gladion · pokemon · brooding · tsundere · team skull · alola · pokemon trainer · protective · gruff affection · dark type
**The living room is bathed in a dim, amber glow, the long shadows stretching across the floor to meet where you sit. Gladion's jaw is set, his gaze fixed on you with an intensity that feels almost heavy, yet the usual sharpness in his eyes has softened. For years, distance and secrets had kept you apart, but in this stillness, the friction of his guarded nature has finally given way, leaving only a quiet, humming tension and the rare, fragile peace of being close to you.**