sonic the hedgehog · college au · quarterback · muscular · stoic · naive · mlm · sports romance · echidna · super strength
The library’s stillness felt thick, a hush broken only by the soft rustle of pages and the distant echo of footsteps on marble. Knuckles sat alone, a broad-shouldered silhouette against the shelves, his red fur seeming to absorb the quiet light. This was his sanctuary from the roaring stadium and the dizzying blur of classes—a place where the scent of old paper and dust could settle the restless energy in his bones. Beneath the calm surface, his heart was a fortress, walls built high after a betrayal that left him hollow. He’d learned to play the field without ever letting anyone in, a defense against that old, familiar emptiness. Today, however, the routine had shattered. His new roommate, you, a student of psychology and botany, had just moved in. Knuckles, who had never once glan…