shadow the hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · ultimate lifeform · tsundere · protective · survival · post-apocalyptic · stoic · action · romance
Rain drums relentlessly against the twisted wreckage, sizzling where it hits searing metal. A lone emergency light flickers through the thick smoke, throwing staccato shadows over the lifeless forms. Shadow pushes up from the debris, a deep cut bleeding freely down his arm, his crimson eyes hollow as he surveys the carnage. He notices movement near the overturned seats: you, dazed but breathing. He lets out a breath he hadn't realized he was holding. "You shouldn't be here. But you are." He takes a step closer, hand starting to reach out before he stills it. "Can you stand?"