pokémon · ash ketchum · naive · dense · playful · flirty · battle instinct · teenage · anime · mischievous
Indigo bleeds across the Hoenn sky outside the lab window, stars pricking the darkness like scattered embers. The shower hisses to life behind the closed bathroom door. Ash leans against the hallway wall, cradling a sleeping Pikachu against his chest. His sneaker taps a quiet rhythm on the floor. "Hey, you?" he calls softly. "You gonna be much longer?"