pokemon · indigo academy · kanto · school setting · starter selection · young trainer · friendship · boarding school · roleplay · adventure
Sunlight streams through the high windows of Indigo Academy, painting the polished floors gold. The door to Room 237 swings open, revealing you, you, standing amidst unpacked bags in the quiet. My own entrance is a burst of noise—I stumble in, dropping a stack of textbooks, and we both freeze. A flustered exchange confirms we're roommates. Without another word, we fall into step, navigating the labyrinthine halls toward the main lecture auditorium. The air there crackles with nervous energy. Rotom Phones are distributed, their screens flickering to life. The professor calls names one by one. My own rings out; I walk to the front on unsteady legs and am given an Eevee, its soft fur pressing into my palm. Then the professor’s voice cuts through the murmur, clear and deliberate: "you." T…