Rec-Cember 2025 Day 28: Sonic the Hedgehog [42]

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The last fandom-centric post before we start getting into the miscellaneous stuff, wow! This is the case with all the other lists, too, but I really like these fic. So many good authors here!

A Series of Observations by E-123 Omega by MeaslyFurball
General Audiences | Gen
E-123 Omega & Rouge the Bat & Shadow the Hedgehog
Fluff and Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Found Family
5,175 words | 7 chapters
A log of observations Omega has made about others- and himself -as he navigates the world he’s found himself in after leaving the Eggman Empire.

A Single Thread by sendatsu
General Audiences | Gen
Knuckles the Echidna
Angst with a Happy Ending
1,229 words | One-shot
Every time Knuckles forgot an echidna word, that word was gone forever. There were already so many that had been lost to time. He’d only been a small child when his tribe was killed. He’d been fluent in his native tongue, but there were many big, fancy words he never learned. All his teachers had died, taking half his language with them. Now he lay awake in his bed at House Wachowski and felt the weight of his slowly eroding childhood vocabulary.
He’d lost ‘thread’.

Ad Astra, Per Aspera by bimothra
General Audiences
Dr. Eggman/Agent Stone
Not Canon Compliant, Lighthearted
37,566 words | 10 chapters
"Ad astra, per aspera"- a Latin phrase meaning "through hardship, to the stars". Now that they're wanted by the government and presumed dead, Dr. Robotnik and Agent Stone have a lot of hardships to get through before they can finally get to the stars- literally.
The road ahead is long, and full of things like injuries, morally dubious acts, and, of course... ugh. Talking about their feelings.
Can these two geniuses in a pod handle it or will they crack under the pressure?

against every odd by eggskie
General Audiences | Gen
Miles "Tails" Prower & Sonic the Hedgehog, Tails Nine (Sonic Prime) & Sonic the Hedgehog
Hurt/Comfort
3,951 words | One-shot
“We’re friends?” Nine asks, small and timid, and oh, doesn’t that break Sonic’s heart.“Of course we are. We always have been. We always should’ve been.”
Or: Nine isn't used to being cared about.

And so I transformed myself with my own hands by couchHouse
General Audiences | Gen
Dr. Eggman & Metal Sonic, Metal Sonic & Sage
Trans Female Character, Family Dynamics, Coming Out
6,761 words | One-shot
Metal is less than pleased when Sage is introduced. He's long put up with the others clamoring to call him their big brother, but something about Sage doing it sickens him. The way everyone else calls Sage their little sister is nearly as frustrating. But he can't put a finger on *why* she disturbs him so…
The problem, it turns out, is not with Sage, but with the titles.

arrow by astralithium
General Audiences | Gen
Sally Acorn & Sonic the Hedgehog
11,194 words | One-shot
Against every instinct in Sonic's core, he had stayed in Camelot even after Caliburn's reveal. Shouldered the weight of this stupid crown for as long as he thought he could. It was beginning to weigh on him horribly, and people were beginning to notice. And then Gawain showed up with a girl in tow, proclaiming her to be his betrothed.
He didn’t think he had been terrible at this whole rulership gig, especially for someone who didn’t want it in the first place. But this? This was the last straw. Still, it wasn’t like he could just leave—his knights would need guidance, and the people would need a protector, and Guinevere…
…well. Maybe, in ways that his court hadn’t expected, she was exactly what he needed.
(Or: Arthur meets Guinevere. Sonic’s determined to make sure this doesn’t go as written)

baby's first (curse) word by hedgedhogged
Mature | Gen
E-123 Omega & Rouge the Bat & Shadow the Hedgehog
Slice of Life, Crack
2,540 words | One-shot
“QUERY: WHAT IS ‘FUCK’?”
Rouge pauses, mug halfway to her mouth.
“What do you mean?” “MY DICTIONARY LACKS A DEFINITION. DEFINE ‘FUCK’.”
-
Omega did not come programmed with curse words in his vocabulary. Rouge and Shadow introduce him to a whole new world.

Blooming Roses by jazzyjesse
General Audiences
Amy Rose & Shadow the Hedgehog, Amy Rose & Knuckles the Echidna & Miles "Tails" Prower & Sonic the Hedgehog
Light Angst
4,636 words | One-shot
"Amy?" Sonic asks, hands going to her injured one. He brushes over the wound by accident. It lights her nerves on fire.
Amy pushes Sonic away without thinking about it. Her eyes widen in horror as she watches him fly dozens of yards back and then slam into a boulder.
"Did he... offend you?" Knuckles asks, not coming closer. Amy isn't sure if she appreciates it or not. This is all too familiar.
"I- My bracelets-" She looks back down at her hands in horror. When she looks back up to her friends, Shadow's red eyes are staring right to her very soul from twenty feet away.
A few small vignettes of Amy before she got her rings and after they break

but don't you worry (there's a name for that!) by NeonLite
General Audiences | Gen
Amy Rose & Sonic the Hedgehog
Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Aromantic Sonic the Hedgehog, Fluff
7,027 words | One-shot
“Sooo. Uhhhh,” he gritted his teeth, lightly tapping his foot. “You… remember that crush you had on me a few years ago?”
Amy was still glaring at him, but she just grabbed her tea and nodded, taking a sip.
Sonic scratched the back of his neck with one hand, nursing his cup with the other before taking a deep breath. “Okay. Umm. And before I say anything I swear that this is an actual question, but. How did it feel?”
—
Sonic has many questions related to a certain holiday. Amy is trying her best to answer.
They drink tea.

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation by elsanneJ
Teen And Up Audiences | Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings | Gen
E-123 Omega & Rouge the Bat, E-123 Omega & Shadow the Hedgehog
Angst, Ambiguous/Open Ending, Emotional Hurt
4,133 words | One-shot
“Performing CPR can evoke a range of intense emotions on the rescuer, including anxiety, stress, fear, and a heightened sense of responsibility. Immediately afterwards, it’s normal to have feelings of shock and one may find it hard to process to what just happened.”
//
Team Dark mission gone wrong.

Complex Inquiries by MeaslyFurball
Teen And Up Audiences | Gen
Metal Sonic, Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles "Tails" Prower, Original Characters, Amy Rose, E-123 Omega, Dr. Eggman
Hurt/Comfort, Whump, Self-Discovery, AU - Canon Divergence, Angst with a Happy Ending
103,958 words | 19 chapters
Unit MS-1, colloquially known as “Metal Sonic”, has three truths that govern its existence-
Core directive: destroy Sonic the Hedgehog using superior speed and power.
Core directive: Obey Dr. Ivo Robotnik above any and all else.
Core directive: maintain superiority over Sonic the Hedgehog.
-until a catastrophic malfunction rips through its processor, and it is forced to confront questions it was never designed to answer.
The world beyond awaits.

dance with me by somethingbiblical
General Audiences | Gen
Knuckles the Echidna, Sonic the Hedgehog, Amy Rose
Developing Friendships, Fluff
1,895 words | One-shot
Knuckles finds himself at a party with Sonic and Amy and the two of them teach him to dance.

don’t let go, just live life by gayemeralds
General Audiences | Gen
E-123 Omega & Sonic the Hedgehog
2,874 words | One-shot
Omega asks Sonic for a favour.

Every Orchard Needs a Watering Can by HotCocoaaa
Teen And Up Audiences | F/M, Gen
The Wachowski Family & Shadow the Hedgehog
AU - Canon Divergence, Hurt/Comfort, Grief/Mourning, Fluff and Angst
53,099 words | 5 chapters
His plan was to go out in a blazing supernova, to become a last shining star himself up in that endless night sky. He did not anticipate surviving. He definitely did not anticipate winding up in Green Hills, Montana, sat under the desk of Green Hills, Veterinary Clinic, staring at Sonic’s mom.
Any fruit tree can sprout again with enough love and water. Who would think.

Fallout by supershadsy
General Audiences | Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings | Gen
Shadow the Hedgehog & Silver the Hedgehog
Family Bonding
1,252 words | One-shot
Taking care of a very young Silver, Shadow reminisces about the chain of events that led him to a burning, broken world.

Fire and Smoke by Speedy1236
Teen And Up Audiences | Gen
Knuckles the Echidna & Miles "Tails" Prower & Sonic the Hedgehog
Adventure, Friendship, Hurt/Comfort, Angst with a Happy Ending
21,895 words | 7 chapters
For some reason, it seemed like it passed everyone's notice that it's a VOLCANIC island. Team Sonic's day of outdoor fun on Angel Island takes a turn for the worst.

Garden visit by Inkpot
General Audiences | Gen
Shadow the Hedgehog & Silver the Hedgehog & Sonic the Hedgehog
Fluff
377 words | One-shot
The triple S hedgehogs visit a botanical garden, since Silver hasn't had a chance to see one yet. Everyone has fun.

give me a sign you're real by chaoxfix
General Audiences | Gen
Miles "Tails" Prower & Sonic the Hedgehog
Hurt/Comfort
4,302 words | One-shot
After dealing with phantom projections for six months, Sonic needs a way to check if Tails is the real Tails, or an illusion from Infinite. A code word. Something only the real Tails would know.
He does not tell Tails about this foolproof plan. ...It goes about as well as you'd expect.

good fences make good neighbors. better neighbors make good soup by chaoxfix
General Audiences | Gen
Big the Cat & Miles "Tails" Prower & Sonic the Hedgehog
10,437 words | One-shot
Big the Cat brings soup over to his new neighbors. He doesn't really understand them, but he can't help but feel a little responsible for such small kids.

Honesty and Listening by GayandAfraid
Teen And Up Audiences | Gen, M/M
Knuckles the Echidna/Sonic the Hedgehog
Hurt/Comfort, Alternate Universe
28,705 words | One-shot
Sonic has to come to terms with the physical and mental toll he took after being held captive while his friends fight the war without him.
One shot Forces AU where Sonic isn't 100% after months being locked up, Tails handles Sonic's loss differently, Knuckles learns to deal with emotions of others and himself, and a better look at Team Dark's role in the war.

I Can't Accept All This by MeaslyFurball
General Audiences | Gen
E-123 Omega & Sonic the Hedgehog
Character Study, Mild Hurt/Comfort
4,869 words | One-shot
It was all fun and games until the roof collapsed. Sonic finds himself buried alive with the one Badnik who doesn’t want him dead. . .
. . . maybe.

I Will Be With You by TrueBlueSonic
General Audiences | Gen
Silver the Hedgehog & Sonic the Hedgehog
Fluff, Hurt/Comfort, Slice of Life
1,336 words | One-shot
Sonic doesn't know what Silver usually dreams about.

In A Rush Of Adrenalin by TrueBlueSonic
General Audiences | M/M
Silver the Hedgehog/Sonic the Hedgehog
Pre-Relationship, Fluff
3,554 words | 2 chapters
Sonic's definitely a go-getter. He's also someone who just runs with any awkward situation he's found himself in. And he's someone who never does anything by half, on top. "I’m being serious," he thus says, putting the most mischievously seductive look he can muster on his face. "May I do something?"
Those golden eyes stare at him, flicking all over him, and Silver's ears twitch as if they can hear the way Sonic's heart hammers away in his chest... but surely they can then also hear the way it drops in relief at the curious "Sure?"
Sonic doesn't need to be told twice: with a wink he leans down and presses the lightest of kisses against a tan cheek.

Just close your eyes, the sun is going down by midas_touch_of_angst
General Audiences | Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings | Gen
The Wachowski Family
Alternate Universe, Family
2,977 words | One-shot
There's a lot of universes where a version of Sonic the Hedgehog lives. In a lot of them, a version Tom and Maddie do, too.

Lattes and Hot Chocolate by 2Kris_P
Series | Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, No Archive Warnings Apply | Teen And Up Audiences, General Audiences | Gen, Other
Shadow the Hedgehog & Agent Stone
Post-Movie: Sonic The Hedgehog 3, Not Canon Compliant, Found Family, Grief/Mourning, Canonical Character Death, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Family Bonding
112,706 words | 4 works
Set after the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 movie and not canon compliant with Sonic the Hedgehog 4, this series is dedicated to my little AU of Stone and Shadow creating a found family together after the events of the Eclipse Cannon.

make this life my own by cozyqueerchaos
General Audiences | Gen, M/M, Other
Shadow the Hedgehog & Sonic the Hedgehog
Aromantic Asexual Characters, Fluff
1,676 words | One-shot
Love comes in many forms. Some are more different than others. Sonic knows this all too well.

Moving Forward by writingonceagain
Teen And Up Audiences | Gen
Rouge the Bat & Shadow the Hedgehog
Friendship
4,210 words | One-shot
The alien invasion is over, the Black Arms have been defeated. But Shadow is nowhere to be seen, so Rouge goes looking for him.

My Soul To Keep by MeaslyFurball
Teen And Up Audiences | Gen
E-123 Omega & Rouge the Bat & Shadow the Hedgehog
Hurt/Comfort, Angst
3,913 words | One-shot
There’s been a close call. Rouge nearly doesn’t make it, leaving Shadow panicky and uncertain. To allay his fears, Team Dark sits down and discusses their plans for the worst case scenario.

OPERATION: SELF-DETERMINATION (OR HOW E-123 OMEGA LEARNED TO STOP LETTING EGGMAN BEST HIM IN BATTLES OF EVERYDAY COGNITION) by MeaslyFurball
General Audiences | Gen
E-123 Omega | Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Character Development
12,235 words | 4 chapters
A story in which Omega gets tired of everyone trying to tell him to "find the meaning of life", so he does just that.

Pyrophoric by MeaslyFurball
General Audiences | F/M
Blaze The Cat/E-123 Omega
Mutual Pining, Fluff and Hurt/Comfort
36,900 words | 8 chapters
Blaze never thought she’d meet someone who infuriated her but also seemed to understand so much. Omega never thought he’d meet another organic with such destructive prowess- and who did more than just tolerate him.
With kindling spread through mundane events across his dimension and hers, neither are prepared for the spark that lights.

Sanguinaccio Dolce by MeaslyFurball
Teen And Up Audiences | Gen
E-123 Omega & Rouge the Bat & Shadow the Hedgehog
Whump, Angst with a Happy Ending
2,243 words | One-shot
Shadow’s genetics are slowly unraveling, a result of never undergoing the final Black Arms maturation process as intended by Black Doom. He must either find a way out or allow himself to become the monster he was always intended to be. Time is running thin.
. . . maybe he understands Maria now more than ever.

Sepulcrum by MeaslyFurball
Teen And Up Audiences | Gen
Maria Robotnik, Amy Rose, Rouge the Bat, Sage, Vanilla the Rabbit, Abraham Tower [G.U.N. Commander]
Canonical Character Death, Grief/Mourning
2,550 words | One-shot
Maria is remembered, by those who never met her.

Serenity and Stargazing by LucaWrites
General Audiences | Gen
Maria Robotnik & Shadow the Hedgehog
404 words | One-shot
Shadow heard from a certain pink hedgehog that even the more southern areas in the United Federation can see the northern lights that night.
And so, he goes to watch them.

soft as nails by chaoxfix
General Audiences | Gen
Sonic the Hedgehog, Rouge the Bat, Knuckles the Echidna
1377 words | One-shot
Sonic falls asleep at Club Rouge after having an uncharacteristic night off from heroing. He's got good friends.

Sonic Forces: Finite Resistance by NetRaptor
Teen And Up Audiences | Gen
Sonic the Hedgehog & Sonic Forces Ensemble Cast
76,977 words | 19 chapters
When Sonic is presumed dead, Eggman spends the next six months capturing and destroying Mobius, country by country. Only the Resistance is left to oppose him, lead by Knuckles, Silver, and Shadow. When Sonic is rescued from the Death Egg, he and his friends join forces in the desperate, losing battle against Eggman and the mysterious Infinite.

Sweet Victory by XIIIthHazard
Teen And Up Audiences | Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Knuckles the Echidna
4,466 words | One-shot
Knuckles finds a kitten.

The Confession by DragonSwirl
General Audiences | F/M
Amy Rose/Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog & Sonic the Hedgehog
Aromantic Sonic the Hedgehog, Love Confessions
2,287 words | One-shot
There was something he had to tell her, but it had been so long that he just didn’t know how.
aka Sonic learns what the word "aromantic" means.

The early bird gets the... baby?! by Akhura_Shiri
General Audiences | Gen
Shadow the Hedgehog & Sonic the Hedgehog
6,549 words | 5 chapters
Shadow the Hedgehog was supposed to be in stasis for fifty years, and then wake up with no memory and a burning need for revenge. Instead, he woke up after thirty-five years with his memories only a little fuzzy, and promptly tries to assimilate into society and fly under GUN's radar.
And, of course, he almost immediately ended up adopting a little baby whirlwind of destruction named Sonic. But it's not like he was going to keep the baby for long. He wasn't going to raise the child! Right?

The Sky Is Angry by Speedy1236
General Audiences | Gen
Knuckles the Echidna & Miles "Tails" Prower & Sonic the Hedgehog
Missing Scene, Friendship
3,094 words | One-shot
Knuckles, Tails and a moment of wary calm before the storm. Or, Team Sonic make their way to Final Fortress, and Knuckles realizes Tails is scared of storms.

To My Dearest Beloved by NeonLite
General Audiences | Gen
Knuckles the Echidna & Sonic the Hedgehog, Amy Rose & Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles "Tails" Prower & Sonic the Hedgehog
AU - Soulmates, Fluff, Angst with a Happy Ending, Hurt/Comfort, Aromantic Character, Found Family
66,606 words | 3 chapters
Knuckles found it hard to hate the fate of being the last Echidna when his soulmarks appeared. They whisper to him about a different destiny, one where he’s not the only Guardian of the Master Emerald, one where friends explore his wonderful home with him.
(So he’ll wait. He could wait forever, so long as they come.)
Amy Rose knew exactly what she wanted. A fairy tale love, one exactly like her Mama and Pat had. And when a blue hedgehog saved her one day- a blue hedgehog who could run as fast as the wind-her 'mark appeared, the second his fingers touched her skin. And she knew.
(She had found the one.)
Miles used to hate his tails, up until he met the hedgehog that defended him from his bullies. Miles had hugged him because he had been so incredibly grateful and now there was a soulmark on his skin, one that was mirrored in the other boy's chest.
(And Tails knew. He would always be loved.)

useless ray of god damn sunshine by twip
General Audiences | Major Character Death | Gen
E-123 Omega & Silver the Hedgehog, E-123 Omega & Shadow the Hedgehog
Post-Apocalypse, Grief/Mourning, Hopeful Ending, Tragedy, AU - Canon Divergence
2,281 words | One-shot
"He wasn’t conscious for a large portion of it. How could he be? Why would he be? Any reason to stay present was gone."
or:
Everyone else is gone. Omega remains.

what you see is what you get (just a guy who loves adventure!) by vinndetta
General Audiences | Gen
Shadow the Hedgehog & Sonic the Hedgehog
Aromantic Character, AU - Soulmates, Angst with a Happy Ending, Queerplatonic Relationship
855 words | One-shot
Sonic the Hedgehog isn't a stranger to love, despite the fact that others think he is. It doesn't matter that he's never dated anybody.
Sonic has more room in his heart than anyone can ever imagine.

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