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He didn't know when, but the high fives with Dawn started feeling...different.
Ash started feeling different.
He'd brush his hand against hers while they were walking when he thought nobody was looking, he'd massage her hands before a contest to calm her nerves-
He'd want to hold her hand, but he just wasn't brave enough for that.
Dawn had started noticing too-him wanting to get closer to her. Not that she minded, she liked the feeling of his hands.
It was comforting.
But the one thing she wanted to do was hold his hand. Only...
What if he'd be his usual dense self and pass it off as friendship?
Or he pulled his hand away because he didn't want to right then?
Or-
"?"
What's this?
Ash was looking away from her with a blush on his face.
Why-
She looked down.
Oh.
Oh.
They're holding hands.
Her face burned as she looked away from him too, with Brock chuckling in the background.
Written on: July 22, 2022