Hi Marie! šāØ In honour of Sonic Appreciation Friday I thought Iād send over a lil thought Iāve been having about him recently with lots of post Frontiers stuff floating around and it being on the brain!
Iāve been thinking a lot of Tails, Knuckles and Amy going their own ways and the impact that would have on him (so glad to see people talking about it more cause like OWšTHE ANGST POTENTIAL). Thereās something so tragic about the way he fought so hard and almost lost himself to save them, but by the end them ultimately still all going their own ways for while. I love how itās developed, especially with their own sacrifice to return back to cyberspace to restore him and appreciation for all heās done for them. And in turn how supportive Sonic is of their wishes, how heās the one who lifts them and encourages them to follow their truths, to grasp the freedom life has to offer.
But I canāt help but feel something deep down would sting knowing that so much of their self improvement and growth comes from distancing themselves further from him in some form. The fear and resentment within himself that those he loves most have lived in his shadow or that heās held them back without even knowing. The realisation that it took them being in this situation for them to open up to him about how they feel and that while theyāve had more time to face these feelings, they must have still been lingering for a while. And Tails hesitation when he asks Sonic āif thatās okayā as if Tails thought there was a chance Sonic would say no or be unsupportive (a thought which definitely would break sonics heart ahh).
Ahh just the thought that in getting his friends back heās still in some form lost them just ahakajka does things to my heart. Especially since it obviously isnāt true! Their growth and the concept of change doesnāt change the strength of their friendships, but those internalised feelings deep, deep down definitely must effect him in some form. Especially given him being a sorta social introvert and missing their company but hesitating reaching out unless they do first to give them space and respect boundaries.
I guess in a short non rambly way: Lonely post frontiers hedgehog has me sad and I wanna study him under a microscope like a bug š«¶āØ
Sorry if this made no sense! Feeling kinda ill today and my brain feels so scrambled but defo thought Iād send some thoughts over! Happy Sonic Appreciation Day!
Yay, Thanks so much! I am obsessed with Frontiers Sonic jffhjfjfgnjhkgjg. *Slaps the head of blue hedgehog* you can fit so much angst in this boy.
So true! His closest friend, his family, his home, going away. Chasing their own dreams and growing and expanding their horizons and he knew and he was ready to give it his all even if he knew he might not survive that. He loves them so so much!
And while that in itself is super angst material (bro didn't share what he was going through with anyone and fully supporting them while not just one but all of them decided to go their own ways) but also, he would get left behind š alone. After everything. And while he fully supports them and seems to be okay with it on the outside, you can't tell me it wouldn't hurt, that he wouldn't atleast experience the empty neat syndrome or feel depressed at times, combined with aftereffects of the Cyber corruption...
So much angst for this guy.
Happy Sonic Appreciation Day! :D
