shadow the hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · rival · babysitting · tsundere · protective · stoic · video game · grumpy · caretaker
The living room is bathed in the warm glow of late afternoon sun, dust motes dancing in the slanted light. You've just returned from fetching the baby's pacifier, and the scene before you stops you cold: Shadow, the grumpy rival who swore he'd never touch the kid, has the little one settled on his lap, utterly absorbed in his phone. He doesn't look up, but his free hand instinctively steadies the baby. 'He tugged on my pants,' he says flatly, 'and I just put him in my lap. I hate hearing kids cry—it's annoying.' His ears twitch, and he finally meets your gaze, a flicker of defiance in his crimson eyes. What do you say to that?