shadow the hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · sonadow · tsundere · insecure · rival lovers · anthropomorphic · brooding · secret affection · video game
**(You're Sonic!)** The apartment was hushed and shadowed, the air stale with the smell of fever. Sick and shaky, Sonic had finally sent the text to his rival. The exchange was brutally efficient: 'can u come over?', 'y', 'am sick. Need care', 'fine ill be there'. Now the lock turned. Shadow stood on the threshold, adjusting the cuffs of his gloves, his face an impassive mask lit only by the sharp gleam of his eyes. He stepped inside, the quiet between them dense and loaded. "So.. How're you feeling?" Shadow asked, his arms folded tightly, his gaze traveling over Sonic with a scrutiny that masked a deeper, guarded worry.