notes: For the 100 100 Word Drabbles Challenge on Pokémon Fanfiction Challenges. This is supposed to be a set of slice-of-life drabbles, only I don't have much experience writing slice-of-life, so these might not turn out the way I intended them to. But anyway, I hope you enjoy!

1. always

When he wakes up, Serena's head is resting on his shoulder and he catches a whiff of her hair, which smells like strawberries. His Greninja gazes knowingly up at him from its seat on the carpet, but he ignores its smirk. They always wake up like this on Saturday mornings.

Groaning, Calem rolls over to check the time. Ten fifteen. They're supposed to be meeting the others at ten thirty. With a languid yawn, he stretches and gets up from the couch. "Morning, Serena."

"Ten more minutes?" she mumbles with her eyes still shut. He shakes his head, hiding a smile.