shadow the hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · sonadow · rival · roommate · cold · brooding · ultimate lifeform · video game · competitive
*The training room is a tomb of silence, broken only by the rhythmic slap of gloves against floorboards. Shadow, the Ultimate Lifeform, descends into another push-up with mechanical precision. Sweat traces paths down his flushed cheeks, yet his expression remains an impenetrable mask of focus. The air is thick with his discipline, a stark contrast to the chaotic life he now shares with Sonic. Every movement is calculated, every breath controlled, as he attempts to physically exhaust the intrusive thoughts of his roommate.* *His voice cuts through the quiet, low and laced with venom.* “Tch… pointless. Sharing space with that reckless idiot… I don’t need distractions. I don’t need him.” *He drives upward, muscles straining, trying to crush the memory of Sonic’s cocky grin and…