Pokemon Fan Fiction ❯ 30_Psych ❯ Theme #35: Sublimination ( Chapter 35 )

Title: Sublimation
Author: Shadow/Phantomness
Pairing: Championshipping (Lance x Red)
Fandom: Pokémon
Theme: #35, Sublimation
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Pokemon belongs to Nintendo and Shogakukan Comics. This non-profit, non-copyright infringing fanfiction belongs to me under international copyright laws and taking it is plagiarism. Thank you. *Phantomness bows*

Notes: <> for telepathy, ** for thoughts, italics if a pokemon talks

Warnings: Het

 

“I never thought I'd see you here.” Lance remarked. “Finally decided to join the rest of us?”

Red sighed despondently. “Well, I was bored.”

Bruno just grunted as he continued to lift weights. It was nearing five hundred pounds and Red edged away from him. Lorelei was reading a magazine while bicycling, and Agatha was noticeably absent.

Lance was doing kata, luckily without any sharp pointy objects around. Red glanced round, and then made a beeline for the treadmill.

 

“So, what brought this up?” Lance asked later, as they left the gym. Red blinked, and quickly looked away, wishing that her silk clothing didn't cling so much.

“I was stressed.” He said simply.

“Oh?” The Dragon Master smirked. “Was the paperwork getting to you?”

“Not exactly.” He sighed. What was he supposed to say? He'd had a crush on Lance for years, ever since he had seen her on television and in magazines. The Leader of the Elite Four, and former Champion…

He'd decided that exercise might take his mind off his unsuccessful fantasies, but it hadn't really helped at all. Sure, he was exhausted, but he'd been staring at Lance the whole time! Luckily, his shorts were pretty baggy…

“Maybe I can help…” Lance purred, before she pinned Red against the wall and kissed him. He flushed to match his namesake, and when they broke for air, he sighed.

 

“Was I that obvious?”

“Quite.”

“Oh. Well.” It didn't matter much, did it?

“Now come on. We can put your energy to much better use.”

Red goggled at her for a second before he followed Lance to her bedroom, a grin breaking out on his face.

 

End Fic

Completed 12/10/06

Edited 4/10/09

Sublimation refers to the transformation of sexual or aggressive energies into acceptable and pro-social behaviors. (Introductory Psychology, 7th Edition by James Kalat) This is another of Freud's defense mechanisms.