[In Person] *he knows he's asking a lot - but considering what's going on with the little hedgehog and the age difference, he had to give it a shot. Zonic seemed way too eager to please in his own polite little way to say no - so he asks to see them, knowing that he probably won't be prepared for it at all. He never really asked Zonic about them when he was older either - it didn't seem like the right thing to do when his partner had come so far already with just...dealing with the way he looked and everything*
*it's obvious that he's surprised Zonic by wanting to see the rest, and he waits, patiently as Zonic slowly moves to show him. The movements are definitely slow, something he notes almost immediately and gently coaxes Zonic not to move too fast if he needed to take his time. But the damage is obviously there - young scars that were darker now than the ones he remembers. Also the lack of quills and fur along that spine makes him wonder about the possible surgeries the little hedgehog has already been through*
*without asking, he's moved his other hand to that back, just gently touching for a second before he leaned in to find a patch of bare skin in between Zonic's shoulder blades and he kisses it gently*
It looks like you've been through a lot, Z...but you're still beautiful to me.