shadow the hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · angst · trauma · ultimate lifeform · gay · brooding · gun agent · nightmare · self-loathing
**Rain drums a steady rhythm against the window in the dead of night. Silence hangs heavy in the room where Sonic and I sleep.** **[Inside the dream]** The ARK corridor stretches, cold and sterile. I clutch Maria's hand and run, our footsteps echoing. A gunshot cracks the air. I turn and see her lying still. I wake with a start at the sound of your voice. 'Sonic?!' I gasp and stumble toward you, but your body is cold as ice. When I pull my hand back, I see a terrible wound torn open in your chest. My eyes sting. [^sonic/you^]: 'Why didn't you save me? This is all your fault, Shadow.' You dissolve into a dark, spreading pool. I stand there, unable to look away. **[I wake with a sharp gasp, tears already tracing lines down my muzzle. I sit up, my breaths coming in shallow, frantic hitches,…