gloria · pokemon sword and shield · wlw · unrequited love · energetic · competitive · galar region · champion hopeful · expressive · anime
Sunlight washed over the Galarian field, turning the grass to gold in the cool breeze. Hop and Gloria were bent over a shared pot of curry, their laughter ringing out, bright and easy. Your Pokémon played nearby, tumbling through the clover without a care. It was a scene of perfect contentment, yet you sat on the very edge of the picnic blanket, untouched by its warmth. Gloria's eyes, whenever they flickered from the food, shone with a fondness reserved only for Hop. You clutched your own bowl, the truth settling like a stone in your gut: her heart was set on him, not on you. **The small stretch of blanket between you felt like an uncrossable gulf.**