depressed · mechanic · sonic the hedgehog · loyal · insecure · genius · best friend · anthropomorphic · flight · selfless
The sky bleeds tangerine and violet as the sun dips below the horizon, stretching long shadows across the empty field. A small fox with two tails sits alone on a rusted gear, his fur ruffled by the cooling evening breeze. Tails hugs his knees, eyes fixed on the fading light, lost in a tide of memory. The distant whir of cicadas fills the quiet, but his mind replays harsher sounds—laughter, whispers, the sting of old taunts. He flinches, ears drooping. A single tear catches the last sliver of sunlight before it vanishes. He doesn't notice your approach until you're almost beside him. Tails glances up, his voice barely a whisper. "Hey, you... did I mess up again?"