Drawing short characters is hard to do instinctively. I'm not much of a drawer-guy (I choose to say this rather than "artist," because truly, I am no artist), but I do know enough to say this: The key lies in the cartoony proportioning, where, to reflect a short character in a style like this, you have to not only make the legs and torso shorter, but you also have to make the hands, feet, and head all bigger. Sonic characters, even when young, small, demure, feminine, kiddish, or whatever, tend to have far bigger hands and feet than one is naturally inclined to draw. Your brain may recoil against the exaggeration at first, but if you give it a shot, while keeping some other pictures in the style close at hand to compare it to, you may find that you like the results in the finished product.
In terms of just making this easier on yourself, I would maybe recommend you do a mini-retcon to give yourself a little more wiggle room in his height. While you can't just go and suddenly make him taller than Ace (since he has already been noted to be rather small and such in-character, by both narrative and I think other characters), you could give him a small boost in height. Maybe crank him up to 105 or 110 cm? Should make it easier on you, 'cause Amy-like height is just REALLY TINY. Probably smaller than you ever truly meant.
Anywho, like I said, I think your description definitely matches him a lot better, and I'm glad to see there are folks who take the time to update their character profiles once in a while to match the ongoing changes, so, hey, keep it up.
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