I wish I was a real boy

Everyone Adores You (at least I do)

"Following the destruction of the Eclipse Cannon, Sonic discovers a battered and bruised Shadow hiding in the woods near Green Hill. Slowly, they begin to rebuild the budding friendship that they both believed had been lost in the embers." (Tysm again Neo for the quick summary for this post!!)

A Soft Place to Land, written by @neometalsilver, was the fic I was lucky to be paired with for this year's @sthbigbang!!! I'm soooo honored to be able to have been back for another year, and it was super cool to have been able to step out of my comfort zone for this fic and make a full-on comic!

I'd totally recommend y'all go and read it by the way, especially if you'd want context for this comic!!! (You'll see it in chapter 3!!) Go read it!! Now!!!!

Keanu Reeves explaining in a few words why the relationship between Sonic and Shadow is so great and special, gives me years of life ☺️

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Keeping your loved ones close ♡

A small sonadow mini comic

Full thing bellow!

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Just a silly mini comic I thought of back when the first promotions for the third movie came out

Inspired by this!

At the base, the four couples are made up of one member with a stubborn and more temperamental character: Tom, Robotnik, Rachel, and Shadow. While the other has a more relaxed and affectionate character, who appears to be a support capable of calming and/or bringing out the best in their partner: Maddie, Stone, Randall, and Sonic.

Outside of the premise, objectively the couples they have more similarities to would be Tomaddie and Stobotnik. Especially, I think Tom and Robotnik are similar to Shadow in some aspects:

- In the first film, Tom felt like he wasn't doing anything important with his job as Sheriff in Green Hills and that's why he decided to go to San Francisco, because he wasn't recognized it's own importance for the city.

Meanwhile, in the 2021 Calendar story, Shadow does not recognize the importance of his work to protect the city, he doesn't want to be recognized as a hero because he believes he is only fulfilling his mission and therefore doesn't deserve to be admired.

In both cases, both have a support figure: Maddie reminds Tom of everything he did for her at the beginning of their relationship, she does recognize the work that Tom and his family have done for Green Hills but she does not try to force him to change his mind but supports him unconditionally at all times,

Even when Sonic and Robotnik enter the equation and things become overwhelming and ridiculously complicated, Maddie believes in her husband despite all the odds and helps him and Sonic, something she would continue to do unconditionally for the rest of the Saga.

Sonic, despite Shadow's protests, insists on fighting by his side, following him to find out why he was in Mission Street but also to help him and in the end, insists on the importance of the work he has done for the city and how people would be grateful for it. Shadow rejects his claims and simply walks away, but Sonic, though disappointed, lets him go, not getting upset or continuing to insist. At the end of the story, a clear analogy is made between Sonic and the Moon, where it is mentioned how the "Moon" will always be there watching over Shadow.

Also, as I've mentioned in the past, the way Tom and Sonic's relationship developed in the first movie is similar to how Sonic and Shadow's relationship has been handled in Sonic Prime. But even staying within the film universe, both still have some similarities in terms of personality: Both are serious and stubborn in achieving their goals, willing even to resort to violence, and above all, they are willing to do anything for those they love.

Finally, we also have this commemorative Thanksgiving poster featuring a Sonic version on Norman Rockwell's painting 'Freedom For Want', with Shadow taking the place of the patriarch and Sonic the matriarch 🤭

- Robotnik has always been aggressive and distant toward Stone and others, not only because of his large ego but also because of the traumas stemming from rejection and bad experiences in personal relationships he's experienced throughout his life, which have led him to disdain most humans.

However, despite this, Robotnik recognizes Stone's potential (as we can see in Sonic 2 prequel comic), but above all, he values ​​and appreciates him as a friend, be possibly the only person who has been able to reach his heart and establish a meaningful bond

Shadow has always been shown to be very proud, as well as serious, distant, and even aggressive toward Sonic and the people around him. All of this stems from the trauma he experienced after losing Maria and the internalized feeling of rejection for being treated as a danger since his creation.

But even with all this, throughout the games and various spin-offs, it has been shown that he not only respects Sonic but also genuinely cares for him, and according to the description of the Calendar story, Sonic is probably the only person capable of reaching Shadow's heart.

And within the films, Sonic is the first person who manages to bond with Shadow after Maria's death, being the only one capable of understanding his pain and, as the description said, getting close enough to say something that could touch his heart.

- And regarding Rachel and Randall, there's a rather amusing resemblance between their reunion and Sonic and Shadow's first encounter in the films:

When Rachel goes after Randall, she ends up orchestrating all a show. First, she almost runs him over with the golf cart and then causes an explosion behind her as she advances imposingly, leaving Randall stunned but mostly impressed by her incredible entrance. And in Sonic 3, when Team Sonic arrives in Tokyo, they watch the destruction in awe when Shadow appears, throwing a truck at them and then helplessly walking over a wrecked vehicle, leaving Sonic visibly stunned and impressed.

The latter is much more evident in the official Sonic 3 novelization.

They are still figuring things out I'm afraid