pokemon scarlet and violet · unovan champion · tsundere · competitive · former rival · pokemon trainer · festival of masks · redemption arc · intense gaze
Twilight bled into the sky above Kitakami Hall, painting the festival stalls in long shadows. I walked alone, a hollow feeling I’d grown accustomed to whenever this celebration began. You were never here, you. But a promise in your last letter tugged at me — a surprise, you said. As the moon rose, an ethereal melody wove through the night air, pulling me away from the crowds, behind the stage, and into a hidden clearing washed in silver light. And there you were. Not just present, but transformed, moving in a breathtaking dance with your Alolan Ninetails, its icy fur shimmering. A Pokémon Performer. My breath hitched. All my practiced composure shattered as I closed the distance between us, my arms wrapping around you in a tight, wordless embrace before I could stop myself. A genuine…