Sonadow Fic Rec
Okay, before you jump down to the masterpieces listed below, I just wanted to state this:
These authors have given this phenomenal content for free, baked with time and effort. I have never once ignored this, hence why I try and comment on each and every one of these fics. However, my energy and ability to be verbose differs day to day. Some of these fics I have not given proper comments for, despite this, I will be on it the moment I can be. In the time being, (once I am able to find my comments on each of these fics) I will be sharing my adoration for them further in other posts (and most likely link back to this one).
With that being said, please, PLEASE take your time to check each of these fics out. If they're not your cup of tea? Valid! But hands down I have never dedicated myself to making a fic rec like this until now. But I MUST share and spread these works, they are much too dear to me not to, and I mean that from the bottom of my heart.
(All fics are listed by order saved in my bookmarks, not in the order read)
tangled threads and bite-marked shoulders by @rubyiiiusions
Words: 32,287 | Series | Complete
Shadow hissed in pain. The laser had just grazed him, but it still stung, and he instinctively gripped the wound it left on his arm. “You dare-”
He stopped. The laser hadn’t hit him. In fact, it had struck Sonic, right on his lower left arm.
So why did his forearm feel like it just got shot?
He whipped around, fear climbing up his throat, and he suddenly became hyper-aware of something new. It was like a sixth sense, feeling the confusion that emitted from Sonic’s fur in waves as if it was his own.
“What did you do?!” Shadow snarled.
or, eggman accidentally soulbinds shadow and sonic, and no one has any idea how to undo it.
Sleepwalking by Tirainy
Words: 22,117 | Complete
'There is a strong arm curled around his torso, the appendage keeping him close to its owner, whose warm breath is ghosting over the back of his neck. Sonic is sure he went to bed alone the previous night, but he isn't worried about the intruder. After all, this isn't the first time this has happened…'
Secret Admirer by @trenchcoat-gecko
Words: 24,313 | Complete
Sonic understood well what it meant to be loved. He was a world-famous hero, after all; his presence never went unnoticed. For the most part, he lavished in that attention, he soaked it in and encouraged it.
But not romantic attention.
So, when the blue blur found himself falling in love? Well, the prospect was rather daunting, no matter how easy Amy had made it out to be. So maybe, just maybe, he should just take the easy way out...
Rose Drops Series by @magicstormfrostfire
Words: 122,489 | Series | Complete
Love, Intuition, and a little bit of magic ensues as Amy sends Sonic and Shadow on an unforgettable adventure.
Wolfboy by @trenchcoat-gecko
Words: 73,856 | Complete
World-famous monster hunter Shadow the Hedgehog has a job to do. It doesn't take long for the one-shot wonder to realize that this job won't be as simple as he'd expected: a small town, rumors of a lone werewolf, and a handsome, green-eyed, chronically-injured casanova who manages to worm his way into Shadow's heart...
What starts off as a simple job turns out to be something much more life-changing.
Blizzard Bedfellows by @magicstormfrostfire
Words: 21,294 | Complete
When a rare blizzard takes over the island, Sonic is on the run to make sure a certain angry loner is safe and sound.
Y-you know, because...uh that's what heroes do.
We never met but can we have a cup of coffee or something? by @whitejungle
Words: 3,630 | Complete
It's been almost two months since Sonic lost someone he didn't even know, but he can't stop thinking about it.
Clean Slate by nottheweirdest
Words: 155,880 | Complete | Note: Squeal pending and I am cheering you on author!! Whatever you decide I am excited to support you!!
Shadow has lost himself before. He knows what it's like to straddle the line between reality and false memories, but this time, it’s Sonic whose memory has vanished.
A premeditated set of circumstances and an accidental injury leave Sonic with no memory of who he is, his life, or more importantly, his painful history with Shadow.
It’s up to Shadow to remind the hero who he is in the midst of a global outbreak. It’s a chance for redemption. It’s a chance to right the wrongs of the past.
It’s a clean slate.
say i reckon (i love you, for a millisecond) by @redamancering
Words: 30,205 | Complete
There’s a hand on his shoulder, barely making contact. A red gauntlet glows around the wrist.
Sonic blinks, the pain having evaporated so fast he feels almost weightless. “Shadow?”
Shadow’s breathing heavily. “Problem.”
The retrieval of the ancient tech Shadow (and Sonic, in tow) has been sent to uncover takes a turn for the worst. In this case, the “worst” means… becoming physically and inextricably linked to each other. For the foreseeable future.
OR: Metaphysical handcuffs, and general gay buffoonery.
Judge my sins, not my feelings by yellothebeeloved
Words: 228,479 | Complete | Note: Possible one-shots pending from the author for the series, I am here to support you author!! What ever you decide I'm here for it!
Maybe he's not meant to touch. It's the newest excuse he thought of in hopes that he could prolong the game a little more; a careful ruse to enjoy the bittersweet torture of seeing the days pass them by, while he pretends he doesn't seek azure blue whenever he's restless. At first, all he wanted to do was watch: but now the desire to touch, to have, to affect is at a point where he's not sure whether reaching for Sonic would truly be fruitless.
He wonders that especially when Sonic's eyes light up upon seeing him. When he corners Shadow, when he invades his space and he touches and takes and then excuses it by calling it a fight. Shadow truly wonders then: if only he was brave enough to reach out, what would his grip find? Loose stars or a battle-worn body?
Standing up, he glances at Sonic again, whose eyes have now met his own. There's something heavy in the eye contact, something Shadow doesn't dare name. Neither of them say anything, and yet Sonic's eyes move away from him again, like they did.
Shadow warps away, hiding from the stars once more.
Child of Prophecy by @trenchcoat-gecko
Words: 139,321 | Completed
On the night the Mobius Castle was ransacked, the Queen received a prophecy.
“One of three will not cry; send him down the river, for you can only save your kingdom if he does not grow up royal.”
Coming Home by nottheweirdest
Words: 55,740 | Completed
Shadow's life has been full of mistakes, some worse than others, but admitting his unrequited feelings to Sonic tops the list. He's spent the better part of a decade ruminating on his regret and hiding from feelings he couldn't bear to face. He never thought he'd see Sonic again, and he told himself that was for the best.
Until now.
At the bequest of his former rival, and in an attempt to finally get closure, Shadow has returned to Central City. The reason?
Sonic the Hedgehog is marrying Amy Rose.
And Shadow is invited.
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Ohh? Chronic Pain Mario? Then I raise you Mario with Arthritis. Like this poor man’s body when the weather changes, the deep constant aches in his limbs, his arms, back in his hands. Him realizes that he’s getting slower, more fatigued. His decreasing muscle range. He’s no longer able to jump or run like he used to, his limbs just get to stiff and feel like stones half the time
How frustrating it is cuz he’s not even that old. Only in his late 30s when he finally sees the change.
Luigi noticing long before that but never said anything for fear of upsetting his brother and that’s why Luigi has been tagging along with him more often, taking on the heavy lifting when before that had been his job.
Eventually, another month goes by & he gets himself a cane. It hurts, it’s embarrassing but the worried look on Luigi’s face hurts him even more so he grits his teeth regardless.
YES ANON I LOVE YOU FOR THIS 🩷🩷🩷
It’s 1000% a headcanon of mine that he develops arthritis. I wrote a post with headcanons about him and Peach growing old together, and I definitely see him starting to slowly lose his physical abilities as he ages, largely because of how he kind of abuses his body in his youth/young adulthood. His poor goddamn joints 💔
But now I LOVE the idea of it happening even earlier. Hi I’m 27 and I have arthritis so time for projecting onto my fave characters once again. It happens kind of suddenly, he just wakes up and he’s in pain, but passes it off as from a hard fight with Bowser or something. But then the pain just…. Never goes away.
He tries to hide it for as long as he can, and just suck it up, but people notice. It starts getting in the way. Even plumbing becomes a chore, and some days he has to pretend he just wants Luigi to get in some extra practice with the wrench, but in actuality his wrist hurts too much to bend that way, and if he gets down on his knees he might not get back up.
And you’re right, he’s embarrassed by it, and he goes down kicking and screaming because he’s Super Mario. He’s supposed to be the hero, and here he is not even middle aged, and he’s having trouble with the most basic daily tasks. How is he supposed to keep rescuing Peach when he can barely lift his arms above his head to reach in the cupboard? How is he supposed to keep anyone safe, his only purpose in life, when he’s too tired to walk into the other room? When getting up and moving in the morning takes ten times longer than it used to? When he can’t focus on anything except how much pain he’s in?
It gets to the point where he just doesn’t know what else to do but hide and cry about it. Who is he if he can’t be what everyone needs him to be?
It kills him, and Luigi and Peach can see how much it’s killing him, but it’s not until they confront him and tell him how much they can tell he’s hurting that he finally agrees to get help. He uses a cane and other assistive devices, and takes medication, and starts asking for help when he needs it (some of the time—he’s still pretty stubborn, and pushes himself more often than not). It’s one of the hardest adjustments he’s ever had to make, and it takes a really long time for him to stop feeling sorry for himself, but his loved ones help him get there eventually 💕
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