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>Be me.
>Be a pokemon fan since I was a little kid.
>Grow up watching the anime.
>finally get a DS on my 12th birthday
>Get pokemon white as well
>Play is for longer than I should admit to
>Use pokemon that I just think look cool.
>My dad starts abusing my mother, and for some reason, she joined in when he would do the same to me.
>Slowly, what made me "me," tarnishes and fades away.
>Lose all emotions.
>Still play pokemon, but not as often
>I start getting hit from time to time.
>Eventually lose interest in pokemon completely.
I then grew up.
>Move out of my parents' house
>Still an emotional wreck
>go to a Britfag gaming store to get my gf a gift for passing her driving test
>See pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon
>We are both into 3DS games, so I figure playing these games would be a fun way of spending time together
>She loves it
>Slowly, I feel that sense of curiosity and hope I felt as a child come back
>Slowly, my abilities to feel proper emotions come back a little bit each day, as we just spend time together doing something that we really enjoy.
>Become a more caring person
>Become a better bf
>Feel happy again
It's been over a year since I started playing again; I ended up proposing last week.
>She said yes.
Thanks, pokemon.
