*The beginning portion of this chapter contains very heavy sexual content.

37 - Euphoria - 37

10:30 PM

Finally, Sonic sat up against the headboard and shared a passionate gaze with Shadow. He laid back against the pillows and opened his legs to him.

"...Please. Take me."

The ultimate life form was greatly gratified from hearing that as he stroked himself, as the lube was fully coated on his member as well.

Shadow straddled him down, continuing to lock a gaze with his lime green eyes with his own amber red. He leaned close and they shared a heated kiss. As they kissed, Shadow softly seized his waist with both hands. Sonic's legs rested against his sides as he gradually pushed his hips forward. They both broke the kiss the instant the biohog began breaching inside. He felt extreme tightness, while Sonic felt a rigid, large length press into his body. He embraced Shadow tightly, his hands gripping his back harshly as he hissed at the pain. It had been so long, he thought it'd be a little smoother than this. It hurt, but feeling him break through his walls was a feeling like no other. Breathlessly, he gasped and clenched his eyes shut. He felt Shadow kiss his forehead and his cheek as he pushed a little more. He felt his nails dig into his spine. "Do you-" Shadow stifled a moan, the tightness of his entrance was swallowing him. "-Want me...to stop...?" He saw Sonic shake his head stubbornly, he wanted him to put it all in. He didn't want to keep stopping, he wanted him and he wanted him now. Feeling the very breath get stolen from him, Shadow made a light gasp as he pushed himself completely inside. Every inch, every part of him was inside of him now. He laid his face against the side of Sonic's muzzle, lightly panting at the sensation.

Smiling a little, Sonic asked him how it felt. "...How do I feel?" He murmured.

Shadow initially responded by kissing him strongly. "Mmn," He still couldn't quite comprehend how stimulating this was. "I can't...I-I can't describe it...You're constricting me, I can't even move..."

"Just...gimme a minute..." Sonic winced a little, but his hands that were gripping Shadow were loosening. "I-I'm still adjusting...Once I'm ready," He rubbed his palms against his deltoids. "It'll feel a million times better."

"Better than this?" Shadow asked in disbelief. "I can't even imagine..." He could slowly feel the walls around him loosen, and as much as he wanted to get started and pile drive the hedgehog, he knew he couldn't. "And how do I feel?"

"Like a giant fucking yardstick."

The striped one slipped out a laugh. "You keep saying that."

"You are very big, Shadow." Sonic grunted uncomfortably as he felt his insides adjust to his size. "If I was a virgin, I'd probably be in the hospital."

"Okay I am not that big, hedgehog."

"Fuck you, yes you are. You wanna pull out real quick and measure it? My best guest is a mean nine inches at least."

Shadow narrowed his hazy lust-filled eyes at the blue one. "If I were nine inches, I'd be in your stomach and you'd be dead."

"I'm pretty sure you're already in the process of that-Oooh..." He sucked in a breath. "Shit...It's like you're tearing me apart..." He licked his lips with anticipation before mentally preparing himself. He was going to instruct Shadow to go ahead and move, because he didn't want to wait any longer. The suspense was killing him, he wanted it, even the pain. "...Go, do it."

"Are you sure?"

"Please, Shadow." He pleaded with glossy eyes. "I wanna feel you so bad, please, please fuck me."

...

...God he loved him.

It was steadily pulled out, causing the blue one to groan and fiercely stare into Shadow's glowing eyes. Before pulling all the way out, Shadow pushed back in. They both moaned simultaneously, but they never broke eye contact. As Shadow repeated this motion, they both continued to gaze in each other's irises, going along this ride together. When the biohog nearly pulled out again, he saw Sonic smile at him. Pain or pleasure, he just loved that Shadow was finally inside of him. They kissed again, still refusing to break their gaze. The kiss was long but simple, doing so as the elder lover continued to carefully push in and out. Each probe from within made the walls loosen just a teensy bit more, as if slowly inviting him to keep going. Sonic's body wanted him, it was becoming used to his length and it wanted more of it. It wanted him to imprint himself inside, to permanently claim this vessel for his own. As the constriction loosened, pushing in and out wasn't as difficult, which meant it was easier to accidentally increase speed and force. Worried that he could be hurting Sonic, Shadow searched his eyes for any protest, but he saw none. He only saw what he could describe as pure ecstasy. Sonic didn't want him to stop, he wanted him to keep going until they both would feel good.

Once again, he pulled out almost completely. Shadow was planning to make a calculated thrust. If this would hurt, that would mean they weren't quite ready to let loose yet. If it didn't, he could continue going faster and harder. Paying attention to Sonic's expression was crucial here, meaning that they had to keep eye contact no matter what. They finally broke their extended kiss, their lips a little sore from how long it lasted. That's when Shadow took the risk and suddenly thrusted into the blue one. "Ahh-!" A loud gasp slipped from his fawn lips, but it cut off just as quickly. His face was stuck in pleased shock as the biohog paused, not sure if he should continue or not. Well, Sonic was still giving him that wanting stare, so maybe..."A-Ahh...!" Shadow thrusted again to test out their progress, and a lovely moan drifted from his lips. In fact, he was even smiling a little. That was it right there—That means it felt good, so the ultimate life form had no reason to stop anymore. With a determined expression, he thrusted against him but he didn't stop. He kept doing it at a steady pace, one that wasn't too fast or too slow. He grunted each time he did so, as Sonic was still very tight, albeit in a more cooperative way. He also didn't nearly pull all the way out either, there would be no more teasing. There wasn't time for that anymore, they needed this to go to its very peak.

Shadow realized something—His insides felt invigorating. It was so good, so warm, wet and tight. He was right, he was so right. This was way better than grinding, rubbing or frotting. This was something beyond his expectations. His grip on his sides tightened, huffing at how sensational he felt from within. Every time he pushed against him, Sonic moaned blissfully and pet the back of Shadow's head. This felt great, but Shadow obviously wanted more. While still keeping his eyes on the blue one, he lifted his hand from his waist and used it to grope his peach chest. Sonic placed his hand on his, wanting Shadow to feel him more. He rubbed his thumb against his pectoral, until it felt something stiff. His pink tinted nipples were revealed, hardened from their love making. With a hungry lick of his lips, Shadow pinched his fingers against it, causing Sonic to freeze up and moan satisfyingly. He knew he was sensitive there, and he took advantage of it without any hesitation. With the pleasure against his chest distracting him, Sonic didn't even realize Shadow was going faster and harder until his latest thrust caused the bed to creak. His blue legs trembled and nearly punted Shadow right in the face as they raised up instinctively, his toes curling slightly. The biohog placed his legs over his shoulders, now with a better angle to thrust inside of him.

But as he kept going, Sonic was beginning to move his body against his as well, pressing himself more into his member with every motion of thrust that he made. Shadow gripped his thighs that were now lying against his torso, and increased his pace, his length reaching deeper within him due to the small spike in momentum. They were growling and glaring at each other with intense sexual passion, both of their eyes glowing brightly in the room with raw lust. Shadow could see it—He was challenging him. He wanted him to go even faster, to punish him even rougher. This wasn't enough for either of them, he needed him to piston himself more. Sonic bit his lip with impatience, smirking roguishly as a plot began to plant in his brain. Shadow couldn't tell what it was, he had no idea what he wanted him to do and he knew it. He wanted him to suffer in not knowing just what he'd do next. So far, the biohog had been exclusively dominative but he could tell Sonic was gladly going to test that to the highest extent. He sat up from the headboard, but Shadow could sense he was going to pull something. No. Now was his chance to have total control, and he wouldn't let him take it. The striped hedgehog seized one of his wrists and pinned him back down against the mattress, thrusting harshly with clenched teeth. He wasn't going to take this from him, he'd sit there and take it like he was supposed to.

Abruptly, Sonic's hand quickly reached out to grasp the side of Shadow's neck and gripped it tightly. He was knocked back down onto his back with the blue one pushing himself on top. He then shoved himself down onto the elder one's length, penetrating himself with Shadow's cock voraciously. Now he was the one straddling him, grinning wildly as he hopped up and down in his lap. "Did you really think-" He was interrupted with a great thrust. "-That I'd let you have all the control? Did you forget-" He moaned loudly with the next thrust. "-Who you're fucking? No baby...If you want me to be submissive-" He slammed himself down harshly, earning an almost pained groan of pleasure from the biohog. "-Then you've gotta earn it." He grabbed at Shadow's chest hair, gripping it tightly and using it as leverage to bounce himself up and down between his legs. If this was going to be their position as of now, then the biohog would at least make it more of a fight. He wrapped his arms around Sonic's waist strongly and smacked his hips into his ass with harder force. The bed's legs moved back and forth from the escalation of their fornication. Shadow glowered up at his younger lover silently as he kissed and nipped at his abdomen, his thighs jolting upwards with every new thrust. His sack paddled against his arse repeatedly, waiting to be drained of everything it had dwelling inside. "Fuck me...Fuck me harder..." Sonic hissed as his eyes luminously glowed neon green. "Fuck me harder...!"

Harder, he said? Shadow had no argument there. He suddenly seized Sonic's arms and drove himself in and out of him with ruthless motions, watching the hero arch his back in pleasure. "Why must everything-" He growled as Sonic panted heavily, sticky fluids were dripping in between their inner thighs and pelvises. "-Be a fight with you? Why can't you just-" His member reached beyond and even deeper levels of his body. "-Fucking take it? Quit being stubborn-" His eyes squinted at how good his ass felt on his prick, twerking itself against it remorselessly. "-And just let me have you!" Shadow was half-lying though, as he secretly loved the fight Sonic was giving him for dominance over their lovemaking, and they both knew it. Chuckling underneath the moaning, Sonic just leered down at his ebony furred lover as he rode him generously. In other words, that was too bad. Sonic would enjoy being on top, no matter how much he fought him for control. He loved it when Shadow got annoyed by his tenacity, as he most definitely would not submit no matter what was done to him. If Shadow truly wanted to get full control, he'd have to brutally ruin him against these sheets. At the same time, Shadow was internally trying to figure out how he'd do such a thing. Sonic always got flustered and caught off guard whenever Shadow went overdrive so...He had the perfect idea. He smirked back at Sonic as he listened to the plapping of his hips beating into his ass. He was going to regret going against his wishes in just a moment. "Heh, okay..." He mumbled ominously.

He embraced his body tightly, before pushing his legs to sit up from the sheets. Sonic was so delved into the pleasure that he didn't even realize what Shadow was doing until he suddenly pulled out completely. Dazed, he looked down at his lover with a confused expression. He was suddenly turned around and lifted from the bed, before being pulled against Shadow's body. Carrying him, they were now off of the mattress. His eyes slowly widened from what was happening, as he had an inkling as to what he was about to pull. Using his own flexibility against him, Shadow held up Sonic's legs upwards past his head and rested his calves against the biohog's forearms. He had his body in a full nelson-piledriver position, and Sonic panicked as his tan colored cock aimed directly at his retracting entrance that was hovering above it. It instantly drilled inside of him, causing Sonic to scream. If it wasn't for his impish smile, Shadow would have thought he really hurt him. But no—He absolutely adored this. He was forced to watch himself be constantly fucked with a strong, veiny member that was currently doing it's hardest to find and hit his prostate. He didn't know he was drooling at the sight, and he honestly probably still didn't because he was too distracted by Shadow pounding his ass like a well-oiled engine to notice. His entire length was going in and out, he was swallowing him whole from the inside. He was so out of breath and shocked that he couldn't close his mouth. His eyes were rolling back and he was quickly losing all sense of rationality. He could only focus on one thing and that was Shadow's beautiful and merciless cock.

Since Shadow wasn't very well versed in sex, he didn't know the names of any advanced positions. All he knew of was missionary and doggy style thanks to the curse and blessing of the internet, but nothing else. He had no idea what position he put themselves in, but that didn't matter because that wasn't the point. He had Sonic in a way where he couldn't stop him or wrestle for control, because he had his limbs completely restricted besides his lower legs dangling from his arms. Sonic could do nothing to get out of this, and he was panicking because he knew this would be it if Shadow kept going this rough. He didn't want to lose, and he was slowly but surely lagging behind from the extreme amounts of lust plunging inside of his mind. The only thing Shadow cared about, was driving himself inside of Sonic's body as deeply as he could to pulverize him. One way or another, he would obliterate him and make him remember this night forever, even if they both passed on from this world permanently. At this angle, he was sure to find his prostate by now-"AH!" Ah, there we go. His ears perked up in satisfaction at the sound of the blue one's screaming and loud, gasping moans of supreme pleasure. "Oh my God-Oh my fucking God...! You're fucking me so hard-Holy shit...! Don't stop, please God, don't fucking stop!" A sudden rush of climax fired off in their brains, causing them both to orgasm simultaneously. Sonic mewled as his peach member squirted blows of white onto the floor, while Shadow released plenty of his own essence inside of him. It dripped down their legs, but Shadow never stopped thrusting. "Yes yes yes-Keep going! Keep going and don't you stop until you make me cum again! Please, I'm begging you!" Sonic yelled desperately, feeling his eyes glossing over with small tears budding in the corners. "Give me all your fuckin' cum...I want it all inside me...! Fucking breed me!"

He read his mind, because Shadow had no plans on stopping just yet.

Back on the bed, Shadow was against the headboard with Sonic sitting upright in his lap. They held each other strongly as Shadow continued to pump full force of his still completely hardened erection inside of him. He was going full force with top speed, the bedframe slamming against the wall and the floor. If Sonic had neighbors, someone would have called the authorities from all the thumping and screaming. Shadow slapped his hands over his ass cheeks, squeezing them firmly as he humped him. Sonic collided his ass against his cock, feeling him hit his prostate constantly over and over. They kissed profusely, using tongue and sloppily twisting their glossas around each other's. They both moaned in the kiss reverently, a sense of almost innocent jubilation felt between the two of them. They were so happy to do this, so happy to feel each other at maximum and experience the full throttle of everything they've ever felt for each other. They were almost there again, they could feel it rise up in their stomachs. The more Sonic moaned, the more he sounded less sexual and more emotional. Shadow caught that a few tears were dripping down Sonic's face, and his eyes were barely focused. He would have been concerned if it wasn't for the fact that he felt like crying from the pleasure himself. They were overloading on it and they couldn't stop. Shadow made one last thrust, causing Sonic to scratch his nails down his lover's back and leave a mark that drew blood. He had hit his prostate once again directly, and that sent him over the edge. He arched his back and cried out as he released for the second time against Shadow's stomach. When he orgasmed, his walls tightened worse than before they even started, choking the very life out of Shadow's member. His glowing red eyes widened significantly. He hugged Sonic so hard that he could have fractured his ribs, moaning loudly as he released one last time inside of his body. White spewed from within him, dribbling out like a leaky faucet when he pulled himself out of him for the final time that night.

...

...

...

...They both were stuck in that position for at least a few minutes, panting and heaving as they quivered violently against each other.

"Y-You're...crying..." Shadow murmured.

"I-I'm...I'm okay..." Sonic whispered back.

...

...They both fell limp and collapsed onto the bed.

Both of their combined weight falling onto the mattress caused the bed's legs to give out and break, slamming the entire lower end of the bedframe against the floor and damaging the carpet. Sonic laid the side of his face against Shadow's chest, his eyes drained of tears and still rolled back. He looked half dead with some of his drool leaking from his bottom lip, yet absolutely enlightened and even joyful at the same time. Shadow was in a similar state, his eyes aimlessly staring up at the ceiling with a faint sense of complete and unadulterated euphoria. They weren't focused, and his pupils were almost thinned. But a cloud of heavenly bliss was drifting through them calmly. They laid on the now very broken bed just like this, quietly catching their breaths and easing away from the thrills of a powerful, dying orgasm. Their eyes' abnormal glow had faded away. They didn't know how, but their hands ended up meeting each other. Their fingers intertwined, and held each other's palms lovingly. Sonic pulled the biohog's hand close to his lips and kissed his digits one by one with a soft, happy smile. His other hand gently ran through the loose strands of his white chest fur, and he nuzzled his face against his torso. Shadow was flattered, because his body was so abnormally patterned compared to other Mobians, with the stripes on his fur lining all the way down to his fingers and feet. But Sonic loved them. He loved all of him.

He mustered the strength to crawl on top of him and leaned down to rest his forehead against Shadow's. He caressed the sides of his face before closing his eyes and placing an enchanted kiss onto his tan lips. Shadow wrapped an arm around his waist to hold him closer, deepening the kiss with much more gentleness than before. As they continued the kiss, he pulled the uneven and messed up covers over their bodies. A wave of true happiness fell over Shadow as he felt the blue one break the consummation to trail soft kisses down his muzzle and under his neck. It was like he was worshipping his body, and he was so pleased in knowing that he truly appreciated it. He ran his fingers down Sonic's back, feeling him lightly shiver under his touch. Even after all that, he was still so sensitive to his contact. He felt his tongue run against the side of his throat, lightly nipping at it with his teeth. That felt kind of good, Shadow made faint moans under his irregular breaths. He felt fangs poke at his skin to bite down firmly, but they didn't break skin. Shadow closed his eyes with a louder moan, reaching up his hand to pet the back of his head. He put so many hickies on his upper body, but the elder hedgehog did the same to him last time. It was only right, and he enjoyed it. He smiled a little at Sonic's playful nature. They were both dead tired and he was still toying with his food.

He then heard him whisper something against him. "...You broke my bed..."

Huh. Yeah, he did. Well, they both did. "...We both broke it."

"Hnn," Sonic lifted his head from his neck and pushed one of his own longer quills behind his shoulder. "I haven't done that before...No one's ever broken furniture with me. No one's ever made me cry during sex, either. Maybe you went too hard?"

"Or maybe they weren't doing it right."

With a smirk, Sonic placed the pad of his thumb onto Shadow's bottom lip. "Yeah," He replied sensually. "Maybe you're right." They shared a short kiss before he fully laid his body against him. He rested his arms onto his chest, his chin laying against them as they gazed into his lover's amber red eyes. "I think...That was the best sex I've ever had." He gave him a lazy wink. "Well, so far. I'm sure the next time we do this, it'll be ten times better." Sonic purred as his head was pet. "Mmn, you treat me so nice~"

"You're willing to do this with me again?"

"If you hadn't drained me out, I'd be willing to do it again right now. But cumming back to back like that got me real tired, dude." Sonic drew circles in his pectorals while they pillow talked. "I usually don't bottom, it's not really my thing...But I genuinely wanted you to have me. After all, you've been beggin' for it forever. And, well..." He smiled warmly with a blush. "...You're really good at it. It was my first time in a while letting someone destroy me like that, and I don't regret it at all. I don't want anyone else to touch me, because I know they'll pale in comparison to you. You made me feel better than I ever have in my entire life, I feel like I can do anything. Like I'm all that matters." Then, he said something that heated up the ultimate life form's face all over. "And then I look at you, and I see what really matters. You're all I'll ever need. I love you."

Shadow pressed a soft kiss onto his head. "I love you."

Sonic could feel that flustered, pathetically dreamy feeling rise in his chest again. The way he just said that...Chaos. His heart was beating faster and he felt completely infatuated. He didn't like being overly emotional, it was embarrassing. To try and ignore this, he decided to be playful. "Hmmmm, no I think I love you more."

The striped hedgehog raised a brow at him. "No you don't, I do."

"Noooo, I do."

Were they really challenging each other over this? "Okay, but I'm willing to die for you again."

"So am I, asshole." Sonic curtly replied.

"But-"

The hero promptly cut him off again. "Nope."

Shadow scowled. "Faker-"

"Denied."

Alright, now he was annoyed. "Do you really want me to bend you over and make you cry, again?"

Carelessly, Sonic closed his eyes and tapped his finger on Shadow's chest. "Oh I dunno grandpa, is your dick still soft? Can't do nothin' with that."

A small vein throbbed on Shadow's forehead. Like he told Sonic before, he loved being around him despite him being so fucking irritating. "Next time, I'm putting duct tape over your musky ass mouth."

"Ohohoooo! Kinky~"

"I cannot believe you right now." Shadow made a tired sigh. "I fuck you within an inch of your life, make you cry and break your damn bed, and you still have shit to talk. Does anything shut you up?"

"Mmmn, not sure." Sonic made lewd hand motions with his hands, pretending as if he was stroking someone off with his tongue hanging out and licking them all over. "A big, fat, hard cock in my mouth, maybe that?"

He winced at his use of language and physical visuals. "Chaos...Why are you like this?"

The blue one chuckled at this. "Because I'm a fresh, hot ass who's never been reprimanded with a good fuck before. You haven't quite tamed me yet, y'know. This was only step one, you still gotta do two through ten."

Shadow became a little intrigued by that notion. "So if I fuck you really hard nine more times, I might be able to get you to act more obedient..." He nodded his head, this was good information. "Yes, I think I can do that."

Sonic tilted his head mischievously. "Oh yeah? Can you? Many have tried and failed."

"Like I said, they didn't do it right like I did." He gave Sonic a lewd smirk. "Did they?"

A much more vulgar giggle left Sonic's lips. "Oh no babe, nobody can do it like you~" He then gradually frowned when he made a more sincere realization. That wasn't an exaggeration, this was truly the best Sonic's ever had. And if that's the case, there was nothing else left. If God forbid Shadow was taken away from him permanently, there'd be nothing else to enjoy. "Wait...Nobody can do it like you." He said slowly. "Like, seriously though—If we break up or if something happens to you, I don't think I'll ever wanna smash anyone else ever again. I mean, 'cause...It's not gonna be this good with anyone else, like...ever. It just won't, I know it won't. It'll just be disappointing because it'll never be as good as this." He made a worried expression and put a hand to his own face in alarm. He hit the peak, this was the best there was and there wasn't anything or anyone like Shadow. But if he hit the peak...Shit. "Oh no, now my standards are way too high. Damn it, Shadow!" He lightly punched his ribs with a pout. "Now what am I gonna do? You're too good and now I'm stuck!" He made a whine and planted his face against his chest. "I'll never find sex as good as this ever again...You asshole!" He continued to grumble stressfully. "That's assuming I'd be able to move on anyway, I probably wouldn't be able to get over you and...Fuck." He swore before sighing in defeat. "You stole me, you bastard. You got me in the palm of your hand and I didn't even see it." He made a frustrated groan. "How did you even do that? How are you doing this? How are you doing this shit right under my nose without me noticing!?"

Surprisingly, Shadow wheezed a hardy laugh at his complaints. Sonic blinked in shock, as he had never heard the biohog laugh that hard before. "Hahahaha..." He stifled his laughs down to a deep chuckle. "Heheh, all I can say is that I'm flattered."

Shiiiit, did he say all of that out loud? Ugh, he hated it when Shadow charmed him into spilling his guts out like that. And he didn't even mean to, it just happens. Blushing profusely after outing himself and hearing both an adorable and absolutely hot round of laughter from his elder lover, Sonic hid his face back in his chest fur. "W-Well it's not like I'm lying or exaggerating...I don't think I'll ever be interested in anyone else ever again after you, assuming us breaking up will ever even happen. I hope it doesn't, though." He made a slightly self conscious expression. "I'm pretty good at ruining nice things-" He was plucked on his head. "O-Ow!" He frowned at him with a glare. "Dick!"

"If I can't insult myself, neither can you. Stop it." Shadow said firmly, before smirking a little. "Now, go back to the part where you said I'm basically the best you'll ever have in your entire life. I really liked that." He motioned for Sonic to keep talking. "Go on, take your time. I'll wait."

Sonic pursed his lips at him. "Hmph..."

"If it's any consolation," The biohog said with a less playful tone. "While I don't have anything to compare you to, you do things to me that no one else can. Things you've made me feel before we got together." He caressed the side of his pouting face. "You made me get distracted at work with daydreams of you, made me have wet dreams about you, made it hard for me to live alone without you waking up next to me in my bed...I don't need to compare anyone else's sex to yours to know that I currently have perfection lying right beside me."

He did it again.

He did it again without even trying. Again.

And now Sonic's face was entirely red again. "You motherfu-See!" He exclaimed while pointing an accusatory finger in his surprised face. "You did it again! How are you doing that? Stop it!"

Shadow chuckled again with a lightly confused expression. "I don't understand, what did I do?"

August 13th

DAY 34: Wednesday

Midnight, 12:00 AM

After their session of pillow talk ended, Sonic asked Shadow to get some things while he changed the sheets. They really didn't feel like it, but after speaking sweet nothings to each other, they gained a small second wind. He put them in the washing machine, which was in a small laundry cubby next to his bedroom in the hallway. He took some spare sheets out of his closet and remade the bed. While doing so, Shadow went downstairs to fetch something to eat since they needed a severe recharge after all that. Sonic instructed him that he had leftovers from last night that he cooked for himself and Tails. There was a pot of grilled chicken soup, so he'd scoop some out for two bowls. He heated them up with chaos energy, taking only seconds for them to steam nice and hot. Microwaves were for normies, right? Since the biohog was in love with the hero's cooking, he had no protest to chow down on some homemade soup. Sonic also asked him to grab some water from the fridge and liquor from the cabinets in the dining room. He had a few bottles of stuff in there: some wine, beer and...Ooh, sake. He'd take that and a couple of shot glasses. After all, Shadow liked the exotic stuff. He found a large tray in the hutch that would help him carry all of these things upstairs. When he made it back to the bedroom, he saw that the bed was thankfully fixed, but the legs were still very much destroyed. The bed would have a bit of a lean, but they'd just have to live with it. Sonic would definitely have to buy a new one.

They took a quick shower together before returning to bed with their meals. Sonic changed the channel on the TV to stream some popular animated show that was trending at the moment. Shadow wasn't a TV person, and it was rare that he ever saw a film being streamed. He most definitely never watched animated shows, either. The last time he did, he did so with Maria. This wasn't entirely new for him, but it's been a long time. After they finished eating, Sonic was tapping away on his phone and not at all paying attention to the TV. Shadow resorted to laying his head against Sonic's chest for a change to relax and watch. He didn't realize until now how soft and plush his upper body was. Soon, Shadow found himself actually interested in the show. However, he grew ceaselessly tired of a certain character at the moment. He kept complaining to Sonic, which amused the hero since he didn't think Shadow would be curious in such a childish form of entertainment. After all, it wasn't an anime and it was mostly aimed at adolescences. "This character is so detestable, practically evil. Why is he labeled as a good guy? There was no redemption or anything." Shadow mumbled against his peach torso.

Sonic shrugged as he scrolled through his phone, his other hand lazily petting Shadow's head. "Dunno, that's just how the writers wrote him. Apparently he's a fan favorite. I think Tails used to watch this. Lil' man told me things went downhill by like, season three."

"This guy freaking sucks." Shadow deadpanned.

"Yeah..." The blue blur chuckled as he pet the biohog's head a little more. "Yeah he does."

Lowly purring at the attention, Shadow asked an inquisitive question. "...Who are you texting? Rouge?"

"Hm?" Sonic shook his head. "Nah, I had checked on Tails earlier, but now I'm deleting and blocking a bunch of contacts on my phone. No biggie."

The biohog blinked. "Why...?"

"They're just exes and assholes who don't need to have my number anymore." Sonic declared proudly. "I've been trying to get rid of all of 'em in the last few weeks, and I'm finally finished. They're all gone. After all, I'm happily taken already." He briefly smiled down at Shadow before turning his attention back to the phone's screen. "No one can have me but you now, and I want everybody to know it."

Blushing a little at this, Shadow smiled and nuzzled his face against his pectorals. "You're really good for the ego, sometimes."

The hero scoffed arrogantly. "Man, I'm the shit." He turned his phone off, and leaned over to grab the bottle of sake from the tray on the nightstand. "Hey, you wanna do a shot together?" He popped the top open and poured some in the shot glasses. He handed one over to Shadow, who sat up and graciously took the glass. The bottle was placed back down. Sonic leaned closely to plant a loving but short kiss onto his lips before whispering one thing, "I love you."

Shadow gave him a warm smile before clanking the glass against his.

He found true happiness—they both did.

"I love you more."

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