(credits to @kerbubbles and @starburstsobsessions for bouncing ideas around with me in the stob server!!!)
Ivo Robotnik, not having been born into royalty and seemingly appearing out of nowhere with no records or found knowledge of his existence, becomes emperor just with his high IQ and steampunk inventions. Guard Stone, who was serving the previous ruler, upon meeting Ivo Robotnik and witnessing what his inventions can do, immediately becomes enamoured and switches up/potentially assists Ivo in his takeover.
Guard Stone is present when Ivo is showing off his creations to the current Emperor maybe(?) and whilst the Emperor sees Robotnik’s inventions as a potential threat, Stone is just stood there in awe at what he’s seeing in front of him. However, the Emperor rejects Robotnik’s offer to “partner” up or something which Ivo very clearly gets annoyed and potentially aggressive over so Stone, breaking out of trance, thinks quickly on his feet and snaps into action, offering to escort Robotnik off the premises but actually just wanting to get a chance to talk to him on his own. Whilst Stone is doing so he starts up a conversation with Ivo, about how brilliant his creations are and how wrong the Emperor is for rejecting them, to which Ivo is at first cautious about what this random guard (in his eyes) intentions are, but as the conversation goes on he himself becomes slightly intrigued in the potential of having this Guard on his side is and a direct line to the throne/Emperor.
They have secret meetings to scheme, which includes Stone relaying information to Robotnik about events the Emperor will be partaking in, business meetings, socials etc, and him coming up with plans to bring the Emperor’s reputation down, whilst boosting his own reputation in the process.
In the kingdom, between the other guards, there is a rumour going around that Guard Stone has “found himself a lover” because of the occasional sightings of him seen walking around the palace/kingdom at very early or very late hours.
After some time goes by, Stone sneakily starts suggesting places to meet-up that can be considered romantic, but whilst Ivo’s IQ is incredible, he is too busy coming up with their next scheme to notice.
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)
Late night Stobotnik doodles~
This too is Stobotnik.
This was part of a longer comic but I saw something so weirdly similar that Im just gonna post them cuddling instead. LOL
Cuddling part 2 w/ Scrubnik Knuckles doesnt forgive Rob for wanting to ditch Stone. Stone would never.
Stone gets lost in another Robotniks world... They become friends. (Stone still wants his Doctor back but this is fine for now..)
Shadow plays reluctant wingman to some bald idiot. Robotnik never had anyone love him. He doesnt know what it looks like.
'I'll save the world just for you' vs 'Just save yourself.' Is diabolical work from the Sonic movie writers..
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
BEHOLD!! THEY ARE HOLDING HANDS!! :D AND!! they're up on my shop for preorder until feb 28th! (i'll also have some extras WOOHOO!!) click here! happy anniversary stobotnik i mean first sonic movie
I've decided it's time travel. S4 Stone is not handling things well and S1 Stone doesn't share
part 1
ive seen this nowhere but all i can think of is after everything, robotnik goes live again and when fans go wild because how could this be??? theyve all seen the last livestream
its just stone.
he looks tired, deep eyebags, crumpled clothes, the shine in his eyes is gone, he says nothing as he boots up a game ivo never got to finish
as he plays silent tears fall down his face
and this continues, every stream stone is silent and just plays games ivo never got to finish or wanted to start playing
My kink is unloved characters suddenly being loved unconditionally
yuri dump… i truly cannot decide how i want my post mushroom planet fembotnik to look. trying out lots of things
What better place to cast a spell than by a moonlit lake?