#no hiding in the shadows anymore

[the-uncursed-one]

Me and the homies listening to a song we all like -

Everyone Initially:

*not singing out of fear of being seen as weird*

Everyone two minutes later:

“ALL THESE THOUGHTS RUNNIN' THROUGH MY HEAD

ARM ON FIRE, VEINS BURNIN' RED

FRUSTRATION IS GETTIN' BIGGER

BANG, BANG, BANG, PULL MY DEVIL TRIGGER”

[cptnbeefheart]

last year in my sketchbook: can representational art be more sustainable for me if i take it less seriously? can i balance the two? | my art

[piko-power]

My Personal Headcanon On Why Amy's Love For Sonic Died Down Lately (and their dynamic)

When they were younger, Amy's love for Sonic was pretty extreme, and Sonic was, understandable, uncomfortable for the most part. He knows she means well, but that girl needs to calm down.

She can fight, but sometimes her hammer could only stun her enemies for a while. (It took her a long time to get rid of that robot that has been chasing her around Station Square.) She wasn't fully independent yet, even if she fought on her own a couple of times.

She often follows Sonic and his friends around. She is part of the team, but she was not a strong as she is now at the time yet.

She admires Sonic. A LOT. And Sonic knows that. Obviously, he could only run away from something like that, since he is NOT ready for that kind of thing, and whether Amy takes the hint or stop, she still loves him.

...BUT, I think things were slightly starting to change between her and Sonic after Lost World.

Remember this line?

You remember that? Okay, okay. Here's another totally unrelated question:

Before the events of Lost World, when was the last time Amy said "I love you" to Sonic out loud?

...YEP. 😈 (Unless I'm missing something, let me know lmao)

As more games and adventures come out, the characters get slightly older, and Amy is 12 to 13 now, and she is most certainly at that age where her body starts to change, but especially on how she views Sonic.

She knows she loves Sonic, but it was this moment during her change where she actually wanted to admit that she loves him.

I believe that Amy was all about sharing her affection to him not through confessions, but through obvious hints. Sonic totally got it, and there was no need to confess. Sonic knows she loves her.

...But she never said it. And she almost did, but she never did again for a while.

I think this was the moment in her life where, oh, God, she actually loves Sonic. SHE LOVES HIM, WHAT.

And she was looking back at all the times she had with Sonic that she can now see were unpleasant to Sonic (At least that's what she thinks) and that's probably why she isn't so expressive about her love to him than how she used to back then.

She wasn't sure what to do with this realization, and sets aside it for a while, and nearly stayed as her casual, peppy self... until the Eggman War happened.

During the 6 months of being with the Resistance, fighting Eggman's army all day and all night, all she can think of was Sonic.

She dreams that he still with not just her, but with her friends. She just wanted to see Sonic again, she just wants to be with her hero again.

But I'd like to think that she was also thinking about how she used to treat Sonic back when they were younger, how Sonic would almost always run away from her whenever she asks him out, or always look so uncomfortable whenever she gets so close to him.

Cringing at those memories big time, she wanted to change and hopefully when Sonic is okay and comes back, she can be better for him.

...Or will he still find her uncomfortable regardless? Would he even be happy to see her at all if he did survive?

But, hold on! She can't just give up her love for Sonic! He made her who she is today! A peppy, nature-loving, hammer-swinging, confident, brave... loud-mouth... annoying... Sonic obsessed... weak... pathetic... lonely little girl.

If she gives up on Sonic, it'll be like she gave up on the one hedgehog who saved her life. If she didn't she'll still be the same ol' Amy.

I also like to think she had parents a long while before she met Sonic, and was even expecting a little sister, but a robot invasion happened from where she was and attacked her parents and instead of trying to save them, after getting hurt, she ran away, hoping that they'll come back okay. But they never did.

She was all alone, and needed someone, a friend, a new family, someone who will hold her hand, anyone, to be there for her. But she was ignored by lots, and at that point, she's better off by herself, but still longed for company.

Eventually though, her tarot cards told her her future hero, and there might be hope after all. She encountered Sonic, held onto the belief of the cards tight, and the rest is history.

So, with that headcanon in mind, not only did Amy loose her parents that she didn't save because of her cowardliness (she was only so little at the time that happened) and also Sonic, who she thought will be her only hope, but now gone.

She doesn't even care if he did come back, he'd probably hate her now after everything she did to him, always talking about their "future wedding" or forcing him to go to Twinkle Park.

For the last few months of the war, it was nothing but Amy mentally beating herself up for either refusing to change or moving on, and they are both not fine choices.

She loves Sonic, but he does not love her, and she finally, finally realized it. And it's probably for the best if no body loved her at all.

But of course Sonic did survive and all of her worries wash away in an instant, she's just not expressive about her love for Sonic AT ALL now, since she's still worried about it but rather not mention it to Sonic because it doesn't matter.

If Sonic doesn't love her, then her feelings don't matter to him, and according to Amy herself, that is okay.

But also, I'd like to think that Sonic was thinking about his friends a lot up in the Death Egg for the past months, sometimes it's Tails (worried for his safety), sometimes it's Shadow (because he's wondering why he would join Eggman.) At some point, for a few days, Amy was in his mind the longest, and he felt bad about how he thought he was rude and pushy to her.

He wondered if she's not thinking about it too much, and if she is, will she give up on him? Yeah, he doesn't feel the same and still not looking for a relationship, but it's so strange but interesting how anyone could ever like someone like Sonic the Hedgehog. Amy was never afraid to show that, and she probably might be now.

He couldn't help but feel guilty. They were kids when she was like this, but he was so... arrogant at the time too. Not a lot happened at the time yet. He'd always have trouble expressing how much he value his friends, until he shattered the Paradox Prism. (I'd like to think Prime took place before Forces. It makes sense.)

She is such a sweet girl, and he probably made her believe that he didn't care for her. Just because he doesn't feel the same, that doesn't mean he hates her at all.

He wished he never ran away from Amy... Worrying for his little bro and wishing to be a good person for Amy was when Sonic cried in the Death Egg for the first and only time.

Frontiers, in my opinion, is kind of confirming their dynamic now. Sonic is a lot more sincere and kinder to Amy and she is not all hyperactive and lovey to Sonic. There is probably a real reason for this now.

They are both hiding their feelings from them, and they are both unaware of this. Amy, hiding her mental issues from Sonic, and Sonic, hiding his guilt away from Amy.

None of those things are important now. Sonic is with Amy and Amy is with Sonic. They are here with each other. They can be finally be better for each other now.

They don't care if they'll ever be something more when they get older. None of that matters anymore. They are here with each other. They can be finally be better for each other now.

Maybe someday they'll both talk about it, but for now, the present is important. They care about each other too much to think about it right now.

It's the kind of love that is unbreakable. It doesn't even have to be romantic. It's just love. Love is important for everyone, in any form. It's something Sonic and his friends need. And especially Sonic and Amy.

Amy Rose is the living embodiment of love, and without her, a lot would go downhill for Sonic and co. Heck, if it weren't for her, Shadow wouldn't have never remembered Maria's promise, which lead him to save the world with Sonic, before he temporarily disappeared from their lives for a while.

She is always there to lend a helping hand for anybody, even bad guys like Metal Sonic, and despite what she had been through, both in Forces and headcanon wise, she still fights back, even without her hammer.

She will pick you back up on your feet, reminding you that you are important and that you are loved, and that you should never give up. It's pretty much the words of encouragement she herself needed also...

She is still the happy, hyper, butt-kicking hedgehog we all know and love, but she still need someone to pick her back up on her feet after so long. Thankfully, she has her friends and her blue hero. The hero who made her who she is today.

I think Amy has no idea how important she thought she is, but Sonic does. Sonic knows fully well how important she is to a lot of people. It's about time he returns the favor to her. It's his turn to remind her how much a lot of people love her.

How much he loves her.

And I feel like The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog was the moment where their dynamic really shined, but also the starting point of their relationship not only healing, but also the next chapter of what's to come for them.

Everyone, friends old and new, gathered around for a special birthday. A birthday for the confident, unshakable, and radiant Amy Rose.

It was such a special moment in Amy's life. After years of chasing and following the people she look up to, she is part of the team, but most importantly, she is part of the family.

She is fully realized as someone more than just a fangirl, but someone strong, courageous, creative, kind and a big inspiration for others.

I feel like this moment here...

-is where Amy is eternally grateful to call her friends her family. A family she thought she'll never have again. She's not alone anymore, and as long as they're by her side, she'll never will be again.

Her chasing days are over. She's finally caught up to them. She's finally home.

And it's all thanks to Sonic.

If it weren't for him, she'd probably be alone forever. Her past moments with Sonic might be embarrassing to look back on for a while, but they are good memories regardless, because they involve him.

Sonic saved her life in more ways than one, and despite everything, he's grateful to have her too.

He cares about her. He really does... And in her eyes, that all she needed to know. As long as Sonic loves her in his own way, she'll be happy.

Amy hasn't given up on Sonic. As long as Amy always supports him, he'll be happy.

Maybe sometime in the future, they can talk about their problems, but that's a story for another time. At this point, they need to. Right now, they are happy. They are okay.

They are here for each other. They are finally better for each other now.

"You guys won't ever leave me, right?"

"Wouldn't dream of it."

[tokyoteddywolf]

"To keep the world in balance, a beating Heart was needed, so that the blood of the Earth could cycle purely.

With this in mind, the God of Pokémon split off some of its own flesh and merged it with crystals of the world, forming the Heart of Gaia.

Such a task weakened this great Ruler, and its ichor spilled and formed this newborn Heart's siblings; The Ruler of Space, the Ruler of Time, and the Ruler of Antimatter.

Only a God can truly injure another God, and as such the great God of Pokémon could not heal itself. Thus it left the Heart in the care of one of its new offspring, the Ruler of Antimatter, and retreated, where no being could take advantage of its new weakness.

Some say Arceus simply vanished, while some say it hides away in the Sun, unable to bear leaving behind its favorite creations..."

-Old Ferrum Town Library, The Myth Of Creation by Walter of the Regi Temple.

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Lmao yeah so that baby Sidia pic has lore :D

Behold! She born! Lost in the sauce!

Broke: Ichor is golden

Woke: Ichor isn't really visible to humans so they just assume it's golden bc it reacts to sunlight to seem that way. In reality it's literally the void but liquified(?) :D Space!!!

We should do more space themed blood for Gods, or color it like their aspects. Arceus is the aspect of creation, so fuck it! Space blood! Liquid stars condensed into something not quite liquid solid or gas!!! It feels like nothing but cold and hot at the same time! Your mind cannot comprehend what you see or feel! Isn't it great!? :D

I'm having way too much fun with this lmao

[megaawkwardhuman]

WAIT WAIT WAIT

IN THE NEW PROMO IS NANDOR IMPLYING HE'D BRING GUILLERMO TO SPACE TO FUCK HIM??????? OR AM I READING THIS WRONG?????

[popiplant]

hey did you guys notice the the uhm the lighting in these scenes. did you.

[multicolour-ink]

Time to upset the entire Sonic fandom by proclaiming that I think Shadow the Hedgehog is an overrated character.

[shiawasekai]

As a sidenote, I made a point to try and push Nela and Sithelra apart at a design level as much as possible. From height, to their faces, color palette, their aesthetics, even the hair length. There are some things i could have maybe pushed even further but I think I at least managed to avoid the most typical trappings.

[sunflowerofchaos]

THEORY

The Guillermo reveal will be a cliffhanger

Just like they revealed his heritage to us as the cliffhanger of season 1 and revealed his heritage to the vamps as the cliffhanger of season 2,

They will recreate the cycle and they already started it by making the season 4 cliffhanger him getting turned and now the cliffhanger of 5 can possibly only be one thing.

Hear me out, say Guillermo gets fangs or something visible and can't hide his status anymore so he flees. The vamps try to find him, perhaps get into some trouble and Nemo shows up and DUNDUNDUN reveals it all *start outro*

Draw your own conclusions

[fergaliciousqueen]

closeted parkies should have a day where we all just post sp to our mains. alone we are weak but together we are strong

[schizononagesimus]

lofi beats to fend off the hallucinations to

[mollypaup]

Feeling so insane tonight about anthy's influence on the framing and direction of the show

[theheadlessgroom]

@beatingheart-bride

"It is," he smiled: Honestly, it still was funny to think that, in the grand scheme of things, he hadn't known Emily all that long. They'd only just recently met, had only gone on a few dates, and yet, it just didn't feel like it. It felt as if he'd known her for much longer, somehow, something he was unafraid to voice in that moment:

"Y'know, it...it's funny. I don't know why, I...I really couldn't tell you, but in a lot of ways...it feels like we've known each other a lot longer than we really have. Like...we've known each forever, somehow.

....that doesn't sound crazy, does it?"

Even if he didn't say so, Randall still couldn't shake the feeling that they had met before, that he had seen her face, had known her in some capacity before the night she walked into the shop. A great part of him wanted to ask about it, honestly: Had they gone to school together when they were very young? Had he seen her on the small screen or a magazine cover somewhere? Had they passed one another on the street before, sharing meaningful glances, maybe a brief conversation, but never really talked seriously until now? He wanted to know, and yet, something always seemed to hold him back from asking.

Hence this gamble: Maybe she did feel the same way. Maybe she had this unshakable feeling of deja vu, this feeling that she knew him too.

At any rate, he hoped he just didn't sound completely nuts putting this question to her...

[thegroundhogdidit]

do you know how awful it was watching the shadows of rose dlc and saying "oh thank god we're saved" upon hearing the duke's voice. do you fucking know

[louderfade]

exene talking about the state of the world. the good stuff starts at eight minutes. or you can just read the transcript complete with the usual errors that accompany robot transcribed speech (the irony of which is not lost on me). maybe it's not about transhumanism and living forever (or maybe it is who knows), but there's definitely an agenda of surveillance and control at work which is designed to keep the powerful in power. cash rules everything around me and you will own nothing etc. the future is worse.

[skylandman-takemebythehand]

Might be a bit longer of a post but I think a lot about Mysticat's backstory. It's very simple on the surface (it's quite literally a Chosen One backstory), but there's so many things that I feel could or should be elaborated on that it catches my attention.

Such as the fact he himself is stated to have "guarded the Enchanted Desert for centuries" and yet only recently got curious about what was in there. You'd think they'd at least tell their guards what exactly they were protecting, especially since the Elders knew about the desert's ability to tell the future but not the ones guarding it. It's the implications here that are screwing with me.

Do any of the other sphinxes even know? Was he just brainwashed into fulfilling this one duty without question for over a hundred years until he finally looked back and realized he didn't know what he was working for?

Cause if the implications are correct, it could mean the Elder sphinxes simply never told him what about the desert made it worth guarding. Just to do his job and not ask questions. And he did, for hundreds of years, until the questions became too much and he went searching for them himself, because he already knew they wouldn't give him any answers.