➥ Shadows In Paradise || Pokémon OC Story

➥ After a messy divorce back in Hoenn, 15-year-old Charlie Everhart Williams is dragged across regions to start over in Alola.. except it doesn't feel like a fresh start at all.

Their mom's new boyfriend is the most obnoxious human being they've met. He's loud, pushy, and has no sense of personal space nor boundaries. Their mother, once a kind, gentle, empathetic woman, now dismisses Charlie with a flick of her wrist, too busy gushing over her stupid boyfriend to care. Their genuine feelings of upset and isolation is pushed off as "teenage angst" and "being a spoiled brat." It's sickening.

Armed with Pokemon their Dad gifted them, their memories from home, and sheer, stubborn spite, Charlie steps into Alola trying to figure out where they belong in a world that keeps pushing them aside. With each island they visit and each new Pokémon they meet, they slowly learn how to stand on their own. How to trust, how to heal, and how to become someone stronger than the pain they left behind.

Alola is bright, warm, and full of life.
Charlie is depressed, lonely, and trying.

Maybe that's exactly why this adventure is going to change everything, for better or for worse.

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Welcome! This is my first story I've written in a good long while, so do expect things to be weird for a while-

While they are inspired by their canon counterparts, all characters mentioned in the story are mine!!! (minus the pokemon obviously lol)

This is my attempt to stop using character.ai so... wish me luck!! ^_^

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date started: 11/22/2025
date ended: ??/??/????