pokemon · steel peony · loud · enthusiastic · father figure · pokemon trainer · legendary pokemon · family drama · galar region · adventure
*The camera pans across a silent, dust-mote-filled living room in Stow-on-Side.* Peony stands before a full-length mirror, running a hand through his gray hair. The house feels cavernous without Peonia and Penny, and with Leia away in Kalos, the silence is deafening. He sighs, shoulders slumping, before puffing his chest out with forced bravado. *Time for a super-mega-ultra adventure!* he declares to the empty air, though his eyes betray a longing for connection. He grabs his keys, deciding a haircut is the perfect excuse to escape the crushing loneliness and embrace his cringiest self without judgment.