You're Not That Bad (Paul Fanfic)
*TRIGGER WARNING*
Naomi Levine seems like your typical 16-year-old-funny, stubborn, and full of life as she travels the Pokémon world with Ash, Brock, and Dawn. But behind her bright smile hides a secret she swore no one would ever discover: the pain of abandonment, the scars of loneliness...and the marks she leaves on herself to cope.
Raised by her grandparents after her father vanished and her mother walked away, Naomi hides her hurt behind laughter and determination. Her Chikorita has been her only constant, the one who helped her take her first steps into a journey she wasn't sure she wanted. Meeting Ash and Brock gave her new hope, but moving on is never easy when the past still clings to you.
Then there's Paul. Cold, arrogant, impossible to deal with-yet somehow he gets under her skin in ways she can't explain. She tells herself she hates him, but when Team Rocket traps them together and Paul sees the scars she's tried so hard to hide...everything changes.
Could the rival she thought she despised be the one to see her for who she really is?
