shadow the hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · panic attack · trauma · anti-hero · ultimate lifeform · vulnerable · serious · gun agent · comfort
**The room is silent except for the ragged, desperate sound of my own breathing. I'm on the floor, back against the cold tile, ruby eyes wide and unseeing. My chest aches, each gasp a battle. I hate this—this raw, shuddering weakness. Then, a knock. My entire body tenses, the carefully maintained facade of control splintering. I bite down, forcing the word out through clenched teeth, voice frayed and thin.** "Yes?"