#--in order to encourage branching bc it will look very cute

[beeapocalypse]

condemned to the pit

[iamanartichoke]

Congrats on the 1+k followers! I've only recently found you but I enjoy your opinions and the way you write <3

I was wondering if, for the prompt fic ideas, you would be interested in writing Sylvie and Loki exchanging magic lessons in an enchantment for enchantment kind of way.

I imagine them bickering each other with "Pff... That is too easy." and "Come on, that didn't take me so long to learn...", but they would also encourage with some "I know you can do it!". (oh god, now I picture them teaming in some prank against Thor... xD)

Thank you so much, @enabi-seira. Sorry this is a few days late, but it took me awhile to get going. Also my intention was to have something kinda cute and snarky but it ... didn't really end up that way, bc of who I am as a person. I hope you enjoy, regardless.

Summary: Sylvie gives Loki a lesson in enchantment Word Count: 2340 Author's notes: More or less inspired by the blanket scene, but with less awkward and more soul-bearing, bc well, why not.

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It wasn’t until she let him into her mind that Loki saw himself in Sylvie.

At first, he thought it hadn’t worked, because all he felt was nothing. There was no sound, no air. But when he opened his eyes he found himself in what, at first glance, was Idunn’s orchard on Asgard. He stood at the center of the orchard, underneath the shade of one of the largest trees. In the distance, he could clearly see the golden spires of Valaskjalf and, looking up, Loki felt a twist of homesickness so strong it nearly knocked him off of his feet.

It took him a moment to get ahold of himself and, when he did and began to take a closer look, he realized that he wasn’t on Asgard at all. The orchard did not have enough trees and no golden apples swung from their branches. Valaskjalf’s spires did not glint in the sun; the gold was instead dull and flat. Everything, in fact, was much too dull and flat.

A chill broke out across Loki’s skin because while he was not on Asgard, he did know this place. He’d built it himself, had begun planting the trees and laying the foundations of deadened grass and dirt when he was still just a child. It was his in-between space, the pocket between dimensions into which he retreated when everything else was simply too much.

“How do you know this place?” he asked. His voice, rough with confusion, seemed far too loud with nothing to anchor it. “It’s mine.”

“It’s ours,” Sylvie corrected. Her voice came from somewhere to his left; Loki turned and saw her approaching, dressed not in the black and green attire he’d grown so familiar with but in a deep purple gown traditional of Asgardian formalwear. Her hair was longer, the top done up somewhat elaborately in several slim braids.

“I thought your enchantment would bring me to a memory,” he said.

“What makes you think this isn’t a memory?”

Loki opened his mouth and then closed it again, choosing instead to merely gesture at the void surrounding them. “Because this place isn’t real. I created it. As an -”

“An escape,” she finished for him. She’d been looking out over the orchard but now she turned her gaze on him, something sad and knowing behind her green eyes. She nodded. “So did I. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t real. It’s as real as you and I are, and I remember it.”

Goosebumps tickled his arms and the back of his neck. Loki looked away, turning in a half circle as he took in the sight of what he used to simply call the gray place, a place he’d thought had been lost; he’d not thought of it in years, could no longer remember quite where it was. The grey place had all but collapsed into the recesses of his mind, along with countless other memories he’d collected and subsequently lost along the way.

Loki looked up at the tree that still shaded them from the sun, although the sun itself was not very bright, nor warm. Everything was so still. Absently, Loki reached out and swiped his fingers along one of the lower branches. “No apples,” he said.

“Nothing grows here.”

“The space grows,” he countered. He plucked a few leaves from the branch and curled his fingers around them. “Grew. Each time I came here, it seemed bigger. It stopped being Asgard and grew into somewhere else.”

“It didn’t really, though, did it,” she said. She walked around him, circling the tree trunk. “Get bigger. It was only that we got lonelier.”

Loki looked at her sharply, but found he couldn’t refute her words. “You were much lonelier than I,” he said instead.

She shot him one of her Sylvie looks, her expression both indignant at what she perceived as a slight, and annoyed at his being right. She disliked when he figured things out about her, but he’d seen that expression more and more as the days passed, which meant that he was getting closer to her core.

Either that, or he was just annoying her more frequently.

“What makes you think so?” she challenged.

He gestured vaguely at the space around them. “Yours is farther along than mine was.” Now that he was getting used to this - both being inside of her head, and grounded firmly in the gray place - he could see the differences. There were more pathways in the orchard, fuller tree branches. In the distance, past the palace, he could make out the beginnings of a rainbow bridge. All things Loki had thought of bringing to the gray place, but adolescence grew into adulthood and Loki created new hiding places, buried deeper in the spaces between worlds.

Sylvie’s gray place felt like a place that had been visited often. Perhaps she even still visited, escaping through dimensions as easily as she slipped through apocalypses.

Her features looked pinched as she dug her fingers into the trunk’s bark, pulling at a loose layer. “When did you build yours?” she asked, instead of answering directly. “Start building it, I mean.”

Loki shrugged, leaning against the trunk. “I don’t know. I was young.”

“Tell me,” she pressed.

He glanced over at her and, despite himself, smirked. “Are we exploring your mind, or mine?”

Sylvie arched an eyebrow and then her features relaxed. “Beats me,” she admitted. “Seems they’re one and the same, doesn’t it?”

Loki’s nod was slow, thoughtful. He looked up, toward the endless gray sky. “I remember having nightmares as a child,” he said, and wasn’t sure if he was answering her question, or simply speaking in order to fill the silence. Her presence seemed to have that effect on him, regardless of whether they were together in the world or together in her (their?) mind.

“It was always cold in those dreams,” he went on. “Bitter, the kind of cold that gets under your skin. It was cold and it was dark, and there were never any monsters or dragons or - not the kinds of things children tend to have nightmares about. For me, it was that there was nothing. Just myself, and the cold, and the dark, and this intimate knowing that no matter what I did or how loudly I screamed, no one would ever hear me.”

She’d circled around the trunk again as he spoke, and now she leaned against it next to him, sliding down until she was settled on the grass at the base. “I don’t think I had nightmares, not like yours,” she said, “but I always had the sense of being wrong, somehow. When my parents told me the truth about what I was, and where I’d come from, I thought it would make the wrongness stop.”

“But it didn’t,” Loki guessed as he sat down on the ground beside her.

She looked over at him, meeting his gaze directly before she shook her head. “It’s in me still. At least now I know why.”

Loki didn’t say anything. They were sitting close enough together that he’d only have to lean in a bit and their shoulders would be touching, but Loki let the observation go without acting on it. Instead, he pulled at a few blades of grass, gaze settling out toward the far end of the orchard which, were this the real Asgard, would have led directly into Frigga’s gardens.

Instead of lingering on that thought, Loki turned his attention to the enchantment itself. It was very strange, the method she’d learned. Their bodies - their real bodies - were out there in the physical world, holding hands to establish the physical connection they’d needed for the enchantment to work, but they were also in here, and he could feel the ground beneath him and the the tree bark digging into his spine and the solidity of the space she took up beside him. He would have assumed that sliding into someone else’s mind would feel like a dream or a vision - not quite real.

“That’s when I began creating this place,” he said, realizing that he’d started telling her about his nightmares for a reason. “To escape after the dreams.” He’d chosen the warmest, safest place he knew then, which was the orchard, and he’d begun creating his duplicate.

“I don’t even really know where it was,” he admitted, with a short laugh. “All I had to do was think of it and, suddenly, I’d be there.”

It had started with the nightmares, but somewhere along the way it had become much more than that. Loki could remember disappearing into the gray place after arguments, or when he was frustrated and felt lost, or even just when all of the things inside of him - the dark things he’d never been able to firmly identify - became far too much and he felt like he would explode from the sheer force of them pressing against his skin from the inside, seeking a way out.

In Sylvie’s mind, all of the details were exact and clear, just as he remembered and more. Loki felt something hollow and cold in his core as it sank in - really sank in - that he and Sylvie were variants of the same person. The same soul, with the same dark things inside. What’s me is you, and what’s you is me.

The full weight of the realization should not have made him feel so lonely, but it did. For the first time since he’d met her, looking at Sylvie felt like looking in the mirror, the way one did when he was examining himself from every angle, identifying and hating every flaw he discovered.

“I know that look,” she said, and Loki blinked. He’d been staring at her, he realized, and felt his cheeks warm. “It’s hitting you, isn’t it? How we’re the same.”

Loki nodded. “It’s this place. I was remembering why I made it, and what drove me to disappear here. It must have been the same for you.”

“Let’s see.” Sylvie drew her knees up a little, adjusting her skirts so that they wouldn’t drag against the grass. “The wrongness of existing. Falling short, no matter how hard I tried. Always found wanting, compared to my brother. And, yes, loneliness.”

“Thor,” Loki said. His voice sounded so flat, even to his own ears, that Sylvie shot him a strange glance. He tugged at a few more blades of grass, pressing his lips together. He’d never asked her about her Thor, because he didn’t want to talk about his - the one who had ceased to exist when the TVA first arrested Loki in the desert and erased his reality, along with everyone he’d ever known and loved. Versions of them existed, of course - the ones who walked the sacred timeline, exactly where they were supposed to be, but those versions belonged to another Loki - a far away Loki.

He had his reasons for not bringing up Thor, but he didn’t know why Sylvie, likewise, had kept her Thor to herself. “Tell me about him,” he heard himself say, dropping the blades of grass from his hand. “Your Thor.”

“I don’t remember much of him, either,” Sylvie admitted. “More blips, like my parents. He’s more of a feeling than anything else - a presence. He took care of me; he pushed me to be better. I could never measure up to him, but I remember he wasn’t the one who was comparing. He loved me.”

“Yes.” Loki was hardly aware of speaking until he heard his own voice. “Mine, too.”

They exchanged a long look, and then Sylvie cleared her throat and turned her attention to the grass. “Could do with a bit more green,” she remarked. “It’s awfully dull, isn’t it?”

“I could -”

But she was already pressing her fingers into the dirt and, as Loki watched, the blades began to darken and bloom as lush grass sprouted outward, rolling from the palm of Sylvie’s hand to stretch in every direction until all of the dead grass had been made new again. Only then did Sylvie pull her hand back.

“Not bad, right?”

“Not bad,” he agreed. “Still feels very plain, though. I’d have added a little shading, a little variety. Perhaps a few more shrubs or rose bushes.”

“I’m not stopping you.”

The corners of Loki’s mouth tilted upward. He extended a closed fist, focusing, and then spread open his hand to reveal a tangled ball of colorful magic, blues and greens and yellows and reds all flickering and shimmering. Wordlessly, Loki tossed the ball; it landed several feet away and dissolved into tiny, colorful flowers, which spread swiftly over the grass.

Loki glanced at Sylvie, quickly enough that he caught the awe on her features before she realized he was looking; immediately, boredom swept over her face. She lifted one shoulder, carelessly. “Where are the rose bushes?”

“You are impossible,” Loki informed her.

“So you keep telling me. Come on.” She pushed herself to her feet and extended a hand, which Loki took without pause. “Lesson’s over for today.”

A split-second later, the gray place was gone entirely; once again, there was air to breathe and tiny sounds in the distance. Loki’s head throbbed; he opened his eyes and let go of Sylvie’s hand in order to press his against his temples. “Ow.”

“Yeah, return trip’s a little rough until you get used to it.” Slyvie - once again looking like Sylvie, draped in green and black - leaned back, watching with some amusement while Loki squeezed his eyes shut, rubbed his temples, and tried not to throw up. “Maybe next time we’ll journey into your mind. Probably’ll pack less of a punch for you.”

“I can handle pain,” Loki countered, finally letting go of his head. “My mind is off-limits. We’ve been over this.”

“For now,” Sylvie agreed.

“For always.” Loki arched his eyebrow at her. “Now. What lesson shall we tackle next?”

[writefightandflightclub]

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Reccing authors in Star Wars / Oscar / Pedro fandoms:

@okay-hotshot / Celeste is the loveliest human ever. She had me hooked from her first fic, which broke then healed my heart, and I’m so proud of her writing journey so far! Check her page out for Oscar character fics and the most magical, creative, immersive, touching, original Llewyn fic you could dream up: Wait for me.

@mandoplease where do I even start? Becca oozes talent and absolutely floors me every single time. The first fic I read was: The City Lights Can Wait (Santi x reader) and I was just blown away by the writing prowess. Gorgeous prose, mind blowing metaphors and descriptions. A personal fave is the Santi/Frankie threesome fic: Moving Day, but Fight Night also needs a mention. Check her out for Triple Frontier / Narcos / Star Wars characters.

@mylifeliterally Ok, Emma is an absolute gem of a human. Funny, welcoming and so supportive of other writers. Oh, and can be counted on for thots. I often rec the positively artful Triple Frontier gangbang fic (and now series) Team Building Exercise, but don’t overlook her other fics- I especially love: Just for Tonight, a two-part Santi fic. The Triple Frontier Queen, she is slowly dragging everyone into a pit of yearning along with her for every single one of those boys and we’re not even mad. Her writing is flawless and I cannot get enough. P.s. she has a refridgerator husband.

@tintinwrites I’ve already gushed at Caitlin today so I’ll keep it brief. Queen of Poe, and also branching out and excelling with everything she touches in Pedro fandoms too. I think I’ve read near everything on her masterlist and there are no wrong choices, but to pick out only a couple, which is a hard task, imma rec Forbidden Fruit and Fifty Ways to Kiss someone for Po, and Nothing Could be Finer for reader x Frankie x Santi. 

@woakiees again, gushed at Hadley already so I’ll try and keep it chill here. Queen of angst and darkness, and of First Order Poe. Also love that she’s writing for Santi and Din now too. Caitlin says it best when she describes Hadley’s writing as like something from 1843 with a modern twist. Such a unique voice. Imma recommend Sanctified and So ruthless, Darling for Poe.

@iamthe-shadow-on-the-wall Abby! The range! You know I remind you on a bi-monthly basis how much Lonely Nights (Poe x reader) broke my heart and here we go again. You can do it all- fluffy, slow burn series (Call it what you want), heartbreaking angst and smut- your Blue Jones mob boss AU, Darkest Little Paradise? Wowzers. Plus, you’re a sweetie and I love when we scream at each other. 

@darksideofclarke Clarke does so much for us all and just keeps giving. From the Sinful Sunday events to the incredible Follower Celebration, to setting up a whole side blog to extend the character takeovers?! Blessed with content! And Clarke’s fics?! Exquisite, and such a choice of characters from the Oscar fandom. I particularly love Now and Forevermore (Orestes); Bulletproof (Santi); Humbled (Blue); and ‘Til Death Do They Part (Mikael) but I could easily go on. Clarke you’re so talented. And you are a lovely human to boot!

@bluebellhairpin Nemo, you are a joy, and I won’t gush at you too much bc I already did that today, but I love what you’re putting out. You write for so many fandoms, which is so impressive, and you’re a fellow Poe hoe. I adore your series Fight or Flight, Rider, but you have so many cute one-shots and blurbs too e.g. Poe Dameron is an Idiot! Your audios give me life as well.

@spider-starry Carrie is so much fun and has been branching out a lot in her writing recently, which is great to see! I love Carrie’s 100 letter project in particular, for various Oscar characters, as well as this smutty Nathan NSFW Alphabet, which had me all in a tizz.

@aellynera (tag me in your stuff pls?) I love your drunk text series for Santi and Nathan and your Itsy Bitsy Spider headcanons made me howl! I’m so excited to see what you put out next! And I love that you also love Nathan :D

@anetteaneta already gushed at you today so I’ll keep it brief, but I’m so happy you’re sharing your writing! I loved your Sherlock series for Santi so much! And OMG wait, I didn’t see you’d written for Nathan until just now. Must catch-up. (Please tag me in any Oscar stuff you put out?)

@veuliee2 I need to catch-up on a lot of your fics to be fair (please tag me in stuff?) but you write Orestes so wonderfully and with so much heart that it blows me away (New Constellations). So few fics on him on this site and yours are a pleasure. Plus, you’re an all round lovely person! :o)

@thirsty-flygirl I don’t think you believe how good you are which makes me very sad to be honest. Because you’re amazing. You write Poe so spot on, so warm and goofy and a lovable sexy dumbass. Perfect. Your writing and dialogue makes me smile / laugh and you can somehow make it hot and soft all at once. I love your series Idiots in particular. (Please tag me in more of your stuff though as I worry I miss things you put out?). You’re great and I love having you here.

@twomoonstwosuns​ I really need to catch-up on your Poe series, Back to You but I really enjoyed the chapters I’ve read! (Please tag me in future Poe stuff?) You’re a star! 

@absurdthirst I’m newish in the Pedro fandoms so still getting to grips with it, but have loved what I’ve seen so far and look forward to delving deeper (and there’s plenty to get stuck into!)!Most recently read the Ezra fic Healing which was beautifully and sensitively written (cw: for prior assault).

@damerondjarin Taylor is multi-talented and blesses us, tbh, with GIFs and writing. She’s currently in tumblr jail, but I strongly advise you check out all her stuff. I came for Santi fics and they did not disappoint (I can’t link to it but the latest Santi fic killed me and was a wonderul take on the “there’s only one bed” trope.

@damndamer0n you have a gift, Ty. I’m in awe and I don’t know how you do what you do. Your way with words is really something special. I bow. Gonna recommend Just Friends for Poe because this is such a warm and immersive (and hot) fic and so in character. But honestly all your stuff is perfect. I’ve read things for characters I’ve never heard of before because of you and have loved each and every one. (Like, really, what are your secrets, tell us?). Also gonna shout-out to your Ezra fic, Sunlight, beacuse the world-building and mood-building was lovely. Really memorable!

@mssr-cellophane I found your work recently through FinnPoe week and your glorious take on the The Jacket prompt (links to A03). Looking forward to reading more of your stuff (please feel free to tag me!) and surprised by how much I vibe with all your posts haha. Happy to follow you! :)

@yougottakeeponkeepinon AMANDA? Where do I begin and how do I stop? You’re such an important part of this site for me. I think you’re wonderful as a person and I love your writing too. Miscommunication (First Order! Poe) is off the scale brilliant, and then you blew me away with your latest Santi fic, Eavesdropping, but honestly, I’ve never read anything of yours I didn’t love, from goofy Poe to soft soft Llewyn (I love Away from the Sun). I WANNA YELL AT YOU YOU’RE JUST THE BEST.

@poesflygirl Nat is a ball of energy and that comes across in her writing. Nat, you write with such verve and energy and defo have a unique voice. You write the angstiest angst and fluffiest fluff and you also write action and dialogue so well. Your fics have a ton of unexpected turns and are unpredictable, and you have loads of unique ideas which are really fresh and different to read. You don’t seem to believe how good you are, which makes me sad tbqh. I love when I see a tag pop up and get to read something new from you! In particular love your Poe series, You and Paging a Heart, and these Poe one-shots: Just another Benduday Night and Truth or Dare.

@starryeyedstories NOVA. You are pure sunshine. You spread so much positivity and you’re the loveliest human. Your are the Queen of softness and fluff and for comforting and beautifully written fics. Your series, Across the Hall,has taken us all on such a wonderful journey and I don’t want it to ever end. It’s like my happy place! Each chapter is practically a hug with words. Your Din one-shot All of Me is so romantic as well!

@softpedropascal I’m newish in Pedro fandoms but softpedropascal writes wonderfully for Frankie. The dedication to the character is evident, and characterisation wonderful- I can’t wait to read more: Masterlist

@rzrcrst okay, you may know rzrcrst for Pedro fics (which are wonderful) but she also recently started writing for Tony Stark and I’m so happy! 😀🧡 (Fun fact- her url is also the reason I couldn’t spell Razor Crest properly when I finally started writing for Din). She’s currently taking a well-earned tumblr break but fics are still up on Ao3- linked in profile.

@writefasttalkevenfaster​ Please tag me in any of your Star Wars stuff as I swear I keep missing things and I don’t mean to! Masterlist

@galaxy-of-stories​ Maddie, I keep missing things you post but you’re lovely and your writing is awesome. I love your Poe series Over and Over and I think I’ve just spotted a new chapter to catch-up on so lucky me! :D

@who-talks-first Billie, my lovely friend! You’re wonderful to have around on this hellsite. Your dedication to supporting writers in these fandoms is unparelled and you’re an absolute sweatheart, as well as super fun to chat to and thirst with. You have certainly made my experience on this site so much better! And also, your writing? Excuse me? So good. Your Poe fic, The Torture of Small Talk With Someone You Used to Love? Sublime! And the Poe, Naked, Dripping, Locked? So funny! You definitely have a unique style and your writing can be simultaneously edgy, poetic, and moving. ILY!

@xxidontwikeitxx Hope you don’t mind being included, as you haven’t posted your work, but you ARE a writer, and I’m so happy you’ve recently started creating! Again, hope you don’t mind me saying, but I had the pleasure of reading your Marcus Pike blurb, and it’s was so soft and lovely. I really hope - when/if you’re comfortable- you decide share your work, and if not, I hope you keep enjoying the process! Would leave to read more from you in the future!

@shakespeareanwannabe is writing such a heartfelt Santi x OC story (find it here) with sublime characterisation of both Santi and Frankie, AS WELL AS seriously well-rounded and compelling OCs / supporting cast. This series is a key contributor for me falling down a Frankie rabbit role, and my First Dates fic likely wouldn’t exist without it! So excited for more!

Also shoutout to @ollypopp @milleniumvalcon @justrunamok @yourbucky084 who are delightful beings and whose writing I need to catch-up on!I look forward to it!

[dontdowhatisayandnobodygetshurt]

MY OCS - POKEMON AU

I was super bored while the power was out so I did this lmao, under the cut bc it’s gonna be long and I don’t wanna subject y’all to that. I excluded Eeveelutions, starters and legendaries just to keep the slots more varied/open.

I don’t really know what universe or timeline this is set in, none of it’s consistent and I really don’t care :)

JUNE

The Spritzee was a gift from Mars and was their first Pokemon. Their Unown was the first Pokemon they caught by themself, since it wouldn’t stop following them around. The rest were collected haphazardly throughout their life, without any rhyme or reason, just any Pokemon that managed to worm their way into June’s cold dead heart, + any that reminded them of themself lmao.

Difficulty: 5/10 June doesn’t battle very often, and none of their Pokemon are evolved... however, they are ridiculously over-leveled, so it depends on how much you’ve been grinding your Pokemon.

DANTE

As a little kid, he caught a Poochyena, but it took a long time for him to start a journey, on which he caught a little Aron. He completed the Hoenn league with just his loyal Mightyena and Aggron, and then branched into other regions. He picked his Pokemon depending on whether they wanted to travel with him or not, and by how determined they were to get stronger. He could honestly be a member of an Elite 4 at this point, or even Champion but he wouldn’t want that. I really love the idea of Fain giving him his Dusknoir

Difficulty: 10/10 Not only are all his Pokemon strong and run good moves, they also use items to their advantages and have good strategies in place. His Aggron, Tyranitar and Steelix have Megas. You feel like you’re going to have a bad time.

MYRIAD

Myriad originally didn’t catch Pokemon, they just befriended wild Pokemon and let them hang around. Eventually, when they wanted to travel someplace else, the Pokemon that didn’t want to leave them volunteered to be caught. All except Aerodactyl, who Myriad actually ended up bringing back to life by accident (long story)... but she’s still a welcome member to the team!

Difficulty: 7/10 I hope you like status conditions!!

GINGER

She and her Raichu have never seen exactly eye to eye (since she chucked a Poke Ball at a poor little Pichu’s face super hard), they’ve both got fiery temperaments and they argue often, but they’re still partners. Mandibuzz was traded to Ginger from one of her ex girlfriends, so now the Pokemon actively disobeys her every command. The others work hard to make up for it. Ginger is on the road a lot and has battled many people in many different places.

Difficulty: 6/10 Ginger doesn’t cares lot about strategy, so it’s hit-or-miss if their moves are good or not, also they’re all not super high level, despite the battling. Still, they can do some damage.

JESSE

Jesse is a magnet for Pokemon who need help, physically or emotionally. He found and bonded with his Cubone partner over their lost mothers, and since then he has been adopting and caring for Pokemon who need him - especially Pokemon who have been abandoned.

Difficulty: 4/10 Jesse is up for a friendly battle, but he doesn’t battle often, preferring to just explore peacefully, and he always puts the health of his Pokemon friends above all else. Lanturn is the strongest and carries the team more often than not. Generally a causal trainer. He’d probably give you a few free Poke Balls after you beat him bc he’s Nice.

VROX

A bunch of scrappy easily-angered Pokemon for a scrappy easily-angered trainer. He caught his Starly partner when they were both very, very young, and since then they’ve been inseparable. They wanted to be the strongest trainer/Pokemon in the world, so they scoured the world for Pokemon with the same spirit, defeating anybody who didn’t have it. Despite a bit of in-fighting, they’re all fiercely loyal to each other.

Difficulty: 7/10 Actually fairly difficult, but they all operate on pure offence and nothing else and doesn’t use potions. Vrox’ll probably physically fight you after you beat him, he doesn’t care if you’re only ten.

EMALA

Emala doesn’t catch Pokemon - she makes friends with them, and if they want to join her team, she even lets them choose the type of Ball they want to be in. She doesn’t often make them stay in the Balls, anyway, letting them roam around her cottage home. Her partner is a Flaafy, who doesn’t want to evolve further. She isn’t a real battler, only doing so if her Pokemon want some exercise/fun. She runs a kind of unofficial Pokemon sanctuary. 

Difficulty: 9/10 Her Pokemon are strong in order to protect the sanctuary from poachers. Most of them are HP tanks, and many know health restoring or stat boosting/lowering/status moves. She is willing to play the long game and has a lot of potions. After you beat her, however, she will heal up your Pokemon whenever you ask and give you words of encouragement!!

BEN

Ben had no interest in being a trainer, he just wants to live in peace and quiet. His partner is a Cutiefly who loved him so much it found a Poke Ball, carried it to him all by itself and gave him cute eyes until he caught it. He technically hasn’t caught Drampa or Dragonite, but they’re fast friends and they live in the same place, in mutual understanding and calm. Cutiefly’s favourite thing is napping on top of Ben’s head, using his hair as a little blanket. If it ever evolved, Ben would absolutely cry with how proud he is + how much he loves it.

Difficulty: 9/10 If something even looks funny at Cutiefly, Ben and his dragons will obliterate them. They’re very protective and super over-leveled, they can and will sweep your team if you’re not prepared.

AUGUST

August has been a competitive Pokemon trainer since a young age, and is well-known as a powerful battler and a model, along with her Pokemon. She and her partner Milotic have been together since August was a baby, and they almost seem to be able to read each other’s minds. She is extremely close with all her Pokemon, pampering them and battling with them regularly. There’s rumours she might become the next Champion, but she’s neither confirm nor deny.

Difficulty: 9/10 Her Pokemon are high-leveled, know good and varied moves and she uses Full Restores. Liberally. Her Milotic is an actual tank. Both her Gardevoir and Gallade can Maga Evolve. Enough said.

MARS

He and August have a famous long-running friendly rivalry. He chooses his Pokemon solely for their strength and battles competitively. He is usually seen with his Pyroar, since the two are partners. However, aside from that, he doesn’t seem to be very close with his Pokemon. They are all very proud of their strength.

Difficulty: 9/10 Just freaking LOOK at it. Though you may notice that if you’re close to beating him, his play style will get sloppier, rasher, impatient... almost like he’s got a temper that gets the best of him sometimes...

[kpep]

BTS DATING THE SIGNS

⇢ Note: Kindly forgive any inconsistencies in my work and BTS’ personality traits because I based this work purely on their zodiac signs. These signs are based on Western astrology. There would still be differences in Chinese and East-Asian astrology and Vedic (Hindu) astrology. Unless requested, I usually make the signs based on Western astrology because it is the easiest to do according to birth months, as the other two types of astrology have a lot of branches that I would need to explain in order to be understood (i.e. numerology, yin-yang equivalences, celestial stems, earthly branches, animal signs, Korean zodiac, etc). If anything isn’t clear and you want some clarification, you can just message and I would gladly respond.

⇢ EXO (OT12) Version

Masterlist

JIN — Sagittarius (Fire)

aries, leo, sagittarius (fire)

Jin would be a very hyper and adventurous bf

he’d act super cute around his fire sign s/o

but he’d still have his serious moments with s/o

they would always go out on dates in places they’ve never been before to create new memories together 

bc his fire sign s/o would be as adventurous and hyper as him

as fire signs, they would revel in each other’s attention

he’d cook for them and be a perfect gentleman 

except of course, when his s/o annoys him too much 

because fire signs can be challenging with their strong personalities

gemini, libra, aquarius (air)

Jin would still be a very hyper and adventurous boyfriend 

but he would show his childlike demeanor more often with his air sign s/o 

and bc his s/o would be a more reserved person

he’d try to get them out of their shell more often than not

they’d stay at home watching movies, playing, eating, and sleeping rather than going out 

as that’s what his s/o would prefer away from civilization basically 

he’d observe that his s/o appreciates the little things more than the big moves

they’d be very laid-back as a couple

to the point that it will aggravate Jin bc he wouldn’t know what pisses them off

taurus, virgo, capricorn (earth)

as opposed to Jin’s air sign s/o who would be a very chill person

his earth sign s/o would be restrained

his s/o will be more about duties and responsibilities over fun, wants, and the finer things in life

his s/o would have a stronger personality than him

so they’d probably be controlling and would find tabs on him

his s/o would be the complete opposite of him

but his s/o would definitely spoil him (which is the nature of earth signs) 

so he’d bask in their love and attention more 

even though his s/o wouldn’t generally act sweet around him

Jin would compensate for that sweetness

cancer, scorpio, pisces (water)

it’ll be harder for Jin to keep up with his water sign s/o 

bc they would be overly emotional and kind of capricious 

so Jin would find his s/o confusing

on the bright side, his s/o would wear their heart on their sleeve

so Jin would know how much his s/o loves him

his s/o would pamper him and nurture him 

Jin would deeply appreciate that as he’s usually the one who nurtures other people

his s/o would be strong yet fragile which Jin would find intimidating

plus, water signs are extremely possessive

so he wouldn’t know how to handle them but he’ll secretly love it 

fire signs love a challenge, and his water sign s/o would definitely be a challenge to Jin

YOONGI — Pisces (Water)

aries, leo, sagittarius (fire)

pisceans look like shallow people and they hide their pain away

but they have a lot of emotional baggage to boot and maturity to deal with it

fire signs would be scared of that

it doesn’t help that water signs are strong, intense and intimidating

fire signs don’t like feeling small around water signs

but his fire sign s/o would be attracted to the mysteriousness and the challenge that surrounds water signs

Yoongi would usually just be sweet around his s/o and would pamper them endlessly 

though he would do it in a not-so obvious way

also, these signs don’t like losing in an argument which they will often have

gemini, libra, aquarius (air)

Yoongi would be pretty chill unless annoyed

so he would be fine with his air sign s/o’s chill nature

they’d stay in their comfort zones and their home away from civilization again if they could 

they’ll act more like best friends first than lovers everybody knows how that would look like 

they’ll be able to talk to one another freely, support one another, and encourage one another

it’ll mostly be a toxic-free relationship

unless both signs are insecure about their relationship standing

however, pisceans don’t always tell their s/o what they want

so the air sign s/o would be left confused 

bc communication is important to them and they don’t like assuming things

taurus, virgo, capricorn (earth)

earth signs are water signs’ kryptonite

but they can also be their strength

earth signs can match pisceans’ strong, intense and intimidating nature

they’ll most likely be on the same page

his earth sign s/o would pamper Yoongi and would make him feel stable and secure in their love

so he would easily open up to his earth sign s/o 

and would reciprocate by spoiling his s/o as well

he would be the type of bf that would constantly irritate their s/o just to see their cute reaction

and he would be low-key sweet to them

also, both of these signs are controlling and possessive

so they might end up feeling caged in their relationship at some point

cancer, scorpio, pisces (water)

water to water signs are extremely hard and confusing relationships to be in 

especially if both signs carry a lot of baggage which they usually do 

they would find themselves in the extremes of relationships

it’ll either be very toxic or the best of relationships

at their best, they would be very nurturing to one another and quite selfless

but at their worst, they would be selfish and insecure people who isolate themselves

anyhow, they would be co-dependent and would love one another deeply

their attitude would really just vary, but they would still have that #relationshipgoals status

HOSEOK — Aquarius (Air)  

aries, leo, sagittarius (fire)

aquarians are low-key people

they’re also not the type to easily fall in love with people bc of trust issues

Hoseok would most likely fall in love with a close friend

and even then, he wouldn’t just tell his s/o that he loves them 

unless he’s ultra sure about his feelings

he’d be the opposite of his fire sign s/o who’ll most likely be assertive or aggressive and would fall in love easily with Hoseok’s laid-back nature 

his s/o would be the one to ask him to do different kinds of activities

and he would go with them to spend time with them

Hoseok wouldn’t voice out things that troubles him as long as his s/o’s happy 

but fire signs tend to be pushy so communication is important 

gemini, libra, aquarius (air)

all air signs are pretty chill people unless annoyed

they’re also not that good with communication as actions speak louder than words for them 

so Hoseok would show his air sign s/o his love for them rather than say it usually

it’ll be the same for the s/o as well

although, that can cause problems due to miscommunication

they’d be home buddies 

but that doesn’t mean they’re boring bc air signs are also pretty mischievous people

it’s just that they’ll like spending their time lazing around at home

geminis and libras, though, have moderately strong personalities in comparison to aquarians 

so they’d tend to overpower them

taurus, virgo, capricorn (earth)

aquarians are the chillest air sign so Hoseok would be really laid-back 

in comparison to his earth sign s/o bc his s/o would have a strong and dominant personality

at first, his s/o wouldn’t seem like it, but they’d be pretty controlling at times it’d just feel shackling though 

he would let his s/o though bc he knows that that is how his s/o shows their love for him 

bc earth signs also wouldn’t generally tell their s/o’s they love them, they’d show it

he’d always want to be around his s/o, even if they just sit there in silence doing their own work

they would also be home buddies or just go to places they frequent 

as both signs are all right with routines

cancer, scorpio, pisces (water)

water signs have very strong personalities

but it’ll just be simmering in the surface unless angered

Hoseok would be kind of hesitant around the water sign s/o because of this

he knows his s/o can get pissed any time especially bc of their mood swings

however, his s/o’s generally nurturing, loving, and is very vocal about their love for Hoseok which he would love

he would be encouraged to be vocal about his love as well

and even though he’d be shy, he’d always hug them (water signs are very touchy-feely)

his s/o would always look after his health and shower him with gifts, attention, and lots of food

in turn, he’d shower his s/o with lots of attention and gifts

but he’d do it in a low-key and sweet way

NAMJOON and JUNGKOOK — Virgo (Earth)

aries, leo, sagittarius (fire)

virgos are introverted and reserved creatures when it comes to dealing with their emotions

bc logic and analysis is what usually works for them, not the irrationality and inconsistency of love

thus, Namjoon and Jungkook won’t be the hearts and flowers type of guy to their s/o

they would woo their s/o in a bashful and inconspicuous manner

to the point that their s/o’s would be confused as to what they are trying to convey especially since their fire sign s/o would be concise and direct to the point

their fire sign s/o would be the one to lead them to risk in love and not just be content with the safety net of their shells

gemini, libra, aquarius (air)

virgos aren’t the type to rush in love

Namjoon and Jungkook would gauge their s/o’s personality even when they are already together, like they are stepping on stones around one another

it’ll take them time to open up, but when they do, they would be harmonious

they would be in a chill and stable relationship, with the air sign s/o letting Namjoon and Jungkook take the reins in the relationship

which they would love as their ego’s would be fed

they would be pretty full of effort in the relationship but in a low-key way because they would be more actions than words

although they won’t be super attentive and would sometimes be missing bf’s unlike taurus and capricorn

air signs won’t demand much from them as they would be pretty much homebodies

taurus, virgo, capricorn (earth)

earth signs aren’t the type of people to fall fast in love but they do fall hard for their s/o

Namjoon and Jungkook would first make sure that they are deeply in love with their s/o before letting themselves be vulnerable around them

especially bc earth signs can be bull-headed at times

they would be careful around their s/o bc they don’t like arguments

earth signs would pretty much fight you until you give in when they know they are right

on the bright side, their earth sign s/o would spoil them with all the things and attention that they can give

unless their s/o is also a Virgo because out of the three earth signs, they are the only non-indulgent sign

cancer, scorpio, pisces (water)

Namjoon’s and Jungkook’s water sign s/o would be the type of person they’d make better versions of themselves for or destroy themselves for

which depends if the water sign is deeply insecure or not

their s/o would be the person who they can run to whenever they have any problems

they would be taken care of, as they would be loved as it is pretty obvious when a water sign loves you

they would be the type of bf who would exert extra effort in their relationship with their water sign s/o

bc their s/o would be so full of effort that they would feel guilty if they can’t be at par with them in return

also, they’d definitely try to impress their s/o as much as they can

the bad thing about them is that most virgos are cowards in love

so they’d either let themselves be intimidated or finally be strong for them

JIMIN — Libra (Air)

aries, leo, sagittarius (fire)

Jimin would be a pretty chill love interest

he wouldn’t usually act as if he’s completely in love with his s/o even though he is bc he wouldn’t be that sweet

he likes to do things anonymously

he wouldn’t proclaim to the world that he loves his s/o 

but he would make them feel loved

sometimes, that would irk his fire sign s/o 

bc they like having someone proclaim their love to them to the world

plus, fire signs like the blatant effort being put into relationships

so sometimes they may take him for granted

gemini, libra, aquarius (air)

Jimin and his air sign s/o would be one of the chillest couples 

but will definitely not be chill when triggered

they’d be the type of couple who surprise one another with their creativity over how they show their love 

bc they wouldn’t be pretty vocal about how much they care

other people would find their ways adorable bc they’d think it’s a game

they’d usually stay at home for their bonding times or dates 

and be ingenious about it while staying true to their lazy nature

they’d kind of be hesitant towards how they would approach one another

but they would eventually open up

taurus, virgo, capricorn (earth)

Jimin and his earth sign s/o would be the chill bf and the not-so chill s/o bc of their personality types

Jimin is the type to go with the flow of life unless annoyed

while his earth sign s/o would be the aggressive and strong type of person who is seen as a dominant persona by many people

Jimin and his earth sign s/o won’t be the type of people to tell one another they love them

they would show it through their actions and they would understand

his s/o would pamper him with attention and gifts among other things

and he would indulge them their wishes

cancer, scorpio, pisces (water)

Jimin would be lost as to how to deal with his water sign s/o bc of their constant mood swings

he wouldn’t know how to move forward with them

so his water sign s/o would end up being the assertive one between the two

his s/o’s emotions would be quite evident on their face so they can’t hide their love for Jimin

his s/o would also appreciate the way he would show them his love

maybe through helping s/o with their work, giving them a rose, or simply making them laugh

he’ll adore his s/o’s strength but would hate their intimidating nature

TAEHYUNG — Capricorn (Earth)

aries, leo, sagittarius (fire)

capricorns are pretty nice people who appreciate the simple and finer things in life

however, they would indulge themselves with their wants and spoil their s/o’s with their wants

Taehyung would be the actions first, words later type of bf 

so his fire sign s/o would overthink things as they are words first, actions later people

although both signs wouldn’t be vocal about their love, they would show their love through ingenious ways

capricorns are kind of boring, so their fire sign s/o would bring the novelty and challenge in their life

gemini, libra, aquarius (air)

capricorns and air signs are home buddies

Tae and his air sign s/o would be the type of couple who would stay at home to binge eat while playing Nintendo games

and piss off one another for the fun of it (especially because his air sign s/o would either not care or be annoyed too much)

he’d also be the type of bf who would make his air sign jealous to test if s/o would care

but he’ll end up irking himself because his s/o wouldn’t show how affected they are

his s/o won’t give him the satisfaction

also they’ll offer him food most of the time to show they care

taurus, virgo, capricorn (earth)

it’s in the earth sign’s nature (capricorn + taurus) to spoil their s/o’s with everything that they can

so Tae and his s/o would end up buying one another incessant gifts (unless the s/o is virgo because they tend to be more practical)

they’ll both be nurturing

so they’ll take care of each other’s needs and build each other’s confidence up

they’re private people too 

so others would rarely know what is happening in the relationship

they’re also both controlling and possessive

so they’d most likely keep tabs on one another

cancer, scorpio, pisces (water)

capricorns have high egos 

so Tae would never admit that he would most likely revolve his whole life around his water sign s/o 

so when his s/o’s gone, he’ll end up being lost even though it’ll be quite obvious

capricornss are really introverted people who would rarely open up to others

but he will easily talk to his water sign s/o because of his s/o’s nurturing nature

their home would be their domain 

and only a small amount of people would know about them, like family and friends

and they would be content with that

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