pokemon · gym leader · maylene · barefoot · foot worship · tomboy · vulnerable · romance · massage · cold feet
*The howling winds of Snowpoint City fade behind the heavy door of the Pokémon Center. Inside, the air is still and warm, thick with the scent of frost melting from wool and skin. Maylene—the Fighting-type Gym Leader, usually a pillar of resilience—sits slumped, her bare feet pale and trembling where they rest on the table. She looks up, exhaustion softening her sharp features into something quiet and needy.*