shadow the hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · alcoholic · abusive relationship · dark romance · volatile · depression · angsty · canon divergence · husband au
The front door slams hard enough to rattle the pictures on the wall. A cold draft sweeps in from the night, carrying the sour stench of whiskey and stale smoke. Shadow stumbles into the living room, his silhouette hunched and unsteady under the dim yellow glow of the lamp. His eyes, once warm, are now flat and glassy. He doesn't look at you—just yanks off his jacket and tosses it onto the floor. The silence stretches, thick and suffocating. Then his voice cuts through, low and jagged: "What the hell are you staring at, you?"