Unrelated Pokemon Oneshots

from one point to the next- Burgh x Hilbert

Originally written for a commission.

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It's kind of cute, the way Hilbert stumbles over his words at times, or the way his eyes linger a little too long. He makes his attraction a little too obvious, but Burgh can write that off as him simply being young and a little clueless, and nothing worth teasing the poor kid over. But it's definitely there, and not in some way that he'd have to be a little vain to pick up on, but in a way that he thinks you'd have to be as dense as a rock to not pick up on, no matter how well the person in question thinks they're hiding it.

And it's flattering, really, to be able to make some teenager get flustered just by smiling at him, though he has to tell himself not to fluster him too much. After all, they've still got a battle to get through, and it wouldn't do if he only won because he had an advantage like that . If he's going to win, it's going to be based on strength, and not because his challenger gets Beautiflies in his stomach whenever they make eye contact.

Still, it's a little cute the way he keeps blushing throughout the battle, getting distracted from time to time as he struggles to think through his next move.

~X~

Hilbert manages to get through his battle and obtain his badge from Burgh, albeit it with a few difficulties. He'd been prepared for this battle, training up ahead of time and making sure that his team was ready to handle it, but he hadn't prepared himself for thinking the gym leader was really good-looking.

Which isn't even something he thought would be a problem throughout his journey. It's not that he thought they'd all be completely bland, but he thought it would never be enough to distract him from what he was after. And then there was Burgh, and from the moment he looked at him, Hilbert knew that it wasn't going to be as simple as all that.

But he's managed to pull through, difficulties aside. His team was ready for it, he just wasn't, and he let his mind wander too often, forgetting which moves he should use or fidgeting with a potion, his hands somehow forgetting how to work them whenever Burgh decided to speak to him. Shaking hands with the older man after the battle is done nearly does him in for good, and Hilbert nearly thinks he's going to black out.

Which is something completely new. He's had crushes before, even been attracted to someone upon meeting them, but there is an intensity to this that leaves him reeling even after he's already left the gym. So, like an idiot, he decides maybe he shouldn't leave town before talking to Burgh one last time.

~X~

The kid comes back after he gets he already has his badge. Burgh had assumed he was already on his way to the next gym or wherever he was heading to, but he's back the next day, just as flustered as he was before, but with a determination in his eyes this time, and a different sort than the one he sees when trainers come to battle. He realizes then that he may have had more of an effect on the kid than he initially realized, and braces himself for what he knows is coming.

Hilbert just wants to know if he's busy, he claims. He just wanted to say he was going to be in town for a little while longer, and didn't know anyone else to ask about this. All he wants, he says, is to know a little more about interesting places to visit while he's here, and if Burgh doesn't have any challengers lined up, then maybe...

It's so obvious that it's hard not to laugh, but he's not heartless, and he doesn't want to laugh at someone so genuine. Such a good kid, really very cute, but definitely too young for Burgh to get involved with, and too young to even humor, because if it came off as encouragement, well...that would only invite further advances and further trouble. Better to put a stop to it early on, before it gets to that point.