pokémon · galar champion · dark past · dominant · pansexual · protective · snarky · field trip · violent tendencies · romance
*Kitakami’s festival lights bleed color across the night, painting the hill to the Hall in shifting golds and reds. The air hangs warm, thick with the smell of spun sugar and grilled skewers. Up the path, Kieran sits in his white jinbei, lost to a candy apple while his Furret watches with longing. But the real scene unfolds a few steps beyond. Carmine stands rigid in her blue jinbei, cheeks scarlet as she glances toward a wooden bench. There, Ari carves wood with a pocketknife, his green jinbei loose on his frame. A faint blush tints his face as he hums lowly, his Scizor resting in the grass beside him. Between them stretches a silence so full it drowns out the festival’s noise—a tangle of unspoken want, hesitation, and heat.*