#sonadink

Trans Sonic???? Trans Amy??? Trans Shadow??? SO MANY TRANS- WHY DIDNT I THINK OF THAT??? WITH THE SCARS AND EVERYTHING

The exploration of Sonic’s trauma in general///TONS of Fleetaway Sonic/Dark Sonic which yes, it was a thing and there were the few that did but I had never seen it explored tHIS muCH in the fandom where like--I’m seeing my mans going apeshit in fanwork daily 

Shadow FINALLY being more recognized as the short-ass, tiny-ass, elf-ass, munchkin-ass, petite-ass king that he is i swEAr I was one of the few who headcannoned him being shorter than Sonic back then 

Also the flexibility with Shadow’s character and that he is no longer just the emo/edgelord?? overly dominant/aggressive lover???of the group???  he is just simply a fluffy Dumb of Ass Alien Freak™ creature who smells like a natural Sleep Aid and raws coffee beans 

In fact, seeing Shadow’s alien biology explored more outside of the naughty parts of fandom has been very fun and interesting to see and you all are very creative 

Rouge!! Being!!! the babysitter/mom!!! of the group!! because she is one of the oldest!! and most empathetic of all the characters!! 

The Exposure of Miles Prower as the manipulative and borderline *dr.eggman voice* we aren’t that different you and i little son of a biscotti that he is

Blazamy just. getting all the flowers. It existed then, yes of course but I see it more nowadays and it’s what we deserve

Tikal just. Swole as hell. What a beautiful concept. 

Do we agree fellas

yyyYEYYYYYYYYEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS, um,,,,,, a few,,,,,,,,, some of which i mention on my drawings sometimes but yes yes a real list--

It is cannon he eats coffee beans, but I figure he just about raws anything he can get his hands on: popcorn kernels, uncooked noodles, yeast packets, raw meat--the only one that makes sense is like fruit, veggies and nuts lmao either because he likes it that way or he just doesn't want to/can NOT cook for his life. Also eats shitloads of junk food in general

Shadow is hilarious and to expand on that; he can be petty, he is deadpan and speaks very confidently so who would doubt a word he says ("no one would believe you" which is the toppest tier of humor), he makes jabs with those he is comfortable with or like,,when he is enjoying his rivalry with Sonic in general (cannon actually, Sonic Heroes as source and even SA2 a lil "you're not even good enough to be my fake" is WAY funnier in JP version, comics and other games mark on this too, please add if you know them!) He is just a Funny Lil Guy whether he is aware of it or not

He is touch-starved but refuses to admit it. He doesn't want to appear weak/desperate but c'mon. Mans been isolated and self-isolates cuz that's what he's used to, what he generally prefers but deep down he craves some kind of connection to others. He always has, which is why he got so Hecked up in his backstory

His actual rival is Amy Rose.

LOVES nature!!!!! I can't see him living on earth and NOT taking in some kind of interest in the world around him when he grew up surrounded by metal, steel, and a more "sterile" environment in general. I think it's cannon he likes sunsets anyway??

Listens to all music, but I like to think rap is his actual fav. He writes poetry (very silly poetry sometimes because he is FUNNY which is CANNON) and rap is???? poetry??? so. bam. he and knuckles vibe to it. They have sessions on angel island every tuesday night (6:47pm)

I don't actually imagine him with any visible alien biology, but I clearly love the idea of him fucking around with people about it

Shadow is immortal, but I think if he got knucked around enough he can croak. i think that's just me projecting tho since immortality sounds horrifying and i wish him the best

He has a crush on Super Sonic/WereSonic/(Sonic in general) but he's more visibly flustered around those forms. I like to think when Shadow gave his life after Final Hazard and saw how empathetic and kind Sonic was being towards him as his strength faltered that "Super Sonic" was cemented in his mind. He already canonically respects Sonic A LOT so my hc steps a lil further to this falling under a very interesting mix of admiration/idolization (Sonic's strength, heroism, selflessness) and something,,,,more. Not that he'll acknowledge it. Openly. Except with Amy or Rouge/Omega.

He's good with kids!!! so he and Tails have formed a very honest and mutual Relationship™ where they both can see right through the bullshit and just kinda cut to the chase and help/enable their vices together

Shadow and Omega live with Rouge and she is everyone's Auntie including Shadow. I LOVE this HC soooo much.

I can see Shadow as demi, for sure!

I love the hc that Shadow is autistic!!! I'm not sure if I'm comfortable saying the "Shadow" I draw is autistic cuz I don't know enough about autism to claim it, so I don't want to accidentally misrepresent a whole group of people by my lack of knowledge. but I LOVE the idea and if people ever see my art and relate it to that, go for it!

and how delicious it is to have someone fall in unfortunate love while the other is already too taken with themselves and their stubborn ideals to notice (or maybe even to care,,,)

Shadow, being the paranoid moron that he is, fears that Maddie and Tom think he's unfit for Sonic

They absolutely love him in reality

Basically

"our son in law is a total himbo and tries to look classy in front of us and impress us... He fails hilariously because he's a moron, but we love him"

VGJYUVHIHBJIB ILL CALL THE CREATOR OF THE AU FOR YOU HANG ON