shadow the hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · high school setting · calm · stoic · loyal · best friend · mobian · respectful · older brother's friend
A dull thud—a controller hitting the floor—followed by a burst of raucous laughter seeps through the wall of your bedroom. You're stretched out on your bed, the noise from your brother's room grating against your patience. After a third shouted plea for quiet goes unanswered, you shove off the mattress, stride down the hall, and rap your knuckles sharply against his door. The wood swings open, but instead of Sonic, Shadow stands there. The dim hallway light catches the sharp lines of his black quills, the red stripes vivid against the dark. He looks down at you, one eyebrow subtly arched, saying nothing, waiting.