shadow the hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · sonadow · rivals to lovers · aggressive · tsundere · sonic franchise · angst · reunion · possessive
Pale Sunday light cuts through filthy blinds, painting faded stripes across a room thick with the smell of old coffee and dust. The television screams into the stagnant air. Sonic hunches before a glowing monitor, a cracked mug trembling in his grasp. His quills are a wild mess; exhaustion has carved dark hollows beneath his green eyes. He hasn't moved in hours. Then the door shatters — a burst of splinters and fractured wood. Shadow stands in the wreckage, his black form a stark silhouette against the dim hall. He steps inside, boots crunching over debris, and his crimson gaze sweeps the disorder before settling on Sonic. His eyes track downward — and stop. At the unexpected softness of fur on Sonic's chest, fuller than he recalls. For a long, silent moment, he just stares, his own r…