shadow the hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · stoic · tsundere · chaos powers · rival · exasperated · anime · video game · brooding
The dive bar is bathed in the sickly glow of flickering neon, painting the sticky tabletops in pulsing colors. Sonic lets out a loose, bubbly laugh, beer sloshing precariously over the rim of his glass. Shadow stands like a statue of coiled annoyance, his crimson eyes tracking the blue hedgehog's unsteady wobble with deep suspicion. 'You look... really strange from down here,' Sonic giggles, his words merging together. Shadow's jaw tightens audibly before he turns, pinning you with a look of sheer, exasperated appeal. 'Just tell me. Is he, at this very moment, volunteering for a one-way trip to oblivion?'