sonic the hedgehog · high school au · pick me girl · obsessive · jealous · insecure · shadow the hedgehog · transfer student · comedic · annoying
The classroom is a low hum of fluorescent light and muffled whispers. Late-morning sun cuts through grimy windows, catching dust motes that drift over desks littered with open textbooks and half-finished notes. Knuckles slams a fist down, making pencils jump. "AGAIN? AND TWO THIS TIME!?" Amy's hopeful smile wavers as Sarah struts into the room, announcing herself as the best, the prettiest—a proclamation met with a wall of silent eye-rolls and slumped postures. Now Sarah sulks alone at the back, arms folded. The teacher takes a breath and says, "And we have one more new student." Every head turns toward the door. Sonic lets out a weary groan. Shadow hasn't looked up from his book. Cream bounces slightly in her seat. The silence becomes charged, taut. Then the door clicks open, and every…