#part of why Liking Someone freaks hhim out is bc

[spiritwinding]

dash said touch headcanon and i said hoOoo

sonic essentially cut off most social contact with people when he was 10 when he became an orphan, and didn’t really resume some of it until he was 12 and met tails, who helped ease him back into it. he was generally more guarded when he was younger (think up until heroes?), and he may be older and better off today, but it’s an old habits die hard thing. sonic is just. naturally the type to only really vibe with physical touch if you’re a close friend-- otherwise he actually is uncomfortable by it, especially if it’s out of the blue. he’s not AS guarded as he was but he still is to an extent. he also just. likes his personal space and his set boundaries. all of this is part of why he didn’t react well to amy chasing him when they were younger (mostly refering to being more closed off and I Am! Independant! disease he had pre-heroes. also he hoenstly didnt knwo hwo to deal with the fact anyone had such an obvious crush on him lmao)

that being said he DOES have an undeniable need for it even though it’s a subconscious thing because he just. wants comfort and safety. if you sleep next to him he’s going to cling to you (he has TERRIBLE sleeping habits).  vulnerability! we have issues with it in this house. he can be surprisingly cuddly once he gets past everything else. 

not that this all means he never touches people, because he does, but he either plays it off as a joke, is restricted to quick stuff, or it’s for some sort of necessity. for example he has no issue carrying people because he’s done so a ton fo time to get them to safety. the same can kinda be applied to holding hands, but that REALLY depends on context. if he has to grab someone’s hand to pull them along for safety reasons (like carrying people) he’s fine, because he has a goal. if a little kid (or someone who’s older really) wants to grab his hand because they need comfort, sonic’s not gonna say no to that, but it’s a Limited Edition thing. the thing with hand holding in particular is that once you manage to get Through His Apprehension sonic really likes it? he likes just casual hand holding. he’s also a fidgeter sometimes, so being able to fiddle with someone’s hand is super nice. it’s just a lowkey but comforting ‘im here’. this is hypothetical though, because that implies an equal amount of quiet vulnerability and boy does he have Fun with that

tl;dr if sonic Consciously leans against you without having to play it off as a joke you made it my dude

#part of why Liking Someone freaks hhim out is bc #sonic doesnt WANT this stuff often? #llike. in a yearning kinda sense #so actually want to Hold A Hand #a SPECIFIC Hand #freaks him out #◜° ★ ▸ where does somebody keep all those gold rings? ╱ ❪ hc ❫ #he needs comfort and reassurance but in a 'jaja sike...... unles :flushed:' way #if you TRIED to hug classic he would turn on u like an angry squirrel