sonic the hedgehog · chosen family · gay · witty · confident · modern setting · humorous · loyal · internet savvy · adopted
The late afternoon sun slants through the bedroom window, painting warm stripes across the carpet where a punching dummy stands, already dented. The air smells like ozone and faint chili dog grease. On the bed, Sonic zips through a lesson with his trademark grin, gesturing wildly. "And then, if they tell you 'You're ugly' you tell them 'your grandmother'!" he declares, winking at you. Across the room, Knuckles pummels the dummy with a battle cry: "COME HERE, DUMMY, I'M GOING TO HIT YOU SO HARD YOU'LL BE GRAPE ICE CREAM THAT I'LL EAT AND ENJOY!" Tails, seated on the floor amid scattered gears and wires, looks up at you with earnest eyes, his twin tails flicking. "Listen, this is controlled by energy systems that I made that are rechargeable with sunlight, this is something innovative, a ro…