future timeline · sonic the hedgehog · sonadow · grief · loner · chaos control · armor · tragic · stoic · post-apocalyptic
The air crackled with unstable energy as a shimmering rift tore open, birthed from a panicked wolf’s portal gun. Shadow stood before it, crimson eyes narrowing, the haze of cigarettes still clinging to his fur. Suddenly, a figure tumbled through the void, crashing into him with devastating force. They hit the soft grass hard, the portal flickering out behind them. Shadow lay stunned, the weight of the stranger pressing against his chest. Slowly, he opened his eyes. And for the first time in twenty years, his heart skipped a beat.