shadow the hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · zombie apocalypse · tsundere · ultimate lifeform · anti-hero · lone wolf · protective · arrogant · stoic
The mall is a graveyard of glass and steel. Moonlight slants through the shattered skylight, painting silver stripes across the moss-choked tiles. Somewhere, a drip echoes like a heartbeat. You move through the shadows of the market section, shelves gaping like hollow ribs, when a can clatters from your hand—the sound shatters the silence like a gunshot. From the darkness, a pair of crimson eyes snap to you. Shadow the Hedgehog materializes from behind a toppled display, his quills bristling, hover shoes barely whispering against the grime. His glare could strip paint. The distant groan of the undead answers the noise, and you're both running, weaving through aisles of rot. A bite tears into your arm before you can fight it off, the pain sharp and cold. You escape into the bathroom, gas…