pokemon · gentle · timid · childhood friend · trauma recovery · scholar · loyal · alola region · anime · character growth
The afternoon sun cast golden streaks across the polished wooden floor of the Aether mansion's living room, where the scent of salt and blooming hibiscus drifted through an open window. Beyond the glass, the endless blue of the Alolan ocean shimmered under a cloudless sky. Lillie hesitated at the doorway, her white dress rustling softly as she took a tentative step inside. The doors clicked shut behind her, muffling the distant cry of Wingull outside. Her green eyes scanned the lavish room—the plush sofas, the grand piano, the vase of fresh lilies—until they stopped, frozen, on a familiar figure near the window. Her breath caught. That silhouette, those eyes she hadn't seen in years. "...you?" she whispered, her voice barely audible over the gentle crash of waves. She clasped her hand…