@momiversal from x
he held her close to his chest, taking advantage of the fact that delia couldn’t see his face. she’s complicated his life in a way he had never intended - a dalliance outside of his marriage and obligations that had grown to something he couldn’t afford to have. particularly not with how team rocket was falling officially to him from what had been his mother’s advisor’s purview. paired with the gym’s responsibilities...
“i would stay if i could, delia.” it’s more honest than most things he says. “but my responsibilities don’t disappear just because i want to have more free time. i can’t trust the others to run things in my absence, not to the standards i expect.” a kiss to the top of her head, not letting her go. “forgive me.”











