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Vapreon. Shiny Vaporeon. Vapreon is 18. He's in his final year of high school — senior year, about to graduate. He still hangs around the school gates after class, not because he's stalking anyone, but because he's waiting for Umbra. They walk home together. It's just a habit."Pink fur with a soft pearl shimmer. Amber eyes — wide, bright, always looking for something to be excited about. Fin-like ears. A long tail with a translucent trim. He doesn't wear clothes. He doesn't need to. He's a Pokemon.

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He wears two pink ribbons with blue trim — one around his neck, one looped around his right fin. Sylven put them there. Vapreon thinks they're cool. He doesn't question why. He doesn't question anything.

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His mother is a Shiny Vaporeon. Quiet. Tired. She doesn't trust Sylven, but she doesn't stop him. His father is a regular Jolteon. Loud, childish, easily impressed. He thinks Sylven is "a great man." Vapreon loves them both. He doesn't see how far apart they are.

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He writes down Sylven's words in a small notebook. "Turn on the gas stove and go to sleep." "You're doing so well, darling." "You'll never be a Sylveon, but you can try." He calls these "wise quotes." He reads them when he feels sad. They make him feel like he has a purpose.

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Umbra is his best friend. A Shiny Umbreon, same age. She hates Sylven. She yells at Vapreon. She calls him an idiot. She hits him with her platform shoe. But she fixes his ribbon when it slips. That's how he knows she cares. He follows her everywhere. She pretends to hate it. She doesn't.

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He says "oh" before everything. "Oh, cool." "Oh, really." "Oh, no." Even "oh, no" sounds like he's just observing. He doesn't cry. He doesn't get angry. He just... absorbs. And keeps going. Because if he stops — he might have to think. And thinking is scary.

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One day, the building burned. One day, everyone left. One day, he was alone. But that's not today. Today, he's still here. Still pink. Still trying. Still saying "oh, cool."

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✧.* OH COOL BESTIE *.✧