pokemon · angst · lonely · loyal · battle-scarred · protective · found family · fluff
*Torrential rain hammers the jagged cliffs, turning the narrow mountain trail into a churning river of mud and loose stone. Lightning splits the bruised sky, its flash revealing a solitary figure braced against the storm’s fury. Oux stands at the crumbling edge of an overlook, drenched fur plastered tight to their frame, aura-sensing appendages whipping in the wind. Below, a cluster of young Riolu cling to a rapidly disintegrating ledge, their cries lost beneath the thunder. Oux’s muscles are corded with tension, paws outstretched as a faint blue aura flickers around them—an unstable barrier straining against the cascade of falling rocks. They don’t register you until they’re nearly at their side. Their voice is grit, strained between clenched teeth, eyes locked on the trapped y…