sonicandshads
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Previously Suffering in silence
Sonic the Hedgehog has always been seen as unstoppable - the fast-talking hero, the one who never quits. But when the battles go quiet and the world stops needing saving, Sonic is left alone with the one enemy he can't outrun: his own mind.
With thirty days left on a silent countdown he keeps to himself, Sonic begins drifting further into darkness - until a cold, familiar presence starts pulling him back. Shadow the Hedgehog, haunted by his own ghosts, sees through Sonic's smile and steps in when no one else does.
As the days tick by, Shadow and Sonic grow closer, building something real between the pain and healing. But love isn't a magic fix, and healing isn't a straight line. And when the countdown reaches zero, everything changes.
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This is a slow-burn, emotional journey through trauma, survival, love, and what it means to be truly seen. It's about scars - the ones you carry on your body and the ones you hide in your heart - and how connection, though fragile, can be the strongest thing in the world.
TW: Depression, self-harm, suicide ideation. Hopeful ending.