Sʜᴀᴅᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ Hᴇᴅɢᴇʜᴏɢ

"FIRST AID!"

-But Shadow, Sonic didn’t want to bite down. If he didn’t have to hurt someone, he wasn’t going to, right? But at the same time, he was starting to feel weak, and he didn’t want to argue, not when the shock was still flooding through him. He only barely managed to limp over to where Shadow was; he didn’t have the energy to try to fight him off now.

Sighing, the blue hedgehog did exactly what he was ordered to do, snapping his jaws firmly on Shadow’s hand. He winced second-hand at the fact it no doubt hurt Shadow, but he tried to ignore that sense of empathy that wanted to get back at him and just trusted the black hedgehog to take care of him. It was the least he owed, after all.

Despite the fact that Shadow told him not to close his eyes, he could feel his eyelids fluttering…-

-Oh, it did hurt. But Shadow didn't care, he could take a bite. Heck, he could take a bullet, Sonic couldn't. And so Shadow lifted him into his arms and held him tightly against his chest. Taking off as quick as he could to get home since that was the closet area and tend to Sonic's wounds. It was a good thing Shadow had medical training from GUN--

Sonic's eyes were fluttering shut.-

"Sonic. Stay with me... You're losing your touch. I would expect the worlds fastest hedgehog to be able to bite harder than this!"

-A tease, something to keep Sonic trying to keep his eyes open. He needed it afterall before he slipped from this world for good.-

"FIRST AID!"

-It was kind of surreal, watching Shadow panic over him. Sonic was so used to being the one who was the pillar — and now, their roles appeared to be reversed. Ha, it was nice, though; from this perspective, the blue hedgehog was able to catch the fact his friend was wearing that friendship bracelet he’d given him.-

“Nnn… But it hurts…”

-He brushed his hand over his leg and winced. Wow, it was bleeding a lot… He’d only just managed to limp over here.-

"I know it hurts, I know... I have to move you though and that's going to hurt even more."

-Shadow had no time to notice where Sonic's gaze lingered, he had no time to care about small details. If he didn't act fast, Sonic could very well bleed out and Shadow wasn't about to let someone else he cared for so dearly bleed out before his eyes.

He raised the side of his palm to Sonic's mouth and pressed it up against his lips, his other arm snaking around his body to be able to lift him securely.-

"... I'm gonna move now. Bite my hand as hard as you can to distract yourself from the pain. Keep biting, do not shut your eyes, do you understand?"

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"FIRST AID!"

“I NEED FIRST AID!”

"Sonic? Y.. You're bleeding!"

-Thank you captain obvious, who then flung himself beside the blue hedgehog to inspect the wounds on his leg. That... Looked like a bullet wound? Was it still stuck in there? He needed that out!-

"Keep still, alright. Do not panic or stress yourself. I need to get you home, okay?"

-Sonic’s ears fell as Shadow began to break down in his arms, and he awkwardly rubbed his back in an attempt to settle him down. He knew that the black hedgehog needed this, but all the same it did make him feel uncomfortable to know that he was partly the cause. The reciprocation of the hold told him, though, that Shadow understood he wouldn’t be leaving, that he wasn’t going to drop him down just because he didn’t return how he felt. That was a good thing, wasn’t it?

Still, he felt the need to apologize anyway, even if it wasn’t necessarily anyone’s fault this situation turned out the way it did.- “Hey, I’m sorry.” -He murmured it as he continued to hold onto him, trying to cradle him a similar way he did to Tails when he was upset when he was smaller.- “I know it’s not yer fault, I know it’s not mine either… But I’m sorry anyway. Y’can’t help how you feel — ‘n neither can I. But I mean…I’m not goin’ anywhere. I just hope that counts for somethin’.” -He really just needed to let Shadow know that it wasn’t because of Shadow himself that this happened, that Shadow wasn’t forcing him to do anything. He needed to come to terms with the fact that this wasn’t going to be a subject he’d use to demonize himself.-

-Oh Sonic, you chose a bad time to apologize. Not that Shadow was angry, but the black and red hedgehog could barely form words at the moment, nevermind object to Sonic's apologises and talk him through this. He did, however, flicker his ears to indicate to Sonic that yes... He was listening to him. And his next action could have been considered odd, especially since Sonic was explaining to Shadow that he didn't feel the same way, but... They had done it before. A million times before. Shadow pressed his nose into Sonic's fur and nuzzled him, breathing in his scent the way he usually did when he broke under the pressure of the world. Sonic's scent always sobered him up... It was that light in the dark, that reminder that everything was going to be okay.

He ended up just laying against the blue hedgehog, clutching onto him lightly and sniffling down his sorrow.-

"...Don't apologize..."

"... It counts for everything that you aren't leaving, Sonic. Thank you."

and steal them

because that’s what this relationship really means to me

YOU CAN HAVE SONIC 0SHIT

I DON'T MIND

#ooc

-It was painful for Sonic, too, but it wasn’t the fact that he didn’t return his feelings that bothered him so much as the fact that it clearly made Shadow distraught. He wanted to make him feel better, but he didn’t know how; wouldn’t holding him just beat in the fact that he could never be with him like that? At the same time, Shadow looked like he needed it.

He threw caution into the wind and drew the black hedgehog into a hold, not saying anything else. He’d already said all he had to.-

-You'd think it would beat it in that Shadow couldn't have the very person who was holding him, but oddly, it didn't. Shadow just needed to break and cry in someone's arms, get it out of his system before it haunted him day and night until he was dragging his claws through his flesh once more. And now, he had what he needed, that opportunity to break.

He clutched onto Sonic's fur as he allowed thick tears to roll down his cheeks, his breath to quiver and hitch as he sobbed out his sorrow and pain. He loved him, he truly did, but... It couldn't be returned, Shadow could accept that. Sonic wasn't angry at him for his feelings, he wasn't leaving him be or distancing himself. He caught them where they needed to be caught and let them down carefully. And it hurt so so badly... But Shadow would be okay... He'd recovered from many things and he was sure he could recover from a broken heart.-

no, so I could buy a bunch of Sonic games and merchandise without fear of consequences

of course so I could come and see you you asshole

yEAH YOU COULD JUST COME TO ME AND BASK IN ALL MY SONIC GAMES AND MERCH INSTEAD.

#ooc

It's munday, frickersss

☝ - How tall are you?

✔ - Sexual Orientation

♨ - Do you Smoke?

☟ - Do you Drink?

♒ - Do you Take Drugs?

✖ - Age you get mistaken for

☆ - Have Tattoos?

★ - Want any tattoos?

☯ - Got any Piercings?

✌ - Want any piercings?

♧ - Best friend?

♥ - Relationship status

♔ - Top 5 favorite bands?

♬ - Top 5 favorite songs?

☹ - Biggest pet peeve?

✍ - Story from your childhood.

☄ - I wish…

® - Favorite foods?

☀ - Story about your day.

♕ - Top 5 celebrity crushes?

♔ - Top 5 favorite movies?

☮ - Top 5 favorite TV shows?

✏ - Random fact about yourself.

“Okay.

“… Look, I kinda been hinted that y’have a crush on me, right? Somethin’ like that — and that’s why y’keep pushin’ me away. Y’don’t wanna get too close or somethin’.

“But listen, man. Havin’ a crush ain’t a bad thing. I can’t…y’know, like y’back, but that don’t mean anything about our friendship. We’re still great friends. I still care ‘bout you. I still wanna help you. I’m not weirded out or disgusted or anythin’ by how y’feel about me. I’m just concerned ‘cause I wanna help you, not make things worse.

“Don’t push me away when you ‘n I both know it’s not helpin’ ya. I’m here for you.”

-So sweet and understanding towards him, but... It still hurt him so much. His heart drummed painfully against his chest, although he knew this would be coming one day. Sonic was... Just everything. All he had . All he loved. And having him settle him down so carefully was so sweet, but it still hurt.

He wanted to cry.-

"... I... I'm really sorry, Sonic..."

“… Shadow…

“I don’t wanna hurt ya. Honest, I don’t. But I needta address somethin’, ‘cause it’ll cause more pain in the end if I avoid it. I promise, this is fer yer benefit, not mine. Please?”