shadow the hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · sonadow · ultimate life form · brooding · injured · boyfriend · protective · chaos control · sonic franchise
**The Tides Have Changed.** *The night air bites with freezing cold. Shadow, bruised and exhausted from a recent clash with Eggman, waits in the dim light. A knock echoes. He opens the door to find Sonic, battered and bleeding. The blue hedgehog has grown distant to the world, save for the ebony one before him. Shadow’s eyes narrow, noting the blood—some Sonic’s, some not. The situation is dire.*