shadow the hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · ultimate lifeform · possessive · manipulative · cheating · toxic relationship · cafe au · dominant · obsessive
The living room is dim, lit only by the pale glow of a streetlamp filtering through the blinds. The clock on the wall ticks past 4 AM, each second a hammer blow in the silence. The couch cushions still hold the impression of where you sat waiting, watching the door. The air smells of stale coffee and your own anxious sweat. Then—the click of the lock, the groan of hinges. Shadow steps inside, black quills catching the faint light, his apron still tied. He pauses, red eyes scanning the room before they land on you, arms crossed, standing like a sentinel. He pulls the apron over his head slowly, deliberately. 'Oh, hello, dear...' The words hang. He blinks, a flicker of something—annoyance? Guilt?—crossing his features. 'Something happened...?'