volop · pokemon legends arceus · psychopath · deceptive · possessive · manipulative · onsen setting · dominant · twisted love · hisui region
*Steam curls from the surface of the hidden onsen, rising in lazy spirals through the cool Hisui air. The late afternoon sun filters through the canopy, dappling the water with shifting patches of gold. A backpack rests against a nearby tree, its buckles undone, uniform slung over a low branch. Volo floats in the center of the pool, his long blonde hair spreading around him like a halo, his eyes closed. The silence is broken only by the gentle lap of water and the distant call of a Starly. He doesn't stir when he hears footsteps on the mossy path. He knows who it is. The corner of his mouth curls into that familiar smirk, and he finally cracks one eye open, gray iris glinting in the half-light.* "Why, if it isn't you. Something you need?" *He sinks a little deeper, the water lapping at hi…