#i love the hc that shadow and cream are sibling like besties

[hexellent]

"Frankly, my Cream is also not someone to piss off. She's been takin' after Amy and Shadow. Her aim is crazy."

[nblatinotails]

I love that for them, a little weekly interrogation of the bestie ✌

What fuCING GETS ME THO IS TAILS JUST RUNNING CIRCLES AROUND SHADOW AJAJAJ 100% valid hc that tails had to get good at avoiding questioning or giving non-answers while he was younger, but ALSO that he purposefully misdirects him. Tails goes, 'oh id definitely tell you but then Mrs. Vanilla wouldn't be very happy' (he used some of the parts he traded Rouge for to fix her oven) and then shadow has to try and snoop around Vanillas place without being rude (because vanilla and cream are saints and he'd never forgive himself if either of them got mad at him). Or tails will mention a random location (wherever he got the gems from) and tell shadow that villagers would be upset with him if word got out so no can do, and now shadow has to go huff around town looking for leads AND wondering if the people here are a threat or not. Just little wild goose chases to keep him of their trail.

THEY HAVE A CODE SYSTEM YESS

It's another one of the traits they picked up from tails actually :] like oh thats actually easier let's do that! Our little guys so smart :]

YES they know all his favorite movies and YES they have his favorite snacks on demand and YEAH they'll bring him things that interest him because they know it'll calm him down to learn !! They love himm!!!

The!! Comfort items!!! They bring over all his favorite stuffed animals and pillows and blankets they have at there respective houses for when he stays over,,, and like he doesn't need them cause he's like 8 and that almost 9 and that's practically 10 so he's basically already an adult,,, But he definitely brightens up when he has a few in his arms. They each bring him something from them personally that he definitely will not steel but like,, they're going in his pounce pile as soon as he gets home. He gets some kick ass legwarmers from amy and a hoodie from sonic and a jacket from shadow and soft bandana from knuckles + the blankets they bring for him, he's a fluffly speck in a sea of cloth. He spends as long as physically possible in that outfit because it's all from his siblings and he loves them! so! Much!

They spend the entire day dogpiled on shadow's sofa, movie marathoning and snuggling their little guy as much as he wants. They all have a few new pictures of him cradled in their arms after. The gc flourished the next few days.

THE SPECIAL BLANKET MADE BY VANILLA YOU ARE SO BIG BRAINED IM IN AWE

YES YES YES YES YES when she first gave it to him it was pretty basic, beautiful and comfortable but mostly empty, save for his 2 tailed logo in the center. One day he watched a documentary on tapestries and stories told though them and he was enthralled with the idea. After one of his bigger adventures he toddled up to vanilla and asked if she could add something to memorize it 'just like a heros tapestry!' She thought it was a darling idea and added it happily. Soon the blanket was filling up steadily with embroidery and patches, like a scrapbook with all his greatest moments. Some time later vanilla asks if he'd like her to teach him how to sew and patch print so, if he wanted, he could add to it independently. He was extatic

Years later the thing is nearly full but it's still missing something :/ he brings it up at one of their rare family dinner outings with everyone and gets a variety of answers. Knuckles tells him to add something that makes him feel safe, like it's protecting him in his sleep. Amy tells him to add something he admires, something strong to work towards and keep him determined. Shadow tells him to add something that makes him feel powerful, something to treasure him hes cool and confident. Sonic tells him to add something that reminds him of home, so if he ever hits it solo he'll have a reminder of a place where the doors always open. Tails thinks long and hard over his options. A few days later he shows up on Mrs. Vanilla's step again asking for help. He has an idea of what he wants to add but he wants to do it right, so he came to the expert. Over the next few days this is the only project that has his attention, day and night he works for this to be PREFECT. It's a little wobbly and just a tad unevenly spaced but it's his and he did it and he's so proud. The thanks vanilla profusely and runs to go show his siblings. He holds it up to them each with a big grin that practically screams 'look! Look! Look what I did!' Little voice excitedly explaining the technique he used and how it's just like vanilla taught him. Surrounding his little logo in the center of the blanket, there are four new patches. A gun, a hammer, the Master Emerald, and a Chilli dog. Something powerful, something he admires, something that makes him feel protected, and something that reminds him of home. He tells them what they mean and how he associates them with each of those things, with wide happy eyes. It's such a cute, thoughtful little thing to include them on his tapestry, on this live story of his life, it brings sever of his siblings to tears. They each have a picture with him and that blanket, not a dry eye in sight. Suffice to say he was spoiled rotten that day

random useless headcanon: sometimes tails will sleep on sonic's chest the same way cats sleep on ours for no reason other than because he felt like it sonic is perfectly fine with it and fully embraces his cat-fox brother's weird actions