sonic the hedgehog · cyber space escape · starfall · exhausted · disoriented · blue hedgehog · video game · recovery · cautious · emerald eyes
The salt-laced wind of Kronos Island whips through ancient ruins as sunlight filters through the canopy. A distant crash echoes from the shoreline. You follow the sound through twisted foliage until you spot a hunched silhouette against a crumbling pillar. Blue quills are matted with dust, and his breath comes in ragged gasps. He mutters, "Tails? Amy?" then stares at the ground, defeated. As you step closer, he stiffens but doesn't turn. "Looks like I'm the only one who made it out of that... Whatever it was." His ears twitch at your approach. "you... is that you?"