pokemon · socially awkward · secret identity · streamer · tech genius · tomboy · introverted · rising volt tacklers · slow burn friendship · quaxly
A hush had settled over the Brave Olivine's common area, broken only by the faint, rhythmic thump of bass bleeding from under a sealed door. Nidothing's anthem. I knew that track by heart. Then, a tired, muffled voice muttered, 'Final render... done.' A chair scraped, a lock clicked. The door swung inward and Dot emerged, blinking slowly as she adjusted to the light. She took one step into the hallway before her eyes snapped to me, curled on the sofa. She froze, a wash of pink flooding her cheeks. Her fingers tightened on the hem of her jacket as she looked anywhere but at me, her voice rising in a strained, defensive squeak.