Summary:
How can you fight yourself? Your mirror image knows all your fears, your weaknesses, your self-doubt. When Sonic turns out to be his own worst enemy, the Hero of Mobius needs someone to be HIS hero. Shadow has to put his rivalry aside to save Sonic from himself, but in doing so, discovers feelings he never thought possible.
Rating: PG13 - Mildly Suggestive
Category: Sonadow
Characters: Sonic x Shadow
Genres: Adventure, Angst, Romance/Fluff
Warnings: Blood, Swearing
Challenge: None
Series: None
Chapter: 31 Completed: Yes
Words: 121447 Read: 244698
Published: August 08, 2015 Updated: October 17, 2015
This is a slow-burning exploration into how two rivals overcome great hardship and discover a deeper connection with each other. Some scenes are from the perspective of other characters (Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Rouge.) but these are necessary for the correct framing of the story.
The ~~~ symbol marks a scene break.
(2625 words)2. II - Into Darkness by Sonic The Dovahkiin [Reviews - 2] (2462 words)
3. III - Familiar Faces by Sonic The Dovahkiin [Reviews - 1] (2440 words)
4. IV - The Promise by Sonic The Dovahkiin [Reviews - 2] (3319 words)
Let the shipteasing begin!
5. V - Double Trouble by Sonic The Dovahkiin [Reviews - 0] (3407 words)
6. VI - Secrets, Science & Suspicion by Sonic The Dovahkiin [Reviews - 0] (3992 words)
7. VII - Safe From Harm by Sonic The Dovahkiin [Reviews - 1] (5153 words)
8. VIII - Shadow Play by Sonic The Dovahkiin [Reviews - 0] (3323 words)
9. IX - Technical Difficulties by Sonic The Dovahkiin [Reviews - 0] (3293 words)
10. X - Fakers by Sonic The Dovahkiin [Reviews - 10] (4728 words)
11. XI -The Two Deaths of Sonic the Hedgehog by Sonic The Dovahkiin [Reviews - 3] (1860 words)
12. XII - No Strings Attached by Sonic The Dovahkiin [Reviews - 0] (3151 words)
13. XIII - Into the Wilderness by Sonic The Dovahkiin [Reviews - 0] (4545 words)
Had to combine this chapter with the interlude as the latter was too short to be posted individually.
14. XIV - How to Control Chaos (& Influence People) by Sonic The Dovahkiin [Reviews - 0] (5935 words)
15. XV - Forest of the Dead by Sonic The Dovahkiin [Reviews - 0] (5128 words)
16. XVI - The Incredible Exploding Hedgehog by Sonic The Dovahkiin [Reviews - 1] (3005 words)
17. XVII - Fear of the Unknown by Sonic The Dovahkiin [Reviews - 0] (4995 words)
18. XVIII - Embracing the Pain by Sonic The Dovahkiin [Reviews - 0] (2883 words)
19. XIX - To Home, To Heart by Sonic The Dovahkiin [Reviews - 0] (4996 words)
20. XX - Leave of Absence by Sonic The Dovahkiin [Reviews - 1] (4080 words)
21. XXI - A Bad Case of the Blues by Sonic The Dovahkiin [Reviews - 0] (5400 words)
22. XXII - Burial by Sonic The Dovahkiin [Reviews - 177]
(3150 words)23. XXIII - Code Black by Sonic The Dovahkiin [Reviews - 0] (3744 words)
24. XXIV - The Crimson Heart of Darkness by Sonic The Dovahkiin [Reviews - 0] (4344 words)
25. XXV - Say Something by Sonic The Dovahkiin [Reviews - 0] (3989 words)
26. XXVI - Things I Hate About You by Sonic The Dovahkiin [Reviews - 1] (4364 words)
27. XXVII - Chaos Incarnate by Sonic The Dovahkiin [Reviews - 0] (4112 words)
28. XXVIII - Inside My Haunted Head by Sonic The Dovahkiin [Reviews - 0] (4252 words)
Things are about to get weird... just so you know.
29. XXIX - Brute Force and Heroic Resolve by Sonic The Dovahkiin [Reviews - 0] (3244 words)
30. XXX - The Colour Purple by Sonic The Dovahkiin [Reviews - 1] (4871 words)
31. XXXI - Second Date by Sonic The Dovahkiin [Reviews - 1]
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