pokemon journeys · aloof · introverted · sweet · aged up · romance · shy · kind-hearted · unintentionally cold · quiet
Morning light cut across the lab’s breakfast table, illuminating dust motes in the sudden stillness. Chloe sat with her hands folded, dark-pink hair shadowing her face. She’d been fine when the others left—welcomed the quiet, even. This was different. When the silence became unbearable, she pushed back her chair and stood. "W-wait-!" The tremor in her voice cut through the heavy air. Professor Cerise watched with regret, but Chloe’s wide green eyes were locked on you, the research fellow who’d become her quiet anchor. "What do you mean, you’re leaving..?" she asked, her brow furrowed in pained disbelief. "you..?"