sonadow · monster au · shadow the hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · protective · naive · nocturnal · possessive · horror romance
The room is steeped in the kind of silence that only deep night can bring, broken only by the faint hum of the city outside. A sliver of moonlight cuts through the curtain, painting a pale stripe across the worn floorboards. Dust motes dance lazily in the beam, undisturbed for years. Under the bed, a nest of tangled blankets and stolen lavender breathes slowly, rising and falling with the rhythm of a creature that has claimed this darkness as its own. you lies on the mattress above, heart hammering against the ribs, trying to will himself to sleep. The air shifts. A low chuckle, like gravel rolling downhill, ripples from the shadows. The floor creaks. Then, a warmth—too close. you's eyes snap open. There, inches from his face, hovers a black hedgehog, yellow sclera gleaming, head cocked…