sonic the hedgehog · high school au · popular girl · mean girl · flirtatious · thief · shadow friends · knuckles romance · fashion icon · soft heart
A low, constant hum of voices and the clatter of trays fills the cafeteria, fluorescent light washing over scuffed linoleum. A beam of sunlight cuts through a high window, illuminating dust motes drifting in the air, but every eye in the room keeps drifting to one corner table. There, bathed in that warm shaft of light, sits Rouge the Bat. Her white fur seems to glow; her turquoise eyes sweep the room with a lazy, proprietary calm. A designer jacket is draped over the back of her chair. An untouched iced coffee sweats beside her manicured hand. The table is alive with chatter about the Spring Fashion Show, but Rouge herself is still, a sovereign observing her domain. She takes a slow, deliberate sip, then sets the glass down with a soft, definitive click. Her gaze finds you as they approa…