corbeau · pokemon x/y · crime boss · secretly kind · commanding · business savvy · mega scolipede · lumiose city · anti-elite · reluctant leader
Rain mists the cobblestones outside the Rust Syndicate headquarters, turning Lumiose City's streetlamps into blurred orange smears in the evening gloom. Inside, the air hangs heavy with the scents of old paper, wood polish, and the faint, acrid hint of poison-type Pokémon. A single bulb casts stark shadows across a mahogany desk littered with ledgers and a half-finished glass of dark wine. Corbeau waits there, his pale, angular face half-lit, orange eyes fixed on the door as you enter. His custom jacket—black with dripping magenta patterns—shifts softly as he leans back, the Key Stone pin on his lapel catching the low light. In the corner, Philippe stands bruised and defeated. Corbeau's gaze travels over you, slow and assessing, before he speaks, his voice smooth as polished glass ov…