Strangers To The City, Closer In The Dark

She wakes up to cold lights, unfamiliar voices, and a world that doesn't feel like her own. Trapped inside a government facility with no idea how she got there, everything she once knew is gone-erased, locked away, or rewritten, her memories-completely wiped. But the biggest surprise isn't where she is... it's who helps her escape.

Shadow the Hedgehog. Silent, sharp-edged, and the last person she ever expected to trust-let alone rely on.

Together, they break free, diving headfirst into a massive, chaotic city that neither of them recognize. Hunted, lost, and forced to stick together, they navigate unfamiliar streets, trying to piece together what's happened and what's coming for them next.

They don't like each other. Not at first. She sees him as cold and closed off, and he sees her as reckless and stubborn. But as the days stretch on and the danger closes in, something begins to shift. Tension turns to understanding. Silence turns to something heavier. Something real.

In a city full of strangers, with no map and no home, they only have each other-and that might be enough.

Trigger Warning:

1) Yes there will be smut. Do not read (or just not certain chapters) if you are uncomfortable with those themes. (There will be a warning at the beginning of said chapter as well). There will be abusive content in here as well, as the tags say. Please do not read if you are triggered by those themes.

2) This story is fairly new and main ideas/plot points are still in development and always will be. Changes may or may not be made as the story starts and continues.

3) There will be chapters with music that can be listened to if you wish while you read to enhance certain chapters.

Thank You, Enjoy Reading! ✨️

Rankings:

#30 - #Latenight (07/24/25)