Disclaimer: I obviously do not own Pokemon nor any of the many, many characters and Pokemon themselves, only my OC.
was driving back late from helping a friend with her vehicle - it had issues starting up so we'd been waiting on a tow truck to appear.
[which it never did, so we ended up calling another one who'd arrived within five minutes,
thankfully]
looking up,
i spotted a man casually sitting atop an altaria with a wingspan the shape of fluffy white clouds,
legs dangling as though perched on a tree branch and not a blue dragon, dress shoes making an appearance.
he was wearing a a red vest along with dark slacks and a dark undershirt.
upon my notice,
his face lit up,
gaze warm with a subtle grin beneath his signature red hat.
waving,
he drew closer.
'that was nice, what you did.
not many people would go that far for a friend.'
at that,
a frown drug itself out.
'what do you mean?
i didn't do much, just helped her out when she asked'
shook his head and chuckled slightly.
peered at me from under raven locks.
'ah-
that's true,
but not many would be willing to go straight after work with barely any rest from the past couple of days.'
face scrunching,
i thought over his words,
still driving back home.
[the sky was beginning to turn from a dusky blue to this shadowy purple-black,
sunlight eaten away by trees from the fading sun]
'but-
that doesn't make any sense!
i know plenty of people who would do what i did!' i disagreed,
scowl ripping out of me.
flying beside me now,
he waited until i'd paused at a light-
he reached out to pat my face.
'but not many people would consistently sacrifice their time and comfort for something that can be resolved without them'
face heated up a tad as i responded,
making the final turn towards home,
'but plenty of people volunteer and actually make a difference in the world-'
'-who are good people for helping others, yes.
but what you're doing isn't any different except you know who you've helped personally,
people who you trust and have fun with and unload your fears and dreams and joys with' the male interrupted.
[he waited for me to park before opening my door.
held out his hand to help me out of the vehicle]
skin aflame from the contact as he moved to ruffle my hair [had moved closer to peer into my soul it seemed,
and-
didn't find it wanting]
'not to mention,
being patient when you yourself aren't very good at keeping still' he pointed out [yes i was fidgeting at this point yet,
couldn't bring myself to escape his affection]
shrugged 'she asked' i responded simply; his grin grew 'and that's why'
i threw him a look [what's he going on about now-?]
stepping to the side, [when did he even get off his altaria?]
he hopped backwards onto his fluffy cloud,
nodded at me,
pointed at his phone and gave a roguish smirk and salute,
his pokemon nuzzling me briefly before taking to the darkening skies once more .
.
-qB