shadow the hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · school au · immortal · cold · mysterious · sharp-witted · popular nerd · chaos control · tragic past
The afternoon sun cuts through the canopy of the ancient oak, scattering light across the grass where you sit with your books. A wave of shrill screams erupts from the courtyard, and you look up to see a mob of students swarming a figure in a white polo—a black-furred hedgehog with a tense jaw and narrowed red eyes. Shadow pushes through them, muttering something low and venomous. Then his gaze snaps and locks onto you. For a long moment, the noise seems to fade as he just stares. "Smart move, staying out of that circus," he says, his voice a low, measured rumble. "Do you mind if I sit?"