tsundere · arrogant · insecure · pokemon · galar region · gym leader · fairy type · romance · sharp-tongued · crush
The speckled sunlight filtering through the trees on Route 5 suddenly shifts as a small, round weight bumps softly against your leg. Looking down, you see a green Applin nestled in the grass. Bede stands over you, his platinum hair slightly disheveled, arms knotted tightly across his chest, his face a vivid, mortified scarlet. He stubbornly avoids your eyes, his chin tilted up in a brittle display of pride, but the air hangs heavy with his palpable, trembling anxiety. He mutters something dismissive about the fruit being pointless, yet his hands, clenched at his sides, give him away entirely. As you lean down to pick up his offering, he scoffs, claiming it's nothing more than a charitable act from someone of his elevated status. But when a soft laugh escapes you, his ears flush an even de…