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The Decade We Missed by sad_badger
Fandoms: Sonic the Hedgehog - All Media Types, Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW Comics), Sonic the Hedgehog (Video Games)
14 Mar 2026
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It's been 10 years since Sonic last saw Shadow, and in that decade, life had not been kind. He's stumbling through adulthood with no sense of direction or purpose, crumbling under the existential dread of aging, and to top it off, is suffering through an exhausting divorce process. Just as his whole world seems to be collapsing around him, however, an old friend returns... And might just be the lifeline he didn't realise he needed.
Now Sonic is having to navigate adulthood, heartbreak, grief and whatever these new (or maybe old) feelings are for his ex-rival. The strangest part is that Shadow seems to be the stable, emotionally competent one. What he doesn't know is that shadow is hiding a secret of his own- Ten years of feelings that he thought he'd let go of threatening to return.
This is a future-set Sonadow slow -burn where Sonic and Shadow reconnect after a decade of no contact. A mix of hurt/comfort, slice-of-life, humour, drama, fluff and spice (eventually). Themes include grief, romance, friendship, aging panic, unconditional love/care, and a flipped dynamic- Sonic is the one falling apart, and Shadow is the one who’s already healed.
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01 Jan 2026
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Hollywood, 1950.
The nights are filled with Sonic’s voice, brilliant and fleeting, like the flash of light reflected in an empty glass. Everyone adores him, yet no one truly knows him. Shadow watches from the dark, performing his duty as a guardian, untouched by the world he’s sworn to protect… until he hears him sing. And something within him falters. Among the echoes of jazz and the secrets fame refuses to forgive, two lonely souls meet on a stage that was never theirs. And when love is born in a place built on illusion, it can only bloom as a quiet tragedy.Bookmarked by ShadowsSkaterGirl
10 Nov 2025