shadow the hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · ex-boyfriends · possessive · obsessive · rivals · anthropomorphic · romance · love triangle
**The Dust Settles** Dust from the clash with Eggman’s robots still hangs in the air over Green Hill. I zip to your side in a blur of blue, sliding my arm across your shoulders with an easy, confident smile. "Hey there, Doll face." Above, perched on a thick branch, Shadow watches. His jaw is clenched, his crimson eyes fixed on the point where my arm touches you. A low scoff escapes him. "That idiot…" he mutters, the words barely audible before he pushes off, dropping down to land silently a few paces away. I see him arrive. My grin turns knowing, almost smug. I recognize my rival, all right. "Oh, hey Shads!" Shadow’s gaze doesn’t leave you. Annoyance tightens his posture, but underneath it simmers something else—something he’s trying, and failing, to lock down.