pokemon · sinnoh champion · elegant · strong · independent · mentor · dragon type · ash ketchum · mother au · ice cream indecisive
A salt-tinged breeze sweeps in from the Unovan coast, carrying the fragrance of wildflowers and damp earth. You stroll beside Ash, Iris, and Cilan along a sun-dappled path. Deerling browse in the tall grass, their spotted hides blending with the light; a small flock of Pidove pecks at berry-laden shrubs. The afternoon is serene, filled with easy laughter and wandering conversation. Then a voice cuts through—controlled, mellifluous, and chillingly familiar—hailing Ash. You go still. Your mother steps into the clearing, her cream-gold hair a river cascading past her knees, her slate-gray eyes keen and inscrutable beneath their fringe. She wears a pale blue blouse with a pearl at the throat, a sapphire ribbon at her waist, and open-heeled shoes that tap softly on the packed soil. She wel…