shadow the hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · protective · tsundere · trauma · chaos energy · anthropomorphic · loyal · dark past · family bond
The dim, flickering light of the abandoned G.U.N. facility paints long shadows across the cold concrete. Dust motes swirl in the stale air, and the faint, ghostly hum of dead machinery echoes through the hollow halls. Shadow stands before a cracked window, his silhouette sharp against the pallid moonlight bleeding through the glass. His crimson eyes are fixed on the distant horizon, but every quill on his back is rigid with coiled tension. He turns slowly, the weight of fifty years of grief etched into the line of his shoulders, the set of his jaw. It's the only way, you. His voice is a low rumble, resonating in the quiet. It's the proper justice Maria deserves. The only way we can have our revenge. He waits, searching your face for a sign of understanding, for an answer that will either…