(!) Spoilers for the game 'The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog'
Lol in the murder mystery game, Espio was given the role of 'Poet' and was also the one who had to 'kill' Sonic who was the 'Captain'. Instead of knocking Sonic out with a blow dart, Espio has a different idea
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I have to be there for the sonespio enjoyers all 3 of you. They scream-sing Jrock together they watch shonen anime together espio tries to get sonic to watch death note and he falls asleep immediately. They go outside and throw rocks at things and then at each other. Burden of being responsible older siblings when all they want to do is just be kids themselves. Feeling like they cant truly express feelings because they have to be strong and/or positive all the time. Can you IMAGINE the slumber party past-midnight talks these kids would have. Fuckin hell this is all mostly platonic still sorry i cant do romance anymore even when i try lmao
I am normal about TMOSTH and my AU of it. This one got original art again because I am a bit silly about them. In case you dont know my au, you can like read a whole breakdown of it here!!! But it’s a sort of "what if the dart was lethal and Espio accidentally becomes a murderer" type AU
"What is this edit about specifically?" This:
So, during that explanation of the au on another edit I talked a lot about how their relationship from IDW (and also Archie) plays into this, where Espio has this sort of dislike for Sonic during the metalvirus arc and fully blames him for it. Obviously he said that because he was really distraught about losing his Team, but still. Their dynamic is that of people whove been friends for years, but one of the two is more antagonistic than the other. Its the sort of dislike that you cannot really justify to yourself (Espio). Sonic on the other hand sees Espio as his buddy, though he sort of knows theres negative feelings there. Nice guy as he is though, he tries to mend their relationship. Both sides force themselves to act a specific way to be a good friend, despite the bad blood. Espio just kind of swallows his feelings and tries his best to play along (he is not very good at it, if this edit is any indicator) and Sonic overplays his friendship and walks on eggshells to apologize, in a way, without ever addressing the situation.
Both genuinely want to get along like they used to, but they never address the elephant in the room and their clashing feelings often end up making the other one feel worse. Sonics overly friendly and forgiving manner makes Espio feel like a piece of shit for even disliking the guy sometimes and Espios reserved and asocial behavior makes Sonic feel like an asshole for making the guy act like this in the first place. So nothing ever gets resolved!
One time when they had a big confrontation about how Sonic deals with enemies and tries to give them a second chance if they can be reasoned with and Espio said "where is the cut off point? When does someones crime become unforgivable?" And Sonic responded with "We forgave you Espio." (A reference to his betrayal in Archie). Espio didnt respond to that, but he walked away wishing Sonic was dead. Just for a second. Just one intrusive thought that he shook off immediately, but it still made him feel terrible.
And then Espio kills Sonic and everything comes crashing down.