╳ ┊ u l t i m a t e » “Whatever you say..” With a small sigh Shadow closes his eyes. There’s something he wants to focus on, and he can’t do it while staring at the blue hedgehog’s dumb smile. He’s not making much sense anyway.. Sonic says everything’s fine but he’s clearly acting.. strange. “Hm..” Yeah. There it is.. Sonic’s Chaos energy. It’s mostly positive, almost overwhelming— very fitting for a hero like him. But right now there’s something else there too. A small hint of uncertainty. Of course.. He’s not telling him the truth.
Shadow isn’t sure how he feels about Sonic. He used to think of him as his rival, but now there’s something more? He doesn’t feel like he’s ‘competing’ with Sonic that much anymore. They are more.. friendly with each other. And sometimes.. He thinks the blue one is someone special. He can’t explain it, but something about him made him feel.. relaxed, comfortable.. His heart won’t stop going crazy when he’s around him. But what is that supposed to mean? And why Sonic of all people..?
Ah, his Chaos energy is really warm.. Shadow knows he shouldn’t bask in it at a time like this, but he doesn’t really want to stop this feeling. So he’s only half-listening to Sonic’s words.. Hm? What a joke. Does he have to say things like ‘I like you’. Shadow hates it because it makes his cheeks feel hot. Sonic is so embarrassing.. “——— I like you too.” But then again, maybe Shadow’s not that different. Words escape him just like that. Embarrassing words. Wait, did he really say that out loud?
Just pretend it didn’t happen. Maybe he didn’t hear him. The black hedgehog finally opens his eyes and a frown immediately appears on his features. “… You should stop putting words in my mouth. I just don’t like texting. I never did. It’s not because of you.” There’s a huff. “And I don’t like small talk. But I’m keeping the phone so Rouge can keep me updated if something happens.” Yeah. He’s always thinking about work.
“And would you stop being an idiot? I don’t hate you. Feel better? Great.” A small pause as he looks away. “Let’s just.. hang out. In real life. Not through.. texting.”
Too wrapped up in his own head, it took a moment before Sonic realized Shadow’s eyes were closed. A bit thrown for a loop, he debated on whether he should be questioning the change or not. Was this a signal that the conversation was over? A dismissal? Was the other trying to fight a headache? ( after all, Sonic has been told many times he was prone to cause those— ) Just what did this mean—
As jittery as ever and unsure on his next action, he began to bounce lightly on his feet, fully preparing to book it at a moment’s notice. ( after all, he while was no coward, even he knew the value in ‘quitting while you are ahead,’ and somehow Sonic felt very, very, far behind ) Did he say something wrong again? He briefly thought back on the conversation, but no, he didn’t think he shoved another foot in his mouth. Was it something else? but what could it —
Wait. What. Did Shadow just say? ( he likes ) ——
But before Sonic could think further, ( or have his brain temporarily shut down and need to reboot ) he was distracted by Shadow opening his eyes — and wow. Shadow’s eyes sure were really red, huh. And was that specks of orange he sees in them too — ( and YEAH, he knows getting lost in really pretty eyes is lame. but Shadow’s eyes were just really — ) C’mon. Pull yourself together, hedgehog. Besides. As nice as Shadow’s eyes were, he was also interested in what the was said earlier, because did Shadow really just say ——
And despite everything, Sonic was now grinning. He was only seconds away from laughter — pure, bursting, heartfelt laughter. But he held back, since he didn’t feel like creating yet another misunderstanding. ( or give Shadow any reason to take back his words ) Though it was good he held back, otherwise he’d miss Shadow’s next words — and wow, somehow things really did just kept getting better. Because here was Shadow the Hedgehog. Asking to hang out. With him. In real life. Now how could he not be happy? Shadow, who Sonic was beginning to think couldn’t care less about him — willing, asking, to spend more time together?
“Sounds good to me, Shads. Just name the time and place and it’s a date.” He didn’t mean to let that word slip. After all, even if he’d be perfectly thrilled if it was a date, he knows that wasn’t what Shadow meant. ( if only — but hey, while he wasn’t the most patient, some things were worth waiting for )
“In fact, let’s plan it right now.” Maybe a bit pushy, but he wasn’t about to let the chance slip by. After all, if Shadow really was planning to be done with texting and phones besides work, Sonic doesn’t wanna leave things to chance and wait for them to just happen to next meet. “What does Mr. Shadow the Hedgehog do for fun anyways? Running? Emerald hunting? Robotnick butt-kicking?” And here he does laugh, not with the bursting laughter he was tempted with before, but something softer, easy, and light. And his ( now completely real ) smile was right and true, with none of the weight from his previous plastered on ones, instead freeing — and he’s just. Happy.
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