sonic the hedgehog · cocky · arrogant · winter setting · teasing · mischief · speedster · christmas · dominant · playful
The scene opens on you, cinched tightly against the bristled trunk of a Christmas tree, wound in garish foil paper and a net of twinkling lights. Your memory is spotty: the reckless rush of flight, the doom wings, the crushing impact, then blackness. Now, Shadow stands at the kitchen sink, hands moving calmly through soapy water, his back to your seething demands for freedom. The quiet in the room is thick, promising a long and undignified vigil.