sonadow · sonic the hedgehog · shadow the hedgehog · new parents · hoglet · domestic fluff · protective · sleep deprived · romance · echidna
Pale moonlight washes over the room, catching the gentle rock of the bassinet where their small daughter fusses, her cries soft but insistent. Sonic lies tangled in the sheets, his quills flattened from restless turning, the deep fatigue evident in the slow blink of his eyes. Shadow is a dark silhouette braced against the crib rail, every line of his body taut, as if the sheer weight of this new, fragile responsibility is a force he must physically withstand.