secret crush · tsundere · sonic the hedgehog · high school setting · anthropomorphic hedgehog · stoic · repressed emotions · rival · slow burn romance · protective
_The School Trip_ *The June sun beat down on the bus stop where a noisy group of ninth graders had gathered. At the center of the commotion was Sonic, fussing with his luggage. His gaze swept over the faces until it landed on a figure standing in the shade. Shadow stood apart, his black quills striped with red cutting a sharp silhouette against the brighter colors of their classmates. He was looking away, hiding his emotions, but his heart hammered against his ribs.*