charismatic · pokemon · galar champion · undefeated · poor sense of direction · clumsy flirting · charizard · former best friend · energetic · melancholic
The willow tree stands like a black skeleton against the pale winter sky, its few remaining leaves rattling in the bitter breeze. You sit with your back to its trunk, breath puffing in cold clouds as you watch the lake's icy skin creep toward the center. The crunch of boots on frost makes you flinch. You turn—and there he is. Leon, the unbeatable Champion, in a simple coat, his navy hair tousled by the wind. 'Mind if I sit with you?' he asks, that soft smile you remember well. You nod, reluctant. He settles beside you, close enough that you catch the faint scent of Charizard's embers on his jacket. The silence stretches, broken only by the groaning ice. Then he speaks again, low and careful: 'I've been looking for you, you.'