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realperson022 · 1 year

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I know somewhere @/viacursecasting tagged me when she referenced this song for what we like to call a kpop-sonadow analysis :) but I’m bringing it back to go over it with little drabbles of sorts to go along with the lyrics that speak to me the greatest.

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Definitely recommend to give the song a listen in general!

Drabbles under the cut:

In this world of zero I know you're my one and only In this endless darkness like Oh my god, so holy

Drabble #1:

There was always this unspoken understanding of what Sonic was for Shadow.

Full of surprises and overly enthusiastic for races, the hero was a worthy match for the Ultimate Lifeform, meeting the striped hedgehog’s strength, speed, and agility in equal countermoves.

His cockiness and confidence came hand-in-hand to the GUN agent’s displeasure, but those qualities brought forth an even playing field with the enemy. Sonic’s nonstop talking was a great distraction, especially for a wildly tyrannical man that could compete with the blue hedgehog for who loved hearing themselves talk the most. But such annoyance was an overlooked source of entertainment for many of Sonic’s friends at this point, not for Shadow, though.

Almost counterintuitively, the hero withheld aspects regarding patience and empathy when needed in times of hardships and darkness. For that, Shadow always offered his silent gratitude toward his rival on his teammates’ behalf. And when the fight was long won with every ounce of determination and effort, Sonic was running off to another adventure, and only then did Shadow give his own quiet thank you to his counterpart who was long gone.

Down to its bare meaning, Sonic was something for Shadow, but it was in moments where the fights became wars that everything was crystal clear for the hybrid.

If the world needed a hero, it was Sonic that came running to protect it.

If the world didn’t need a hero but someone to blame, it was still Sonic that came running to protect the planet despite the world being against him.

But it would never be the entire planet against one hedgehog.

It was always Sonic and his friends, and if god forbid it, his friends gave up on the blue hedgehog, too...then, Sonic still would not remain alone.

Because down to the last defense, to the last hope, Shadow would stand by Sonic and fight against any evil thrown their way.

The two of them versus the end of the world because Shadow always knew from the very first moment that he was meant to be Sonic’s one and only even when everyone stood against them.

It would always be Sonic and Shadow till the end.

From this bottomless pit You're the only (one) shining gold Now I can't stop thinking 'bout you When I'm sinking alone Angel who one day appeared to me Take me away to your hometown

Drabble #2:

“Shadow.”

The black hedgehog awoke with a silent gasp, standing up and immediately knowing he was nowhere familiar. His surroundings were practically...nothing; just endless black in every direction. Even the ground under his feet looked nonexistent as he glanced down.

“Shadow.”

And yet somehow, there was a light that penetrated all the darkness around Shadow, casting a glow over the alarmed hybrid.

Scarlet rubies looked up at the source of light, widening at seeing a familiar face.

“Sonic...?”

The usually blue fur was bathed in a blinding gold shine, and what Shadow remembered as emerald eyes were now a mix of reds that reminded him of cherries, burning fires, and blood.

“Shadow,” the striped hedgehog’s rival called out to him again, descending onto the invisible surface the hybrid stood over. It was when the gilded hedgehog now was in front of him that Shadow finally put the pieces together, taking note of the upturn quills and thrumming chaos energy now sensed in the air.

Super Sonic.

“How are you feeling?”

Blinking away his shock, Shadow cleared his throat. “I’m fine, but where am I?” The striped hedgehog took another view of his surroundings, finding nothing in the distance regardless of his sharp eyesight. “Where are we?”

The hybrid returned his attention to the other hedgehog, wary by Super Sonic’s conflicted gaze.

“You don’t remember?”

Shadow frowned, “Remember what?”

The ethereal-looking hedgehog sighed, seeming to run through his next thoughts on how to approach this; after a minute, Super Sonic extended a hand to Shadow, gloved palm facing up. “May I?”

Regardless of this being his rival, Shadow gave the outstretched hand a cautious glance, extending his own out when he didn’t sense any grave danger. Upon contact, the infinite environment around the two hedgehogs morphed into something else, something visible.

When the lines and shades of blue and green below became clear, Shadow instantly recognized where they were now, his eyes looking up to see blinking stars and a pale round moon staring back at him.

“The Space Colony,” he whispered, whipping his head around to see where the station was. To his relief, the colony was still in its orbit, no alluding signs of it possibly crashing into the planet below anytime soon. “Why are we in space?”

Super Sonic met Shadow’s gaze, striking red meeting its match in the other hedgehog’s eyes. “I’m not, Shadow...you are.”

Confusion kept washing over the striped hedgehog, trying to decipher his rival’s words. “What do you mean I...” Shadow gazed down to see where his hand was still in Super Sonic’s own. Then, another - the last - piece of the puzzle came into the hybrid’s grasp.

His inhibitor rings were missing.

“This is after the chaos control,” Shadow realized, looking up to the other hedgehog to see if he was correct.

Super Sonic nodded, brows furrowed. “Yes.”

“Hm.” Shadow hummed, averting his eyes from the unbelievably shining hedgehog to look over at the planet he came from. “If I’m still in space, are you referring to me simply floating around here?”

Super Sonic’s hold on Shadow’s hand tightened; the striped hedgehog didn’t need to hear the hero’s words to know what the gesture already gave away.

“I’m sorry, Shadow.”

At this, the hybrid glanced at Super Sonic over his shoulder, huffing with a roll of his eyes. “Don’t apologize. These are consequences of my actions, not yours.”

“You don’t understand,” Super Sonic argued, meeting Shadow’s gaze with all the guilt the black hedgehog had never seen come from the hero before. “I was supposed to hold on to you.”

“You are,” Shadow motioned with a vague swing of their conjoined hands. “So, don’t begin to blame yourself for something you don’t need to.”

“But I let you go...I let you fall, Shadow.”

The heartfelt words echoed around Shadow as their surroundings morphed again into a new scene - the one Super Sonic was mentioning. In a painful silence, Shadow watched as Super Sonic and Super Shadow saved the world again before him, the figures in the distance resembling the outline of ghosts. And as if to remind him of what was currently happening, Shadow watched as all the energy in his doppelganger seeped out of him and fought to hold onto the other Super Sonic, who with sheer determination in his eyes attempted to save the slipping hedgehog with his hand.

When the scene finished, Shadow took a moment to collect his thoughts and turned to the Super Sonic holding onto his hand in the present.

“You think I’m falling to my death...”

One nod later and Shadow was snickering to the super transformed hedgehog’s surprise.

“Please, Sonic...the last thing I need is for your ego to grow any bigger.”

“What are you on about? I’m being serious here! You’re dying, Shadow!” Super Sonic growled, tugging at the hybrid’s hand to bring him closer face-to-face. “You’re dying.”

Crimson eyes looked into two brilliant red and remorseful eyes, thousands of words exchanged in just one long stare. And if Shadow had the time, he would stay here and explain them to Sonic...if this really were his last moment with the hero.

But it was not - Shadow knew deep down.

“I’m not dying, Sonic,” Shadow let go of his rival’s hand and cradled Super Sonic’s face, gently and reverently because this was the closest Shadow had been to a god. One that he believed in forever from now on.

“And I’m not falling...” Shadow assured his rival. “You’re returning me to my rightful home.”

“I am?” Super Sonic whispered, the touch of Shadow’s hands on his face emitting more warmth than the excessive chaos energy swirling in his body.

“Earth is my home, the home of Maria...you’re letting me say goodbye to her one last time, Sonic.”

Swallowing the despair lodged in his throat, Super Sonic let out a trembling sigh, placing his hands over Shadow’s cheeks, the two hedgehogs mirroring each other.

“You’re not dying,” the hero accepted this, pressing his forehead to Shadow’s and smiling. “I’m saving you.”

“And for that, I thank you, Sonic,” Shadow’s breath fanned over Super Sonic’s muzzle, their words kissing between the distance of their lips.

“I’ll see you, again, Shadow.”

The Ultimate Lifeform smiled at hearing the steadiness in Sonic’s voice, giving one last nudge to the hero’s forehead.

“Sooner than you think, hedgehog,” and finally, Shadow let go of Super Sonic, losing consciousness once again.

#sonadow #sonic the hedgehog #shadow the hedgehog #omg this was really fun to do after such a tiring day :)#this song is my fuel to write angsty/silly sonadow drabbles for my own entertainment #my writing

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d4rk-x-w0lf-17 · 2 years

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Here's an angsty as hell Sonadow adopts Chris AU zombot saga drabble I wrote in like 8 minutes after just waking up.

Sonic tore his eyes away from the swarm of zombots that were invading the area as his ears picked up a small cry for help in the distance.

He instantly knew who was crying out for help and his hardwired parental instincts kicked in. He wasted no time in running over to a small silvered patch of grass and his heart just immediately sunk.

Chris, his son, his absolute pride and joy, had a small child zombot clinging to his leg and Chris kept trying to either kick them off or pry them off himself, only spreading the virus further on himself. His cries were loud and drawing more attention to the two of them, so Sonic needed to act fast.

Taking a very large gulp, Sonic stomped over and immediately lifted Chris off the ground and plucked the child off him. Sonic gently set the zombot back on the ground and with Chris in hand, zoomed off.

While running, Sonic checked Chris over for any injuries other than the constant spread of silver and internally sighed in relief when he only saw shallow nicks and cuts. Even after all this, everyone managed to keep Chris safe and Sonic couldn't be any more grateful.

Chris's soft cries and hiccups made Sonic unconsciously hold him tighter, even though he knew that prolonged contact with an infected person only sped up the virus.

Sonic tried to stop himself from tearing up but couldn't hold it back anymore. Once he was sure that he was as far away from the horde that was infesting Angel Island, Sonic slowed himself to a slow jog before finally stopping. Sonic used one hand to hold Chris against his chest while he used the other to wipe his face. Once steeling himself, Sonic ever so gently set Chris onto the ground and ruffled his hair.

"Hey Chris...can you look at me? It's okay. The scary people are gone, you're safe right now." Sonic reassured Chris as he squat down to be on eye level with him. Chris's sobs didn't stop as he nodded his head, trying to so desperately to wipe his tears away.

"Hey hey hey....shhh....baby it's okay." Sonic tried to wipe Chris's tears away himself, softly consoling him. He pulled Chris back towards him, gently rubbing his back. "It's alright, sweetie. Papa's here, he's here to make everything better. I promise."

Chris pulls his hands away from his face to wrap them around Sonic to hug him, crying into his shoulder.

A snap of a branch in the distance alerted Sonic and he immediately pressed Chris as close to him as he could, shielding him from view and snarling. His parental instincts were going haywire the moment he saw Chris in trouble and he couldn't see through the haze of seeing everything and everyone as a threat to his child. A silhouette stepped out into view with their hands in the air and Shadow slowly stepped into Sonic's view of sight. Sonic's snarling suddenly stopped and couldn't stop his small laugh in relief at the sight of his fiancée. It was short lived when he noticed the silver spots covering his black and red fur, half of his face was already covered in the virus. Sonic turned his attention back to Chris in his arms. "Buddy..? Chris, look who's here."

Chris ever so slowly let go of Sonic to turn around and neither hedgehog have been so happy to see Chris's smile again. "DADDY!" The boy removed himself from Sonic and immediately started running over to Shadow, who happily knelt down to pick up his son and hold him tight.

"Hello little one...I'm so happy to see you again..." Shadow whispered, a genuine smile on his face and tears in his eyes.

#😭#this can have a good or bad ending if y'all want chjjvdseyynb #sonic the hedgehog #shadow the hedgehog #chris thorndyke #sonadow #sonadow au #sonadow adopts chris au #zombot saga #sonic idw

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sonysakura · 3 months

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Angsty Sonadow Drabble #13

Grew out of a quote I thought up which isn't even included 🤷

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sharing a bed, pining for ex

It isn’t important how they ended up in this position. Most likely there are not enough beds in the local medical unit with so many people stationed near that explosion, and with the two of them being relatively unharmed… Shadow thinks they might be in Rouge’s room.

He’s the first to wake up. After all, he just needed to sleep off exhaustion. Same probably goes for Sonic, but the hedgehog is soundly asleep, face pressed into his chest. It was familiar once. Not for the past few weeks though. But if he closes his eyes and relaxes, if he stays in the moment… Warmth. Soft fur under his fingers. Sonic’s heartbeat. As if nothing had changed.

…It isn’t important how it happened, but this is the cruellest thing that could have been done to him.

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#Sonic series #Shadow the Hedgehog #Sonic the Hedgehog #Sonadow #Angsty Sonadow Drabbles #angst #past relationships #pining #sharing a bed #fanfiction #by sonysakura #writing by sonysakura #The plot feels a bit forced in this one but this is why it isn't important dfghjkl

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sonysakura · 5 months

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Angsty Sonadow Drabble #12

*le gasp* But wait! This isn't angsty?? A friend mentioned how a bunch of these are not strictly angsty because the hurt is in the past, and it made me think...

So this is an alternate continuation to Angsty Sonadow Drabble #5 but now the good ending!

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fluff, hurt/comfort + Soulmate AU

“Have you noticed,” Shadow calls out from the bathroom, “how much my stripes faded?”

Sonic pokes his head in, watching Shadow slide his hand through orange-tinged spines, and skips over to him, looking into the mirror as well.

“A while ago! What about it?”

“Should I dye them? Will a regular dye even work with synthetics...?” the hedgehog frowns, and Sonic leans on him, humming.

“It isn’t unnatural for hedgehogs to go copper with age,” he says, pauses and snickers. “Old-timer.”

In reply Shadow simply steps back before catching and dipping Sonic, who has lost balance, with a flirtatious smirk.

“You sure?”

And Sonic can’t help but laugh, raising his hands to mess up Shadow’s meticulously styled spines. In the back of his mind, he wonders if his dead soulmate would have sprouted copper spines in his old age, and the phantom pain where his numbers were feels almost comforting.

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#Sonic series #Sonic the Hedgehog #Shadow Android #(who knows he isn't the original Shadow but still considers himself a Shadow)#Sonadow #Sonadow Soulmate AU #Angsty Sonadow Drabbles #fluff #hurt/comfort #fanfiction #by sonysakura #writing by sonysakura #Reblog and leave an emoji in the tags to vote on the ending you liked more:#bad ending – 💔#good ending – 💞#and explain why if you still have some energy left

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sonysakura · 5 months

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Angsty Sonadow Drabble #11

This time written to one of my recent sketches, featuring a pretend relationship and "unrequited" mutual pining 🥺

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fake relationship, mutual pining

It feels methodical. The way they grab at each other both to steady themselves and as a warning not to go further. Maybe this isn’t how actual loving couples go at it... But Sonic can’t help getting lost in the kiss anyway, he can’t stop himself from enjoying that lack of space between their chests, the touch of Shadow’s lips and his teeth and the subtle bite he adds to the action.

Their ears twitch when a door closes in the distance – whoever has caught them finally leaving, and the hedgehogs separate. Only for Shadow to dive right back in, making Sonic’s heart skip a beat even as he doesn’t reciprocate. He pushes the other back despite feeling like he’s tearing a limb from his own body.

“Don’t have to pretend anymore, you know?”

“Right,” Shadow lets go of his wrists, sounding hollow, and all Sonic can feel is regret.

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#Sonic series #Sonic the Hedgehog #Shadow the Hedgehog #Sonadow #Angsty Sonadow Drabbles #angst #fake relationship #mutual pining #fanfiction #art #by sonysakura #writing by sonysakura #art by sonysakura #My friends are all like “didn't expect the sketch to be sad”#And the true story is...#I just practised drawing kissing hh #And then a couple of days after posting I looked and was like #Huh this looks kinda stiff #So I'm covering up my mediocre drawing skills with my significantly better writing asdfghjk

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sonysakura · 1 year

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Angsty Sonadow Drabble #9

Thinking about this potential AU now...

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past character death, grief + Sonamyshad

The room is dimly illuminated by a TV showing a familiar puzzle game title screen. Instead of switching on the lights, Amy walks to the couch as quietly as she can.

“Hey,” Sonic whispers without opening his eyes, one hand continuing petting dark maroon spines of a hoglet in his arms – tear streaks marking their face.

“What happened?..”

“He beat Shadow’s high score,” and before Amy has the time to say anything, he adds: “It erases the previous record.”

And there’s no one to put it back anymore, goes unsaid.

The sounds make the sleeping hoglet, which was a sobbing hysterical mess an hour ago, curl up into the older hedgehog, and he noses between their ears, a mournful sort of purr starting up in his chest, and it echoes with grief in Amy’s own. Grief for someone who thought himself invincible.

Gone like the numbers on the screen.

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#Sonic series #Sonic the Hedgehog #Amy Rose #Sonic OC #Sonic Fan Character #Sonic Fanchild #(haven't given a name to them yet)#Sonamy #Sonamyshad #Sonshadamy #Angsty Sonadow Drabbles #angst #fanfiction #by sonysakura #writing by sonysakura #Killing or trying to kill Shadow off seems to be a theme for me with these recently #Anyway the fanchild happened out of nowhere #but now I want to squeeze that kid in a hug

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sonysakura · 2 months

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HEY WHAT THE FUCK. HEY WHAT THE FUCK. HEY WHAT THE FUCK.

Ah yes, I kill Shadow off sometimes, this is what we do here in this house 👉👈

#anarchidsgrip #asks #I kill Sonic sometimes too!#Shadow is surprisingly so much easier to kill for an immortal tho #Nothing to see here *pushes the bodies under the desk where all the horrors are*#Angsty Sonadow Drabbles

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sonysakura · 1 year

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Angsty Sonadow Drabble #8

This is an alternate continuation to Angsty Sonadow Drabble #5. The bad ending so to speak...

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unhealthy relationship, lies + Soulmate AU

“You know,” Shadow starts while they casually cuddle on the couch, “My stripes have seemingly faded more during this summer than usual,” he slides a hand through his spines, not noticing Sonic look up and his expression grow empty.

Sonic stares at the orange stripes, paralysed. He didn’t really notice because it has been happening gradually over the years, and Shadow thinks it’s a cycling process, but he has been slightly more orange than red for a while now. The warmth the blue hedgehog clings to suddenly feels chilled, and the other’s deep chuckle reverberates through his skull tinnily. His right wrist aches.

“I gotta go,” he says numbly, and he’s at the door. Confused, Shadow calls after him, and before he closes the door after himself, this is almost who he sees.

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#Sonic series #Sonic the Hedgehog #Shadow Android #(who thinks he's Shadow...)#Sonadow #Sonadow Soulmate AU #Angsty Sonadow Drabbles #angst #unhealthy relationship tw #fanfiction #by sonysakura #writing by sonysakura #I'm unsatisfied with this drabble but oh well

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sonysakura · 2 years

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Angsty Sonadow Drabble #6

This one has been chilling in my head for a while, I just always got too distracted by something else from typing it down, heh...

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canon divergence, ghosts

It follows him home. Not his house because he doesn’t have one but Tails’ because his home is where his brother is. It settles on top of his covers when he crawls into bed, exhausted after going super and having had to single-handedly stop the ARK’s descent. And it keeps up with him when he breaks the sound barrier a couple of days later.

Sonic gets used to the cold presence by his shoulder. To the freezing touch stopping his hand from turning a page too early when he reads. To the way it clings to him in sorrow on the nights the space colony is visible in the sky.

Something followed him home. Something decided he’s theirs now. And whenever Sonic sees a glimpse of a dark silhouette behind him in the mirror, he hopes that one day it will still be there when he looks back.

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#Sonic series #Sonic the Hedgehog #Shadow the Hedgehog #...in spirit 🥁#Sonadow #Angsty Sonadow Drabbles #angst #ghosts #fanfiction #by sonysakura #writing by sonysakura #Sometimes I just feel like writing and I write

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sonysakura · 1 year

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Angsty Sonadow Drabble #10

*pats the hedgehogs* I can fit so much random angst into them

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break up, heartbreak

“You believed her? Over me? She doesn’t even know me!”

Shadow shrugs, and it might look like hesitation but Sonic can see it in his face, can hear it in his icy voice. He has already decided everything for himself – outside influence or not, the conviction took root.

“I told you I love you, you’re the first I said it to...”

“How would I know that? Maria and I said it to each other all the time,” his tone gets defensive. “I don’t believe you, Mr. I-would-never-show-my-tears-to-anyone.”

“Doesn’t mean I can’t feel! Shadow, I thought you of all people—”

“No, I’m not about to get hurt again.”

Cold like ocean water. The end. Sonic’s forced final goodbye comes out more emotionless than he wants, probably assuring his ex-lover he did the right thing. As Sonic leaves though, his heart is a black hole. Too much to let anything escape.

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#Sonic series #Sonic the Hedgehog #Shadow the Hedgehog #Sonadow #Angsty Sonadow Drabbles #angst #break up #heartbreak #fanfiction #by sonysakura #writing by sonysakura #Sucks to be us #Not enough and too much #Emotionless and too emotional to be true #Called manipulative because you show your emotions for the first time?#The “she” is an OC inspired by an IRL person

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sonysakura · 2 years

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Angsty Sonadow Drabble #7

...Okay so this one isn't really that Sonadow, they're just in the same frame and I was venting through Shadow hh

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canon divergence, suicidal ideation

“Shadow, what the… why!”

They appear in one of the unlit labs looking out into the cold, cold space. Away from the planet they were saving, away from the blue shine of it, which would have consumed them in seconds, maybe longer if the super forms had managed to hold out but Sonic used up everything in his last attempt to save both of them. If it hadn’t worked… The golden glow slowly fades as he hurriedly snaps the bracelets around Shadow’s wrists, not knowing what they do exactly but guessing they’re important.

“If dying was just a matter of letting go, wouldn’t you do it?”

The red irises are barely seen under lowered eyelids, but before Sonic can shout “No!” he can feel them on himself.

“You should have let me.”

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sonysakura · 2 years

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Angsty Sonadow Drabbles #3-4

These were written a month apart in summer 2020 but they're linked!

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love triangle + SatBK, Sonic/Lancelot

“We don’t have anything in common,” Shadow sets back his ears.

“Yeah, you sure don’t,” Sonic agrees, but his voice is Holoska-cold, “Lance always listens to what I have to say. And he didn’t think it beneath him to confess his love instead of denying his and my feelings both and humiliating me to show they don’t exist.”

The words feel like a slap. Pitying look Lancelot gives him though becomes the last straw. And the moment Sonic storms out with his loyal knight in tow, Shadow breaks down.

love triangle + SatBK, Sonic/Lancelot, Arthur/Lancelot (mentioned)

Sonic slumps by the wall, hugging his knees and hiding his face from view. Blue ears move a bit when he hears the scrape and creak of Lancelot’s armour as the knight lowers himself nearby.

“You still love him, don’t you?”

Sonic jolts in alarm ready to deny, but Lancelot raises his hand to stop him from speaking and keeps going.

“You’re not alone in this. There is a reason I try not to see Arthur when I look at you after all.”

“I... do love him. And I love you. Lance, everything I said there is true. You are different, and I’m not trying to replace Shadow by using you. It was better to show him this is the end.”

Lancelot takes Sonic’s hand and lightly squeezes. His next words are quiet.

“Even though it hurts you no less than him?”

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