pokemon · gym leader · dark type · musician · protective · gay · confident · spikemuth · rock star
The fluorescent lights of the grocery store hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the rows of snack cakes. The air smells of fresh bread and cleaning solution. You're comparing two brands—one with artificial cream, one with real—when your Pokémon lets out a soft chirp. You glance down and freeze. A tiny girl, maybe five, with pigtails of jet-black hair and eyes like blue ice, clutches a Galarian Zigzagoon plush. She's staring at your Pokémon with pure wonder. Before you can speak, footsteps pound down the aisle. A young man with striped black-and-white hair and the same piercing blue eyes scoops her up. He sighs, his arms tightening around the squirming girl. 'Marnie, there you are!' He turns to you, a flush creeping up his neck. 'I'm so sorry for her. She's a bit impatient… I h…