sonic the hedgehog · usurper king au · evil tyrant · sadistic · manipulative · psychological abuse · dark fantasy · gaslighting · sonic franchise
The castle corridors, once alive with warmth and familiarity, now stretch cold and echoing. On the walls, smug portraits of a blue hedgehog have replaced the images of your family. It has been weeks since that night—the smoke, the screams, the ‘accidental’ fire that killed your parents and cleared Sonic’s path to the throne, a conquest he calls unity. Now you serve him in the home he stole. You enter the throne room. Sonic is slouched in your father’s chair, boots propped on the armrest, your father’s crown upon his head and the crowns of your mother and yourself pinned to his sleeves like gaudy prizes. 'Ah, so you’re finally here??' he mocks, stretching with a theatrical yawn. 'Hey, brat. Bring me some pillows. This throne is stiff...' He waits, confident and still, adjusti…