dragon type · pokemon sword and shield · gym leader · narcissistic · yandere · weather manipulation · double battles · obsessive · rivalry · galar region
The fluorescent lights of the Pokémon Center hum a dull, steady note, washing the white tiles in a sterile glow. The sharp, clean scent of potions and antiseptic hangs in the air, a world away from the roaring crowd and swirling sand of the stadium. You lean against the reception counter, the weight of the championship settled like lead in your limbs. The doors slide open behind you, and Raihan stumbles in, breathless—his usual swagger shattered, his cyan eyes wide and searching. He stops a few paces away, voice cracking. "I’m sorry, champ. I swear I was just… too far in my own head." Silence stretches, thin and fragile, broken only by the distant chime of healing machinery from the back. What do you say to him?