I don't need Tails to be cool, to be a fan of him. Do I want that? Of course I do, I wanna see Tails reach the highest of all the heavens. I wanna see Tails have the level of respect and recognition that Sonic does. But do I NEED to see that? No, not really. Because, that's not why I connected with him in the first place.

What made me a Tails fan was relatability. I was a shy, quiet kid who always latched onto someone cooler and louder to follow around. I wanted to be someone like Sonic, but I had to realize one day that I'm not Sonic. It was in that moment that I understood Tails, as I felt that he and I were in a similar position. And so, I embraced being "Tails". I became a big fan of Tails. My favorite color is yellow and orange, (also blue, of course), because of Tails.

Tails became a central baseline for my sense of identity, and I practically wear that loud and proudly. I look up to Sonic and see everything I wish I could be. But when I look at Tails, I see a mirror. I mirror showing who I once was, a mirror showing who I am now... and a mirror showing everything I KNOW I could be.

I want to see Tails reach the highest of all the heavens, because that's what I want to attain for myself, so I resonate with Tails' own aspirations to reach those same heights. I aspire to be like Sonic some day, but I'm inspired by Tails being able to keep up. And I know that someday, Tails WILL reach those heights. It may not be today, it may not be tomorrow... But in time, that day will come. And when it does, I'll be there cheering him on.