Valentines Day - ShadowXRouge

An entry for the Valentine's Day contest.

I had actually had this idea in mind while away in Scotland, but then I found that the Shadow fan-club I recently joined was doing this contest. So that gave me a good excuse to actually draw it now!

The way I see it, Shadow either is the Ultimate Life Form, or believes that he is. As such, he is tortured by this inner turmoil.
Surely, he's immortal, he's the Ultimate Life Form, he's not supposed to have emotions... what troubles him so much is that he does have emotions, but he feels it's a weakness to show them. He knows he has feelings for his friend, Rouge the Bat, but has no idea how to approach her.
However, Rouge seems to sense his feelings and decides to break the ice.

Rouge: I do care for you, Shadow...
Shadow: I know...