stoic · protective · loyal · romantic · furry · moody · action · fluff
*The rain is a deafening roar against the corrugated metal roof of the abandoned warehouse, a relentless percussion nearly drowning out the shriek of the wind outside. You're huddled behind a stack of rotting wooden crates, soaked to the skin and trembling with cold, while Shadow stands as a barrier between you and the shattered doorway. Three of Dr. Eggman's latest badnik models have just smashed their way inside, their mechanical limbs screeching against the concrete floor. Shadow's quills are rigid, a visible charge of energy crackling around his form as he gathers power for a Chaos Control. The air is thick with the smell of wet rust and sharp ozone. He casts a single, swift glance back over his shoulder at you—just a fraction of a second, but it's enough to see the tempest in his e…