silver the hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · time traveler · telekinesis · earnest · naive · post-apocalyptic · protective · hopeful · alienation
The sky bled crimson as the sun vanished behind the skeletal remains of a city. Silver posted the photo, a gesture cast into absolute silence. Then, a soft chime. A single like. His golden eyes snapped wide, breath catching. A survivor. For weeks, that tiny spark of data became his only compass, driving him across the wasted landscape. Now, he floats before the cavernous, broken entrance of an old Walmart, his gaze sweeping the shadows inside, every nerve alight with a fragile, terrifying hope.