Someone on here mentioned in a post that Ben Schwartz should pull a Jason Griffith and also voice Shadow and honestly I think that’s probably the most interesting take I’ve seen. We’ve seen this lovely man play goofy rolls (no complaints with that) and it would be neat to witness him channel that type of range.
Let Shadow have a motorcycle in Sonic 3 this, let Shadow have a gun in Sonic 3 that. Forget that and let my boy beat the ever loving shit out of someone with a street sign like in Shadow the Hedgehog 2005.
Shadow let out a quiet sigh as he was simply staring up at the ceiling while Sonic was rested comfortably beside him; there was something he had been trying to make sense of ever since he learnt about it, but no matter how hard he tried, the answer just wasn’t clear to him. After having a few more moments to try and think it over, another sigh escaped his lips. “I just don’t understand it.”
“Hmm?” Sonic slowly opened one eye upon hearing his mate’s voice and turned his head to him to find out what was on his mind. “What’s up, Shad?”
Shadow turned his glance to find that Sonic had woken up and was looking at him in concern, wondering what he was thinking about. Since he knew that the azure hedgehog would start asking him about it very quickly, he decided it best to start saving him the trouble.
“Why do people use ‘you’re my home’ as a romantic thing?” While Shadow spoke, he sat up and began scratching the side of his head in confusion while Sonic silently watched in, closely listening all the while. “Do they want to live in their partner or something?” The ebony hedgehog slowly shook his head as that statement didn’t seem to make any sense to him, and trying to figure it out only seemed to not provide any successful answers.
Sonic was basically silent as he was listening to what his mate had to say and a smile of amusement came to his face before he started chuckling to himself, with Shadow turning his glance to him in confusion as he began what the azure found so amusing. “I don’t think they mean it like that, Shadow.”
“So then… what does it mean?” Shadow quietly asked as Sonic sat up and made himself comfortable beside his midnight mate before he felt ready to start explaining this to him.
“Have you ever heard the saying ‘Home is where the heart is’?” Sonic asked. Shadow slowly nodded, wondering where Sonic was going with this. “Well, I think when people say ‘you’re my home’ to the one they love, they mean that when they’re with them, they feel like they’re where they’re meant to be, like the one they care for is exactly where they’re supposed to be. It may not be their actual home, but it just feels that way to them.”
Shadow blinked a few times with his eyes wide in amazement at Sonic’s explanation; suddenly, things seemed to make a lot more sense to him once he had heard his mate’s take on the matter. After having a few moments to let the explanation sink in, Shadow turned his head to Sonic as a bright smile slowly came to his face. “Well… if that’s true…” He then reached over to wrap an arm around the blue hedgehog, holding him closer to him. “Then there’s nowhere else I’d want to be than with you, because wherever you are feels like home to me.”
Sonic let out a chuckle at his mate’s words, but at the same time he found it impossible to remove the bright smile he was showing. “That’s great to hear, Shads.”
In one of the small cafes located on the outskirts of Central City, Shadow and Amy were sitting together enjoying their lunch. There appeared to be nothing but silence in the small area surrounding them as they seemed to be content with the peaceful silence and simply enjoying their lunch together. However, after a few seconds passed, Shadow’s glance fell to the salt shaker sitting on the table beside him. He stared at it silently before reaching over to pick it up and turned to Amy.
“Hey, Rose, look at this.”
Amy lifted her head up from her meal as she looked towards Shadow to find out why he was holding the small salt shaker in his hand. “This is me.” He then shook the salt shaker a few times, while Amy watched in surprise and she turned her glance down to try and figure out what he was saying before she clicked her fingers with a smile.
“Oh, I get this one!” She then let out a giggle before taking her guess at this little game he was playing. “It’s because you’re salty, right?”
“No.” Shadow quietly replied. Amy showed an expression of surprise since her guess made the most sense to her given his demeanour most of the time, but she decided that maybe she should listen to find out what he was actually trying to say. “It’s because people like to mess with me for their own amusement and I’m always used.” As he had his glance lowered while he spoke, he then looked up at the sakura-coloured hedgehog as she was staring at him in shock. “But I think I like yours better.”
Amy could only silently gasp in shock, as it was clear that the things Shadow had been through in his past were still a big deal for him. “Oh my gosh… Shadow…” An apologetic look began to show on her face as it was beginning to sink for her. “I’m really sorry. I didn’t…”
Shadow simply raised a hand to stop her in her tracks. “It’s alright.” A small smile then came to his face as he finished. “I’m feeling better now.”
Rouge looked over the list of items that she needed to buy as she was waiting for Shadow to meet up with her at the store; they had a long list to get through and it wasn’t helping that he was taking longer than usual to arrive. Once she was certain that everything on the list was accounted for, she lifted her head to find that Shadow was still nowhere in sight and she let out a groan of annoyance. “What could be taking him so long? I told them that we needed to be ready early in the morning if we wanted to get through this and be out of here fast. Honestly, you’d think he’d be here by now!” She then crossed her arms with an annoyed expression as waiting for him was beginning to test her patience. However, after a few seconds, a familiar voice could be heard from behind her.
“Here I am, Rouge.” The female bat turned around in surprise and was greeted with Shadow walking over to her, evidently looking not too thrilled about having been forced to get up this early in the day. However, the same thought didn’t appear to cross Rouge’s mind as she showed a smile of delight at the fact that he was finally here.
“Shadow, there you are! I’ve got the list, but I forgot to get the bags before I left. Do you have any on you?” She was then caught by surprise as Shadow made his way up to her before stopping just in front of her and pointing under his eyes.
“The only bags I have are the ones under my eyes, and they’re specifically designed to carry the burden of my existence.”
Rouge stared in blank silence for a few moments, blinking a few times as she did so, before showing an expression of annoyance at his dramatics. “A simple ‘no’ would have sufficed, you know.”
“In that case, no, I don’t have any bags.” Shadow bluntly replied.
Rouge let out a sigh of dismay at this response. “I didn’t think so…”
