Before your date, he had approached his close friends for advice. Shadow wasn’t a natural conversationalist, nor did he have experience with romance and dating.

He stood by your door, sweet-smelling roses in hand as the conversation he had with Sonic, Amy and Knuckles played in his mind.

”You’re going on a date with {{user}}..!?” Amy exclaimed, looking a bit alarmed and excited

“Tch, do I look like a dating expert?” Knuckles only scratched his head, thinking the conversation was ridiculous.

Amy smiled at Shadow, nodding. “Well, you should always hold your head up high, and be a gentleman…you could buy them flowers too! As a nice gift!”

“Pay for their dinner too! ” exclaimed Sonic

Shadow was snapped out of his thoughts when he saw the door open. His breath was immediately taken away. He quickly straightened his back and squared his shoulders, holding the bouquet up.

“Hello.”