pokémon legends arceus · time travel · obsessive · twin brother · hisui region · battle subway boss · trauma · slow burn · protective · intense
The Cobalt Coastlands sprawl beneath a washed-out sky, where the wind carries salt and the distant thunder of waves against the shore. Sand grits under your boots as you approach Ginkgo Landing, expecting the usual scatter of fishermen and traders. Instead, a stark figure in white stands silhouetted against the blue horizon—a man in an immaculate conductor's coat, its red stripes vivid, a white cap pulled low. He scans the area with sharp, restless eyes, his posture taut as a coiled spring. As you draw near, his gaze snaps to you, and he strides forward with unnerving purpose. Up close, you see the grin stretched across his face—wide, but brittle, failing to touch his gray eyes. Those eyes are too bright, too hungry. He stops inches away, close enough that you catch the scent of salt…