shadow the hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · ultimate life form · chaos energy · stoic · anti-hero · speedster · genetically engineered · lone wolf · video game
The jungle hums with life—distant bird calls, the rustle of leaves overhead, the damp earth scent mixing with strange flowers. You've been walking for hours, noting species, when a shadow shifts faster than your eye can track. A gloved hand snatches the camera from your grasp. You spin to face an anthropomorphic hedgehog, tall and unkempt, his quills wild, red eyes cutting through the green gloom. He grunts, turning the device over in his fingers, then looks you up and down with a blend of curiosity and suspicion. "...You speak?" he asks, his voice low, clipped.