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strugglingbutstillfighting · 2 months ago

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🫂🩸 tails :)

finally showered after wearing the same clothes for days & realised things aren't completely awful. also got inspired to finally write something for this despite it being my favourite genre basically idk uh maybe somewhat graphic description of wound/blood ?? literaly u cant ask a nurse whether something is too much for ppl who dont deal w injuries etc much idk where the line is lol But anyway it's probly fine

comforting hug + patching up a wound

Sonic sighed as he stood under the warm shower spray.

The day hadn't been terribly bad as such, but a battle with various robots of the doctor's creation had gone on for an achingly long time, followed by an argument with some bystanders that complained about their grass or something - instead of being relieved or even grateful that the terrorizing badniks had finally been removed from the area.

In short, it was exhausting. Despite Sonic's intense dislike of water, usually including rain, a cleansing shower often felt very welcome and calming after busy events; offering an opportunity to recharge or reset by rinsing through his fur and mind, letting stresses wash away with the dripping water.

Well, some stresses. In most cases, usually.

He'd done the same after returning from space, allowing his mind to clear a bit after the confusing days that started with being chased by a huge truck, and ending with losing someone that they barely knew. Yet it still felt like a blow.

Even though it had been a few weeks since the whole event, it hadn't washed completely away. Not that it had to, and indeed his behaviour probably didn't seem much changed to those around him, but the thought of a light dimming as it fell sometimes drifted in his mind.

Sonic shook his head firmly, spraying some of the water to splatter on the walls. There was no need to dwell. It was later than ideal, and there was still food to eat before settling down for some sleep finally. Spending that time on the couch with his brother sounded like a good solution to such a day.

He quickly finished scrubbing and shook himself dry, using a towel to rub any persisting dampness out of fur and narrower places. Soon giving up on getting the insides of his ears truly dry, he threw the towel to one side and headed out with fresh gloves and socks pulled on.

Tails glanced around as he entered the room, making for the sofa. "Feeling better?"

Sonic offered a faint smile. "A bit." He stretched a little into a good sitting position as Tails brought over the dinner he'd warmed up.

Picking up his plate from the low table, Sonic chewed slower than usual as Tails flicked through some programs on the TV without much thought, both of them tired from the day and not particularly interested in any specific entertainment.

The two ate their food in a nice quiet, muted sounds from whatever channel they'd landed on giving a pleasant background buzz to the evening. When the empty plates were put together on the table, Tails yawned widely.

"Looks like someone should get some sleep," Sonic teased lightly, grinning despite the lack of visual attention.

Tails rubbed his nose, sniffing as it itched. "Yeah, and it's you," he replied half-heartedly, muffled by the actions. Scrunching his muzzle in distaste, he finally glanced at his brother's fond look. "Do you want the-- What happened?!"

Sonic blinked. "Uh?"

"Why didn't you say anything? When did you get hurt?"

As he spoke, tone aggravated with worry, Tails scrambled up and backtracked to the kitchen, hurriedly returning with a red box and a deep frown concentrated on Sonic's side.

"Buddy, I'm not sure what you... oh. Huh." Looking down at himself in an attempt to figure out what Tails was so upset about revealed his right side dyed with a startling amount of red. Shifting in alarm and raising his arm despite Tails' immediate protests to stay still, Sonic winced at a flare of pain near his elbow, and tilting it slightly revealed a deep looking wound that welled some more blood on being jostled.

Sonic frowned at the sight as Tails fussed, checking his side for any hidden injuries since half the fur was matted with blood, but to his relief, it all seemed to come from where Sonic had been resting his elbow, unfocused enough by eating and relaxing that the trickle of red slowly coating his side - and unfortunately some of the sofa - hadn't registered until seen.

Relaxing a little now the situation wasn't as urgent as it had seemed, Tails sat on the table in front of his brother, rummaging through the first aid kit to clean the wound as Sonic absently rubbed at the rest of the matted fur with a wipe.

"It must've clotted almost straight away," Tails mused, his mind always solving what was in front of him whether or not it was needed. "Your healing factor is usually pretty fast, but we were out there for a while, and it was pretty dusty and stuff by the time it was done." He patted the wound after clearing most of the blood away to critically check how bad it was, ignoring his brother's wince at the sting of antiseptic on open skin.

"I didn't really notice anythin' earlier," Sonic agreed, and grimaced again when Tails pressed the wipe to make sure the wound was cleared out. "Ouch."

"Sorry." Tails glanced at Sonic's expression briefly before twisting around to find a bandage, explaining as he continued. "Anyway, I think maybe the shower irritated it enough to open again. And since you're more relaxed now, and clean, the clotting would've been disrupted enough for it to bleed without healing for a bit." He finished winding a bandage neatly around Sonic's arm to keep the plaster in place, and checked the tightness.

Sonic folded the stained wipe he'd used to get most of the matted fur clean, resigned to having to shower again at some point to actually wash the grittiness of dried blood out, and tossed it lightly onto the table next to the first aid kit.

Tails gave him a look. "That's a biohazard."

"Only if you touch it, scientist." Sonic flexed his bandaged arm slightly, ignoring his brother's narrowed eyes. He offered a smile in return, finding himself even more tired than before now the situation was solved. "Thanks, lil' bro. Feels good."

"I'm an engineer. Are you in pain at all?" Tails frowned as he slowly tidied up the kit, pushing it to one side of the table towards the dishes to all be taken back to the kitchen at some point.

Sonic considered briefly and shook his head. Now he knew there was something there, his arm hurt a little, but only when he really moved the joint. Tails gave him a doubtful look as he stood up from the table.

"Are you sure?" He pressed, crossing the room to put the wipes in the bin and brush off his paws. Returning to hover uncertainly by the sofa, he bit his lip before words started to rush out of him. "You don't need to just 'deal with it', you know. We have stuff for pain. I know you kind of... just get on with it, but. I'm here and I care about you, Sonic. I want you to tell me when you're... well, just, you know. If I can help. And stuff. If you're hurting. We can talk. Or not. Just. I want you to be okay."

Sonic stared at his little brother, mouth slightly open in surprise. The kit had always been more apt at speaking than Sonic, able to go on excited rambles about his current project or anything that interested him, and even when they signed for communication before either would get hyperverbal, Tails would express feelings and thoughts that could take the hedgehog by surprise. Not because they weren't to acknowledge such things aloud - Sonic would never set any rule or limit, let alone restricting any kind of expression - but, well, mostly because Sonic wasn't good at it. And though they'd both grown up a little since going from forest to town with only campfires and blankets, Tails in particular was becoming constantly more aware and observant around their developing lives.

While Sonic struggled to formulate an answer that wasn't completely dismissive, Tails fiddled with his paws, pulling at the end of his gloves that only in recent years had he grown in to without the bands to keep them on small hands.

Almost taking himself by surprise, Sonic abruptly reached out with his good arm to tap at the kit's paws. "Careful, keed - you're gonna make 'em too big for you again."

Tails stopped fussing, but his expression deepened at the now lesser used term. He sat down when Sonic didn't add anything else, a little closer than before. Sonic continued looked slightly off to the side.

"I know the stuff with Shadow was a lot - and we don't hafta' talk about it! But it was a lot, for all of us." Tails hesitated for a second, an image of his brother in a capsule disappearing through a metal floor into space flashing in his mind. He shook himself slightly. "I just want you to be okay. Or just know that you can talk to me, I guess. I just... I care about you, and--"

"C'mere, squirt," Sonic suddenly reached out and pulled the fox towards him, ruffling the top of Tails' head and making him squeal in surprise and protest.

"Sonic! Stoppit--!"

"Nah. You're thinkin' too much for even that big brain of yours, and it needs taking down a peg."

Tails tried unsuccessfully to wriggle away from the treatment, but Sonic dragged him back and into a hug, putting his carefully bandaged arm around the fluffy back, resting his relaxed spines against a fluffy shoulder.

"I 'preciate it, kid," he murmured, almost inaudibly. "But you're still pretty young for that kinda stuff. Plus, it's been a long day. Prob'ly best we both get some shut-eye, don't you think?"

Tails sighed against him; not disappointed but almost expectant. He chanced pushing his muzzle into the crook of Sonic's neck, smelling the comforting familiarity of faint grass and wind, though it was marred with not quite faded metal oil and the muted scent of blood along with antiseptic sharpness.

Still, it was enough Sonic despite the fight and shower and wound, and Tails took a deep breath against the fine blue fur and felt the gentle pull of fingers through his own fluff.

"C'n I stay here," he mumbled, half into the sofa, the unspoken with you clear through sudden exhaustion.

A quiet chuckle rumbled from Sonic's chest, more felt than heard by the kit snuggled against him. Instead of words in answer, he started humming quietly, a familiar tune easily finding its way into the sound as he closed his eyes against the window's moonlight.

Tails tried to recall what the sound represented, its comforting familiarity from nights beside a small campfire easily pulling his mind to rest before he could remember. Something about lights and stars...

Sonic continued humming as he felt his own mind drift, exhaustion claiming both the young animals after being staved off by fear and worry. He let himself settle into the only touch that was almost never unwelcome, and thought of a single bright spark in the dark of space, allowed to go back to waiting arms.

#what are endings mai stop writing fukcing descriptors and do an actual story a;fdjsl #sonic the hedgehog #sth #miles tails prower #unbreakable bond #sonic and tails #sonic adventure 2 #me when sa2 on the mind but run out of words three quarter way through #think wrote tails sounding too old considering this is meant to be post sa2 rip #rotating aosth in my mind here and there........#technically this has to be before heroes too since they don't know shadow survived #idk why sa2 shadow angst. skimmingmilk inspiration ig in a lot of this those stories are so good #also others writers bc i just read and have ideas but apparently dont actually put them down into proper words #well whatever this took too many hours considering i knew what i wanted to do but then it kind of got lost sooo have this fluff idk #it checks the boxes of what was asked technically #ik you said tails carrot but cmon. its still him but he's the one patching up the wound bc i must beat up one (1) hedgehog #i cannot hurt the baby child. ok maybe mentally but #finally some good fking sa2 angst i actually wrote #movie 3 on the mind also obvously...... thoughts on that parallel #anyway. dyed my hair red and it dripped on the kitchen floor lmao ig that was the inspiration for this #now to wash it out and go to bed #days are exhausting #my writing #i'll put this on ao3 if i get round to it #bc it's not bad (me when i finish writing abruptly and refused to re-read it to see whether it's actually not bad or not)#okay bye this better post properly #carrot ily btw #the brothers my beloved.........

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strugglingbutstillfighting · 3 months ago

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I'm going to choose 💞 with Sonic and Tails. I'm not sure who else to choose other than that, but I like too much to pick anything else

warning: character death in nightmare ig? don't think it's gory or anything but literally as a veterinayr nurse i cannot know what the non medical person finds 'too much' ppffftttt

Prompts Open btw !

Post-nightmare cuddles

Tails continued creeping forward towards the sounds, wincing at each thump that almost made the ground vibrate, assumingly from something somewhat heavy smacking into it.

He hoped Sonic had done his part in the mission already - it would be much more difficult to detach the central control panel from the contained chaos emerald without the control room's security doors being unelectrified.

Carefully approaching the last corner, Tails crouched on his side of it, taking a deep breath before peeking around the wall.

Sure enough, the door was unlocked and frozen halfway up, the power having cut out before it could close and create an impenetrable metal barrier that would have them needing to retreat and perhaps come up with another plan.

Relieved that his research hadn't been for nothing, Tails straightened up a little to stealthily walk towards the control room, ducking unnecessarily under the door. Inside, a block of counter with various buttons took up an entire wall, but there was no sign of any container that could house the emerald.

Tails frowned. He scanned the area again, beginning to feel uneasy. It was silent and aside from a few flashing lights on some panels, nothing caught his eye.

There was a bang from behind him and Tails flinched, slapping a paw over his mouth to suppress a yelp as he half-spun around, twisting his body in a bid to check if something was approaching without moving from his position.

After a moment, there was nothing, and Tails exhaled slowly, lowering his arm and willing himself to calm down. He took a deep breath to clarify his thoughts and stepped further into the room.

But this time, there was something present: near the opposite corner, a mixture of red and blue stood out from the grey floor and Tails squinted, wondering how he could have missed the clear difference on his first look.

Slowly, he made his way towards the colours, his mind seeming to recognise something but refusing to allow him to realise it as he got closer.

It wasn't until he was standing over the scene when it clicked in a single second.

Tails gasped, a name in his mouth but it didn't come out despite feeling like he screamed it. He fell to his knees, the stench of something awfully strong filling his sensitive nostrils, the sensation of wet seeping into his fur from the ground. Reaching out one trembling hand, he watched it shake in front of his eyes, for some reason unable to make physical contact with the...

A rattling sound reached his ears, making them twitch, and with wide eyes he listened, frozen, to the weak wheezing of breath that sounded barely able to support life for long. With a gasping sob of his own, Tails suddenly found himself throwing his body forward and desperately crawling to drop the side of his head to short light fur, listening for the sound of a reassuring beat, the assurance that it wasn't too late, that things would be okay.

There was nothing echoing even as he pushed his muzzle into the surface, a wild sense of desperation telling him to be closer, to hold on, to wait for a sign of anything--

Crackling and rasping that sounded more like machine than a living thing had Tails quickly tilting his face to look, unable or unwanting to pull away from his position in fear of missing what he was waiting for. He lowered his gaze from dull green eyes that nonetheless seemed to pierce his soul and saw a mouth moving, even as a trickle of red matted with fur around it and another bang echoed above them, making it difficult to make out anything from his ears and even sight as he fancied he heard the whisper of something under the skin he half rested on and the mouth formed something that made his hope dive even as it fell, knowing they needed to get out but there were no plans, no blueprints, no help. And even as a blue head started to rise, there was a click from behind and only one word distinguishable from rushing in his ears and blackness and what felt like screaming without any noise...

"-Tails!"

Bolting upright, or at least trying to as the cushioned surface beneath him made it a much slower movement than intended, Tails found himself looking straight into bright green eyes that were shaded with concern and curiosity. They quickly backed up, gloved hands coming up in a soothing gesture.

"Hey, hey, it's okay. You just seemed a little out of it and didn't wake up when I called you the first couple times." The voice was pitched in a similar soothing way that radiated calm. "I was hoping that movie stuff last night wasn't playing on your mind."

Tails blinked and everything made sense again.

The comfortable sofa beneath him easily accommodated his stature into a corner. In front of it, Sonic stood just slightly crouched, hands up in the universal gesture of meaning no harm. From another room, the sound of boiling water occupied the background. Something tasty smelling offered its familiar scent.

Sonic frowned. "You're not thinking about it, right?" He rubbed the back of his head with one hand hesitantly. "I know I'm not the best guardian but if you think it's okay, and Chaos knows we've done enough to know what's actually real and whatnot, and you're a smart kid, you know the difference between movie things and real life, but I still want you to be--"

He got cut off as yellow fluff practically lunged forward to hug around his chest, blinking in surprise as Tails nestled his face into short peach fur. After a second, Sonic lowered his hands to hold the fox back, patting a couple of times.

"Buddy? I thought a nap would help, not make you... well, whatever this is."

Sensing his brother's unease and mounting concern, Tails quickly sniffed, letting the warm familiar scent and steady thumping under one ear fill his post-dream reality. He pulled back, swiping an arm under his nose with another sniff, and tried a quick grin at the confused expression staring at him.

"S-sorry. Uh, I know you like to be told first." He guiltily fiddled with his gloves, eyes downcast as he scolded himself internally for losing it and making his touch-averse brother uncomfortable. "There was... It just, uh, wasn't a great nap. Kind of a nightmare. I just wanted to... you know."

For both better and worse, Sonic did know. There were plenty of nights when his own hands shook and breath was short after waking, and Tails was either somehow already beside him or soon inviting him into distraction and comfort. His expression softened and he nudged a fluffy leg with a knee.

"Budge up." When Tails obediently shuffled a little to allow Sonic to sit beside him, the hedgehog didn't wait until there was adequate space to both use the sofa; instead squishing himself into the immediate space between fluff and sofa arm, simultaneously encompassing the kit in his hold, loose enough for easy escape if it wasn't wanted.

While touch wasn't his favourite, there was a reason why touch-selective described him very well. In being able to select who he hugged, it was okay. And there was one person that was always on the list.

"Hey, don't stress, bud. Take as long as ya need, okay?"

Tails sniffed once more before giving in and gripping back, once again burrowing his face into his brother's front and allowing the physical reassurance chase away the last of an unreal nightmare.

Despite the clear offer, Tails shuffled out of the hold after a minute or so, rubbing an arm over his face to refresh and mentally shake himself off. He gave a much more genuine smile as the two sat opposite each other on the sofa, Sonic patiently waiting with a soft expression never leaving his brother's form.

"I'm okay now," Tails reassured, stretching a little as he made to stand up.

Sonic cocked his head as he watched Tails straighten up, yawning away the remnants of a not so great nap. He stayed unusually still as Tails rubbed his nose and then raised an eyebrow back in an unspoken well?

The boiling water reached a crescendo of noise, and Sonic's ear twitched in response, glancing towards the source of the sound before returning his focus to his brother. He practically jumped up from the sofa, electing a faux exasperated sigh from Tails, and gave a wink in return.

"Well, if you're sure, kid, I started dinner while you were out. Fancy lending a hand? It's your house, after all."

Tails huffed and rolled his eyes in fondness, making a waving gesture with his paws to shove his chuckling brother towards the kitchen with the occasion physical push as he followed. The welcoming scent of their usual meal enticed both to pause the banter in favour of cooking up the dish, eventually settling together on the sofa to enjoy it.

And if Sonic noticed that Tails lent a little more against him into the evening, he didn't acknowledge anything more than winding an arm around fluffy shoulders in return.

#djfgh not sure where this went but uh have it #sth #sonic the hedgehog #unbreakable bond #sonic and tails #miles tails prower #tails the fox #the brothers im love them...... not sure why i put tails thu that honestly it just happened #but hopefully the comfort makes up for whatever the first bit was lol #my writing #prompt fill #i wanted to start typing this so i did but im not responsible for what it became it just got typed idk #never ask a nurse whats too much to normal ppl that dont deal w medical things and dramatic Situations rip #well its good enough anyway the comfort is nice soooo #no im not projecting on a fox what #hope you enjoy whoever asked for this! and sry it came out like this lol #it's still fine! theyre fine!! its all fine !!!!

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strugglingbutstillfighting · 3 months ago

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🫂 with Sonic and Tails?

the emojis literally were just a black box on my phone so knowing what the actual prompt was had to wait until i used my laptop fsdkal also i couldnt start this for the life of me but wanted to do it bc it's already been days so my platonic partner gave me a starting sentence which helped

"You told me this wouldn't happen again."

Sonic made a face at his past reassuring words being used accusingly by his own brother.

"I knoww..." He dragged out the word a little, trying to come up with something justifiable. "But I'm fine, see!"

He spread his hands as if to prove the point by demonstrating the lack of mortal injury. Unfortunately, the few scrapes and bruises he had picked up didn't help the claim. Plus, Tails didn't even bother to look around from the kitchen counter.

Only the more than necessary aggressive sounds of chopping filled the short silence as Sonic dropped his arms back to his sides.

Faced with his brother's silence back and tails twitching in agitation, Sonic sighed quietly and padded forward.

"Tails, you know I don't leave you out of things on purpose," he started, "it's just--"

"What if you'd been badly hurt?" Tails finally spun around to almost shout, and Sonic took a physical step back at the tears in his eyes, stunned.

"I..."

Tails sniffed. "Never mind," he muttered, starting to turn his back again, but Sonic quickly stepped forward and put one hand on a fluffy shoulder.

"Hey."

He waited a moment, but Tails refused to look at him, keeping his face turned away although he didn't move to shift out of the light hold keeping him in place.

The tomatoes that had been victim of the forceful chopping leaked watery red on the light surface of the counter as Tails watched. He sniffed again.

"I made these devices so we could always know where someone is if needed." His voice was quiet, more matching the tone that he'd had when they'd first met than the competent genius in front of Sonic.

Sonic added nothing to his reply this time. "I know."

"It just... It's important to me. To know where you are, if you're hurt. If anyone is in danger." Tails bit his lip. "I know none of you really get it, but..."

"Hey." This time the call was firmer, and Tails finally turned his head to face his big brother. Sonic's eyes were focused but gentle. "It doesn't matter if we get it or not. If it's important to you, then it's is important. You know I'm not great with all this tech stuff, or proper words."

He gave a small grin and wink, prompted Tails to sniff again to hide a huff of amusement.

"But, I am sorry. Your big brain will have to forgive your big bro's small mind," he fluffed the fur atop Tails' head, relieved to hear a snort of laughter instead of another sniff.

Tails rubbed his nose and nodded, but his eyes were still downcast. "It's just... if something goes wrong. If something happens... I won't know where to find you. And it might be too late if I do. Or I never will and-"

"Hey, I'm okay. And so are you. I'll do my best to remember, okay?" Sonic used his other hand to gently nudge Tails' chin up, making sure the younger saw the honesty in his older brother's genuine expression.

The watery-ness had mostly disappeared, and Tails nodded again, but Sonic abruptly pulled him closer, leaning to put his head on his shoulder, wrapping his arms around the fluffy back as tails flicked in surprise.

There was only a moment before the hug was returned, Sonic's body squeezed surprisingly tightly by smaller arms.

Half-chopped tomatoes and onions watched impassively from in front of a frying pan on the counter Sonic could now see. Tails had been making chilli dogs in the absence of his brother, prepared for his return despite fear.

"Sonic?"

He allowed himself another quick squeeze and breath, then pulled back, keeping hands on the fox's shoulders briefly, offering a grin at the slightly concerned expression.

"Looks like you're makin' a lil something for lunch, buddy. Want some help?"

#sth #unbreakable bond #sonic and tails #sonic the hedgehog #this wouldn't start andthen when it did t got sO FLuffy and i dont regret #the brother ...them...... the bro ever. .. ....#hope this is okay! maybe i'll be able to b good at prompts again after this #it's pretty sweet & good enough i think..... them.........#my writing #niyana-the-ambiguous-mobian #prompts #reply #thinks about them..........#why was this so hard to start #it came so easily after the first bit and im love them #hope you enjoy!

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