Hello again! I'm glad you all liked my production notes for POAR. I'm now going to write the for For You, Eternal (FYE). I hope you enjoy!

For those of you who are familiar with I'm Not That Girl, I Guess, you will know that I used to despise sonamy. This feeling actually was turned on and off, depending on how deep my obsession with Sonic was at the time. I have to admit, I don't like Amy's overly pushy attitude, because it seems odd to me, put there for comedy and not actual meaning. Therefore, I hated the pairing because I hated the way Amy went about professing her love. It doesn't work that way in real life, it's not going to happen in fake life.

Then, my friend Skyelara introduced me to the beauty of sonamy. Also, my own relationship opened my eyes to the beauty of a girl and a guy seemingly meant for each other.

The first scene of FYE was borrowed from both Sonic X and Sonic Adventure 2, when Sonic was imprisoned by the government because they thought he was Shadow and Amy rescues him. It wasn't meant to be placed directly after these incidents, but rather a year or so later. The situation was reversed, meaning that Amy was the one captured, waiting for Sonic to come get her.

Some things of note (in my eyes) in the story were Sonic's bleeding neck, Amy bandaging him, the giant cobra robot, and the final scene. I'll try to give you some insight about what I was thinking when I wrote these scenes.

As for Sonic's bleeding neck, I had just finished the Twilight series, and was obsessed with vampires. The bleeding neck reflected that. Also, Sonic's glove turning red was from an earlier fanfiction that I had "rediscovered" when sorting through my documents, where Sonic had wounded his hand and the glove was stained red with blood. I also needed a reason for Amy to be inexplicably concerned about Sonic, while he had virtually no care in the world.

Now for the bandaging scene. I had been reading many other sonamys on the site, but was particularly intrigued by Steal You Away by luigi-is-stellar. I'm not sure from which fanfiction Sonic's response of "yes mother" came from, but it was not originally mine, though the fact that Sonic would regard Amy as an overprotective "mother" figure was an alternative to him loving her, and was perhaps something I used as a guard, to keep the fanfiction going and not having the first chapter end at "I love you".

The white bed in the cell was an inspiration from Souls La Lune Rose. It was a brief tribute to that author, whose name I cannot spell. Sorry! ^_^

As for the cobra robot, I really must say I don't know where that came from. In my early years of writing fanfictions (none of which are published on the site, my oldest story being POAR), I used to make up all sorts of monsters for Sonic to fight, and not all of them were robots. (By the way, if you'd like to see some of my "retro" writing, feel free to request and I'll put it up!) This was a tribute to a style of writing I'd given up on long ago, a different version of Sonic not deserving of the title. I was embarrassed by this "retro" writing, but missed the "making up monsters for Sonic to have a hard-ass time fighting and come out on top after a long battle" part. So…that's where the cobra robot came from!

Amy and Sonic's kiss scene was modeled after a kiss my (at the time) boyfriend and I once shared. It was easy to write because I had experienced it firsthand and enjoyed it. So, I made Amy enjoy herself as much as I did. Sonic keeping Amy warm at night was a tribute to a dedication most modern men don't have. Ladies, we all imagine our perfect man. And, I try to squeeze some of those qualities into my sonamy fics as much as I can. Gentlemen, you'd better get inspired!

As for Sonic's battles with the robot, the first one was where Sonic got injured. The second, however, was more graphic. Even after being injured by this unbeatable robot, Sonic comes to Amy's rescue, letting himself be "killed" for Amy's safety. We aren't even sure if Amy hears Sonic's final "I love you" as she runs away as instructed. That was a heartbreaker.

The last scene was a tribute to POAR without the yaoi. Sonic comes home injured and in pain, but willing to see Amy. The whole scene is a tribute to my backyard. My house has a patio with a table, chairs, and umbrella, and I have a set of woods in the back of my backyard. It was something personal of mine in my writing, and I was lucky I got to use it in that scene.

And, of course, Sonic eating a dandelion was a predecessor of a yet-to-be-published sonamy fic which I am NOT giving spoilers about. That's enough of a clue, I think. Also, Sonic coming back to Amy was that dedication I give Sonic in my fanfics. He loves his partner enough to return to them, despite all odds and how horrible he feels.

People have wondered if the Sonic that returned to her is the real Sonic or a robot copy. Well, I can assure you that it is 100% the real Sonic!

Hope you enjoyed! Remember, keep reading and reviewing!

~pantedgieQueen13

Follow the wind. It will never steer you wrong.