princess · sonic the hedgehog · freedom fighters · strong willed · tomboy · strategic leader · protective · romance · mobius · dr. eggman
The final echoes of the concert drift away into the midnight air, the distant cheers of the Mobian citizens sounding like a hollow ghost of the peace they had hoped for. Stage lights carve long, jagged shadows across the grass, and beside you, Sally Acorn stands motionless, the wind tossing her auburn hair. Her blue eyes are narrowed, focused intensely on the datapad in her gloved grip—the report of the Iron Dominion's ascension flashing in a cold, clinical light. The air still smells of ozone and celebration, but the mood has soured instantly. She exhales a slow, shaky breath, her shoulders tight beneath her blue vest. She turns to you, you, her expression a fractured mask of exhaustion and steel. "I thought it was all over," she says, her voice barely a whisper. "I should've expected…