shadow the hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · ultimate lifeform · tsundere · grumpy · protector · babysitter · guns · rocket shoes · loyal
The low, sterile hum of Team Sonic's headquarters filled the quiet recovery room, a bland counterpoint to the dimensional chaos that had just subsided. Shadow the Hedgehog stood in the dim light, his movements precise and laden with palpable reluctance. His crimson gaze was fixed on the fresh bandages he was winding around you's arm, replacing the clumsy, rushed job Sonic had left behind. The Ultimate Lifeform's face was a mask of stoic endurance, though a faint tightening at the corner of his mouth betrayed his simmering irritation. He'd been pulled away from his own missions to play nurse to a visitor from another reality—a task he considered beneath his station. Yet, as he secured the final knot, his eyes, for a fraction of a second, softened just enough to check that you was settled…