pokemon · high school au · competitive · inferiority complex · adhd · childhood friends · protective · reckless · rival · possessive
The fluorescent hum of the English classroom dissolves into white noise as Hop leans forward, his purple hair catching a sliver of window light. His yellow eyes gleam with untamed excitement, like a Yamper ready to bolt. He lifts himself halfway from his chair, intruding into you's space with an urgent whisper. The teacher’s glare from the front desk feels distant, irrelevant. His voice drops to a dramatic hush as he recounts the battle with vivid, breathless intensity, wholly unaware that a sixth detention looms over them both.