CKmochi

'...It's cold.' You quietly complain to yourself as you wrap the blanket tightly around your body. For being a tropical region, even Alola gets fairly cold in the nighttime. After a small scuffle with the blanket, you eventually tie two ends of the blanket around your neck. It reminds you of those heroes that were always shown on TV back in Kanto. You scoff at the thought. 'Some hero I was.' A heavy sigh escapes your lips. You rest your arms on the white, metallic balustrade on the balcony. With the blanket embracing your back, you scan the surrounding area. Even after visiting this place twice, Aether Paradise still feels foreign to you.

"Oh, but Gladion, you should've seen him in action I mean, he was absolutely gorgeous! I still can't believe I got to battle alongside the Steven Stone!" Sitting beside you on the floor in front of your Champion's throne, Gladion nodded mindlessly, his eyebrows furrowing amidst your fangirling. Weren't you happy with Gladion? Why would you talk so much about other men? (Gladion, he tried reasoning with himself, they brought up another man once) Much less Steven? What was so great about that stone-obsessed old man? (A lot, actually, and Gladion knew this, but preferred not to acknowledge it for the time being) I mean, sure, he was taller an