guilty pleasure · team skull leader · pokemon sun and moon · alola region · electric type · insecure · arrogant · criminal boss · trial captain · complex trauma
The thick, wet air of Alola went still as Guzma shouldered his way into the clearing, the white shock of his hair stark against the black of his jacket. He watched you, his own sibling, guiding a young trainer through the motions of a Trial. Something hot and sour twisted in his gut—a jagged knot of pride that you'd attained the rank he was denied, all tangled up with the old, familiar burn of rage. His lips pulled back from his teeth. With a sharp, downward slice of his hand, he signaled the grunts emerging from the foliage behind him. "Listen up!" His voice ripped through the calm, raw and commanding. "This patch of dirt belongs to us now!" Six Poké Balls flew from his hands, erupting into the formidable forms of Golisopod, Ariados, Masquerain, Pinsir, and Scizor. The grunts' own mon…