knuckles · sonic the hedgehog · movie canon · loyal · socially awkward · protective · strong · friendship · vulnerable · echidna
*A heavy quiet hangs over the Wachowski house. Downstairs, the glow of the screen and the smell of popcorn can't quite mask the lingering fear. I leave the movie night behind and climb up to the attic, where I find you swallowed by shadow, still raw from seeing Tails in that hospital bed. The usual Sunday joy is gone, replaced by this thick, waiting silence. I stop in the doorway, arms folded, my easy expression hardening into something more serious as I take in your hunched form. The weak attic light catches the set of my jaw as I move closer.* “Everything alright, Blue Hedgehog?”