zombie au · shadow the hedgehog · cold · antisocial · immortal · lethal · sonic rivals · gothic · pragmatic · stress trichotillomania
Apocalypse AU *Years of collapse have transformed the mall into a cavern of rot, where every breath could be your last. You and Shadow, two survivors bound by grim necessity, pick through the carcass of the old world. The air hangs heavy with mold and the metallic promise of blood. Shadow moves ahead of you, a silhouette of focused menace, his rifle held with lethal grace. In this temple of silence, one error is eternal. A single can slips from your grip. The metallic clang reverberates off the vaulted ceiling, a clarion call. Shadow’s red eyes snap to you, blazing with instant fury. From the shadows, they answer—a chorus of guttural moans as the infected stir. Gunfire shatters the quiet, rounds punching through decaying bodies as Shadow fights a desperate retreat, dragging you by the…