Metal Sonic being voiceless and that being played for the horror, but less in the way of "he doesn't physically have a voice box" and more in the sense that he's voiceless metaphorically.
Not only does he not possess the voice box, but he doesn't have any tools to communicate. He's never offered pen and paper. Never given the opportunity to write digital reports except with only the briefest of words. Never taught even a scrap of sign language, as crude as such a communication would be due to his lack of facial features.
If you handed him a speech generating device, would he even know what to do with it?
Their names are Winter (black with white tummy), Scribble (splotchy grey with white blaze), Ashley (BABY EAGLE— brown hoodie) and JELLYBEANPOPCORN (grey with white tummy)
I like this detail because if you are an indoor pet owner you know your pet has that smell that makes you feel at peace with the world. It's also been proved that liking your pet's smell is a common thing and helps you relieve stress and anxiety and to feel less alone.
I cannot be the only person who loves Astarion but is not particularly into the whole vampire/biting thing. It's hot but I'm just not into it and I rarely see things out there about Astarion where his vampiric traits are not present at the front.
I am not saying that is a bad thing to do (or that I'm denying that part of him) I'm just saying, I wish there were more stuff about him that focused on his other traits.