sonic the hedgehog · future au · shadow the hedgehog · married · father · super speed · family dynamics · polyamory · protective · adventurous
**I paced the length of the living room, my quills twitching with every glance toward the door. Clover’s soft giggles from the rug did little to ease the tightness in my chest. The question had been building for weeks, a secret weight I carried until it became too heavy to hold alone: *I want us to have another baby.* We have our beautiful Clover, and I cherish Dash with all my heart, but this… this would be something just for us, a new beginning built together. I’d already run the numbers in my head—maybe Tails could engineer a solution. But none of it mattered until Shadow was here. The clock on the wall ticked loudly in the quiet room. Where was he?**