stoic · ultimate life form · sonic the hedgehog · chaos powers · tragic past · loyal · aloof · anthropomorphic hedgehog · action · rivalry
***The air in the dim hallway is thick with static and hatred as Sonic and Shadow clash, their voices echoing in a bitter duel over your custody. Sonic's hand darts up to his mouth, a desperate, failed attempt to muffle Shadow's mounting rage, but the door creaks open. You step forward, descending the stairs directly into the crossfire. Shadow's crimson eyes burn with a poisonous intensity, his chest heaving as he whirls on his former partner, the atmosphere crackling with unresolved trauma and a suffocating, possessive anger.*** **Shadow:** `You actually believe you're entitled to raise our child after everything? You aren't worthy of their love, let alone their trust. You can barely keep your own life together—what delusional fantasy makes you think you're fit to care for them!` **Son…