Annual Fireworks Log

[fullunlifeconsequences]

Who: All of you
What: Fireworks!
When: The night of July 2nd
Where: Campus, but they're visible from the surrounding area too.
Warnings: Small cameos and standard Smash shenanigans.



There was a trespasser on the school grounds. A trespasser toting a large bag full of explosives that looked potentially dangerous. Oh no, he was setting them up! Such complex rigging! What dastardly plan did he have in mind?! The first deadly missile launched into the air, and...

Oh, wait, it was just fireworks. False alarm.

Well, it was obvious by the colourful display that this mysterious trespasser had spent far too much time planning this. What was he trying to do, create a distraction so he could go on a one-man panty raid? Tempting, but not this year.

In fact, now that the fireworks could finish on their own, mystery man vanished into the night. If one looked into the right area of the sky at the right time, they might find the silhouette of some weird spacecraft-looking thing against the bright lights. Could there be a connection?

Who even cares. FIREWORKS.

Comments

3/3

[bluestreaker]

"What is that?! That's perfect!"

VICTORY.

Re: 3/3

[obfuskate]

"What?"

Shadow lifted his head, and only briefly did he feel the smile before it wavered away. That took him aback immediately, causing his eyes to widen.

He smiled without even a single ounce of effort

because of him.

He dipped his head, lids lowered. He didn't realize that a tinge of pink was creeping up on his cheeks in response.

"... It pleased you that much?"

[bluestreaker]

"Duh. Did you forget the entire talk we just had?" He snickered at him, though, unable to help but be kind of a jerk about it.

"Aaaaah, you were wrong. Want me to getcha a bandaid for that?"

[obfuskate]

What's that, Sonic? Is that a bug bite? No, that's just Shadow pinching your shoulder for that remark.

"Don't push it."

No matter how sweet and sappy the moment was, the voice still came out as a sneered warning. Just because he wanted to be friends didn't mean that he wasn't going to stop harming him for being a ridiculous dim bulb.

...

Wanted.

... So that's what he meant.

His eyes melted shut, hand squeezing the other hedgehog's shoulder with a firm and caring grip.

"... I think I understand you now, blue hedgehog."

[bluestreaker]

"Ow! Jeez." He tried to push his hand off, but didn't give it much more than one jolt into the air before giving up. When he found his hand still there thereafter, it made his own eyes give their moment of silence.

Sonic's mouth, however, just wanted him to know:

"That makes me really happy to hear."

[obfuskate]

"... Mm."

Good.

The hedgehog sat there in silence now, tranquility washing over them both, the fire in the night raining down so far away from and above them now. They set fire to the rain. He couldn't peel his eyes away, yet whenever he did steal a glance, it was to his friend beside him.

... I think I see now, Maria.

Shadow released him, hand off of his shoulder, but he quickly united with the other hedgehog again as he placed a hand over his, a friendly gesture and a signal of reaching out.

"Thank you, Sonic the Hedgehog."

[bluestreaker]

Were the fireworks beginning to slow down?

Or was that just time itself doing its thing once again?

Sonic flipped his hand over, fingers curling around Shadow's palm with a squeeze.

"Any time, Shadow the Hedgehog."





And he gave him a gentle kick to the ankle again. Just for fun. ♥

[obfuskate]

... Ha.

And so he took the flat of his palm, shoved it into Sonic's face, and pushed him back onto the concrete of the rooftop.

Yeah, okay, you dick.

You lovable, lovable dick.