#danderosa

[skullkxd]

-> @danderosa

❝ you can tell me anything, and it's secure with me. ❞

“Mmgh.”

Ree just — collapses into his arms, muscles going like jelly. They’re pretty touchy feely with Leon now, though it probably still feels like a new thing every time they do it.

They close their eyes and tense, trying to bait away the hot tears that build against their eyelids.

“Sorry. Sorry. I just… it sucks. Every time I think about back then… it feels like the whole world is gonna end. Again.”

[ultimafleur]

baked in an energy he knew all too well of a day that had passed so dark he would never forget. galar nearly falling to it's knees once more, yet prevented with the help of children once again. it had been years since then, he presumed--although time was indecipherable. he had halted his count since his beloved friend's return to him. still, that did not prevent him from recognizing a face--nor an additional feeling--that he knew.

" if you may be searching for the royale to commit so close to a bloodbath, it formed southward. you are furthest from it's entry. "

the old king was too brittle to participate in any battle, unfortunately. no, for the true meaning of the royale was baked in a hidden glimmer that he would not wish to tell, not until it was time.

" is that what path you commit to? or was there another destination even the legends could not help you reach without delay. "

@danderosa // starter call

[prosada]

honey stop bullying my cousin with the trolley problem.

[skullkxd]

" Who am I to you? " :3

“… you’re my brother, Lee.”

They wince a little as the words settle. It’s something they never really say. Ree doesn’t even remember if they’ve told Leon out loud.

They probably haven’t. They’re too much of a coward for that.

“You’re my brother. I know that — somebody like me — I know we’re basically the opposite from each other. But you’ve always… even when we first met, you kept coming back. You decided I was worth it, before anybody else. Even before I did. I’m really… lucky. To have you in my life.”

[velvet-voiced]

❝ Good evening! I'm terribly sorry to intrude like this, but... Where am I? ❞

@danderosa

"... You managed to wander into a huge building like this and not once question what the building was?"

Spinel knows exactly who this is. How is he a Champion? He's soon finding himself rolling his eyes. Why does he remind him of a certain someone else?

"Hmph..."

Push past it.

A breath.

"This is Exceed. It is a pleasure to have you here. League Champion Leon? If I am not mistaken."

[drgnbld]

❝ Hi, Lance! It's been a while! I've been hoping we'd run into each other again. ❞

He's so happy. Excited and bubbly, just as cheerful as he's been in all of their previous meetings. Truly just happy to be here— even when he doesn't know where 'here' is.

❝ Where are we? ❞

@danderosa

" leon! " genuine surprise sweeps his face seeing the former galarian champion here, followed very quickly by something more curious.

honestly, at this point, should he be so shocked to discover that leon has once again gotten himself lost?

the dragon tamer offers him a warming smile regardless. " you've somehow made it to blackthorn city if you hadn't originally been planning to. " his hand extends to show the relatively built up city around them. time's changed the area since he's become champion, but it's easy to find pockets of history found in every corner with decorative draconic pieces and motifs in plain sight. currently, they were stood in the midst of a market street, with various venders dotted around and the streets alive with people buying trinkets or food.

it's nowhere near the level of goldenrod, but truth to be told, he hadn't wanted that - nor had the people who lived here either.

[topranged]

He's not meant to be in the Ranger Union. He's (probably) not even supposed to be in Almia. But, alas... Here he is.

❝ Hi! What a pleasure, meeting you again! I think I've gotten a little turned around. ❞

❝ ... ❞ DOES HE DO THIS ON PURPOSE ? seriously, how the hell did he get lost all the way here again ?!

❝ man, are y— ARE YOU GOOD ? did you hit your head somewhere ... ? ❞ and she's serious, too; she's looking him in the eyes A BIT TOO INTENTLY. ❝ your pupils seem normal ... ❞

[lxngfxrgxtten]

[ 8AM ] a serene camping site overlooking a valley, air humid & fresh.

── *₊˚🍹⸝⸝ 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 ( accepting. )

[ 8AM ] a serene camping site overlooking a valley, air humid & fresh.

it  had  been  so  long  since  she  had  wandered  into  the  night,  aimless  in  her  movements  as  she  allowed  her  feet  to  simply  trudge  forward  through  the  fresh  evening  air.  the  sun  cresting  over  the  mountaintop,  threatening  to  bathe  the  sky  in  an  inky  black  night.  and  yet,  she  continues  her  trek  to  nowhere  before  she  finds  herself  stopping  at  a  familiar  sight.  a  crackling  fire.  a  small  tent.  someone  sitting  just  outside  of  it.  her  heart  skips,  one  beat.  two,  before  taking  a  breath  and  wandering  ever  closer,  lost  in  the  sound  of  the  crackling  flames. 

for  a  moment,  she  pauses,  waiting  to  see  who  it  is.  but  instead,  a  familiar  face  greets  her  gaze.  hands  slipping  into  her  pockets,  she  steps  forwards,  walking  towards  the  opposing  side  of  the  fire  and  revealing  herself  from  the  cover  of  the  underbrush.  she  looks  down  upon  the  former  champion  with  a  smirk  –  one  that  is  simply  amused,  but  not  unkind.         ❝   never  thought  i'd  run  into  you  out  here.   ❞