Gentle hands and Clenched Fists (Sonic fics)
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Gentle Hands by Sadly_Sky_Lives
Fandoms: Sonic the Hedgehog - All Media Types, Sonic the Hedgehog (Video Games), Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW Comics)
30 Dec 2025
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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.Series
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Clenched Fists by Sadly_Sky_Lives
Fandoms: Sonic the Hedgehog - All Media Types, Sonic the Hedgehog (Video Games), Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW Comics)
07 Jan 2026
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Sonic knows he should be running faster. He's barely running at half his speed, and he's in a hurry to get home. But he's just so tired. The mission was brutal, to put it simply. Eggman pulled out every single trick to keep them busy, and with the team being down to just Sonic, Amy and Knuckles, it was a struggle to keep up— not that Sonic would ever admit that to Eggman. He kept throwing his usual taunts and one-liners, refusing to let the doctor know how worn down their little trio was becoming. It was almost a week of constant fighting, ambushes, and stealth missions.
And, of course, the glaring issue that was weighing on Sonic's mind.
Tails.
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Tails falls ill, and Sonic isn't there to help him. He calls on Shadow for help, but this experience dredges up painful memories of the brothers' past and sends Sonic into a spiral of self-doubt. He grapples with his responsibility as a hero VS as a brother. Thankfully, Shadow is there to help.AKA: Sonic's POV of Gentle Hands- Chapter 2.
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On the Battlefield by Sadly_Sky_Lives
Fandoms: Sonic the Hedgehog - All Media Types, Sonic the Hedgehog (Video Games)
14 Jan 2026
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He hears a multitude of yelling, his ears picking out Amy's shrill voice and Rouge's low one. He's a bit too far away to hear exactly what's going on, and the clanging of his fists against the eggbots isn't helping. He's a bit concerned that the racket hasn't ended, though. He's almost finished clearing out the last of the robots, intending to check on the issue after, but then he hears it,
"Shadow! PLEASE- SHADOW-!!"
Just like that, his attention shifts. He whirls around, eyes sharp and ears scanning. That was Tails' voice, coated in fear and desperation as he calls for Shadow.
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Sonic is badly injured on the battlefield by a badnik. Shadow helps treat Sonic's wounds and buys them time until they can all get to safety.Series
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Fight a Losing Battle by Sadly_Sky_Lives
Fandoms: Sonic the Hedgehog - All Media Types, Sonic the Hedgehog (Video Games)
17 Jan 2026
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They're fighting a losing battle. Sonic can tell, though he doesn't want to admit it. Eggman's wearing them down, sending out robots at a frequency their little team can't handle. There have been at least four different times when Sonic was certain the battle was about to end, only for the doctor to send out a new wave of badniks. It seems like the more they kill, the more Eggman manages to spawn in. Sonic really doesn't like their odds.
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Sonic and his friends are losing this battle. Eggman has gone too far, and as Sonic watches his friends go down one by one, he finally snaps at the doctor.Series
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Crashing When You Should be Soaring by Sadly_Sky_Lives
Fandoms: Sonic the Hedgehog - All Media Types, Sonic the Hedgehog (Video Games)
19 Jan 2026
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She gets halfway through when her wings stop functioning. It takes her a second to realise they won't beat anymore, and then they go limp completely, making her plummet from a height beyond the clouds. She flails briefly, her heartbeat sounding in her ears. She doesn't know what to do— she's falling! She desperately wills her wings to work, and for a second, she's floating, before they give out again.
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A brief moment of respite for you may be the end of someone else's entire world.AKA- Rouge's (and Omega's) POV of 'Fight a Losing Battle', in the moments before, during and after her fall.
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The Weight of Exhaustion by Sadly_Sky_Lives
Fandoms: Sonic the Hedgehog - All Media Types, Sonic the Hedgehog (Video Games)
24 Jan 2026
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Shadow is tired. No, tired is an understatement. Shadow is exhausted, deep down in his bones and heart. GUN missions usually don't drain him like this; he feels as if he can collapse into a heap on the floor and sleep for an entire week. Hell, that wouldn't even be enough. He needs to go into hibernation or something. But he doubts that it would be peaceful. Nightmares plague him every time he falls asleep, visions of sterile halls and inhumane experiments. Blood splattered on floors and blue dresses. Truly, Shadow can't remember the last time he's rested peacefully.
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Shadow's exhausted after a long GUN mission regarding the ARK and Black Arms, but his body and mind refuse to let him rest. To make things worse, everything goes wrong, leaving him tired and stressed out.Series
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Woes of Parenting by Sadly_Sky_Lives for onglizzybr0
Fandoms: Sonic the Hedgehog - All Media Types, Sonic the Hedgehog (Video Games)
31 Jan 2026
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Sonic's quiet. Sonic's never quiet. It's against the very nature of who Sonic is. But here he is, sitting hushed, off to the side as the rest of his friends chatter around the television, playing video games. Shadow didn't even realise Sonic was here at first; he had been the last to arrive, and the group was quick to pull him onto the tiny couch, handing him a controller before he had a chance to scan the room. His first thought after not instantly seeing the blue hedgehog was to assume he was on a run, or perhaps he hadn't decided to grace them with his presence today. But no. Sonic was, indeed, in the room. Tucked into the corner armchair, watching his friends play, not saying a word.
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Sonic's harbouring doubts about his ability to raise Tails. Shadow notices and helps, because how could he not?Series
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It takes a village by Sadly_Sky_Lives
Fandoms: Sonic the Hedgehog - All Media Types, Sonic the Hedgehog (Video Games)
06 Mar 2026
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Maybe, in hindsight, they were a bit too confident, not bothering to call in extra reinforcements, but in their defence, it was meant to be a simple battle; hell, the Doctor himself wasn't even present. He'd just sent his robotic goons to do his bidding.
Team Sonic got there in record time, but their speed proved useless, as half the town was already turned to rubble. The bots weren't even hard to beat; they were just so destructive. After the last of the badniks were flattened into piles of metal, they started to help the villagers. No one was badly injured, just some scrapes and bruises. All was well.
Until the second alert started frantically beeping on their communicators.
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After a series of attacks by Dr Eggman, Sonic is exhausting himself trying to help as many villages as he can. He struggles to juggle his responsibility to the people with his responsibility to Tails.
As Shadow said, though, it takes a village to raise a child, and Sonic finally learns to lean on his village.Series
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One call away by Sadly_Sky_Lives
Fandoms: Sonic the Hedgehog - All Media Types, Sonic the Hedgehog (Video Games)
02 Apr 2026
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The muffled sound of a phone ringing cuts Rouge's lament off. She huffs, feigning irritation at the offending noise, but looks at Shadow expectantly. Shadow grumbles, pulling the phone out of his quills and pressing answer, not bothering to look at the caller ID. Anyone calling him during working hours is very aware of the risks.
"You've reached Shadow," the dark hedgehog drones unenthusiastically. He hears some shuffling on the other side, followed by some deep breaths, then,
"Shadow-?" Tails' meek voice drifts through his speaker, almost too soft to catch. Shadow's previous annoyance disappears instantly as he recognises the kit's voice.
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Shadow gets a terrifying call. This inadvertently changes his purpose in Tails' and Sonic's lives.Series
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In Sickness and In Health by Sadly_Sky_Lives
Fandoms: Sonic the Hedgehog - All Media Types, Sonic the Hedgehog (Video Games)
03 May 2026
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He hears the voice chattering about something, but it doesn't seem directed at him, and the voice is oh so soothing. He falls back asleep in record time.
Only to be woken again in what feels like seconds. He groans, annoyed as he lazily swats at the hand touching him. It does nothing to deter the offender, as they move from shaking him to gently carding a hand through his quills.
"C'mon, you gotta get up, Shads," The voice urges. Sonic urges. Chaos, how tired is he that he can't recognise his partner's voice? He rolls over, and the hand continues its soothing as he attempts to wake himself up. Opening his eyes feels like a monumental task. His eyelids struggle, fluttering closed tiredly as soon as he gets them open. He blinks a couple of times, trying to rid the sleep from his eyes, but it doesn't work. His eyes are heavy and bleary as they gaze up at Sonic.
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Shadow's dealing with the fallout of pushing himself too far. It's alright, though. He has people to take care of him this time around, even if he isn't accustomed to it quite yet.Series
- Part 10 of Gentle hands and Clenched Fists (Sonic fics)
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It's all relative by Sadly_Sky_Lives
Fandoms: Sonic the Hedgehog - All Media Types, Sonic the Hedgehog (Video Games)
20 May 2026
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Sonic's been on the phone for a couple of minutes now, barely saying anything except variations of 'yes' and 'yeah', and Shadow's starting to get worried. When the blue hero's phone rang with an unknown number, Sonic initially rolled his eyes, ready to decline it until he looked at the number properly. His face dropped, and without another word to Shadow, he stood up, answering the phone blandly. Shadow stood with him, watching him fidget with his gloves uncomfortably as the caller talked inaudibly about something. He wants to hold Sonic's hand, or grab the phone and yell at whoever's making his partner uncomfortable, but instead, he waits, eyebrows creased as he watches Sonic wrap up the call with a brief, impersonal goodbye. Then his hand simply drops, allowing his phone to slide out of his grip and bounce onto the couch cushion.
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Sonic meets with a part of his past. Shadow is there when the meeting inevitably falls to pieces.A songfic based on 'Thumbs' by Lucy Dacus.
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- Part 11 of Gentle hands and Clenched Fists (Sonic fics)
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Stay Gone. by Sadly_Sky_Lives
Fandoms: Sonic the Hedgehog - All Media Types, Sonic the Hedgehog (Video Games)
29 May 2026
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Their mailbox is full. Overflowing, actually. Shadow's never seen this much mail in the brothers' mailbox– and that's INCLUDING all of Sonic's fanmail. Shadow and Sonic exchange an almost comical glance, the bursting mailbox sitting in front of them, begging to be opened. Shadow would volunteer if it were a normal mailbox. However, it seems that one of Tails' deliveries has malfunctioned while still in its packaging, and Shadow's pretty sure the mailbox is currently a pressurised can of soda waiting to gush out.
"I'm not doing it," Shadow backs away, folding his arms. Sonic pouts, gesturing helplessly at the box,"Shadow. It's going to assault me. Please," he begs, but Shadow stands firm, a humorous smirk on his face. This isn't HIS house, despite how often he's here. He is not touching that hazard.
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Sonic finally confronts his biological family and closes that chapter of his life for good, and Shadow couldn't be prouder
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The "pummel Sonic's uncle" fic!Series
- Part 12 of Gentle hands and Clenched Fists (Sonic fics)