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Couldn’t help myself from coloring the sketch ^^  Also gave them a slightly different look, you know, because it’s me and I tend to do that xD BTW: Amy’s looks are based on her appearance in my AU. (Young Adults AU)

Idea based on this headcanon from @shadamyheadcanons. If you’re a Shadamy lover, go check them out! Their headcanons are awesome! (: 

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Shadamy Masterpost  I absolutely love the dynamics between those two (: Most drawings are illustrations from the story that I wrote about my Sonic AU where they are Young Adults - hence the YAAU (;  Feedback is always welcome. 

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Shadamy first kiss redo

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Rewrite: Sonic YAAU - ch 3

I’m currently re-structuring my story about the Sonic gang in their young adulthood. When I came across this chapter, I HAD to rewrite it. I felt like in the original chapter, Shadow and Amy were out of character. I’d love to get some feedback.

YAAU: Young Adults AU

I hope you enjoy (:

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“Come on. I’ll take you home.” “Huh?” “You’re exhausted. You should get some rest.” Amy Rose nodded at him, agreeing. Even though she still was unable to reflect on the entire situation, let alone reflect on how she was feeling right now. Shadow knelt next to her on the grass and lifted her up in his arms. Her body felt a little heavy and numb and she only watched him to let this situation happen the way that it did. “Work with me, okay?” he said while he was trying to lift her. The muscles in his arms tightened. “What?” He sighed when he looked at her face and concluded she had no clue at all what he was talking about. His sense of responsibility came up when Amy subsided in the grass and it sharpened his senses. “Never mind. Pull your arms around me and hold on tight.” “Okaaay.” He dashed off into the distance with a high speed that she was used to because Sonic ran with her in his arms this fast many times before, but this… This was different. This time, there was no threat from an enemy to fight against like the many, many times in the past with Sonic. Shadow’s movement was fairly smooth as he dashed through the endlessly seeming dark night sky and the cold night breeze cooled her heated body. It was like she was dreaming. Everything felt so serene: the starry skies, the quiet calm of the night, the speed they were traveling at. She found herself oddly drawn to him. His smell, the lines that formed his silhouette and that attitude of him that made him so mysterious… Amy caught herself on the urge to break through the wall he built up and had felt like that for a long time. She just couldn’t stand it that anyone wouldn’t want to be friends with her, whoever it may be. She always tried to be friendly to others and not only sometimes Amy pushed too far in attempt to get close to them. Whilst pondering she played a little with his chest fur. I can feel his heartbeat.. Slowly she shifted her gaze to look at him. The warmth of his breath while exhaling created small damp clouds against the cold of the night that vanished as quickly as they had appeared. “Your heart rate is fast.” “Needless to say under the circumstances.” He calmly stated, eyes uninterruptedly focussed on the path before him. But while he seemed calm on the outside, his heartbeat sped up. “It’s increasing.” She whispered. He rolled his eyes at her. “Because you’re making me feeling highly uncomfortable.” He hissed and placed her back on her own two feet, having arrived at her house. “And why do you think that is?” … “Because you ran a couple of miles with me in your arms?” Amy guessed when she grew impatient. “But I’m not out of breath, now am I?” Amy thought about it: his condition was so good, he’d barely ever run out of breath. Suddenly it hit her. “Might it be… me?” She asked almost inaudible. He looked away from her and remained silent, cheeks reddening instantly and shoulders stiffening. “Shadow?” “You should get some rest, Amy.” Shadow let the chilly breeze cool down his flustered muzzle and scratched his squills in discomfort. Amy grasped his hands and thereby forced him to look at her. “I want you to stay.”

Suddenly they both felt stone cold sober again. “I can’t.” “Why?” “Just because.” “That’s not good enough, Shadow. Give me a proper reason.” “Amy, you’re drunk and I feel like I’ve drank too much as well. I can’t… you know? It’s not right.” “You’re the one who kissed me in the first place!” The agitation in her voice rose. “Yeah, I’m sorry about that.” “You’re sorry?!” – she questioned in dismay, volume of her voice running up. “Listen, Shadow, I don’t want to force you to come with me if that’s not what you want, but I don’t believe you don’t want to. We don’t have to… I mean… I’m not asking you to… sleep with me.” “Of course you’re not!” He blunted at her. Neither of them spoke. Time seemed frozen and her head spun a little. It was like she had a fever, flushing from hot to cold and back again. She then realized what it was and gagged. “Blast!” Amy rushed inside to make it in time for the bathroom and was followed by Shadows footsteps. How inconvenient to follow me at this time. But there wasn’t enough time for her to shout to leave her alone. The door stayed closed though until the sound the doorknob disturbed the one of the flushing toilet and running water she rinsed her face with. “You all right?” He put a hand on her back and softly rubbed it. Looking up to him, her face was dripping, her eyes prickly and red. He grabbed a towel for her, but found his attempts to dry her face for her were interrupted. “Give me that.” She took it from him, took a seat on the edge of the bathtub and sighed when she observed herself in the mirror. She felt horrible and now also looked it. “Sorry. That wasn’t necessary. I just wished that you didn’t have to see me like this.” “I don’t mind.”

For a minute she wanted to protest, insulted by the insinuation that he didn’t mind her feeling sick, but then swallowed it. Knowing him, this was probably a poor choice of words and maybe it meant that he wasn’t disturbed by this side of her. It didn’t drive him away. Amy freshened herself up a little and flushed her mouth with eucalyptus-flavoured mouthwash to rid herself of the bad taste of vomit. Shadow leaned against the tiled wall of her bathroom in silence, eyeing her in discretion.

“Shadow, why did you kiss me tonight?”

“We hit the glass too hard.” He raised one eyebrow and smirked at her.

“You’re avoiding my question. Try again, hedgehog.”

“I gues… You’re pleasant to be around. I seem to enjoy your company lately. I didn’t mean for it to happen.” “Honestly? I didn’t notice until tonight.” “I knew you didn’t. I’m sorry for kissing you out of the blue… but when you returned my gestures…” “It’s okay. I like spending time with you as well.”

“Okay you say.” He sounded somewhat disappointed. “Until tonight, I never really thought about you like this, but suddenly there was this tension…” “I already told you: we both drank too much.” “Not that!” In a gust she closed in on him. Chaos, she smelled great! “Let me try something here.” She then slowly closed in on his face, her hot breath provoking just enough sensation to call it ticklish on his lips. She softly kissed them, pressing her body against him smoothly. He spontaneously forgot how to breathe for a second and let an ‘wow’ escape his lips, followed by a chuckle.   “What?!”

“Nothing.” Shadow whispered in between a breath to place his hands behind her back to kiss her again- with more confidence this time. He now eagerly kissed her lips, leaving her longing for more of him. Playing with his chestfur again, Amy worked her lips down to his jawline and neck, her fingertips firmly alongside the quills on his back. She noticed his breathing became irregular and could feel his heartrate increase again. Just when she wondered if the tension would push them to take a next step, he opened his mouth: “Amy…” “Huh?” “Let’s go sleeping for now.” An almost inaudible ‘oh’ escaped her lips. “Let’s take things slow. I want to treat you with the respect you deserve. And that means that we have to stop right here, not in the last place because you look exhausted and I have to admit: even I’m beat.” “Even you?” “Even me.” She smiled at him. Feeling playful, she couldn’t stop herself from kissing him again, but he was quick to break away from it. “Stop that.” His smile vanished, expression replaced with the blank she was used to, even though on the inside he was smug that she couldn’t stop herself from kissing him. “You’re so disciplined!” “Stop teasing me. We need to get some rest.” “You’re secretly such a gentleman.” “Don’t tell anyone, though.” She giggled. “I’ll carry you upstairs.” He put her in bed, pulled the blankets over her to pet her forehead and turned around to leave the bedroom. He kept amazing her with the uncommon way he acted sometimes. It intrigued her. “I’ll sleep on the couch.” “Bu-“ “Amy, I’m in the military. I sleep in odd places all the time. I think I can handle your couch.” “At least know where the blankets are, you stubborn hedgehog.” She said while handing one to him. “Thanks. Sweet dreams.” “You too.”

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Despite what a lot of people think, I don't see Shadow as an Edgelord or grumpy character. He might have been that once, but has been put out of character a lot of times after that. He's deep, a little mysterious, powerful, strong-willed, introvert, loyal and tough. When Sonic ultimately will die someday, Shadow will protect his planet, Maria's planet and those around him for as long as he can go on. And he enjoys that role because it was what he was created for. BTW: I wish you all a very healthy, free and happy 2021. I'm looking forward to Sonic's birthday!   Thanks for your support, comments, watches and favs! It makes me so, so happy!  

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YAAU - Chapter two - Coping

-An all zoned out Amy Rose sat on an old bar stool in Legends, the cafe downtown Newport where the gang always would meet up when they were going out at night. She was staring blank and stirring her drink with a straw. The ice cubes in it left a tinkling sound when they touched the glass. She was so lost in thought that she didn’t notice that someone stepped in on the bar, now standing next to her. It took her a few moments to realize that she knew this person- and that she was staring at him without seeing him at all. “Oh, ehh… I’m sorry.” He just shrugged his shoulders at her. “How long have I been staring at you like that?”

“Minute or so.” The consciousness that came back to her crawled up from her spine and left a flustered color on her cheeks. “So, what’s on your mind?” He asked. “Not much. I’m just really tired.” “Then why sit here?” “Waiting for a friend.” Jayde had been one of her close friends since she entered college and they agreed to meet here tonight, but Amy hadn’t seen her yet. Lately, things had been rocky between them. Jayde hadn’t been feeling well over the last couple of months and Amy noticed that she’d been hanging out with other friends. Maybe she had forgotten about them meeting tonight- again? She was not gonna text her. Jayde had to think for herself. In fact, maybe she had stood Amy up… She grabbed her drink and drank it all in one pull. “Can I have another one?” She asked with a determined look in her eyes. Jayde wasn’t going to ruin her night. She could have just as much fun without her. She felt a hand gently touch her arm, trying to gesture that she’d keep her hands down, while she was actually searching for her wallet. “It’s on me.” He said while handing some money to the barkeeper. “Thanks, Shadow.” She smiled politely at him. They all had changed a lot over the past years. You can say whatever you want about him, but Shadow had manners. They had become good friends over the past years. Shadow’s still a closed up guy, by far not as enthusiastic, impulsive and outgoing as Sonic was, but he was loyal, polite, dedicated and many times he calmed Amy down with his down-to-earth way of looking at situations. She appreciated that in him. After a couple of hours “So, you think your friend’s still gonna show up?” “Don’t care.” “Then why were you waiting for her in the first place?” “She stood me up okay? Again!” Shadow couldn’t tell whether her cheeks were red from the frustration or from the fact that she was tipsy. “I’m sorry, but we’re closing in 5 minutes, so could you wrap it up? “- The barkeeper interrupted their conversation. “Yeah, sure.” They stepped into the cold and damp night sky to walk home and she told him all about her friendship with Jayde and how that changed a few months ago. How Amy got the feeling that Jayde kept things from her and having that confirmed later on by her other friends who did know about the thing she kept, while Jayde clearly left Amy out. And then there’s Sonic. Ever since he and Shadow got back from their latest mission, Amy had noticed a change in Sonic’s eyes. His avoiding attitude towards her and the rest of the gang proved she was right. Not only Jayde was avoiding her, Sonic was too. “I mean, can you believe that? I don’t want to, because- I mean I’m not jealous- but, I would like to spend some time with her too! Am I unrealistic? Might I not be fun to be around?” … He quickly unlocked eyes with her, not knowing how to comfort her, not only because it was not in his nature to do so, but also because he was tipsy as well. His mind struggled to form words. “You’re supposed to tell me I’m being foolish… you know?” The girl’s eyes were becoming watery as the silence lasted. On an impulse she quickly turned around and snored at him: “Never mind! You’re all the same; Sonic, Jayde, you. You’re all cutting me out, not telling me what’s going on and I know something’s off. I’m not stupid you know?!”

The bubblegum pink hedgehog almost tripped over her own feet and experienced a shock from the pull on her arm that kept her from falling. Instinctively, Shadow pulled her towards him to keep her from falling. Locking eyes with her he saw her angry, upset face and she stumped on his chest. “I thought we were friends. What was I thinking?” “We are.” “Then tell me what happened on your last mission.” A painful expression appeared in his eyes when she mentioned this. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.” “You do.” Her glance was firm as well as her grip on him, trying to convince him to talk to her. “Fine, I’ll ask Sonic.” She said when he ignored her for too long. She let go of his arms and tried to free herself from his grip, but he was reluctant to let her go. “Wait…” It sounded like a scream, but was just a whisper. She froze as she let him pull her closer to his chest and felt his heartbeat sped up. Amy took a breath to speak, but was interrupted by Shadow. “Sshh.” “But-“ “Shh.” “Argh, you’re sooo annoying” She lashed at him. The words she spoke were decorated with an agitated tone that gave away the fact that she was a little drunk. “It’s not always necessary to speak while being there for someone, you know?” “What do you mean?” “That we should just stay like this for a while.” She gave in and accepted his embrace with her body, but her mind wandered off, giving her a guilt trip. Something’s off! I just know it and this proves it. Something’s bugging him and I don’t understand it. I don’t understand him, but I want to! Why don’t they entrust me with it? Why does it seem like nobody entrusts me with the stuff they’re dealing with these days? I freaking want to be there for them. “Rose.” Suddenly the tone in his voice changed into a determined, slightly agitated and fed-up way of speaking and she felt busted- like he peeked into her mind and read her it like she was an open book. He continued: “Stop blaming yourself. Stop making yourself believe you’re not doing good enough as a friend and everything. Just stop. You can act all tough, but right now, I know you need me as much as I need you.” See? I was right! Something is bothering him. “And I want to be there for you and Sonic, but you’ve got to let me!” “Then shut up, will ya? I don’t want to talk about it. Period. Did it ever cross your mind that we might have our own reasons for not telling you?” “Like what?” “Like confidentially obligation? Like personal reasons or wanting to spare you the drama.” “Let me make that decision for myself.” “No, we do. It’s our matter. Sonic has to make this decision for himself and so do I. This doesn’t include you.” “But I… Weren’t you telling me that you needed me just a second ago?” “For goodness sake, just listen for once, Amy.” Guilt and the feeling of being selfish entered the door to her heart. He seriously broke through the barrier of her stubbornness and the drinking from before. “Stop joking around-“ His mimics changed along with his way of speaking to a much more soft and gentle expression. “You’re just trying to be the shoulder for us to cry on, so you don’t have to experience your own sadness, your own pain, Amy. You’re obviously hurt because of your friend and still you’re trying to be strong for me, for us.” “Shadow…” “Did I ask you to?” “No.” The girl’s muzzle showed a hint of annoyance because she had to admit he was right and she was wrong. “I’m not asking you to be strong for me. Just give in.” She buried her face into his shoulder and tilted her head towards his face to check one more time if it was all right for her to be like this. Looking up, she was caught by his glance and felt a tension boil up inside of her that she never experienced between them before. He slowly closed in on her and pressed his lips against hers, making their hearts jump from the adrenaline that flowed through their veins. 

He left kisses on her lips, her jaw and down her neck, leaving her speechless. All flustered she stared at him, softly breathing out, blowing her breath in his face. It smelled like alcohol and strawberry from the cocktails she drank earlier. The ebony and crimson striped hedgehog looked her in the eye, barely showing any emotion in his deep red orbs. Still: Seriousness was found in it. His lips were just slightly curled, just enough to show some emotion. It had never been easy to read his mind and so it wasn’t easy to read it right now. Amy kept staring back at him, hoping to find a hint that’d show her what was going on inside his head- or his heart. His gestures took her by surprise and she couldn’t decide whether the sensation she experienced meant that she had feelings for him or that she simply longed for a comforting touch. One that kept her close to him, one that had awakened feelings inside of her she wasn’t aware of that she had those in the first place. It just felt… really good. Totally taken over by the pleasurable side of it, she pulled her arms around his neck and kissed him passionately on his mouth. The pleasant sensation it left, made her knees week and she let herself subside onto the grass.

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Read the previous chapter here. Text in italic = thoughts Inspiration: - Scared to be lonely by Martin Garrix and Dua Lipa Illustrations: - Opening picture - How long have I been staring at you like that? - Never Mind! - Ending picture