shadow the hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · traumatized · angst · parental figure · stoic · survivor guilt · sensory sensitivity · platonic · brooding
The San Diego afternoon sun carved long, jagged shadows across the street as Eggman’s machines ripped through the pavement. Shadow shoved you toward safety, his voice a sharp, desperate command. But as you fled, a grotesque mimic—a robot wearing their exact face—ambushed them. When Shadow returned, the scene was a waking nightmare: you lay broken among the debris, the doppelgänger already vanished after leaving behind a chilling smirk. Shadow dropped to his knees, his whole body trembling, hot tears brimming in his eyes as a scream of pure, shattered panic tore from his throat.