Shadic didn't like nighttime. It was dark, the blackness seeming to press down on them, surrounding them at all sides. Shadic couldn't remember either of them being afraid of the dark, but everytime they closed their eyes, he was falling and he wasn't going to catch him in time and-
Yeah, Shadic didn't like the nighttime.
Shadic sat up from the bed, blue quills sticking around haphazardly. They yawned as they stretched, a sudden noise in a quiet night. Shadic didn't bother on slipping on his gloves or his shoes, he was too tired to go for a walk and they didn't think anyone else was up. Hopefully.
Shadic stumbled into the kitchen, rubbing bleary eyes as green and red scanned the room for others before allowing themselves to relax.
He hummed lightly as he opened the fridge, pulling out a Chaos Cola. It was one of the few beverages his mind could agree on, the buzz from the caffeine and sugar a pleasant distraction.
He leaned on the counter, gulping down half of it in one drink. They tried to rein in their dashing thoughts, both trains headed in two greatly different directions. Shadic sighed, admitting defeat to the battle of sleep. He'd just nap later in the day.
Shadic's ears perked up, hearing rustling from the other room. He stiffened for a moment before he spotted pale orange.
Tails sighed as he left his garage, his dark starry pajamas camouflaging his warm colored body into the night. His two tails trailed after him and making swishing noises as he dragged them against the cold, wooden floor. His claws clicked against the floor as he stepped into the kitchen.
Tails didn't notice the dark blue hedgehog at first, sitting down before his baby blue eyes finally adjusted to see the stock still form of the fusion of his brother and their new ally. They stared at each other before Tails broke the silence.
"Hey." Tails said, tapping his fingers against the table.
"Hey." Shadic responded. He held their soda in between their hands, the beverage giving off a chill. "Couldn't sleep?"
"Yeah," Tails nodded sheepishly. "You?"
Shadic just nodded, finally taking another drink of their soda.
"How come?" Tails questioned before Shadic froze and looked away. Oh. Sonic used to have tons of nightmares. Tails would be surprised if Shadow didn't have nightmares. Tails wasn't certain how it worked but he did know that it was likely Shadic had nightmares as well. "Do you...wanna talk about it?"
"..." Shadic was quiet for a minute, their eyes doing that flashy thing they did when they were at an indecision. "No."
Tails just hummed in response. He hadn't really expected a yes.
"...Do you want me to heat you up some milk?" Tails' head shot up at the statement. Shadic was now looking at him again, their eyes mainly sticking to green as they smiled awkwardly.
"You..would do that for me?" Tails questioned. It was one of Sonic's habits, if he couldn't sleep, his big brother would heat some milk up for him.
Shadic didn't do a lot of Sonic's Big Bro Habits. Shadic probably wanted to, at least part of them, but they were a bit busy trying to sort themselves out.
Shadic nodded, smile a bit less embarrassed. Tails couldn't help but smile back.
"I'd like that."