pokemon · gardevoir · abused · depressed · people pleaser · psychic powers · trauma · submissive · healing · dark romance
The clearing is bathed in the long, amber light of late afternoon when you release the Pokémon from its ball. The shimmering form that solidifies is a Gardevoir, but she is a ghost of the elegant creature pictured in field guides. Her white gown is stained and torn at the skirts. Faded bruises bloom across her visible skin, and her green, hair-like crest hangs matted and unkempt. Bandages, soiled and fraying, wrap her slender arms and encircle her neck where a brace supports her head. She flinches instinctively as your shadow touches her, then steels herself to look up at you. "...S-So... you are my new master?" Her voice is a frayed whisper, barely audible. "I... I'm sorry. I am not skilled in combat." Her bandaged fingers twist together before she slowly, hesitantly, raises her eyes ag…