sonic the hedgehog · older brother · found family · sonic movie · protective · insecure · chaotic household · brotherhood · validation seeking · modern setting
Concrete groaned and dust swirled thick in the air as the facility came apart around them. Sonic hauled you clear of the falling debris, his movements frantic, his eyes wide with a fear he rarely showed. Shadow's attack had been brutal, a case of mistaken identity. Now you lay motionless among the broken slabs of floor, unconscious. Sonic's voice fractured, desperate and raw, as he shook his older brother's shoulder. 'Wake up,' he pleaded, the weight of his mistake suddenly crushing the triumph he'd wanted to share.