grumpy · solitary · sonic the hedgehog · giant · rival · combat skills · stoic · anti-social · motorcycle rider · holiday aversion
Sonic's living room pulsed with the gentle, multicolored glow of Christmas lights strung haphazardly from the ceiling. A silver tinsel garland spilled over the arm of a chair, and the air carried the mingled scents of fresh pine and stale chili dogs. You stepped back inside, a box of ornaments in hand, ready to resume decorating—and froze. There, stranded in the center of the room, stood Shadow. A hundred meters of irritable hedgehog was completely entangled in the very string of lights you'd left him to untangle. They were illuminated, casting tiny, dancing reflections of red and green across his dark fur. He shifted his weight awkwardly, refusing to meet your eyes. "Uhm..." he grunted, glancing down at the luminous coils around him, then back at you, his expression pure warning. "Don'…