#finding joy with sonic and his friends

[sonkfan005]

queer headcanon for sonic characters time hell yeah

btw i have asks open id love to hear headcanons from anyone else, too <3

sonic - quoi-biromantic (as in, cant easily differentiate between platonic and romantic affection, and biromantic) and ace. most asexual guy ever. cis guy, but honestly transfem sonic is based as hell. she would keep her name Sonic lol

tails - hes just a little guy. trans boy tails is one of my favourite headcanons

amy - aroace amy is awesome. i think she just has really strong platonic feelings, which she has taken to be romantic. (but biromantic heterosexual amy is a close second) cis girl

knuckles - gonna be honest transmasc knuckles is fucking epic. straight

shadow - transmasc shadow is also a good one. aro, heterosexual.

rouge - bi QUEEN. cis. my beautiful bisexual latina queen.

silver - nebularomantic (as in, has a hard time differentiating platonic from romantic affection due to ASD) and gay. hes the type to be super in denial about it. if nobody has written a fic about him coming out to himself ill write it myself. agender he/she if he had the time to figure it out lmfao. he doesnt know what the hell that means though. amy totally had to explain what being nonbinary was to him.

blaze - lesbian. butchy.

espio - homoromantic ace. cis guy. i have a hard time seeing hi as anything but that. i think hes like silver in that, he was also super in denial. tried to prove he wasnt gay lol

vector - not enough transmasc vector in this world, i think hes transmasc. came out to himself late in life. i think espio met him before he transitioned.... thatd make for a good fic. straight

big - he/him nb ace lesbian tbh

jet - in denial about bi. he gets a crush on a guy for the first time and hes like Wow Hes So Cool I Need To Beat Him Up. cis

wave - cishet. she keeps trying to get jet to admit hes bi but he wont listen

storm - aro heterosexual. no strong opinions. he thinks women are good-looking but i dont know how much hed be into romance... cis. gives awful dating advice to wave and jet.

eggman - most aro homosexual man to ever exist. cis. i do love seeing artworks of egg-woman though. if eggman were a woman shed also be aro homosexual/lesbian lol

whisper - trans girl whisper holds a dear place in my heart. lesbian

tangle - cis lesbian. she was a little lemur and saw a beautiful woman on tv and said Mom(s) I'm Marrying A Woman. i think she has two lesbian mothers too.

belle - heteroromantic ace. i like to imagine shes the type to sit around and picture her wedding when shes got nothing else to think about. cis, and hasnt given it much thought.

mimic - aroace. easy. cis

starline - transmasc and gay. good for him

lanolin - cishet, but honestly itd be funny if she were like, Oh Yeah Im Straight. Everyone Thinks Women Are Hot So That Doesnt Count and Belle just fuckin. stares at her lmao

vanilla - cishet also

sally - cis, bi

surge - ace lesbian, but she is far from ready to even think about romance,,, cis

i cant think of any more characters lol. i dont know anything about archie characters so i dont wanna include them

[sonicexelle-junkary]

Okay, Art block has been hitting me hard and I can’t get myself to do work on the AU idea I had, so I can’t make something fun to introduce you guys to the AU first off.

Instead, I’ll simply explain what the story is gonna be about, as well as the plot to it. I’ll include the art I have made so far for the au as well (which isn’t much). Feel free to ask any questions and I’ll answer best I can.

AU: QUIET ON SET

The au takes place in a 1970’s to 1990’s sitcom set of a very popular show called [REDACTED] produced by [REDACTED] (I don’t have proper names for them yet). Pretty much the whole cast of Sonic is here, with our main character Sonic, secondary characetrs Amy, Tails, and Knuckels. As well as occasional and returning guest stars; Shadow, Mighty, Ray, Rouge, Vanilla, Cream, and a whole lot more!

“But this is a horror AU, right?” I hear you say. “This is for your horror blog. It has to be horror. Is it?” And you’d be right!

After suffering a massive concussion from a falling light fixture on set, Sonic wakes up and finds that nothing is as it seems. In fact, he realizes that as far as he could remember, his life had been a lie, as he’d been living on a set this whole time, and he’d suddenly became aware of the fourth wall.

No matter what he does, he can’t seem to escape the show he was forced into, as the camera follows him the entire time, and he always stumbles back onto set, hearing the “live” audience react to every thing he does or say. His friends don’t believe him. Are they his friends? Are they even real?

Tune in to follow Sonic on a path of insanity as he tries to escape this hellish nightmare, through endless corridors, sets, rooms, trough this constantly changing place. It’s like someone is taking joy in swatching him slowly break.

Sonic believes that the only way to escape is to go head to head with the director of this show. He will soon find out that would be more of a challenge than he thinks he’s ready for.

[in1-nutshell]

Greetings, dear writer. May I request the next installment for the Bot Buddy with a Sonic Scream who's Soundwave's Conjux? I've been curious to find out if they and Soundwave will be reunited and just HOW Megatron pulled it off since he promised Sound to get them back. My dearest apologies if I messed up this ask request.

You didn't mess up, you did great!

Hope you enjoy!

Soundwave's Conjunx with the Sonic Scream reuniting with Soundwave

SFW, Platonic, Romance, Mention of injury, Angst, Cybertronain reader

TFP

It had been a hectic four hours on base.

The kids had been kidnapped by an unknown vehicle and the bots were scrambling to find out where they had gone.

Buddy was trying their best to calm down June when a Decepticon message was intercepted.

Megatron had sent the message.

“What does it say?”--Arcee

“Megatron will give the children if we… give him Buddy.”--Ratchet

Buddy’s back straightened at this.

“What?”--Wheeljack

“Fat chance.”—Bulkhead

Bumblebee and Smokescreen murmur in agreement.

Buddy quickly types something on their data pad and hands it to Ratchet.

“Buddy says that they are willing to do it. Buddy, we need to think this through.”--Ratchet

“Ratchet is correct. If you fall into the Decepticon hands, there is no telling what they will do to you, especially given that Megatron knows of your abilities.”--Optimus

Buddy vents frustrated clenching their servos tightly.

Optimus put a servo on their shoulder.

“We will get the children back Buddy, but as of now, we need to come up with a plan that secures everyone’s safety.”--Optimus

A plan was soon formed and set to motion.

As Megatron said he came alone with a canister with the kids to his side

Optimus walked through the bridge with Sonar by his side.

Optimus demanded the kids back.

Megatron wanted first.

Buddy slowly walked to the war lord.

Buddy walks up to Megatron with a slight pained look on their face.

Megatron’s optics soften a bit as he puts a servo on their shoulder.

“It has been many years since we have last seen each other my friend.”--Megatron

Buddy has a tight smile on their face nodding.

They felt conflicted at what was happening.

This Megatron was not the Megatronus they grew to care for.

This mech was a stranger.

…then why did they still see some of their friend behind those optics?

Megatron was about to say something when a speeding missile came at them.

Buddy quickly grabbed the canister with the kids and shielded them as they were thrown back.

Dust and sand were sprayed everywhere as shots were exchanged.

Turns out the Cons didn’t like leaving their leader alone either.

All they could do was run and shield the canister.

Buddy wanted to scream but realized that with the kids so close it wasn’t the best idea.

And if they put them down somewhere there was a good chance, they would get squashed in someone’s underpede.

There was too much dust flying everywhere.

Something kicks them in the back making them drop the canister and land hard on the ground.

Buddy suppressed the scream as something digs into their back struts.

They could feel several servos holding them down and roughly placing a muzzle on their faceplate.

But that’s not what scared them.

It was the familiar claps of a shock collar that sent them into a frenzy panic.

Buddy tried screaming but the collar simply shocked them.

They squirmed and tried again to talk only to be shocked again.

They knew they were going to get captured.

Buddy only hoped that the kids were okay and escaped.

Suddenly the cuffs were taken off and the muzzle tossed aside.

They still didn’t dare to move until the collar was off.

They shakingly pushed back from the ground and looked at who got the restraints off of them.

They swore they were about to faint.

There knelt a couple feet away was Soundwave.

Buddy and Soundwave stared at each other.

Tears built around Buddy’s optics as a sad smile etched on their face.

They wanted to scream in joy that they found their Conjunx.

Sing to Primus that their beloved was here.

Soundwave slowly reached for their servo.

…He never saw the hammer coming.

The last thing he saw was Buddy being slung over Bulkhead’s shoulder looking like they were going to sob at any moment.

Back at the Autobot base…

Bulkhead sets Buddy down on the med slab.

Buddy barely registers Ratchet checking them up.

“Buddy?”--Raf

They look down to see Raf and the other children by their side.

“Are you okay?”--Raf

Buddy hesitates to answer, thankfully June intervenes.

“How about we give them some time to rest. Doctor’s orders.”--June

Buddy flashes her a thankful look as she guides the children out of the room.

They tap the slab loud enough to get Ratchet’s attention.

“Buddy? Is there something you need?”--Ratchet

He moves closer only to get trapped in their arms.

He wanted to move but the sniffling told him otherwise.

It had been a tough day for everyone.

For both Autobot and Decepticon alike.

[omegalomania]

i think what i admire most about this record after sitting with it for a full day is the marriage of its musicality and its lyricism.

lyrically..."nihilistic" is a really good way of putting it. i was honestly kind of floored by how goddamn bleak so much of the lyricism on this record is. there's so much desolation, so much hopelessness, so much struggling to find meaning in meaninglessness. lyrically, i think this might be some of pete's darkest but also some of his best work. there's so much grappling with the feeling that maybe it's all pointless. maybe none of it fucking gets better. maybe you're always going to be fighting to figure out some kind of sense and feeling displaced and the further you look toward the horizon, the more the inevitability of the end scares the living shit out of you.

so much (for) stardust is utterly desolate lyrically. even little granules of hope feel tongue-in-cheek or in denial. so...what? does anything ever get better? are we all just flailing around, trying to make our stupid lives make sense? but at the same time, fall out boy are the happiest they've ever been as a band. they waited five years so they could savor making this record and they were genuinely excited to share it with all of us. pete is wearing skirts and letting his hair down and they're playing songs that once got them booed off stage with fearless love in their eyes and they're looking after each others' mental health and supporting one another through it all. what does it mean for a band to release something this somber at this point in time for them?

the "reality bites" pink seashell speech sums it all up kind of perfectly. so maybe life is inherently meaningless, but at the same time...there's good food. there's beautiful weather. there are still good movies, and the sound of rain on the windows, and hope, and friendship, and joy. maybe there's no point. but that doesn't change that there's still laughter. there's still love.

and that's what's in the sound of this record. the big, cinematic swell of an orchestra. the upbeat chirps of a synth. the screeching of a guitar and some bouncy, catchy goddamn riffs that'll live under your skin for days. this is a record you dance to and cry to. (cry a little, cry a lot, but don't stop dancing, don't dare stop.) sonically, this is a record laden with grit and delight and a powerful sense of purpose, from catchy pop hooks to roaring, cinematic anthems. it sits in delicious contrast to the words but it doesn't undermine them. it complements them. happy music for sad people.

of course there's pain, and there's frustration, and the world is full of tragedy and hopelessness and maybe the worst part of it is that it doesn't go away once you grow up. as you get older, you don't ever magically learn how everything clicks together. you just have to fumble through it and hope for the best, even if it feels like it never gets any easier.

it's a hard lesson to learn. but you aren't alone in it. so what fates do we share? we're all stardust. we all share the same end. we are not alone in our fears and uncertainties and we will not be alone at the end either, not really. we came from stardust and to stardust we will return.

i think if there is a hope i can take away from this record it's like...this feeling that it doesn't get better, really. but you do get better at living with it, and to someone like me, that's vital. years ago i had to come to terms with the valuable, painful lesson that i will not, mentally, neurologically, ever get "better." there will never be a point where i am "cured" of all that i must live with. but i've grown better at living with it. and there are things out there that i'm living for anyway - good food, better friends, and maybe a long-anticipated record you need to put on replay for a good long while as you soak it in.

maybe none of this matters, in the end. but if it doesn't, then this is what matters. this.

"if nothing we do matters, then all that matters is what we do."

[whisper-and-tangle]

do you guys ever think abt silver finding old, torn photos and broken photo frames and scraps of letters and seeing old, damaged pictures of sonic and friends and reading old letters that never reached their destination do you ever think about silver finding desperate messages to loved ones that never made it before the sender died do you ever think about silver finding photos of friends and love letters and evidence of life and love and friendship do you ever think about silver seeing remants of the past and do you ever think about him thinking. why couldn't that be me. do you ever think about that affecting his loneliness. then do you ever think about him meeting sonic and friends. do you ever think about him, in the future again, lonely once more without sonic and co. and then he finds those photos. he finds those love letters (oh, look. one's from a chameleon to a hedgehog.) he finds those photo frames he finds broken badniks with blue quills still stuck to them he finds an old rusted kunai and he finds a broken wispon and he finds a deactivated badnik made by eggman but not, a dead belle. do you ever think about silver finding the remnats of his friends in the future and do you ever think about silver finding the remnants of people he didn't know and seeing these scraps of joy and hope and love from the past and smiling because. it's gonna be okay. that love and hope fuels him and hes determined to protect it. this is the future hes fighting for this is the love the joy the smiles he wants to protect he wants to keep it safe he wants everyone to be happy and love and and be safe. he wants the future to be safe, and seeing this love these smiles these past events these scraps of happiness and joy and love and friendship which are no longer here but yet the memories remain in photos and letters and writing and pictures do you ever think about him finding those. and smiling.

because no matter what. joy, love, and hope, persevere. and he will too. he'll protect it, the best he can. he'll save the future. he'll fight for the future

[dreamyzxn]

(≧◡≦) ♡ 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐂𝐊!

You and Sonic spent a lot of time together eating chili dogs for break times, battling and destroying robotniks, and always defeating Eggman. but, little did you know that this blue blur hedgehog had a huge crush on you and wanted to give you a special gift for being with him as always ♡

classic!sonic x reader, gn!reader

warn𝗂𝗇𝗀s, none! just fluff + grammar errors and ooc sonic,,

As you strolled through the Green Hills, a smile graced your upon on face. The peace of the day enveloped you, and you found yourself lost in the simple pleasure of wandering aimlessly unless Eggman was plotting his revenge against you and your friends, and of course… you have to kick him on the butt again together lol, anyways, you had a thought of taking a small rest from your walk, you decided to lean against a palm tree and gaze up at the clouds drifting across the sky…

Just as you were about to shut your eyes, a flash of blue caught your attention in the corner of your eye. You sat up and watched as the blue blur dashed by, it was none other than Sonic… who else could it be? you thought for a moment and tilted your head slightly, you saw Sonic stop running and turned his attention towards you. He waved his hand happily, clearly seeing you here always brought him joy and filled him with energy like a charger to battery - Just being in your presence made him feel fuzzy and more alive!

The blue hedgehog on his way to sit beside you, a big smile look on his face appeared happily and you just watched him being happy everytime you see him, you couldn't help but grin back at him finding him adorably at this state which made Sonic took a notice at your reaction and happened to wagged his tail and feel shy around you for a moment, his ears were like the shade of color red, glancing away quickly as he grinned nervously and rubbed the back of his head.

as you gave him a pat on a shoulder, you then asked him about how his day had been. Without hesitation, Sonic eagerly shared every detail of his day, overflowing with joy that you had shown interest and were willing to listen. The blue hedgehog proceeded to tell his adventures of devouring chili dogs, while also mentioning how Amy had been… err.. quite a bit of a bother in some ways… he calls it - Tails had joined him for their usual bonding time, and him had spent every single day of running alot through the Green Hills.

After Sonic finished rambling about his day, a sudden realization struck him. He looked up, an idea pipped in his mind. With a gentle poke on your shoulder, he silently signal for you to stay put here for a moment here, Naturally, you understood what he meant and responded with a smile and a thumbs up. The sight of your smile made Sonic's heart race once more, and in the blink of an eye, he vanished into thin air. and you, you werent really that surprised he dashed away as you chuckled.

back to Sonic… he is at a loss for what else to gift you, causing him to ponder. The pressure mounts, causing him to sweatdropped as he scans the surroundings… overwhelmed by his thoughts, his lips tremble but as he then saw something.. in that moment, he spots a sunflower swaying gracefully in the wind. His lips form a 'o' shape, instantly lifting his mood up. With a smile on his face, he reaches out to pick up the flower. Although he feels so bad for not being able to give you what you desired, he made sure of himself that he will take notes of it for the future.

The speedy blue hedgehog spun and dashed as fast as he could, clutching the sunflower in his hand. He was determined to make this gift special, to see your smile light up his world and wanted to make sure you feel comfortable as he is to you... your supports and cheers during his battles against Eggman filled him with much joy. Oh, the incredible dream he was living!… with your love making his heart running in his chest just like he run alot… ♡

Anyway… speaking of you, as you watched the surroundings around you, a tune of a whistle escaped your lips… The birds soared gracefully above, while a soft wind breeze brushed against all over yourself, with a sigh came out of your lips. Time seemed to drag on as you eagerly waited for the return of the hedgehog, feeling a tinge of boredom creeping in…

standing up from your seat, you stretched for a few seconds and glanced around, eagerly waiting for his return. Just then, you placed your hands on your hips and began tapping your foot… ss you shook your head, a sudden figure appeared beside you. It was none other than Sonic himself, brimming with proud and excitement. With both hands behind his back, you couldn't help but be curious. You took note of this sight and couldn't resist asking what he was hiding which made the hedgehog's grin formed widely as he was sweating bullets and concern washed over you, and you asked if he was okay. Sonic turned his head towards you fully and nodded fast, gulped, his expression showing how… nervous he is right now. you thought.

The blue hedgehog pouted and shut his eye as he then quickly pulled his arm out with a sunflower in his hand except the flower's other petals were gone leaving a one petal hanging for it's dear life - for a second and fall down to the ground. he tried to pull his best and coolest post... yet you and Sonic watched the petal fell and mainly, your friend was devastated and sulked alot as if he looked like he just saw a ghost or something… and you? you were surprised at this sudden movement of his, you blinked at it as you gave the hedgehog a soft smile and took the flower in his hand "?!" causing him to shake his head as he looked at you with a surprised look on his face.

You turned your head at him with a soft look while holding the flower in your hand. the blue blur's face turned various shades of red like a rose, especially his ears and cheeks as his lips were quivering as heck. He nervously gulped again, thinking you didn't like the gift. Surprisingly, you were smiling at him! This made him look away, feeling unsure. You chuckled at this, then took both of the blue hedgehog's hands and leaned in to give him a sweet small quick peck on the cheek.

and of course, he could feel his quills were spiked out and he was frozed in his spot, Sonic was all over the moon! he was rubbing his cheek where he was kissed - hearts seemed to appeared beside him, and i swear theres a heart in his pupils shown visible and oh my mobius! he didnt realized that he was wagging his tail uncontrollably, he felt like he was melting and running all at once. This was truly the best feeling ever! (and unforgettable-)

As you held the flower he gave you as a gift, you let out a light chuckle at his funny reaction and thanking him for the gift, you turned away and before leaving, you gave Sonic a wave and a wink as you walk away… he blinked in surprised, feeling his heart beating as fast with a positive and loved whirlwind of emotions. the blue hedgehog shake his head and immediately thought the urge to give you with full of many and any flowers in his arms the next day if he saw you... oh how he knew he wouldnt dare to miss a chance to be showered with kisses from you! ♡

[thel0llip0p]

A World Without Sonic

a sonadow prime ficlet, you can guess what it's about.

**disclaimer: i'm not a writer and I did not proofread it lol. this was the idea for my next comic but i got lazy to draw it so i wrote it out instead for now.

tags? sonadow , character death/mourning, platonic shadamy, mention of: tails, knuckles, rouge, big, eggman

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Shadow finds himself in the last spot he was in right before the prism shattering, his arms held out and empty where the blue hedgehog once was, feeling disoriented for only a split second.

The cave!

Wasting no time, the black hedgehog dashes away making his way up to his destination. His heart racing wondering if Sonic made it alive and intact. A pit in his stomach grew on his way over, fearing the outcome. Like Schrödinger's cat, unfortunately there was only one way to find out, whether he liked it or not.

He makes his grand appearance at the mouth of the cave, and without thinking calls out

"Sonic!"

"Shadow??"

His heart dropped. At the scene, Eggman and Sonic's friends all staring blankly at him, both parties equally confused. But sonic was nowhere in sight.

This left him no choice.

"Chaos Control!"

and he disappeared just like that, along with the Paradox Prism.

___

Warping to a secluded location unbeknownst to anyone except himself, he sheltered the prism.

I guess this will have to do for now.

Against his will, he supposed he'd have to be the guardian of this thing for now, not unlike a certain echidna and the master emerald but he knew he couldn't entrust the prism with anyone else other than himself.

Now that the prism was taken care of for now, he could finally think about the burden on his mind.

Sonic...

Did he really not make it ?

He refused to believe that the bundle of blue joy was no longer in existence. He couldn't leave things at that, this warranted further investigation.

He needed answers now.

And he first person that came to mind was...

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"I really... don't know who you are talking about?" Tails pondered with a hand to his chin. "Are you sure you're feeling okay, Shadow?"

"The name Sonic doesn't ring a bell? Really? Your blue hedgehog best friend? Try to remember."

"I feel like, it's supposed to be familiar but I don't really know. Nothing comes to mind. Sor-"

"Never mind, then."

Shadow walked away.

"Umm.. okay?" Tails shrugged him off, thought left a little dumbfounded.

On to the next one..

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"Hey redhead, where's your blue friend Sonic?"

"What did you call me?!" Knuckles didn't take so kindly to the nicknames and much less being interrupted during his midday nap.

"Where's Sonic?"

"Don't know 'im"

He sighed defeatedly and took his leave.

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Tails didn't know. Knuckles didn't know.

Big and Rouge didn't know either.

Of course Sonic isn't going to be anywhere. He's not here. It's like he never existed. And even knowing this was venture was fruitless, he felt the need to ask everyone anyway, as if he was holding out hope for something.

How stupid. This behaviour wasn't like him.

And there was only one last person left, the only person who could possibly understand even a tiny bit how he felt.

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"Oh Shadow nice to see you around. You don't normally stroll around so casually, did you need something?" Amy, oh so very cheerful as always.

"Have you seen Sonic?" Shadow was straight to the point.

"Sonic? Ummm.." she gave it some thought. She felt like she was supposed to know who that was and although she didn't, it did make her heart flutter a bit. "Is he your friend?"

"No, he's not my friend, just someone I'm looking for."

"Oh... well I noticed you've been asking and searching around endlessly. He must be someone important to you."

"...Yeah, I guess so." He melancholically looked off into the distance.

The two of them were sitting on a hill with a nice view of the green hill landscape.

"If you don't mind, can you tell me more about Sonic? Who was he? What happened?"

"He... was a hero, your friend.. everyone's friend.." he trailed off.

"..And I couldn't save him."

Tears began to well as he began to recall his last memories of their adventure together. A surge of pain growing in his chest and his suppressed feelings beginning to surface.

Amy turned to Shadow, concern on her face. He was normally never vulnerable with anyone but in this moment, for some reason he felt like he could confide in Amy with this. Even if he couldn't delve into detail.

"He sacrificed himself to save the universe, and now he doesn't exist and no one remembers him... except me." He did his best to hold back his emotions.

She listened to him with sympathy in her eyes.

"A world without Sonic, is not the same world at all. I can't imagine a world without him, and here I am. Here's not here anymore." Brushing away the tears, he turned away to hide his face from her.

Amy wrapped her arms around him and gave him a hug.

"It's okay Shadow. I'm sure it's not your fault.

Knowing you, you probably did everything you could to try to save him. And surely Sonic is thankful for your effort."

He wanted to believe her but his emotions only welled further.

"It wasn't enough... I wasn't enough, and now he's gone. Forever."

She stroked his back, trying to comfort best as she could.

"As long as you remember him in your heart, he exists and lives on in your heart."

At this point , Shadow was basically crying into her shoulders, and although it was extremely embarrassing he couldn't help himself. The tears flowed like rivers, mourning the loss of the only hedgehog he saw as his equal, rival, possibly friend?

How could he live on like this ? First Maria, now Sonic.

His feelings of remorse, hopelessness and sorrow overwhelming him.

When would it end?

Amy's embrace brought him comfort, but oh how he wished he was in Sonic's instead.

He felt his sense of self drifting away until everything became black.

"Shadow?"

"Shadow ?"

Amy's voice tried to reach him but her voice sounding increasingly faint.

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"Shadow ?"

A familiar voice...

"Hey you okay?"

"Nngh"

Slowly opening his eyes, he saw emerald green eyes looking down at him and a blur of blue and sunshine.

"S-sonic?" A sudden wave of relief came over him.

He sat up. "You're okay?"

"Of course I am?

He realized he had been sleeping on Sonic's lap? And oh, there was remnants of tears on his face?

"What was that about? Bad dream got ya?" Sonic teased as he layed back against a palm tree, hands behind his head.

Shadow sighed. "Guess you could say that," rubbing the back of his neck.

"I dreamt... you didn't make it back to Green Hill and everyone had forgotten about you. It's like you never existed."

"Oh you missed me so much you started crying in your sleep? Aww-"

Shadow grabbed his face with his hand, squishing his cheeks "Shut it, you." And kissed him.

"I'm just glad you're okay."

And the two resumed their peaceful afternoon by the beachside.

[cherryrainn]

can you do triple s (sonic, shadow, silver)(separate) best friends with reader headcanons?

━━ ✧ 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐬

─ ✩ 𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 ; sonic + reader, shadow + reader, silver + reader (all platonic)

─ ✩ 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐄 ; i love all these new requests i'm getting! of course i can do this for you. here you go.

─ ✩ 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 ; none

─ ✩ 𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐆 ; none

𝙎𝙊𝙉𝙄𝘾 ★

sonic notices when you're feeling down, even if you try to hide it. he stays up with you into the early hours of the morning, sitting with you in silence or letting you vent about what's bothering you.

on particularly tough days, sonic takes you for a high-speed run through green hill zone or other scenic spots. the rush of the wind and the beauty of the landscapes provide a brief escape from your troubles.

sonic opens up to you about his own challenges, reminding you that even heroes have their moments of doubt. he assures you that it's okay to feel vulnerable and that you're not alone in your struggles.

sonic and you embark on spontaneous adventures, exploring new zones and discovering hidden paths together. the laughter and thrill of the journey bond you even closer.

sonic treats you to his favorite chili dogs at a cozy corner in station square. the two of you chat, joke, and create new memories while enjoying the comfort food.

when you're in need of a mood boost, sonic teaches you some of his signature dance moves. the two of you end up laughing uncontrollably as you try to keep up with his lightning-fast footwork.

just remember, even the fastest hedgehog has days when he stumbles.

𝘚𝘏𝘈𝘋𝘖𝘞 ★

shadow has a knack for picking up on your mood shifts, even when you're trying to hide them. he may not be the best with words, but he sits with you in silence, offering his presence as a source of comfort.

when you need space, shadow understands better than anyone. he doesn't push you to talk; instead, he joins you in your solitude, letting you know he's there without overwhelming you.

on your worst days, shadow leaves a simple note or a small gift by your side. these thoughtful gestures remind you that someone cares about your well-being.

despite his serious demeanor, shadow surprises you with spontaneous adventures. from racing through the fields to exploring hidden caves, these unexpected moments lead to some of your fondest memories.

you find solace in watching the stars together. shadow may not show it, but he enjoys these moments of quiet connection, where the vastness of the universe reminds you both of the bigger picture.

you discover that shadow has a dry, often sarcastic sense of humor. you share inside jokes and witty banter that only the two of you understand, creating moments of laughter amidst your adventures.

𝘚𝘐𝘓𝘝𝘌𝘙 ★

silver has a strong sense of empathy and is quick to notice when you're feeling down. he approaches you gently, offering a kind ear and genuine concern, creating a safe space for you to open up.

when you're troubled, silver's psychic abilities sometimes pick up on your emotions. he visits you to share his visions of hope, assuring you that brighter days are ahead.

when you're feeling overwhelmed, silver uses his psychokinesis to create a soothing environment. the gentle movement of objects and calming energies help alleviate your stress.

silver takes you on journeys through different eras, giving you a firsthand look at the past and future. these trips create unforgettable memories and deepen your connection.

you and silver bond over shared interests, like stargazing or reading. learning about his love for constellations or his favorite books becomes a source of joy and understanding.

silver surprises you with lighthearted pranks using his psychic abilities. your laughter and camaraderie strengthen as you engage in good-natured tricks and friendly retaliation.

[thankskenpenders]

Sonic Prime!

The first eight episodes of Sonic Prime are out! I've been busy for obvious reasons this past week (I kinda released a video game), but I've now seen all eight episodes, and as such can give more structured thoughts on them.

Overall: pretty good! I like it! ...But it's not 100% there yet for me. In the spirit of Festivus, I'm here to air my grievances.

Let's start with one of the highest points. First and foremost, this show looks great. We FINALLY have a Sonic cartoon that actually looks like the games with no asterisks attached, even across multiple wildly different AUs. And everything from small acting choices to big, bombastic fight scenes is a joy to watch in motion thanks to the fluid, expressive, fast-paced movement, with characters pleasantly squashing and stretching in fun ways. It's so fun literally to just watch Sonic's face move in dialogue scenes. God, I wish the cutscenes in Frontiers had animation this good. I get why they don't, but still.

And those action sequences! Man, some of these are the most fun fight scenes in any Sonic cartoon ever, period. Lots of great shot choices, a good mix of recognizable moves from the games combined with new ones and improvisations, I could go on and on. The shot of Sonic leaping backwards down that long stairwell, only for the camera to pan around beneath him and show his friends following suit? There's a reason why they put that in the trailer. It rules. This isn't the greatest action series ever - it still has your typical kids' action cartoon problem where the stakes rarely feel adequately high and you can turn your brain off during fight scenes - but it's fun to look at in a way that previous Sonic cartoons haven't always been.

Really, with how strong the presentation is, it's the writing that tends to let the show down in this first batch of episodes. The writing isn't even bad - there's some really cool stuff to latch onto, and I'm optimistic about them leaning more into what's interesting as the plot continues to develop. It's just... well, it's a Man of Action cartoon.

I'm going to nitpick a lot here, so I want it to be perfectly clear that I like Sonic Prime. I think it's a solid cartoon, and firmly on the high end of the Sonic cartoon spectrum. There's a lot that I'm into, and if someone told me it was their new favorite Sonic cartoon, I could absolutely see why. It mainly just has three things working against it:

It can't decide whether or not it actually wants to be wholeheartedly faithful to the games.

It was very clearly written to be a weekly TV show and not a Netflix show dumped in large batches.

The bar has been VERY high for Sonic content this year across every other medium.

Faithfulness to the games

As has been touted in interviews, Sonic Prime is actually canon to the games, and in many ways it's slavishly faithful to them. Which only makes it weirder when it isn't.

The thing that'll immediately stand out is the new voice cast they had to get because Canadian production laws blah blah blah. Now, they're all good here, particularly Deven Mack as Sonic. His take definitely sounds similar to previous takes on Sonic, but I think he manages to find a nice middle point between the youthful enthusiasm of movie Sonic and the more experienced heroics of game/IDW Sonic. He's great. And not to knock Cindy's performances, but I think Shannon Chan-Kent's voice might actually fit Amy just a liiiiittle better here. But the problem is it gets harder to view this as the regular game cast and alternate timeline versions of them when everyone always sounds a little off. Knuckles in particular is really weird because his AU counterparts have a completely different voice actor, and neither particularly sounds like his current voice in the games. I have no idea why.

For another example, Green Hill is used as a setting in a cartoon for the first time ever, and it looks exactly how you remember it. Cool! But it's also framed as the place where Sonic and all of his friends live 24/7, which has never, ever been true in the games. Even Knuckles is here with no explanation for why he isn't guarding the Master Emerald. (One might think that not drawing attention to Knuckles' job allows the writers to just pretend it doesn't exist, similar to what Sega does in many games, but then we get a literal 16-bit flashback to him guarding the Master Emerald in Hidden Palace.)

This would be a totally fine concession if this show was just doing its own thing like every other Sonic cartoon. The different universes are all different bad timelines for Green Hill, with Sonic spotting the unique iconography of the level buried beneath whatever's taken over South Island this time - a smog-filled Eggman city, an overgrown jungle, an abnormally high sea level - to drive home how wrong the AUs are. It also explains why Sonic can always find the AU versions of his friends in Green Hill, and it probably cut down on the number of sets they had to model. But because it is canon to the games, things like this distract me as a hopeless Sonic nerd. It also leads to some repetitive dialogue in the first few episodes as characters constantly comment on the presence or lack thereof of palm trees, because their only reference for what the world is supposed to look like is Green Hill.

Rings are also treated as a minor plot point early on to incorporate another thing from the games, as Sonic is late for the big battle against Eggman because he was off collecting extra rings. But despite how often it's brought up in that context, they aren't actually a factor in the fight at all, and then rings are never seen again in the AUs.

Also Orbot and Cubot are in this in the regular universe and then we never see them again? Are they going to come back??

This extends beyond these pedantic nitpicks, though. To me, the worst offender of the show selectively choosing when to care about the source material is the dichotomy of the character writing in the alternate universes.

Every AU will have one or two takes on one of Sonic's friends (Tails, Amy, Knuckles, Rouge, and Big) who are The Interesting Ones, the spotlighted characters for each subplot. These are the ones that get actual character arcs, and they feel like they're written in conversation with their original game counterparts in interesting ways.

In the dystopian world, Tails is known as Nine, a cynical loner inventor who was never saved from his bullies and inspired to be a hero by Sonic - but who, when pushed, is still a good kid deep down. In the jungle world, Amy is the extremist Thorn Rose who rides around on a giant Flicky like it's a chocobo and prevents foragers from "stealing" from the forest, possibly riffing on her bond with the Flickies in SA1. She's still looking out for the little guy, she's just doing so at the expense of everyone else. And in the pirate world, Knuckles is the captain Dread Knuckles, who instead of diligently guarding a magic rock was a pirate obsessed with obtaining a magic rock, and who swore off of that quest (and fighting in general) after it cost him the trust of his original crew.

These characters and their interactions with Sonic are all fun - Nine in particular provided a lot of my favorite emotional moments so far - and it feels like it gets at why you would do a multiverse story like this in the first place. You get to examine the characters from other angles! It's just that then there's... the rest. Characters who aren't the focus will just kind of get inserted into roles as Man of Action rests on broad cartoon tropes instead of actually doing anything with the Sonic source material. The dystopia of New Yolk City feels like a good fit given the history of the franchise, but then the other two worlds we've seen so far rely largely on stock "tribal" tropes and pirates going yaarrrrr.

I'm biased, but the worst off here seems to be Rouge, who has yet to get her spotlight universe (assuming she gets one next). This really stings because she's spot on in the regular universe. She hasn't been retconned to be part of Team Sonic, she's invited herself over because she's got her eye on the Paradox Prism (even dropping in unannounced at Tails' workshop). She's got a bit of that playfulness that makes her so fun, and the animation is able to lean into it. But then you go to the other universes and it's all gone.

Pirate Rouge is pretty fun, I'll admit, but I'm shocked they don't play up her love of gems there. Rebel Rouge (yes that is her literal name, the other rebels call her Rebel) gets to be a spy with a fun dynamic with Knuckles at first, but it quickly devolves into her just being the serious, responsible girlboss leading the rebellion who acts as a straight man to Sonic's snark. In other words, she's a lot like... Sally? I hate making that comparison because SatAM/Archie fans have been derisively comparing literally every new female character in the franchise to Sally since the '90s, but it's really hard to shake. (Similarly, it's hard to shake comparisons to Bunnie and Mecha Sally with Rusty Rose, the evil cyborg version of Amy with extendable limbs.) And Rouge's jungle universe counterpart ("Prim Rouge") is also just kind of there as the no-nonsense leader of the tribe, similar to Rebel.

And it's in scenes revolving around the blander of the AU characters when I'm like... man, I kinda wish they'd just made a show about the regular game universe without having to watch Man of Action bust out the pirate joke book and write the dollar store version of Princess Mononoke. I want to spend more time with the actual characters. Because they nailed the tiny glimpses of the game world that we got. This isn't a constant thought I have - again, I like the show, and the major AU characters are cool, and I like seeing new things be done with Sonic. But I'd be lying if I said I never wished the show had gone a different way. My perfect Sonic cartoon continues to elude me...

Story construction

Let's back up a bit and describe the basic premise. On the regular version of Sonic's Earth, things are business as usual, although Sonic seems to be getting a little too cocky and taking his friends for granted. During a fight with Eggman, Sonic accidentally shatters our new macguffin, the Paradox Prism, creating a series of new bad timelines in which he never existed. In that way, I might almost compare it to a multiverse-hopping adventure version of It's A Wonderful Life. A pretty solid emotional throughline to give the show a little more heft. In each of these worlds, Sonic helps set things right with the alternate versions of his friends and finds another shard of the Paradox Prism in an attempt to restore his world. He also usually faces off with the Chaos Council, a team of five alternate Eggmen who are all different ages.

Beyond the fact that there are like five versions of most characters, it's not THAT complicated, especially in a time when damn near everything in pop culture is doing multiverse shenanigans. Which is why it's frustrating that the script seems to think it's fucking House of Leaves.

For the first few episodes, Sonic has a VERY hard time grasping the fact that he's in an alternate universe. This is to be expected to some extent - Sonic is our point of view character through all of this, and it's a kids' show, so he's got to go through a process of figuring things out so that it can be explained to the kids at home. The problem is that it takes him damn near the entire first mini-arc in New Yolk City to figure it out, which starts to come off as insulting and leads to EXTREMELY repetitive dialogue where Sonic wonders why his friends don't remember him and where all the palm trees went. You'd think that by the time Nine explains that his personal history is completely different from how Sonic remembers his time with Tails he'd get a clue, but no, not really. He continues to meet alternate versions of his friends, stubbornly refer to them with their original names, and wonder why no one remembers their previous adventures together. This then somehow even continues into the second universe, the jungle one, where he somehow thinks he's still in New Yolk City and wonders why the cyberpunk rebel versions of his friends are all covered in leaves and wielding spears now. Thankfully, by the time he reaches the pirate world Sonic finally gets a clue, so this isn't a pattern that's going to continue. But it does make the first few episodes a drag.

This, the many recaps, and the out-of-order presentation of scenes back in Green Hill so that they can have a flashback to the regular universe in every episode for context really make it clear that this series was written for TV, not for Netflix. It's assuming that every single episode is going to be some 7-year-old's first episode and that they need to have everything explained again. I'd probably be a bit more sympathetic towards this repetitive, patronizing writing if it actually was airing on Cartoon Network, rather than being a Netflix show where they're dropping eight episodes at a time.

Stiff competition

This is the least fair of my complaints, but I gotta say it. As solid as Sonic Prime is for the most part, it looks worse at the tail end of a year when we've been FEASTING as Sonic fans.

We got a movie sequel that pivoted HARD into game elements, giving us both really great takes on the characters and interesting remixes of old ideas. The IDW comics are still going as strong as ever, with the continually compelling arc of new villains Surge and Kit and now the wildly inventive and downright beautiful to look at Scrapnik Island. And, of course, we got Frontiers, a return to form for the series that adapts it to a semi-open world with the best and most interesting story we've had in god knows how many years.

And then we've got Sonic Prime, a pretty good cartoon that between fun action scenes and interesting story ideas frequently relies on genre pastiches that were tired 30 years ago and jokes that aren't particularly funny.

I think reading Scrapnik Island #3 really put this into perspective for me. Which, again, isn't fair. The comics target older kids and are ALWAYS heavily tied to established continuity, and a comic miniseries can afford to go way more niche than a Netflix show. But Scrapnik is just doing such amazing and original things, bringing back long-forgotten elements of the games and recontextualizing them in fascinating ways. That mix of both the heartwarming sight of the Scrapniks finding happiness in their new lives and the EXTREMELY atmospheric horror aboard the ruins of the Death Egg. It rules! It takes elements hardcore fans wanted to see again and tells a totally new story with them that's unlike anything we've seen before in the franchise. It's really, really hard for "what if Knuckles was a pirate" to compete with that.

But we're still early in Prime. Things are getting more interesting over time, with Sonic acclimating to the dimension hopping and more crossover between the different universes. Nine discovering a completely dead, empty world and wanting to start from scratch there was also really interesting, and I'm curious if that goes anywhere. Again, I've been nitpicking a lot, but the show is pretty good and I've enjoyed my time with it overall. I just don't quite think it's 100% there yet. But I definitely think it could get there within the next 16 episodes.

Misc thoughts

Rouge sleeping like an actual bat is cute.

I like that the environmental themes of the series are such a big focus here! They fall to the wayside too often

I like that the AU characters have different names for the sake of telling them apart, but some of them are pretty bad (the aforementioned Rebel Rouge) while others I just don't get. Why is the old man Eggman named Dr. Done It? Why is the teenage one Dr. Don't?

I thought the scene where Sonic was trying to talk to the New Yolk City crew after a battle and they had to keep ducking under a laser that was still slowly circling the room was funny

The new shoes and gloves are ugly and I think it's really contrived that they magically transform into the perfect tools for every new universe

Between this and Frontiers it's becoming a pattern that Tails and Knuckles can get explicit flashbacks to previous games to highlight their histories with Sonic, while Amy can't. I don't know what to make of this

Thorn is pretty good overall but I do think the flashback depicting her as just randomly snapping one day when her friends pick one too many berries is so hokey that it wraps around to being kinda funny

I've neglected to mention Shadow, but I like him okay in this. It's definitely modern Shadow, but I think "hardass, no-nonsense rival who thinks Sonic is an idiot who acts without thinking and thus wants to kick his ass" is a decent place for Shadow to be in, compared to just The Vegeta, even if it's not my favorite version of the character. I'm curious to see what his role is in the rest of the show, especially given the cliffhanger, and hope he's able to work together with Sonic instead of just being a pissed off antagonist the whole time.

I hate baby Eggman

[pccyouthleader]

Hedgehog Hodgepodge: A Story of Espionage, Confusion, and an Evil Plan Gone Haywire

~Intermission~

Little by little, Aurora packed her things and slowly moved them to the apartment next door to Shadow’s. Sonic had begrudgingly agreed to the arrangement as long as the two promised to behave and stay in their separate “corners.” 

Aurora wanted to leave her room at home in much the same condition, as it was comforting to know that she could come and stay whenever she wanted. She decided to take her solar dancing figurines, bobble head collection, taco-themed joke book, and Kit-Cat clock, but decided to leave her posters. She could swoon over “Bran Baker and the Beefcakes” and “The Phantom of the Rock Opera” whenever she came to visit.

Much to Shadow’s frustration, the evidence trail from the trophy and orb had grown cold. Knuckles and Rouge couldn’t tell him anything more about the orb. And Tails was so preoccupied with prepping his old plane for the antique iron show that he had all but forgotten about the trophy. 

Everyone’s lives had pretty much returned to normal since the disappearance of the two items. However, some of Shadow’s contacts had started receiving strange communication signals. The contacts could neither pinpoint the location of the transmissions nor decipher them. 

Amy was overjoyed at the development of a small baby bump on her abdomen. After finding some cute maternity wear, she enjoyed standing in front of her full-length mirror admiring her new look. She still couldn’t believe she was experiencing the miracle of new life all over again!

The nursery - one side of Amy’s in-home office - was coming along nicely. Aurora had worked closely with her mother to pick the perfect light yellow paint and soft materials to suit a brand new baby hedgehog. Amy’s morning sickness was finally tapering off, and so the mother-daughter duo could often be found going through Amy’s design portfolios looking for ideas.

It wasn’t long before the whole village was abuzz with the news that Sonic and Amy were having a “surprise” bundle of joy. Soon their friends were happily showering them with all sorts of baby-related items.

“I am bushed!” Amy said as she walked in the door one day with a double armload of gift bags.

“Geez, Ames!” Sonic exclaimed, jumping off the sofa. He had been enjoying an afternoon siesta. “Let me get that stuff!” He took the armload of presents and ran them up the stairs. Amy had taken his place on the sofa when he came back down.

“There’re about five more loads where that came from,” she said when Sonic returned.

“From what?!” he asked. Had Amy hijacked a delivery truck?

“My coworkers gave me a surprise baby shower at work today. I forgot just how much stuff you need to take care of a baby.” She propped her aching feet on the coffee table. 

“Be right back,” came Sonic’s reply as he zipped out the door. He returned a few minutes later with a staggering load and a shocked expression on his face. “What are we gonna do with all this stuff?!” he asked when he came back downstairs.

“Worry about it later!” Amy said. She didn’t have the energy to deal with it right now. But she did stand up and move over to place a kiss on Sonic’s cheek. “Thank you for getting everything.”

“No problem, Babe,” he replied, pulling her into a much-needed embrace. Amy relaxed, almost melting into her happy place.

When he released her, Amy grimaced as she remembered an earlier conversation. “If one more person finds out about the baby and asks, ‘You know what causes that, right?’ I just might pound them in the ground with my hammer.”

A devilish grin played across Sonic’s lips. He just had to do it. Placing a hand gently on her ever-growing tummy, he gave her a sly look and said, “Hey Ames, you know what causes this, right?”

But instead of bashing him to bits, Amy got a romantic look in her eyes. She moved a little closer, put her arms around his neck, and raised a brow. “Hmm… actually I do know what causes this. Would you like me to demonstrate?”

“EWWW! MOM! GROSS!!” came a voice from the top of the stairs.

“Crap!” Sonic whispered. “I forgot Tiny was upstairs!” He and Amy dissolved into hushed laughter.

Meanwhile, Aurora had run back into her bedroom with her hands over her ears. Shadow, unbeknownst to the couple downstairs, was sitting in her windowsill, convinced he had just thrown up in his mouth.

[crows-home]

hey! i hope you don’t mind me asking, but do u have any fics you recommend reading? (specifically sonic fandom ones)

im so sorry anon but im probably the worst when it comes to fic recs. I just started using the bookmark function on ao3 like last month. There's probably tons of fics that i've read and absolutely loved, but never saved and are just collecting dust in my history ToT

i'm going to shout out a few of my favorite authors whose works i absolutely adore and some fics under the cut!

There's definitely more authors and fics i missed, but this is what i was able to come up with!! in general, the sonic community is full of so much talent and i'm just really happy to be here :)

@cozyqueerchaos - I love every single piece they put out honestly and these fics are the reason i dipped my toes more into the sonic fandom years ago. they're THAT good. love them all.

@phantomruby - another wonderful fic writer that everyone should check out. "Slipping Away" makes me cry fr, although i haven't caught up on the latest updates. everything just makes my heart go oshfdsfhd

@chaoxfix - sonic fics are wonderful sonic takes are top notch i dig everything. the understanding of the characters and archie is just phenomenal.

@teamxdark - fell in love with the Tales of Avalon series and fell harder in love with the team dark Boomtober fics and dynamics and aaaaaa, wonderful writing and style.

@rubyiiiusions - every fic is a joy to read and every story really just gets your attention and keeps it till the end. i've bookmarked a few of them since last week :)

I went digging through my history and here are some of my personal favorite Sonic fics!

radio silence under a yellow sky by chaox Summary: Sonic finds out Tails is missing. And more importantly, that no one's been looking for him.

A gen fic about Sonic finding out Tails was MIA during Forces it's so so good i think about it a lot

falling by sonosuke Summary: Shadow likes a boy

sonadow during SA2 I'll cry. so angsty but it makes me :')

Birds of a Feather by SonicaSpeed123 Summary: Sonic has been trapped in Camelot for three years, but he's started to make a place for himself that he can finally be comfortable in with his beloved Lancelot Something has been bothering him, though: If all the people of this world look like the people back home, where is Sonic's lookalike?

Lansoni. Part of a series of SatBK mini fics that i really love, but this one especially because it answers the question of 'what about the Sonic doppleganger?'

you can hardly swallow your fears and pain by chaox and sketchjii Summary: Shadow is usually better at putting up that cold, unfeeling front, isn't he? Or maybe that's him. (or: sonic doesn't need to be in touch with his feelings if he pretends they don't exist in the first place)

One of my all time faves i love it so much i dont think i have the right words. shadow tries to give sonic mental health advice. it does not go well. takes place some time after Forces.

the time has come again for stars by rubyillusions Summary: (five times someone notices sonic and shadow are in love and one time they do something about it)

sonadow, Teen. obsessed with how the characters are written here and the way all of their friends interpret their relationship it's just so cute and sweet and shit and i love it a lot.

against every odd by eggskie Summary: "We're friends?" Nine asks, small and timid, and oh, doesn't that break Sonic's heart. "Of course we are. We always have been. Or we always should have been." Or: Nine isn't used to being cared about

wanna see how hard i can cry? Gen, Sonic Prime fic about sonic and tails and what they should have been.

Dreams Don't Come True by Skyblaze Summary: Short, mildly humorous fic with sonadow flavouring. It also takes the mickey extensively out of the Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 Next Gen game. Warning: not to be taken seriously.

This fic is just really silly i like it a lot :)

A largely platonic cave by mousewritings Summary: "You know I uh, love hanging out with you and all, but do you think we could go somewhere that's not a cave for once?" Shadow stares at him. "What do you mean, go somewhere that's not a cave? Think you're too good for caves?"

Sonic Boom Sonic and Shadow (pre-slash sonadow) my beloveds <3<3 this fic is so funny they're so insufferable

Also, uh. I know you said only Sonic fics but i'm going to add a few more fics that i really really love from different fandoms because i reread them a lot, i hope you don't mind! ^^

Our way by shpeeper Summary: Overall, the mission was pretty simple. Sniper was instructed to track the spy for a week, figure out his daily patterns, then put a bullet in his brain when no one is around. No one told him there would be a kid. An AU in which Spy raises Scout alone, and Sniper is hired to kill Spy.

Oh my fucking god i could go on about this fic. Sniperspy, Teen, TF2. filled with action and danger. Every time a new character would get introduced, i would have fun piecing together who they were in my mind. the first chapter already had me emotional, it's been in my brain for YEARS. And don't even get me STARTED with the twist at the end. holy shit.

Desmodontinae by Romiress Summary: Kirk wakes up in a Gotham that is not his own. A what-if, where Gods and Monsters Batman winds up in the DCU. Originally intended as a short oneshot, and expanded out into a small story, exploring the differences, struggles, and conclusions. Focuses primarily on Kirk Langstrom (G&M Batman), with a side or Hernan Guerra (G&M Superman), Damian Wayne, and Bruce Wayne. Guest appearances by various other Robins, Clark and Jon Kent, and several others.

The Gods and Monsters DC team means so much to me and oh my god this fic was made with so much love and care for the characters. It's been a while since i read it, but i remember this fic had me staying up literally all night, eagerly going through all the chapters, one at a time. i was in bed kicking my sheets quietly irl lmao.

[themetalvirus]

part of the tragedy of egghogs i've just assumed i've posted about but don't really talk about is the deterioration of sonic and amy's platonic relationship. when they first meet as kids, there's hostility of course (sonic caught amy smashing badniks, that's how they met, she even meets sonic before eggman), but also curiosity. they're both really little (5 and 8) and don't have the facilities to understand how much eggman's empirical aspirations will affect their lives and the world they live in.

i've idly mentioned the Hangout Pond and that one of sonic's roles is scouting for ""empty"" land to mine and industrialize. sonic finds amy (theyre both still little) on one of those scouts and decides to just. sit down and talk with her because they're mutually curious about what the other's deal is. it's where they meet up to chat in "secret", and it's still a spot they go to once they're a little older and dislike each other a lot more.

they're shaky friends at first, and their sparring is more playful, almost friendly. it's a childhood rivalry, not mutual disgust and hatred, despite technically being at odds.

during the adventure era, they get more hostile. there's more of an understanding of what's truly at stake in this fight. they're on teams now more than ever, having taken very solid opposing sides. their worldviews are calcifying.

and of course, during the modern era, there's still a tense comraderie between amy and sonic. sonic knows she's emotionally invested in him, and amy knows he still likes spending time with her in his own violent evil clown boy way. they've almost killed each other so many times. seriously hurt each other. but they still catch up at the pond sometimes.

sonic says it's to collect information, but he also just finds amy fascinating because she is so different from him and thinks it's funny she likes him so much despite claiming to be sooo invested in the wellbeing of the world. he thinks she's a hypocrite and a coward and likes toying with that, trying to tease out those contradictions in her values. and he can't help but enjoy hot goss

amy has known sonic since they were little. she knows how bright and curious he used to be, how he used to be playful and even friendly sometimes. he still has that bounce in his step, but none of that joy, none of the whimsy. the sparkle in his eye was gone, his curiosity has been stamped out, his cheerful disobedience a distant memory. she worries for him. she strains to imagine a different sonic, one that's been allowed to grow without interference, and she mourns what could have been. his emotional investment in other people and living beings has been forcefully gouged out of him so fully that she sees a husk of a boy when she looks at him closely. empty. whatever essence of Him he has has been excised and discarded.

she longs to bring that back somehow, that old mutual connection, that feeling of play, the push and pull of banter without the baggage. she's nostalgic. she too has unrealistic expectations for love - not from family, but from sonic. she wants to Fix Him, wants to hold hands with him and frolic through daisies and hear giggles bubble out of him naturally, not put on for the sake of some show. she sees that husk and puts a filter on him imagining that he's a real boy. he's not made of wood, he's not a hollow easter bunny being chewed through, he's Real.

she is, of course, onto something there. he has a lot of complex feelings, thoughts, opinions, and emotions tumbling around and writhing in his head. none of them are receptive to being fixed, to receiving love from someone who he feels wants to possess him and study him like a butterfly on a corkboard (not entirely wrong). the dehumanization is familiar, but it's in a form that only amy has shown him. fascinating. he wants to bat at this yarn forever.

but eventually, everything unravels, his priorities change, his opinions change, and he experiences loss. and amy must be to blame. now more than ever, amy's behavior is screaming out to him to just Change, and he grows to hate her for it. hate. hate.

amy ends up coming to her senses. he does not care for her as a person. he never really learned how to care for other people as people. not even his brothers he claims to love so much. the amy rose tinted glasses are shattered and she sees him as he is: a broken wretch whose circumstances have dug his grave. she does not try to reach out for him anymore. she has wasted too much energy on this boy.

[whoficky]

Until Morning

Rating: T

Pairing: 10th Doctor X Rose Tyler

Work Summary: As a weary Doctor, Martha Jones and Jack Harkness prepare to take on the Master, they find their hideout isn't as secure as they thought.

In a burst of blue light, a dimension hopping Rose Tyler finally finds the Doctor, but time is still not on their side.

What if you only had one night to spend with the love of your life?

Chapter summary: The reunion.

Chapter 2

As soon as Rose heard the Doctor’s voice, she felt as if this weight, this terrible weight she had been carrying in her gut for years, dissolved into butterflies.  She whirled around, and…yes, it was him!  Oh god, it was finally, really him!  Not a grainy image on the dimension cannon’s screen or the sound of the TARDIS dematerializing after she’d arrived just a minute too late.  After years of work and months of jumping through realities, she was finally in the same place, in the same room as the Doctor.  

In the second it took him to notice her, she drank in the sight of him - brown jacket damp and rumpled, wet hair plastered to his face, and as gorgeous as ever.  Then he looked up and their eyes met.  She couldn’t help but laugh from joy, from relief, from the way his mouth gaped open in astonishment as he stared at her, transfixed.  

Heart beating madly, she ran towards him.  

But before she covered even half the distance, something changed in the Doctor that made her slow and then halt her steps.  He went rigid, and the the soft look of wonder on his face changed into harsh lines of anger.  It happened so quickly and he transformed so completely that she felt almost dizzy.    

“What are you?” he said in a flat voice.  It was his ‘no second chances’ voice.  The voice that showed his nine hundred years and all the terrible burdens he’d collected in that very long life.

“Doctor?” she asked shakily, a hundred questions in the two syllables of his name.  

“I said,” he drew his sonic screwdriver out of his jacket pocket and pointed it at her like he meant to use it as a weapon.  ”What. Are. You?” He took several aggressive steps towards her.  “How did you get past the barrier?”  

Rose turned to look at Jack, eyes begging him for some explanation.  When she saw only concern and confusion on her friend’s face, she turned back to the Doctor, “Doctor, ’s me.  It’s Rose…” Her voice broke as she struggled to comprehend why this was all going so wrong.  Of all the ways she’d imagined their reunion, him staring at her with such rage in his eyes was never a scenario that had occurred to her.  

She’d always known that maybe he’d never love her like she loved him.  That would make sense with their vastly different abilities and lifespans.  He’d had his chance to tell her on Bad Wolf Bay and had held back.  Could a Time Lord really lose track of time like that?  She’d contemplated this question endlessly in the years since, examining and reexamining their relationship until it drove her mad.  

But even if he wasn’t in love with her, she had thought that he was at least fond of her.  The Stuff of Legend.  Shiver and Shake.  Best mates.  She had even gotten her hopes up a little when Martha had said he’d spoken about Rose often.  But then again, Martha hadn’t said he’s spoken favorably about her.  And Martha was…blimey probably one of the most beautiful people she’d ever met in real life.  Maybe the Doctor wasn’t thrilled with the idea of Rose coming back and complicating things for him and his new companion?    

But the fury with which he faced Rose now couldn’t be accounted for by the fact that she was simply an inconvenience.  An emotion that strong had to originate from something much deeper.   It wasn’t just that he was angry at her presence, he was hurt by it.  Which…didn’t make any sense at all.  

“No.  You aren’t.” he sneered, “It would be utterly impossible for Rose Tyler to be here.  You’re one of the Master’s, right?  How did you find us?  How did you bypass the perimeter?  WHY ARE YOU WEARING HER FACE?!” the Doctor roared the last question, his voice cruel and demanding and nothing like the man she remembered.

She was brought up short by his thunder for a moment before his words fully sunk in. 

 Oh.  Oh!  Rose couldn’t help the breath of relief she puffed out, nor the smile that tugged at her lips.  So he wasn’t angry at her, after all.  He just thought she was some kind of imposter.  Because even as she stood before him, that daft alien still thought her coming back was impossible.  

At least this was something she could easily set to rights.  When he’d regenerated, he’d been able to prove to her he was still the same man.  Now it was her turn to do the same for him. 

“Doctor,” she grinned as she shook her head in bemusement, “It’s me, honest.  Let me prove it, yeah?”

The Doctor’s impassive face didn’t so much as twitch, but she pushed on, taking slow steps towards him as she spoke.

“When I first met you, you blew up the shop I worked at.  You saved me from killer shop dummies, from…from so much more than that, really.  You grabbed my hand and showed me a new mad and wonderful way of living.  And in that basement, you said one word.  Just one word.  You said ‘run.’  And off we went!  Never really stopped, did we?”  Now only a few feet away, Rose halted, allowing a clearly spooked Doctor the chance to make the last steps himself, if he wanted.

“Rose?” he asked, slowly lowering and pocketing his sonic screwdriver.  

“Yeah, been tryin’ to tell ya…mph!” whatever she was going to say was cut off as the Doctor leapt forward and crushed her to his chest in a tight embrace that half knocked the wind out of her.  

“You’re real!” he whispered into her hair, and she could only nod into the damp wool of his coat.  “You’re real,” he said again, “You’re real.  You’re real.  You’re real!  You’re here!  Oh Rose Tyler, you brilliant, brilliant woman!  You’re real and you’re here and -” with that he used their embrace to lift her into the air in a series of dizzying twirls.

Rose giggled, then laughed.  She laughed until she couldn't anymore because the Doctor was snogging the life out of her.  And oh god, it was better than she’d ever imagined.  The fatigue of traveling and the mildewy warehouse faded away as her whole brain was taken up with the smell and taste and feel of him.  His lips were hard on hers, their kisses uncoordinated in their enthusiasm, but she reveled in the feeling, pulling him closer by the lapels of his suit.  One hand drifted up to first cup his cheek, then run through his thick hair.  She felt the rumble of an inaudible groan through his chest, and thought she just might float away from pure joy.  When she broke the kiss to catch her breath, he only held her tighter and peppered kisses all over her face.  She was laughing and crying, and god she was finally home.  

“Oi, what are these tears for,” he murmured as he tried to kiss them away.

“Sorry, just sorta missed ya is all,” she said breathlessly.  

After a few more butterfly kisses to her cheeks, he nudged her nose with his and asked, “How in Rassilon’s name did you manage it, Rose Tyler?  I believe I told you crossing universes was impossible.”

“Yeah, well turns out, not so much,” Rose said, unwinding her fingers from his hair and letting her hands fall to cover each of his hearts.  She gave him one more peck on the lips and then eased back so she could see more of his face.  There was no way she could sound at all intelligible if his lips had remained in such close proximity to hers.  

“We made this thing, this dimension cannon…” She trailed off at the sudden thought that she should kiss each one of his freckles.  Apparently coherent speech was still not quite in her grasp.

“So…?” he prompted, giving her hips a little squeeze that sent a pleasant shiver through her.

Rose blinked then giggled, “So I could get back.”  At the smug look on his face she just laughed harder and whacked him in the chest, “Shut up!”

“That could be arranged…” he whispered as he bent down to recapture her lips.  His hands swept up her back, drawing her closer as his lips parted against hers.  Needing no more of an invitation, Rose deepened the kiss, her breath hitching when his tongue first brushed against hers.  The part of her that couldn’t believe this was happening faded and then vanished as he continued to fill up her senses with his very real presence.

“Uh guys,” Jack said bringing her back down to Earth an indeterminate amount of time later. Rose realized she’d completely forgotten the room’s other occupants.  She buried her face into the Doctor’s chest in embarrassment for a moment before turning back towards Jack and Martha.  

“Er…sorry,” she said trying not to let her utter joy escape in a continuous fit of breathless giggles.

“No you aren’t,” Jack smirked.

“Yeah, not even a little,” she agreed as she laced her fingers with the Doctor’s and beamed up at him. 

“C’ mon,” she said tugging at his hand, “I was in the middle of meeting Martha when you barged in.”

She started over towards the other woman, but her arm pulled taught when the Doctor stayed rooted to the spot.  She turned back towards him with a playful remark on her lips, but was brought up short when she saw the look on his face.  It was frighteningly similar to how he’d looked the last time she’d seen him - when he’d burned up a sun to say goodbye.      

“What?” she asked, stepping back towards him, a chill interrupting the pleasant glow that had been thrumming through her, “What is it?  What’s wrong?”

The Doctor closed his eyes for a moment before he broke her heart all over again.  

“You…you have to go back,” he said softly, sounding so empty it made her stomach clench.

“Back?  What do you mean, back?” Rose asked, worried she knew exactly what he meant.

“To Pete’s world,” he confirmed. 

 Then, so quickly she could barely follow the movement, he dropped her hand to clutch at her upper arms in a desperate grip, “You can go back, can’t you?  You can Rose, please tell me you can!”  He’d gone from distraught to terrified and Rose found herself dizzy in the changing tides of his rapidly cycling emotions.

“I could…” she said slowly. 

 Rose flinched when he ducked his head and let out an audible sigh of relief, “But Doctor, I didn’t come all this way just to -”

“You have to!” the Doctor interrupted, almost frantic, his usual Time Lord restraint dissolved. “Rose you have to!  Right now!  Soon as you can!”

She shrugged out of his grip, and he let her go.  That was the whole bloody problem though, wasn’t it?  He was always talking himself into letting her go.  Forcing her to go.

 “No,” she said firmly.  Calmly.  “You don’t get to do that to me.  You don’t get to -”  

“There isn’t time to explain,” he interrupted,  “Just…it’s not safe Rose!  It’s not safe for you here!  You have to go.  You have to go now!”

“Easy Doc,” Jack said, walking up to the distressed Time Lord and putting a hand on his shoulder, “You’ve got a point,” he said, glancing warily at Rose, “But it doesn’t have to be right this second.  Not before you explain what’s going on.  She deserves that much.  We have the perimeter secured.  He’s not getting in here anytime soon.”

“Can’t make a jump for a few hours anyway,” Rose said with a sad little shrug, “This is my third one today.  Cannon has to charge back up before I can use it again.”

The Doctor ran a hand through is hair and cursed in some language that didn’t translate.  After taking a deep breath, he stepped back toward Rose and took both of her hands in his.  

“I’m sorry,” he said rubbing the back of her hands with his thumbs  “I’m so sorry, but you have to leave -”

“No, Doctor I -” he held up a hand and she bit her lip to keep the rest of her denial in.

“Rose listen, you have to go back.  You have to.  It’s just about the last thing in all the universes I want, I promise.  I’d give anything to keep you with me...”

“Then why can’t I stay?” Rose hated the tears in her voice, the pleading note she knew hadn’t been there a moment ago.  The Doctor pulled her back into his arms and she let him hold her as she tried to makes sense out of any of this.  

“Because he’d kill you,” he whispered, lips brushing her forehead, “Kill you, or worse.”

Something about the way he said it, the certainty with which he spoke made her shiver. 

“I can’t let him do that,” he said softly, “Rose, you’re the one thing…” he let out a shaky breath, “I need you safe.”

She pulled away from him once again, anger winning over the other emotions swirling within her, “God, Doctor, not this again! How many times are you going to try sending me away before you realize that’s not what I want?  It will never be what I want!  When are you going to realize that I get a say in this too?”

“Maybe, before…there were times I should have…” he broke off with a groan of frustration.   “This time is different,” he finished with resolve.

“It always is, Doctor,” she said tiredly, “And we always get through it together.  Shiver and Shake, yeah?”  That got her a sad smile from him.  

“Rose I…” he ran a hand through his damp hair, making it stick up in wild spikes, “Let me explain.  Just, at least let me explain.”

“Don’t see how I could make an informed decision if you didn’t,” she joked weakly.

“Thank you,” he kissed her on the forehead and then he eased back to look down at her.  His eyes scanned her face and her heart clenched when she realized he was drinking her in, already starting to say goodbye.  He looked so…tired - every one of his nine hundred years.  

[zecretsanta]

To: @handsometimr

From: @juricha-art

Hello, @handsometimr ! 'Tis I, Juricha, your Zecret Santa this year and I bring to you some gifts and Christmas cheer!

Prompt 1: Anything Akane/Junpei, bonus if they adopted a baby Quark post ZTD and uncle Aoi shows up.

This one was the hardest to draw because I wanted it to as cute and cozy as possible, but couldn't for the life of me think of a proper way to do so. Christmas Eve. The tree and decorations are all put up, Junpei is finishing up the preparations, and Akane is trying to put the kids — their twins, Rei and Nova, and adopted little Quark —  to sleep. But they are all too excited, because they know that Santa is coming tonight. So the only thing to do is to snuggle together in a big armchair and tell them some magical stories. After they fall asleep, Junpei finds this idyllic scene and decides to not disturb them, covers them up with a blanket and kisses them all goodnight, his heart sewling with love and joy. And who is that at the door?..

Prompt 2: The first Christmas Sigma/Diana spent together in Rhizome-9. My heart will shatter even more if Sigma's first Christmas without Diana is touched upon. But for Christmas cheer there's always Sigma/Diana's first Christmas together post ZTD, with Phi! I picked the more cheerful version this time, so I hope it's okay! I did my best to touch upon the opther timelines a bit, though! 

Phi visits Sigma and Diana on Christmas and finds out that they are now engaged! They spend a nice evening together. But if one looks closely, one can see the sinister reflections of many a horrible end — and sometimes with some happiness found — they might have met sometime, somewhere. Thank goodness they could find a happy ending to their story! Prompt 3: Anything with Maria, any depiction is cool w me! We need more of Carlos' sister. I drew a festive portrait of Maria, because we never see her in-game. I kinda got inspired by Maria Robotnik, with all the terminal illness and somebody trying to save the poor girls and screaming "Maria!" stuff.  

And I now kind of headcanon her to be a fellow Sonic Adventure 1 & 2 enjoyer, watchnig Carlos play for her. After she was cured, she went to Kurashikis' wedding together with her brother and made friends with Akane and the others. She got so inspired that she roped Carlos into studying Japanese. Akane and Junpei are proud of her. I think the pearls and the purple-pink colors suit her.

All three artworks were done with a new technique I picked up recently — buying alcohol ink and splattering it across the page, hoping it would not go somewhere I do not want it to go. Then coloring the pictrues with the alcohol markers proper, then adding a bit of ink, acrylic markers and pencil (I really like the Cretacolor pencil that I used for outilining Maria, I think it goes well with the lighter colors and not as overbearing as the darker liners) and editing them a bit after scanning. This year was a rather busy one for me, and I didn't draw much (plus was sick through most of December), so I feel like I'm out of shape. I do hope that you — and everyone else — like the end results! Also, I cannot believe that I've been participating in ZEcret Santa for five consecutive years!, since 2019! Thank you for having me on board for so many years!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to @handsometimr , the ZEcret Santa crew and the entire Zero Escape fandom! May the next year be healthy and productive for everyone! Love and cheers, Juricha.

[nightfurylover31]

Yugo from Yu-Gi-Oh! ARV-V feels like a mix between Sonic the Hedgehog and Amy Rose.

Like Sonic, he loves going fast. He's a Turbo Duelist, so of course he's about the speed. He's also incredibly stubborn and never gives up, no matter what the odds. Yuga's deck is also mostly Wind attribute monsters, like how Sonic is depicted as being free as the wind.

And his blue hair resembles Sonic's quills.

As for Amy, there's a lot of similarities in their personalities. They are both quick to anger, very focused on their goals (most of the time) and very protective of their special friend. With Amy, it's Sonic. For Yugo, it's his childhood friend Rin.

It's also obvious he has a not so subtle crush on her. He goes to great lengths to try and find her when she gets kidnapped. Also like Amy, Yugo has a habit of trying to hug people he mistakes for Rin.

So yeah, Yugo has traits of two very iconic game characters. All three of them have hearts of gold, and such a joy to watch. It really feels like if Sonic and Amy did fuse, that person would be Yugo!

Wait… I wonder if that was intentional. 🤔

[genesisxlivia]

"𝐈 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐃'𝐕𝐄 𝐇𝐀𝐃 𝐈𝐓, 𝐓𝐎𝐎."

CW // GORE , ANIMAL DEATH 

Xenophanes by ASTRANOMICONX

Context to this concept:

Shei clarified the reason Xenophanes toys with souls is because he doesn't have one of his own. I actually also took a bit of inspiration from Flowey, another soulless being, on this concept.

When Xen arrived to Earth, he was completely soulless. After assuming Sonic's form due to him being the first being he saw, he decided to wander around and explore what other life he could find. Upon doing so, he found other Mobians in towns, though keeping himself out of sight while he observed. He saw them laughing, playing, crying, sleeping, becoming angry and jealous, and it made him question what made them act this way.

In the AU, Xen's body actively reacts to souls around him. He can gain knowledge just by being around other souls, thus giving him a bit of understanding to the English language.. as well as a preview of what those emotions are like.

He became jealous that they could feel, all on their own, and yet he couldn't.

Retreating into the forest, he walked around looking for other lifeforms, curious if they were the same. He found a flock of Flickies in the process, and discovered them acting much like the Mobians. Playing, and being happy.

When attempting to be around them to gain the same influence he had from the Mobians' souls, he found the power of theirs was much smaller, and did not have as much of an effect on him. So instead, he grabbed one, knowing that the energy he could sense inside it was what he lacked, and ripped it apart in an attempt to steal it for himself. When that didn't work, he consumed it.

He did this a few times, hunting down random animals and ripping their bodies open to try and gain the souls he could sense within them. When he finally discovered a way to gain full control over a soul, it only gave him his first sense of joy to associate with the relentless slaughter. It became fun to him to watch the little beings get torn to shreds and be helpless under his grasp on them, his control.

Finally, a Mobian exploring the forest spotted him, reported it to friends, and while discussing what to do were being spied on by Eggman who happened to send a spy bot into the forest that day. Curious to the fake Sonic sighting, he sent Badniks to capture it, only for all of them to be obliterated by Xen, frustrating him further when they had no souls for him to take.

Sonic found him soon after.