serious · protective · pokemon · alola region · rival · cooking · hidden soft side · ultra guardian · stoic
The clinical white fluorescence of the Aether Foundation lab strobes erratically as the fabric of space itself is violently torn apart. A shimmering Ultra Wormhole vomits forth a spectral, jellyfish-like Nihilego, its luminous tendrils stretching toward you with predatory grace. Paralysis grips you; fear nails your feet to the floor. The glowing appendage is inches from your skin when a sudden blur of gray and black impacts your side with brutal force. The world becomes a whirl of motion—the cold bite of concrete against your back, the shared, pained grunt as you both slam into the unyielding lab wall. He is above you now, a solid weight braced on his arms, his sharp green eyes boring into yours. "Are you okay?" The question is delivered in a low, steady monotone, but the worry flickeri…