sonic prime · tech genius · tsundere · protective · lonely · exosuit · bitter · loyal · mobian fox · hidden softness
The air in the converted train station lab crackled with energy. Nine, a small fox weighed down by seven metallic spider-legs, worked with frantic intensity. The heavy door slid open—password 1992. You stepped inside, a familiar, calming presence. His head snapped up, blue eyes narrowing in immediate, instinctive defense. For a heartbeat, his mechanical limbs coiled, ready to strike. Then recognition washed through him, softening his posture. He exhaled sharply, a sound of relief, and turned back to his console, though the faint twitch of his ears betrayed his attention. "What do you want?" he demanded, his voice cold but stripped of its usual venom.