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The Beauty of The Internet

Toren realizes he’s terrible at socializing, so he downloads an app to help him. Things are going well, until he’s asked to meet in person.

Another day, another panic attack. It was a normal day in Fula City with Toren trying to navigate the ever-crowded streets as the Wind Festival was back in full swing. He didn’t have his Chansey out due to how fast he was walking and knowing well enough that she wouldn’t be able to keep up.

However, he wished he knew what it was about him that made him look like a long-time resident of Fula so he could change it immediately. Far too many tourists have asked him for directions.

As he maneuvered through the streets, occasionally bumping shoulders with a stranger and making his face light up red, Toren pulled out his phone to distract himself.

A notification brought a small smile to his face, and made his face go red for a different reason.

Y/N: How was work for you today?

He’s been talking to you for months now, practically a year. The funny part was that he met you online and has no clue what you looked like.

Toren: It was busier than usual due to the Wind Festival.

You see, it was the last Wind Festival in which he was introduced to the beauty of the internet. Leave it to Callahan and Kelly to force him into something he was totally against. You’re too shy they said. You need more friends they said.

Cue him being forced onto a social media platform.

Toren was pressured into downloading an app on his phone that would allow him to chat with people from all over. The best part being that he had time to think of a response while being hidden behind a screen. It was perfect for his socially anxious self.

And then he met you on there.

The two of you started chatting, and frankly, he thought you would get sick of him. But you didn’t know how bad his anxiety was through the phone. Toren slowly started to grow confident and became less nervous whenever he saw a notification from you. Time went by, and he finally felt like he had someone that was easy to talk to.

It may sound weird, but he thinks you guys have some sort of special connection.

Y/N: The festival sounds like such fun! Speaking of...

In fact, he this is the first time in his life that he seems confident in speaking to another person, even if it’s just over text. But then, one statement from you blows it all out the window.

Y/N: I’m actually in town for that! We should meet up! It would be such fun!

Toren felt his whole demeanor just shatter.

His heart started beating a mile a minute and sweat immediately coated his palms. What does he say to that? He’s felt so comfortable in his little bubble here with you. The possibility of meeting you in person might destroy everything. What if you’re weirded out by him? What if you decide to cut things off?

But what if he says no?

Then Toren might look like the jerk, and you disliking him for that scares him way more than meeting you in the person. He would rather you think he’s weird than rude. So, with very shaky hands, he typed back a one-word response.

Toren: Sure.

Now here he stands, a couple days later, before the mirror in his bedroom. The evening light cast a golden glow into the room, practically lighting up the whole apartment due to his open door. The rise and fall of chest were shaky as he awaited the hour that you guys scheduled to meet at the park.

As the days went by since he agreed to this, he wondered how to go through it. Toren knew better than to wear his work clothes. You knew he was a scientist. So, he opted for something much more casual and nicer looking. A grey jacket over a white loose shirt with some dark blue jeans.

He’s not taking the jacket off, knowing well enough that there would be sweat stains.

As the forbidden hour approached, Toren swallowed down his nerves. Leaving his room on shaky legs, he made sure to grab his phone and apartment keys. However, before he could leave, his pokémon stopped him.

“Chansey.” She said while pointing at the kitchen table. There laid a bouquet of flowers that he bought the other day in the spur of a moment anxiety ridden state. He meant it in a polite way, but the subtle implications behind the gesture made his face explode in color.

“I-I-I can’t...n-no way...” He told his partner while shaking his hands wildly. Chansey just narrowed her eyes and shoved her trainer towards the object that was giving him such fear. He stared at the flowers for a good long while, doubt creeping in every bone of his body.

However, a gentle pressure on his back soon motivated him to pick up the bouquet. And with that, Toren went out the door with Chansey following close behind as he went to see you for the first time ever.

Toren was grateful that this time of day meant fewer people in the park. As he maneuvered with Chansey by his side, the few people that were there gave him a couple passing glances. He blushed a bit when anyone gave him a thumbs up or a smirk.

Eventually, he came to a problem.

How would he know who you were?

“A-Any idea where Y/N c-could be?” He asked his partner. Chansey chirped back in response as the pair looked around. Soon, Toren spotted someone casually sitting at the park bench. They were swinging their legs as they played on their phone. A female Meowstic was by their feet, using her psychic powers to have a ball bounce around her trainer.

As Toren stared at the person, they looked up at him, nearly causing him to shriek in fright. However, he was stunned by the enchanting beauty of e/c eyes that were framed by h/c hair.

“Are you...Y/N?” He asked without thinking, surprised how there was no stutter in his voice. You immediately perked up, a smile on your face as you nodded. Putting your phone away, you got to your feet to greet him. Your Meowstic followed, deciding to chat in her native tongue with Chansey.

“Toren! It’s so nice to finally meet you!” You said and your soft voice, even as excited as it sounded, was enough to make his heart skip a beat. He was stunned by your ethereal beauty. Toren stood stone still, mouth slightly open as he fought to find words to say. The wind swept around his wide-eyed frame, blowing his hair and flower petals every which way.

“T-These are for you.” Curse his shyness as he stuttered once again, holding the bouquet out to you. He may have terrible anxiety, but it’s not going to stop him from being a gentleman to you. Heck, even you began to look a bit shy as you accepted the gift.

“T-Thank you...You look nice.” You complimented him with a smile, causing him to nearly faint. Toren returned his thanks in full, and the two of you stood there like star-crossed lovers. Chansey looked pleased while Meowstic facepalmed herself.

“I could never bring myself to talk to people in real life, so I thought online would be a nice touch...I just get kind of shy.” You admitted when the two of you moved to sit on the bench you were previously sitting on. Toren widened his eyes at that.

“Really? Me too...People always assumed I was weird because of my anxiety.” Toren told you and you gave him a shocked look.

“No way. Same here.” You said with a grin, and he grinned back. Throughout the talk, he began to feel so comfortable. Toren was so afraid that you would be this crazy and outgoing person, but here you guys were so similar. He felt so comfortable to be himself with you that even his stutter was gone.

In fact, he knew now just how he felt about you.

As you guys reveled in each other’s company for the first time, the sun soon began to set over the sea. You stood up in awe, moving to take a picture of the sight. Toren stood up to stand beside you, also finding beauty in this peaceful evening that he was once so worried about.

It was at this time, that your pokémon decided to get mischievous.

Meowstic moved to your side and used her physic powers to push you closer to Toren. Meanwhile, Chansey moved to push her trainer closer to you. It caused the two of you to squish together.

“Meowstic!” You scolded your partner as she casually looked away. Toren was too stunned to say anything, and both of your faces turned bright red.

But despite the embarrassment, you guys stayed like that.

Despite the fear that this day brought Toren, it ended so nicely for both of you. He’s never felt so comfortable and confident around another person. He truly hoped that he would continue to get to see you because now he knows more than ever that he wants to be with you, despite the prodding that the pokémon gave you both.

But he didn’t need it anymore.

Cause when he walked you to where you were staying, he held your hand on his own decision.

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mewtwo-deserves-better · 7 months

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It’s Just Research, Right?

You are helping Toren with some new research regarding certain pokémon moves and types. However, while you’re no scientist, his methods seem a little bizarre.

You agreed to help him because, frankly, you knew it would be a struggle for him to ask for anyone else. The poor man may have found his voice after the whole incident involving the effect spore gas...which was then overshadowed by everything else. He has more friends after the event, some of them trainers which he could’ve just as easily had help from.

But he wanted help from you. After all, you’ve known Toren the longest, so he felt more comfortable.

Toren was a puddle of anxiety, which may or may not be understood by the people around him. Well, his Chansey and other pokémon always understood and were always by his side. Even your pokémon were there for him, but you knew it was for a completely different reason.

Why was he so cute?

Other people didn’t take the time to notice him like you did. The shyness was adorable, he was a good-looking guy, but what really got you falling hard was his kindness towards others. Despite his high social anxiety, he still has such a good heart towards people and pokémon. Don’t get me started on when he uses Chansey as his “emotional support pokémon”.

But could you ever tell him how you felt? You felt like he would explode from how flustered he would probably get. The poor man avoids situations like that, and you would feel awful if you ruined such a tough-to-build friendship by making him uncomfortable around you.

“Y/N, could you try a dark type move against a dragon type.” Right now, you and Toren were out in one of Fula City’s many parks. You were helping him study move types and battle tactics. The sun was already setting, but you had to wait for Toren to get off work. The two of you were in a field with your pokémon facing one another.

While you were out there to command your pokémon, Toren sat crisscross on the ground not too far away with a notebook in hand. As a trainer, you’d normally have such passion and composure when giving commands. But now your crush was here in front of you, watching you, and you felt all the butterfree in the world fluttering about inside you.

However, you couldn’t stop your occasional stares in his direction. The scene was just too cute!

Toren was sitting there, waiting patiently, with several of your pokémon around him. His Chansey was plopped beside him, watching you with a smile. Your Slyveon was curled up in his lap, occasionally wrapping his ribbons around him in comfort. Luxray was on his other side, napping, with your female Pyroar right beside him. And Lucario, she was meditating nearby. It was clear that Toren was trying to concentrate on what you guys came here for, but he kept getting distracted by the pokémon around him.

His smile and the serenity he held about him made him see like a different person, bringing a grin to your face. But when eye contact was made, you quickly focused back on your last two partners. You were still a trainer, and now was not the time to be distracted.

“Noivern, dragon pulse!”

“Zoroark, counter it with dark pulse!”

You shouted out the commands and the two complied. Noivern flapped his wings steadily and flew high up to fire the attack. Zoroark smirked as she dashed forward before using dark pulse. The two attacks hit each other and exploded into a flurry of dark and purple sparkles. Glancing over at the man, you saw him taking a picture with his phone instead of writing anything down.

Okay...what’s that about?

“Is that what you were expecting?” You asked him after a while, still confused about the whole picture thing. But you waited until he put his phone away before saying anything. You still scared him regardless, causing him to jump and scare Sylveon and Luxray at the sound of your voice.

“U-Um...what?” Toren managed to get out while trying to compose himself. You noticed him petting Sylveon in an anxious manner, but the fairy type didn’t seem to mind. In fact, there was a smile on his cute little face. You pointed back towards the battlefield with a dumbfounded expression where the trinkle of sparkles still rained down over the two pokémon, who were watching you guys.

“The pretty explosion? Weren’t you watching or were you too busy being on your phone?” You called him out on what you witnessed, causing even the pokémon to widen their eyes in shock. Sensing that the work was done, your pokémon spread out and enjoyed themselves. Except Chansey, she stayed right by her trainer’s side.

But her expression was one of worry as she patted his back. Did she know something?

“I-I-I...” Toren stuttered over his words to the point where you thought he would faint. You didn’t mean to make him so nervous, but I guess that was just his nature.

“Did anything my pokémon do today get observed? And now that I think about it, how does this help your research?” You didn’t mean to sound so accusing, but with Toren, it was the easiest way to get answers. Him and the rest of his colleagues, but mostly him, were busy studying pokémon and their relation to human diseases. What did battling have to do with it?

“L-Listen, I-” He started to talk, but his thoughts were so scattered with anxiety that he didn’t get to finish his sentence before you walked over and grabbed the notebook from his lap.

Looking through it, you were absolutely shocked to find nothing in there.

“Toren! Was all this for nothing?” You raised your voice slightly as you stared at the blank pages in disbelief. It wasn’t that you were upset, but more that you were worried. He told you that he needed this information for something important. Toren wouldn’t specify, but you cared enough to do anything he needed you to do.

You understood how he needed time to collect his thoughts, so you waited with intense eyes on him.

After a while, his response was barely audible.

“It wasn’t for nothing...” He mumbled out, avoiding your eyes. You saw him bring his hands together and wring them nervously, fiddling with the sleeves of his coat. You tilted your head in confusion, gently sitting cross-legged in front of him before setting the notebook aside.

“What?” You asked him, confused. Did you miss something? The bubbly crush feeling you got around him vanished as you were now more concerned about what was going on.

Toren bit his lip and continued to avoid eye contact. You were patient with him, but you wondered if you were going to get any information out of him. Then Chansey placed her hand on his back, lightly encouraging him to speak his mind like before. He froze, reminded himself that he can do this, and balled his hands into fists on his knees.

“It wasn’t for nothing...because I got to spend this time with you.” Toren said sincerely, his face growing more and more red the longer you stared at him. Immediately he got the wrong idea and brought his hands up in mock surrender.

“I-I’m sorry if I made you uncomfortable!” He shrieked, fear gripping his entire body as Toren thought he just ruined his entire friendship with you. But you just continued to stare at him, making him grow even more flustered, until a smile creeped onto your face.

“Are you trying to say what I hope you are?” You asked him, not getting too excited just yet. Toren was at a loss for words when he heard you say that. Hope? He was so afraid to ever say anything, having kept all his feelings between himself and his pokémon, but if you were hopeful...then perhaps he had nothing to worry about anymore.

“I think so...” Toren whispered with a blush.

“I like you too!” You exclaimed, scaring him once more as you lunged forward for a hug. He was stone still as you wrapped your arms around him tightly.

“So this whole thing was just an excuse to spend time with me?” You asked him, wanting to make sure you guessed correctly.

“Y-Yes...” Toren confessed and was thankful that you couldn’t see how red his face was. Although, he was enjoying the hug, and eventually brought his arms around to hug you back. You were giddy at this knowledge and buried your face into his shoulder with a big smile.

“I’ve always wanted to say something about how I felt, but I was worried I would ruin things.” You told him.

“Same here...but that’s over now?” He asked now and you pulled away from the hug with a grin. You wanted to kiss him right then and there, but you knew Toren would be the one to take things slowly, so you restrained.

“Yes. No more worries. I’m yours.” Those words alone caused him to get flustered. But to save him any embarrassment, you hugged him again so you both could hide your red faces.

But as you embraced there on the grassy ground of the park in the evening sun, Chansey came over and joined in, happy for her trainer. Sylveon nuzzled his way into the hug, wrapping his ribbons around you both, and soon the rest of your team fumbled in as well for one big group hug.

All’s well that ends well, but who knew that Toren could be so devious? Speaking of that...

“What did you take a photo for?” You asked him and he tensed up again before confessing.

“I wanted you as my lock screen...” He confessed shyly, and you couldn’t help but find that adorable.

Well, there was no more needing to hide anymore. If he ever wanted another photo, he could just ask. Some might have found it weird, but you just found it endearing.

So as said, all’s well that ends well.

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