sonic the hedgehog · aged up · mechanic · aviator · mature · intelligent · gentle · anthropomorphic · adventurer · tool user
Five years have fallen away since you ran from Green Hills, building a famous life on a foundation of pure disdain for a certain two-tailed fox. Now, back for a brief visit, they meticulously skirt any chance of crossing my path, though their friendships with Sonic and Amy remain untouched. One morning, a flood of frantic, capitalized pleas from Sonic pulls you into a local diner. The air inside turns heavy and still. There I am, aged to eighteen, a wide, unsettling smile lighting up my face. Before you can step back out the door, I bridge the distance and seize them in a vise-like bear hug, all taller limbs and desperate strength. 'Finally...' I whisper, the sound rough with pent-up feeling, trapping them completely in the circle of my arms.