? It's not like taking a walk around inside here will be the death of me."

Soon as you responded, the scrap robot behind you hummed to life, the operation before your eyes coming to a pause quickly, and now... the screen of the vessel behind you turned on, displaying that oh so familiar eye.

"Your blathering is distracting enough." The Doctor hissed, his anger thinly boiling over.

"I might as well put you on that table instead. Perhaps you'll find my work more 'interesting' once it's skin-deep?" He chuckled.

This was Dr. Sawyer's attempt at humor, only his sadistic side could see the amusement about his threats.

But you knew better, you knew he bluffed each time, because he'd never acted upon it. Not when he was furious, not when you were asleep and vulnerable.

You glared at the vessel behind you, as if to say:

'do it, I dare you.'

The eye on the screen squinted, a quiet confrontation.

Then, dropping all hints of sadism, his voice returned, gentle and monotone.

"I cannot, and will not allow you out of my sight. Set one foot outside of my laboratories, and you'll be just another lamb to the slaughter, I can guarantee the probabilities." 

He'd told you this a million times before, each time more frustrated than the last that he had to deal with such a thick headed person.

His apathetic logic brought him once more to question why, why he kept you. Why did this type of recognition mean so much to him, when it came not only unprofessionally, but brought him objectively nothing?

"I know, I know, Harl. Look, I'm sorry-"

Your voice snapped him out of his thoughts. His eye, once zoned out, focusing back on you.

Harl.

He liked the ring of that.

Only you bothered to give him nicknames like that.

He liked whatever this was that he was feeling, it... helped him relax.

"I just can't do it like you do- the patience. And at least you're doing something. Maybe I can be your assistan-?"

"Absolutely not." He interrupted before you had even completed your question.

"It's my work and my work alone. You may take notes if you wish, but I will not allow any interference. Especially from an unqualified hand." He sternly said.

You sighed in defeat, you knew how much his work meant to him, you happily engaged- but watching it actually happen? Much less intriguing (or violent, really) than you'd imagined at first.

"However..."

His sing-songy tone as he continued caught your attention. His metallic hands gently took hold of yours briefly, before they snaked up to cup your face, the vessel's head lowering slightly so his eye could analyze your expression. Your entire face, really.

You could feel your cheeks heating up slightly against the cold touch of the machine's fingers as they smushed your face gingerly, his fingers slowly moving in small, smooth circles.

"Mmm, yes... I think we can build a little enrichment area for this little mouse."

He purred, his eye squinting playfully.

He knew what he was doing.

For a moment, a brief moment, he indulged exactly what you wished for: more of his attention, his touch. His hands did not come off of your face at any point, one moved to knead your head as the other continued to study your physiognomy, observing your behaviour, taking mental notes.

But all good things must come to an end, regrettably. And, much as he cherished you, his work was more important, you (or anything else) weren’t above it.

"I do wish to study your reactions upon being presented with certain... situations." The Doctor trailed off as he readjusted his position around you, his consciousness switching back to the other vessel and the robotic arm hovering over the operating table, casually going back to digging his scalpel around the Smiling Critter’s guts mixed with stuffing. His tone became fully professional, as if he were discussing business with you.

"E-excuse me??" You babbled out, face still red from his probing.

"Let's not get ahead of ourselves. I won't place you in any hostile environment. Since my surgeries are so boring to you, I might just have to leave you with some homework to do instead, mm?"

Once his response was met with silence, he continued.

"I'll just place a few seeds around a labyrinth for you to find and collect, and see how well your cognitive abilities are. After that? Who knows! I might reward you with some cheese." He mocked.

You raised an eyebrow, unamused.

"Fine. So long as I'm doing something." You huffed, earning a contented chuckle for a response from the Doctor as he worked.

You were tempted to ask him to elaborate instead of speaking about his metaphorical 'lab mouse', to satisfy your curiosity, but you didn't want him to think you doubted your safety around him... he'd kept you alive this far, was ever-so vigilant to make sure you were well and alive.

You trust him.

You care.

~

"Most would come to think I'd be laying some sort of trap. The logical outcome." Harley observed once he concluded his procedure on the Critter, the robotic arm once more going still, the vessel remaining active and now... focusing on you.

"Oh, to be so blissfully void of paranoia."

"Yes." You agreed, then shaking your head, "but I know you, Harley. You word it like we're strangers." You added. "I should be able to trust you."

Silence.

"Do you know why?" The Doctor vaguely asked, his monotone voice sounded like he was miles away, yet he was so close to you. The automaton had begun approaching, the one behind you had turned on again. Yet he seemed... disconnected.

Not in the technological sense of his vessels.

"Why won't you lay a trap for me...?" You tried to clarify, "or why I should be able to trust..?"

"Neither." He scoffed.

"Why it is human nature to seek pointless connections, such as this. Nothing of value is extracted, there are no means to an end. What's the value of a life, when it can mean so much more? When it can be so much more?"

You tilted your head slightly, raising to your feet.

"Why does it have to mean anything?" Your answer was another question.

"It has to mean something to me." He barked.

That hurt a little. No… maybe not his intention, but your expression changed, and it didn't go unnoticed by him.

"Don't I?" Your voice softened.

He made a noise, like he was about to respond, yet held himself back the moment the words were going to leave his speakers. The main vessel he was using to express himself retracted a little.

You'd caught him off guard enough to remain speechless.

Because you were right.

You meant something to him.

You, who interacted with him even when you had no need for him, unlike the company who'd betrayed him twice.

You, who listened, who liked him even through his irritable, sadistic nature.

You, the one person that came back to find him, even if there wasn't much left.

And it wasn't because of his research.

You came back, for him.

"Harl...?" Your voice quivered a little, concerned with what his reply would be. Now, you were starting to doubt your safety through the hurt.

"You do." 

His response came out quick but monotone, void of emotion.

He wasn't sure what to make of himself. He hated it when others displayed sympathy towards his experiments, but he was telling the truth: you meant something to him, and, much as he hated to come to terms with it, it wasn't for his research.

You sighed in relief, your expression softening as you looked to the ground.

"I apologize, I was merely... pondering." His tone now took on its usual, eloquent speech. Or at least he tried to keep it that way, like how he'd word a presentation.

"Wondering why humans need to seek... connections... what drives this.. urge. This feeling." He rasped that last bit with spite. He couldn't understand himself, this counterproductive hypocrisy, and oh how he hated it.

This was his indirect attempt of saying 'I'm sorry that I hurt you', having taken notice that his selfishness had actually caused damage to the one person who gave a damn to even look for him. It wasn't good by any stretch, but it was an attempt to mend things up with clarifications. 

"I don't think... you need to know specifically the why of it...we're social creatures, it's, uhm.. normal, to want connections.." you tried to explain, approaching the automaton, reaching to hold his hand.

Were he in his human body, he would've noticeably tensed at the contact.

"Why still bother, when you have been betrayed over, and over again? And the funniest part: there is no prize for it. It has no meaning." He spat, once again void of emotion. He was subtly venting at this point, really, not even trying to hide that he was talking about himself.

In this moment, his complete detachment from humanity matched with his current body.

"Must have some meaning, if our relationship is an indicator of it." You played with his hand, intertwining your fingers.

Even when he had little regard for how you felt, you gave him compassion. You cherish him.

"I don't understand what drives you to it. What compels me." The Doctor's grip tightened around your hand for a moment, frustrated.

Then, he relaxed, his other hand tenderly taking hold of yours. Even though he was machine, it was his gentle handling that reminded one that he was still a man, despite the sharp metal.

"But.. one thing I do know, is that no one gets me... like you do. There is something there... and I intend to study it, why you, and nobody else."

Part of you knew that you both knew what it was.

Perhaps he was in denial of it, or maybe this was another indirect attempt of his, to say 'I love you' in his own way.

[thankskenpenders]

At long last, the trailer for Sonic movie 3 is here, giving us our first look at Shadow! It looks like a fun time, though my excitement is probably more tempered than a lot of peoples' due to a few things I have mixed feelings on. Here are my off-the-cuff thoughts about it.

Shadow

Yes, it does seem like they've really nailed Shadow here. Fowler's attachment to the character clearly shows. The action looks cool and really sells Shadow as a serious threat. He's got his bike, he's doing Chaos Control all over the place, it's great. Keanu is very much just doing his regular voice, but it fits well enough. The backstory from SA2 seems to mostly be there, though I'm sure some details will be adjusted. Mostly I'm still just amazed that we're getting a major tentpole blockbuster movie this Christmas starring Shadow the fucking Hedgehog that treats him as a serious character worthy of respect. We've come such a long way...

I mean, just... what an image to see on the big screen.

I also really like the way they're setting Shadow up as a foil for movie Sonic, kind of his dark mirror image as a Mobian hedgehog whose family life on Earth ended in tragedy and turned him into a vengeful antagonist. It's pretty straightforward, but it works well.

Robotnik(s)

Welp. They put Jim Carrey in a fat suit. I suppose we knew this day would come eventually.

I guess a small part of me is glad that movie Eggman finally actually looks like Eggman in every way that matter, but they're completely playing it as a joke at his expense here. And, yeah, the Sonic franchise isn't immune to fat jokes, the early years of the franchise (particularly Western adaptations) gave Sonic tons and tons and tons of jabs about Eggman's weight. But I thought we'd moved past that. But here we are with a depressed movie Robotnik binge eating and gaining a lot of weight like Fat Thor and the other characters think he's so GROSS and look his clothes don't even fit him anymore, haha! There's so much of this crammed into the trailer. I can only pray they don't do this in every fucking scene he's in in the movie.

I do like the plot of Sonic reluctantly teaming up with Robotnik to try and stop Shadow, though. It's very different from SA2, but we knew it would be, and I think that gives the movie some potential for Sonic to have kind of a dark turn of his own that mirror's Shadow's. I have a feeling that Sonic will try to get back at Shadow for something he does - maybe hurting Tom or something like that - and in the end Sonic sympathizes with Shadow and decides they have to stop their cycle of revenge, teaming up to stop some final threat.

Oh, and, of course... Jim Carrey is also playing Professor Gerald. Who might still be alive? Or maybe it's a hallucination on Ivo's part? I don't know, but either way, I'm here for it. Everyone joked about them doing it and then they went and did it. Yes, it risks playing him as a joke character, but the shot of him and Shadow mourning Maria while surrounded by GUN soldiers makes me believe he won't be a total joke. I wouldn't be surprised if he was the true final antagonist of the film, which would diverge a lot from the games but would work as its own version of the story.

And again, WHAT an image to see on the big screen lmao

Everyone else

The human cast is VERY downplayed in this trailer, but let's not forget that they're still going to get a lot of screentime one way or another. The Sonic 2 trailer barely showed anything from Hawaii. Where oh where is my best friend Wade?

Speaking of the Wade show, Knuckles... frankly still seems to be mostly a comic relief character heavily influenced by MCU Thor here, getting some jokes in the trailer but immediately getting Worfed by Shadow when it comes time to fight. Tails seems to be flying the gang around in a real-ass helicopter, and his big pilot's helmet is funny, but otherwise he doesn't really do anything here aside from getting stomped by Shadow. I really hope they don't get sidelined too hard, but frankly I fully expect them to, Tails especially.

And, of course... I can't help but think about who isn't here. Namely: the girls. Yes, three movies and one streaming miniseries into this film franchise, exactly zero of the female (animal) characters from the games have made the jump to live action. Please allow me to bitch about this.

Despite her being both 1) a main character in the game this movie is loosely adapting and 2) my fave, I suppose I can understand why Rouge isn't here. Paramount took one look at that bat cleavage and went "nope," cowards that they are. There was some speculation that Kristen Ritter could be playing Rouge, but we now know she's just playing someone at GUN. But, again, I at least get why they'd be hesitant to include her.

But Amy... Amy is such a glaring omission at this point. There's no excuse. She's the female lead of the franchise. She's one of Sonic's closest friends. (Honestly, these days it's more accurate to say Team Sonic is Sonic, Tails, and Amy, not Knuckles, especially in the comics.) And she's also a key player in Shadow's arc in the game. Shadow has his change of heart because Amy reminds him of Maria! And yet, she's nowhere to be seen. It sucks.

(I know some fans are still holding out hope for Amy, but the toys for the movie already leaked and she didn't get anything, so I have to assume she's not in it.)

It's not like I really expected either of them to be in this movie, but that doesn't make it less disappointing that they set up the film franchise in a way that makes it logistically difficult to include 90% of the characters and conveniently managed to leave all of the girls in the "low priority" pile. Yes, I know everyone points to how much Tails was downplayed in the third act of Sonic 2 as evidence that it's just so impossible to introduce more than one new Mobian character in each movie and give them the focus they deserve. Yes, I know having to come up with a story excuse to bring more characters over to Earth is an obstacle, especially when they're gonna have to devote time to Shadow's backstory. But these are excuses. It's a writer's job to figure out solutions to problems like this. They could make it work if they really wanted to. I'd take Amy having a suboptimal amount of screentime over her not being in it at all. It's just not a priority for them. That's what disappoints me. You can justify these absences from a logical perspective, but I just care way more about Amy and Rouge as characters than I do about Shadow, so there's no way for this to not sting.

But, at the end of the day, for what the movie is actually trying to do, it seems to be pulling it off well. Aside from the fat jokes. I don't like the fat jokes. But the Shadow stuff is good. As always, this live action version of the franchise is never going to be my ideal version of Sonic, but it's turned out far better than it had any right to, and I'll probably have fun when I go see this in theaters and hear Live and Learn.

[marstar13]

More things I have noticed being repeated in Stobotnik fanfics that I like, (This is Part 2, here is Part 1) :

- The badniks sees Stone as their second father, is either Ivo had changed their coding, or they just love him so much it changed on its own, and Stone just loves them as much cuz they are like cats actually, always flying around him and bumping his shoulder so he pets them, as they make happy noises, he also gave them names and they have their own personalities.

- Stone is so light on his feet, thanks for being a highly trained agent, he is so light on his feet he always sneaks on Ivo without him noticing he is there with lattes in hand, poor Ivo always gets close to a heart attack because of that, and threatens Stone to put a bell on him.

- Ivo not eating anything nor sleeping, that man thinks he is a robot, and it's left for Stone to remind him to eat and sleep, in many occasions Stone found Ivo passed out on the floor or on his workbench so it's up to him to pick him up bridal style to bed.

- Ivo always having Stone in mind by his side as they rule the world, he won't want to rule the world if his man not by his side, extra point if Stone thinks Ivo doesn't want him in the whole world domination plan, and Stone thinks once Ivo gets what he wants he will forget about him and throw him away (Ivo would never tho).

- Them being PAIN IN THE ASS for Walters, G.U.N, government, etc especially Ivo who has ZERO respect for anyone that isn't Stone, he lashes out in meetings, yells and insults the other people in there, and they can't do anything about it even if they are superior than him in rank.

- Truth serum fics/truth device to wear, these two idiots can not for the life of them talk to each other like normal people, they need to be forced chemically or technology by a machine to confesse to the other with their feelings.

- Stone is G.U.N's best agent, he is their top agent and is a legend to some agents for being the perfect weapon, he seems nice from the outside and that he likes people, but he in reality hates humanity just as much as Ivo, he is just better socially, and being nice get people to talk to you and it's kinda a tactic to earn trust.

- Ivo's ginormous, massive, absolutely GIGANTIC abandonment issues, if Stone is late for work (in this case he is kidnapped cuz he is NEVER late), Ivo would lose his mind and thinks Stone left him, and he is always paranoid Stone might leave at some point, that he had enough of the abuse or gets scared away if he finds out Ivo has feelings for him (that's why he is bad at feelings), but Stone would go to the end of the world with him.

- Ivo is SOOO possessive over Stone, he sees him as his and only his, he always reminds Stone he belongs to him, how he is one of his machines, and he hates when someone takes his machines or touche them, Stone can be also possessive of Ivo but not as much as Ivo is over him.

- If one of them gets kidnapped, there is no way you could predict what the other is welling to do to get him back, the length they would go for each other, Ivo would be mad cuz someone stole something of his, Stone would be mad cuz someone took HIS doctor, and fears he failed in his job, the kidnappers never stands a chance to make it out alive, these two cant be separated, do that, and it will be the last thing you'd do.

- In the case of post Sonic 3 and they have adopted Shadow, Stone is immediately Shadow's favorite, these two get along fast, it takes Shadow more time to warm up for Ivo, mostly cuz Ivo would end up being an asshole towards him so no wonder he would prefer Stone, but they eventually get Along.

- Stone is a 5 fucking stars cheif, that man knows his way around the kitchen and don't you ever dare to disturb him while he is cooking, Ivo is literally banned from the kitchen so it's all up for Stone to make the best food ever.

- Ivo is Stone's emergency contact, it always surprises Ivo to why, but doesn't question it any further cuz Stone would be in the hospital or injured at the moment.

- Stone is very fit, he is way more physically stronger than Ivo, he is the brawns while Ivo is the brains (Stone can be both but let's not hurt Ivo's ego), Stone is muscular and his biceps always get a gasp out of Ivo, as he stars at them to memories every small detail about them.

- Some 🔞 stuff: They finish inside of one another, Nick kisses, It is the most heavenly experience for both of them that they get close to death as they arrive climax, Dirty talking, So hungry for one another's touch as if the other will disappear if they loss contact for more than 1 second.

BIIIGG shout out to @apoli-meow some of these were ones they pointed out for me, and they have made a Stobotnik fanfic Bingo, some of these are in there (go and check it out)

[chrystal-ink]

Shadow X Fem reader

Your past , My present, Our future Part 2 (Final)

(Part 1) (epilogue)

Description: after meeting your future child your mind is reeling, little do you know that there is another one watching from the shadows, and she isn’t alone.

Warnings: none cute Dadow fluff ahead

Note: so I know this story is going to leave a lot of questions to be answered don’t worry they will be in due time however I don’t mind answering them now so let me know, I will be posting the epilogue later this week hopefully which may or may not clear some things up.

The ebony hedgehog stood atop the tower her amber eyes scanning the area below.

She watched as her father spoke to her namesake below. something twisted in her heart, a feeling she couldn't quite place, not pain but not quite pride either. she watched as she spoke holding a surprising level of dignity and grace for her age. no wonder her father spoke so highly about her.

"OH MY GOSH!" a voice that unmistakably belonged to her mother called out distracting her from her thoughts.

a soft giggle escaped her lips even displaced in time she still found a way to bring her back to earth. "Thanks mom" she whispered.

"Maria! I need your help." a familiar voice behind her spoke making her jump.

"Gah! Silver what the hell, warn me! I could have attacked you just now!"

"Sorry, I'm just busy right now trying to keep time anomalies from happening"

"Yah I can see that." her eyes darting to her little now littler sister in Silver's hands,

"Hey! You look just like my sister RiRi" Nova said her voice full of excitement.

Maria smiled at the nickname her sister lovingly gave her, only she was allowed to call her that. "Yah, I get that a lot."

Her gaze returned to Silver "So How does it feel to be the older twin now?" She teased

"Please don't make this weird." Silver groaned

"I'm sorry, make this weird? Silver, You're holding your twin sister at age four in a timeless white void well before either of our conception. meanwhile you live in the past part-time, are on a first name basis with both our parent's, and you're dating a cat from another dimension, name one normal thing about any of this?"

"Hey! me and Blaze are just friends."

"That's not what she said." Maria pointed to Nova who was growing antsier by the second.

"What does she know anyway?"

"It's literally her jo-"

"Hey! Put me down!" Nova demanded waving her arms and kicking at the ivory hedgehog.

"Sorry Nova." Silver put her down on the floor between them.

"Now, what's this about you needing my help?"

"I need you to watch her for me, just until Sonic defeats the time eater and then we'll all go home."

"babysitting, really? How come you get all the cool missions?"

"Because, I'm not recognizable in the past , and you are."

"Yah, and how much longer do you have that excuse?"

"That doesn't matter right now. neither of you can be seen, unless you want to throw off the timeline"

Maria sighed her arguments once again being defeated. "What do you need to do anyway? get your butt kicked by Dad again?"

"No, by Sonic this time."

"Fine" she huffed "But you're doing my dishes for a week."

"What! seriously the future hangs in the balance right now and you're trying to wager chores."

"Hey, some people would ask for more, I personally think it's a generous offer."

"Maria stop pulling your brother’s leg, I'll watch her" the familiar voice of their father interrupted their spat.

"Papa!" Nova cried out excitedly running into his arms.

Shadow laughed as he picked the little hedgehog up and spun her around "Hello little one you've had quite the adveture today haven't you?"

the little girl beamed "just like you papa?"

"you could say that."

"can I come with you to work now!"

He smiled at her "I'll talk about it with your mother.” Shadow turned to his two other children “are you two alright?”

“Yah, I’ve been hiding here mostly, just watching” Maria responded

“I’m okay mostly busy trying to keep the timeline safe”

“Good, keep it up do you need any help”

“I’ve got it mostly covered so far you are the only ones from the future that could threaten the timeline well you guys and mom but she should be with past you right now”

“She’s not she went behind that wall over there after you left.” Maria corrected

Shadow nodded “Okay I’ll go check on her”

“Are you sure that’s a good idea with her? Nova's not exactly one for keeping secrets, especially as a child.”

"That's true I caught her just before she spilled the beans about Maria"

"Hey I didn't spill anything!"

"No, Nova it's an expression" Silver sounded exasperated.

"A what?"

Silver sighed "Never mind"

"She'll be fine, with all the running around she's been doing I'm sure she's due for a nap"

"But I'm not tired"

"Oh, you're not?" Shadow replied.

"Nope" the little hedgehog yawned betraying her own words

"Okay, well then sit still while I talk to these two okay little one."

She nodded in agreement laying her head on her father's chest

"Papa?"

"Yes dear?"

"How come mama's quills aren't white?"

The air grew thick as the three looked at each other unsure of what to say. at her age it was never explained, she couldn't have possibly understood. what those scientists did to you, and why. No, that was a story for another day.

It was so long before her birth she hadn't known her mother any other way. even for Silver it was strange to see you before it happened despite that being his only safety for not being discovered yet.

"She's trying something new today, don't you like it?" Shadow finally answered.

"I think mama looks pretty"

"Yah, she always looks pretty."

Nova smiled at him before closing her eyes beginning to nod off.

"Silver keep doing whatever you need to do to keep the timeline in check okay?”

“Yes sir”

“Do you need a boost? Before you go?” Maria asked.

“I should be okay for now maybe after I fight Sonic”

“Okay, you know where I am” Maria gave her brother a hug

“Stay safe son” Shadow hugged Silver making sure not to disturb the little one who was being to lightly snore

“Thanks Dad” and with that silver took off heading off into the void.

Maria and Shadow were silent for a moment watching as Silver disappeared from sight.

“Hey Dad.”

“Yah”

“Just how far in the future are you from?” Maria couldn’t help glancing at the young girl from the past.

“Far enough to know what you want to ask.” Shadow placed his hand on his daughter’s shoulder “You’ll find your own way I promise.”

“Well that’s awfully cryptic.”

“You know how important the timeline is, knowing what happens could put your future at risk”

“I know, it’s just, why can’t I fight yet? I know everything there is to know, and there’s so much good I want to do why won’t you let me? I mean silver is out there fighting with you and he’s four years younger than me why can’t I?

“I’m sorry Maria but that conversation can only happen when you’re ready, and I’m afraid you’re not there yet.”

“When will I be then?”

“Soon, I promise.”

She huffed unsatisfied with the answer but understanding that she couldn’t pry for more. “You probably have to go check on mom now don’t you?”

“She can wait a few more minutes if you need.”

“Nah she seemed pretty freaked, it was kinda funny not gonna lie”

Shadow smiled at his young daughter admiring how much she was like you.

“Alright stay hidden and please, try not to create any explosions”

“Dad, please, look who you’re talking to”

Shadow sighed “just keep the damage to a minimum”

“You got it” Maria smiled before giving her dad a hug. “Love you”

“You too kiddo”

And just as quickly as he appeared her father vanished into the white void taking her sister with him. Maria returned to her place watching the action happening once again.

“Oh man, Pepper is never going to believe this”

❤️

You leaned against the wall your mind going a million miles a second with no stop in sight.

You were beginning to feel nauseous at the concoction of emotions swirling through you.

You were mortified at the scene that just took place scolding yourself for running into a situation before properly assessing it, at the same time you were still coming down from the sadness of your boyfriend not knowing your identity, not to mention the child you were apparently going to have showing up.

You had nothing against children, in fact you wanted children of your own someday, but you and Shadow hadn't even talked about it yet. the panic of her arrival had come with the side affect of an overwhelming wave of affection. after all your future with Shadow had all been conformed.

You loved him and wanted this future with him, but it was all happening so fast you couldn't catch your breath, literally you were beginning to hyperventilate.

You needed to calm down so you closed your eyes sat down and focused on your breathing unaware that you were being watched

❤️

As Shadow approached you he couldn’t help but think about the early stages of your relationship. He remembered the way you looked at him, the ways you broke down his walls like no one else could, the ways you would comfort him as he woke from a nightmare.

He looked at you and felt a comfort in knowing not much had changed in all these years however, he was reminded just how much other things changed as well.

Right now you were untouched, not knowing what the future would bring, you looked younger, of course you did this was before.

Four years and three months before to be exact.

If perfection could be achieved it no doubt would look like you. Seeing you like this once again made him smile. still, guilt lingered in the back of his mind.

Images of the past flashed through his mind. The worst year of his life, six months of searching only to find you too late, and six more months trying to undo the damage. Your quills were supposed to turn white with age now they would never change at all.

You claimed you didn’t mind that the outcome was a “best case scenario”. Still he knew that you had something taken from you. Something that he had wanted for you, something he knew you could never get back not for a long time at least.

You were still perfect of course, just in a different way. Despite the challenges you pulled through healing in ways he never thought possible. You moved past it, you remained in love with him and gave him children he owed you the world and more.

Little Nova cooed in his arms yet another reminder of why you were just so remarkabl

Shadow stood next to you as you sat on the floor working through your breathing technique, not wanting to startle you he spoke gently.

“Hey”

You looked up at the familiar voice it was defiantly Shadow, but he seemed more familiar with you. he hadn't aged, of course he didn't but he had an air about him that seemed more mature like he's learned more from the word than the last you saw him, and on top of that he was holding the little hoglet Silver had whisked away moments ago.

"umm hey, so sorry but I'm really confused right now a lot is happening and I'm not entirely sure what."

"It's okay Y/N I understand"

"Okay so before I start I just want to make sure, You know me right?"

Shadow smiled at you "Yes my love"

You heaved a sigh of relief "Okay good, so first off how are you dear"

"I'm doing fine, I'm here to check on you"

"Okay good, Second wow I'm just- I don't really know what to say right now. It's just a lot. I mean we have a kid? That's - wow."

"Are you disappointed?"

"What? Of course not! it's just, I don't know, Kids have always been this possibility to me, you know, they're just hypothetical things. I mean we haven't really talked about it, I don't know you're opinions on them are so there was a chance I wouldn't have them, but now, it's real and obviously you know we have one.”

“I was little worried at first, having something so small, but I also knew I wanted a family especially one with you.”

“Am I any good at it, the whole parenting thing?”

“You’re the best at it”

The tension you in your shoulder released as you released a breath you didn’t realize you were holding. You looked up at Shadow a warm feeling spread through your heart seeing how he gently held your sleeping child in his arms.

“Should we be talking while she’s asleep”

“Oh, She’s fine she sleeps through anything. One time you were making dinner during her nap and all the pots and pans crashed out of the cabinets she didn’t even move”

“Oh that’s good”

“Yah, she’ll give you a run for your money when she’s awake though”

You giggled “you know, that’s a good look on you, you look happy.”

“I am” the two of you smiled at one another “do you want to hold her?”

“Is that allowed? I mean would that mess up the timeline at all? I don’t want Silver to be mad or anything.”

Shadow held back a snicker, you had no idea “don’t worry about Silver trust me, he won’t bother you”

“Oh, okay then.”

Shadow gently placed the little girl in your arms your heart swelling as she curled up against your chest a she called out a tiny “mama?” Instinctively you rubbed her back lulling her back to sleep surprising yourself in the process.

Getting a closer look at her you wondered how you didn’t immediately clock her as yours the two of you shared many features but the ones you found your favorite were the ones Shadow gave her. Her grey markings, the way her quills curled up she even snored like him.

“She’s so cute, how do I function?”

“Trust me you take a lot of pictures.”

“I don’t doubt that.”

Shadow sat down next to you. As you turned to smile at him he noticed, after all these years you still smiled at him the same way you. All the trauma all the changes those people forced you through they couldn’t change the simple fact that you loved him, no matter what happened or how much time had passed you would always love him.

The two of you talked behind the wall passing the time as you waited for the action to be over.

“Shouldn’t you be helping yourself with your dad?” You asked at one point

“Trust me, this is much more important”

After a couple hours you noticed something, Nova’s foot was slowly becoming transparent panic flooded through you as you tried to stop it realizing you were beginning to disappear too.

“Don’t worry, this is just how you go home you’ll be okay I promise.”

“Okay and how about her?”

“She’ll wake up in the same place she disappeared she’ll be safe”

You nodded “any advice for the future?”

He took your face in his hands taking memorizing your features one last time. “ Just remember that I’ll always love you no matter what”

“I love you too”

Shadow leaned in and kissed you this wasn’t his last kiss with you, not by a mile but it still felt like a goodbye. You were taken so suddenly and by the time he saw you again the damage had been done. He knew he couldn’t warn you about it, but he could use this kiss as an apology, as reassurance that everything would turn out okay.

As you faded from his view he smiled, knowing that despite what happened the two of you had a bright future ahead.

❤️

You woke up in a lush green field your picnic basket neatly laid next to you, the path ahead clear. Checking the time on your phone you noticed that no time had passed since you entered the void, even so you were still late for your picnic date.

Grabbing your basket you rushed off to your usual meeting place knowing you had one hell of an excuse.

“Hey, sorry I’m late.”

“That’s alright, I’m still setting up.”

“The blanket? Love, all you have to do is lay it on the floor.”

“I know I was just making sure I had a good vantage point in case anything comes to attack us.”

“Aw love, I appreciate your vigilance but I sincerely doubt someone is going to attack us in a wide open field in the middle of the day.”

“You never know when someone is going to strike I just want to be prepared.”

You kissed him between his ears handing him his sandwich “never change darling”

You sat beside him taking your lunch out as well.

“So Nova’s pretty cute isn’t she”

Shadow froze looking at you in shock.

“When did you-”

“Just now. So you knew this whole time?!”

“Yes”

“Why didn’t you tell me?”

“Please, like you would have believed me.”

“I might have”

Shadow gave you one of his looks that showed complete doubt.

“Oh you” you jumped on him pushing him to the ground your lips colliding as Shadow wrapped his hand around your waist. You giggled against his lips continuing as the two of you parted continuing your picnic on the beautiful spring afternoon steps away from your first meeting.

❤️

Three years prior

Shadow sat beneath the tree watching the festivities below. He had no idea why he let Rouge convince him to come. They were all the same full of people making pointless small talk about nothing.

Sure there were people he tolerated but they were always busy talking to the ones he couldn’t stand.

Shadow skulked checking the time waiting for the hour mark when Rouge said it was an acceptable time to leave. Only five minutes left and they couldn’t come soon enough.

“Excuse me, is it alright if I sit here?” A sweet voice called out.

Looking up he saw a familiar figure, he tried looking for you after the time eater incident to no avail, years passed and he didn’t have the time to search, the world needed saving and he was the only competent enough to do it properly.

“I suppose” he responded

“Thank you, don’t get me wrong I love parties but they get way too loud.”

Shadow scoffed “Yah that’s Sonic for you, always has to throw the biggest parties.”

You giggled “Yah, he’s sweet and all but he definitely needs to come with a warning sign.”

Shadow found himself laughing at your comment.

“How come I’ve never seen you before?”

“I just moved here Amy invited me, quite a colorful cast of characters around here.”

“Yah, almost too colorful”

You giggled at his comment bringing a warmth to his face he was unfamiliar with.

“I’m Y/N, and you are?”

“Shadow, Shadow the Hedgehog.”

“Nice to meet you Shadow”

[aealzx]

Manic knew he was adopted- duh. His dad was a bug. Far as he knew, Farrell picked him up off the streets– Farrell held the underworld to standards and stealing kids wasn’t allowed. Someone had supposedly shown up with a kid in the market and Farrell had stepped in. He didn’t really know the details and he hadn’t really wanted to ask.  Underground Reunion Tour CH 2

I'm spoiled and Happ told me a few things about when Farrell picked up Manic, which got me thinking back on this mention in the fic, and I fixated and ended up drawing and writing a fan blurb for thoughts about it.

One extra drawing before the blurb, because Happ said he'd take Manic to Margo for help

And now the writing, partially motivated by Sonic and Tails mentioning they want to talk to Farrell in CH3:

“You want to talk to Farrell?” the old badger repeated, staring down at the kid in front of him with his only remaining eye before giving a mirthless harumph laugh. “Best give up on that idea kiddy. No one talks to Farrell. Not on their terms anyway.”

“Then how does he work?” Sonic pressed, not too put off by once again being told to give up on trying to contact the king of thieves. “It’s hard to believe the person who’s known to be ‘the guy who can get you anything’ does so without talking to any of his clients.”

“And yet that’s just what he does,” the badger chuckled again. “You’ve heard how it works. Just submit your request, and if he’s interested then it’ll be fulfilled. If you’re lucky you won’t even see the guy.”

“Sure. This guy that’s starting to seem like someone everyone just made up to mess with people,” Sonic huffed, rolling his eyes despite his smile never fading. “C’mon. Just give me a hint and I’ll leave you alone about it.”

That earned a slight squint from the badger, eyeing Sonic over as he weighed his choices. Eventually he ended up sighing, and leaned over the barrel between them, resting his weight on his elbows. “Look kid. There’s only two ways anyone talks to Farrell. The one you’d prefer is for him to take a real keen interest in the job you have for him. And from where you came from I doubt you have that.”

That part was at least proving to be true. No matter how many requests they sent to the hidden operator they never seemed to get a response. “And the other?” Sonic prodded, figuring he may as well gather what intel he could.

“You make him angry,” the badger huffed easily enough. “But if you manage that you better hope your will is all in order. Ain’t nobody survived having pissed off the king of thieves. There’s a reason no one ever wants to see him out and about anymore.”

“And yet you’ve seen him.”

The badger paused, narrowing his eye once again. This was a smart lad to have caught on to that.

“Care to add a little story to our transaction?” Sonic prodded, pulling out another roll of bills and resting it on the barrel.

The badger eyed the money, weighed his options again, and deemed it worth his while. “Yeah I seen him,” he admitted, lowering his head and voice. “Got right up in front of him. Dang well wish I hadn’t either.”

“...I’m listening,” Sonic encouraged.

“...I’m sure you’ve heard there are certain things that even this market won’t touch, yeah? A kind of living thing?”

Sonic nodded, well aware of the black market’s unexpected policy about children being off limits.

“Well, a good chunk of years ago some moron showed up with one. Tiny little thing in a basket. Not sure what he wanted, but he’d barely started squawking before Farrell was there, taking care of it….”

—---

If there was one sound that set the entire market on edge even more than the bustle of the police, it was the sound of a child crying. No one knew where this newcomer came from, squawking about an untapped market full of riches while he all but ignored the infant crying in his hands. Everyone gave him a wide berth, not wanting to risk being even considered an accomplice when the inevitable happened.

This time it came as spindly fingers wrapping fully around the man’s throat from behind, a small knife pinching under his chin as the king of thieves loomed behind him. Somehow an even more suffocating deathly hush fell over the market. The man’s wheezed gasp drowned out by the baby’s crying.

Yet Farrell’s voice almost echoed in the stillness.

“Return the child to the basket. Gently.”

A small prick of the blade warned the man not to try anything. So he complied. Shakily resting the infant back in the well made basket he had been brought there in.

When the man’s hands rose to show they were empty, Farrell’s gaze flicked up to the badger standing frozen in his run down shop doorway, trying to pretend he didn’t see anything.

“Take the child inside and wait.”

Farrell’s next command wasn’t to be ignored either. The badger scrambled to comply, forcing his hands to be steady as he picked the basket up with the utmost care and backed up into his enclosure.

Not a second after the curtain fell the badger heard something heavy being hefted, the sound of a body colliding against stone, and a scream of pain. The badger all but held his breath, standing rooted at the half broken entrance, listening to the man give all the wrong answers.

“I DUNNO MAN! I DIDN’T PAY ATTENTION- SOMEONE JUST LEFT IT IN THE OPEN-”

Another scream.

The badger couldn’t hear Farrell’s words.

Not that he wanted to hear the conversation.

Especially since it quickly shifted into nothing more than frantic begging and more screams.

The badger wasn’t sure what possessed him, but he’d started bobbing the basket gently some time during this. As though his subconscious convinced him to try to calm the baby as some attempt to buy his own safety. If he was kind to the child then maybe Farrell’s anger wouldn’t carry over to him as well.

He didn’t notice Farrell approaching; the huge scarab suddenly standing in front of him with an unreadable expression.

“Hand them here.”

Another command that the badger was inclined to obey. Only hesitating when he noticed the spatter of red over the one ordering him.

“....Sir, you have a spot of blood…”

The badger wasn’t sure how he managed to speak at all, let alone with any manner of steadiness. But after glancing down Farrell merely sliced the dirtied part of his scarf off and tucked it away.

There was nothing stopping the badger from holding the basket with the nested child out to Farrell now. Barely keeping from sagging to his knees when the minimal weight left his arms.

As Farrell left the badger watched him lift the baby in one hand, raising him up against his chest, hidden behind his collar. Somehow the baby’s cries calmed, leaving the market in a stressed silence as Farrell vanished as easily as he’d appeared.

—---

“....Never seen the guy since. And I count myself lucky for that,” the badger concluded, plucking the roll of bills off the barrel and tucking it away.

“And the kid?” Sonic prodded.

“Dunno. Not my business. As far as I’m concerned Farrell took care of them, and that’s all that matters,” the badger deflected with a shrug, nudging the bag of trade goods over to his client. “Now scram. You’ve already overstayed your welcome as it is, little scrap.”

[dovahkiin796]

DC x Sonic 2#

Oh, Sonic. If only you knew that Darkseid is someone you shouldn't underestimate. This man, this New God, is far beyond what you fought in the past. Even Superman has trouble fighting him in one-on-one combat and Darkseid ever rarely has to throw fists to put Superman on the backfoot.

Sonic gets a taste of Darkseid's strength as the New God just stands there unbothered by the repeated spin-dashes and his grip on the Chaos Emerald is so tight Flash gets tripped up by it. Though, I like to imagine Darkseid is holding the emerald lightly, at least, lightly to him.

A first time a swear is said around a Sonic character since Shadow the Hedgehog. Flash urges Sonic to run as he sees the alien god charge up his attack. The infamous Omega Beams. An attack that is said to lock onto its target and will only stop when eventually making contact with said target.

Superman and speedsters being the only things alive to outrun the beams but even then, it's a matter of running forever or finding a way to have the attack hit something else.

Sonic has outrun and even tricked homing missiles in the past, but the Omega Beans are something he has never encountered before, and we can see in the panel he's struggling to dodge it. Fortunately for Sonic, Flash had a plan to get the beams to hit each other. Though it resulted in a huge explosion.

Don't tempt him Sonic, both you and Flash are lucky Darkseid sees you two as not worth his time. Of course, Flash has to poke a jab at Sonic for his slowness. X3

The other League members and Sonic's friends now have to hasten their search for the remaining Chaos Emeralds with Amy asking The Chaotix for their help. Shame what's about to happen to them.

Returning to his ship Darkseid is informed that the search for the remaining six Chaos Emeralds is becoming difficult as the emeralds are trying to hide themselves from Father Box. Don't know if this should be applied to Sonic canon as the Chaos Emeralds NEVER displayed this ability in any Sonic media and is very likely only made up for this story to explain why Darkseid doesn't get them almost instantly.

With this new information Darksied orders for his elite warriors to be sent out across the world and if needed burn anything to the ground to find the Chaos Emeralds.

The heroes are alerted to the Apokolip forces sent out and will use them searching the emeralds to help speed up with their own search to get exact coordinates to which they do, and Cyborg gives them the locations.

I like that Wonder Woman is sitting in Amy's car. It's a cute detail and WW probably feels like a giant in it as she's usually depicted being really tall as all Amazons are.

Also, Flash saying he can move within a picosecond which is real by the way, look it up. And of course, Sonic finds it adorable that his speed can be measured. X3

Again, Flash IS FASTER than Game-Sonic. DEATH BATTLE is fanfiction and Archie-Sonic is NOT canon. Flash has run at light speeds on his own without rings, can travel through time with his speed, and has outrun Death himself. There is no debate.

We see the JL and Sonic's friends combat against the Apokolip forces but Batman and Shadow's "fight" against Steppenwolf is the only one that gets the most focus. I feel like after the Justic League movie, doesn't matter which version, Steppenwolf has been treated as a joke.

Anyone can correct me if I'm wrong, but it really does seem like he's often written to not be a threat. Now, I'm sure he does have moments in the comics where he does put up a fight and even has a few heroes kills to his name. But not here, so, Shadow's win against the guy doesn't truly feel earned. Almost feels like it happened this way because SEGA would get mad if he didn't get some kind of win against a named DC character.

Is it just me or does this feel familiar to anyone else? I'm just saying I feel like we've been here before, twice in fact. Maybe it is just me. 😉

Anyway, Darkseid is pleased with the results by having one of the Chaos Emeralds power his machine. Even believing he can destroy entire universe if he gets all seven. That's how powerful the Chaos Emeralds when put into the right machine.

Now out of time, the League and Sonic and co must switch their focus on Darkseid but Tails informs his planes won't survive an assault against the Ragna Rock. Knuckles is still pissed about his island and the destruction of Master Emerald.

However, unexpected help has arrived.

Dr. Eggman, doing his best villain pose, will offer his aid to help all the heroes get into Ragna Rock and fight Darkseid as Sonic says to Flash Eggman has much to lose like they do if they don't succeed.

And help he does as he rams the Egg Carrier into the right eye! A true Eggman move.

Now onboard the heroes fight their way through Parademons to find wherever the Chaos Emerald is being stored. With Eggman having to remind them all Earth is his planet to conquer and one else's.

Hearing that causes Wonder Woman to say she might stay for a bit to deal with Eggman and Amy isn't against the idea. Ummmm, Amy, while Wonder Woman's compassion equals to yours. She's one of the few League members who does kill. Eggman will be cracked egg after she's done with him.

Flash is the first to find not only the Chaos Emerald but Darkseid as well. Also including his did it faster than Sonic who tries to make an excuse he went the other way. Cope Sonic.

Not bothering to fully turn around and face the pair the New God again fires his Omega Beams and in a more confined environment Sonic and Flash would've definitely been killed. But luckily for them Superman tanks the beams. Even calling them out for their pointless competition and to pick up their pace. Both speedsters call for a truce. X3

Now with all the heroes here. They all gang up on Darkseid who is ready to throw down. And he may or may not be powered by the Chaos Emerald.

This is a pretty cool looking panel.

Superman and Darkseid equal in physical strength but this coming to blows distracts him and is pinned by his sides by both Green Lantern and Silver. Then having the Lasso of Truth wrap around and tie him up and then being pulled down to his knees by WW and Knuckles.

Shadow, being the arrogant hedgehog he is, disrespects the New God but Batman warns him to not underestimate the alien. Batman speaks the truth.

Shadow... did something with Chaos Control. I know what Chaos Control is and what it does. But Shadow didn't do anything after using the power. I'm guessing he was going to casually go to Darkseid and take the Chaos Emerald while time was frozen.

Regardless, Darkseid appears to be immune to the power, which shocks Shadow but not me. I understand what Darkseid is capable of. This being is intricately woven into the very fabric of the DC multiverse. Darkseid must exist for the DC multiverse to exist; without him, it all collapses in on itself. Furthermore, there are no other Darkseids. Any Darkseids you encounter in other media are merely avatars used by the one true Darkseid to seek the Anti-Life Equation in a universe he believes it resides. As he himself states, "Darkseid is."

Also, while Shadow is no longer in his Vegeta phase. He still gets those Vegeta Ls. He can only win if Sonic isn't there.

I skipped a few action pages, hard to comment on those, but Flash was tasked with wrecking the machine while Sonic gets the emerald from Darkseid. Flash is successful, but Sonic wasn't. However, Flash did more damage by messing with the machine.

Seriously, that middle panel is really giving off deja vu vibes.

Darkseid tries bend the machine to his will with the Chaos Emerald while Supes and WW try to stop him. Seeing things aren't going their way Green Lantern puts the Sonic characters into a bubble and Cyborg opens a Boom Tube. Amy asks what he's doing, and Batman answers putting their faith into them.

They are then thrown through the Boom Tube and end up in the DC universe, meeting Mr. Terrific. They demand he sends them back to their world so they can help the Justice League, but Mr. Terrific tells them he can't as their universe is gone.

Oh! Now I know why this feels familiar! Anyway, time for another reboot!

[maxilsmaster]

au where eggman adopts sonic

now i know what you’re thinking, “there are already sonic villain aus out there”, but i’m here to tell you, this ain’t no sonic villain au! sonic is still a hero here! the difference is backstory.

the tl;dr is that eggman adopts sonic and tails but they’re not evil and he is, but he’s a good dad anyway

eggman finds little baby sonic (by baby, i mean somewhere in the 4-7 range) all alone on christmas island. the hedgehog doesn’t speak, when asked if he has a family all he does is shake is head, he’s quite obviously abandoned. so eggman adopts this little blue hedgehog! he learns sign language, teaches it to sonic, puts his kid in school, and overall is actually a really good parent. but there is one problem: he’s still evil. he still wants to conquer the planet. sonic disagrees with this. when he fails to convince his dad through words, he ends up taking action and destroying robots. eggdad is not pleased by this, but he supposes that it was inevitable that his kid might not turn out to be evil like him. he still continues his schemes of course, but sonic also continues to stop him. eggman does make sure to program his robots to not target sonic, too.

at some point, eggy creates metal to be an artificial brother for sonic. metal matches sonic’s speed, and is also mute. sonic is overjoyed at his new brother :)

and then he meets tails. the two immediately take a liking to each other, and sonic learns that tails’ situation is similar to how his own used to be. immediately sonic takes tails to eggy and demands he adopt the fox. eggdad accepts and now there are three brothers :)

at some point, sonic and tails arrive on angel island. sonic gets the emeralds punched out of him by knuckles, who has NOT met eggman and just doesn’t like intruders. when eggman learns about this, he’s pissed and steals the master emerald. after this whole situation is resolved, sonic tries to get eggman to adopt knuckles, but knux won’t allow it, so he’s an unofficial brother

at around 12 years old, sonic starts speaking verbally (though in periods of excitement or stress he’ll still go back to sign) (this is just how i headcanon sonic normally but it’s still relevant)

i have the plots written down for a lot of the games, so i’m gonna go through the mainline modern ones briefly

sonic adventure: eggman tries to keep chaos out of sonic’s way, fails miserably

sonic adventure 2 is a fun one! the beginning is mostly the same, eggman finds shadow, sonic gets arrested, etc, but then eggman finds out sonic got arrested and is PISSED, so he has shadow rescue sonic. sonic is pissed about the false arrest and fights shadow, shadow is forced to use chaos control to bring sonic to eggdad before the island explodes, and now sonic is with the dark story for the rest of the plot. eggdad brings sonic to space, tails, knux and amy follow, sonic learns shadow is technically his (uncle? second cousin once removed? it’s one of them, idk which), sonic is NOT launched off the ark bc eggy wouldn’t do that to his son. plot happens, shadow “dies”, and adventure 2 is done!

at some point, eggy finds shadow, and sonic and tails are aware of this. they don’t tell anyone shadow is alive though (and eggman doesn’t tell them about the androids)

sonic heroes happens bc metal thinks he’s better at being evil than eggman, now everyone knows shadow is alive yay, and also sonic and tails are immediately sus of this plan

rush happens too but i don’t know enough about rush to accurately change the plot, but i’m sure the plot changes at least a bit

we’re not gonna talk about 06 bc it gets retconned by itself

unleashed has shadow as the protag instead of sonic

colors is almost entirely unchanged except 1, yacker gets hypnotized in the one cutscene instead of tails, and 2, eggdad did his best to make the amusement park enjoyable for his kids :)

generations! hoo boy! eggman doesn’t get invited to the birthday party (it’s his birthday too) so he causes Issues! oh and shadow gens happens lol

lost world… oh boy. this one is traumatic for everyone involved. there’s less arguing involved, but sonic is still an impulsive dumbass (leading to tails getting kidnapped, which traumatizes sonic and eggdad) and eggy presumably falling to a fiery death (only sonic is around to see this). so sonic is having a Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day all around, and the zeti are also trying extra hard to kill him to spite eggface. luckily it all works out, except that therapy Will Be Required

forces is another fun one! for me ofc, not the characters. infinite betrays eggman early on, locking him up, then also defeats sonic, locking him up too. bc i am merciful, i am reducing the time the war takes down to one month (mainly bc really, that’s more than enough time for everything to go to shit). sonic and eggman are NOT tortured (bc that was just a weird translation thing), but more therapy will def be required. also rookie/gadget saves both sonic and eggman

at some point, eggdad creates sage. he does not intend for sage to become his daughter. but also sonic and tails both know sage from the start, which is relevant for this next bit

frontiers happens next, and really, the main issue is that sage Refuses To Properly Communicate With Sonic. eggy doesn’t want to put his kids in danger so he tells sage not to run any simulations where that happens. in the end though, sonic still has to get involved. and also now there is a Sister :)

tmosth also happens because i fucking love tmosth. the train is sentient which is why sonic gets knocked out

will add some links to character descs and stuff when i post more about this au (and i’ll also try to come up with a name while i do that)

[emeraldsfanfics]

I'd hate to be annoying but 2 other ideas: ROTTMNT Donnie with in a situationnship with paranoid reader who needs Donnie to answer their constant questions to make them feel safe about life(Sometimes it worsens Readers paranoia)

Any ver of Donnie with reckless reader who specifically mutated themselves to be like a glowstick. They stand in the sun long enough and then their veins + eyes glow in the dark, they did the mutation for fun and has even mutated their friends to have annoying special quirks as well

Reassurance

◇A Donnie x paranoid!reader◇

HI AGAIN ARTIST! <3 Do I'll be doing the first one and perhaps do the second one another time, thank you for the request! <3

◇He's questioning your sanity at first, tried doing a phycological analysis many times

◇With how much you cling onto him, hes questioning your relationship status?? Because isn't the way your hugging him considered romantic and makes him feel things?

◇Pretty awkward but does his best

◇Example:

Donatello was sitting on the couch as his brothers were out on the skating ramp. Just on his phone scrolling on tiktok. In his own world.

Until the sound of footsteps started getting louder and louder. Repeating over and over again. Resulting in you standing right in front of him. Making your way next to him, quietly, snuggling onto his plastron.

He felt your shaking, your trembling hands. Heavy breathing. Rapid eyes Everything about your current state screamed anxiety.

Donnie did not know what to do, the one who he had admired from afar is right there. Yes, he did in fact have the urge to throw you off of him.

"Uh...what is this?" He bluntly asked, not moving a centimeter.

"My ex is after me, he's after me, I've seen him everywhere!" You panicked, you clenched your heart.

"It's okay? Technically he wouldn't be disturbing enough to willingly come down here, unless he is phycotic enough." Donnie shrugged, "and he can challenge me >:)"

"What if he is that crazy?!" You panicked, it looks like you haven't slept for weeks, "HE CAN BE IN THE WALLS!" You almost pull your hair, "recording this very conversation..."

"These walls? Please. Scoff." He shrugged off.

◇Sorry but bro does not help whatsoever, at first

◇You know sticks from sonic boom (my underrated paranoid badger), yeah, that's literally you

"I haven't slept in 28 days."

◇You both don't sleep at all, it takes the forces of heaven to get you two to sleep. Or just Raph putting a blanket over you and Donnie, either will do

◇instead of 🎶helpless🎶 it's 🎶sleepless🎶

◇sleepy eyes and eye bags are your makeup look at this point

◇Later in the relationship, Donnie actually found himself to care for you, but the signs were all too hard to notice

◇Now of course, you are extremely difficult to read, he isn't sure if his feelings are platonic or Romantic

◇He actually thought he was severely sick because he wanted to be around you and dreaded your attention💀

◇Donnie is emotionally unintelligent while you are just paranoid, you both are so chaotic 😭

◇Everyone is just waiting for SOMETHING ANYTHING to develop or happen between you two, like admit you deeply care for each other

◇But nope, you two only spend a ridiculous amount of time together

◇But that doesn't mean Donnie doesn't learn anything from his experience with you. Like how to try to comfort you

◇So that is what he does, research everything on how to comfort someone like you

"Do you think there are lizard people running the government and controlling all media?"

"We exist so technically there is a slim-" He stopped himself with widened eyes, "NO NOT AT ALL THATS STUPID. No...no."

"Your right...THERE IS AND WE HAVE TO GO USE VIOLENCE!" *pulls out a grenade and chainsaw*

"Not the ideal thing but I like where your heads at."

◇Donnie may have fallen in love, either platonically or Romantically at that moment

◇You two are violent agents of chaos when in battle though, neither of you hold back

Donnie: "BLAST THEM WITH THE BOOM CANNON >:)"

Leo: "Donnie no, dad is in that thing."

Donnie: "Can I at least go semi lethal?"

Y/n: "Why semi when you can go NUCLEAR?"

◇Once you came to the lair on Donnie's birthday and got him uranium, Donnie now is stuck to your hip

Leo: uhh Y/n, where did you even get that?

Y/n: Government facility, where else?

Donnie: *whispers while clenching to uranium* I love you

◇Donnie was disappointed when you didn't take him with you though

So sorry it took a long time 😭 I only got one more request to fulfill then I'm going to do my own original writing :3

[cherry-chaos-cola]

another silly little sonadow fanfic because they are fun to write:)

edit: link isn't working? so I'll put it under the cut

edit 2: It's working again?? Possibly??

Tranquilizer

Rated T | No archive warnings apply | Sonic Movie Universe

"I can't believe you shot Sonic's boyfriend!"

"Boyfriend!?"

"Well I actually don't know, we haven't had that conversation yet, because you shot him!"

Sonic has been hiding Shadow from his family for the past few months, blaming disturbances on the usual: the wind, wildlife, other genetically modified alien hedgehogs that are totally real and not made up. Unfortunately, Tom thinks the raccoon problem is back, and fed up, takes matters into his own hands (because that worked well last time).

aka Sonic loses the world's worst game of hide and seek, Tom gives Shadow ketamine, and Tails needs to watch age appropriate TV shows

Autumn was rapidly coming to an end in Green Hills, cold weather creeping in when night fell. Shadow didn't mind the chill that came on the wind, but Sonic had grown soft from years of watching winter pass by from inside a heated home. It was just another mark on a long list of endearing annoyances when he started complaining the forest was too cold, the caves too drafty to be meeting in, and started silently sneaking Shadow into his home.

It was risky, even under the cover of darkness, but Sonic promised he was careful. "Knuckles sleeps like a brick, and if Tails wakes up he'll be too groggy to notice I'm gone. We're probably good until 5 when Tom gets up for work, but if we're careful we might be able to hide in the garage until he leaves, he never parks inside..."

"Sonic." Interrupting his train of thought, Shadow held out a hand to stop him from going any further away from the forest, balancing on the edge of their toes to keep from stepping forward. "There's frost on the ground."

"Ah." The first crunch of ice under his shoe was louder than he expected, ringing through the night and giving them away. It couldn't have possibly woken anyone in the house, but the second crunch was just as loud, like broken glass, and left a very identifiable footprint that wouldn't melt until morning. "Okay, well, we'll just be real careful, take the long way to the garage. By the trash cans."

Before he could stop him, Sonic grabbed Shadow's hand, quietly leading him along the edge of the trees and darting around the dying brush. It was much slower than either were used to, and even in the dark Shadow could see every move Sonic made, from his shiver when the wind blew to the hesitation before risky steps. With every glance back, it was clear something was weighing on his mind.

Finally, after a dangerous maze of snapped branches and crunchy piles of leaves, they were by the side entrance to the garage. Sonic reached up to pull the door handle, to push open the gate to safety and—

"It's locked." Deep sigh. With his head pressed against the frame, Sonic jiggled the handle as much as he dared, but it didn't budge. "Ugh."

"I can come back another night."

"No!"

His response startled Shadow, jerking back as the other lunged forward. Sonic's outburst seemed to startle himself, as he awkwardly caught his hand before it reached Shadow's shoulder. "Ah, I mean. There's something I really wanted to talk to you about, and the sooner we can, the better. I don't want to keep pushing it off."

He wouldn't meet Shadow's eyes. From the way he fidgeted, leaning his weight from foot to foot, his movements betrayed anxiety. If whatever he had to say was important enough to incite fear, it must have been urgent. As restless as Shadow was, Sonic was worse.

"Fine."

"We can go around the front." He whispered, slowly creeping around the corner of the garage. That should have been his first tell that something was wrong, Sonic moving slowly. "We'll have to be careful not to trip the lights."

Pressed against the plastic panels, Sonic carefully stepped over an extension cord plugged into the wall. "Or blow the fuse again."

They had started meeting in the forest, and it would have worked out, had Sonic not been such a diva. He didn't like the bugs, he didn't like the dirt, there was water on his quills and the sun hurt his eyes. For someone who lived in a cave for the majority of his life, he was ill equipped for surviving the wilderness, always some excuse as to why they should sneak back to his home. Shadow wasn't sure why he put up with it, but the other would stretch out in the grass, dangerously close to his personal space, and whine with his big pleading eyes until he gave in.

The first time they had tried sneaking into the house, Shadow had chaos controlled into Sonic's bedroom and made just about every outlet in the attic burst into sparks. The second they snuck him in through the window, but the first heated touch of a paw to his fur had the power crashing out again. By the third time they thought they had it figured out, and then Sonic kissed him. The whole town was without power, and it was a week before Shadow showed his face again.

Obviously, they still had a ways to go. Sonic carefully looked around the second corner, motioning for Shadow to follow, staying low to the ground and right near the wall. No motion sensor lights blinded them, no alarms blared in their ears, and all the windows in the house stayed dark. They were almost in the clear, and then—

"Shit! Who moved the trash cans?"

The loud crash echoed down the driveway, and it was like a row of dominos had been set off. Emergency lights flooded the pathway, illuminating footprints in a thin layer of ice and snow, not frost. Sonic hurriedly tried to reset the bins, zipping about and disturbing more snow, and a light came on in an upstairs bedroom. A blue flash disappeared into the garage too fast, and a car alarm started blaring loudly. A few more swears, not so whispered now, and right as the light in the kitchen shined out onto the grass, Sonic was pushing Shadow into the open door of the garage.

"Hide!" Shoved behind a tall stack of boxes, Shadow was about to ditch this situation and apologize later, but Sonic had grabbed both his hands, staring at him with wide, crazed eyes. Tense moments passed that could give them away at any minute. The alarm cut off with one last abrupt screech, the light outside shutting off and plunging them into total darkness.

Slowly, the blood stopped pounding in their ears and their eyes adjusted to the dark. A blue ear twitched at any sound the wind made, listening for a hint of footsteps. Shadow dared to peek over the edge of the boxes, nothing in the garage but them.

"That was close." Sonic whispered, pressed too close against Shadow's chest and his fingers too tight on his wrists. "I thought for sure that Tom would come out here."

"Too close."

"Yeah." Sonic made no move to pull away, almost relaxing against him, if anything. He didn't take the hint, jittery paws running up Shadow's arms and tangling into white fur. His muzzle was buried into his own shoulder, shallow gasps in time with a heart beating twice as fast.

"Shadow, I was thinking." He mumbled, out of breath and rushed, "We can't keep sneaking around like this. Do you think it might be time to...?"

The door to the garage (the side that had been locked) swung open with a metallic twang, the flashlight that shone into the room minuscule compared to the floodlights from before. Shadow made to use his powers to get the fuck out, but Sonic was still practically on top of him and stumbling over his feet.

"Unless you're a raccoon—even if you are a raccoon, really—you've messed with the wrong house, so hands where I can see them!"

"Shadow, don't!"

In his surprise, Sonic tripped them both over the empty cardboard boxes, tumbling into the beam from the flashlight at the same time as a high-pitched yelp and a deep human scream. Shadow tried to wrestle him off, snarling as instinct kicked in, and he would have succeed if it weren't for the sharp prick he felt in his side. Injured, pinned by his wrist and waist, his limbs didn't seem to respond as he felt Sonic struggle on top of him.

"Dad! It's not—it's not what it looks like?"

The room was spinning, two blue blurs frantically rocking across his vision. Shadow weakly punched his fist at the left one, missed, and felt hard concrete against his head before he was out cold.

---

"I can't believe you shot Sonic's boyfriend!"

"Boyfriend?"

"I don't know if I'd call him that, we haven't actually had that conversation, because, you know, you shot him!"

"Well, what were you doing in the garage?!"

The voices sounded distant and muffled, like they were being played far off on a radio, or his ears had been stuffed with cotton. Shadow took a deep breath, his side aching with the movement like it touched fire, and tried to clench his fist.

His limbs didn't respond. Almost like coming out of stasis. Almost like entering it.

His heart sped up.

"I saw this on TV once." A gratingly high-pitched voice cut through the pain that was trying to overtake his head, unexpected enough to snap him back to reality. This one wasn't muffled, as if its owner was standing right over him. "The girl's dad didn't want the boy taking her to prom."

"So he challenged him in combat to prove he was worthy of her hand?"

"No, he shot him with a gun."

"Oh. Did the boy friend survive?"

"No. Which was really sad, because the next episode they revealed the girl was pregnant with his baby." A long pause. "Which isn't going to happen to Sonic. I think..."

Shadow couldn't remember their names, but could picture their faces. Hard not to, when the three of them looked like they walked out of a Crayola ad. One of the shops on the one busy street in Green Hills sold the colorful art supplies in the window, and Shadow never hesitated to mock Sonic about how he looked more at home there than in the woods.

"A boy that cannot withstand a simple bullet wound taken for his true love is too weak to call himself a man. He deserved it."

"I don't think so...?"

"Does anyone in your family ever shut up?"

"Shadow!" The younger one shouted his name much too loud, but the muffled arguing from Sonic and his parents made it go unheard. "You're alive!"

"Obviously."

"No, I mean—you're alive. We thought, after the Eclipse Cannon..."

"You thought wrong. Get me out of here without alerting the others, or you'll be the one they scrape off the garage floor next."

"Do not speak to him in that manner." The other one, with the... fists, stepped forward. "You are less than a guest in this home, and even if Sonic has decided to trust you, I do not. Why should we help you?"

"Shouldn't you stay a little longer?" Tails (because now with both of them in sight, Shadow was reminded of his too obvious moniker) ignored his brother's harsh tone, clearly taking Sonic's side in the trust-Shadow-or-not war. Not the ally he would have chosen. "I mean, mom's a veterinarian, and you look—" he stopped, as if he realized this train of thought was not putting him in any safety. "She can help."

"No doctors. Get me out of here and I'll leave you and your family alone."

"Is that a threat, hedgehog?"

"Does it need to be?"

"Knuckles, stop!" It was almost cute the way Tails thought he could get in their way should they fight, and loath as he was to admit it, Shadow would lose this one. His head was still swimming, so he must have been missing some small cue from the two of them, and that was the only reason he could come up with as to why Knuckles lowered his fists.

"What do you think the human I hurt—Tom—is going to do when he finds out I'm awake? Do you think Sonic can control his own anger?"

"Tom's not like that." Looking to the other for reassurance, Tails murmured denial. But Tails' voice was weak, unsure of it himself, and Knuckles seemed to understand Shadow's viewpoint.

"It might be best if they have their argument when you are not present. We will get you out of here."

Shadow didn't have much choice as Knuckles manhandled him off the couch, getting him standing on his own feet. He would have easily escaped on his own (should have easily escaped on his own, had he really been so weakened?), but another outburst from the kitchen had his heart twisting. Sonic didn't deserve what he was putting him through. All of them.

Knuckles wrapped an arm around his shoulders, leaning Shadow's weight into his side to guide him. No amount of protest stopped the echidna, but one glare was all it took for the fox to scurry away from helping on his other side.

"You owe us one, hedgehog."

"How about I don't kill you, and we'll call it even?"

Knuckles didn't need to know about the promises he made to Sonic, or the whispered conversations about making amends. He knew this was a step in every wrong direction, but right now he needed to fear Shadow more than he needed to trust him.

"How far do you need to go?" Tails asked, looking over his shoulder as the three of them moved toward the front door. The voices in the kitchen had stopped yelling, though they were still stern. Not much time left.

"To the forest. I can make my way from there."

"And you're sure you'll be..."

"The sooner I get out of here, the better it is for everyone." With his legs working again, he shoved Knuckles away, but the steps on the porch were icy. One misstep, and they were clinging to each other again. "Don't worry about me."

"What about Sonic? He was really upset when you were out, he really likes—"

Tails was quickly learning an ability the others didn't have, the art of shutting up. At Shadow's glare, his mouth snapped closed, nodding awkwardly. "Okay, then. Well... I guess..."

"We will act like we know nothing." Knuckles gave him a gentle push, finally accepting he could move on his own. "It will buy you time to escape. If we do not see each other again, you were a formidable opponent. I respect that."

"It's not that bad! I'm sure we'll see you soon!"

In all likelihood, they wouldn't. Shadow was already planning where he would go next, how (and if) he would get the message to Sonic, how soon he would recover enough to travel far, far away. It had been a mistake coming to Green Hills in the first place, endangering others for what? A few fleeting moments of companionship? They would have been better off thinking him dead. All of them.

Fire lit under Shadow's shoes, poised to skate away before he wasted any more of their time, but before the first rocket burst of speed, one last cry called him back.

"Shadow!" Tails shouted after him, frantically waving a hand to get his attention. "We're glad you're alive!"

It caught him off guard. Even Knuckles gave a somber nod at the statement, the two of them standing on the porch sending him off like he was simply visiting. He couldn't name the feeling that swelled in his chest, like a weight on his ribs squeezing out something he hadn't felt in a long time. Maybe ever. And in that moment, he made a decision.

"You. Fox."

"Tails."

"Tell Sonic..." Shadow hesitated, looking where the sky met the trees and back to the house. "Tell him he knows where to find me."

"Yes, sir!" A mock salute, followed by quiet giggling. Shadow rolled his eyes, but sped off through the trees with the corner of his lips quirked upward.

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Winter passed uneventfully, heavy snow blocking the entrance to his cave more often than not. At first, the thought of settling down to sleep for months at a time made Shadow's quills stand on end, too close to memories he didn't want to relive, but the cold made him lethargic and the lack of any sort of stimulation made him bored out of his mind. It wasn't quite a true hibernation, but days passed in trance-like reflection as he waited for the snow to melt. Alone with his thoughts, he would rather false dreams than waking memories.

When birds started to sing again, grass and tiny flowers peeking through the thin cover of snow, Shadow ventured down the mountain as far as he dared, not yet ready to seek anything (or anyone) out. As he told the fox, Sonic knew where to find him. If he sought him out, so be it. If he didn't, no loss.

He would keep telling himself that until the snow had melted and the meadows were full of wildflowers.

It was late afternoon when he heard the disturbance, a crash in the woods that didn't sound like natural tree fall. A distant shout, playful laughter among friends, and a flash of blue that passed the meadow without stopping. Shadow's heart stopped beating in that moment, frozen where he stood in the field of flowers.

It was like being hit with tranquilizer again. He had spent all winter telling himself he didn't care if he never saw the other after that night, and there he was, few steps away. There he was, and he didn't even know Shadow was there too. Everything in the forest was still, the quiet calls of birds competing with the blood echoing in his eardrums, wind rustling the trees and sweeping through a painting of blue and purple and yellow flowers. Clouds passed overhead, breaking the illusion, the world still turning. His heart still beating.

"Shadow!"

From across the meadow, a frantic voice called out. Before Shadow could spin around to see him, he was hit from behind with what was intended to be a hug but felt like a punch. The hedgehog was even more hyperactive than usual, his affection mere seconds before he was spinning away again and standing back.

"It's been so long, I would have come to find you, Tails said—but Tom said it wasn't safe with the snow, but Maddie was already pretty upset that you left, she was worried about the way you—but you're okay! And now you're here! And now you can—"

Sonic darted around him in circles that made Shadow's head spin, not a chance to get a word in otherwise.

"The others, they're—" Chest heaving, Sonic held his hand up to catch his breath. "They don't know. They'll expect me back in a minute, and..."

He finally stopped moving, inches away from Shadow's face, hope filling his round eyes. "Maybe you can come along."

Everything inside his brain had shut down. Shadow couldn't form a response, staring silently as Sonic waited impatiently for an answer. There was no right way to move forward.

"You know that's not a good idea."

"When have I ever had good ideas?"

"It's been three months."

"I was grounded. For a while, mostly just for scaring my dad half to death." Sonic murmured quietly, taking a step forward as Shadow stepped back. "I would have come sooner if I could, if it weren't for—"

"—your family."

"They want to meet you." Sonic shook his head, reaching out for Shadow's hands. "They don't want to push you away. It was the snow that was stopping me, really. Not them."

"Forgive me if I don't believe they'd easily accept someone who almost tore them apart."

"Okay, I will." Sonic snickered, teasing Shadow as he stepped closer still. This time, Shadow didn't back away. "Please? You don't have to stay. I just want to see you without having to hide it, for once."

For a moment, he thought he might. Sonic's hands were warm where they embraced his, his smile infectious as he waited for an answer. Sunlight glittered down on the meadow from gaps in the clouds, breaking through the chilly spring air and shining on new growth.

Shadow dropped Sonic's hands, turning towards the shaded forest.

It was easier, this way. No attachments, no commitment. If he left without saying a word, it was final, and he could move on in peace.

"I don't really mind the forest, you know. I was just saying all that to try and get you home."

Yet there was always something that made him stay.

"It's pretty out here. I grew up in these woods, they reminded me of the home I once had." The grass rustled as Sonic took a step closer, like approaching a wild animal. Like Shadow might dart if he moved too fast. "It can be yours too."

It was almost funny the care he took to coax him, trying too hard to be something he was not. The overpowering energy was still there, under the skin, the softness and hesitation like a fish out of water. He was willing to try, at least. Shadow let some of his weight shift so he was no longer ready to run, silently offering a chance for the other to continue.

"I'm not saying you should immediately move in! You don't have to rush things—"

"Really."

"Yes, really, coming from me I know." Sonic laughed it off, casually sliding his palm into Shadow's again. "I'm just saying. It might be nice."

He was leaning in. Shadow watched as Sonic fumbled a little more, enjoying the flush that colored his cheeks. Sparks flickered under his quills, imminent and promising and dangerous, and finally, he met him in the middle. Static crackled around them as their lips met, far away from the threat of power outages, nothing but startled birds and roaring wind to disturb. Sonic pulled away first, lopsided smile triumphant and jittery, his legs bouncing as he held back for a moment longer.

"Race you back?"

"Only if you're willing to lose."

"I think it'll be a win for me no matter what." He dropped to his knee, shivering with excitement and ready to race, looking up as Shadow lunged to prepare. "Okay, on three. One, two—!"

Birds took off from the tops of the trees as the ground shook, stray petals drifting in the breeze as the grass shifted back in place. All it took was a few moments for the meadow to right itself again, and all it took was a few moments before laughter rang through the trees.

[thatonesonicfanfictionwriter]

heyyy the anon who requested the sonic having a bisexual awakening, yes part two is in order (#^.^#)

would love sonic sinking further into his denial like “nope! I just think of him as a very good friend, the feeling is friendship!” And then him being crushed by a bunch of bricks when he finally comes to term with it

“Woah, I’m Bisexual! I Didn’t Know That!” (Part 2!)

Pairing: Sonic the Hedgehog x Male Reader

Requested: Yes (by the same anon! Hello again ^^).

Description: Bisexual disaster Sonic. That’s all I can say.

Notes: I agree, part two is in order! More disaster bisexual Sonic is needed in this world!

(Like before, Reader will use He/Him pronouns.)

(Still not proof-read/beta-read.)

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“Uh…you okay, Sonic? You’ve been staring at that paper for a while,” Tails says, his namesakes swishing behind him.

And Tails was right; ever since you gave Sonic your number, he’d been contemplating calling it.

“Huh? Oh, yeah, ‘m fine, bro, don’t worry!” Sonic says.

“If you say so,” Tails says with a shrug, turning back around to his work desk. “Did you get some girl’s number or something?”

“Uh, no. It- It’s a guy’s, actually,” Sonic mutters.

Tails pauses and turns back around.

“You like guys??” Tails asks, not in an offensive way.

“Whaaaat? Pshhhh! Him and I are just pals!” Sonic states.

“…Uh-huh. Sure,” Tails says.

“I’m serious! All he did was save me and-” Sonic pauses, his face tinting pink. “…and call me cute-”

“Sonic. There’s no way you’re this oblivious,” Tails says.

“We’re just friends, Tails! Nothing more,” Sonic states, causing Tails to facepalm. “I’m goin’ on a run, byeeeee!”

Sonic zooms out of the house at high speeds, and Tails lets out a sigh.

“Good for him for being bi, but seriously, see the signs, Sonic,” Tails mutters to himself.

Meanwhile, with Sonic, he seems to be out of it, running while thinking.

“(I mean, come on, of course we’re just friends! I’m straight!)” Sonic thinks to himself. “(At least, I think I am-)”

Sonic gets cut out of his thoughts as he suddenly runs face first into a tree, causing him to fall on his back, letting out a groan of pain.

“You really are a clumsy one, aren’t you, blue?” you ask, your face coming into Sonic’s view.

“Not all the time…” he mutters.

You reach out your hand for Sonic to take, and he does, you helping him up.

“So, any reason in particular that you’re out here, cutie?” you ask him.

“Oh, uh, y’know, just goin’ out for a run,” he says, noticing you two are still holding hands, letting go of your hand and putting his hands behind his neck with a blush on his face.

“Is that a thing you do often? It’d be nice to have a running partner,” you tell him before smirking. “And a partner in general~”

Sonic’s face goes entirely red, the only noise coming out of his mouth being a quiet “Ah-”

You chuckle, kissing the back of one of his hands.

“Only if you want to though, Sonic,” you tell him.

“Ah- H- How did you get my name?” Sonic asks.

“Did you really think I wouldn’t recognize Mobius’s most handsome hero?” you ask him.

Oh god, you were going to kill him with all of this flirting.

But he doesn’t think he minds.

[brunolover808]

I was just watching a show related to midwifery and for some reason your pregnancy fanfic came to mind. Hmm🤔 what if you imagine that the Homelander's girlfriend lives with him in his room and at some point in her pregnancy (for some not too severe problem) they want to put her in maintaining. How likely is it that the Homelander is more likely to order her to move everything into his room and be monitored next to him?

Somehow I think that seems very canonical to me, especially if you think back to Stormfront after season 2. Homelander moved her into his room. And there's a live girl, and she's the mother of his child. The doctors, the food, the treatments. You can do all that under his supervision😅 poor doctors and nurses. You have a disgruntled baby daddy breathing down your neck, who is very sensitive when it comes to his loved ones😂

And hospital rooms are a horror for him. Maybe even a trigger😬

Oooo, okay this is a good question. So I do want to say that he would for sure have her monitored at his place in the tower. My pregnancy fic has them at the cabin (if I remember correctly). The reason for the cabin was to make sure that she feels comfortable, away from the media, no stress, and getting outside with no disturbance. Already Homie is taking care of her more than technically needed, but in the case there is a complication.

Let's say the baby has powers and John is now forced to choose. His wife needs extreme medical attention if her and the baby are to survive. John would never let her be put into a hospital or lab, he would burn the place down before that ever happens. But thanks to season 3 we see that he put Stormfront in his room hooked up to monitors. Since that is a little different from a pregnancy, I could see more specific doctors entering.

I could see the doctors who tortured John being the only ones to help him and his wife. His wife would know some details, but not everything since he wouldn't want her to be stressing out and causing more issues for the baby. It would be a traumatic time for John, but if it is to save his family he would endure.

I think I'll put a Juicy Bit here.

Pregnant Reader

"John, something is wrong." You held the underneath of your belly as sweat was collecting on your brow. Your other hand holding the phone to your ear as you spoke to Homelander over the phone.

Not even another word was said before you heard a sonic boom outside. You knew he was home, flown from the tower to the cabin to see you. You hang up the phone before hobbling towards the door that swung open. John stood there with disheveled hair and a painted face of concern. His eyes locked on your belly viewing the baby at 6 months moving and almost heating up inside of you. His eyes blinked before his jaw dropped.

"Please John, this isn't right." You beg as you move slowly to him.

He meets you the rest of the way and lifts you up, cradling you like fine china. He quickly runs out the door before taking off into the air. He knew no normal doctor would be able to help. He knew Vought would easily steal you away from him and say you died before they could save you. He needed one person and everyone else that knew how to help. His jaw tightens as her holds you close. The pain written all over your body and the distress in your stomach grew worse the more he hesitated.

John sat on his couch with his head in his hands. His body was tense and he fought the urge to look into the mirrors around him. Reflections calling out to him, some delirious with panic and others telling him to stop worrying. Chaos and order fighting in his head for the front seat as he tried to maintain himself while waiting.

Finally John was called to his room. He stood up swiftly and almost raced in the few steps he had to take. There was his lovely wife resting in a hospital bed next to the window. Monitors surrounding her and tubes wrapping around her like a web. His eyes full of fear and worry, but his muscles were stiff as those family doctors looked at him.

His vision flashing between the red door window and back. The shuffling of staff passing him making his throat dry and his fists clench. How he wanted to kill them all right there, but he refused. His child's and love of his life's safety was his most important concern.

"John, you did it again." Barbara scolded him as she was the last to leave of the bunch. "You did the right thing by getting us involved, but having her here is still reckless."

"I won't have you people experimenting on her and taking my child. That is NOT happening." His voice finally cuts through as he glares down Barbara.

"Now John, you don't want any harm to come to the mother of your child. So I would suggest not raising your voice." She said confidently and not at all threatened. She knew they were his only hope and it was perfect.

"John?" Your soft voice spoke from behind Barbara.

That was Barbara's cue to leave as she walked away to let Homelander go to his wife. He watched her leave the room before moving to you and nearly collapsing on the floor. His knees buckled and he felt to your side while gently, desperately, holding your hand.

"I'm here, I got you help, you will be okay. Please be okay." John whimpers out as he felt the tears burning the corners of his eyes.

"I am feeling better, please don't cry." You spoke as you looked a little weaker than normal, but wasn't covered in sweat like before.

You pull his hand leading him to stand and crawl into bed with you. You guide his hand to your stomach before letting him rest his head on your chest.

"See I am fine. Listen, feel." You spoke softly to him and even kissed his blond hair that had been taken through too many times.

John listened as he could hear your steady heart beat over the monitor. The feeling of the baby moving in your stomach made his palm twitch, but he continues to follow the faint kicks and heat beat. Even with all the medical tech surrounding you and the medical staff he had to endure. Just simply touching you and hearing your heart had calmed him. He never wanted to leave your side. He will never leave you alone like that again.