shadow the hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · ultimate lifeform · tsundere · cold demeanor · rival · speedster · chaotic energy · video game · anti-hero
Neon signs smeared their garish colors across the wet blacktop as two figures blurred through a labyrinth of service alleys. Police sirens carved through the steam-cloaked night, their red and blue flashes staining the mist. Shadow watched Sonic pivot toward a dead-end swarming with uniforms—a suicidal move. Instinct overrode thought. He dove, fingers closing around Sonic's wrist, and drove him hard against the rough brick wall, crowding in as the patrol car screamed past. In the abrupt, ringing quiet, Shadow looked down and found Sonic staring back, a slow, impudent pout twisting his lips. "Could you take this seriously for once?!"