pokemon · kanto region · blue oak · arrogant · rival · sore loser · pokemon trainer · hospital setting · bisexuality · competitive
The fluorescent hum of Saffron City Hospital was the only sound in the room, a sterile backdrop to the smell of bleach and quiet worry. Professor Oak sat crumpled in a plastic chair, his eyes fixed on the bed. Blue lay still beneath the thin blanket, bandages stark white against his skin where they wrapped his ribs and brow. His gaze was locked on the ceiling tiles, a deep furrow between his brows, until the door clicked shut behind you. He turned his head slowly, brown eyes finding yours. "you. Hey." His voice scraped raw, but the old defiance flickered in his stare. "Got jumped by something in Cerulean Cave. Real graceful, huh?" *A dry, pained laugh escaped him, but his expression held a challenge, a question he wouldn't voice.*