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Crimson eyes stared down the prey sitting just out of reach on the worn leather couch.
Music pounded in Shadow’s ears as people danced and yelled around him; seizure-inducing lights flashed around the house but the hybrid’s gaze never wavered from the blue figure sitting awkwardly beside Amy Rose.
The blue hedgehog uncharacteristically wore more clothes than his typical gloves and shoes for once; a constricting pink button-down shirt that matched the hedgehog beside him’s dress lay around his frame, and loose, already-stained white jeans hid the blue blur's most dangerous weapons.
Shadow leaned against the wall on the other side of the room as he watched Sonic. Contrasty wearing an open black leather jacket with matching fingerless gloves, which showed off his deadly red-striped claws.
He sighed, it had been a few years since Rose had finally coerced the free-spirited hero into a relationship, and ever since Shadow had watched from afar as she slowly chipped away at Sonic's personality, piece by piece until he was her ‘perfect boyfriend’, it disgusted him.
Shadow would remember the days when he and Sonic would spar and race for hours on end, the rush of adrenaline and endorphins that running at top speed with someone gave you, the bruises and cuts they hadn't even felt as they beat the crap out of each other, neither keeping the upper hand for long, it had been exhilarating.
Sometimes Sonic would drag him on useless ‘adventures’ that Shadow would pretend to hate but couldn’t help but secretly love. Sonic could drag him to the far corners of the planet, or some random hole-in-the-wall arcade in Central City, and Shadow would always come home with the same deep-seated warmth in his chest and quiet smile on his face.
Nowadays, however, Shadow was lucky if he could get Sonic alone for 5 minutes without his rival being called away for one thing or another, usually accompanied by the chastening voice of a certain pink hedgehog.
Shadow would forever wonder what would have happened if he had realized his own feelings for the blue hedgehog sooner, if he had just said something. Could it have prevented Sonic from turning into the sight before him?
Tense posture and fake smile, Sonic jumped in his seat and Shadow quickly spotted a dainty gloved hand--smaller than either his or Sonic’s--as it rested on a jean-clad thigh and slowly began sliding higher.
Rose didn't even look at her boyfriend as her paw rode up his thigh, chatting easily with some freedom fighter recruit Shadow didn't recognize.
Shadow growled into his cup, untoward possessiveness flooding him instantly. Shadow's grip on his cup tightened when Sonic tried to cross his legs to seemingly stop Amy's movements and was instantly rebuffed, his leg roughly shoved back down by Amy. Her hold on his thigh strengthened to a painful degree, if Sonic wincing and biting his lip was any indication.
A muscle in Shadow's neck spasmed as he clenched his jaw so hard it creaked. He knew Rose was deceptively strong, wielding that impressive hammer with ease--but seeing that strength be used against Sonic like that? And in such a casual way as if it was a common occurrence? It filled him with such rage that he almost couldn't contain it. She had already taken so much from Sonic, and yet she still craved more.
Shadow began feeling his claws pierce the plastic of the cup and quickly threw his head back and poured the rest of the drink down his throat before it spilled, it burned on the way down. He threw the empty cup in the direction of the trash can, not caring if it made it in or not. His eyes never left the pink and blue couple.
Someone must have said something funny as Rose busted out laughing; however Sonic hadn't seemed to even hear what was said until Amy kicked his shin, causing him to startle before he laughed loud enough that Shadow could tell it was fake even from across the room--somehow no one else did.
Shadow took in his rival's dead eyes, stiff frame, fake laugh, and decided he couldn't be there anymore, at this stupid party he didn’t even remember the reason for. He couldn’t keep watching on powerless as Sonic allowed himself to be destroyed by a relationship just because it was what everyone expected him to do.
Shadow thought of times when Sonic would complain about his friends and people around him asking him when he was going to grow up, they berated him about being too immature for his age and told him he should be more responsible.
Admittedly when Shadow first met Sonic he thought the same, it was only after he really got to know the hedgehog that Shadow understood that Sonic was grown up, more so than many of the people who criticized his childishness.
Sonic could be mature when the situation called for it but he usually kept it lighthearted for a reason, as Sonic had once explained it to him; people felt less scared in the face of danger when he cracked jokes, and were more likely to believe it would all be okay when they saw his overly confident attitude; people who were less scared allowed the blue hero to do his job much easier.
Plus Shadow had never actually seen Sonic shrink his important responsibilities to other people, he was always there for whoever actually needed it, and his emotional intelligence while doing so was unparalleled.
And Shadow didn’t know if Sonic had ever broken a promise in his life.
It was ridiculous how all of that got overlooked, even by the people who claimed to care about him. They expected Sonic to eventually settle down, to slow down, and stop running off to fulfill any fleeting whim; doing whatever he wanted without concern for what other people thought of him for it.
Taking one last look at Sonic's strained expression, Shadow turned to go inform Rouge that he was leaving and to grab another drink for the road--not like he could get drunk off the stuff, his chaos energy burned it off too fast, but feeling the burn of the alcohol momentarily stopped him from thinking about that faker.
Shadow made his way into the kitchen and beelined straight for a half bottle of vodka sitting on the counter. Deciding fuck it Shadow grabbed the whole bottle and pressed it to his lips. The drink burned like hellfire on the way down, and small pin-pinks of tears formed in his eyes as he refused to let himself cough.
“Woah there big guy! Leave some for the rest of us,” came a sultry voice that Shadow recognized instantly.
Removing the bottle from his lips Shadow turned to look at his roommate/work partner/self-proclaimed best friend.
“Rouge,” he greeted. They had arrived together but the hybrid hadn't seen her since he walked through the door, he assumed she had been off in some corner making out with the echidna.
“Finally done staring wistfully at big blue?” She asked mockingly.
“Finally done sucking face with your situationship?” Shadow deadpanned in response.
A moment of silence and glares passed between them before they both cracked and started laughing or in Shadow's case, subtly huffing in amusement.
Shadow chuckled as he allowed the bat to grab the vodka from him and tilt it back to take a quick shot.
“But for real, has that glorified pink guard dog let up at all?”
Shadow scowled, “No, I can't even get close without her making impossible talk to him,” he growled--“It’s infuriating! And that Idiot just- just- LETS her!! Ugh!”
Rouge tapped her nails against the counter and hummed, eyes looking past Shadow, “Well now might just be the chance you've been looking for~” she smirked, tilting her head forward at something behind Shadow.
Shadow furrowed his brow as he looked at her, “What-” he started before following her gaze, cutting himself off as he saw what she was indicating. Sonic, walking towards the bathroom, Alone .
The gun agent didn't even bother saying anything to his partner as he immediately went after the hedgehog who had been the focus of his thoughts all night.
Making sure no obsessive pink hedgehog was watching him, Shadow discreetly jogged towards the bathroom, making it there right as Sonic was trying to close the door. Sticking his foot between the door and the frame Shadow blocked Sonic from closing the door all the way.
Shadow looked up and caught the hero's green eyes through the gap, “Shadow??” Sonic asked, clearly confused and surprised by the other’s sudden appearance. Not responding, Shadow pushed the door open with his foot and stepped in after Sonic, then shut it absently with his heel as he stared down the attractive hedgehog in front of him.
Sonic looked at him shocked for a second before he nervously laughed and looked away, “Ahah- um, Shads?” He looked at the dark hedgehog with apprehension, “What’re you- uh- doing?”
The agent’s red eyes didn't falter in their pursuit to examine every inch of his target's face as he figured out what he wanted to say.
“Sonic, I need to talk to you,” Well, a good enough place to start.
Sonic's eyes flickered to the door, “And you had to corner me in the bathroom for this?”
Shadow narrowed his eyes, “I needed to talk to you Alone,” he emphasized, “and your parole officer won’t even let me get close.”
“Parole offi- wait you mean Amy?”
Shadow scowled at her name but nodded.
Sonic laughed a bit and rubbed the back of his head, “I mean I know she can be a little protective but she's not that bad-”
“The last two times I tried to approach you tonight she physically dragged you away or climbed onto your lap and began aggressively making out with you as soon as she spotted me,” Shadow deadpanned with a flat glare.
The azure hero blinked at him and then looked down to the side and mumbled something to himself that sounded like “Is that why she…” before shaking his head and turning back to Shadow, “Well I guess we're here now anyway. So what did you want to talk about?”
Shadow closed his eyes, “Actually, your ‘girlfriend ’ is what I wanted to talk about.”
Sonic took a step back, “What?”
The hybrid took a breath and moved into Sonic's personal space, “Sonic, can you say that being with Rose makes you happy?”
“Excuse me!?” The hero asked incredulously.
Frustrated, Shadow threw his hands up in the air, “Look at yourself Faker!” he grabbed the front of the pink shirt--“You never used to wear clothes! You always told me you hated how it felt to wear them!”
Sonic struggled a bit in Shadow's grip but only succeeded in causing Shadow’s claws to slightly rip the fabric, “Well maybe I just changed my opinion! It's been a few years, I'm allowed to change my style.”
Shadow scoffed, “The style you barely changed for 19 years? That you only decided to suddenly change conveniently right after you started dating her?” Shadow let go of Sonic’s shirt to tug at the jeans, “I mean there's no way you're running comfortably in these,”--he hit the back of his hand against the other’s chest--“And this shirt! Can you even breathe in this?” Shadow began unbuttoning the shirt right then and there, getting halfway down before Sonic even realized what was happening.
“Whoa! What are you doing?!” Sonic shouted, flushed and looking flustered.
“I'm trying to being back the real Sonic,” Shadow responded aggressively as he tugged the shirt off Sonic and started to reach for the pants.
Sonic stopped him by grabbing his wrist and pushing him away before he could start, “Shut up!” he yelled weakly, face still red, “So she makes a few uncomfortable decisions about my wardrobe, so what? It doesn't mean she made me into a completely different person!"
Shadow’s eye twitched, could Sonic truly not see it? Pulling the blue hero by the collar Shadow whirled them around and slammed Sonic against the door, “When's the last time you went on a run by yourself just for fun that lasted longer than an hour?”
Shadow looked deep into Sonic's emerald eyes to try and get his message across, “How long since you went all out in a spar just because you could?”
Sonic was wide-eyed and speechless as Shadow growled at him, “You don't even go on adventures like you used to,” the dark hedgehog accused harshly, “Can you really say you're still you? Still, just a guy who loves adventure?”
They were chest to chest, Shadow pinning the other to the door; there was a pull in Shadow’s gut that fluttered up at their position and he suddenly couldn’t stop himself from glancing at the hero’s lips. He looked back up at Sonic's eyes but saw only confusion and shock reflected back at him.
Shadow tried to make his emotions less obvious when he huffed and moved away from his blue counterpart. Crossing his arms and facing away from the door, Shadow opened his mouth again, “I would have… understood if you had simply chosen her over me,”--Shadow clenched his jaw and tightened his grip on his arms, he would not cry over this idiot. “But to see you let yourself be destroyed for her? To see you become this- this shell of yourself!!”
Shadow’s hands had raised into the air in rage and now dropped back down as he continued at a lower volume, the fight draining out of him, “I can't watch it anymore. And I won't, one way or another,” he finished solemnly.
Sonic seemed to finally gain his voice back as he stared at Shadow, “What are you saying…” he whispered in disbelief.
“I'm saying this is my last straw Sonic,” He walked back up to his rival but didn’t directly enter his space, “Either you take back agency of your life, or…” Shadow furrowed his brow and frowned as his stomach roiled at the words about to leave his mouth, no matter how much he knew it would be the right choice for himself, “...Or you never see me again.”
Sonic's face turned extremely distressed at the notion, “Wait no! No! I-”--He grabbed Shadow by his jacket, pulling him closer as if he could keep Shadow from leaving if he just held on tight enough, “I-” he bit his lip and looked away, “What… what did you mean when you said I ‘chose her over you’?”
Shadow blinked and couldn't quite squash the small spark of hope those words ignited.
Did Sonic not know how Shadow felt about him? Shadow recalled the times the two used to circle each other, when they anointed themselves with scents similar to the other, how they had constantly challenged each other for spars or races or anything else they could compete over, could impress the other with. Had Sonic been just as oblivious as Shadow? Shadow only knew they had been courting now because Rouge had spotted him circling Sonic as they said goodbye after a mission and teasingly scolded him for hitting on a taken man.
Shadow assumed that Sonic had been aware of hedgehog courting rituals, having been raised on the planet and not on a space station populated only by humans. But… maybe he was wrong.
Instead of answering the question directly, Shadow lifted his claws to cradle Sonic's muzzle in his hands, “I'm going to give you a choice Sonic. You can walk out of here, put that stupid shirt back on, and go back to your perfect white picket fence with your perfect girlfriend and live that lie for the rest of your life, trapped in that pre-planned story; or-”
He slammed his paws to either side of the blue hedgehog’s head, extending his alien claws into the wood of the door, “You come home with me,”--he leaned his head down to Sonic's neck and gave it a little nibble--“-and I'll show you how someone who loves you should really be treating you.”
Sonic let out an overwhelmed whimper and leaned his weight heavier against the door. “You- you love me?” he asked breathlessly like he couldn’t believe it.
Shadow purred and nuzzled Sonic's neck, “Yes,” he answered simply.
“Holy shit,” Sonic gulped at his confession and shivered when the hybrid ran his fangs down his neck, stalling at the junction between the shoulder.
Shadow smirked at the reaction before he nearly growled in pleasure as Sonic's scent (which he hadn't been able to appreciate in years, but that up close was unmistakable, whatever expensive floral cologne Rose had him wearing no match for Sonic's natural earthy scent) gained a hint of arousal.
Shadow gave the spot a small lick before backing off, he didn't want to go too far without Sonic's actual agreement. He dragged his claws down Sonic's arms to rest right above his gloves, he looked down at them and felt Sonic's pulse as he waited for the other to calm his heart down.
Rubbing his thumbs over peach wrists and trying to keep his posture relaxed, Shadow silently prayed Sonic would give him the answer he wanted. He was so focused on that in fact, that he almost missed it when the one creature that could ever hold his heart shakily whispered “...okay.”
His head shot up and he squeezed Sonic's wrists, a desperate look in his eye, “Really?” Shadow asked, as his normally steady voice cracked painfully.
The blue hero smiled nervously but huffed a sweet laugh, “Y-yeah,”--he breathed and leaned closer to Shadow, “Show me you mean it you faker, show me you... you love me,” he quietly demanded, wrapping his arms around onyx shoulders.
The agent grinned wickedly, “Gladly,” he growled lowly, resting his claws on azure hips he closed the distance and finally, finally, kissed his boy.
One kiss turned into two, turned to three, turned into aggressive making out. Thudding against the door, they tested the thin wooden structure's strength as they went at it with fervor, since once they started it seemed they couldn’t bring themselves to stop. Even as both hedgehogs grew out of breath, they grasped at each other and tangled their tongues together greedily.
Sonic groaned when Shadow tugged at his quills and Shadow moaned in response when Sonic pulled at his tail. Shadow could already feel himself getting stiff in his pouch, and it got harder to think as he sucked on Sonic’s tongue, whether that was from the lack of oxygen or the arousal clouding his brain was anyone’s guess.
His brain was so muddled in fact that it took until she was a few feet away for his enhanced senses to pick up on the sound of those awfully familiar footsteps.
Thinking quick, Shadow swiftly picked up Sonic under his thighs and spun so he was pinning Sonic against a tiled wall further away from the door right on time as three loud raps sounded from the door, “Sonic you almost done in there? It's been 7 minutes, people are asking where you are!”
Sonic froze at her voice and looked at Shadow with panic in his eyes, clearly not ready to have that conversation just yet.
Shadow returned his look with a serious expression, if Sonic wanted to backtrack on his decision, now would be the time; but to the dark hedgehog’s relief, Sonic showed no sign of regret or doubt as he steadied his eyes while Amy continued to talk through the door.
“Sonic if you don't answer me right now I’m going to break this door down!!”
“Uh-” Sonic’s arms and legs pulled him closer and Shadow had to focus on not having an audible reaction as, even with the jeans, the movement pressed his bulge against the space between Sonic’s thighs.
“I- I’m fine Amy! Just um… had too many spicy chili dogs today! I’ll be out in a minute heh,” Shadow raised a brow at the other’s excuse, when had Sonic ever reached a limit on how many chili dogs he could eat in a day? Sonic must’ve noticed the unimpressed look on his face as he lightly slapped his arm and mouthed ‘Shut up’.
Amy scoffed, “I told you you needed to cut back on those! I don’t want you losing your figure now!” She hummed in consideration, “In fact, I think I’m going to set up a diet for you. How do you feel about the Atkins Diet?”
Sonic closed his eyes and clenched his jaw, “Sure yeah, that’s- that’s great Amy. Whatever you want.”
Shadow twitched and almost lost it at Sonic’s defeated tone, did that bitch not know how much food chaos wielders needed to eat?? A low-calorie diet like that would be extremely dangerous for someone like Sonic!
Shadow bared his teeth and glared at the door like he could vaporize the hedgehog behind it with just his eyes. He growled threateningly, and if it wasn’t for the loud rave music booming throughout whoever’s house this was, Rose surely would have picked up on the fact that it wasn’t just Sonic in the bathroom.
“Well alright then, get out soon, Amber is talking about her engagement and I don’t want you to miss it,” Rose not-so-subtly hinted before the sound of her boots moved away.
Seething, Shadow didn’t look away from the door until he felt the soft press of lips against his cheek. Looking over at the culprit he found his love staring at him with a warm apologetic smile, “I’m sorry about her…” he brushed a paw through red-striped quills before his smile dropped, “I think I’m starting to realize how bad she was,”--he sighed and squeezed his eyes closed in shame--“I can’t believe I wasted so much time letting her push me around, god that's so pathetic…”
Shifting Sonic so he carried him with one hand, Shadow reached into his own quills and grasped at the chaos emerald he was now infinitely grateful he had decided to bring, “You won’t ever have to deal with her controlling your life again, I promise.”
He finished his declaration with a press of his lips to Sonic’s, feeling the heat in his gut reignite when Sonic moaned and kissed back. Still gripping the chaos emerald Shadow muttered a breathless “chaos control-” between kisses, teleporting them instantly to his apartment.
Sonic gasped at the sudden change in scenery, “Where-”
“My apartment,” Shadow answered, still carrying Sonic in one hand, he smoothly removed his jacket with the other, placing it on a coat rack next to the door.
Immediately after, he turned back and resumed their kissing, biting at Sonic's lip and feeling his canine sink through the tender flesh, he lapped up the blood that sprouted from the wound. Sonic inhaled sharply at the pain and moaned as he ground his hips against Shadow’s.
A moment later Shadow pulled back to get a good look at the horny hedgehog he was holding; Sonic, frankly, looked like a mess, his fur was mussed and ruffled in some places but pressed flat and almost matted in others, his quills stuck out at odd angles from being pressed against the wall and door.
The blue hedgehog was breathing heavily and a bit of moisture glistened around his kiss-bruised lips, “You kiss me so much better than Amy, fuck.”
Growling, Shadow jerked forward and bit down on Sonic’s shoulder, his fangs pressed harshly against the skin, hard enough to bruise but not pierce through. Sonic groaned loudly but didn’t push him away, in fact, the blue hedgehog leaned further into Shadow as the dark hedgehog moved them into his bedroom.
Dropping Sonic on his bed Shadow crawled over him, “I don’t want to hear her name leave your lips until I’m done with you Faker,” He warned, Sonic’s beautiful green eyes widening as Shadow loomed over him, “You’re mine now, and I’ll let the whole world know when I make you scream my name tonight.”
Sonic let out a depraved moan at Shadow’s words, keening pitifully when alien fangs nipped at his neck. Shadow sucked on the sensitive skin with intent, attempting to leave a visible mark that would let everyone know that the hero was taken and very well cared for.
Shadow kissed back up to peach lips, once again shoving his tongue into Sonic's mouth without decorum. He pressed Sonic into the mattress with his weight as his hands traveled lower, reaching the ill-fitted jeans. He pulled back just a bit as he tugged at them, “May I?” he asked, as he looked heavily into Sonic's eyes; there was no going back after this and Shadow needed to make sure The Hero of Mobius knew what he was getting into.
His rival shifted and lifted his hips to pressed his clothed bulge into Shadow's hand, “Mmm, yes. Please,” he groaned.
He twitched but Shadow just barely resisted giving into his love right there, “I just need you to be aware we're committing adultery.”
That caused a laugh to burst out of his lover, Sonic snickered as he looked up at him through his eyelashes, “Adultery? What- What are you, from the middle ages?” he laughed softly.
“Sonic,” Shadow insisted, pushing the other further into the mattress by his shoulders to try and get him to focus, "I'm serious."
The blue hedgehog sighed and dropped his smile; he closed his eyes for a moment before looking back up into Shadow’s eyes with a more solemn expression and sighed; “I know that by doing this- I’m betraying her, and that I should break up with her first before we do anything but-”--he let out a strained breath--“Fuck Shadow, I need you now, and…” he hesitated for a moment, looking away before continuing, “I feel I at least owe her more than sending her stupid a breakup text just so it's not technically cheating.”
Shadow smiled at the answer and nuzzled the side of Sonic’s head purring, “You’re so perfect it's unbelievable,” he mumbled against blue quills.
The hero let out a short self-deprecating laugh, “I- I don't know about that…”
Shadow moved back to kiss Sonic’s lips again, “You are,” he refuted, leaving another peck on Sonic’s lips before continuing, “You’re amazing,”-he kissed him again, “Brilliant,”-another kiss, “Strong,”--kiss, “kind,”--one last kiss, “And I’m so, so, incredibly lucky you deemed anything about me worthy of you.”
Sonic’s jaw was slack as he took several deep shaky breaths, staring at Shadow like he couldn’t believe he was real.
“I love you with everything I have Sonic,” He leaned down and scooped his arms under Sonic to bring them together in a warm embrace, “I’m so happy you chose to come with me love.”
Sonic squeezed Shadow, burying his face in the other’s chest fur, the blue hero let out a breath that sounded like he was holding back a sob, “I- I don't even know what to say Shadow. That’s- Gia .”
Releasing a kind laugh, Shadow lowered Sonic back down to the bed and caressed his face with a paw, “You don’t have to say anything, sweetheart, just let me take care of you~”
“Holy Fucking Chaos.”
Shadow’s smile turned predatory, and in the low light of the bedroom his eyes and red streaks almost appeared to glow.
Swiftly removing his fingerless gloves, Shadow tossed them across the room before wasting no time in ripping off Sonic’s stupid white jeans with his deadly sharp claws, reducing the clothing to scraps in milliseconds. Next, he moved lower--and with much more care--removed the classic red sneakers from Sonic’s feet, setting them down next to the bed, socks coming off a moment later, balled up, and thrown in a hamper across the room.
Shadow stripped himself of his own socks and air shoes and put them in the same place as Sonic’s. Looking back up, he was greeted with the sight of Sonic spread out across his bed wearing absolutely nothing, having removed his gloves himself when Shadow stepped out of his air shoes. That sight alone caused Shadow to feel the tip of his erection peak out of his slit.
Shadow all but pounced on the blue hedgehog, kissing any spot he could reach and earning himself a delectable moan when his hips uncontrollably thrust forward, as it inadvertently caused Shadow’s bluge to brush against Sonic’s.
Pleasure racked through the hedgehogs at the contact and Sonic grasped at Shadow near-desperate “Shadow! Please, please. I want you,” he begged, blue legs wrapped around Shadow’s hips as he nearly cried.
Rutting against Sonic’s leg Shadow’s voice rumbled as he asked, “How do you want me love?” while scraping his teeth teasingly over his partner’s perky nipples.
Sonic’s claws dug into Shadow’s back and he panted at the sensation, “I need- I need you-”
“Yes?”
Swallowing Sonic grabbed Shadow’s head and tilted it to force him to look him in the eye and stop his torture, “I need you inside me,” he declared, “I want you to fuck me Shadow.”
Shadow blinked, “Are you sure?” he questioned, “Have you ever done it before?” his claw absentmindedly raised to roll and pinch a nipple between his fingers.
“Ahg-” Sonic took a quick gasping breath before answering, “N-no, but I trust you.”
Shadow’s heart beat harshly against his ribcage at those words, and he ducked his head to hide his giddy smile. “Alright-” he conceded, stretching over Sonic to reach his nightstand, he grabbed out the necessary items from the drawer and was about to pull back when a peach hand landed on the small box he was holding.
“I don’t think we need these, do you?” Shadow blinked and looked back at Sonic, the other hedgehog had a small smirk on his face as he pushed the hand holding a box of condoms back down, “I’m clean, and as far as I’m aware you can’t catch or spread anything.”
“It’s easier to clean-” Shadow started but was interrupted as Sonic took the box from his hand and set it down.
“I want to feel you in your entirety, and I don’t mind a bit of a mess,” he smiled, grin widening when Shadow didn’t reach for the box again and just shut the drawer with a shake of his head.
“You never fail to surprise me, hedgehog,” the hybrid laughed, sitting back on his knees.
Sonic’s legs were propped up on a pillow and spread to either side of Shadow, the black hedgehog noticed a small tremor in the appendages and hummed soothingly, rubbing a paw up and down Sonic’s leg to reassure his partner. “This might feel a little weird at first, but I’m going to do my best to make sure it doesn’t hurt okay?” he leaned down and kissed Sonic’s inner thigh in comfort.
Sonic hummed his agreement and spread his legs a little wider to allow Shadow better access.
Before looking at his partner’s entrance, Shadow kissed and tongued at the slit that hid his love’s arousal. Sonic gasped at the unexpected pleasure, and his hips immediately pressed down to chase the feeling.
Shadow felt the beginning of Sonic’s length poke out and rushed to maneuver his tongue further into the sheath as he attempted to coax out the rest with just his mouth.
“Fuuuck Shadow, please don't stop,” Sonic groaned, lightly grabbing red-striped quills to keep the dark hedgehog in place as if Shadow was planning on going anywhere anytime soon.
Deciding he had teased his partner enough, Shadow reached up his hand and pressed the spots he knew would release the other from his pouch. Sonic’s erection finally revealed itself and Shadow licked his lips at the sight, making quick work of fitting it into his mouth, no problem thanks to his lack of gag reflex; moaning around the length Shadow felt his own cock push out a little further.
Sonic keened loudly when Shadow started bobbing his head, his tongue running up and massaging the sides before retreating to tease at its tip and taste his mate’s precum. He purred at the taste and let the vibrations travel through Sonic, the blue hedgehog gifted him with a tantalizing “Gah~” sound and an attempt at a thrust from where he was lying on his back.
Hollowing his cheeks Shadow sucked on the member and swallowed around the head, Sonic shouted in response and started up a never-ending chant of Shadow’s name, which stroked his ego quite nicely.
Knowing his distraction technique had worked, Shadow subtly squeezed a generous amount of lube into his hand, rolling it around to warm the viscous liquid up; he retracted his claws and pressed a single finger to Sonic’s--now much more relaxed--entrance.
Despite the effective distraction, Sonic still flinched at the contact and tensed. Pulling off of Sonic’s cock, Shadow pressed a kiss to it before he nuzzled into his love’s thigh still purring, “I need you to relax baby.”
Sonic took a shaky breath “Right, yeah-”
Shadow frowned, “Sonic, if you’re not comfortable we can sto-”
Shooting up Sonic grabbed Shadow’s hand and pressed it back to his entrance, “No! I’m just nervous, don’t stop.”
Shadow let out a breath, “Okay, okay, I won't.” He pressed his finger against Sonic’s pucker and slowly began pushing in, “Lay back down,” he told Sonic, whose face had taken on an odd look, but did as he was told.
Huffing a laugh as his finger reached the second knuckle Shadow jeered lightly at Sonic, “Wow, Sonic the Hedgehog doing what he’s told and admitting he feels nervous in the span of a minute? I never thought I’d see the day.”
Shadow received a sharp kick to the ribs for his comment, but it was worth it to hear the apprehension in the other's voice lessen just a bit when he told Shadow to shut up.
By the time the first finger was all the way in, Sonic was once again breathing hard and his face was scrunched up as he got used to the feeling. Shadow waited patiently for Sonic to adjust before he began slowly thrusting his finger in and out, caressing the velvety inner walls Shadow explored Sonic with intent.
Shifting his hips Sonic moaned quietly, “Mhmm, more Shads, please, I can take it.”
“You’ll get more when I decide you can take it,” Shadow said, nipping at Sonic’s leg for his impatience.
Sonic moaned louder at Shadow, whining as the darker hedgehog continued to tease him. Huffing and rolling his eyes, Shadow pulled out his finger, he reveled in Sonic’s desperate no’s for a moment before taking two fingers this time, and shoving them as deep as they would go into his boy’s ass.
The unexpected thrust punched out a breathless cry from the hedgehog below him, Shadow leaning back over his mate so he could look into blown green eyes, “Don’t worry love, I’ll give you what you need soon.”
Only waiting a moment for Sonic to adjust, Shadow’s fingers began thrusting in and out, setting a much faster pace, and occasionally spreading to stretch further. The movements created loud shameful wet noises that had Sonic’s face heating up; Shadow kissed the red cheeks before going down on Sonic’s irresistible mouth, devouring every sultry noise that escaped his mate’s throat; his fingers never faltering in their aggressive movements.
Suddenly, Sonic tensed and broke their kiss, crying out, and for a moment Shadow worried if he had somehow hurt Sonic before he spotted the look on Sonic’s face and realized what had happened. Solidifying his conclusions, Sonic thrusted his hips down and moaned loudly when Shadow’s digits ran over a certain spot.
“Oh, chaos- fuck, Shadow right there! Shad-!” Shadow cut him off with a particularly strong thrust against that spot, massaging the pads of his fingers over it. Sonic writhed in pleasure under Shadow as the dark hedgehog stimulated his prostate; Shadow for his part, lapped at Sonic’s neck and collarbone like a man starved, he then rubbed his cheek over the same spots, anointing the other with his scent straight from the source.
Pressing in a third finger Shadow reached down and began stroking Sonic with his other hand; then trailing back up to reunite their mouths, he sloppily mashed them together.
Sonic bucked into Shadow’s hand and panted heavily into his mouth as Shadow’s lips moved against his, almost looking like he was trying to eat his partner in his enthusiasm. Dull claws racked down Shadow’s back before moving to his thick shoulders, gripping into the muscle there and weakly pushing the other away.
Taking the hint, Shadow stalled in his movements and pulled back enough to see his partner’s face, “Sonic?”
“Sha- Shads- if- if you don’t stop I’m going to- ha- …you know,” Sonic explained, turning his gaze to the side in embarrassment.
“Oh-” Shadow smirked--“and you want to get to the main event first?” he guessed.
Sonic bit his lip and nodded, looking back at Shadow, “I want to feel you when I come.”
That knocked the air out of Shadow’s lungs, the image of Sonic coming on his cock flashed in his mind, and Shadow immediately made it his new life's mission to bring that vision into reality.
Pulling his fingers out of Sonic, Shadow caressed the slightly gaping entrance, smearing more lube around it, before reaching for his own arousal. Half-sheathed and dripping precum Shadow’s cock emerged fully after he stood on his knees and hit the pressure points to release it, revealing his generous length to the world, or just to Sonic.
Shadow’s dick was mostly the same color as his muzzle, except for two noticeable thick red veins that twisted their way down and around the whole thing. Sighing in relief as it finally escaped its confines, Shadow palmed at himself and opened his eyes--he hadn't realized he had closed them--immediately he spotted his blue mate staring openly at Shadow’s cock, a hungry look in his eye.
“That’s going inside me?” Sonic asked rhetorically, seeming to unknowingly open his legs a bit further at the idea, “Will it even fit?”
Shadow growled and stroked his length, spreading a healthy amount of lube over it, “Yes,” he lowered himself and lined up, “-it will.”
Grunting and fisting his claws in the bedsheets at the feeling, Shadow slowly pushed into his love’s willing body. Sonic’s plush walls sucked him in, drawing his cock further into that hot, tight, delectable hole. Shadow forced himself to be more careful than he had been before with anyone else, the last thing he wanted was to hurt Sonic here, at the hero’s most vulnerable.
Suddenly, Sonic’s legs circled Shadow’s waist and sharply pulled him forward, looking at the hedgehog in question Shadow caught Sonic looking at him through half-lidded eyes, “I’m not made of glass Shadow,”--he sent the dark hedgehog a heated glance that let Shadow know exactly what he wanted.
Shadow growled threateningly, lurching forward he grabbed Sonic’s wrists and pinned them above his head, “Don’t test my patience hedgehog,” he warned darkly.
“Or what?” Sonic asked cheekily.
Shadow narrowed his eyes, and stopped moving entirely, “Or else I might just leave you here, alone and unsatisfied, still desperately longing for my dick,” of course, Shadow wouldn’t actually do that, but the threat alone was enough to make Sonic instantly cease his complaints, holding his breath and looking up at Shadow with wide eyes.
Sonic’s ass tightened around him about halfway in and Shadow had to ground his teeth to stop from thrusting further into the amazing heat.
“Fuck Shadow- how much more is there?” Sonic asked in a tight voice.
Shadow kissed the side of his mate’s head, “We’re about halfway,” he rubbed his cheek against Sonic’s, “You’re doing so good, being so good for me.” Shadow felt Sonic’s cock twitch at the praise, he smirked and filed that info away for later.
“Holy fuck this is torture, please just put it in. Just get it over with so you can properly fuck me already Shadow!”
Shadow pursed his lips, “I don’t want to hurt you,” he said, expertly avoiding Sonic’s eyes in an attempt to hide the fear swimming in them.
Sonic’s eyes widened in realization for a moment before they softened into an understanding look.
Reaching up, Sonic turned Shadow’s head to face him, “You won't,” he said, pushing up to meet Shadow’s lips in a sweet kiss--“You have such a good heart Shadow, and I know you still think of yourself as a monster sometimes, but I’m telling you right now that it isn’t true. You would never hurt me. And even if you can’t see how good you are yet, I can,”--he rubbed his thumb across Shadow’s cheek and purred, the hybrid helpless to resist leaning into it.
“I’m sorry it took me so long to tell you these things, Shads; I would trust you with my life in a heartbeat, I would trust you with the world. And one day Shadow, I’ll make you see yourself the way I see you.”
“Sonic,” Shadow choked out, tears swimming in his vision, and a shaky purr to match Sonic’s rumbling in his chest.
The blue hero smiled and wiped away the unshed tears, “So yeah, with all that, I think it's pretty easy in comparison to trust you to fuck me.”
Incredulous at Sonic’s lack of decorum, Shadow dropped his head so their foreheads met and let out a tearful chuckle, “You are ridiculous,”--he closed his eyes-“I can’t believe you bust out that whole romantic speech just so that I would hurry up.”
“You love it,” the blue hedgehog grinned.
“Unfortunately-- Clearly, I have terrible taste.”
Sonic laughed loudly at that, closing his eyes in amusement, only to open them a moment later with a look of arousal at Shadow, “Well?”
“Hmm, I don’t know, have you been a good boy?” Shadow taunted him with a mean smirk, thrusting only a little deeper before pulling back.
“Shadddooow,” Sonic whined, pulling at Shadow’s quills like a fussy child.
Continuing his short thrusts Shadow ran his claws down the side of Sonic’s neck, scratching at the flesh under cobalt fur. Licking a wet stripe on his mate’s muzzle, Shadow whispered slowly into the hero’s ear, “Say it.”
“W-what?”
“Say you’ll be my good boy, Faker,” Shadow demanded, following it up with a harder thrust.
Sonic softly cried out at that, but it clearly still wasn’t enough to satiate him as he continued to pant and whine from want; “I… I’ll be your good boy Shadow. I will,, so, please fuck me! I’ll be such a good boy for you... I promise~”
And those words were all it took for Shadow to let go of his last bit of restraint. Forcing the rest of his length up Sonic’s delicious ass in one swift movement, and not wasting a moment, Shadow fucked into his boy mercilessly as he hid his face in the crook of Sonic’s neck and held onto blue hips, his sharp claws keeping them in place so his mate wouldn’t be pushed up the bed by the strength of his thrusts.
Snarling, Shadow made quick work of finding his partner's sweet spot again, Sonic moaning sharply when he hit it; pulling hard on Shadow’s quills and pushing his hips down to meet every punishing thrust.
Shadow chuckled lowly, “Good boy~” he murmured, Sonic only able to respond by keening and pushing down harder onto Shadow’s dick.
Mouthing at his partner’s neck, Shadow felt every moan and gasp Sonic made as they washed over him, encouraging him to endlessly make love to the hedgehog below him. He rhythmically pistoned in and out, taking care to hit Sonic’s prostate with each movement, and couldn’t stop his own grunt of pleasure when Sonic’s channel clenched around him, tight as a vice.
“You’re mine--” Shadow growled, his teeth gritted as he bared his fangs against Sonic’s shoulder, “Mine.”
Sonic jerked and hiccuped with a particularly hard thrust. He moaned Shadow’s name before agreeing, “I’m yours…” he spoke breathlessly, gasping for air.
Something must’ve clicked in Shadow’s brain from those words, as he suddenly felt a wave of emotions flood him. The hybrid’s mind finally realized what was happening was real, not a dream or a figment of his imagination. Not that Shadow could’ve ever dreamt up how truly amazing Sonic felt around him, nor the determined words the blue hedgehog had spoken to him before.
Shamefully, Shadow felt as tears rolled down his muzzle, soaking into blue fur; he just couldn’t believe Sonic was here, with him. Shadow never faltered in his movements, but his shoulders shook with silent sobs as his paws lifted to Sonic’s back, tugging him closer, and pressing them together like he wanted to fuse into one.
Sonic seemed to notice as there was concern in his voice when he spoke, “Sh-Shads? You-- okay?”
Shadow only hummed an unconvincing noise in response, moving his hips faster as if to distract the other hedgehog from his plight.
Unsatisfied with that answer, Sonic removed his nails from Shadow’s back and went to cradle the hybrid’s face, “Shadow slow down-slow down!”--Sonic hiccuped, but was able to catch his breath when Shadow reluctantly heeded his request--“What's wrong? You’re- Gia, you’re crying. Please, talk to me.”
“Nothing is wrong Sonic. I just-” he hesitated, the dark hedgehog a bit embarrassed to admit that he was so in love with this stupid blue blur that realizing Sonic was really His after all this time, actually brought him to tears in the middle of sex. “I just love you so much…” he whispered, voice thick with emotion, “I can't believe you’re finally mine.”
“Shads- I…”
“You don’t have to say it back yet Sonic. It’s okay,” Shadow reassured his blue lover.
“But-”
Finally having composed himself, Shadow cut the other off with a sharp thrust that caused the blue blur loudly to cry out. They could talk more about that later. For now…
Shadow rammed up and pulled his mate down at the same time, resulting in a devastating blow to Sonic’s insides, “You’re a good boy Sonic~ taking me so well,” he purred into a blue ear, “I bet you could take even more, your ass is so greedy for it,” one claw went down and grabbed a handful of that deliciously thick blue ass; his sharp nails pricked at the tender skin underneath fur, which drew droplets of blood to the surface.
Sonic moaned at the praise and rough handling, small cries of pleasure escaping him after every thrust. Shadow then one-handedly lifted Sonic’s ass for better access and was instantly gifted with the vision of a cute blue tail beginning to wag at breakneck speed once it was no longer trapped.
Shadow’s purr rumbled as he felt it brush his paw with every pass by, confirming Sonic’s equal enthusiasm.
“Shadow I’m clo-” Sonic choked, Shadow tugging on his tail, keeping it still for a moment as he stroked it between two fingers. Sonic arched his back and squeezed Shadow between his thighs, making a guttural sound from his throat as Shadow moved his hand from his tail to peach cock, wrapped his claws around it, and began stroking up and down in time with his hips.
Curious, Shadow leaned back to take in Sonic’s debauched face, it was blotchy with red, there was a sheen of saliva coating his bruised and split lips, plus the area surrounding it, his mouth was agape, gasping and letting every noise he made escape without resistance, and his emerald eyes were hazy, but they still focused entirely on Shadow.
Moving the hand holding Sonic in place to brush over a thin neck, he gave his partner a hesitant and questioning look, asking permission. His answer was a small hitch in breath as Sonic aggressively nodded his head.
Taking his cue Shadow pressed his hand over Sonic’s windpipe, choking the other just enough to inhibit airflow but not suffocate. “Heh- Who knew The Hero of Mobius was into such freaky stuff, I bet that pink hedgehog was never able to satisfy you like this.”
Sonic’s eyes rolled up into his head and his body tensed in anticipation of an orgasm, but Shadow quickly gripped the base of Sonic’s dick, preventing the blue hedgehog from spilling over himself. “Oh no, not yet baby,” Shadow warned in a deep voice.
A high-pitched whine escaped Sonic, nearly sobbing as tears formed in the corners of his eyes.
Shadow fucked into Sonic with passion and growled possessively when he leaned down to lick up the tears as they fell, gripping Sonic’s throat a bit tighter in tandem with the blue hedgehog clenching around him, practically begging Shadow to let him come.
Growling as he felt his own peak approaching, Shadow moved his canines back to the crook of Sonic’s neck, speeding up as his thrusts started to become frantic, “Mine, you’re mine. Mine mine mine mine.”
His paw began moving on Sonic’s length again, and he couldn’t control his growl as it traveled through him and into his mate. Sonic was arched and pressed against him as Shadow impaled him on his cock over and over, his pretty peach mouth open in a silent scream.
Finally, Shadow felt himself hit his peak, and instinct guided him to open his jaw and clamp down on Sonic’s shoulder as he tipped over after two more erratic thrusts. His fangs pierced the flesh easily and Sonic screamed his name for real this time, yelling like he wanted even the heavens to know who made him feel like this, coming a second later.
Shadow moaned into Sonic’s shoulder, pumping his lover full of cum he gently rocked back and forth to ride out their aftershocks. He could taste blood on his tongue but in that moment it tasted like gold, he removed his fangs from Sonic and eagerly lapped at the wound, both in apology and to get more of that amazing taste.
It took a few minutes for them both to calm down, catching their breath and coming off their post-orgasm highs, but as soon as he was aware enough to do so, Shadow pulled out as carefully as he could, though Sonic still winced at the sensation, definitely overstimulated. Chaos controlling to the bathroom Shadow wet a rag and went to lean down in front of Sonic, who he could tell was about to fall asleep.
“May I?” He asked softly, a bit worried that now that the sex was over Sonic wouldn’t want Shadow touching him again.
Sonic opened an eye to peek at Shadow and mumbled something like an agreement before closing his eyes again, clearly fighting sleep already.
Shadow smiled for a second before he shifted to leave a quick peck on Sonic’s lips, “Go to sleep Faker, I’ll clean us up.”
Sonic seemed to blush even in his half-asleep state, but easily followed the hybrid’s instructions, his breath growing even.
Shadow tenderly wiped Sonic off, sure to be thorough, even grabbing a different rag to get some of the sticky sweat off his lover. Depositing both rags in the hamper Shadow climbed back into bed next to Sonic, about ready to follow his example before he remembered something.
Grabbing his phone from his quills, Shadow opened up Rouge’s contact and typed out a short message.
1:23am
Professional Edgehog:
sleep somewhere else tonight.
The Bat Queen:
holy shit
no way
are you serious!?!!!
You HAve to tell me the details later
Professional Edgehog:
no
shut up.
1:24am
The Bat Queen:
Never.
just tell me, was it as good as you imagined 😜?
1:26am
Professional Edgehog:
…
better