Random Rouge Thought™️ Incoming…

Random Rouge Thought™️ incoming…

This is how I read Rouge’s level of interactions with some of the core Sonic cast. You could read this as an informal ranking from high to low.

Shadow and Omega are her bread and butter. Her ride or dies. The people she deeply cares about and to which she is heavily bonded. I think the three of them live somewhat isolated lives but I think they’re in each other’s company often.

She’s also extremely keen on Knuckles. Beyond the Master Emerald, she’s intrigued by the co-existence of his hot-headed, fierce protectorship and his calm, gentle nature. I think Rouge is flying up to Angel Island a good amount to visit, and I imagine they have a nice friendship.

She likes to keep tabs on Sonic because of all the work he does for the world, but I don’t think she’d ever openly admit this. I also don’t think it’s a huge part of her daily life and focus, by any means. It’s something she does in passing, as keeping tabs on Sonic means keeping tabs on trouble she may want to avoid (or take advantage of) (or actually get involved in, if things look out of hand).

Rouge is chummy with Amy. Enjoys her company casually, but that’s where it ends. I don’t think they hang out often (dogooder schmoogooder business usually brings them together), but I bet Amy takes full advantage whenever that happens. Rouge finds herself occasionally surprised to enjoy it, but has almost no reason to seek it out.

She seems to have a soft spot for Tails and Cream, primarily because of their youth. Her interactions with them bring out some of the only genuinely protective behaviour we ever see from her outside of her interactions with Team Dark. She’s willing to specifically take them out of and keep them out of trouble.

Rouge has a proper amount of respect for everyone here, but again she would very rarely admit this to anyone below Team Dark. I imagine she’s willing to spend time with anyone below Knuckles in a group setting (like a party or an Intimate Get-together™️), but would only find herself actively seeking the company of Knuckles and Team Dark.

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