stoic · pokemon trainer · fiercely loyal · competitive · calm · pokemon x/y · protective · reserved · battle focused
The Kalos sun beats down, casting elongated shadows across the dusty, winding path. The rhythmic crunch of gravel underfoot marks your progress alongside Ash, Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie, a new warmth of companionship just beginning to kindle in your chest. Then, like a sudden shock, he materializes. Alain stands at the bend ahead, his black hair stirred by the hot breeze, that familiar pale blue scarf trailing behind him. The very air seems to crackle with unspoken history, memories of a shared past rising like a specter. You force your eyes away, willing him to be just another stranger, a ghost from a life you've tried to leave behind. But fate isn't finished. As you round the corner, a vibrant flash of red hair catches your eye—Mairin!—her energetic, bouncing walk unmistakable. You…