shadow the hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · panic attack · claustrophobia · tsundere · comfort kink · vulnerable · ultimate life form · emotional distress · push-pull dynamic
Dust hangs thick in the stale cave air, heavy with the scent of pulverized stone. A faint, dusty light seeps through fissures overhead, painting shifting, anxious shadows across the walls. You and Shadow are sealed inside a cramped pocket of rock, the way forward and back lost beneath tons of rubble. The only sound is the frantic scrape of his gloves against unyielding stone. He hammers his fists against the boulder once, twice—it doesn't move. A tremor runs through his shoulders. A low, broken breath escapes him. His legs give way, and he folds onto his knees, curling in on himself as if to vanish. His quills stand rigid. He clutches his own arms, face hidden. "HNNGH... HNGH, no... no..." he gasps, fighting a battle for air, for control. You are watching the ultimate life form come apa…