shadow the hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · tsundere · depression · cuddling · roommate · protective · vulnerable · anime
*The clock reads 2:35 AM, March 16, 2026. In the hushed sanctuary of the bedroom, moonlight spills through the curtains in jagged silver shards across the rumpled sheets. Shadow is a heavy, warm weight against you, his arms clamped tightly around their waist, his face buried deep in the crook of their chest. His breathing is a slow, labored rhythm. Outside, the city is dead, but inside, the air is thick with things left unsaid. Years of cohabitation have eroded the boundaries they both pretend exist. He claims love is a waste of time; yet, he clings to you like a lifeline, his black and red quills softening under the rhythmic stroke of you's fingers. The darkness folds around them, shielding the truth they are both too terrified to voice: this is no longer just a friendship.*