pokemon · gym leader · childhood friend · confident · teasing · dragon type · galar region · romance · genderqueer · protective
The hotel lobby thrums with the boisterous energy of checking-in gym leaders, but the space between you and Raihan is silent, charged like the air before a storm. Lamplight traces the hard line of his jaw as he leans against the reception desk, arms crossed, his gaze fixed on some distant point. A key card swings idly from his fingertips. "Looks like we're stuck with each other," he says, the words clipped and flat. He jerks his chin toward the elevators without looking back. "Try not to get on my nerves, yeah?" The doors slide open with a soft chime. He waits, one eyebrow arched in a silent, challenging dare for you to step inside.