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silver: *knocks on the door*
sonic: *opens the door*
silver: hi, mr. hedgehog, i’m here to take tails to homecoming
sonic: i know, silver, you come over every day. and don’t call me mr. hedgehog, mr. hedgehog was my father. just call me sonic
silver: oh, uh, right, uh, sonic
sonic, sighing: tails! your date’s here!
tails: coming!
sonic: aw, you look so handsome in your suit! my baby boy’s all grown up. *sniff* you two come here, i need to take pictures
tails: aw, dad, come on
knuckles: better do what he says, tails, you know how he gets
*twenty minutes of picture taking later, silver and tails depart*
sonic: *sniff* our boy’s growing up so fast
knuckles: such is life
sonic: he’s gonna be going to college soon! and probably going to get a job and move after that! i don’t know if i’m ready for that…
knuckles: i always knew you’d be an empty nester
*at homecoming*
silver: so uh… tails, wanna dance?
tails: i’d rather go behind the bleachers and make out
silver: *thinking about the time knuckles threatened to beat him up if he messed around with tails that night* uhhh maybe later haha
tails: why are you sweating so much? are you hot?
silver: what? sweating? who’s sweating? not me! cool as a cucumber over here haha
tails: okay…
silver: oh hey look over there it’s someone we both know and would love to talk to so let’s go do that!
*later that night, at home*
sonic: they’re late
knuckles: they’re not
sonic: they are!
knuckles: it’s five minutes past curfew, they probably got caught in traffic or something
sonic: late is late! what if something’s happened?!
knuckles: nothing happened
sonic: but what if it did? tails could be in a ditch somewhere-
knuckles: you’re being ridiculous. just calm down. you know tails. he’s a resourceful little guy. ever since he was younger and he helped you defeat eggman, over and over again
sonic: right. right. we did that. he did that. fought a mad scientist who turned people into robots. oh god why did i have him do that?! i was such a bad parent!
knuckles: that is not remotely what i meant
tails: i’m home!
sonic: oh thank god, i was so worried
tails: i was only five minutes late, dad
knuckles: that’s what i’ve been trying to tell him
sonic: so i’m a little overprotective these days, is that a sin?
tails: speaking of, what’s this i hear about you threatening silver, dad?
sonic: what? i didn’t do that
tails: i meant the other dad, red dad
knuckles: i’m invoking my fifth amendment right to not incriminate myself
tails: that doesn’t apply here!
sonic: wait, what’s going on?
knuckles: well, while you were getting solo pictures of tails, i MAY have told silver that if he tried any funny business with our boy i’d, you know. hurt him.
tails: that’s so inappropriate, dad! we’re old enough to decide for ourselves what we want to do with each other, you had no right to try and interfere with our relationship like that
sonic: knuckles i have never loved you more than in this moment
knuckles: okay, i see your point tails. if sonic’s this happy about it, i must’ve fucked up
tails: well, i’m glad red dad’s at least somewhat sensible, unlike blue dad
sonic: wait how did that riposte work. he threatens your boyfriend, and now you’re all mad at me?? that’s it, i’m going to bed. night tails, night knuckles, i love you both and can’t believe you two would gang up on me when i only want the best for my family
tails, sighing: goodnight, dad. be sure to let jesus have his cross back when you’re done with it
knuckles: night, love
EXEUNT: SONIC THE HEDGEHOG
tails: i want you to apologize to silver when you see him
knuckles: i promise. now go to bed, sweetheart
tails: okay. goodnight, dad
knuckles: night, sweetpea