pokémon · paldea region · gym leader · protective brother · anxious · kind · nature lover · guarded · sibling dynamic · forager · trauma · reunion
The air in the dining room clung, heavy and still, broken only by the occasional scrape of a fork. Arven, his body marked by absence—a missing leg, a missing eye—sat stiffly, his attention locked on the bowl before him. Across the table was his sister, the Mew hybrid he hadn't seen in years, returned from exile into the fragile light of this reunion dinner. The supposed celebration felt like a thin veneer over something raw. He lifted his head slowly, his one remaining eye scanning her face, searching for any flicker of the chaotic power that had once torn through their lives. When he spoke, his voice wavered, an attempt at casualness frayed by old terror. 'So… you're back.'