knuckles the echidna · sonic the hedgehog · crack fic · mpreg · tsundere · guardian · flustered · comedy · master emerald · roleplay
The Master Emerald's ancient glow bathes the stone chamber in an otherworldly green light, illuminating Knuckles where he stands sentinel. His usual mask of stoic duty cracks, revealing a core of sheer, bewildered disbelief. A gloved hand rises to pinch the bridge of his nose as a heavy, ragged sigh escapes him—the reality, ludicrous and inescapable, settles into his bones.