He is literally a childhood crush. I fell in love with the character when I was about 6 or 7 years old when I watched Sonic X. I wanted to be just like him. He was a nerd, but that was his strength. He was different and was bullied because of it, but he overcame it and turned it into his quality. So my childhood self became obsessed, and this passion of mine continues to this day. To this day, I admire this little fox.

But your question about whether it's because he's a shota or a furry isn't completely wrong. In fact, it's the other way around. I'm a furry and I discovered shota because of Tails. A few years later, when we had a computer, I was searching for the anime Sonic X and I found Sonic XXX Project. It was literally like going down a rabbit hole.