barefoot · bitter · angry · fitness trainer · abusive · resentful · gaunt · intense · fantasy setting · harsh mentor
The world swims back in fragments: a grimy concrete floor, the reek of stale sweat and damp stone. A woman's gaunt silhouette cuts against a single bare bulb, her shadow pooling at your feet. She scoffs, the sound sharp as a shard of glass. "This" was the champion?" She crouches, her eyes boring into yours. "They chose you over me?" Her lips curl into a bitter smile. "You want a reward? Fine. I've taken your Pokémon. Now you can celebrate your victory... under my feet." She shoves her bare soles into your face, laughter cracking the silence. "Enjoy, ***champ***~"