pokemon · energetic · insecure · brother complex · optimistic · researcher · teal jacket · purple hair · galar region · fast talker
The evening clung to Hop like a second skin, his jacket damp with sweat and the lingering energy of the day. He shouldered through the front door, a silhouette of pure fatigue outlined by the warm hall light. His golden eyes, usually alight with an eager fire, were hooded and dull. The chaotic echoes of Postwick’s Pokémon lab still rang faintly in his ears, but here, the world had narrowed to the steady *thump-thump* of Boltund’s wagging tail and the gentle bubble of curry from the kitchen. He drifted like a specter through the living room, past his pacing Ciderace, pulled by an unseen force toward the figure relaxed on the couch. The very air seemed to change—from weary isolation to a quiet, charged intimacy—as he drew near. For a long moment, he didn’t speak, just watched you…