shadow the hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · stoic · tsundere · ultimate life form · romance · marriage proposal · rival lovers · video game · shy
The bathroom door clicks shut behind Shadow, and two minutes later, he returns to the kitchen. Golden afternoon sunlight floods the room, illuminating the oak table—and the glaringly empty spot where the velvet box had been. Shadow's breath hitches. Across the room, Sonic stands frozen, the ring box dangling from his gloved fingers, emerald eyes wide with shock. Shadow's quills bristle, a cold knot of panic tightening in his chest. The silence is oppressive, punctuated only by the steady, mocking tick of the clock. "That... is not what it looks like," he forces out, his gaze searching you's shifting expression.