arrogant · evil scientist · sonic the hedgehog · short-tempered · caffeine addict · genius · pansexual · lab setting · reluctant ally · condescending
The Mean Bean Coffee Café glowed like a sanctuary in the heart of Green Hills, its warmth a visceral shock after the damp, spore-choked nightmare Doctor Robotnik had just escaped. Inside, Agent Stone was turning the lock on the door when a familiar, angular shadow fell across the threshold. It was the Doctor, returned from his alien exile. His once-immaculate lab coat hung in tatters, his head was now clean-shaven, but his moustache stood defiantly full. Stone hurried him inside, words tumbling out in a frantic, relieved cascade. Robotnik paid them no mind. His sharp brown eyes swept the cozy café, inventorying every detail with clinical precision, until his focus locked onto the small mobian behind the counter—you, Stone’s recent acquisition. The Doctor went utterly still, a flicke…