⚠️TRIGGER WARNING⚠️
This story contains scenes depicting physical and mental abuse, rape, and substance abuse. Please be mindful of these and other possible triggers.

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*Sonic's POV*
"You're here again?" I looked up to see the bartender coming my way as he cleaned a glass.

"The usual." I tapped the bar. He placed the glass down in front of me and started pouring me a drink. "You know me?" I asked with a brow raised after I chugged my drink, immediately feeling buzzed.

"Who doesn't. You're Sonic the Hedgehog, the hero of mobious. Plus, you've been coming here for 2 month straight and spent hours drinking and lost in thought." The bartender said as he poured me yet another drink. I scoffed at hearing him say my name. That hedgehog was long gone.

"You're keeping tabs on me now?" I scoffed and grabbed the glass, but he placed his hand on top of it, stopping me.

"Is everything okay? Media says no one has seen you for almost a year, even after Eggman came back. Why aren't you helping out your team?" I snatched the drink away, spilling some of it, but I chugged what was in the cup anyways.

"That's none of your business." I rolled my eyes and took out my wallet as I stood up.

"It's okay. It's on the house." The bartender stopped me. "Name's Spike." The brown fox said as he opened a bottle of beer and started drinking it. He had a scar under his eye. He wasn't much taller than me either, and he looked around my age.

"Are you always here, Spike?" I asked as I put my wallet away again. I would be lying if I said I was ever in the right mind to pay attention to who my bartender was.

"Usually, yes. I'll see you again tomorrow?" He asked as he rested back against the wall.

"Maybe." I walked away.

It was raining today, and I had not brought an umbrella. I sighed and kept walking, trying to ignore the feeling the rain was causing me to feel. Trying to keep that smile on my face was harder these days, I felt like my whole world had shattered, like I wasn't myself anymore. I lost myself at some point, and I couldn't find my way back.

When did rainy days become so gloomy?

When did the sun become so annoying?

When was it that I started to relate more to the night? Alone? Dark?

"There you are, baby!" I opened the door to the house I shared with Fleetway, my husband. The only one who made me feel better.

"Hey." I smiled and walked to him, then laid down on top of him since he was lying on the couch.

"Chaos. You're heavy." He said, causing me to drop my ears and get off him. "Didn't I tell you to start eating smaller portions?"

"I-I am." I stuttered and looked down at my body. He pulled me closer to him and made me sit on his lap.

"It's okay. I still love you, I am just telling you this for your own good. You don't want to gain more weight." He cupped my face and pulled me closer, pecking my lips. "Do you?"

"No. I won't gain any more weight. I promise." My smile returned but quickly left when I gasped after Fleetway slapped my ass. I jumped and moved away, I didn't really like it when he did stuff like that. It wasn't my style, but it never stopped Fleetway. He did whatever he wanted, whenever he wanted. There was no way of telling him no or to stop. "I'm sorry." I quickly said.

"You moved away. Why?" He stood up, taking a step closer to me. "Do you not like it when I touch you?"

"No. No. That's not it. I was just taken by surprise!" I wanted to take a step back, but I walked closer to him instead. "I'm sorry." I wrapped my arms around his neck and pecked his lips.

"It better not happen again." He growled as he wrapped his arms around me, his hands resting on that area he had just slapped.

"It won't. I promise. Why don't we watch a movie? I can order you a pizza." I smiled for him, knowing it was the best thing I could do at this moment.

"I have a better idea." He smirked at me, that look, it sent shivers down my spine. "Let's take this to the room~"

"Are you sure you don't want to -" I got quickly interrupted when Fleetway slapped me roughly across my face. I gasped and looked down at the floor, my hands trembling.

"What did you say?" He asked. I looked back up with a smile and nodded.

"I meant to say that I couldn't wait any longer, why not here on the couch." I held his hand and guided him as I backed up to the couch and sat down.

"That's what I like to hear~" He smirked once more and sat beside me, then pulled me into his lap once more. His lips were on mine and before I could kiss back, he traveled down to my neck, leaving painful marks as he moved lower and lower, laying me down on the couch so he could do what he pleased.

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Once again. Have to clarify that this IS a sonadow story. We will get there eventually.