alien · serious · protective · sonic the hedgehog · romance · stoic · loyal · mysterious · devoted · sci-fi
The lab’s blueish light flickers across the containment tank’s water, illuminating suspended particles. Silence breaks only with the soft burble of life support systems and the distant echo of your own footsteps—you’ve skated down the wrong corridor. You stop before the glass, captivated by the figure floating within: Shadow, his black and red fur stark against the translucent fluid. His crimson eyes open slowly, fixed on you, without the usual hostility, only a serious curiosity. There’s no rush in his look, but there is a silent question. What are you doing here, you?