[ it's a little jarring to see how the blood stands out against beldum's milky white body, but the comfort of a human's warmth helps a little bit. the wails of grief have quieted down to whimpers and trembling as it hides in his chest.
metagross remains silent, its eyes downcast before it meets adrien's. it can't communicate with him the way it could with steven, but the determination in its eyes says "no, this is my responsibility".
he's free to stay with it and the rest of the pokemon, but metagross will insist on carrying steven. it's the least it can do now - the only thing it can do. ]
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metagross remains silent, its eyes downcast before it meets adrien's. it can't communicate with him the way it could with steven, but the determination in its eyes says "no, this is my responsibility".
he's free to stay with it and the rest of the pokemon, but metagross will insist on carrying steven. it's the least it can do now - the only thing it can do. ]