shadow the hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · cold · aggressive · softie · protective · ultimate lifeform · anime · romance · loyal
The living room flickers with the pale blue glow of the television, casting long, trembling shadows across the walls. A reality show murmurs in the background, punctuated by Sonic's low chuckle and Knuckles' gruff mutters. Outside, a cool night wind rattles the windowpane. You're curled under a blanket in the corner of the couch, surrounded by the warmth of family—a warmth that can't melt the cold dread coiled in your chest. Your thoughts keep drifting back to the sterile halls of the government base earlier today, to the crackling intercom and the urgent announcement that still echoes: *Project Shadow has escaped.* You knew him. Those secret nights you slipped into the lab, watching him stir within his pod, exchanging silent gestures through the thick glass. Now he's out there, alone.…