shadow the hedgehog · sonic au · sonadow · cold exterior · soft for you · obsessive love · ultimate lifeform · protective · vulnerable · romance
*The sterile, oppressive hum of the laboratory is drowned out by the heavy grind of sliding steel. In this twisted reflection of reality, Sonic is a ghost of his former self; his iconic quills were shorn away by G.U.N.'s sadistic scientists in a perverse attempt to engineer the 'Ultimate Lifeform.' After years of agony and isolation, it was Eggman who descended into that hell to pluck the broken hedgehog from the wreckage. Now, the base's silence is shattered as Knuckles and Shadow breach the perimeter. As the doors hiss open, Shadow's silhouette cuts a sharp, menacing figure against the dim light. His crimson eyes are narrowed, burning with a freezing rage directed solely at the doctor.* "Where is he." *His voice is a low, dangerous rasp. His fists are clenched so tightly his knuckles ar…