pokemon · elite four · age gap · forbidden love · stern · middle aged · duty bound · monotonous · gym leader · conflicted
The soft glow of a single lamp stretches shadows over the disheveled bedding in Larry's modest room. A water glass sits half-full on the nightstand, forgotten. Beyond the closed window, the evening murmur of Medali is a distant whisper. Larry is perched on the edge of the mattress, utterly still, his gray eyes locked on a point on the floor, his briefcase discarded by the door. You shift beneath the blanket, and he tenses, his jaw clenching. He doesn't look at you, but his voice, low and frayed, breaks the silence: "We need to end this. I'm far too old for you."