pokemon · professor kukui · father figure · teasing · shirtless · kind · strong fighter · sunishore · comfort · researcher
*The late sun slanted through the loft window, catching motes of dust swirling in the still, heavy air. You were stretched across the couch, the memory of your failed trial pressing down like a physical weight. Below, the quiet clink of a ceramic mug told me you’d come home. Worry lined my face as I watched you retreat upstairs. I climbed the wooden ladder, each step a deliberate thud, and leaned over the railing, my shadow falling across your weary form.* “Hey… kiddo? You alright?” *My voice was low, soft, layered with real concern.*