#idw reference

[boosnotes]

BAILE INoLVIDABLE

Shadow T. Hedgehog x reader

Warnings: none

Genre: hurt/fluff/no comfort/angst

A/n: Y TU FUISTE Mi BAILE INOLVIDABLEEEEE

You looked down at the analog photos, he preferred those types of things, saying it was "more real" that way, now you were glad he was so insisted on it. They were mostly about you and him, maybe someone else would pop up in the picture now and then, or he'd take a photo without you noticing him.

Your heart misses him; your brain on the other hand is telling you is for the better, he left by his own choice, and things were always going to end this way; nevertheless, he was half of you, he had become that faster than it should. You used to believe you were going to grow old beside him, taking care of each other for a long time, having a garden full of chao.

You reminisced about a night, it was after everyone was saved from the metal virus, Tangle wanted to make a winning celebration. Shadow almost escaped, however, you pulled him and with your best puppy eyes, convinced him to at least stay for a bit. It was beautiful, even with Sonic gone for a bit, the joy of winning was contagious. The warm lights filled the place, the balloons gave the world a pop of color, the pleasant smell of homemade food and snacks, and the bickering of a certain group; all of it made you feel at home.

The dance floor was overflowing, the good music and the energy made everyone want to dance, but you stayed next to your favorite Hedgehog, you had promised to stay at his side the entire night for him to cave in. The DJ changed the song once again, it made your ears perk up with recognition, it was your favorite song, yet you had to contain it, all for Shadow. Your body fiddled around, already reacting to the familiar melody, your feet and fingers tapping to the rhythm. From out of your sight, you hear a familiar exhale.

"You can go if you want, I know you want it." He muttered under the music, just enough for you to hear him. Your head turned towards him, the pupils in your eyes growing larger, you were about to accept, but declined.

"No, I told you I'm staying by your side. You're just gonna run off." You pouted, he tried to argue, but even so, you didn't listen. With a tilt of your head, a challenge you raised. "Then dance with me." He opened his mouth, but no words came out, you left him speechless. With a triumphant smirk, you stepped forward and grabbed his hand. "Come on, it will be fun, just this one and we leave."

"I don't know how to dance." You barely heard him, still, with his eyes staring away from you and the embarrassed face he made, made you understand everything right away, how cute. It wasn't every day the ultimate like form admitted not knowing how to do something.

"I'll guide you, no problem." You offered, you'd be glad, teaching him something so simple, but he'd probably end up doing it only with you, it filled you with pride and selfishness. "Please, just this one." You beg, you drop your head to the side, looking up at him with a helpless look. He groaned, nonetheless, finally relented which made you jump and pull him into the dance floor.

Laughter came out of your chest, genuine laughter, one that was not heard every day. Shadow, at that moment, only had eyes for you, glowing with adoration, it was only the two of you, no one else around. You stopped dragging and held his hands, placing them where they belonged, one on your waist and the other on your hand. You moved slower, trying to show him how to feel the flow of the music, spinning him in his place, it was awkward, yet also a memory you were going to carry for the rest of your life.

Slowly, he gained confidence, he grew familiar with the short set of movements with ease. Slowly but surely, you tried to match the tempo of the song, with a few missteps that you made it seemed it was your fault, things went smoothly, even letting him spin you back a couple of times. Your permanent smile started hurting your cheeks, the happiness you felt wasn't worth hiding, he had to know what you were feeling.

Sadly, Eggman's robot broke the cheerful atmosphere, making Shadow leave you to fight against him. Sonic came back soon after, winning the fight as always. When you turned to look for him, you realized he was gone, leaving you nothing to do but help out the city on fire.

The buzzing of life outside your window brought you back to reality, the cold empty side that was once occupied all the time, whip-splashed you. Your heart was the weakest muscle you had, the ache that came from it made you physically ill. Hugging your own form for some resemblance of comfort, tears started pouring from your eyes, salting your face and body. Your head felt like exploding, why was he like this? Did he really have to leave? To fend off all for yourself? When did he stop loving you? He told you it was for your own good, but he's such a coward, that you hated to love him.

[dystopiansewerrat]

they’re all weird(affectionately<3)

[ukiyoebirds]

Karaoke Night Shell-nanigans.

I'd say click on the image for better quality but the crunched pixels lends to the cheap newsprint aesthetic.

[wishingstarinajar]

Old retired warlord doodles

[xpurplepiex]

wanted to doodle my boys but i ended up giving them references for myself😭

doodles

[emthimofnight]

Quick doodle of my Whispangle fankid, Calico the Wolf (they/them), as a warmup!!

[neromarlin]

A friend of mine convinced me it would be a good idea to download ibis paint x on my phone n try drawing silver

That was over a month ago, i forgot

[beatcroc]

im sorry what do you mean

what do you MEAN

[gemlikrogue]

Something I will finish someday, maybe.

[spectra-bear]

Whatever man

[bastardlybonkers]

Would the headlights on Bee's wings count as biolights? And if so, would that make his wings anymore attractive? I'd assume they work like birds, the prettier and brighter they are the more attractive. Considering Bee is bright yellow and has lights on his wings would he be considered attractive to other fliers? Thank you

ooh alright so this ask gives me an opportunity to do another little analysis/hc dump, this time on cybertronian beauty standards! lemme start with the basics first

-personally, i dont think of fliers like birds, though ik bird behaviors is a pretty popular hc for fliers lol. i think a lot of them like wings because that means they can fly (cool flying alt, can fly together) and because theyre nice to touch and be touched!

-i think cybertronians find faces attractive due to the increase in expressiveness, so theres a cultural bias towards finding faces attractive. however, faceplates are still appreciated, and as james roberts has confirmed, those without lip mouths have the most erotic mouth build 😏 so that lends a huge bonus to faceplates, evening them out a bit in terms of beauty standards

-lights and bright plating colors are probably attractive, but id say really anything that isnt grey and lightless is probably handsome (grey looks like dead bodies to them)

-some helm shapes are just not very flattering, at least to cybertronians. pre-ghost, bumblebee's helm was probably considered extremely average looking, but post-ghost whoever built his body decided to upgrade his helm a bit lol

now for starbee specifically...

-starscream and bee are both obviously affected by the beauty standards of their culture, so theres definitely some aspects that carry over. however, theres things that they dont really care about either (for example, bumblebee doesnt really care how shiny starscreams plating is)

-i couldnt for the life of me find the lights on bees wings youre referring to in the ask 😭 i looked at all my refs but i dont see them 😔 he does have lights on his legs, which starscream probably does like, as he likes bright and pretty things in general (both on others and himself)

-starscream has never particularly cared about wheels, hes far more interested in bees doorwings. personally bumblebee would like a little more wheel attention 😂

-bumblebee finds stars wings cute, which is different from most people who like wings, who like them for the power they represent (he also likes the powerful jet alt mode but he likes getting a rise out of starscream even more)

-heel thrusters are a unique thing to cybertronians, and are probably considered a more niche attraction

[berry-bread-bakery]

Wip 🚧

[2bitz-star]

Maybe next month.

Sorry Starline, but Stone has the position of Employee of the Month secured for a while.

Close up of Stone under the cut!

[sonicreferencephotos]

Hugs; assorted media

[ukiyoebirds]

Imagine, if you will, an alternate universe where Optimus Prime’s alt mode is a VW Beetle BUT he still has the semi truck smokestacks!

(Inspired by true events).

[rodimeow]