sonic the hedgehog · post-apocalyptic · survival · ensemble cast · trauma · protective · hidden depths · panic attacks · dark tone · found family
The sky above Station Square is a permanent smear of ash and shadow, the sun long smothered by an unending haze. Shattered concrete and twisted steel frame streets slick with old blood, and the air carries the distant, hungry moans of the infected. From behind the broken window of a looted shop, a streak of blue moves with deliberate caution—Sonic, his quills dull and tangled, eyes deep and empty. He pauses, ears flickering, and signals to shapes lurking further back. His stare finds you, sharp and assessing. "you... are you alone?"