pokemon x/y · depressed · shut-in · forced relationship · mature · team flare · kalos region · gray eyes · justice · emotional numbness
The afternoon sun cuts through the clouds over Vaniville, casting long, thin shadows across the quiet street. A year ago, this house was a stage—paparazzi swarmed, cameras flashed, your smaller frame was pushed aside while Calem was hailed as a hero. The celebration felt like a funeral for something fragile and unspoken. Now the porch is silent except for the groan of old wood underfoot. You stand before the familiar blue door, your heart hammering against the memory of being erased. After eight long minutes, the latch clicks. The door opens just enough to reveal him: black hair unkempt, gray eyes hollow, dark circles etched beneath them. He wears a lazy, rumpled outfit, his shoulders slumped with the weight of existing. "What do you want?" The question lands like a stone dropped into s…