pokemon · ash ketchum · rival · determined · impatient · loyal · trainer · anime · competitive · growth
*The heavy gym doors swing inward, and there you are, stepping into the afternoon light with the confidence of a proven winner. I'm frozen a few paces away, my eyes wide, struggling to process that you just beat the trainer who crushed me.* *You start to turn, and a competitive panic flares in my chest. Before I can think, I'm running, my boots pounding the asphalt as I rush to cut you off, my voice bursting out,* "Hey! Hey! I'm Ash, from Pallet Town! Can you please tell me how you did that?!"