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"Joli would not bite you," Florian corrects, and the little Sylveon offers a trill of affirmation. "He likes you, and he knows that I like you."[break][break]

After that, Florian listens without interrupting. Concern presents itself in his eyes, the furrow of his brow, and he nibbles absently on a rice ball as an excuse to digest the information without immediate response. Joli purrs and settles himself about Florian's shoulders like a heavy, uncomfortable scarf.[break][break]

"So you are worried you will scare me off?" He laughs, but there's no humour there. It's sad, if anything. "I would not leave without closure unless you did something terrible to me, Alexei, and then Joli would do worse than bite."[break][break]

His attempt at humour falls flat. There's an awkward pause before he asks, "The enemy?"

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"Alexei. There is a difference between a grand gesture and reaching out when you need help." The exasperated frustration is edged with the softness of concern. "If you press my limits I will tell you." He's been quiet, at times, about his own struggles with mental health — but he has Joli for support, and he doesn't turn to dangerous vices during times of stress. Not anymore. "I am more than just your boyfriend, I am your friend. I want you to feel you can talk to me."[break][break]

Never one to retain anger for long, his shoulders sag under the weight of a heavy sigh. He doesn't want to be upset.[break][break]

"What do you mean, chéri? Start slow with what?"

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Alexei's justification does little to abate Florian's distress. His eyes, wide with worry, water with the apology. He reaches up to swipe at the tears before they fall, the movement displacing his glasses.[break][break]

"I have never once told you that my work takes precedence!" He tries to sound firm, scolding, but it comes out in a pleading tone. "I would put it aside for you, you should know that."[break][break]

At last, the Sylveon's presence is acknowledged when he brushes Florian's cheek with one of his ribbons. The professor's laugh is strangled as he lifts the feline into his arms and snuggles him against his chest.[break][break]

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Florian's halfway through another rice ball, ruminating over the flavour of what he thinks to be crab, when Alexei confesses a grim secret. The professor quickly loses his appetite, sticky rice resting uneaten between his fingertips.[break][break]

"You could have told me, Alexei!" His voice sharpens with distress, a hint of anger. Joli chirps at his feet. "You think I would not have dropped everything in an instant to help you through a hard time?"[break][break]

His position as a field researcher is fairly flexible, but even if it wasn't...[break][break]

"I would have made time for you."[break][break]

Anger shifts to hurt. Joli jumps up onto the counter, ribbons brushing Florian's arm. The Sylveon mews at his trainer as if begging him to pay attention. Florian doesn't notice.

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Florian's question goes ignored, but he gives Alexei the benefit of the doubt: he's excited about the food he's made for them, and it wouldn't do to detract from that.[break][break]

The professor watches dutifully as Alexei shows him how its done, extending a hand toward one of the balls only to retract it in confusion when he's told to wait. His eyes widen: there's a lot more of them than he'd expected at first.[break][break]

"Okay," he giggles, filled with the nervous excitement of trying something new for the first time.[break][break]

Picking up one of the balls, he wraps it in seaweed and gives it a sniff. He thinks he can smell fish: salmon, maybe, or the tuna? Popping it into his mouth, the professor's expression turns surprised. He swallows, laughs.[break][break]

"It's saltier than I was expecting; the seaweed, I think! Not a bad thing!"[break][break]

It's unfamiliar in a pleasant sort of way, and he takes a second one between delicate fingers. Joli mews at their feet, catching the scent of fish and demanding to be involved — Florian swats playfully at him with a foot.

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"No, I haven't! I didn't get the chance to try them last time I was here."[break][break]

They weren't common in Kalos, at least not in the restaurants his family and friends had frequented while he was growing up.[break][break]

Florian leads Alexei inside and fetches one of the few plates he'd managed to unpack. Rinsing it off in case it had picked up dust somewhere along the trip, he sets it down on the counter alongside two wine glasses.[break][break]

"Don't apologise," he chides gently. "Goodness knows I've been emotional for less!"[break][break]

He retrieves the white wine from the fridge and pours them each a glass. Joli winds about their heels, chirping.[break][break]

"You must tell me how you've been," he insists. "I have been so busy with the move, I feel like I haven't checked in like I should!"

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Though logic dictates that he could simply push his way inside, Florian's Kalosian-bred manners combined with his own anxieties at intruding upon the personal space of others see him rooted at the doorstep even when the door itself swings open to invite him inside.[break][break]

He's distracted by the appearance of Mincinno, crooning at it and bending down to give it a pat.[break][break]

"Avery!" he greets. "Allo!"[break][break]

Blessedly, he is given ample warning for the hug as she tosses her gloves aside and runs toward him. His brain is given time to calculate before the contact — friend, safety, comfort — before she slams into him with a crushing hug. He returns it with bright laughter, fondly ruffling her hair. Between their embrace, a Popplio squirms and honks its disdain.[break][break]

"I am immigrated!" Grammatical inconsistencies result from speaking his non-native tongue; his Kalosian accent colours the words. "To Verdanturf, just yesterday! You will have to come visit some time, it is a lovely little place — ah, and look who's grown!"[break][break]

He readjusts his grip on the disgruntled Popplio and holds her up for inspection. She looks utterly unamused.[break][break]

"She has been doing so well, Avery! Her singing voice is —" He kisses his fingertips, dramatic, "beautiful."

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Florian softens as he registers muffled sobs against his shirt. He tightens an already fierce grip on the other man and rubs his back with his free hand. As he utters wordless reassurances in a soothing tone, the growl dies in his Sylveon's throat.[break][break]

"Shh, chéri, it's all right, I'm here..."[break][break]

When Alexei retracts from Florian's hold, the professor remains close and grips the gym leader's shoulders. Wide blue eyes survey the other's violet, wet and red. Had it distressed him so much to be apart? It tugs like guilt in his gut. He had been fine with the distance in comparison — with distance, over text, he could better formulate his responses without his emotions and traumas getting in the way.[break][break]

That doesn't mean he isn't relieved to be able to hold Alexei again, to reach up and brush tears from his cheeks.[break][break]

"Oh! Come, then, come inside, we can set it on the counter!"[break][break]

He ushers Alexei over the threshold and closes the door, fingers hovering over the lock on instinct before he decides he doesn't want his boyfriend to feel trapped.
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In the quaint kitchen, Florian moves boxes of unpacked cutlery and dishware from the counter to the floor, making space for whatever Alexei had brought.[break][break]

"I'm sorry I don't have much to contribute, I have not had the chance to shop... there is a bottle of wine, however, if you'd like to share?"

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Immediately, Florian tenses up at the sudden contact.[break][break]

His thoughts, already foggy from sleep deprivation and a long flight, slam into a brick wall of alarm. It takes several seconds for logic and reason to catch up to raw trauma — in those seconds, a low growl rises in his Sylveon's throat.[break][break]

Back off, it says, or else.[break][break]

It's that sound that reminds Florian that he's safe, secure, in the arms of his boyfriend and not his abuser. The stiffness leeches out of him and he lifts his arms to embrace Alexei, pulling him closer and into a hopefully-reassuring hug.[break][break]

"It's OK, Joli..."[break][break]

Joli knew Alexei from their previous vacation to Hoenn. He'd witnessed Florian staying up into the wee hours of the morning talking to the other on video chat and sometimes falling asleep on call due to the time difference. He knew that Alexei was no real threat, but no level of intimacy or closeness exempted someone from the little fairy's wrath where his trainer's mental health was concerned.[break][break]

"It's real," he promises Alexei, with a high-pitched giggle. "I would look more presentable in your imagination, no?"

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One of Florian's first destinations upon moving to Hoenn full-time was a familiar daycare in Lilycove.[break][break]

He hadn't told Avery he was moving, had wanted to surprise his long-time pen pal with a visit. It's not until he's standing at her doorstep that he considers the possibility she's not here. Popplio squirms in his grasp, wanting to be put down.[break][break]

"Last time I put you down, you ran off on me," he reminds her, firm but fond. She's grown since he'd adopted her from Avery as a tiny, newly hatched thing.[break][break]

He knocks on the door, beaming. At his feet, a Sylveon purrs and nudges against his leg.

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Glancing around the sparse interior of his Verdanturf home, boxes waiting to be unpacked and air mattress deflated in the living room, the feeling in Florian's gut is bittersweet. He was not ready to move on from Kalos. Broken though that home had been, it was still a home. He swipes at damp eyes and laughs at his own misery.[break][break]

"I should be happy, Joli, I know."[break][break]

Twining round Florian's calves, the Sylveon had not made a peep. He didn't need to.[break][break]

"We will make the best of it, darling."[break][break]

He's busy unpacking the essentials — dishware, toiletries, Pokemon food — when a knock sounds at the door. He had only given out his address to one person thus far: Alexei? Butterflies alight in his stomach. It's been some time since he's seen the other man outside of virtual reality and video calls. Florian grimaces at his disheveled living space before going to answer the door, the Sylveon trotting at his heels.
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Jet-lagged, with bags under his eyes and ruffled hair, the professor still smiles at his boyfriend.[break][break]

"I was not expecting you, chéri. Come in — please, do not mind the state of the place, I've only just got in..."[break][break]

Joli chirps as the professor holds open the door.

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POSTED ON Jul 14, 2020 22:14:08 GMT

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"Ah, hello Carina!" His fond greeting directed at the Ribombee is answer enough. "I am sure Abeille will be delighted to see you!"[break][break]

He releases his own Ribombee from her ball, smiles as the tiny creature flits about excitedly.[break][break]

"You underestimate the power of fairies, my friend! If my Joli can topple a dragon, our nimble little bees can do the same!"[break][break]

There's only one problem... this is no regular dragon. The ground shakes beneath them from the force of whatever massive creature lay in wait.

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POSTED ON Jul 14, 2020 22:07:33 GMT

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"Paper? How silly!"[break][break]

Florian doesn't pick up on the fact that this gimmick is designed to ensure fewer winners in the rigged carnival-style game. He's eternally an optimist, believing the best in others and their intentions where he could.[break][break]

Alexei hands him a net, and the professor turns it around in his fingers and gently tests its durability. It seems durable enough in his hands but he knows it'll be a different story once it gets wet. He, too, had noticed the father-son duo in front of them.[break][break]

Still, they were here to have fun, take chances![break][break]

"Bet I'll catch more than you," he teases, smiling. "Good luck!"[break][break]

He dips his net into the water, aiming for one of the slower Magikarp. Another darts past his hand, its slimy scales brushing his wrist, and he giggles in surprise.

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