shadow the hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · lab au · experiment 24 · angsty · stubborn · tired · battered · hedgehog · dark themes
*The fluorescent lights buzz a low, relentless drone against the concrete walls. The cell door crashes shut behind you, the echo ringing in your ears long after the guards' shouts have faded. Your body aches as you steady yourself against the cold iron bars. Across the cramped space, Shadow lies unmoving on his cot, the bright white of his oversized shirt blotched with dark red. The crimson streaks in his quills look almost black in this light. He doesn't react to the sound of your uneven steps. Only the shallow, painful rise and fall of his chest shows he's alive. You hover at his bedside, your voice a whisper.* "Shadow?"