Estimated Reading Time: 35 Minutes

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SNES

10:05AM

Sonic stirred awake, stretching his limbs with a satisfying crack, followed by a long, exaggerated yawn. He made his way to the bathroom, shaking off the last bits of sleep. After a quick dust bath, his quills gleamed, clean and vibrant, ready to face the day. Feeling refreshed, Sonic slipped into his usual attire and paused in front of the mirror. Striking a confident pose, he flashed his signature toothy grin.

"Look at this handsome guy," he said with a playful smirk, admiring his reflection.

He left his room and ran around the mansion like usual. He did this for a couple hours until he met up with one of his many friends, Fox.

"Sup, Fox," he dapped the fox up.

Fox: "Sonic!"

The two went over to Kawasaki's bar. They sat and ordered a couple of drinks. Nothing too heavy.

Sonic: "So, got lucky with any chicks yet?"

Fox: "Sadly no."

Sonic: "Are ya even tryin'?"

Fox: "I've been focusing on myself. What about you? How's Samus?"

Sonic: "Nah, we broke up."

Fox: "She's been going on about how you two are still an item."

Sonic: (Dammit… I fucked up.) "Yeaaaah about that…"

Fox: "Oh no, what happened?"

Sonic: "She uh—she may have gotten the wrong idea that we're still together."

Fox: "How?"

Sonic: "I didn't really pay attention when we talked about it."

Fox: "Dude!"

Falco: "I mean who cares, she's a fuckin' femoid."

The two anthropomorphic beings turned around to see Falco behind them.

Sonic: "Ayye, sup Falco."

Falco: "Sup, blue bitch."

Fox: "Great. The obnoxious bird is here."

Falco: "Wanna fight?"

Fox: "Nah, I might break your beak."

Falco: "Oh fuck off!"

Fox: "Also what the fuck you mean 'femoid'?"

Falco: "All women are the same, don't ya know?"

Sonic: "Damn, Falco, what the fuck!"

Falco: "Just fuck em and leave."

Fox: "This is why you get no bitches."

Falco: "I get. All. The bitches."

Sonic: "No you don't. I haven't seen you with a chick well—never. Hahaha!"

Falco: "I fuck em in secret."

Sonic: "Uh-huh, ok." *Rolls eyes*

Fox: "ANYWAY, back to our original topic, do you not want Samus anymore?"

Sonic: "Nah."

Falco: "Can I have her?"

Sonic: "All yours."

Falco: "Score!"

Fox: "Dude, what the hell! What happened between you two?"

Sonic: "Nothin' really. I just don't care about relationships right now."

Fox: "But you used to talk about Samus all the time."

Sonic: "Honeymoon stage."

Fox: "That's cruel."

Falco: "I'm on your side, Sonic. Who cares!"

Sonic: "I mean, I still care about her."

Fox: "You literally just told Falco that she can have her."

Sonic: "Only because I'm confident he can't pull. I'd love to see Samus slap the shit outta him."

Falco: "Fuck you! I have game!"

Sonic: "Nooo you don't." *Smirks*

Fox: "Sorry, Falco, but you don't got game."

Falco "Fuck both of you! I'll prove it when I sleep with that blonde beauty."

Sonic: "Good luck."

Fox: "Damn, Sonic."

Sonic: "Relax. He can't pull her."

Falco: "You won't be laughing once I fuck her."

Fox: "We're getting distracted. Falco shoo!"

Falco: "Whatchu mean 'shoo'?!"

Fox: "I wanna know Sonic's drama. You keep distracting us."

Falco: "No I'm not!"

Fox: "Falco, go away."

Falco: "No."

Fox: "Ugh…"

Sonic: "Relax, I can still tell my story."

Fox: "Not if Falco keeps interrupting."

Falco: "Ok, I won't. Geez."

Fox: ["Yeah right."]

Sonic: "Honestly, dating Samus in the beginning was awesome. The sex was great."

Falco "Damn, how big her bazongas?"

Sonic: "Big."

Falco: "Cup size?"

Fox: "Falco, shut up!"

Sonic: "Like D's."

Falco: "Niiiice."

Fox: "Ugh…"

Sonic: "Anyway, yeah the sex was great."

Fox: "Is that the only reason why you were with her?"

Sonic: "I mean that was a big reason yeah."

Fox: "Nothing else?"

Sonic: "I liked going on adventures with her. Sometimes we'd go to space and kill some shit."

Fox: "You said that so casually."

Sonic: "Yeah, it's whatevs."

Falco: "Why're you shocked, Fox? We go to space all the time."

Fox: "I know, but what he said wasn't normal. When I was dating Isabelle, we did normal couple shit."

Falco: "Sounds boring."

Sonic: "What'd you guys do?"

Fox: "You know, like going out to eat, stargazing, going on walks, and-

Sonic: "Did you walk her, or did she walk you?"

Fox: "What?"

Sonic: "Ya know, cuz you're both canines so…"

Fox: "Wait, what?"

Sonic: "Who wore the leash?"

Fox: "Dude, what the fuck!"

Falco: "Yeah, who was the one that got walked like a dog?"

Fox: "None of us! We're equals."

Sonic: "It got nothin' to do about equality. It's a kink."

Fox: "Dude, no. We didn't do that shit."

Sonic: "["I thought Isabelle would be into that cuz she's a dog."]

Fox: "I heard that and no! Just because she's a dog doesn't mean she likes to be treated like one."

Falco: "You two are vanilla as fuck."

Sonic: "That's what I thought too."

Fox: "Both of you shut up! Sonic, please continue."

Sonic: "But you told me to shut up."

Fox: "CONT-inue."

Sonic: "Haha! Cunt."

Fox: "KEEP GOING!"

Sonic: "Ok, Ness."

Fox: "Ness?"

Sonic: "You're actin' like him."

Fox: "How?"

Sonic: "So uptight and can't take a joke. Dry like a biscuit."

Fox: "I'm not like him. He's a pretentious fucking nerd."

Sonic: "You're even usin' big words like he does."

Fox: "Wait, have you been hanging out with him?"

Sonic: "Every Thursday."

Falco: "Yo, what?"

Sonic: "What?"

Fox: "I never thought you would hang out with someone like him."

Sonic: "Why not?"

Fox: "He's just so—I dunno, anti-social."

Falco: "Not anymore."

Fox: "What do you mean 'not anymore'?"

Falco: "Haven't you heard? Bro fucked half the roster."

Sonic: *Snickers*

Fox: "I don't believe that one bit."

Falco: "Nah, he totally did. Isabelle said so on her stream."

Fox: "Do you really trust my ex?"

Falco: "Yeah."

Fox: "Dude! She's a compulsive liar! I vented to you about this."

Sonic: "HAHAHAHA!"

Fox: "Why're you laughing?"

Sonic: "I'm *wheeze* sorry, but—*snickers* I can't."

Falco: "I dunno how he pulled half the roster."

Sonic: "HAHAHAHA!"

Falco: "What?"

Sonic: "Oh my god, this is fuckin' hilarious. I can't. I'm crying~"

Fox: "See, Sonic doesn't believe it either."

Sonic: "I'm sorry, Falco, but he can't pull anyone even if he tried."

Falco "Y'all just jealous. I talked to the boys and we all know that he did."

Sonic: "HAHAHA! I-I—Whoo! Ya know what, believe what you want. Honestly this is funnier."

Fox: "God dammit, we're off topic again."

Sonic: "Riiight, so long story short, Samus is kind of a bitch."

Falco: "Why of course. She's a femoid."

Fox: "Stop saying that."

Falco: "No."

Sonic: "Yeaaaah, she's controllin' as fuck. Also I was never in love with her. We didn't have much in common if I'm bein' honest."

Fox: "Wow."

Falco: "Then why'd you date her?"

Sonic: "She's hot."

Falco: "I can't argue with that."

Fox: "That's shallow."

Sonic: "You guys know I used to be a player."

Fox: "That's true…"

Sonic: "I'm gettin' better. It's just Samus and I were never a good pair. She was kinda a let down."

Falco: "But she's hot."

Sonic: "She's this badass bounty hunter, but she didn't wanna do competitive shit with me. We barely did crazy shit that she promised."

Falco "Too submissive?"

Sonic: "No, not exactly. She just didn't wanna do things alone. She was reliant on me; especially mentally."

Fox: "Sounds like she has abandonment issues."

Sonic: "I think so too, and that's too much for me. Also, I just wasn't in love in the first place. We didn't start off as friends."

Fox: "Oof, yeah, that's always a bad start."

Sonic: "I dunno how relationships work, so I'mma take a break."

Fox: "Just gotta find the right one?"

Sonic: "Yeah, I'mma let fate choose whoever."

Falco: "Have you ever been in love?"

Sonic: "Nah."

Fox: "That's sad."

Sonic: "Hey, if it happens it happens."

Fox: "Just go with the flow?"

Sonic: "Yup. That's how I roll."

Falco: "Hahaha! I get it because you roll up into a ball. Nice pun~"

Sonic: "Sure. Anyway, it was nice hangin' out with you guys, but I'mma run some more."

Fox: "Ok, see ya."

Falco: "Bye, blue bitch."

Sonic waved them off with a casual flick of his hand before dashing away in a blur. He kept his pace for another thirty minutes, effortlessly zipping through the landscape. But just as he was getting into his rhythm, his stomach let out a loud, embarrassing growl. He stopped to a halt, placing a hand on his belly.

"Guess it's time for a pit stop," he muttered to himself, realizing that even the fastest hedgehog needed to refuel.

1:53PM

Sonic sped over to the food court, ordering his favorite: a chili dog. As the employee handed him his meal, Sonic casually glanced around the area for a place to dine and eat. That's when he spotted his favorite nerd to pick on.

Ness was completely absorbed in his phone. A mischievous smirk curled on Sonic's lips as he quietly snuck up behind him. The hedgehog saw that the nerdy loser was reading a manga online.

Sonic: "Whatcha readin', Cheddar biscuit~"

Ness: "Aaah!"

Sonic: "Hahaha! Scarin' ya never gets old."

Ness: *Growls* "Why do you always pop up?"

Sonic: "I dunno, I always see you here."

Ness: "Can't you just ignore me?"

Sonic: "What? And miss out all the fun in teasin' ya? Hell no."

Ness: "Is that all I'm good for? Being your personal punching bag?"

Sonic: "Pretty much. Hahahaha!"

Ness: "You got an obnoxious laugh."

Sonic: "And you got an obnoxious face. Hahaha!"

Ness: "Oh! I see. You're insecure about your looks, so you have to attack mine."

Sonic: "Aww, is someone gettin' all butt hurt?"

Ness: "You're the one that's butt hurt!"

Sonic: "You're the one gettin' loud, not me~" *Smirks*

Ness: *Growls* "What're you even doing here?"

Sonic waved the chili dog teasingly in front of Ness's face, the scent wafting under his nose. "Chili dog," he said with a smirk, his voice dripping with playful arrogance, waiting for Ness to react.

Ness: "..."

Sonic: "Wanna bite?"

Ness: "I'm good. Thanks."

Sonic: "Geez, what's up with the sassy tone?"

Sonic took a seat next to the brunet.

Ness: "I would like to read this manga in peace."

Sonic: "Oh god, is it one of your hentai mangas?"

Ness: "Wwhat! No!"

Sonic: "Knowing you, it's definitely hentai."

Ness: "Oh my god, leave me alone. Go hang out with the millions of friends you have, Mr. Popular."

Sonic: "Aww, is someone jealous?"

Ness: "No, you're annoying. You're annoying me. I'm annoyed."

Sonic: "Fine!"

Ness: "Fine!"

3:33PM

Sonic sped off and ran around for another couple hours. A bunch of smashers greeted him along the way. He made it to the Smash Plaza and saw his friend Tails and Knuckles.

Sonic: "Sup, bros."

"Hmph!" Knuckles huffed, crossing his arms with a firm, stubborn stance, his expression clearly showing his irritation.

Tails: "Hi, Sonic~!"

Sonic: "Guys, wanna go on an adventure?"

Tails: "Sure!"

Knuckles: "Fine, but only because I have nothing better to do."

The three of them went to green hill zone and started fucking around. They saw Shadow sitting on a beach chair with sunglasses on.

Sonic: ["I think he's nappin'."]

Knuckles: "Seems like it."

Sonic: ["Shhut up, you idiot!"]

Knuckles: "Hey, who're ya callin' an idiot?!"

Sonic: "Shhhh! I wanna scare him."

Tails: ["But if you do that, then Shadow is gonna get mad."]

Sonic: ["Like I care."]

Sonic quietly crept up behind Shadow, his hand ready to tap the black hedgehog's shoulder and let out a playful scream. But before he could make his move, Shadow vanished in an instant. In the blink of an eye, he reappeared behind Sonic and delivered a swift kick to his side, catching the blue blur off guard and sending him stumbling forward.

"Nice try," Shadow muttered with a smirk, his crimson eyes gleaming.

Sonic: "F-u-u-ck!"

Shadow: "Hmph! As expected from a lower inferior life form."

Tails ran to Sonic's side and helped him up.

Tails: "Oh my god, Sonic, are you ok?"

Sonic: "Fantastic."

Knuckles jumped up from the air and tried to punch Shadow, but the black hedgehog dodged his ambush. Shadow grabbed onto the red echidna's leg and hurled him against a giant rock.

Knuckles: "Ugh!"

Shadow: "So, you guys wanna fight?"

Sonic: "N-no, I just wanted to prank ya."

Tails: "We don't mean any harm."

Shadow: "Shut up, you annoying fox."

Tails: "What did I do?"

Shadow charged at Tails with blinding speed, landing a brutal punch squarely across the fox's face. The impact left Tails stunned, barely able to react before Shadow seized him by the neck. With a fierce grip, Shadow hurled Tails toward Sonic with effortless strength. The two collided midair before crashing into a nearby wall, crumpling to the ground. Defeated, they lay motionless, groaning from the sudden onslaught. Shadow stood over them, expression cold and unflinching.

Sonic: "S-Shadow, calm the fuck down, man."

Shadow: "I am the ultimate life form. I can't afford to be calm. I must always be ready for any threat."

Sonic: "Ok, geez. I didn't even wanna fight."

Tails: "N-neither did I…"

Knuckles: "Well I do!"

Knuckles got up and tried to land another punch, but Shadow tripped him in the process causing the red echidna to fall and eat dirt.

Sonic: "Bro, Shadow, c'mon it was just a joke!"

Shadow: "Don't fuck with me."

Sonic: "Geez, you're such a buzzkill."

Shadow: "Hmph! I can't stand annoying motherfuckers like you."

Tails: "Sonic, I can't feel my legs."

Shadow: "Let this be a warning."

With that Shadow teleported away. Sonic shook his head and scooped Tails up in his arms. He then rushed the yellow fox to Cream's place.

Knock!

Knock!

Cream walked over and answered the door.

Cream: "Oh my! What happened to Tails?"

Sonic: "Shadow."

Cream: "Again?"

Sonic: "Yeaaaah."

Cream: "Don't worry, I'll nurse him back to health."

Sonic: "Thanks, Cream. Sorry about all this."

Cream: "No worries. I like spending time with Tails."

Sonic: "Aww, cute. I ship it."

"S-Sonic! N-no! It's not like that at all!" Cream stammered, her face flushing bright red as she squeezed her eyes shut in embarrassment. She flailed her arms in a panic, clearly flustered by the suggestion, trying to wave off any misunderstanding.

Sonic: "Hahaha!"

Cream: "Y-you're a meanie."

Sonic: "Aww, Cream, you know I'm jokin'. [Mostly."]

Cream: "Hm?"

Sonic: "Anyway, I'm juicin'! I'll see ya around."

Cream: "Ok, bye Sonic."

7:21PM

Sonic dashed out and followed up with Knuckles. The poor red echidna seemed to be looking for something.

Sonic: "Knucks, you good, bro?"

Knuckles: "No! Shadow fuckin' kicked my ass!"

Sonic: "Yeah, he likes to do that."

Knuckles: "I'm trying to find him so I can get my revenge!"

Sonic: "Bro is stronger than you."

Knuckles: "Nah, I can take him."

Sonic: "Well, good luck with that."

Knuckles: "You're not gonna help me?"

Sonic: "Nope. Gotta make it back to the mansion."

Knuckles: "I mean you don't HAVE to. You can help me beat the shit out of Shadow."

Sonic: "Tempting, but nah, I think I'mma juice."

Knuckles: "Coward."

Sonic: "Hahaha!"

Sonic flashed a quick peace sign before taking off in a blur, zipping away at lightning speed. Not even bothering with The Travel Machine, he made it back to his room and took a nap.

9:39PM

He woke up and stretched his limbs. He let out a big yawn and switched his console on. He played a few ranked games of Call Of Duty and won them all because he's Sonic The Fucking Hedgehog!

"Ugh, too easy," he muttered, shutting off the console with a sigh. Restless, he leaned back and glanced around the room. "I need to hang out with someone," he said, feeling the need to socialize.

He stood up and left his room, casually strolling through the mansion's long hallways. As he walked, he pulled out his phone. "Who should I hang out with?" he muttered to himself, scrolling through a bunch of contacts, searching for someone to help break the boredom.

Knock!

Knock!

He looked up to see Pit knocking on Ness's door. He saw the door open and the brunet was just as shocked as Sonic.

Ness: "Pit?!"

Pit: "Delivery!"

Ness: "Y-you're a delivery boy?"

Pit: "Yeaaah, no tournament this year and no Palutena to tell me what to do."

Ness: "Have you encountered her yet?"

Pit: "No."

Ness: "Aren't you worried?"

Pit: "Of course! She's my goddess! But also…"

Ness: "But also what?"

Pit: "It's kinda nice not having her around."

Ness: "Seriously?"

Pit: "She never really let me do things like hang out with others, or honestly let me do my own thing in general."

Ness: "Wow, I'm so sorry, Pit."

Pit: "It's ok. I'm enjoying it while it lasts. She likes to ghost everyone for a while and then suddenly shows up."

Ness: "Yeah, that does sound like something she would do."

Pit: "Although I have this sinking feeling that something terrible happened to her."

Ness: "You don't think she-

Pit: "Don't say it. I can't bear to hear those words."

Ness: "Sorry."

Pit: "It's ok. For now, I have faith. If she doesn't respond for another month or so, then I'll start to panic."

Ness: "Geez..."

Pit: "But for now it's fine."

Ness: "Are you sure? I can help you look for her."

Pit: "I'll ask if she's not here in a month. I have full faith in my goddess. She's too strong for anyone to kill."

Ness: "Well, ok, then."

Ness scooped up the package in his arms.

Pit: "Say if you don't mind me asking, what's that for?"

Ness: "Uh—it's a guitar."

Pit: "WHOA! YOU PLAY?!"

Ness: "That was loud."

Pit: "Sorry! I'm just happy because I also play an instrument."

Ness: "Really? Like what?"

Pit: "The lyre."

Ness: "Oh! That's cool."

Pit: "My lady would always ask me to play for her. She actually made me learn. I'm not sure why, but I didn't question it."

Ness: "Do you like playing it?"

Pit: "It's ok."

Ness: "I see."

Pit: "Anyway, I'mma let you go. You seem busy."

Ness: "It was nice seeing you."

Sonic: "Sup, homies."

Pit: "Whoa! Sonic, when did you get here?"

Sonic: "About ten minutes ago."

Ness: (W-why did that trigger me just now?)

Sonic: "So, Ness, got himself a guitar. I wonder who he's tryin' to impress."

Ness: "Myself! It's for me."

Sonic: "It's for a girl, isn't it?"

Ness: "N-no!"

Pit: "Oh is that why?"

Ness: "No that's not why."

Sonic: "Oh it absolutely is. I can tell."

Ness: "You don't know me."

Sonic: "I mean I was stuck with you everyday for eight months. I'm getting the gist of what you're about."

Pit: "Oh wow! The cave caused you two to bond. That's so sweet. Now you guys are BFF'S like me and Pitoo!"

Ness: "We're not BFF'S."

"Yeah we are," Sonic said with a playful wink, giving Ness a light elbow nudge, his signature grin flashing across his face.

Pit: "Aww, it's nice to see you hanging out with others besides, Lucas."

Ness: "Hey! I have friends."

Sonic: "Now he does. Every thursday he actually hangs out with a group. I know. Surprising."

Pit: "Wait, really? With who?"

Sonic: "Me, Popo, Toon, and Lucas."

Pit: "Aww, that sounds fun. I wanna join."

Sonic: "Then come by Popo's tomorrow."

Pit: "Wait, really? I'm allowed?"

Sonic: "I don't see why not."

Ness: "W-what! But…"

Sonic: "Is something the matter, Ness?"

Ness: "N-no, but you can't just invite whoever. You have to get Popo's permission first. It's his place."

Sonic: "Bro, Popo doesn't care about anything. He's too chill."

Ness: "Fair..."

Pit: "Oh my gosh! Yes! I'll definitely be there tomorrow. It works out because Thursdays are my days off!"

Sonic: "Nice! Gimme your number so I can add you to the group chat."

Pit and Sonic traded numbers.

[- Da Boyz 2.0

Pit joined the group

Popo: OH SHIIIT PIIIIIT

Toon: welcome m8

Lucas: hi

Pit: Omg im so glad to be here :)

Popo: U CUMIN TO OUR HANG OUT TOOMORROW

Pit: Yes I am!

Toon: noice! cant wait to see ya m8

Pit: Me too! im glad to hang out with friends!

Sonic: its gonna be rad

…

Pit: "Thank you, Sonic!"

Sonic: "No prob."

Pit: "Anyway, I need to deliver more stuff. I'll see you guys tomorrow at the hangout~"

Ness: "See you later, Pit. It was nice chatting with you."

Pit: "See ya."

Ness and Sonic watched Pit run off with a grin on his face.

Ness: "Wow, I didn't expect to see Pit. I also didn't think he would be a part of the group."

"Isn't it great? Now we get more bros to gossip with," Sonic said, as he casually walked in Ness's room.

Ness: "Hey, what do you think you're doing?"

Sonic: "What?"

Ness: "You can't just waltz in my room without permission."

Sonic: "Nah, don't worry, bro, I'm just chillin'. You won't even notice I'm here."

Ness: "What! W-why do you even want to be here?"

Sonic: "Why not? Your space is like a hotel room. It's a vibe."

Ness: "This is the first time you're stepping in my room."

"Well, I noticed it while we were talking to Pit, and I liked the vibe," Sonic said casually as he climbed onto Ness's bed, making himself comfortable without a second thought.

Ness scoffed and shot Sonic a pointed look. "Hey! No shoes on the bed!" he snapped, clearly not amused by Sonic's casual disregard for the rules.

Sonic: "What, why?"

Ness: "Who wears shoes on their bed?!"

Sonic: "I do."

Ness: "That's disgusting! How can you live like that?"

Sonic: "It's not disgusting."

Ness: "Shoes are dirty. Of course it's disgusting!"

Sonic: "Nah, you're trippin'."

Ness: "'Trippin'? You're just making up words now."

Sonic: "It's slang, nerd. Stop bein' such a boomer."

Ness: "Boomer? You know what, I don't care. Get out."

Sonic: "What? Nah, dude, I'm chillin'. Your bed is mad comfy, bro."

Ness: "You're disrespecting me and my rules. I want you out."

Sonic: "Fine, I'll take off the shoes. Although last time you had to see my feet, you called them ugly. I'm surprised you wanna see them again. Oh wait, I forgot you got a foot fetish."

Ness: "I don't have a foot fetish!"

Sonic: "Yes you do."

Ness: "No I don't!"

Sonic kicked off his shoes with a playful flick, sending them thudding to the floor. Ness scrunched up his nose in disgust, letting out a dramatic wretch sound, clearly disgusted by the stench of the hedgehog's socks.

Ness: "Eww! Dude, don't you wash your socks?"

Sonic: "I do. Sometimes."

Ness: "I think I'm gonna throw up."

Sonic: "Hahaha!"

Ness: "Take them off."

Sonic: "Dude, what? You want me to take my socks off? That's fuckin' gay."

Ness: "How's that gay?!"

Sonic: "Bro, everyone knows keepin' the socks on means no homo."

Ness: "What!"

Sonic: "Damn, I know you're into me, but seriously dude, this is desperation."

Ness: "This has nothing to do with my sexuality. I'm straight!"

Sonic: "Yup, keep lyin' to yourself."

Ness: "Dude, get out."

Sonic: "Ok, fine, I'll take my socks off. [Fuckin' gaybo."]

Ness: "What was that?"

Sonic: "Nothing."

Sonic took off his socks and threw them on the floor without a care in the world. Ness gave him a disgusted look and slipped on disposable gloves.

Sonic: "What're you doin'?"

Ness: "I'm going to clean them."

Sonic: "Da fuck?"

Ness picked up the socks and tossed them in his dirty basket. "I needed to do the laundry anyway," he said, leaving the room.

Sonic opened his mouth to say something, but Ness had already walked out. With a shrug of his shoulders, he turned his attention to Ness's console, eagerly powering it on. A smile spread across his face as he dove into the game, happily immersed in the virtual world.

Knock

Knock

Sonic turned his head just in time to see Lucas awkwardly stepping into the room. The blonde's eyes widened in shock as he took in the sight of Sonic lounging on Ness's bed, controller in hand. A mix of surprise and confusion crossed Lucas's face as he processed the scene before him.

Lucas: "Uh—w-what're you doing here?"

Sonic: "Playin' Street Fighter ranked, duh."

"Y-you play Street Fighter?" Lucas stammered, his eyes sparkling with excitement as a huge smile began to spread across his face. The surprise quickly transformed into enthusiasm, clearly delighted to find a shared interest.

Sonic: "I don't mean to brag, but I'm hella good at it."

Lucas: "C-can I play?"

Sonic: "Hell yeah! Show me what you got, blondie."

Lucas eagerly snatched a controller and settled in beside Sonic on Ness's bed. As they started playing together, the atmosphere buzzed with energy.

Sonic's voice rose in excitement. To his astonishment, Lucas was exceptionally skilled at the game, landing combo after combo.

"Whoa, you're really good at this!" Sonic exclaimed, laughter mingling with his disbelief as he struggled to keep up. The blonde was totally kicking his ass, and Sonic couldn't help but admire his newfound rival.

Sonic: "Damn! What the fuck! Why're you so good?"

Lucas: "I'm ok at the game."

Sonic: "Ok? Dude, you destroyed me."

Lucas: "Only because you were going easy."

Sonic: "Uh—yeah let's go with that."

Ness: "Um hello?"

Lucas and Sonic: "!"

Ness: "Why is there a party in my room?"

Lucas: "Oh, hi, Ness. I wanted to see how you were doing. I didn't mean to come in unannounced, but I saw that your door was cracked open. I got worried."

Ness: ["I can't believe I forgot to close my door."]

Sonic: "Dude, Lucas, wanna go another round?"

Ness: "Eww, don't say it like that."

Sonic: "Stop bein' a perv, gaybo."

Ness: "GAYBO?!"

Lucas: "HAHAHA!"

Ness: "Hey, who gave you permission to play my games?!"

Sonic: "I did."

Ness: "You're acting like you live here."

Lucas: "I could see you guys as roommates."

Ness: "That would be my worst nightmare."

Sonic: "We kinda were for eight months."

Ness: "And it was horrible."

Sonic: "It wasn't all bad. Anyway, wanna take turns playin' with us?"

Ness: "I—yeah ok."

Lucas: "Yaaay!"

Sonic: "I'm surprised he even agreed."

Ness: "Yeah, well, you invaded my room and refused to leave. I might as well try to enjoy your presence."

Sonic: "Aww, so you do love me."

Ness: "I tolerate you."

Sonic: "Love you too, Cheddar Biscuit."

Ness: *Sighs* "Stop calling me that."

Lucas: "But it's cute."

Ness: "Don't encourage him."

The three of them played Street Fighter together. Of course, Lucas was undefeated, but hey, they all had a good time until Ness had to go back and retrieve his clothes. When he returned, he saw Lucas and Sonic chatting and laughing. A smile spread across his face, warming his heart at the sight. It was nice to see Lucas engaging with someone other than himself.

Sonic: "Oh, sup, Cheddar Biscuit."

Ness's smile faded. He threw Sonic's clean socks at the hedgehog's face.

Sonic: "H-h-hey, thanks~!"

Ness: "Whatever. Stop being a gross bitch."

Lucas: "Oooh, he called you a bitch~"

Sonic: "A bitch, huh? Funny coming from the one that has the bitchy whiny voice."

Ness: "My voice isn't bitchy nor is it whiny."

Lucas: "I mean…"

Ness: "Lucas?"

Lucas: *Snickers*

Sonic: "See even your boyfriend agrees."

Lucas: "It's a little whiny."

Ness: "Lucas!"

Sonic and Lucas: "Hahaha!"

He sat next to them. The entire time, Sonic and Ness bantered like usual. It was fun seeing them go back and forth picking on each other. It was like watching a reality tv show. Everyone once in a while, Lucas would add something snarky which would fuel the fire even more.

Lucas: "Ok, well, it's getting late. I think I'm gonna go back to my place."

Ness: "Oh, ok."

Sonic: "No sleepover? I'm surprised."

Lucas: "What'd you mean?"

Sonic: "Thought you guys usually fuck whenever he's over."

Lucas: "W-what!" *Blushes*

Ness: "WWHAT!"

Sonic: "Hahaha! You two have the best reactions."

Ness: "Get out."

Sonic: "Nah, I'm stayin'."

Ness: "WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU'RE STAYING?!"

Sonic: "I'm tired. I ran all day. I'm too lazy to get up now. My feet are sore."

Lucas: "Y-you're staying?"

Sonic: "Yep. Lucas, you should stay too."

Lucas: "Oh, uh—I mean if that's ok."

Sonic: "Dude, bro is in love with you. He wouldn't mind."

Ness: "I'm not in love with anyone!"

Sonic: "Mhm, suuure."

Ness: "Dude, no, get out. Staying over is drawing the line."

Sonic: "Nah, I know you want us to stay. You're lonely as fuck."

Ness: "I wanted to be alone. Because of you, I didn't have any time to practice my new guitar."

Lucas: "You got a guitar?"

Ness: "Y-yeah. I uh—wanted to try something new."

Sonic: "It's either to impress a girl, or you."

Lucas: "M-me?"

Sonic: "His dream is to serenade you with love cringy love songs he wrote himself."

Ness: "D-don't listen to him. I just wanted to do something new."

Lucas: "Oh! Well, I'm happy that you're finally giving instruments a try. You used to refuse whenever Ninten would ask."

Sonic: "Wow."

Ness: "Yeah, well, I changed my mind."

Sonic: "Guys, sorry to change the subject, but it's like two in the mornin'. I need my beauty sleep so if you two are gonna fuck, do it on the floor and keep it down."

Ness suddenly strode over, effortlessly picking up Sonic and tossing him onto the floor. "You are not sleeping next to me," he declared with a stern tone, crossing his arms.

Sonic: "Riiight, that spot is for your boyfriend."

Lucas shyly covered his face.

Ness: "He's not my boyfriend, but yes, I'd rather sleep next to him than your dirty ass."

Sonic: "Rude."

Ness: "Be glad I cleaned your socks."

Sonic: "Like a good maid~"

Ness threw a pillow at Sonic's face.

Ness: "Go to bed."

Sonic playfully rolled his eyes, then curled up into a ball on top of the pillow Ness had provided. Lucas climbed into bed next to Ness, and the three of them settled in for a cozy chat. They exchanged stories and laughter.

As the conversation flowed, their energy gradually died down, and eventually, they all found themselves drifting off into a comfortable silence, content in each other's company.