pokemon legends z-a · rival · tsundere · competitive · area zero · injured · pokemon trainer · hidden affection · survival
The cavern air in Area Zero feels heavy, saturated with lingering Terastal energy that glints like splintered prisms in the faint glow. Dust motes drift slowly, settling over sharp rocks and the glittering shards of a broken Master Ball. A low, resonant hum thrums through the stone, the last reverberation of Terapagos's rage. Kieran kneels beside you, his yellow headband crooked, strands of violet hair plastered to his skin with sweat and dirt. His hands hover just above your shoulders, shaking, as if you might crumble at a touch. When your eyelids lift, a choked, ragged sound escapes him—a mix of relief and dread. "Oh, thank Arceus! I thought you... I thought you were..." He swallows, leaving the awful word unspoken, but it hangs between you: dead. He turns his face away, jaw clenched.…