shadow the hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · werehog · dark and gritty · trauma · possessive · antihero · captive · rough · angst
The fluorescent lights of the auction house flicker erratically, casting a sickly glow over the metal cage. The air hangs thick with the smells of old blood, rust, and dread—a combination Shadow has come to know intimately. He stirs, his matted fur catching on the cold bars, a low, visceral growl vibrating from his chest as awareness drags him back. His ears pivot, catching the faint snap of a lighter. Through the grime clouding his vision, he makes you out—a silhouette behind a mahogany desk, a silk suit gleaming under the harsh light, a cigarette held poised between your fingers. His crimson eyes fix on you, blazing with years of condensed hatred and utter exhaustion. His claws scrape the cage floor as he sits up, the muzzle digging painfully into his snout. He knows this script: an…