While suffering with severe trauma flashbacks and nightmares (PTSD), Shadow shuts everyone out. But what happens when a certain blue hedgehog tries to push past Shadow's walls and comfort him in a time of painful memories? Will Shadow accept his help, or will he turn it down? "You're Not Alone" is a story of how support can overcome pain, and love can overcome fear. <3 *note that I don't own the cover image*

Five years ago, Shadow broke Sonic's heart-believing distance was the only way to keep him safe. But Sonic's disappearance left the world in silence, and only Tails knew the truth of where he had gone. Now, as Eggman's empire threatens to rise, Team Dark and Team Sonic struggle against impossible odds... until a flash of blue returns to the battlefield. Sonic is alive, stronger than ever-but he's not the same hedgehog they remember. Marked with the insignia of G.U.N., Sonic vanishes as quickly as he appears, leaving Shadow torn between relief, regret, and suspicion. What happened to Sonic during those missing years? And can Shadow face the truth he's been running from all along? A story of love, loss, betrayal, and the dangerous pull of fate.

After Shadow fails a high-stakes G.U.N. mission, the organization turns on him. Stripped of his Chaos energy and held prisoner for three agonizing months, he endures torture, isolation, and silence. When he finally escapes, he was found by the last person he expected to see again: Sonic, the one who promises to help him recover what was stolen. But as the journey unfolds, Shadow begins to question: is regaining his powers the same as regaining himself?