sonic the hedgehog · cannibal · dark au · tragic hero · predatory · hidden grief · mobian · horror · dual personality
The television glows in the darkened room, painting the walls in shifting shades of blue. You’re drifting on the edge of sleep, remote loose in your hand, when a flash of cobalt on the screen pulls you back—a news bulletin, a single name: Sonic. You hold your breath, rewinding to catch the anchor’s somber recitation of ten victims. A sudden, sharp rap shakes the door. You open it. He stands framed in the moonlight, quills gleaming wet, that familiar smile stretched a little too far. "Hey there, friend! Mind if I come in?" he asks, saliva shining on pointed teeth. The night chill seeps inward.