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Shadamy week 2026 Day 4 - Time

I thought this would kick my ass, but I'm fairly pleased with the end result <3

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Shadamy week 2026 Day 1 - Oblivious

The ultimate life form used her fancy kitchen knives for the first time...

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I never posted this here. Not overly fond of it. Maybe that's why, lol. She's just sitting on him, but for the people in the back: they're adults in everything I make.

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"I see the signs of a lifetime" -- Don't Delete the Kisses -- Wolf Alice

I found out that someone made an edit of this old sonamy picture, replacing Sonic with Shadow. Now, I'm all for that kinda thinking nowadays ;) But please don't use my art without my consent.

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Gustavo 🐠

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What would Shadow and Amy be afraid of?

Hi there :)

Interesting question!

Pre-relationship (and/or as individuals) I think Shadow would be scared of finding more Black Arms traits in himself as he grows older and what those traits say about him. How much of a free will he actually has. I don't think we give Shadow enough credit sometimes. He's often portrayed as someone with poor social skills, but I think he's actually very reflective and analytical. He'd be looking out for things like intrusive thoughts (@shadamyheadcanons recently made a killer headcanon about that) and I don't think we talk enough about his new Doom features (SxSGenerations).

Those must've freaked him out, right? I can only admire him for his growth, seeing how he owned those new features as a part of himself to overcome and beat his heritage (again).

Furthermore, I think the guy has been traumatized by the events of SA2 (Maria's death) and therefore I think he'd suffer from either PTSD and/or fear of abandoning. Let alone the horrors from possible medical testing they did to him (if you choose to headcanon so). Were he and Amy to commit to each other in a relationship, I think he'd be terrified of accidentally not getting social cues and letting her down. In the beginning phase of their relationship, I can only imagine he'd freak out about it from time to time, but I doubt he'd show his great distress to Amy right away. Instead, he'd try to make up for (self-imagined) failures, because frankly, I think a core-thought of him is that his life is worthless if he fails to make her happy. She'd catch his distress, though, because she's very sensitive, and while he possibly disagrees, she'd be gentle with him about making missteps and misunderstandings. It may take him a while, but he'd grow milder on himself because of her-- and thus it'd take a weight of his shoulders. Also: she'd be feral in regards to him disrespecting the value of his own life like that. Without spoiling anything, I'd recommend reading @w0lp3rtinger's Hanging On To Tomorrow if this is a topic in the Shadamy dynamic you're interested in. It's such a great story! <3

Later on in life, it'd be understandable if he were to grow scared of losing the love of his life as he's immortal and she's not. I wrote a oneshot about Amy being scared of that.

As for Amy: she's the 'emotionally fearless character' who got shamed for her emotions so much that she'd fear being too much. The poor girl is used to being left behind, being underestimated or portrayed as an unhinged character with zero control of her emotions, being ignored, stood up, misled, her feelings being played with, and even getting kidnapped or used as bait/trade off. She'd fear being too much in a relationship. She'd fear making the same mistakes as she made around Sonic and/or stifling Shadow.

She worked so fucking hard to be where she is today and wants to be enough for her partner. She doesn't want to just be perceived as an equal but also wants to be treated as one.

Shadow is perfect for her because he acknowledged her from day 1. She literally threw herself onto him, and he didn't push back. She cornered him on his territory, and he let her invade that space. She poured her heart out, and her feelings reached him. While I'm a fan of Sonic X (sorry people, the first DVD I bought with my own pocket money was volume 1 of Sonic X), I'd like to point out that Shadow punches Chris and shoves him when he tries to do the same thing. But not Amy. Even if you go with the 4kids version (the English one) Shadow tells him 'hands off' when Chris grabs his shoulders. But again: not when Amy hugs him or approaches him.

This is what makes Shadamy so interesting for me. Shadow needs a strong (both mental and physical) partner beside him so he can be at ease. She can take care of herself. She'll be safe. He doesn't have to worry. Hell, she could even knock him unconscious with her hammer, and he's the ultimate lifeform! Amy needs someone who recognizes and values her strength, and someone who isn't threatened by it. I can't tell you how many times I've seen fanart of her swinging her hammer/knocking out bad guys and him staring at her with a starry-eyed gaze and a blush.

It just works.

If you give it some thought, these characters are basically both outsiders. Shadow for more obvious reasons than Amy, but she's just as much a loner-- despite being very social, which probably hurts a lot for her... They see each other for who the other truly is and do not turn their back.

And at the same time, they can (learn to) be vulnerable around each other, only to realize it's in that shared vulnerability where their strength actually lies.

Not only will she hold him when he has nightmares, she'd worry about him going on missions if he still were to work for G.U.N. Shadow, on the other hand, will go to great lengths to ensure Amy feels cherished, loved, valued, and safe with him and by others -- he's got his methods ;) And she'd do the same for him!

Bottom line is: while there's a lot of shit to be possibly afraid of (both in real life and in fandom fiction) if you surround yourself with the right people and distance yourself from the wrong people, that can give you so much breathing space. And I think Shadow and Amy are each other's breathing space <3

Sorry, you didn't ask for an essay XD Hope this answers your question a little :)

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Ice skating fantasies -- WIP & sketches

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Was in need of a hug, so I doodled one, and I'm not shitting anyone when I say I actually feel better for it :)