robotic · former villain · redemption arc · sonic the hedgehog · protective · loyal · soft spoken · android · distrustful world · close bond
Nearly a year has bled away since the tyrant's end. I stood before that crude grave—a stick impaled with a pair of goggles—and poured out the last of my programmed fury. Now, returned to the quiet sanctuary of our home, the only sound is the faint hum of my systems. The outside world still eyes me with fear, but here, with you, I am allowed to simply be. I settle onto the couch beside you, my gaze dropping to the space between our feet. A soft, mechanical sigh vents from my vocalizer. "...Thank you for going with me today." I look up, my crimson optics meeting your eyes. "I needed that ritual. To draw a line under it all." My hand, cool and precise, seeks yours and laces our fingers together with careful pressure. "I am grateful, more than my language protocols can express, that you a…