I_Am_The_Circle



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    The thing is that Sonic’s…interactions with Shadow have been characterised by nothing but contradictions. And Shadow hasn’t yet learned how to not be frustrated by it.

    Their first meeting. Sonic looking up at him with fear and hostility, but also curiosity and wide-eyed sincerity. Sharing the emeralds with him and trusting him enough to destroy the Ark even when every other moment before that was laced with uncertainty and hesitance. Reaching for Shadow before he fell to Earth - gold and blue flickering across his fur like static - even though Shadow had treated him with nothing but aggression and disdain to that point.

    Calling Shadow his rival, complaining about his meanness and dark scowl, but still turning up at his door to challenge him to a race and pushing at Shadow’s shoulder in a way that can’t be described in any other way than friendly.

     

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    Shadow struggles with nightmares, memories, feelings, and the mortifying ordeal of being known. Sonic makes it harder. But also makes it easier.

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    09 Mar 2026

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    Hold me in this wild, wild world
    ‘Cause in your warmth I forget how cold it can be
    And in your heat I feel how cold it can get

    Yugi has been rescued from the Seal of Orichalcos. It’s taking some time for Yami to process it… as well as his new feelings, thoughts… and desires.

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    21 Feb 2026

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    When Sonic messages, it's usually one of two things. Either he's bored and deciding to make it Shadow's problem, or he's updating the other on an Eggman attack, as if Shadow doesn't already know the instant the Doctor decides to make an appearance. So when his phone starts incessantly beeping with message notifications, Shadow lets out a long-suffering groan, digging it out of his quills and bookmarking the page of the novel he had been so happily reading.
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    When Tails falls ill, Shadow must reacquaint himself with being a caretaker. While taking care of the sick fox, he ends up trying to work through his confusing emotions regarding his place in their group and his relationship with Sonic.

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    01 Jan 2026

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    Once seven, now three. A broken Pendant, a crumbling empire, and tugging at the seams of reality, hints of a sinister power returning. His faith in destiny strained past breaking, newly-crowned-and-deposed Pharaoh Set makes the questionable decision to try and solve the Millennium Puzzle with magic. As it goes with magic, his efforts are rewarded…but not quite in the way he expected.

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    30 Dec 2025

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    After gifting Shadow his den so he has somewhere safe to stay while on the run, Sonic promises to keep his fugitive identity and their growing friendship a secret so he can protect him. Meanwhile, the Wachowski's are under strict orders from G.U.N. to report any sightings of Shadow's whereabouts and are totally clueless to the stowaway hiding in their back garden.

    However, Sonic’s plans to keep both sides of his life from colliding are dashed when Tails finds out he’s been sheltering Shadow, and now it’s only a matter of time before the rest of the family catch on, too.

    Sonic is faced with the option to come clean and betray Shadow’s trust by admitting everything to his family, or jeopardising Maddie and Tom’s livelihoods by staying silent and deceiving G.U.N.

    Unless, or course he just maintains a perfect balance without letting his two lives overlap. That should be fine so long as he can keep his (probably, maybe, definitely romantic) feelings for Shadow under wraps.

    What's the worst that can happen?

    [now with an epilogue!]

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    16 Nov 2025