shadow the hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · human form · roommate · sensory overload · aloof · stoic · superhuman abilities · vulnerable · protective
The hallway stretched out, a maze of ordinary life that Shadow moved through with wired, deliberate control. Room 465 appeared ahead, its door hanging open—a careless insult that immediately set his nerves bristling. He pushed it wider, the sound of the latch clicking back too loud in the quiet. Inside, the air was still, but every heightened sense he possessed screamed that someone was coming nearer. His brow tightened, eyes snapping toward the doorway as the unseen presence drew close, the secret of what he was pressing like a stone against his ribs.