OK lock in. I had another idea so I doodled out another messy comic... Hear me out.
Soulmate AU The kind with the names on the wrist!
Robotnik had been soulmate-less for a couple decades before it finally showed up on his wrist but at that point he was over it. Hes already jaded with the idea of love and longing for family.
Meanwhile Stone was brought to an orphanage where they had his name surgically removed from his wrist when he was very young. He doesnt remember the name that was there.
When they meet, Robotnik smacks Stones hand and feels the connection between them but is confused as to why the name is different and thinks Stone is some type of plant for GUN to manipulate him or something...
But he also kinda likes the feeling he gets when he touches Stone and gets a little addicted to it... sort of like he enjoys the jolt of the quill. For Stone he just knows being around Robotnik makes him happy no matter how much Robotnik smacks him around.
Since Stone is always wearing suits, Robotnik never saw Stones wrist until Stone put up his sleeves while helping Rob recover from his injuries. When he asks about it he also learns a little about why he himself never had someone adopt him (he didnt have a soul mark until he was in his like 20s) and also he suspects that maybe Stones name isnt actually his real name.
Blah blah shenanigans s3, explosion, Rob is miraculously alive still... w/e. When hes finally back on earth and he knows how he feels about Stone he decides to go out of his way to learn who Stone is and find out about his family to finally learns Stones real name to confirm hes THE ONE. (+finding out Stones parents died in a crash (or w/e) and Stone as an infant miraculously survived! So he definitely WASNT abandoned.(Had he been abandoned Rob woulda dealt with them))
Rob has great news to share with his very pessimistic, way-too-understanding-as-long-as-Ivo-is-Happy-its-ok Soul Mate.
And thats all I got..
Anyways I couldnt think of a name for Stone... You can suggest them if youd like.. Im not continuing this tho, I just thought it was a fun idea.
Happy Valentine's, here's some stobotnik valentines cards through the movies, tried to edit some dialogue to make it more valentines-y but honestly I barely had to edit some of them
Some small details under the cut
The to and from parts change over time along with their relationship:
For robotniks cards:
Stone goes from Barnacle → Agent stone (as Robotnik starts to appreciate him more) → Stone (as he becomes robotniks equal)
Robotnik goes from You know (doesn't want to tie his name into anything and it's also just his usual sarcastic remark) → God (for obvious reasons) → Robotnik (They're equals but saying Ivo seems too personal for him, or at least too soon. Ties his name into the card also)
I tried to make the handwriting for his second card more unstable/insane though I don't think I did it very well. His last card he uses the same pen as stone.
Stones cards:
Robotnik goes from Dr. Robotnik (Formal, normal) → Doctor Ivo Robotnik (Stone didn't know if he'd ever get to write his name again. The handwriting is somewhat shakier.) → Ivo (Yes yes we get it they're equals)
Stone's stays at agent stone for the first two mostly because he doesn't really develop anything in terms of how close they are. It's stone in the last one just because he starts to know that they don't quite have the same superior-henchman relationship.
Honestly the quotes don't have much behind them, I went for dialogue instead of pick up lines just cause why not and so it would be more stobotnik-y. The last quote Robotnik has though is fairly aromantic coded just for my own indulgence. I did struggle with stones quotes as most of them are "sir you're magnificent" "you're basic" "are you afraid of g-ghosts?" "sir you're back!" Which are very difficult to edit. That's more or less why his first card is more of a response than a quote
Stone ends up developing the same smile as Robotnik over time, and he's a lot more expressive compared to the second card because he becomes more comfortable. (The first card is an outlier for obvious reasons)
(familial/platonic) more sketches of shadow integrating into the fam🫶🏽
Something something they’ve taken over me life. Have an art dump several months in the making 🪨🥚
Erm erm erm @panic-flavored mermaid! Stobotnik au… fanart…….
Thoughts! I really like silly things, so post movie 3 AU worms...
Robotnik puts up a personal radio tower, which has the side effect of improving reception for the whole town. The townsfolk think it's great and profusely thank him, and Robotnik is just like STOP STEALING MY RADIO WAVES
Stone works an an Uber Eats driver to keep up appearances, but if they need serious money Robotnik just hacks into some random country's treasury and steals some. Stone treats his job money as a personal allowance and buys them treats.
Stone has personal beef with this ONE particular guy over something petty and spends his time making that specific guy miserable
Shadow spends time with kids his own age, playing videogames, sports etc. but always hides his powers.
Shadow has a poor impression of Sonic cos Stobotnik badmouth him all the time (“mom said I’m not allowed to hang around with you” vibes).
Due to ARS Robotnik is frail and tires easy now, so he frequently leans on Stone these days, also lets Stone assist with the physical building of large machines.
Listen........ I know the "autistic mad scientist with a special interest in robots" trope is getting old, BUT........
That motherfucker makes bzzzt noises in random places and has "dance breaks" there's no way around that
Genuinely, and I need you to understand how genuine I'm being, I could actually write an entire essay on how Robotnik being autistic changes and deepens his character so much and makes him one of if not the most compelling characters I've been privy to!!!! He's so!!!!!!!!! Ugh I need a hobby
Since im definitely not gonna finish this... Imma just post my unhinged WhipStone/Stobotnik comic idea I was cooking up at like 4am cuz I couldnt sleep...
So like... My idea was Stone just goes back working at the coffee shop in Green Hills like nothing happened but hes in stray cat mode and Wade decides to take it upon himself to try and befriend him... cuz while everyone else is cool to just let Stone work there cuz he makes really good coffee no one has actually forgot he was Robotniks henchman so they dont really fuck with him like that.
Wade is too dumb-dog coded to take any hints at all.
Misc scattered scene ideas that I was cookin up ...
Anyways itd be endgame Stobotnik cuz I am who I am.
FINE I thought of something sufficiently sappy to complete my name-on-the-wrist Soulmate AU since apparently people like sketchy kisses instead of cliffhangers.... https://pwnyta.tumblr.com/post/774410046969954304/ok-lock-in-i-had-another-idea-so-i-doodled-out
There... done. Also since Stobotnik is so fond of bringing back their banter in big confessions like a couple of sappy bastards... 💁🦋Is this canon
Also a silly little comic of Eggman shoving his mushroom in his mans mouth and overwhelming him (💁...)
Ratbotnik and Puppy Stone return now with 50% more baldness.
Benningtons revenge as a scene from LOST... Whats almost the most fucked up about this scene is Keamy made it so Ben stole the last few seconds of Alex' life by telling him to kill her.
:3c....
Im pretty sure if you bite someone hard enough theyre yours? Or you get arrested? Im not sure im acearo IDK what you people do.
Some more Stobotnik~
Cuz the suit jacket with tie and no shirt is crazy.
It took at least an extra week for things to get cleared up. Where he got that ring... dont worry about it. Whatre you a cop?
Also i realize I never draw S1 Robotnik. IDKY Anyways-
Robotniks personal space issues. (exaggerated... possibly. Have we seen them in an elevator before?)
Robotnik being very generous and sharing his candy with his best friend Stone with no ulterior motives.