i gave them all nicknames later, and for my own sake, i won't actually record these ones for the future: they're not the main team for the whole run, so i just kind of think of them as a bonus team i set up for the Terarium. i won't mind having them on the team with sandwiches, either!
this team, in full, is a Swampert, Skarmory, Cincinno, Reuniclus, Rampardos, and a Rotom! i changed that last ones form into Oven initially, but grinding was better with Mower. did a bit of levelling and EV grinding, some Mints, the ability patches and capsules since i'm not interested in competitive. pretty kitted out team.
"Nothing I want to talk about." Andrew says firmly because that, at least, is true.
"Okay, well let me know if you want to talk about it." Alex says letting the topic go so easily that Andrew feels a bit stupid for having gotten so defensive about it. Alex always lets him set his boundaries and doesn't cross them unless Andrew asks him to.
Still, he thinks about the slight weight of Alex's arm over his shoulders, thinks about how Alex smells good, thinks about how he could stare all day into Alex's icy eyes, thinks about, "We'll see." Andrew says and is glad that it's dark because he knows he's blushing.