farewell to the shadow.

i believe in the future. lead me out with your light. i have breathed in the disgusting air of darkness too long.

[suppcrtingme]

hello hello! MY NAME’S SUYANO & i wanted to try my hand at writing shadow b/c tbh i think he’s been given the short end of the stick (nothing compared to knuckles but yanno) lately in terms of writing via canon stuff!! so why not flesh him out more if papa sega’s not going to fldkjfla.

have you ever played the sonic adventure game series and thought “well golly that sure was grand, but what happened afterwards?” then look no further! THIS IS A SHADOW ROLEPLAY BLOG SET POST SONIC ADVENTURE 2! in real(ish) time!

this blog is MUTLI-SHIP, DUPLICATE FRIENDLY, CROSSOVER FRIENDLY & looks to expand upon the adventure universe & it’s characters and their relationships!

please REBLOG & LIKE THIS POST if you’re wanting to interact! i’ll get around to checking out your blogs! thanks so much & have a wonderful day!

// CARRD. // RULES. // ABOUT. // ASK. //

[memesomething]

high pain tolerance starters

“[Name], you’re bleeding.”

“How long has it been like that?”

“Did you dislocate a finger?”

“You’re slurring.”

“They say you almost died. You left it that late.”

“You’re snapping. Headache again?”

“You’re in a bad mood. Are you in pain?”

“Why didn’t you say anything?”

“Hey, why are you walking like that?”

“That’s a lot of swelling.”

“Where did you get that bruise?”

“Whose blood is that?”

“When you say your pain’s ‘4 out of 10′, that’s a normal person’s ‘8 out of 10′. We’re going to the hospital.”

“How did you not notice?!”

“If it hurts, it hurts.”

“I know you can manage it, you just don’t *have* to.”

“Holy shit, how long have you had this?!”

“[Name]? [Name]! Hey!”

“We’re a team. You need to tell me about this sort of thing.”

“That’s … a lot of blood, is that - oh, fuck.”

“Hey! Hey! Stay awake, okay? Stay awake.”

“It would have been a lot easier to treat if you’d mentioned it sooner.”

“You can’t keep hiding this stuff.”

“I need to be able to trust you to tell me when you’re hurt.”

[suppcrtingme]

(( i wanna do more stuff w/ shadow. MUTUALS LIKE THIS FOR AN INBOX CALL. i’ll probably go through ur memes/prompts or send stuff i’ve reblogged on shadow’s blog b/c why not lmao. ))

[celerericius-deactivated2024031]

(( i know i’ve been very very quiet lately in terms of writing & just communication in general. february was a very tough month for me, mentally and emotionally. i’m doing better but still kind of spotty in terms of writing. i have everything drafted [i’ve got like 15+ drafts to chip through on sonic’s blog alone]!! && i’ll work on them when i have the energy and the focus to. THIS APPLIES TO ALL MY BLOGS! thank you to everyone that’s stuck around despite my spottiness & absent-mindedness in terms of writing & responding whether via IMs or on discord.

i’ll be back soon i promise. i’m hoping i can muster up the willpower to reply over this weekend because i have sat through mon off work. ))

[memesomething]

‘You Did Good’ prompts

“Hey, [name]! That was some nice work out there.” 

“You know, you really… reach people, when you try.”

“You did good. You know that, right?”

“That was impressive.” 

“How did you figure that out?”

“You helped. That’s something to be proud of.”

“It’s okay. Hey, [name]. You’re okay, you did it.”

“It could have been a lot worse. Give yourself some credit.”

“I like you just like this, you know. You don’t have to be perfect.”

“Hey. We did everything we could.”

“They’re safe – hey! They’re safe. Let’s focus on you for a minute, okay?” 

“Everyone’s been evacuated, you were the last out. Let’s get you checked out.”

“You’ve been helping all of them? Alone?”

“Sometimes you do your best work and things are still shitty. That’s just how it goes.”

“I’ve never seen you like that before.”

“You’re not psychic. You couldn’t have known.” 

“I’m right here. You found me in time, I’m right here.”

“It’s over. Hey! It’s over. Everyone’s safe. You did that.”

“These people wouldn’t be alive if it weren’t for you.”

“I wouldn’t be alive if it weren’t for you.”

“Where did you learn to [fight/issue orders/do first aid/etc] like that?”

“There was nobody in the building, [name]. You got them all out.”

[memies]

There’ll always be a few things, maybe several things That you’re going to find really difficult to forgive

The Mountain Goats, Up the Wolves. (via memies)

[suppcrtingme]

hcrwish:

“i want to learn how to ride a bike.” laughter escaped in hopeful delight as she looked to him at his question. it was a simple wish, but an earnest one. she did have the space to learn here, there was a gym and a small track aboard the ARK for the scientists own personal use, but it wasn’t the same. she wanted to learn on the planet with the sky above her head and passing people by. to feel the wind in her hair and rush of adrenaline as she pedalled forwards. 

“i think that would be so much fun, don’t you? what do you want to do when we finally go down to the planet?”  

“a bike--?” yes, he had heard of those: tricycles, bicycles, unicycles. they were oddly man-crafted transportation vehicles. more primitive than the automobile, but a step ahead of most animal mounts. they had a few here on board the ARK but those were no doubt different than the ones found among earthlings. shadow gave a short, little nod of acknowledgment. a bicycle... the thought of maria happily pedalling away caused a little smile to flit across shadow’s expression,

“i agree,” he doubted that bikes were made with mobians in mind, but he supposed if he wanted he could try and use a toddlers bike and see how well that suited him. at her question, shadow blinked and glanced over at her to stare. for some reason he hadn’t considered the idea that maria would lob the query back his way.

shadow was accustom to his opinions, his thoughts, not mattering.

never to anyone aside maria, and perhaps on the chance occasion, professor gerald.

his ear flicked and twitched, as it often did whenever shadow felt discomfort and uncertainty. he inhaled lowly, in some pause as shadow considered deeply maria’s question of him. he knew how much the thought of visiting earth meant to her. so the thought of giving her some half-considered answer didn’t sit well with shadow. he hoped she understood how much rapt attention he gave her.

“i would like to visit one of their mountainous regions. i hear there are some very tall areas on earth. i want to climb them and observe the surroundings from as high a height as i can.”

[suppcrtingme]

(( i wanna do more stuff w/ shadow. MUTUALS LIKE THIS FOR AN INBOX CALL. i’ll probably go through ur memes/prompts or send stuff i’ve reblogged on shadow’s blog b/c why not lmao. ))

[suppcrtingme]

hcrwish​:

the warmth of his hand managed to soothe the slight ache in her chest as they looked out the viewing glass to the planet below them. a whole world out there she- or rather they didn’t know. there was only so much videos and textbooks could tell someone. “one day we’ll go together. and we’ll have adventures of our own. i just wish one day was already here.”

he wished he had all the answers; all the understanding. shadow might have been created with wisdom but that was textbook. that was technical and sorely lacking in emotion -- in heart. what social graces he had learned were thanks to maria. & to hear her suffer made shadow ache deep within.

he glanced away from the earth over to his friend, and gave as soft a smile as he oft did while in her presence. “yes, of course we will. what’s the first thing you want to do, on earth?” he wanted her to focus more on the whats and the wants, not the when. it’d hurt her too much to fret.

[suppcrtingme]

hcrwish​:

"All my life I wondered how it feels to pass a day, not above them...but part of them. "

shadow instantly walks up & reaches out to hold maria’s hand. to squeeze it in quiet reassurance. he joins her in looking over that planet below them, a thoughtful frown. “i promise you maria, one day we’ll see earth. together.”

[nightprompts]

&. 𝐡𝐢𝐭 ‘𝐞𝐦 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬.

(  more  angst  to  devastate  your  writing  partners.  metaphorically.  )

❛ you’re a weapon, and weapons don’t weep. ❜

❛ you can’t save everyone. ❜

❛ it should have been you. ❜

❛ did i do good? ❜

❛ i’m sorry that i can’t save you. ❜

❛ wait for me, will you? ❜

❛ i can’t lose you again! ❜

❛ you were dead, i saw you die. ❜

❛ we won’t forget each other, right? ❜

❛ i’m real. i’m here. ❜

❛ you already know how this will end. ❜

❛ it’s always my fault, isn’t it? ❜

❛ i don’t want to go. ❜

❛ can you remember how you died? ❜

❛ i love you, but you’re not mine. ❜

❛ have you ever lost someone? ❜

❛ i didn’t ask to get made. ❜

❛ you’re as beautiful as the day i lost you. ❜

❛ i never meant to hurt you. ❜

❛ is it really you? ❜

❛ their blood is on your hands. ❜

❛ it would have been better to die. ❜

❛ i’m not ready to lose you yet. ❜

❛ i wish i met you sooner. ❜

❛ let’s just stay here. grow old. ❜

❛ you’re the first friend i ever had. ❜

❛ i told you not to fall in love with me. ❜

❛ you always push people away. i just thought you’d never do it to me. ❜

❛ everyone i’ve cared about has either died of left me. except for you. ❜

❛ i know i have a heart because i can feel it breaking. ❜

❛ they’re not coming back. ❜

❛ i’m sorry, have we met? ❜

❛ in my dreams, we’re still together. ❜

❛ you’re the one good thing left in this world. ❜

❛ i hate the way that i don’t hate you. ❜

❛ it’s okay. you can let go. ❜

❛ you mean nothing to me. ❜

❛ we’re on our own now. ❜

❛ you can’t kill me, i’m not alive. ❜

❛ it wasn’t supposed to end like this. ❜

❛ do you remember when we first met? ❜

❛ we’ll see each other again. ❜

❛ there’s nothing you could have done. ❜

❛ we did it. we won. ❜

❛ let’s not go back. not ever. ❜

❛ thanks for playing with me. ❜

❛ why does it feel like this is goodbye? ❜

[suppcrtingme]

MUTUALS, like this for a starter!! may hop into your IMs/askbox for light plotting purposes?? otherwise i’ll just wing it. for muses that’re canon (sonic, etcetera) i’ll be approaching you to talk about changes in shadow’s relation w/ your muse because my shadow is CANON DIVERGENT & he’ll view ppl differently!

[suppcrtingme]

@greatestthief [STARTER.]

“...” shadow was silent, staring across at rouge the bat as she eyed him. she had asked him out here, and it had sounded urgent. well, urgent enough for rouge. shadow glanced around, noting the people side-eyeing him as they walked by where he and she were sat at the outdoor tables of the cafe. the government may have pardoned shadow for his actions with the ARK (albeit with heavy surveillance and many conditions to his ‘freedom’) -- no doubt in small part to sonic’s help & testimony on shadow’s behalf during the trials --- but that didn’t mean the people of station square were so readily able to forgive or forget.

he cleared his throat, glancing down towards that iced soda he had ordered. he idly stirred the ice with that green coloured straw, watching the way the flavour shots mixed in with the clear coloured soda.

“well? what did you want to discuss?”

[naramdil]

people are never the neat little image you carry of them in your head. they will let you down sometimes bc they are human the way you are. they have thoughts theyll never utter the way you do. they have felt shame the way you have. guilt. rage. greed. lust. no matter the rose colored glasses you look at them through, the light they may bring into your life, the way their presence dazzles and warms you. they are still a person with their own volition who will on occasion, do something you perceive as inconceivably out of character. but that’s the point, they aren’t a character. and nor are you. and these are things you must remember. and you’ll have to remember to allow them a place on the ground beside you rather than the golden pedestal you kept them on. and you will feel the grief of recognizing your innate humanity. when you finally recognize your fallibility do not forget to acknowledge it in others. and though it may be painful you must learn to forgive them for it the way you must learn to forgive yourself, too.

[suppcrtingme]

❛  you’re  no  good  to  me  dead  .  ❜ / from rouge !

ragged breaths. the doctor’s latest scheme had been a--- hectic endeavour, to say the least. it seemed the doctor was ramping things up more and more, these last few months. the ARK seemed dull in comparison, looking back. whatever he was building up to, the catalyst would surely put the world into a tailspin.

& so they could not afford to hold back.

sonic and the others were off taking care of things on their end. meanwhile, shadow had gone off, on his own, in order to try and thwart any reinforcements from hindering team sonic’s progress. he’d severely underestimated the doctor’s latest advancements in technology and fighting prowess. while yes, shadow had won, it was by a narrow margin. any more errors or lapses in judgment and he might not have made it out with his life intact.

which was saying something, considering he was supposed to be the ‘ultimate lifeform’. not that the title meant much to him. nor did it hurt his pride. no. the only thoughts on his mind?: don’t give up. do not give in. keep fighting. you have to protect them.

these thoughts motivated shadow to claw his way out from underneath the rubble of those gigantic mecha that he had destroyed & then had crushed him after they’d fallen. because he had been tired, stupid and hadn’t been able to move out of the way in time. it was solely his own ability to lift tons that no doubt kept him from being fatally crushed at all. but lifting tons meant very little if his energy were sapped to the point he could barely muster the will to stand.

to claw through dirt and oil and the stench of nearby fires wasn’t exactly how shadow had planned his night to be spent. with a snarled low shout, shadow managed to dislodge himself farther and finally pull himself onto higher ground --- his chaos blast had created sizable craters, coupled with the mecha collapsing -- fur matted, bits of them torn away from his flesh.

blood oozed onto the brown earth and that green grass. sweat dripped from his brow as shadow turned and collapsed onto his back, chest heaving as his eyes tightly shut, eyebrows knitted considerably. each inhale was like sharp fire, and the exhales brought little in way of relief. he had never tired, not to this degree. even with the biolizard, because he had sonic to lean on then. sonic’s strength had helped push shadow through. shadow doubted he could have truly won the day alone---

distracted by not passing out, shadow hadn’t heard her approach. until he felt that distinct sensation of someone hovering over him. & her voice greeted him,

‘you’re no good to me dead.’

“hardly, dead---” he would have laughed if it didn’t hurt so much to breathe. as it was though, shadow did give a little amused smirk, one eye opening to look up at her with equal fondness as much as irritation at being teased, “are you going to, help me, up-- or make fun, of me more?? i may really, die if you dilly-dally...ha-- agh...”

[amourmemes]

❥     𝐁𝐈𝐓𝐄  𝐓𝐇𝐄  𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐃  𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓  𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐓  𝐘𝐎𝐔  ,  𝐀  𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄  𝐎𝐅  𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐒  𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄   𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑  .

i revised my first two memes into one —     things ramsay bolton from got has said! tw for mature themes, violence, ect.     adjust as you please!

❛  if  you  think  this  has  a  happy  ending  ,  you  haven’t  been  paying  attention  .  ❜ ❛  say  please  again  ,  and  you’ll  wish  you  hadn’t  .  ❜ ❛  you  forgot  to  ask  if  i’m  a  lair  .  ❜ ❛  everything  i  told  you  ,  is  a  lie  .  ❜ ❛  this  isn’t  happening  to  you  for  a  reason  .  ❜ ❛  this  is  mercy  .  ❜ ❛  you’re  no  good  to  me  dead  .  ❜ ❛  oh  sweet  ,  don’t  cry  .  it  will  be  over  soon  .  ❜ ❛  you  can  see  that  your  presence  has  become  a  bit  of  a  problem  .  ❜ ❛  this  is  turning  into  a  lovely  evening  .  ❜ ❛  those  creatures  who  came  in  the  night  ,  they  wanted  to  take  you  away  .  ❜ ❛  you  remained  loyal  .  ❜ ❛  you  will  collapse  under  your  proud  weight  and  slump  into  a  heap  of  nothing  .  ❜ ❛  you’re  mine  ,  until  you’re  rotting  in  the  ground  .  ❜ ❛  remember  what  you  are  ,  and  what  you’re  not  .  ❜ ❛  you’re  not  lying  to  me  ?  ❜ ❛  we  should  be  honest  with  each  other  ,  don’t  you  think  ?  ❜ ❛  do  i  need  to  ask  a  second  time  ?  i  hate  asking  a  second  time  .  ❜ ❛  do  you  know  how  pleased  i  was  when  i  saw  you  ?  ❜ ❛  you’ve  made  me  very  happy  .  ❜ ❛  bastards  can  rise  high  in  the  world  .  ❜ ❛  everyone  was  already  afraid  of  me  .  ❜ ❛  your  pain  will  be  paid  for  a  thousand  times  over  .  ❜ ❛  none  could  challenge  us  .  ❜ ❛  so  now  you  come  seeking  help  .  ❜ ❛  do  you  know  who  i  am  ?  ❜ ❛  what  use  could  i  possibly  have  for  you  ?  ❜ ❛  you’re  a  good  talker  .  i  like  that  .  ❜ ❛  no  ,  you  have  to  run  remember  ?  those  are  the  rules  .  ❜ ❛  i  think  that  sounds  like  a  wonderful  idea  .  ❜ ❛  our  time  together  is  about  to  come  to  an  end  .  ❜ ❛  you  can’t  kill  me  .  i’m  a  part  of  you  now  .  ❜

[suppcrtingme]

hammeringheart​:

❛  ♥ suppcrtingme​​: he offers his hand to amy immediately. she was not going to be left alone. not on shadow’s watch.

     Oh. She’s staring at his hand with obsessive attention, like she’s just been offered the key to the city. It’s such a simple gesture, sure, but there’s still a twinkle to be found in her eyes.

     “But it’s not Valentine’s Day yet, silly.” Amy takes his hand anyways, gives it a tiny squeeze as she beams at him. “… You’re sweet.”

the way she’s staring at his hand causes his ear to twitch subtly and for his heart rate to pick up. had he done the wrong thing? was this uncomfortable for her? should he have asked first? his lips part as though about to speak, but amy speaks first. shadow’s fingers curl just briefly when she mentions it not being valentine’s day --- and he feels stupid very suddenly. of course he should have asked first --- but then she’s taking his hand, and squeezing softly.

oh.

he glances up from their held together hands to look at her face. and when shadow does, he stares, eyes widening just a fraction. she’s smiling at him in such a way that his pulse quickens. i want her to smile more, is the immediate thought shadow has. i want to protect that smile.

“i did not want you to be alone.” her hand feels so small in his own, but not fragile. not at all, because shadow knows that amy is strong in so many ways. so many times he’s witnessed her strength and been in awe of her tenacity. her perchance for hope and bravery in the face of such cruelty and intensity that the universe felt fit to throw her into.

he moves, to hold her hand more securely. shadow smiles back at her, however briefly, because he isn’t used to smiling.