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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, Lance Nation! 🎅

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I know this might be a touch morbid, but if you're comfortable answering:

If you were to give Lance any kind of long-lasting trauma, what would it be?

((Naw, you’re good! I don’t mind writing out topics that are dark or mature))

((On top of that, there will be mentions of mental struggles, anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation. If this post gives an uneasy feeling or you are not in a mental head space to read this, you are more than welcome to skip it. Do what is best for you))

Right off the bat, I have always read Lance as a very protective character. He doesn’t hesitate to jump into danger to protect others and oftentimes portrays that superhero vibe that promises to deliver justice, right any wrongs, and keep everything from falling apart.

If I had to put Lance in a situation where he ends up shattered, it would probably be due to losing those close to him. I think Lance has dealt with death before and has grieved, but it’s temporary. But, if something happened on a massive scale, it would be as though time stopped and he would be unable to process all that’s happened.

Knowing how he presents himself, I often think that he would worry all the time. Like he would convinces himself that something awful will happen if he doesn’t keep a close eye. It might be paranoia or intense anxiety butting in, but Lance creates these hypotheticals to put some kind of reason, despite how insignificant it may be.

If his family gets wiped out, Lance would just shut down completely. Totally stricken with unimaginable pain and a crap ton of survivor’s guilt. He’s suppose to save people. That’s what he does. He would blame himself everyday because, to him, it’s his fault. He should’ve gotten there in time. He should’ve planned better. He’s not suppose to be here.

Given his notoriety as a Champion, he kind of gives up. He’ll try to press on but the weight of his depression and trauma would have affected his battle performance so badly that he would have to step back for a while. I feel like the Indigo League would be put on hiatus due to this, causing up a stir of questions and concerns.

Lance would definitely shut people out. Again, that whole protective figure that he portrays. If he’s hurting, he doesn’t want to let others know that he’s in pain. He doesn’t want to cause worry or be a burden that others feel the need to fret over. He kind of allows himself to be swallow by these thoughts and lies in a puddle of self-deprecation. Some people try to get him to open up like Karen or Koga, but they never force him to. They do check up on him, make sure he’s eating at least (his appetite would plummet) and getting enough rest (nightmares keep him up). The only comfort that Lance can confide in would be his Pokémon, but he still thinks that they would be better off with someone more reliable than him.

Speaking of his Pokémon, all three of his Dragonites are his support system. They never leave his side. They always encourage him to at least eat something, to at least get up and go outside; it doesn’t have to be a big step. Each of Lance’s Pokémon means well. Charizard and Areodactyl makes sure that Lance gets around and Altaria snuggles up to help him sleep better.

Shifting gears, in a relationship, this would be hard on Lance. Everything mentioned prior would occur, but if Lance had a special someone in his life, it could go in one of two ways.

First one, most obviously, would be a break-up. He feels like he can’t be in a relationship when he’s got so much on his shoulders. He would feel like he’s been a burden and doesn’t want his problems to end up being his partner’s responsibility. He’ll try to hide a lot of details from his partner and would downplay a lot of his struggles. He feels like they may not understand nor can be trusted. Deep down, Lance sees this option as him caring about his partner’s wellbeing, again protective and not wanting them to get in the middle of his personal struggles.

Second option would be where Lance would become overly protective, bordering on clingy, and gets increasingly paranoid, linking to the first few entries. He will convince himself that something horrible will happen to his partner and becomes adamant that they need to be close to him all the time. He doesn’t want them to wander off somewhere, even if somewhere happens to be mundane. These thoughts manifest into irrational behavior (interrogation, extremely clinging, etc.) that it creates so many arguments and Lance not communicating his concerns in a proper manner. He loves his partner and will always try to make a reason for all of his overprotective actions, even though these reasons deflect attention from the actual issue present.

Lance would pretend that he doing okay, but far from. He’d be in denial and brush off any worries, however, his denial chips away until he forced to confront the harsh reality that he has tried so hard to bury. He wants to get better and heal. It’s hard for him to realize it, but it’s incredibly difficult when many people place this brave, heroic image onto you. Lance feels like he has to keep it up, but it comes at a price where calling for help suspends itself in dead air with no one on the other line to answer. That’s what Lance would think and it makes the therapy a slow work in progress. Again, he would want to get better; it’s just that he has difficulty admitting that to himself.

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I like the mental image of Diantha taking care of a very sleep-deprived Lance during a champions meeting. I imagine Lance gets a bit twitchy after a G-Men mission and he can’t rest for two hours, so someone has to be a safe spot for him. During the champions meeting, everyone notices how Lance is trying to relax, so Diantha closes and reschedules the meeting and goes home with him to calm down via cuddling the shit out of him.

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Rockruff bois

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Dump!

I don’t have much stuff as of now but I have a doodle I did for Lance’s HC design and a edit + a doodle of my sona & sunflora.

I do have a question about Silver that I will reply eventually, because I want to do some doodles for it.

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First post haha (Lance x Bruno) I also posted this on on my Twitter

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I can't stop thinking about how mr big strong elite four dragon boy got his butt kicked by a 9-year-old with a rat and then like 30 volumes later went "yeah so that kid is the only person I fear"

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heres the kanto elite four and team rocket executives!

next are johto characters yay

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Snippets from the Champion side of Bluesky

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Lance causally asking Archer if he's single mid fight

It's funny

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Thinkin about aragoto as a (ceremonial?) Dragon Clan tradition, with kudamori as a generally less formal (maybe for celebrations/festivals) but still culturally significant custom....

And then also Clair incorporating it into her gym leader uniform?

Lance would probably also have some, but significantly less dramatic just because of personal preference. Like maybe just some eyeliner, something a little more obscure.

I think the ipponguma would also be a better fit personality-wise, but realistically he'd probably reference the nihonguma style just as part of the more "respectable" image he has to portray as champion.

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*Cynthia and Lance when gays (Steven X Wallace):*

Lance: Go to bed, you two, for the love of Arceus.

Cynthia: No one can stand to see you flirting anymore!

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SON CANON SEÑORES

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Art based on a scene from @riftclaw's au/fic that's lived in my brain ever since I learned about it

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Little doodles of trainers and their "not in team" pokemon

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Ethan: Ok so I did this thing–

Lance: No. It's seven in the mornings and I don't want to hear it. Every time you say that, you have somehow irreversibly destroyed something and I am constantly cleaning up your messes and for once, in the name of damn Arceus, I just want you to take responsibility for something–

Ethan: I was just gonna ask if you wanted toast :(

Lance: Oh. No thank you.

Ethan: Good, because the kitchen’s on fire.