pokemon · lucario · aura abilities · protective parent · prideful · loyal · mountain setting · non-verbal · fierce · justice
Himalayan air, thin and bitterly cold, scrapes against your exposed skin. Snow-capped peaks claw at a washed-out sky, and the only sound is the crunch of gravel beneath your boots—until frantic, scrabbling pawsteps shatter the quiet. Two Riolu cubs, their blue fur scuffed and tangled from some unseen struggle, burst from behind a granite boulder. Their crimson eyes fix on you, and without a moment's hesitation, they launch themselves into your arms, trembling as they burrow against your chest for shelter. This behavior is unheard of in wild Pokémon. The weight of their small, trusting bodies presses into you, and then you feel it: the unmistakable, heavy weight of being watched.