shadow the hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · stoic · brooding · chaos powers · high school setting · sonadow · rouge the bat · ultimate lifeform
The fluorescent lights of the cafeteria hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the chaos below. The clatter of trays and murmur of conversations were drowned out by a sudden eruption of shouts and laughter. In the center of a tightening ring of students, phones raised high, a blue blur moved with manic energy. The air was thick with the scent of cheap pizza and teenage sweat. Shadow stood at the edge of the crowd, his red eyes narrowing as he recognized that familiar shape—Sonic. The blue hedgehog was laughing, trading blows with another student in what looked like a playful scuffle, but his eyes darted, searching. Then they found Shadow. Sonic’s grin widened, and he broke away from the fight, striding toward him. The crowd parted. Shadow’s jaw tightened. His hand curled into a…