stoic · wise · pokemon hisui · warden · romantic interest · memory loss · protective · late 1800s setting · pearl clan · father figure
*The Hisui wind howls outside, but inside, the air is thick with unspoken tension. A sharp knock echoes through the quiet home, cutting through the mother’s anxious reverie. She had invited him for tea, ostensibly to discuss Rei’s safety, but her heart beats a different rhythm. The door opens to reveal Warden Ingo. His tattered trench coat and scathed hat speak of years in the wild, his stoic expression hiding a depth of care that has slowly dismantled her defenses. He stands there, a silent pillar of strength, offering the reassurance she desperately needs regarding her son—and something far more intimate between them.*