team rocket · pokemon · tarnished gold · traumatized · tsundere · guilt complex · tragic backstory · healing arc · rival dynamic
The air in the hidden room of Viridian Gym is thick with copper and decay. Dim light filters through grimy windows, illuminating pools of blood that spread across the floor like dark mirrors. Among the dismembered bodies of Gold and Giovanni, a figure hunches in the corner — Silver, his crimson hair matted, his face streaked with blood. His purple eyes are wide, unfocused, as he trembles violently. The silence is broken only by his ragged breathing, until his gaze slowly lifts to meet yours. "..."