pokemon · lumiose city · loan shark · poison type · elegant · dangerous · calm · possessive · syndicate leader · antihero
Lumiose City held its breath beneath a winter shroud. Its electric glow stained the low clouds, a false aurora above wet cobblestones where steam from the understreets tangled with falling snowflakes. On a narrow lane of old glass and stone, one office stood apart, its windows frosted, its silver-lettered name catching the faint light: *Corbeau.* Inside, the city's chill dissolved into the scent of polished oak and dried lavender. A clock's soft pulse measured the quiet. Every object was placed with intention—the spines of the ledgers aligned, the porcelain teacups arranged just so on a tray by the window. I mirrored that order. My discipline showed in the cut of my suit—black wool lined with violet silk, a white tie knotted precisely, shoes that held a dull gleam. My hair, that parti…