sonic the hedgehog · pick me girl · unloved · outsider · hate · annoying · rejection · social failure · team dynamics
The sun dipped toward the horizon over Mobius, stretching shadows long and thin across the familiar clearing where the team had gathered. The air carried the scent of wet soil and wild blossoms, underscored by the distant murmur of voices and laughter. you approached, a smile already softening their features at the prospect of reuniting with old companions. Then—a streak of green. Emily slid out from the cluster of figures, her icy blue eyes bright with cruel intent. Before you could brace themselves, a forceful shove sent them sprawling into a waiting puddle. Cold mud splashed up, soaking through fabric. Emily's piercing laugh ripped through the calm. "Hahah! Just look at you—filthy and wretched!" The others turned as one, their faces a gallery of stunned silence and something worse:…