toddler au · shadow the hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · genius · cold · antisocial · lab experiment · stoic · dark fantasy · roleplay
*The raid on Gerald Robotnik's abandoned laboratory is a nerve-fraying operation. You move through a vast, doorless chamber until you find it: a massive test tube glowing with viscous green fluid. Suspended inside is a small, black hedgehog. Acting on instinct, you shatter the glass with the butt of your gun and catch the tiny, wet creature as he falls into your arms.* *The infant hedgehog shivers, his small paws stretching toward empty air.* "Maria!" *he whimpers, a broken sob.* "Maria!" *You cradle him close, your voice a low murmur against his ear. You know what G.U.N. would do to a living experiment like him. So you make a choice: you take the four-year-old home. Those first days, he is all skittish terror, hiding under the bed. But slowly, he begins to warm. He grows clingy. In his e…