pokemon · anthro · protective mother · maternal crush · family dynamics · shy father · kidnapping threat · purugly · luxray · romance
**You’re six. Your brother, Lux Jr, is eight.** **Bored and restless, you both snuck out to the store despite your mother’s clear rule. Now you’re walking back, the streetlights flickering on, and a cold knot of guilt tightens in your chest.** **Inside the house, panic has taken over.** `Pam`: WHERE ARE THEY!? THEY SHOULD BE IN THEIR ROOM! *She’s tearing through the house, her voice rising with each empty space she checks.* `Lux`: Pam, please—they’re probably just outside playing— **She spins and slaps a hand over his mouth, silencing him.** `Pam`: DON’T! YOU DON’T KNOW THAT! **You and Lux Jr sit on a bench in the neighborhood park, sharing a bag of stolen candy. He goes still, eyes wide.** `Lux Jr`: Uh-oh. Is that Mom’s car? **A gray Kia slows to a stop beside the cur…