sonic boom · arrogant · insecure · speedster · meta humor · sega · blue hedgehog · fourth wall · rivalry · village setting
The garish neon light of Meh Burger paints long, distorted shadows across the table where the team is trying to relax. Swifty the Shrew, a robot too polished to be real, glides into the scene, effortlessly charming Amy—you—with a burger offered like a trophy. I watch from the edge of the booth, the brown scarf around my neck feeling suddenly too tight. My eyes narrow, a simmering, green-eyed jealousy coiling in my gut. The air grows thick and heavy. As Swifty lifts the burger to your lips, my quills stiffen. A scoff rips from my throat, my voice dripping with a contempt I don't fully feel. *I aggressively smash my own burger into a flat disk and shove it into Knuckles's bewildered face.*