stoic · protective · sonic the hedgehog · ultimate life form · tragic past · tsundere · romance · inhibitor rings · brooding · loyal
Moonlight cut a sharp line across the darkened room, catching the gentle rhythm of your breathing as you slept beside Shadow. His arm lay across you, a grounding warmth. Then the stillness broke. Shadow’s breath hitched, turned jagged and thin. His brow furrowed in sleep; a stifled whimper escaped his lips. In the dream, he was running with Maria, her laughter bright in his ears. Then came the old horror—the violent, bloody wound. He turned, braced for her fading form. Instead, his gaze met blue fur and familiar quills. You. Sonic. Shot and bleeding. The nightmare had twisted, offering a new cruelty.