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"Know I'm the only one right now,

I will love you more when it all burns down"

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I have blender and free will

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IT'S ONLY ME AND YOU

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Sometimes I think about how sonic forces has some really interesting bits of info in the cutscenses and level bgs that nobody seems to talk about... like even just looking at the body language of one character, Infinite:

When we see from infinite's POV in episode shadow the view is compressed and zoomed compared to show a relatively small area, and only shows the lefthand side of his body when he looks at his hands. His left hand over his face covers the entire view. He's literally blind out of the right side and we're shown it from his own pov.

When picking up his mask and putting it on for the first time, he carefully avoids touching the lens/opening on the left side, holding it from the lower rim, but places his whole palm over the right hand side. Imagine grabbing the lens of your glasses with your palm.

Additionally in other scenes, he:

-gestures primarily with his left hand.

-when dodging sonic in the first scene he's introduced in, infinite dodges rightwards, keeping his left side only facing sonic.

-attacks mostly with his left hand, roundhouse kicks from the left.

- when the protoype ruby is knocked away from him in his fight with silver, it's knocked from his righthand side, and he doesn't see it happen or it sitting on the ground to his right.

-when omega catches him offguard on the battlefield, it is from the right hand side. Infinite doesn't even successfully manage to dodge all of his shots and has to parry some.

-similar to the scene where he picks up the mask, he covers the right hand side partially or completely whenever he adjusts the mask, avoiding the side with the obvious eye hole.

There's a lot of people who consider him to have heterochromia only or restrict his partial blindness to headcanons, but even if it's never openly stated, the game telegraphs his right side blindness a LOT. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

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Promise you'll treat me like a dog with a bite history and you're the last white girl with a savior complex on earth

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Ill-natured

"Infinite gets a girlfriend. No one knows how, but he did and it's not a Phantom Ruby illusion."

♡ Featuring an extremely dumb crackship that exists in my heart due to an inside joke! Yes, it's stupid! No, you won't get any context!

♡ It's moreso a "slice of life" type of thing, rather than the actual process of "obtaining a gf". But I think that should be fine?

♡ Features suggestive content; that's the only warning!

Eggman's fortresses were large and imposing spectacles. They were meant to repel intruders, and strike fear into the vulnerable populace. Internally, they were mazes laced with traps, protecting the doctor's research hidden in its depths. Only those who were strong and skilled enough could invade such places.

Deep within the steel walls of one of those structures was a small room. It held nothing but a soft sofa and a television, which was playing a reality TV show. A woman lounged upon the furniture, leisurely filing her nails. She was being spooned by someone smaller than herself, who had no interest in the program. He held her as best as he could, much like a child clinging to a large teddy bear.

Infinite spoke. "Devotion is the nectar of the gods. What are they without their faithful followers to exalt them to their rightful place? They desire to be controlled. To be dominated. Who are we to say no?"

"Mmm hmm."

"The weak should always prostrate before the strong. But certain beings in equal standing should engage in such practices. While it doesn't benefit the worthless rabble, between the divine it's a sacred pact. A holy bond incomprehensible to outsiders."

"Mmmmmm."

The mercenary looked up at her, with a strange intensity. "Will you treat me like a dog with a bite history, and you're the last white girl with a savior complex on Earth?"

The woman twisted her head, clearly bewildered. Zeena's nose (or rather, the area where a nose would be) scrunched up in confusion. "What the fuck are you on about? Don't you have a bite history, anyway?"

The jackal's eye took on a devilish glint. "Do you want me to add to it?"

The demon rolled her eyes. "You're so corny." She returned to filing her nails, though at this point they resembled claws. "It's really pathetic. But like, in a cute way."

"I can say the same about your behavior." Underneath his mask, he sneered. "The way you lose your temper over the most trivial matters. Your shallow sensibilities. Your lack of initiative. Such a bratty little girl you are."

She snorted. "I'm older than you, fido."

"I don't care." His arms around her waist tightened, as his nails sunk in a bit deeper. "You act like one, so I'm going to call you one." His voice lowered, and his tail swished, as he pressed closer to her form. "I think you should be punished."

"HEY! Watch your claws." Zeena gripped his arms, almost hard enough to bruise. "You're lucky that you're hot. It makes your attitude slightly more bearable."

"Again, I can say that about you."

A smirk curled upon the woman's lips, as she haughtily tilted her head upwards. "Of course I'm hot! Glad you noticed!"

"Much like a summer's day. Oppressive and irritating."

With a growl, the demon used her strength to roll over on top of Infinite. A scowl twisted her expression, as she pinned down his hands. "You talk too much. You're much cuter when you're quiet."

In response, he snarled. The mercenary writhed, doing his best to break out of her grasp. "You have a lot of nerve. You're practically begging for discipline, aren't you, sweetheart?"

She scoffed. "Big words from a dumb little boy!"

Infinite flinched. "Little boy?!"

"Yes!" She pushed up his mask with her free hand, reveling in his enraged expression. Smugness was etched upon her own face. "You are a stupid little boy! What are you gonna do about it?"

She leaned closer, much to his irritation and delight. Before their lips touched, the door to the room slammed open. Both lovers whipped their heads towards the commotion, ready to scream at whomever interrupted their precious time together.

Zavok entered. In his hands, he held a hose.

"I tire of this charade."

Before any of them could respond, both of them were assaulted with a wall of high pressure water. Their hollering were drowned out by the roaring liquid, ruining everything in the small space. It felt like an eternity to them, though the attack lasted a minute. Eventually, it stopped. Zeena, with her makeup running down her face, and her hair clinging to her skin, was devastated.

"NO! MY MAN!" She scrambled towards the jackal, who was practically drowning on land. He hacked and wheezed, before passing out in a pool of cool water. The demon screeched. "MY HAIR! MY NAILS! MY BOY TOY! WHY DO YOU HAVE TO RUIN MY LIFE?!"

Zavok's eyes narrowed. "I put up with a lot of your quirks, Zeena. But this is crossing the line. I refuse to tolerate you screwing around with your ratty little purse chihuahua."

"AND WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIM?!" The woman was seething, rage coursing through her damp body. "You never complained about my last toys, but I find one that matches my freak and suddenly it's an issue?!"

The scarlet demon appeared completely stoic. Though if one looked deeper into his eyes, they would see unspeakable pain and anguish, as he recalled unpleasant memories of running into the couple by surprise. "Yes."

"UGH! I can't BELIEVE you!" Her own hands combed through her hair as she wrung it, trying in vain to get dry. "I don't care what you say! He's going to be my boyfriend until I tire of him, and– Wait NO–"

Zavok turned the hose back on again. The screeches of his subordinate rung in his ears, but he felt nothing.

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Another list of headcanons:

◇ Eggman went over his own past campaigns with Infinite, which is why his Phantom copies were so damn accurate

Related: He asked more questions about Shadow than anyone else, because naturally he's looking for dirt. He did not like the fact he's immortal; he's coping by believing the doctor's pulling his leg, no he's not scared, what are you talking about?

◇ It actually took him several tries to make the Phantom Shadow seen in Forces. His feelings colored how they came out and that shit was not only physically inaccurate, but actually scary

◇ In the spirit of True and Honest Hating, he hates that Shadow has other enemies he's more concerned with. He should be the priority dammit, he's the strongest, the cruelest, the most powerful dude out there!

He'd give Black Doom a pass though; can't get any more personal than a beef with your own dad. Like “You know what? Fair enough.”

◇ Assuming he's weak is the most insulting thing anyone can do to him, of course. But the second worst insult you could call him is funnily enough, a child! Something about it rubs him the wrong way

◇ He's 21 years old btw

◇ Has commissioned many artists online to draw the most foul yaoi art known to Man and Mobian-kind of people he hates! On a near industrial scale mind you, as his spite knows no bounds! If you ask him why he'll only say that “you can't say the truth on Elon Musk's Twitter”

Specifically commissions Shadow to be the bottom, he hates him that much

Related: If he personally gags when looking at a piece he commissioned, then it's really bad lmao

◇ A deep sleeper and a sleep talker; most of the time he mumbles while he snoozes and it's quite ominous sounding. He acts this way regardless of what kind of dream he's having, but on rare occasions it can be obvious when he's having a good one: He lets out very cute, non threatening peeps, sometimes with a tail waggle!

He's completely unaware of this, and would be embarrassed and mad as fuck if he knew about it lmao

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...I didn't intend to make this a simp blog for this guy, but fuck it

It is what it is

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finny! I'm gonna make this guy a sticker~

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Because my brain won't stop simping shut the fuck up, some assorted Infinite headcanons I'd like to share:

◇ Though he says nothing about his past, from time to time he gives hints that he used to live in the savanna

He didn't like it much

◇ Unless he respects you on some level, he doesn't like other people being taller than him. He'll simply float if the other is taller, in an attempt to show dominance

Semi-related: he straightens himself up whenever Shadow's around! Really showing off those extra few inches he got, lol

◇ Despite his “bonds/friendships are weak” spiel, he doesn't like being left alone. Why else does he always hover around Eggman and his ilk, or even his own foes?

◇ The closest thing he has to a bestie is Metal; they both hate certain hedgehogs, they're both deadly killers that believe might is right, they both overextend themselves when they shouldn't, they both have complexes of some kind…

In this dynamic he's the “spicy friend” (as spicy as a dead serious killer can get, anyway)

◇ His actual face exists in a constant state of mystery: is he disfigured from Shadow roundhouse kicking him in the face? Is he not? If he happens to look normal under the mask, is it an illusion? Or did Eggman pick up plastic surgery on the side and fix his face? Or is the mangled face the illusion? The world may never know

Related to this: if you try to take a photo of him maskless, it always fucks up somehow! Most of the time it's distorted photos, but sometimes the camera flat out breaks

◇ Try to pat his head? He'll kill you. Scratch behind his ears? He'll kill you, but he'll kill you harder if you stopped

◇ Absolutely can't stand doorbells, it drives him up the fucking wall and he will bark

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ZERO THE JACKAL IS CANON. I REPEAT, ZERO THE JACKAL IS CANON!!!

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Broke: Infinite is a fudanshi, he hates everything except the true love exhibited between handsome, charismatic hedgehog boys

Woke: Infinite isn’t a fudanshi, he just spams Sonadow because it either pisses people off or creeps people out

Bespoke: Infinite is a fujoshi, as in he LARPS as a woman online, commissions a ton of gross ass yaoi art, starts arguments and drama with other real fujos, and acts unhinged on main all for The Funny

Ascended: The yaoi is a red herring, Infinite is actually into something worse A/B/O

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