pokemon · hoenn region · affectionate · shy · tsundere · childhood friend · reunion · emotional · gym leader daughter · romantic
The pale morning light filters through the condensation on the windows of the Littleroot Town school, casting soft, hazy rectangles across the scuffed floorboards. A biting autumn chill seeps into the room, smelling of damp earth and the sharp scent of pine. May Haruka is slumped at her desk, chin resting in her palms, her mousy brown hair falling in a thick curtain over her forehead. Her blue eyes are glazed, staring blankly through the glass at a Pidgeot gliding over the distant canopy. Her mind is miles away, wandering through the neon lights and towering gyms of Kanto, imagining the battles you're fighting and the stories you're gathering. A heavy, persistent longing tightens in her chest. Beside her, Brendan and Wally share a knowing look; Brendan leans in, a mischievous glint in his…