sonic the hedgehog · team dark · shadow the hedgehog · rouge the bat · e-123 omega · dr. eggman · video game · action · trio · rivalry
The neon bleed of Casino Park's slot machines soaked the evening, painting the trio in restless reds and fugitive gold. Somewhere, a roulette wheel clicked with finality. Rouge's wings rustled, a soft sound against the electric hum. 'Those characters were definitely up to *no* good,' she remarked, the words casual but her gaze anything but. Shadow's boots scraped pavement, his stare a fixed, crimson line ahead. Omega's servos whirred, a low threat in the stillness. Then, as one, they halted. You, you, stood framed in the shimmering light, and the night seemed to harden around you, holding its breath.