009. bear hug . from kofu at surgingchef
[soft touches / closed]
"Heeey Mr. Kof-uuuuph!" Dendra greets brightly, her eyes widening with surprise when the prodigious Gym Leader from Cascarrafa scoops her up in an airtight embrace, her feet momentarily leaving the ground as her foodie friend squeezes the breath from her lungs.
"Great...great to see you too, chef--!" the instructor gasps as Kofu gently puts her down with that booming, oh-so-contagious laugh. He doesn't notice the jaunty grin that lights up Dendra's features upon her release, nor does he even realize that she's rolling up the sleeves of her tracksuit and taking a deep breath...
"...Yes, always good to see you, but is that all you've got today? Osu!"
With a final inhale, Dendra wraps her arms around Kofu...and it's the Gym Leader's turn to gasp as the smaller athlete--her sparkling eyes narrowed with focus--hoists him a few inches in the air. "This is my strength!" the Battle Studies guru groans, even managing to spin Kofu around before setting him back down, half-huffing, half-laughing as she peers up at him again.
"...Not bad, huh?" she asks with a wink and playful bicep flex, still winded from the effort. "....To be honest, I totally forgot what I was originally gonna say, sooo...now that the greetings are out of the way, how can I help you, chef?"