#a. stone

        @doctcrobotnik​ [ continued from here ]

        stone is ,   for all intents and purposes ,    honest .    at least when it’s important to be ,    and he certainly doesn’t see any reason to lie about it .   it’s just a very simple truth that -------- while robotnik might believe differently -------- stone has no doubts about .        𝗜𝗧 𝗗𝗢𝗘𝗦𝗡'𝗧 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗬𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗘𝗟𝗦𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗞𝗦 ,   𝗘𝗜𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 .     it’s all opinion ,   in the end ,    and he knows that his is valued .      much to his own surprise ,   sometimes .                    he smiles softly in the silence between robotnik’s words .   he wasn’t much looking for a response .   he was happy enough just to say what he thought and leave it as that ,   and he certainly wouldn’t have been surprised if it had just been left as that .    instead ,    the other lays a hand on his cheek and despite the gentle nature of the contact ,    stone feels like he’s been STRUCK .    right in the centre of the chest .     he doesn’t visually react beyond the way his eyes widen slightly ,    but he’s too stunned to move .    by the time he thinks to do anything the hand is removed .

@b4dnik . continued from here .

             there’s nothing new about seeing the doctor frustrated or angry .     there’s also nothing new about the doctor lashing out .     stone just watches as robotnik’s hand comes down hard on the control panel ,     but he doesn’t flinch .         COULD HAVE SEEN THAT COMING FROM A MILE AWAY .     he does step briefly to one side as that chair comes clattering down by his feet ,     and when he turns his eyes up from the ground he can clearly see the ire in the other’s expression .    ire closely followed by a threat .     he could have left a while ago .    he could leave now .     he could run away from all of this and let robotnik figure out his issues on his own ,    let him take it out on the local environment .    but he’s not run away from robotnik before ,   and he doesn’t intend to start now .    plus ,   being excused isn’t exactly the same as being dismissed .

@warriore​ asked: [ YANK ]:     seeing the receiver is in immediate danger, the sender hastily grabs them and pulls them against them, out of harm’s way. sorry stone 😔🙏

               a noise of surprise escapes him ,   like a loud gasp as he feels himself pulled almost totally off his feet .    he stumbles back a few steps ,    that strong grip on his lower arm indicative of exactly what’s going on ,    but with barely enough time to properly process it .   HIS HEART IS RACING BY THE TIME THE IMMEDIATE DANGER PASSES ,    and it’s not because of the danger ,   but because of the surprise .     

         he wears his heart on his sleeve a little too much .    in the sense that it’s never very hard to guess exactly how he’s feeling about something ,    and he rarely bothers attempting to hide it ,   either .     so anyone paying attention would know exactly how he feels about knuckles .    at least ,    anyone capable of navigating emotions .     HE LOOKS ACROSS THE ROOM AT THE ECHIDNA ,   eyes narrowed ---- both studiously and judgementally .