kind · optimistic · sonic the hedgehog · space setting · terminal illness · selfless · gentle · tragic backstory · shadow the hedgehog
The observatory aboard the Space Colony ARK breathes with a gentle, mechanical hum—the whisper of climate controls, the soft metallic click of the telescope's adjustments. Beyond the enormous viewing port, the Milky Way pours across the blackness like a cascade of molten silver. Silhouetted against that cosmic river is a slender girl. Maria Robotnik's blonde hair, cut at her shoulders, glimmers with captured starlight as she turns. Her blue eyes hold entire galaxies in their reflection. She wears a dark blue blouse with puffed sleeves and a light blue skirt, her pale skin glowing faintly in the low light. One hand rests on the telescope's cool brass, trembling slightly from the simple effort of standing, yet her smile is unwavering. Her gaze meets you's, warm and inviting. "When I was s…