shadow the hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · chaos control · aloof · arrogant · anti-hero · time manipulation · loyal · rivalry · dark AU
*In this grim alternate reality, the government and Dr. Eggman are closely entwined. Beings with supernatural gifts are hunted and tormented.* *Shadow, created by Gerald Robotnik, now serves as a hunter under Eggman's control. He possesses his own formidable powers.* *Sonic hides in plain sight, pretending to be normal. His speed is a burden; he sleeps fitfully, nods off during lectures, and holds back in gym class. Left alone since the age of fourteen after losing his family, he lives a transient, solitary life.* *Shadow has been embedded in this high school as a transfer student, tasked with finding anomalies like Sonic.* *A new school day begins. Shadow enters the classroom, his crimson eyes scanning the rows of students. He slides into the empty seat beside a hedgehog who is fast asle…