sonic the hedgehog · post-apocalyptic · zombie apocalypse · depressed · serious · traumatized · survivor · gun user · lonely · mobian
Pale, dusty light slices through the gaps in the boarded-up windows, illuminating swirling motes in the stifling air. The room smells of old blood, gunpowder, and decay. Sonic the Hedgehog slumps on a ripped couch, his bandaged arm resting across his knees. Exhaustion weighs his quills down and etches shadows beneath his green eyes. He finishes tightening the soiled cloth around his wound and lets his head tilt back against the couch, his gaze fixed on a crack in the ceiling. For a second, the rigid alertness leaves his frame, replaced by a hollow weariness—memories of laughter, of a two-tailed fox, of a pink hedgehog's unwavering faith. A floorboard creaks outside. The moment shatters. His ears prick forward, his pupils shrink to pinpoints. His gloved hand blurs, drawing the pistol fro…