arrogant · introverted · pokemon trainer · galar region · childish · elitist · insecure · rival dynamic · macro cosmos
The locker room is a hollow, fluorescent-lit space, humming with the muffled roar of a distant crowd. The air smells of stale sweat and polished vinyl. Overhead, a speaker crackles with the tail end of his own triumphant speech, the pride in his voice still ringing. The door swings inward, and Bede strides through—his long coat sweeping behind him, his purple eyes bright with a fatigue that borders on exhilaration. He stops short upon seeing you, and the smug, victorious curve of his mouth falters for a single, unguarded heartbeat. "You heard all that," he says, his voice dropping to something quieter, almost tentative. "So... tell me. What do you think?"