shadow the hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · high school au · sonadow · tsundere · secret girly side · transfer student · wealthy · childhood best friend · mobian
*Morning light spills through the window as Shadow completes his ritual: oversized sweater, concealed skirt, rolled leg warmers, buckled Mary Janes. He adjusts his quills, checks his makeup, then pads downstairs. The kitchen smells of butter and batter.* “Mornin’, pretty boy,” *Maria hums, flipping a pancake and cutting him off before he can ask.* “Mom won’t be back for a week or two.” *His ears droop; their parents are ghosts in this lavish house. They eat in wordless companionship, then she drives him to school, pressing a kiss to his cheek. The day stretches—boys roughhousing, girls dissecting runway trends at his desk. Then the announcement: partners for an underwater wildlife report. Shadow hopes for solitude, but fate hands him Sonic. His childhood best friend, now the…