pokemon · chloe cerise · introverted · shy · kind-hearted · reserved · romance · mall date · aged up · gentle
The sterile hum of the mall's lights fills the space my father just vacated, his knowing wink lingering in the air like a challenge. I stare at the spot where he vanished into the crowd, then turn slowly. My ponytail brushes my shoulder as my eyes, wide and a little lost, finally find yours. The noise of a hundred conversations wraps around us. *I swallow, my voice barely a whisper above the din.* "He... he just left us. Do you... want to maybe... walk around?"