And that's the fam! Sonic's here and ready to cheer Starlight on alongside Shadow!

Vote for Starlight Nova !

That's a wrap on Dawn's time in Sonic fankid showdown 2026

(little song I thought would be fitting :p)

There's so many places I could begin with this... so I'll guess I'll start with this.

I entered @sonic-fankid-showdown this year as a challenge for myself. I'd seen previous editions every now and then pop up in searches and was curious but I always thought "I could NEVER have the confidence to enter one of my kids into those." This year the application appeared on my homepage as if by chance. I was hesitant, but I also wanted to try and at least make steps to get over my social anxiety, so I entered with my brand new kiddo I had only made a month prior (30th April (2026) is Dawn's birthday :p). I told myself to not read too much into the competition and use it as a way to push my little hermit boat out and meet other people.

And what actually happened surpassed all my expectations I could ever of had and more, both for myself & for Dawn.

I had SO much fun getting to know and chat with each and every one of you! Answering and asking questions as Dawn gave me newfound confidence and an excitement I had never thought possible, getting to babble out all these little lore details I was planning in such a way to people who were curious!

It genuinely warms my heart to see so many people enjoy Dawn, not only because she's my precious little girl but because the foundations of Dawn are *so* incredibly important and special to me. I made her to have a connection with my best friend @cloudy0dreamer who is a huge Silvamy lover. I wanted to create something we could both enjoy together and Dawn was the manifestation of that wish I created.

To say out of all this I managed to reach the final 8? That boggles the mind massively! I was expecting to go out first round - happy with the confidence I had built up to that point, but thanks to all of your support she went through 3 whole rounds, so from the bottom of my heart, Thank you so, so much 🩵

A bit more under cut + credits since this is getting long xD

Starlight by @tissuesforissues

Glam by @mikmik121

More info under the cut

I’M SO PROUD OF YOU GUYS!!

Ruby congratulating two of his little siblings on their way to round three! He may have gotten smoked but that doesn’t mean he isn’t happy to get some rest cheer on everyone who made it. I also scrapped a group image idea (I’m currently working on another one) but really liked how Aster and Starlight came out so😛

Lustre belongs to @asktheyurihogs

Aria belongs to the loml @tails-perhour

Aster belongs to @livelearnlagoon

Starlight Nova belongs to @tissuesforissues

Expect more propaganda coming soon! Soonish. Gotta focus on tightening things up for artfight😭

-Starlight Nova

(Nyx is adorable... i love her so i had to send in something <333 when I get the chance I'm definitely drawing her!!!)

Starlight is so freaking cute and she was so fun to draw :3

Fun fact, nova was also a name i considered for nyx :3

Slowly getting around to drawing some of the fankids around here!

VOTE STARLIGHT NOVA !!

And help them realize how strong they are! <3

Beach day!!