Work Text:
'Ring, ring, Ring, Ring.' Went the sound of Sonic’s phone. He groaned lightly, slowly rising up from his pillows, grabbing his phone to see who it was. To his surprise, It was Shadow! But why? What is he doing calling him in the middle of the night? Of course everyone knew Shadow didn’t get that much sleep.. But it was concerning to see his face pop up on a call. What could he want?
"Shadow?.. it’s 2 in the morning…"
"Yeah, I-I know.. can you please turn your camera on f-for me.." Shadow responds, his voice cracking slightly. Sonic obliged, and allowed access to FaceTime. His mouth almost completely dropped when he saw another crying hedgehog who wasn’t him.
"Shadow?! Are you okay?.." Sonic panicked a little, He knew how to comfort people but not his own rival! They weren’t even friends… Well they had each other’s phone numbers so they kinda were, But still. Not so much..
"N-no.. I’m not- which is why I called you… I couldn’t let anyone else see me like this.. I trusted you."
"You trust me? Well, that’s awesome! But seriously, what’s wrong?"
"I-I don’t feel good Sonic… I really, really don’t feel good!" Shadow cried softly, trying not to make any sounds. He couldn’t embarrass himself in front of his rival. Technically he already WAS just by letting him see him like this.
"Why? What doesn’t feel good Shads?.."
"I-i don’t know! I just wanna.. I just wanna cry, and.. my head hurts so much but I know it’s probably just stress."
"Okay, well even if you don’t know what’s making you cry like this I’m here. It’s okay. You can talk to me.. I won’t leave ya, Shads." Sonic promised, propping himself up on his pillows. Shadow nodded, he still felt completely ashamed of himself, Like he just gave away all of his dignity, but knowing he had a friend (Sorta? kinda.) comforted him. Especially since he was so gentle and kind.
"I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have called you so late.. you should be asleep." Shadow sniffles a little, wiping his tears away. He was calming down a little but he still felt sick. At least mentally if not physically..
"Shadow, I don’t care what time it is. Friends matter more to me, than sleep! It’s not like I’ve got anything to do.. Eggman has been on vacation since Monday."
"Friend?.."
"Yes, friend. I’ve got your back, Rival."