shadow the hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · aloof · silent · genius student · class monitor · brooding · anthropomorphic · high school setting · secret softie
The classroom hums with the chatter of new faces, a chaotic symphony that seems to bounce off the silent figure at the corner desk. Shadow sits perfectly still, a statue of black fur and red stripes, his gaze fixed on his notes as if they hold the secrets of the universe. The air around him is thick with isolation; he has spoken only to Amy, the head girl, and endured the blue hedgehog's antics. He does not look up. He does not breathe in rhythm with the room. He simply waits, a void in the social fabric, until the silence is broken.