!𝓔𝓜𝓞 𝓑𝓞𝓨!

3.𝔓𝔢𝔯𝔣𝔢𝔠𝔱

ok so like, fluff time!1!1!1!1!1!
no smut just shadow being a fucking emo bro
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shadow x gender neutral reader 😚😚
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you will cry.
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okay so i got requested to do fluff. horny no more!!!
IM SO BAD AT WRITING FLUFF BUT I LOVE IT SO MUCH😭😭 SOBBING
ITS SO ANGSTY TBH 😭😭😭
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ok heres ur fluff
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Perfect.

That was the only word Shadow could come up with to describe you.

You couldn't know he felt this way, of course. He would just hide his feelings away until they eventually went away or if you confessed first, which he deemed would never happen.

He could confess, if it didnt bruise his ego so harshly. He was the ultimate lifeform! Shadow the Hedgehog! He couldn't be mistaken for being soft. And so, he would just continue to admire you from afar. He's watched you fall in and out of relationships, silently wishing you would fall into love with him.

If he could just stop being a pussy and tell you, he would feel at ease. But he wont. He will just lay in wait. All he wanted was to be held by you. He just wanted to feel your soft, perfect lips against his.

He needed you so much more than you needed him. You weren't just another face to him. No one else mattered anywhere as much as you did.

He's worked so long to be someone you could come to for everything. He loved hearing about your day, how you would rant about how others had annoyed you recently. Shadow loved everything you said. How you pronounced each letter, the voice changes while you were talking to make the story more interesting.

They were interesting regardless.
To Shadow, at least.

But again, these feelings would never be revealed. He would be stuck loving you from afar.

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"Why is it so hard to just say how I'm feeling-" His thoughts were interrupted by a gentle knock on his door. He recognized it was you. You always knocked softly so you didn't startle him. He noticed. He noticed everything about you. He noticed how when you were walking in your apartment you would walk gently to not disturb those beneath you. He noticed how you would softly close the cupboards, how you would curse quietly when you dropped something. He observed and soaked up everything he could about you.

Another gentle knock to his door. 'Shit.' He rushed to the door, unlocking it and opening it quickly. He was met with your gorgeous face gazing back at him. Your lashes gently tapping your cheek as you blinked. You stood with a basket in your (s/t) hands, your nails a glossy (f/c) nail polish. He realized you had said something to him. He was so lost in thought he couldnt tell what you said.

"Shadow..?" You waved your hand in front of his face, your attempt at a joke. He seemed to snap out of whatever trance he was in. "Oh! Sorry, (Y/n). What did you need?" Shadow said with a small smile, eyebrows gently furrowed in guilt. "I came over to share these cookies with you! I know you don't necessarily have to eat, but I'm giving them to all the people I love and I didn't want you to be left out!" (Y/n) said with a grin as they held up their basket of cookies.

Shadows heart almost stopped.

Love?

They love me?

No. They must mean in a friendly way. Stupid, thinking it meant anything more than platonic love.

"Oh! Thank you, (Y/n). Would you like to come in?" Shadow asked with a heavy heart, opening the door wider. "Of course!" You walked in, your feet gently tapping the ground with each step. You barely made any noise when you walked, but Shadow already knew that.

He followed after you, his heavier footsteps behind yours. You gently set your basket down, grabbing a plate out of his cabinet. You set about six cookies on the plate and covered up your basket again. He looked over the cookies, noticing they had black and red sprinkles on them. You were so considerate. God, he's never gonna get over you.

"Ugh! I had the craziest day yesterday! So I was at.." You began, but your voice faded in and out as he gazed at you, taking steps towards the couch and sitting down with you. "..and this lady was being such a bitch to me! she could've been more considerate.." He stared at you, watching as you made movements with your hands to exaggerate your story. He suppressed a smile when he heard you change your voice while telling the story. "But I saw my friend I havent seen in a while when I was walking home!.." He watched as you smiled, gazing into your eyes. He couldn't help but smile with you. You were so perfect.

"So! How was your day so far, Shadow? You seemed a bit out of it when you opened the door. I just wanna be sure you're doing okay!" You said to him with the kindest smile he has ever seen. "Oh. My day? It's um, it's been fine. Nothing interesting has really happened. It's just been calm." He said, leaning in slightly closer as he gazed at his hands in his lap.

"You do know you can tell me anything, right? I wont judge, don't worry." You said with a playful grin.

'God how I wish how I could tell you I love you. I wish I could scream how I love you to the whole world. It wouldn't be difficult. My whole world is sitting right in front of me. Telling me its okay to tell them anything and I still can't find the courage to tell you I love you. I dont know how much longer I can handle this. It hurts just to look at you, knowing you'll never know how much I love you unless I can find the strength to pour out my heart and tell you how I feel. Fuck.'

His thought were once again interrupted by your soft voice. "Shadow. You're never this closed off with me. Something has to be bothering you." You said placing a hand on his knee. "If you need absolutely anything, I promise you, I'm here for yo-"

"I love you, (Y/n)! I love you so much it hurts! I can't handle how heavy my heart feels not being able to hold you, to love you... I'm so tired of seeing you fall in and out of love! How they always hurt you in the end! You deserve so much better! All I want is for you to be happy. And if you hate me after this, and you never want to see me again, that's fine with me, as long as you're happy... I couldn't live with myself knowing I hurt you..." He held on tight to your hands, gazing deep into your eyes as tears pricked the corners of his eyes.

"Shadow... I never thought you'd tell me" You pulled him into a hug, salty tears falling from your (e/c) eyes. He immediately clung back onto you, burying his face into your shoulder, his soft fur brushing against your cheek. "I love you so much, Shadow. You're one of the best things that has happened to me. I could never think of a life without you." Shadow let out a sob, holding onto you tighter. "Do you wanna go cuddle, honey?" You asked, your hands soothingly running across his back. He nodded into you shoulder, pulling away from the hug. You pulled him in, placing a loving kiss to his lips. It was more amazing than he ever imagined.

He finally did it.

He loved you, and you loved him back.

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wow im a fucking dumbass bro this is basically a whole meal of angst with a little side of fluff 💀💀💀

have fun crying🥰🥰🥰

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