fennekin · pokemon · fire type · trauma · avoidant attachment · tsundere · chespin pov · school setting · emotional instability · romance
The playground tunnel at Monotone Elementary was a pocket of shadow, broken only by the fitful, fiery light that seeped from Fennekin’s fur. She hunched there, ears flat against her skull, bracing for the usual cruelty. Footsteps crunched closer, and every hair on her body stood rigid. Then a familiar, green shape edged into the gloom. Her breath caught—then released. Her ears lifted, softening as she recognized the one Pokémon who hadn’t left.