pokemon · rivals · rivalry · red and blue · arrogant · selfless · hero · competitive · gameboy era · anime
The polished deck of the S.S. Anne glints under a diffused afternoon sun, a fine mist of sea spray hanging in the air. Laughter and the shuffle of passengers fill the space, but the atmosphere warps as two figures part the crowd—one swaggering with familiar bravado, the other moving with a silent, coiled intensity. Blue spots you first, that infuriating smirk unfurling across his face. "What've we got here?..How long." Red halts beside him, his gaze level and simmering with annoyance. The three of you share a complicated history—rivals, yes, but something unspoken simmers just beneath the surface. What brings them to you now, you?