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Chapter 5 coming tomorrow of We Sit In Silence!! Also got a oneshot in the works - some heavy Shadow angst. Why not, right?

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[Post-Shadow Generations]

He's fiiiine...

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Nothing fills me with more rage than seeing those ads with ai generated footage for those fuckass 'robot puppies'. It feels ESPECIALLY deceptive when they make the ad footage all low quality so it's harder to pick up on and just straight-up use footage of real dogs to fool people too. Like it's obvious for most of the younger generation but I'm certain plenty of older folk have fallen for this scam and all they ended up with was a cheap, poor-quality plushie - if they got anything at all. This ad is EVERYWHERE. Inescapable. Reporting these ads is not enough - it's not done anything. I wanna nuke this company off the planet. Don't test me God. I have ADHD I will lock in if you push me. I will find a way.

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would she dislike the person who i've become

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Been a hectic week for me, hope to get the next chapter of 'We Sit In Silence' out in the next few days! But for now, here's a little preview

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Hypothetically, if Sonadow were to become cannon, which of the two do you think would be more likely to have caught feelings first?

For me? Hmm I think Shadow honestly. Is he happy that he's caught feelings? Of course not. Will he deny them? Absolutely, until it becomes impossible to do so. Shadow, at least how I interpret him, feels emotions very deeply - to the point emotions can be too strong and overpower him. Which is directly at odds with the image he wants to portray of himself. He wants to be the stoic guy, the "too cool for this" guy, the no-nonsense guy that's in control of himself always. But I've always seen it more as a mask than anything - a defense mechanism. Because we do constantly see the contrary - we see how deep and passionate his emotions can be, especially for the people he cares for. Obvious example being Maria. Normally, grieving people don't feel the need to destroy an entire planet in revenge but Shadow's a different story. Of course, there's Gerald's memory manipulations to consider in that argument too but it was very obvious how intensely Shadow was grieving... and how willing he was to go through with it until he remembered her true wish. His attachment, his familial love for Maria was so strong. Another case of how strongly Shadow feels emotions but is slightly more niche is Dark Beginnings. Specifically, the scene where he's alone in the shuttle flying up to the ARK and mourning what could have been. His exhausted, pained expression before almost working himself into a panic before he stops himself so he can focus on his mission. Again it's another case of how strongly Shadow feels. He lets himself feel in private when there's no one else to see it. No one that can exploit it - like many have tried to in the past. Maria said it herself - he has a big heart. It's absolutely true. And I think that would lend itself to any strong feeling of love he could form for Sonic. As much as he'd hate it, he'd be the one falling quicker and falling harder. It's the one race he can beat Sonic in. Sonic, on the other hand, is that chill of a guy. Of course, he deeply loves his friends and his planet but he is rarely ever controlled by those emotions. He's, ironically enough, got the emotional control Shadow wished he had. Sonic is comfortable in himself and how he feels about people. The only instance I can think of at the top of my head of Sonic actually letting his emotions win is Dark Sonic all the way back in X... but even Eggman is quick to snap Sonic out of it and tell him how out of character it is for him. So that begs the question... how can someone so comfortable with their emotions not realize their feelings first. And I think the answer simply lies in Sonic's priorities. He's never looking in that direction - not considering a long-term partner. We see it in his slightly avoidant nature to Amy's affections in canon. He loves her as a friend, but can't even begin to imagine himself in a commitment behind a white picket fence. He's just not that way inclined. He's not going to think about it until those emotions have been left to brew for so long that he physically can't ignore it. He'll keep trying to avoid it as long as he can, after all - he wants to keep his life as simple as friends, adventure, and chilidogs. Anything outside of that realm is where things get complicated and he's not a fan of it. So when he does recognise, eventually, that he's falling for someone, he's gonna lock it in a box and push it away from himself. It'll go eventually... right? Of course, that doesn't mean he can't learn to explore those deeper connections. He's just going to be slower about warming up to the idea. He needs to figure out what a partner is for him. He doesn't need to conform to a white picket fence life to enjoy a relationship with the people he loves deeply. Whether it's Shadow, Amy, or anyone you choose to ship him with.

Basically... he needs to learn QPRs are an option haha. Especially with Shadow because I don't imagine for one second those two would settle in a happy marriage with a kid - as cute as the fanart can be. Those two are not to be contained. Their love can't be defined - it is simply theirs. And one day, they'll figure out what works for them. This was a simple question that turned into a long ramble I'm so sorry LMAO. TL;DR: Shadow falls first imo 😭

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redraw of smth from like 3 years ago, og below the cut

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I pettily rant into the void because I saw a take that dumbfounded me. I think the world would be a much more peaceful place if people remembered what the Twitter Takeovers actually are.

They're not canon.

They have never claimed to be, they don't want to be. Twitter takeovers are designed to be funny. And have fanservice. That is it. So whether you accept what the Twitter Takeovers say and add it to your list of headcanons, or you reject some of the answers and don't want to think of them as canon. Both of these are completely okay. "Shadow doesn't drink coffee! He only eats the beans!" No. That's what he said in a takeover once. He has, in fact, been seen with a regular coffee cup in official Sonic Channel Art. In the panel promoting SXS Gens, Iizuka himself Shadow likes drinking coffee. TMOSTH references him eating coffee beans because of how popular the joke got. He can enjoy both the beans and the drink if he wants. If you headcanon he only eats the beans - fine, but that's a headcanon you have. Not the truth. On the opposite end of the spectrum - "Shadow said he likes Taylor Swift? He would NOT say that-" That's... that's the joke. That's the whole joke. Twitter takeovers prioritise funny over canonicity. You're welcome to not find the jokes funny, but if you're expecting the Twitter Takeover to align with canon you've screwed yourself over from the start. Sooo in conclusion - have fun, twitter takeovers are for optional headcanons. K byee-

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IT'S HER DAY

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Sonadow and their fuckass moon symbolism

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Super intrigued by your interpretation of how Sonadow would fall for each other in your Enchanted au!! I can already assume it's a slow burn since Shadow is a cynical divorce lawyer- oh! Oh! or are you thinking love at first sight but Shadow's got a case of sever denial 🤔

Aaa I'm so happy to receive this ask! Thank you, thank you- Okay, okay so- Honestly, it runs in a very similar way to the movie. Once Sonic's out of the fairytale world, his mission is to find where Amy disappeared to so can he save her, have true love's kiss, and then live happily ever after. Shadow gets brought along simply because he happens to be the first person Sonic meets - and any good Prince needs a sidekick! So Shadow is unwillingly selected and brought on this adventure. ... Shadow meanwhile is looking for the closest mental hospital Sonic might have escaped from so he can return him. Or something like that. Sonic is pretty endeared by Shadow's unusual, grumpy behavior from the start - even if he is focused on his mission to save Amy. However, Shadow takes a bit longer to warm up - but gradually learns to appreciate Sonic's whimsy and the adventure that he is brought into his life. Throughout the story, Sonic learns he doesn't need to follow the fairytale story script - and can listen to his true heart's desire. Even if it means ending up with a Prince... rather than a princess <3

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Sonic endures many bike related incidents in the fic for this AU i have in the vault. That bit of the movie is my favorite 😭

what if... Disney's Enchanted was gay... and had hedgehogs? that's what my Sonadow Enchanted AU attempts to answer. ya'll see the vision right? ᵍᵒᵈ ⁱ ʰᵃᵛᵉⁿᵗ ᵈʳᵃʷⁿ ⁱⁿ ˡⁱᵏᵉ ² ʸᵉᵃʳˢ ⁱᵐ ˢᵒ ʳᵘˢᵗʸ ˢᵒʳʳʸ⁻

Sonic is the charming prince of Andalasia. He's charismatic, daring, passionate - and rides the fastest steed in all the land! One day, when beautiful, kind Princess Amy goes missing, Prince Sonic chases after and finds himself in modern-day Station Square. Sonic doesn't manage to find his Princess right away -he instead meets Shadow - a grumpy and cynical divorce lawyer. Any whimsy and zest for life he once had died years ago with the death of his sister. When their worlds collide... shenanigans ensue

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what if... Disney's Enchanted was gay... and had hedgehogs?

that's what my Sonadow Enchanted AU attempts to answer. ya'll see the vision right?

ᵍᵒᵈ ⁱ ʰᵃᵛᵉⁿᵗ ᵈʳᵃʷⁿ ⁱⁿ ˡⁱᵏᵉ ² ʸᵉᵃʳˢ ⁱᵐ ˢᵒ ʳᵘˢᵗʸ ˢᵒʳʳʸ⁻

Sonic is the charming prince of Andalasia. He's charismatic, daring, passionate - and rides the fastest steed in all the land! One day, when beautiful, kind Princess Amy goes missing, Prince Sonic chases after and finds himself in modern-day Station Square.

Sonic doesn't manage to find his Princess right away - he instead meets Shadow - a grumpy and cynical divorce lawyer. Any whimsy and zest for life he once had died years ago with the death of his sister.

When their worlds collide... shenanigans ensue

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Gotcha!

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sweet sonic and shadow ^_^

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i cant sleep, my inbox is open if u wanna toss me asks. always down to talk fanfics or anything Sonic <3 And ya'll know I'm a Sonadow nut

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i need to stop listening to songs entirely because every song gives me a fanfic idea and i scream because ill never have time to write them all