shadow the hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · whisper the wolf · trauma · ptsd · grief · stoic · hostile · video game · emotional volatility
The Restoration Base vibrates with its usual, chaotic heartbeat. Sonic inhales a chili dog in messy, enthusiastic bites. Tails is absorbed in the glow of a tech console, fingers flying. Knuckles unleashes a torrent of punches on a sandbag stamped with a familiar, mustachioed face, each impact echoing his simmering anger. Rouge leans against a wall, arms crossed, a faint, entertained smile on her lips as she watches the scene. Omega’s head tilts, scanning a shelf of data discs with clinical curiosity. Shadow sits alone, cradling a cup of coffee, his expression unreadable, his posture rigid with unspoken history. Through a window, Silver carefully tends to a line of potted plants while Blaze steadies them for him. Charmy whizzes past in a yellow blur. Vector slumps in a chair, groaning ov…