Safe Haven

 

"You're back."

"Yeah. And Tori is...?"

"She fell asleep, waiting for you."

"You could have at least taken her to bed, y'know."

"She wouldn't let me. She wanted to make sure you came home safe."

"I see."

Nanami placed her hand on her Trainer's shoulder, and gently shook her. "Tori... Tori. Wake up. He's home."

With a low groan, Tori regained consciousness, her droopy eyelids lifting. Her Sceptile was crouched before her, and he placed his hand onto her shoulder as well, planted right above Nanami's own.

"Did ya miss me?" He smirked.

Despite how sleepy she was, Tori couldn't help giggling. "I did. Welcome home."

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Thought I'd draw something related to my Pokémon trainer OC for once. I think this is the first time I've ever properly drawn Tori in color, ever.

The art feels kinda sloppy on this one, mainly because I didn't pour in enough thought into how I wanted the final result to look. I thought of making the background some kind of tree in a field? Eventually, I just settled to making it into her secret base (which is a cavern in Route 118 in the Hoenn region).