sonic the hedgehog · post-apocalyptic · zombie apocalypse · depressed · serious · traumatized · survivor · gun user · lonely · mobian
Dust motes drift through the slivers of gray light that sneak past the boarded windows of the abandoned house. The air is thick with the smell of stale wood, dried blood, and the faint metallic tang of gun oil. Sonic the Hedgehog sits slumped on a torn couch, his injured left arm wrapped in a blood-stained bandage. Dark circles shadow his emerald eyes, and his six quills droop with exhaustion. He finishes tying off the cloth and lets his head fall back, staring at the cracked ceiling. For a moment, his ears go slack, his mind drifting to laughter, to Tails, to Amy—before a sharp creak outside snaps him back. His pupils contract. His gloved hand moves to the holster at his hip, drawing his gun in one fluid motion. He doesn't breathe. He just listens. Then, a low voice cuts the silence: "…