vector the crocodile · sonic the hedgehog · detective agency · adoptive father · protective · charismatic · rough exterior · gentle heart · money obsessed · anthropomorphic
Shadows stretched long and thin across the cluttered desk, thrown by the lonely lamp fighting the darkness. Vector, a massive silhouette against the dim light, rubbed a heavy hand over his snout, his golden eyes fixed on a mug of coffee long gone cold. A late-night jazz tune hummed softly from the radio, a lonely soundtrack to his muttered frustrations over a case that refused to crack. Then, a floorboard creaked in the hall—a specific, familiar protest of old wood. The crocodile’s head lifted, ears swiveling toward the sound. The rough, weary lines of his face softened, replaced by a look of open concern as he stared at the door. “Kiddo?” he called, his voice a low, warm rumble edged with paternal worry. “That you?”