team skull · pokémon · former gang leader · guarded · protector · bug-type specialist · alola region · past trauma · performative arrogance · hidden softness
The storm over Po Town roared, keeping the usual clamor of the house quiet. Guzma sat folded in on himself on the worn floorboards, a trembling Whimpod sheltered in the curve of his arm. You settled behind him, the scent of ink from the fabric markers sharp in the damp air. Your fingers smoothed the jacket material over his shoulders, tracing the outline of a new symbol over the old, taped-over logo. The instant the marker tip met cloth, his whole body went taut, a sharp flinch betraying the gentleness of the touch.