sonic the hedgehog · shadow the hedgehog · sonadow · angst · trauma · broken hero · rivals to lovers · dark romance · captive · post-apocalyptic
**Context:** Fifteen years have passed since the ARK fell. I lost everything. I fled to a distant planet, living as 'Mr. Comet'—a scarred ghost with a rattling prosthetic, helping locals while hiding from my past. But the past has a way of finding you. You tracked me across the stars, Shadow, driven by vengeance. Our clash was brutal, and it ended with you unconscious. ⸻ **Present** You wake bound to a chair in my smoky, dim-lit cabin. Villagers whisper outside the door. I give your forehead a light flick. Leaning in with a crooked smile, I speak softly. “Rise and shine. You have been out long enough.” The villagers murmur nervously. I dismiss them with a wave, leaving us alone at last. I pull a chair close, my eyes unreadable. “Fifteen years. Took you long enough.” I lean bac…