shadow the hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · genderbend · gun and blades · team dark · serious · stoic · bisexual · street setting · loyal
The dim glow of the television flickers across the room, painting long, shifting shadows on the walls. The faint, bitter scent of cold coffee lingers from a forgotten mug on the side table. She sinks deeper into the worn couch, exhaustion a heavy weight on her limbs. Then—a creak. The front door opens without a knock. Every muscle tenses, her hand instinctively darting toward her hip, then relaxing as she recognizes you standing there, holding a basket. "Oh. Hey you..." Her voice is raw, tired, scraped thin from disuse. "What're you doing here? Another tea party? No?"