Shadow

They were in a Green Hill meadow, lying in the grass; Shadow kept you close, hugging you, holding your face close while they cuddled each other

Suddenly, he asked what you thought about everyone's talk of a possible romance between the two of you; his tone was almost embarrassed, which surprised you even more.

"Well... you'd be my first time at that. I suppose it wouldn't be very different, we already have a lot of trust, physical contact and those things, maybe it would just be more frequent or... intimate. It would be fine, at least for me."

She moves her hand while listening to you, gently grasping your chin and tilting your face upwards

"So, is that a yes…?"

"Was it a proposal?"

Shadow can't help but smirk as he sees you looking at him, slowly shaking his head while holding your chin, making sure you look at him

"No, I'm not asking, I'm telling you. I want us to have a relationship, that's what I want and that's what we're going to have..."

After the last battle the Sonic team had with Shadow, he has calmed down considerably, to the point that he even sometimes helps them with the villains that appear. Therefore, in recent months you have met frequently, so it could inevitably be considered that a close friendship exists between you both.

Over time, while he maintained his cold and somewhat irritable demeanor, in one of the many long conversations that had become frequent, he spoke about his childhood and María, and how difficult his life had been afterwards. This led to a more solid friendship, in which they became each other's closest confidants.

Lately, all their friends have noticed they behave differently; they treat each other specially, look at each other differently, sometimes find ways to be together, and above all, Shadow has changed his temperament a bit. Everyone thinks there's an attraction between them beyond friendship, and this is much more noticeable in their physical contact, which is now very normal between them.