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[projectshadovv]

Thoughts on shadamy? Or how you see the potential behind their dynamic? 🥺👉👈

gosh i havent thought that much about shadamy in awhile!! i was REALLLLY into it tho, just as much as i was into sonamy, like i honestly couldnt decide which i liked more.

(under read more cause once again i am Just Talk Talk Talk)

obviously now sonshadamy is the way

but ok well, i think i ship them more platonically firstofall (tho im not against romantically, we just haven't seen them together that many times? i would LOOOVE more interaction with them) and she'd be really good for helping him open up more about his thoughts and feelings, encourage him to be kind and thoughtful. people like to say that Sonic is a lot like Maria, and maybe they are similar!- Maria never got the chance to be adventurous or active though, and in SA2, Amy clearly reminded Shadow of Maria just as he was about to watch Earth be destroyed. She reminded and showed Shadow the actual meaning in Maria's words, what she wanted for Shadow and thats how he was able to save the world.

Amy's a really 'get into her feelings' kind of person and i can see her and Shadow having a few arguements and disagreements and lack of communication and understanding between them. It would def be really rocky at first (while Sonic on the other hand, just *understands* Shadow and leaves him be if needed, or confronts him directly and straight to the point). It would take a long time for Amy to really understand Shadow who's a closed door, and Amy's a open book and maybe that scares Shadow. He doesnt understand someone like her, who is so selfless and kind and lends a helping hand to anyone in need, and maybe he hates being on the other hand of that dynamic- he sees it as being weak, and Amy could teach him that theres bravery in kindness.

On a happier note tho, some activities i can see them enjoying together. Clearly Amy cant keep up with him in combat or speed, but she has a good endurance, and i can see her taking him out shopping or to local game arcades, or maybe help him with gardening. he grumbles and complains at the thought of being around people and doesnt like the center of attention but i think he'd think the experience is worth it

In battle, he'd be pretty annoyingly worried about Amy, she's not as strong or skilled as him and Sonic, or as elusive and cunning as Rouge- and you know, he wouldnt wanna lose someone close to him a second time, so he'd prob jump in front of Amy all the time and Amy would get soooo pissed off at him and theyd just get into a yelling match in the middle of the battlefield and everyone else is just face palming and its sooo awkward for everyone.

Finally, sonic who's known amy like his whole life, assures Shadow that shes more than capable of taking care of herself. Yes she was the damsel in distress in the past, but she's gotten stronger, not only for her friends but for herself and he's seen the improvement. it takes a lot of convincing to calm Shadow and so maybe he tries to work together more as a team with her. He's not used to that, so he'll still mess up and still try to get the most enemies defeated, but thats because he wants all the glory. it's still kinda annoying to Amy but he's trying i suppose!

Or maybe I'm giving Shadow too much credit, maybe he leaves Amy by herself TOO much, leaves her to fend for himself, refuses to work as a coordinated team. He's always worked alone, and when he doesn't its with Rouge, and its more like theyre fighting alone but together- if that makes sense. This irritates Amy cause 'arent we friends? friends look out for each other' and he'd be like, ive always been able to look out for myself' and she'll say 'yes but not all of us are Ultimate Lifeforms like you. What's all your power and strength for if not used to protect those who need you?' and once again she reminds him of Maria's promise. She's really good at humbling him and gently or harshly putting him back in his place depending on whats going on.

Amy of course finds herself stumped from time to time and goes to Rouge a lot for advice, to which Rouge is happy to help but says sometimes its best to leave things alone as she's learned to do when it comes to Shadow. Rouge is kinda relived too, now that Amy's trying to take over as some sort of caretaker for Shadow. Takes some of the stress out of the older girl's hair. Amy can't leave things alone though and just pushes and pushes Shadow until he snaps at her and lets her have it. It sucks but at least he's communicating. Again, Amys not one to back down and tells him that what he does hurts her and his friends. Shadow grumbles that he doesnt care but he doooes when it comes to Rouge and Amy, and eventually learns that to have the girls stop pestering him is to just *tell them* what hes thinking or feeling. He learns its just easier to do that than have them bothering him for days and days.

this is a lot of "amy makes shadow a better guy" so let me think of how Shadow helps Amy for once, okay so obvs i think he'd be up to sparring with her on a lower level to help her advance her skills. She becomes a much stronger fighter. Since she doesnt have the speed he or Sonic does, he teacher her to put all she has into her Piko Hammer, helps her go through rigorous training to better wield the weapon in a more convenient manner rather than just swinging her hammer around and wasting energy when it doesnt hit. He'll even rope Omega in who's more than happy to shoot a moving target. Amy will have to skillfully weave and dodge through it all, or use her hammer to block or deflect the projectiles.

I guess he'd tried to teach her to be more careful of the people she trusted, not to trust so easily and openly. But I think she'd be pretty adamant about it, after all, she trusted him pretty much as soon as she met Shadow, and when she met Omega (E 123 Gamma? sorry cant remember if theyre the same character), along with a bunch of other baddies. She's not afraid of getting hurt or being wrong or trying to be the try hard good guy, she cares more about giving second chances to those who want it. Shadow and Amy agree to disagree but its brought up when its relevant.

hopefully this is good enough?? idk the shadamy fanfics i read back in the day, Shadow was either a really emo guy in highschool or some guy in a gang or mafia, and along came amy this really preppy girl who'd bring him out of his shell and into the sunshine, until one day her life was in danger and he'd have to save her, and sonic was either the villian or some asshole jock kid who get jealous now that amy wasnt always on him, or it was shadow's dad LOL that was THE formula for shadamy fics back then.

[persona-rrau]

hypothetically what if minato got captured successfully by an enemy nation (bonus points if its by the nation that invaded them in tnt's version)?

TNT: There would be hell to pay.

If this happens before Akechi becomes retainer, it’s Akira that saves him along with Junpei and a couple of other military members. Not to imply Minato would be defenseless… because he’d definitely give his captors hell and make himself easily traceable, but he’d be physically restrained and can’t really punch his way out as easily as Akira for example. He has tiny bod disadvantage. Very cute. But very easy to pick up and slam against nearest wall or sword.

Akira would see this as a personal matter, definitely. He wouldn’t be able to get revenge entirely but the least he could do is save Minato from them when he failed to do it the first time. Though, I also think he’d think letting Minato get captured in the first place would count as another failure to make up for.

However, if this happens during the time both Akechi and Akira are retainers, Akira’s first suspect would be fucking Goro Akechi hey what did you do now you little shit? Of course Akechi did nothing and he has to stare Akira down bc, do you honestly think I’d still be here if I took Minato away, you absolute fucking idiot. Akechi was there when Minato was stabbed and wounded during the invasion, so Akechi would also take it personally, but more in a… “I couldn’t do anything back then because of my rank, so now, I’ll do everything I can to make up for it.” etc. (That, and “Kurusu I will bury you and do this better than you” lol) Both of them would clash so hard despite having the same goal. They wouldn’t clash because they disagree but they’d clash because it was both very personal to them for different reasons. To Akira, it’s a matter of making up for his past mistakes, for Akechi, it’s to bury his past self and embrace his new title- become a person that’s able to do things that were otherwise restricted because of rank.

They’d have to work together to save Minato, which implies they both share the burden and the success. It’d tick Akira off honestly. He’d insist on doing it alone because he’s still not convinced Akechi is innocent. Ofcs Akechi wouldn’t give him the satisfaction, and he’d be one step ahead every time Akira tries to track Minato down, until he finally just concedes that yes, if they work together, it’d be better for Minato. So, even if it stings, I think he’d suck it up and work together with Akechi if Akechi proved to be onto something, a lead of some sorts or anything that guaranteed Minato’s safety. Thanking him tho… he gets no thanks. Akira will honestly never give thanks because Akechi signed up for this so he should be prepared to be ordered around and to do things like this if it comes up because it’s not optional and it’s demanded of him as a retainer.

Straylize: Akira has two priorities:

Save Minato ASAP

Make sure as few people know as possible, as to avoid a panic.

And because of that? Akira would take as few people on a mission to save Minato as possible. Even some of the A-Rank soldiers would not be clued in to the situation beyond what’s necessary; Junpei has too big of a mouth, and he literally would never trust or tell Akechi anything, since in my vers, Akechi has done not a single thing to earn Akira’s trust, and there’s. A lot to unpack with their situation that would make it 100% not feasible.

Seeing as Akira would pretty much entirely take the guilt and responsibility for letting it happen, he would be more likely to fudge the details with everyone in the kingdom’s inner circle so he could just shoulder the burden himself. There are a few people he’d tell—Futaba, with her informants working to get any extra intel, and whatever soldiers he deems worthy enough to go in his stead if he were to fall in battle. But that would probably be a max of maybe five people total

It’s definitely more reckless, but considering something like that is something that would make Akira absolutely beside himself with guilt and fury... well, that’s just how it is. Really, whoever managed to pull that off wouldn’t even have time to regret their actions before he killed them for the sake of saving Minato, anyway.