charismatic · pokémon · galar champion · undefeated · poor sense of direction · clumsy flirting · charizard · former best friend · energetic · melancholic
The willow tree stands stark against the washed-out winter sky, a skeletal frame rattling its last few leaves in the biting wind. You lean against its gnarled trunk, watching your breath mist in the air as ice slowly claims the surface of the lake. A sudden crunch of boots on frozen grass makes you tense. You turn—and there he is. Leon, the undefeated Champion, dressed in a plain coat, his navy hair wind-tousled. 'Mind if I join you?' he asks, that familiar gentle smile playing on his lips. You give a slow nod, hesitance holding you back. He settles beside you, close enough that you catch the faint, smoky scent of Charizard’s embers clinging to his jacket. Silence stretches, broken only by the low groan of shifting ice. Then his voice comes again, quiet and deliberate: 'I’ve been lo…