Hi, thanks again for answering my first ask about Tails and Shadow and Sonic! Similar question here, do you have any headcanons/ideas/musings about Tails and Sharp that you can share? I love their dynamic in the Sharp Edges collection you wrote, and I'm a sucker for any Sonic Prime AU where Tails is the one who interacts with other versions of Sonic. Thanks!
Hi! No problem, I love answering questions where I can and talking things out :)
Ah! I'm so excited you want to know more about Sharp and Tails! :D That's so cool, thanks for being interested! I also really love Tails getting to interact with other versions of Sonic, so I'm happy to do my part to add to it <3
Sharp is (only a little) reluctantly following along with Tails's scheme under the guise that he just needs to make sure the kid keeps a low profile and doesn't end up back on Satine Rouge's radar while they're in Rogue's Row. He can't have his reputation damaged, after all, it's what allows him what little freedom he has to help people. But it's also exciting! Helping Tails on these missions gives him a boost of adrenaline that he's been kinda missing. And he doesn't even have to pretend to kill anyone!
The two of them are very similar to how Nine and Sonic are, they bond quick because they work well together and because Sharp is so similar to Sonic, just a little... sharper. They're also pretty snarky with each other, which they both enjoy, but Sharp will downplay Tails's accomplishments without remorse in a way Sonic would never. Sharp isn't as sensitive to striking an insecure nerve because he doesn't know it's there.
Tails can handle it for the most part, since he's a little more aware of Sharp not being Sonic than Sonic was of Nine not being Tails. He's taken aback occasionally by Sharp's bite, especially when it's anger that's directed at him. He can handle sarcastic quips and even the threats of violence (because he knows he won't follow through), but sometimes things get a little raw and feelings are hurt. But there's still so much Sonic in Sharp that Tails can't help but care about him. Just like it's so easy to forgive Sonic (almost annoyingly so), Tails forgives Sharp as naturally as breathing.
And Sharp's not used to that. It's every rogue for themselves where he's from. And while he's done his best to make sure others have a chance at a fresh start, no one's ever returned the favor. No one's ever cared.
So Sharp and Tails butt heads more than Sonic and Tails do, especially once they leave Rogue's Row to search for more of the prism shards. They're not completely in sync. Mostly because Tails believes Sharp can be more than what he lets himself, and Sharp doesn't want to be told who he is by someone who barely knows him. He also doesn't want to be responsible for anyone other than himself, but is frustrated by how easy it is to want to look out for this lost kid. And how much this kid's opinion of him matters. He tries to resist the attachment at first, but just like Nine found hope and happiness in Sonic, Sharp finds the same meaning in Tails. His bond with him opens him up to become someone that will eventually be the person Nine needs (and Nine's going to get a bit of an extra journey to complement that, too).
Tails will also get to interact with two other Sonics in that AU, too! Drift (from No Place) and Snare (from Boscage Maze), though Snare's name might still change... His bond with both of them is still special, too, but when they meet Sails and Mangey, they're able to bond with them much sooner than Sharp is able to bond with Nine. Sharp and Nine don't really connect until the very end of the adventure, since both of them are too attached to Tails and Sonic, respectively.
Sorry, this totally got away from me! I have so many feelings about my Prime AU and every intention to write more of it if I wasn't so behind on Picket Fence stuff. I'll leave a little snippet of Sharp and Tails chatting though as a treat <3 I can't remember if I've ever shared it before, so sorry if I have, but it takes place a bit after "Keep a Sharp Eye."
Tails sighed at his Prower Paradox Prism Position Predictor Mark 5 when it showed no sign of there being anything remotely like the energy signature of the Paradox Prism nearby. "It's gone."
"Told ya it was still busted."
Tails ignored him. "But my calculations were precise. Nothing else gives off any kind of energy readings remotely similar. Something had to have triggered it. Or at least had enough of a disruptive frequency to confuse the P.2.5.P."
"Weird. Maybe it has something to do with the other you I just saw." Sharp cupped his chin, foot tapping thoughtfully.
Tails's attention snapped to him so hard he nearly gave himself whiplash. "What?"
"There was another you up in the trees. Right when your gizmo thing stopped working." Sharp twirled his index finger in the direction of the P.2.5.P.
Tails gaped at him. "Why didn't you tell me?"
"Well, it looked like he was kinda trying to kill you. Like everyone in this city," Sharp reminded him, an edge to voice befitting his name, before he leaned back with a shrug. "Thought it was better if you didn't know you were being actively sniped."
Tails could still only stare at him slack-jawed. There were plenty of times Sonic had rendered him speechless over the years, but the dissonance of what he knew about these two versions of his best friend and all their other friends was thoroughly giving his processing capabilities a run for its money. He needed an aspirin.
"I thought you said you'd never seen another me in this dimension?" Tails finally ground out.
Sharp narrowed his own eyes at his tone. "I hadn't. You're the first you I've ever seen in my life. That guy up there was the second."
“I’ve loved you for years.” for Hournite please :) Thanks!
Give it Up
Hourman steps behind her, shadowing her petite figure like a giant. Beth turns the dials of her tricked up goggles on the sidewalk, already starting to smile.
"Can't believe it's over."
"I know," she says. "It feels amazing." She squeezes Rick's bicep, tilting her head up to look at him. The colour of his eyes pops out beneath the dark black mask. Half of his sleeves are shredded and there's a gash of blood dripping from his eyebrow. Beth wonders if he even noticed. If he has, he doesn't seem to care. "We should go on a date this weekend."
Beth takes pleasure in watching his face brighten even more than his initial reaction to their victory in the battle. "Yeah?"
She nods once and pretends to shrug like it's not that big a deal. Saving the world or taking a gamble, asking out her best friend. "I've always wanted to."
Rick is quiet for a moment. Beth turns around to face him, looping the goggles around her arm as her heart pounds like crazy. "It seems silly we never tried," she adds, filling up the empty space with more words. "I mean. You know. People always assumed…" She shrugs again and rubs the sleeve of her own tailored combat suit, yellow and black to reflect her own personality-- the dirty olive cape and cowl from her beloved Charles McNider singed from the Eclipso nightmare back in high school--
"I've loved you for years," Rick says. "You're always beside me anyways. It was like I couldn't ask for more."
"Okay." Rick glances behind them. There's that news anchor Linda Park marching over with a game face. "Incoming," he warns Beth, pulling his hood back over his windswept hair. Beth puts her goggles back on and steps closer to Rick.
"Saturday?" he murmurs. "Dinner? Or actually, let's get the hell out of Blue Valley. We can go on a trip somewhere. You've got anywhere to be next week?"
“Yeah.” Beth waves at the cameraman. "I do now.”
Linda rushed over with her mic, dragging her crew in tow. “Hourman! Dr. Mid-Nite! Can you explain to us how the Mysterious Shade overtook--”
Rick slips an arm around Dr. Mid-Nite's waist and turns around. “Sorry!” he says, pushing the cameras out of their way. He’s always been the most stoic member to the press. “You can ask Wildcat. We’ve got to go.”
☕️ what are some shivnite ideas you would like to see? Whether in canon or in a fic or both :)
this is in such a random order i’m very sorry
due to your writing i really want them to fake their deaths and run away together
i also really want to see cindy feel comfortable actually putting down the snark and opening up to beth, cuz it’s beth, she’s sweet and caring and trustworthy
enemies to lovers my beloved <3
i want some kind of scenario where they’re forced to work alongside each other, and realize that the other person isn’t what they thought (i started a fic like this but my brain is broke rn so i doubt i’ll finish)
honestly i just want to learn more about cindy’s motivations, she’s a super interesting character
cindy being surprisingly affectionate once she’s comfortable
beth’s definitely the heart of the jsa, she’s this steady presence that i think everyone relies on to some extent (wait is that why she’s so shippable) and i’d like to see that transferring over to her relationship with cindy in some ways
send me a ☕️ and a topic and i’ll talk about how i feel about it
Hey, I love your fics! Can you write a McKirk where Bones and Jim are best friends and Bones is the son of a dictator and Jim is his best friend but Jim joins the rebels who are against Bones' parent? I'm suddenly interested in dictatorships and rebellions and I'm not sure why lol. Thanks!
Oh God, thank you so much! I haven’t written anything in forever holy shit. But I do have a prompt kind of similar already. About Bones being the son of Kodos on Tarsus.
You can read it here
Please let me know if that’s okay or if you still want me to write your prompt specifically. Sounds very interesting! :)
Hey! I loved your fic 'A Different Tune.' I was wondering if you could do a sequel to it? One with Mac and Riley bonding as they hunt down the Ghost? Thanks!
Thank you so much! If I get a bunny, I might continue it but I’m so very, very bad at writing sequels. Sometimes, they write themselves - but sometimes, it’s like trying to squeeze water from a stone! X(
