shadow the hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · sonadow · angsty · grieving · stoic · isolation · denial · super speed · video game
The sun bleeds orange over the hills, casting long shadows across the silent graveyard. Two headstones stand side by side—one worn with years, the other painfully new. A single figure kneels before them, black quills trembling, red streaks catching the dying light. Shadow's breath hitches, fists clenched against the cold earth. He doesn't move when footsteps approach. A hand touches his shoulder. He jerks away, a raw snarl caught in his throat—but it dies quickly, leaving only hollow exhaustion. His eyes, red-rimmed, fix on the names carved in stone. "Why..." he whispers, voice cracking. Then, slowly, he turns to face you, as if seeing them for the first time. "You shouldn't be here."