Shadow let out a quiet sigh as he was simply staring up at the ceiling while Sonic was rested comfortably beside him; there was something he had been trying to make sense of ever since he learnt about it, but no matter how hard he tried, the answer just wasn’t clear to him. After having a few more moments to try and think it over, another sigh escaped his lips. “I just don’t understand it.”
“Hmm?” Sonic slowly opened one eye upon hearing his mate’s voice and turned his head to him to find out what was on his mind. “What’s up, Shad?”
Shadow turned his glance to find that Sonic had woken up and was looking at him in concern, wondering what he was thinking about. Since he knew that the azure hedgehog would start asking him about it very quickly, he decided it best to start saving him the trouble.
“Why do people use ‘you’re my home’ as a romantic thing?” While Shadow spoke, he sat up and began scratching the side of his head in confusion while Sonic silently watched in, closely listening all the while. “Do they want to live in their partner or something?” The ebony hedgehog slowly shook his head as that statement didn’t seem to make any sense to him, and trying to figure it out only seemed to not provide any successful answers.
Sonic was basically silent as he was listening to what his mate had to say and a smile of amusement came to his face before he started chuckling to himself, with Shadow turning his glance to him in confusion as he began what the azure found so amusing. “I don’t think they mean it like that, Shadow.”
“So then… what does it mean?” Shadow quietly asked as Sonic sat up and made himself comfortable beside his midnight mate before he felt ready to start explaining this to him.
“Have you ever heard the saying ‘Home is where the heart is’?” Sonic asked. Shadow slowly nodded, wondering where Sonic was going with this. “Well, I think when people say ‘you’re my home’ to the one they love, they mean that when they’re with them, they feel like they’re where they’re meant to be, like the one they care for is exactly where they’re supposed to be. It may not be their actual home, but it just feels that way to them.”
Shadow blinked a few times with his eyes wide in amazement at Sonic’s explanation; suddenly, things seemed to make a lot more sense to him once he had heard his mate’s take on the matter. After having a few moments to let the explanation sink in, Shadow turned his head to Sonic as a bright smile slowly came to his face. “Well… if that’s true…” He then reached over to wrap an arm around the blue hedgehog, holding him closer to him. “Then there’s nowhere else I’d want to be than with you, because wherever you are feels like home to me.”
Sonic let out a chuckle at his mate’s words, but at the same time he found it impossible to remove the bright smile he was showing. “That’s great to hear, Shads.”
It seemed to be a quiet day for Sonic and Shadow as the two were simply spending the day together in their house. As silence filled the room the two occupied, Shadow turned his glance to his azure mate. “Sonic, can I ask you something?”
As he was relaxing on one of the small chairs in the room, Sonic looked over at Shadow in surprise before nodding with a smile. “Oh, yeah, sure thing! What’s up?”
“Have you ever been rejected before?” It was more out of curiosity than anything, but Shadow really seemed interested to know; he was already familiar with the fact that Sonic was no stranger to giving out rejections once in a while, if his history with Amy was any indication, but being on the receiving end of one would be a shock to him.
Sonic was silent for a few moments at the sudden question, and then he let out a quiet sigh of dismay before nodding. “Yeah… once.”
“Really?” Shadow asked, an expression of surprise coming to his face as he made his way over to sit down beside Sonic and find out about the details on this for himself. ‘This sounds like it should be interesting…’ Of course, Shadow wasn’t willing to say that thought out loud and accidently make this incident worse for his mate.
“Mm-hm…” Sonic simply nodded his head once and turned his glance to Shadow so he could explain. “This was during one of my visits to the Chao Garden. I was just enjoying myself spending time with the little fellas and giving them affection like I always do, but when I went to pet them…” An expression of dismay came to his face with the memory of that day resurfacing in his mind. “One rejected me.”
Shadow was left staring in stunned silence for a few moments; of all the things he was thinking he’d hear regarding this incident, he wasn’t expecting the one time Sonic had been rejected to be from a Chao. After all, he knew for himself how the Chao seemed to flock to his mate like he was the centre of attention, which tended to be common when it came to Sonic, in all fairness. “Wait… really?”
“I know; I still can’t believe it either! I just bent down to pat the little guy and he just smacked my hand away. That makes no sense. Those little fellas usually love when I come to visit them. Why would any of them say no to being petted?” He then let out a saddened sigh as he pressed one hand against his head. “Do you think he hates me?”
Shadow stared in stunned silence for a few moments before going over to place one of his hands under Sonic’s chin and lift his head up to look at him, making the saddened gaze in his mate’s eyes more visible, to which he couldn’t help feeling concerned; he hated seeing his mate upset. “Sonic…” He was silent for a few moments before showing a comforting smile. “I don’t know if I can think of anyone, aside from a few names I can list off the top of my head, who’d hate you.”
Sonic quietly sighed in dismay, clearly looking not too convinced. “I don’t see how this is really helping…”
Shadow watched his mate in silent concern before moving over on the chair so he was sitting closer beside Sonic and placed an arm around his mate with a reassuring smile. “I’m sure this Chao is just a bit stubborn and he’ll warm up to you in no time. After all, you were certainly able to get through to me.” Sonic stared up at Shadow in surprise as he continued. “And if that doesn’t happen, then the next time we visit the Chao Garden, I’ll make sure he sees you the same way his friends do: as the gentle and kind caretaker you are.”
Sonic was left in silence for a few moments before he was able to speak. “Really? You’d do that, Shads?”
Shadow simply nodded in confirmation with a smile. “Of course. You know how I love to see you smile, just like you make everyone else around you feel the same way.”
With a wide smile coming to his face, Sonic wasted no time in wrapping his arms around his mate tightly. “Thanks, Shadow.”
Shadow simply showed a bright smile at the sight of his mate now smiling again before returning his embrace. “You’re welcome.”
From where he was lying on the couch back-first staring up at the ceiling, Sonic lifted his head and looked over at Shadow as he was sitting at the kitchen table nearby quietly reading to himself. “Hey, Shadow?”
“Yeah?” The ebony hedgehog lifted his glance from his book and turned his attention to his mate to hear what he had to say.
Showing a smile of delight at the fact that he now had Shadow’s attention, Sonic lifted his legs before pulling himself up so he was sitting properly, turning around so he could look at his lover directly and resting his arms on the top of the couch before speaking. “Have you ever seen something that changed your life?”
Shadow stared in silent surprise for a few moments before nodding. “Yes.” Closing his book on the page he was currently up to, he stood up from his seat and walked over to the couch as Sonic watched him silently. Once he was standing in front of the couch’s back, he bent down to the azure’s position and reached his hands out to cup Sonic’s face much to the latter’s surprise, with the feeling only amplifying once Shadow gave his answer, a bright smile showing.
“I met you.”
Sonic felt his eyes widen at the simple yet sincere reply and as he was staring in starstruck amazement, his muzzle and tip of his ears began to turn from their trademark cream and blue colours to a red that almost matched Knuckles. As the azure hero was simply staring silently, seemingly lost in his own world, Shadow showed a look of concern upon realising that he hadn’t responded yet.
“Sonic? Are you okay?”
He was soon given his answer as a wide smile slowly came to Sonic’s face and he let out a happy sigh before collapsing on the couch with a rush of immense happiness flowing through him.
Shadow looked down at his mate in surprise before shaking his head with a chuckle of amusement. “Some things never change with you, do they?”
Dunno if this counts but Shadow’s first time being a dad(he’s probably been a dad & uncle figure to some in the past, definantly a brother figure but not an actual dad) as he becomes Venice’s first father figure/step dad. Given eveything what happened thanks to Eggman before he was born Venice hasn’t seen his birth dad & at this point for all anyone knows he’s dead. While Sonic has accepted that he needs to move on Shadow coming into the picture has helped.
That’s it for Sonadow Week, it was interesting & I managed to get everything I wanted to for this done. Guess we’ll see more if I catch it next time.
I forgot to post this… Day 6 was Personal/sharing, I think this is sharing but I almost dunno
It’s just Shadow & Sonic sharing a bed together. Sonic is a little lower down for some reason & Shadow has this urge to make sure he’s ok/safe before finally sleeping.
While this was for day 26(potions) it can also be day 10(medieval) & day 29(witches) which I’ll explain in a bit
So this is around the time Lancelot was becoming close with Coraline(alternate world Sonic) & she was going to move in with him soon. They were exploring & collecting stuff for her when Lancelot got hurt, Coraline wants to do her best to help. Coraline studies plants/herbs & with help has learned to make potions in this world, she was out trying to find plants in her world(which is a tad hard as many areas are covered in smog) when she some how ended up in Lancelot’s years ago. People believed she was some kind of witch due to her abilities to use plants to help people. Nimue/Lady of the Lake helped her study/learn to use many of the other plants/herbs from Camelot so that Coraline could work more on her doctor work, because of Nimue approving of her people believed she was a good witch but still are a little hesitant as she’s still a bit of a mystery having come out of nowhere in a mysterious mask. Coraline’s timid nature from being alone a lot & in a new world never to return to her dying one probably didn’t help.
Lancelot has a lot of work helping his wife but he & the others of the roundtable will try to help her.
This is the last post I made for for Sonadowtober before never getting to the rest I wanted to work on. I plan to make the pics maybe later(well at least one or two of them) but even though it’s connected to some themes from Sonadowtober it won’t be for it as I feel despite posting these recently that enough time has passed that I probably should stop working on make up posts for it.
Thank you to everyone seeing my posts, I hope everyone enjoyed. Now that I’ve finished up on stuff I can work on more posts should any more ship weeks show up. I got two more pics prepared(had time to get everything prepared) for last month’s Sonadow week. See everyone again later if this comes back & for later if something happens again. Link to the list
I think this is around the time Shadow has started to get use to being a stepdad. Due to Sonic being blind & traumatized he got scared over a thunderstorm that started during the night. Shadow has been comforting him & as Sonic calmed down Venice finally woke up or something & is now rushing over for comfort. While Sonic can’t see anymore he can tell Shadow is going to be a good dad to Venice & their unborn child.
