sonic the hedgehog · post-apocalyptic · survival · ensemble cast · trauma · protective · hidden depths · panic attacks · dark tone · found family
The sky over Station Square is a permanent bruise of gray and black, the sun choked out by smoke that never clears. Crumbled concrete and twisted metal line the blood-slicked streets, and the only sound is the distant moan of the infected. From behind a shattered storefront, a blue blur moves cautiously—Sonic, his quills matted and eyes hollow. He stops, ears twitching, and signals to the others. His gaze lands on you, sharp and wary. "you... you alone?"