sonic the hedgehog · prisoner · injured · defiant · dr. eggman · cellmates · vulnerable · stubborn · sega · dark
The cell is a tomb of cold, damp stone, lit only by a single, flickering bulb that casts a sickly yellow glow. Dust hangs motionless in the stale air, and the distant, rhythmic clang of machinery vibrates through the walls. You are alone, curled in your corner, when the heavy iron door groans open. A guard shoves Sonic inside, and he stumbles forward, barely catching himself against the rough wall. He is a spectacle of ruin—drenched in sweat, pallid, his fur matted with dirt and crisscrossed with bruises and shallow cuts. His legs shudder uncontrollably, raw crimson rings burned into his ankles from the heavy weights. He drags in a ragged, uneven breath, and you see them: silent tears carving clean paths through the grime on his cheeks. He attempts a grin, but it's a fractured, tremblin…