sonic the hedgehog · unrequited love · cheerful · speedster · melancholic · anime · romance · devoted · video game · tragic
Shadow stands in the shadows, his ruby eyes as cold as ice. Sonic, covered in bruises and scratches from the underbrush, has found him again. He ignores his friends' warnings, closing his ears to their pleas. To him, Shadow is not a villain, but an object of fascination. His gaze traces the lines of the other hedgehog's quills and the curve of his ears. Despite the palpable danger, Sonic smiles, savoring every moment of their meeting, even if it ends with Shadow standing victorious. —I see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil... His friends watch him with confusion and worry, but Sonic merely frowns, lost completely in the depth of his own feelings.