#saph's stuff

[the-sky-queen]

Trick or treat! 😁

TRICK!! . . . or maybe it's a treat?

TMOM reference >:3

[saphstories]

Self-Preservation

For @e-vay. Happy Birthday! 🦇🦇💖💖

She stood on the outskirts, leaned against the wooden wall of a tiny shack, swirling more than drinking the amber ale in the metallic tankard within her grip. A burgundy cloak covered her upturned pink quills, cast shadows over her narrowed emerald eyes. The thumb of her unoccupied hand idly stroked the grip of her most favored weapon, sequestered away on her hip, awaiting its master’s call. From the sidelines, she watched the townsfolk of this simple village dance and drink around a roaring bonfire in the square… some celebration that she hadn’t bothered to discern the meaning behind.

She was here for a singular reason, after all. Once she saw it through, well… A full moon shone bright above them, but unlike many other regions she’d visited, this village had no fear of beasts awakening by the moon’s light and ravaging their homesteads. A smirk fell on her lips, and she sipped her tankard. Her ear twitched.

The tankard hit the snow, staining the glittering white amber, and she whirled around, nothing but a blur with a singular streak of silver cutting through the air, but still…she was not fast enough. A hand closed around her throat, claws threatening to break skin, and whatever oxygen in her lungs vacated in a whoosh at the searing red that invaded her vision. Her body was slammed into the shack wall, the hand carrying the silver blade pinned against the boards, and she froze at the firm press of his body against hers, nothing but his own stature holding her in place. With her characteristic speed, she gripped the wooden stake in her free hand and drove it towards his back, but he caught her hand and pinned it to the wall beside her head, opposite her other hand. The stake and knife clattered to the disturbed snowy ground.

His icy breath tickled her ear, his lips brushing against it. “Too slow, little light.” His searing red gaze overwhelmed her vision, and while warning bells rang like gongs in her head, her heart raced and by his smirk, he could hear it. “I could just eat you up.” He murmured, lowering his head to sniff at her throat, his smirk widening to display fangs that glinted in the faraway firelight at the sight of her pulse jumping. Her fists clenched and unclenched, and she wriggled in his grip, her chest heaving, and he tsked, his nose brushing her collarbone. “So impatient…” His lips brushed against hers, and she could take it no longer.

She surged forward, breaking free of his grip to grab onto his coat and yank him to her, slamming her mouth on his with a needy whine. He growled and tangled his fingers in her quills, forcing her back against the shack wall, deepening their kiss with daring presses of his fangs against her lips. She let him ravage her, taking everything he gave with gasps and whines, clinging with one hand to his waistcoat and tugging his quills with the other.

Finally, she broke away with a gasp, her beautiful face flushed as red as his eyes, and he chuckled darkly, pressing kisses to her forehead as she panted against his shoulder. “You’re late.” She accused breathlessly.

“I got hungry.” He flashed her a grin, and she snorted, smacking his shoulder.

“Catch anything good?”

“Mm-hmm,” He purred, and let his hand slide from her hip to her back quills, chuckling as her emerald eyes fluttered. “My most favorite prey: little huntresses with no self-preservation.” She rolled her eyes and shifted in his arms, pressing another kiss to his lips with a hum. “Don’t you have a hunt tonight?” He whispered, pressing a kiss to her cheek.

“It can wait.” She murmured, tugging him down to meet her lips.

“Aurora,” He chuckled, stepping away from her and picking up her stake, careful to avoid the silver knife, and handed it to her. “I agreed to help you with this one, so unless you want a pile of ashes for a boyfriend…”

Aurora pouted but took the stake, sliding it back into her holster along with the knife. “You’re no fun, Shadow.”

Shadow smirked, and in a second, had Aurora pinned back against the shack, chuckling darkly at her blown emerald eyes and flushed cheeks. “You finish this hunt by sunrise, little light, and I’ll show you just how fun I can be.” He growled, nipping at her ear, then vanished into his namesakes with no trace he was ever there to begin with.

“Cheater.” Aurora grumbled to herself and rolled her eyes with a smirk when a chuckle emanated from the darkness. She rolled her shoulders, double-checked her weapons, and she darted off into the night, leaving the bonfire and celebrations behind without a backward glance. She had a hunt to complete and prey to catch; her most favorite kind: arrogant vampires with no self-preservation.

[the-sky-queen]

Hi Queenie! 👋❤️

So, I was wondering: There are some women that when they get pregnant, they like to surprise their husband with the news and come up with some creative way to tell them. Alternatively, some women like to just come out with the news, and both are fantastic and amazing.

My question though: For Amy and Rouge, what did they do when they told Sonic and Shadow they were expecting? 👀👀👀

Gimme the deets

Oooo, very good question Saph!

Let's start with Rouge. When she got pregnant with Angel, she was so unbelievably excited. She was planning on doing something elaborate to tell Shadow, but he picked up that she was hiding something pretty much immediately, so she just ended up telling him. Now as we know, the miscarriage hit her and Shadow very hard, so when Rouge got pregnant with Spark, she was really scared to say anything. She was worried the same thing was going to happen. She didn't say anything at first and managed to keep the secret for at least a couple weeks. Eventually, she pulled Shadow aside one day and just told him. It was at least another month after that before they told Ember. Dawn was a surprise baby, so Rouge didn't waste any time after she found out she was pregnant. She rushed right to Shadow to tell him the news.

Now as for Amy, she was much more creative about telling Sonic. For Joy and Lux, she gave him a gift bag that had baby socks inside. Sonic was confused at first, but then it clicked in his head and he got immediately emotional. Then he found the second pair of socks. XD For Rose, Amy slipped her ultrasound picture into an envelope and then put it in the mail pile for Sonic to find. For Elise, Amy set an extra plate at the dinner table that night. The kids noticed before Sonic did! And finally for Chip, Amy pulled out some of Lux's baby clothes that she'd been saving. She brought it to Sonic and offhandedly mentioned that they'd be needing it again. Sonic finally managed to pick up on what she was hinting pretty quickly this time.

[the-sky-queen]

New Years Shadouge Smoochies!! 💋💋💋💖💖💖💖💖

No better place to spend your New Years kiss than hundreds of feet in the air 🥰

[the-sky-queen]

Hi Queenie!! 👋

Can you drop some lore about father/son Shadow and Silver in your Sonic-Verse?

Pleaaaase?

Gladly!

So Shadow finds Silver abandoned somewhere in the future and decides to take him in. It doesn't take very long for Shadow to realize this is the same time travelling hedgehog he met 200 years ago in the past. It's weird for him to think about but it doesn't matter at the end of the day and he just raises Silver as best he can without Rouge at his side anymore. Speaking of Rouge, Shadow tells Silver all about her, so even though she's gone, Silver still feels a connection to her and calls her Mama Rouge. Ember (since he's GUN's recreation of the Ultimate Lifeform) is immortal, so he's still around and eventually meets back up with Shadow again and gets to meet Silver. They get along well! And I haven't decided yet if Spark and Dawn are still around by this point, but if they are, they like Silver too.

Shadow and Silver lead a vagabond style life together in the future. They travel from place to place, never staying for too long, but helping out any people they come across. They live day by day in this wasteland they call home, and I think this is what eventually convinces Silver to try going back to the past to make sure the decline of the planet never happens. This is subject to change though since I haven't entirely figured out the circumstances around Silver's time travel stuff quite yet.

[the-sky-queen]

Hi Queenie! 👋

Soooo... who are the Mama's boys/Daddy's girls of the Shadouge/Sonamy kids?

Ooooo, interesting question! I think I'd have to say Ember is probably Rouge's boy and Elise is DEFINITELY Sonic's girl.

Ember is honestly very close with both of his parents, as they both did everything in their power to make him feel safe and wanted in their home. He's tended to hang out with Rouge a bit more over the years though, helping to take care of the house and Spark and Dawn. Rouge is often the parent to help push Ember out of his comfort zone and encourage him to do things he wouldn't otherwise. But like I said, Ember's close with both his parents. Honestly, the entire family has great relationships with each other.

Meanwhile on the Hedgehog Family side of things, Elise is Sonic's girl all the way. The two are just so similar and they really click in all the right ways. They both love books and rock music, they're both pretty laid back, and they're both pretty quiet. You can find these two hanging out together all the time and it's really sweet. Elise is also the most fluent out of all her siblings in Sonic's native language of Japanese and his second language of ASL. Elise always goes to Sonic first when she needs something and he knows how to best connect with her.

[the-sky-queen]

Hi Queenie! 👋 ❤️

For the doodle requests, how about the High King of Elysia himself? 👀❤️

Sending you all the loves!

Really wanted to draw him using his True Sight. :D Hope the outfit is okay. I kinda just went for it. Very stylish looking young king!

EVERYONE GO READ 3S!!!

[the-sky-queen]

Hiiiii 👋

So I was wondering, in your Sonic-Verse, what is Tails up to?

Good question! As Tails grows up, he hits a growth spurt and rapidly becomes taller than his big brother. (Sonic is forever salty about this.) Tails and Cream get together at some point, but I haven't worked out the details yet. Time goes on and Tails only gets smarter, starting his own tech company and doing a lot to make the world a better place. Tails also becomes the cool uncle to Sonic and Amy's kids! They visit him all the time and he lets them get away with things that their parents don't normally let them do. XD Tails maintains a good relationship with Shadow and they hang out together all the time. Tails is also always more than happy to give the Dark Rider a tune up whenever Shadow needs it.