heart of gold

what goes up, must come down, yet my feet don't touch the ground. see the world spinnin' upside down, a mighty crash without a sound! { indie au sonic blog. say hi!

[frecklehog]

[ i sent this vine to steadfasthero and she immediately said that it reminded her of these two so i did a thing ]

[steadfasthero]

//wanders up behind him and wraps both arms around his waist// "Psst, happy birthday."

Nearly jumping out of his fur at the embrace, emerald eyes tried to look over his shoulder at the culprit. Soon though, the voice gave it away. 

"Hi, Shadow." Leaning back against him, he grinned. "Thanks."

[frecklehog]

A dull purr began to rumble from Shadow’s throat as the other nuzzled into him, and his grip on Sonic tightened ever so slightly.

Yeah, he was feeling a bit better already.

"…Thank you."

[steadfasthero]

"For what?"

Lifting his ears to listen, Sonic quietly began to purr back. The tighter grip was something he didn't mind, as he was quite comfortable sitting here with him.

[frecklehog]

"…You’re lying."

"But yes, that’d be nice. You got anything in mind?"

[steadfasthero]

"What?"

/blink blink.

"No I ain't. Also, you pick somethin'!"

[frecklehog]

"Are you sure..? You seem a bit out of it."

"I’m fine, just a bit bored I suppose."

[steadfasthero]

"Yeah, everything's fine." He coughed awkwardly, waving one hand.

"Wanna do something?"

[frecklehog]

//waves hand in front of his face.

"Earth to Sonic? Are you alright?"

[steadfasthero]

"Huh?"

"Oh! Yeah, I'm okay. Are you?" Sonic, what.

[steadfasthero]

[frecklehog]

chun-nan escapade

[frecklehog]

A small, smug smile was given in response to the blue hedgehog’s jesting and the hand that was on his hip moved to affectionately knock the smaller one’s head, before wrapping itself around Sonic’s lifted one.

"Let’s go then, kid.”

He muttered out a quick “Chaos Control,” momentarily shrouding the pair of them in a flash of bright light.

Shadow had dropped them both in a village square, or so it seemed. Glancing at his communicator for a second, he read the time as 7:32pm. Hm, that was a few hours difference. Never mind. Casting his eyes away from his wrist, a small gasp escaped him as he admired the surroundings.

The floor was made of stone paving, and oriental paper dragons lined the sides of buildings. Orange, red, and gold was everywhere; there were ribbons, lanterns, signs, kites… you name it. It all glowed brilliantly in the dim evening sky, which was dazzling it its own right. With dozens of stars twinkling above their heads, along with everything else, Shadow was pretty sure he’d just dropped them in a fairytale.

"…Woah."

[steadfasthero]

"Pretty, ain't it?"

It was nothing new for Sonic. All the ribbons and lanterns, beautiful lights. What, with all the traveling he did, it was no wonder he'd been to festivals like this. Even so, the scenery never stopped being amazing him, and a sparkle of his own lit up his eyes. "Come on, what're we waitin' for?"

Reaching out, the blue hero made a grab for his partner's hand and held to it tightly, tugging him along. There was so much to do and see; they'd have time later to sit around and appreciate the view!

[frecklehog]

chun-nan escapade

Standing there with a small black bag slung over his shoulder, Freckles impatiently tapped his foot against the floor. Despite that, he wore a happy grin, and had a hand resting on his hip.

"Hey, Sonic! You ready to go? I booked three nights in a hotel so… yeah. We should get going."

[steadfasthero]

Of course he was ready to go! Well, maybe he had been in the middle of tugging his last sneaker on when he heard Shadow's voice. Speeding over to the black and red hedgehog, he leaned in and wrapped his fingers around his arm, smirking.

"Here," he joked, lifting his other hand. "Sorry, Teach."

[frecklehog]

Lazily throwing an arm around Sonic’s waist, he bumped noses with the other.

"Tomorrow, then?"

[steadfasthero]

Sonic narrowed his eyes and huffed at the nose bump.

"Tomorrow works," he replied, allowing a grin to suddenly overtake his features. He leaned in, pressing his forehead against Shadow's.

[steadfasthero]

|| collaredexperimentation

[collaredexperimentation-deactiv]

-Heat blinked, in slight confusion, glancing down to see what it was the other was talking about-

Oh right.

So comfy it oddly was forgotten. Idly taking the chain of a leash on it and fumbling with it in his fingers.-

Hello Sonic.

 Nothing really, it’s just there.

[steadfasthero]

It's just there? That was an odd response, odd enough for Sonic to frown in confusion and concern. It may have been an alternate of Shadow, but it was still a Shadow none the less, and seeing him in a collar and chain was unsettling.

"Really...? Is everythin' alright, though?" Walking over, Sonic looked at the collar with a frown. Restraint. Just looking at it made him uncomfortable, and he almost reached out to touch it, but stopped. He didn't know this alternate.

[frecklehog]

"Me too. There’s supposed to be a carnival-type deal going on as well.

When would you want to go?”

[steadfasthero]

"Whenever!" The hero flopped back into Shadow's lap, looking up at him with a silly grin.

[frecklehog]

steadfasthero replied to your post:"I have some time off work soon; I was thinking of…

"Adabat is nice!"

"Yeah, it is! I wonder if there’s any events going on there. There’s supposed to be a fireworks festival in Chun-Nan very soon which looks amazing.

…Say, would you want to come too?”

[steadfasthero]

"Fireworks festival, huh? Sounds like fun to me."

[steadfasthero]

|| collaredexperimentation

"Uh...Hey there, buddy."

He couldn't stop himself from asking. Lifting a hand, he gestured to his own neck, nodding at this alternate's collar. "What's with the...?"

[frecklehog]

Letting out a contented sigh, Shadow wrapped an arm around the other’s midriff, before lazily mumbling;

"Nnn…sshuutup…"

[steadfasthero]

A lazy, quiet sounding chuckle escaped him. He didn't reply, though, too occupied with his thoughts as he gave a small nudge to one of the darker hedgehog's ears.

[frecklehog]

Shadow bit his lip and finally managed to keep his line of sight on the other, but not without his ears folding back and body drooping.

"…I don’t think it is."

[steadfasthero]

"It is."

"Come on, y' were fine a little while ago. What's wrong?" Was it the same thing? Probably, maybe. Sonic didn't know, but he hated seeing others frown. It was even more unsettling to see Shadow upset..

[frecklehog]

He attempted to give a small smile in return, but he could feel a horrible stinging in his eyes and his bottom lip quiver, so he simply shifted his gaze back to the floor and folded his arms tightly.

"…Sorry."

[steadfasthero]

"Hey, it's okay." Hopping over to the side, Sonic stood in front of Shadow now with a lighthearted expression. Shadow didn't look to good, but this whole day so far had been odd and stressful. He leaned forward and placed both hands on his knees, looking up at Shadow with a growing smile.