❝ I know you seek to protect me, but I don't care if I get hurt as long as you're with me. ❞ ─────────────── You see, folks, the minute you feel something is off, something 𝘪𝘴 off. That's what Mom told me. And 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 mostly relates to your blood parents. 𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘪𝘯𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥. But in my case, the tug was different. My heart reached out for a scary, yet comforting warmth that could only belong to one person: Ash. ─────────────── Serena, a design student, finds herself wishing for the day she'd find the other end of her ribbon. OR. Soulmate laws have governed the world for as long as history goes. Some are simple, wholesome, while others may not end with a Disney happy ending. ─────────────── ©pxrfectly_sxrene 2o25 no pokémon au started : 3o/April/2o25 finished : tbd rated mature : desc. of blood status : ongoing

• ❝Serena Yvonne was once a rising star, a performer adored by many. But the weight of competition and relentless pressure slowly crushed her career, stripping her of everything she had worked for.❞ • ❝Desperate for a fresh start, she left Hoenn and Kalos behind and journeyed to Galar, hoping to reclaim her dreams. Yet, success remained out of reach.❞ • ❝With no other options, she found herself working in dimly lit bars and nightclubs, each step dragging her further from the life she once knew.❞ • ❝Realizing how far she had fallen, Serena made her way to Unova, where the notorious Black City welcomed those lost in the shadows.❞ • ❝There, she became part of a world she never imagined-working in one of the city's most infamous nightclubs, a place where desires and desperation intertwined.❞ • ❝But fate has a way of turning the darkest nights into unexpected dawns.❞ • ❝When the reigning World Champion, Ash Ketchum, arrives in Black City, Serena's path takes an unforeseen turn. In a place where dreams are long forgotten, could an old bond rekindle hope?❞ 𒀱