The Ghost of Galar

Thinkin' of reviving this lil shitter, lemme know if you'd be interested in interacting with a lil chaos gremlin skull grunt.

and since links aren't working this is gonna be my temp. Pinned post.

He barely kept his eyes from narrowing at the work comment. Ahh, he heard the ghost-type gym leader was young, so this kid must be him.

❝A-Are there . . . a lot of . . . p-people there . . . ?❞ That of course would be his only concern. It was at least a nice thought to imagine going on a trip.

❝I-It . . . is? M. . . Maybe it . . . would be a-a . . . good place t-to v-visit . . . one d-day. . .❞ At least for a starting point. Similar would help to bring the boy some comfort if he were to ever leave his home region. Especially if he were to do so alone. ❝Wh . . . What is . . . Kanto like . . . ?❞

Perhaps it was his age showing with the barrage of questions, but Allister couldn't help but be curious. he didn't often find himself able to hold a conversation this long, never the less with someone who seemed willing to humor his questions, so he would take advantage of it.

Once more, the boy found himself fidgeting with the hem of his sleeves, his gaze falling to the ground.

The purple glow of his eyes beneath the mask returned as the ghost appeared, his cowlick following the the ghost's movements. Reaching into his backpack, Allister withdrew a dusk ball, releasing the mischievous ghost from it's confines.

Looming behind the boy, Gengar looked the strange man and his ghost over with a grin. Despite the pokemon's grin though, there was a wariness to be found in the ghost's demeanor, protective of his trainer. Though as long as the man didn't prove to be a threat, he'd play nice as the usually timid boy did seem to doing well in this conversation.

“I’d much rather stay here with you”

“Maybe we could stay here for a few more days”

“You’re shaking, [name]. We can stop–”

“You’ve got nothing to apologize for, alright? I just want you to be okay”

“Can you- can you just stay with me? Please?”

“You don’t want them to know what?”

“Something else is bothering you. What’s going on?”

“This isn’t how I- I wanted you to know”

“You don’t need to explain anything. You’ve done nothing wrong”

“Tell me why you’re crying. Let me help you, [name]”

“I- I understand if you want to leave. I won’t ask you to stay”

“I promise you your heart’s safe with me”

“I know I can’t do anything to make things better, but… you can stay with me, if you want”

“Look, [name], I’ve been hurt before, and I… I’m scared”

“I promise you, I won’t do anything to hurt you, and I won’t let anyone hurt you, either”

“You mean the world to me. Talk to me, [name]”

“Will… will you be comfortable here? If you’re not, I’ll leave with you”

“I think you’ve done enough lying”

“I’m sorry! I- I know I fucked up–”

“God, you’re full of it, aren’t you? I don’t know what the fuck is going on with you–”

“I don’t know what’s wrong with you, but I can’t help you if you shut me out like this!”

“You can’t keep pushing everyone away like this. Isn’t that what you keep telling me?”

“I let my temper get the better of me. It’s not you. I don’t want you worrying about that, alright?”

“Please don’t leave. Don’t leave me”

“You’re so much stronger than you give yourself credit for”

“Don’t worry about me, [name]. I’m fine, I promise. Let me worry about you, alright?”

“They sent you home. Why? What did you do this time?”

“No! I didn’t– This wasn’t what I wanted!”

“I never meant for any of this to happen–”

“Don’t make me drag you out of bed, [name]”

“There was nothing you could’ve done differently - you did what you could in an extremely shitty situation. You need to stop beating yourself up about this”

“I’m not going to sit here and let you destroy yourself, [name]”

“I’m right here. I’m here for you. Just let me in”

“But you did everything you could, and… and sometimes, that’s all you can do”

“I know you’re not going to hurt me. But you’re hurting, [name]. I don’t want you to do something you’re going to regret”

“I’m just worried about you - I don’t mean to worry you as well”

“If you want to do something for me, you can kiss me”

“You’ve been anxious ever since you got that phone call - what happened? Who was it?”

“Are you… trying to intimidate me right now?”

"I don’t want to wait, [name]. I love you so much and I just… I want to be with you”

“You’re one of the best things that’s ever happened to me, [name]. I hope you know that”

“Seriously, what’s up, [name]? Was it something I said?”

“I wish we could just stay here. It’s comfortable”

“You’re stressing yourself out. Take a break, [name]. It’ll do you good to step away for a while”

“Have you heard anything I’ve said? I feel like I’m talking to no one”

“Oh, for fuck’s sake, now what are they saying?”

“You need this break, [name]. You’re pushing yourself far too much. I understand why, trust me, I understand, but you can’t do this to yourself. You’re going to burn out”

“I never said I was a good influence”

“I wouldn’t be doing this with you if I didn’t trust you”

“I absolutely don’t understand you sometimes”

“Do you ever sleep in?”

“I’ll do anything for you. I need you to know that”

“You better not die on me. Whatever will I do without you, [name]?”

“Whatever you want to say, you can say it through the door”

“I’m sorry you got caught up in all of this. You shouldn’t have to worry about it”

“You don’t need to tell me now if you’re not ready. I don’t want you to feel like you have to talk about whatever it is if you still need to figure things out”

“Your advice is to lie?”

“Come home. Please, [name]. I need you to come home”

“It’s okay. Let it out and just breathe, [name]. I’m right here”

“Y’know, when I said you didn’t need to wake up at dawn, I didn’t mean for you to wake up before it”

“I was right there! I should have done something!”

“I don’t hate you. I don’t blame you if you don’t believe me. I’m not asking you to forgive me, either, but… I don’t hate you”

“I honestly just want to get this over with already, but I might throw myself into the sun first”

“I don’t want to talk to you. Go away”

“Get away from me. Just get the hell away from me, [name]. I trusted you”

“Oh, please don’t tell me I managed to mess up tea”

“You don’t deserve this. I’m just a fuck-up and I can’t do anything right–”

“Everything feels too much. There’s too much and I… I don’t know…”

“I said I’m fine. Please stop asking already, [name]. The answer’s not changing”

“You look like shit”

“I’m flattered you’re concerned about me, [name]”

“I don’t know! I don’t know what’s wrong with me!”

“Please, [name], I can’t… I’m not safe to be around. I just hurt everyone and- and I don’t want to do that to you”

“I’m just… scared. I- I haven’t told anyone, but I want to tell you”

“Y’know, this isn’t exactly how I’d thought you’d see me without a shirt. I thought this part would be… sexier”

“You haven’t said a damn word to me after that night! You haven’t even looked in my direction!”

“What the hell has gotten into you? You said you trusted me, that you loved me-!”

“I do actually love you, but… Clearly I shouldn’t”

“It doesn’t concern you. We had an argument - that’s it”

“I thought you were better than this”

“You are truly stupid, [name]. Were you even thinking when you decided to pull this little stunt of yours?”

“What did you think was going to happen? Did you think I wasn’t going to find out? Did you think it’d remain a secret forever?”

Gentle Care was my best rated meme of '24, so here's another one! part 1

"Give my hand a little squeeze. See? I'm right here."

"It's okay to cry, you know."

"Are you cold? Here - take my jacket -"

"Rest your head on my lap."

"Let's get you clean."

"The water's warm but not too hot."

"Here - some tissues. They're the soft kind."

"You can close your eyes."

"You'll always be safe here."

"Shh... hey... relax... that's it... you can fall asleep..."

"You can say you love me, I won't hold it against you."

"Take a deep, slow breath."

"I know how it feels to be so afraid you're scared to even breathe."

"I know more than you think."

"You can trust me, it'll be okay."

"Let me see."

"I know you're ashamed. But it's okay. I won't judge you."

"Is it okay if I hug you?"

"Hold still. I have a bandage."

"I'm not great at first aid, but you clearly need my help."

"Hey... I know you don't want to. But you need to eat."

"Careful, it's soup. I mean - I mean it's hot. It's also... soup."

"I'm not going to let anyone hurt you."

"The night is long and cold. But we'll be warm and safe here."

"I can tell you a joke. Or make a fool of myself. I just want to see you smile."

"There's so much goodness out there. You'll see it again."

"Don't tell anyone, but... I love you."

"We could always make it better."

"This is going to sting, you know? Just - brace for it."

alternatively send ‘ + ‘ after the symbol for the roles to be reversed where possible !

❝I-I have . . . rotom phone . . . b-but my team . . . u-um . . .❞ Allister wasn't entirely sure if the man was aware the boy owned any pokemon, never mind the fact he was a gym leader. ❝. . . i-is all ghosts. Th-They're . . . all I-I um . . . c-can use . . .❞ Not that he really minded. He actually possessed a unique connection to them after all.