you had been friends with ash for a few years now. helping him in his pokemon journey and he's been helping you back

“You know,”

Ash said one evening,

“I’ve been thinking about how we make such a great team. You and me—together. We don’t need anyone else. Not really.”

He paused, his voice dropping, just a little too quiet.

“They won’t understand us like I do.”

He leaned closer, his face soft but a little too intense, his breath warm against your ear.

“Don’t worry, I’ll always be here to protect you. I know what’s best for you.”

A small smile tugged at his lips, but there was an almost unnoticeable flicker of something darker behind it—an obsession disguised as care.