sturdy

[ ✉ ➝ fossil fucker ] shit you never told me i needed to feed it rocks i’ve been feeding it poffins this whole time

[ ✉ ➝ fossil fucker ] is it ok is it going to die because of me being a bad person

[ ✉ ➝ fossil fucker ] THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO BE SENDING ME STUPID PICTURES GOD

[ ✉ ➝ fossil fucker ] THIS IS SRS BSNS

(msg ➝ muk luvr) JUST poffins? poffins are fine and it’ll live but arons won’t grow as fast as they would if they ate metal or ore. 

(msg ➝ muk luvr) i’d say that i’d ship you metal but that would literally involve me shipping you 

(* here eric gets spammed with messages in cap locks — an overwhelming ordeal to say the least. nothing out of the ordinary from somi though. the doctor continues ) 

metal. if u have a chance just let it have a go at a scrapped car or something. idk, use your elite four powers. make it work.

(* pause ) 

Photoshoots? check. easily done too. commercials? also check. at this point, eric had lost count of how many times he had endorsed one chicken company or another.

but a radio guest appearance, especially a late night show? this would definitely be a first for him. for this appearance, all eric would have to do is talk and, according to what the email said, ‘be himself’.

not to hard, right?

well, after he’s listening to a few of her, er, wheein’s shows — all he assumed that she did was take viewer’s questions and answers them with her guest, taking short commercial or music breaks before continuing.

'now that’s simple.’ eric told and convinced himself until the very moment that he actually got to the the radio building. there, anxiety steamrolled any form of confidence that he once had —

but dr. eric nam is a gym leader. and a gym leader wouldn’t let a single surge of anxiety shy him away from such a unique opportunity (he trudges on, one foot after the other, introducing himself to the receptionist with his signature toothy grin. minutes later, he’s riding up an elevator, glass windows offering a perfect view of the city below them). “wait here”. the secretary said before seating him on a couch outside of what was supposedly wheein’s studio.

(msg ➝ muk luvr) aron is the iron armor pokemon, so it’s primarily made of iron. however, under its iron armor there’s a rock solid body! hence why it’s a rock type as well. make sure to feed it lots of ore if you want it to evolve fast!

(msg ➝ muk luvr) Never

Easily, brunch was one of the greatest times of the day. falling right in between breakfast and lunch, brunchs were the perfect meal for those who were just a little too late for breakfast and are just a little too hungry for lunch.

and hungry eric nam was – patient as well, but patience won’t fill an empty stomach. he waited outside of matsu, a relatively quiet italian restaurant in sokchu on a balmy thursday early afternoon, for an acquaintance. 

no, a friend. 

no, a best friend. this title being reserved for very few – however, park sojin was one of the few, one of the elite, abet literally to a degree (actress model and contest queen. and a sweetheart. what a find). 

of course, though, it started off with very casually. they were both paired together for a photoshoot weeks after eric had become a gym leader. soon after, they were two peas in a pod and were adored by the public as well, nicknamed ‘south korea’s power couple’ by netizens. 

however, as much of a ‘power couple’ as they were, what they loved to do most is enjoy one another’s company, whether it slumber parties (wine obviously included) or dates. this brunch being one of them. 

and there eric nam was, waiting, five minutes early. his fingers tapping away at his phone sending her a reminder text.