#Colress x Grimsley

[bespectacled-bookwyrm]

Colress: I need advice for arranging a date with Grimsley.

Archie: Well, first you-

Maxie: No. Don’t ask him. He asked me out in a McDoodle's bathroom.

Colress:

Colress: And you said yes?

[xyami-mari]

"Can I convince you of a little 'experiment'?~"

Run, Grimsley, run!

[sadraccoon061]

I know there's no form

And no labels to put on

To this thing we keep

And dip into when we need

[leggerefiore]

HCs for Giovanni, Archer, and Colress with a shiny charm S/O - they just have unreal luck with shiny pokemon they catch them bc they know they're rare and tend to just gift shiny mons to them (which I feel like for Giovanni and Archer that's such a bad idea those pokemon are getting sold or something) Bonus thought just rolling in my brain - Giovanni and S/O with matching shiny Nidos - or S/O having a shiny variant of the character's ace mon - I just think it's cute

cw: fluff, mentions of pokemon selling in Giovanni and Archer's parts

characters: Giovanni, Archer, Colress, Grimsley

🚀Giovanni🐈

🟥 He finds this trait quite valuable, naturally. Pokemon of any rare colouration will fetch a higher price even if they are common pokemon that most will barely register as important. Whether he believes you are a living shiny charm… He just assumes you are talented in seeking out these pokemon. There are many legends and rumours about things that make these genetic anomalies more likely to occur, of course. He had messed around with a few himself to see if it were at all possible. Unfortunately, he decided that was not the case. Or, perhaps the difference was not worth whatever it took to procure the supposed lucky items. Unfortunately, most of your gifts to him are passed along to his sellers, but he does keep quite a few nonetheless.

🟥 When you gifted him a blue, male Nidoran, you had somehow pierced his cold heart. A rare genuine smile crossed his lips as he regarded the pokemon carefully. It seemed you were aware of his tastes. He appreciated the gift thoroughly… The pokemon would join his team quite quickly, earning its place among his other pokemon. The blue Nidoking almost becoming something like an ace to him. Of course, your purple female Nidoran sparked a certain kind of joy in him. Something between a quiet claim on you and your obvious interest in matching with him. The green Nidoqueen almost represents a certain status you have within his organisation, even if you were not officially a member.

🐕Archer🚀

♦️ Your talent intrigues him, no doubt. Whether this is before or after Giovanni disbanded Rocket, he is always looking for a way to increase profits, and your generous gifts certainly give him a hand there. He is aware that he should feel worse about giving away the pokemon that you so lovingly gift to him, but he has dedicated his whole self to Rocket... Assuredly, you would come to understand. You give him so many since you seem to attract them. Part of him wants to study how you do it and imitate you, but even you seem unaware of just how you did it. It was frustrating, but he supposed it mattered little since you kept a nice supply to him. He is quite like his boss in many regards to this… There is a fake apology from him if you do seem hurt by his actions. The last thing he wants is for you to run off or lose your gifts.

♦️ He does keep some of them, though. Archer is not stupid enough to let things that clearly mean a lot to you slip away from him. And besides… Part of him does appreciate that you clearly adore him so much that you would give these gifts away. A green Zubat stays with him alongside a blue Houndour. The fact you gifted him such pokemon... He understood. They would even possibly join his team to reflect his position as an executive. (Though, only if Giovanni himself had a few shinies, too.) When you show him your bright blue Houndoom, he lets himself have a genuine smile. How cute. You wanted to match with him. Your love was clearly secured. He lets himself breathe and sends out his Houndoom. The two pokemon seem to reflect the relationship you two had in no time at all.

🥼Colress🛸

🧪 He is not necessarily sure he believes in your luck as a superstitious thing, but there is clearly something about you that does seem to attract shiny pokemon to you. Colress was fully aware of rumours about shiny charms and breeding pokemon from two different regions to increase the chances of hatching a shiny variation. There was scientific documentation even, but the increased chances were never something potentially high enough to warrant it if you were a normal person and not a breeder. He pondered what about you could attract these pokemon. Luck was something that was calculable and could be broken down, but he doubted it was just that. He is fascinated in your existence as a scientist, and he is documenting everything related to your outings. His current theory is a pheromone. Do not even ask how he got there.

🧪 Your gifts of shiny pokemon are thoroughly cherished. His research should naturally include multiple kinds of variations and variables related to pokemon and bonds, so having the chance to work with such rare pokemon gives him a chance to explore as many opportunities as possible. They are well taken care of, too, naturally. It is not in Colress's nature to be unnecessarily cruel. When you start gifting him shiny variants of his own team, his eyes light up. Even better to compare… He is utterly fascinated. When you show up with a beige-toned Klinklang, he is further elated. You chose one of his choices of pokemon species to keep as a partner. His bond with you must be quite strong, as well. There will be lots of data to observe… Prepare to be followed around by Colress and his tablet. You have entirely caught his heart and scientific interest.

♠️Grimsley❤️

♤ His intrigue is certainly up there. There was a certain theory he had about you being a good luck charm, but this was clearly some further expression of it. He fully believes that you must be some strangely lucky person due to the sheer number of shinies that you encounter.  Part of him wonders if he should strap you up with a shiny charm, have you do a certain pokemon breeding method, and see what profits are to be had. He starts internally betting your odds, wanting to figure out just what percentage you had to gather. Anything can become gambling for him, and your odds of finding a shiny Audino seem just as good as playing roulette. Really, he is simply astounded that his read on you had been even more correct that he initially intended.

♡ Your gifts of shiny pokemon are appreciated, and he takes the time to care for everything you give to him. Unlike some people, he actually enjoys gifts from his partner, and the fact that you trust him with these pokemon does mean a lot to him. Grimsley is aware of how shady he seems but feels glad that you saw through it. The shiny Purrloin you gave him was truly something cherished. He lets the blue kitten curl up in his lap any time, not caring about the fur that takes over his suits. Part of him wonders if your luck transfers over to the pokemon you gift… He supposes he could find out by training them. When you appear with a red Liepard rubbing into your side, his smirk becomes uncontrolled. Oh, is that it? He easily makes the cruel pokemon purr while meeting your eyes. It seemed you wanted to match. He was more than happy to do so. But… Well, his Liepard was a bit too jealous to do anything in the end. How unfortunate.

[deareststars]

General relationship hcs for Cyrus, Drayden, Grimsley, Colress with gn s/o?

pt 2 to this request!

characters: grimsley (gen v), colress (gen v)

content: gn reader, established relationship, feel-good stuff w/ angst in grimsley's hcs. reader is an elite 4 member in grimsley's hcs, and an antagonist in colress'.

tw: discussion of grimsley's gambling addiction at the beginning of his section, and reader's depression at the very end. nothing graphic, but symptoms are mentioned.

GRIMSLEY

you meet grimsley when you take his place as a member of the elite 4. you're worried that, even though he stepped down, he'll be resentful...but he's too preoccupied with the fact that you're the most gorgeous person he's ever met in his entire life.

be prepared to spend a lot of time keeping him away from the casinos. while he's gotten better at curbing his addiction, there are plenty of moments where he'll relapse, and relies heavily on you to help him maintain his streak.

it's heartbreaking to watch grimsley's confidence and charisma drain away at the sight of a casino. you pat his face, trying to get him to turn toward you, but he can't take his eyes off the shining lights. "just one spin?" he asks out loud. he's far away on his own plane of existence. you step in front of him and get in the way of the casino, moving your head to block his view. "you've been doing so well," you say. "i'm here for you. you're strong. you're capable. you can do this." with your words, he pulls himself out of this daze, and takes your hand so tightly your fingers start to grow numb. "thank you," he says, his voice quiet.

lots of words. just from those brief moments in the games, you can tell that he's got a lot of control over what he says. he tells you every day without fail how much you mean to him. and when you're proud of winning a battle, or upset at a close loss, he's always there to praise you no matter what.

he has a competitive streak. when you show up to watch his surfing competitions, he's a completely different person. taunts, playful jabs, everything he can muster to secure at least secures 2nd place. he brightens when he sees you, and you have to yell at him to focus on the water. (he's almost wiped out once or twice because he's just so enamored by your presence.)

he also knows what it means to be in a dark place mentally. when you stress, when you get anxious, when depression takes its hold—he never says anything because he knows that words don't always make it through. so he'll just sit there with you, and quietly talk about his day, and ask you what you want for the future. just little reminders that no matter what, this too will pass.

grimsley knows exactly where to find you when he gets home and all of the lights are off. with quiet footsteps, he opens the door to your bedroom, and finds you huddled against the bed, eyes unseeing. he leaves for a few moments, and comes back with two cups of hot chocolate. he sets them down on a small platter in front of you, then sits next to you, touching as much of you as he can without being on top of you. you shift a little, and he smiles. "hey, lovebird," he says. "we have that fancy date at the restaurant in a week. i'm sure you're going to look absolutely ravishing in the outfit you've picked out. they have your favorite foods, too." you don't respond, but you do lean your head onto his shoulder. he wraps an arm around you, and continues to ramble about the things he has planned for the next week. it hurts him, in every part of his body, to see you like this, but he knows better than anyone how much of a struggle it is to even get out of bed. so he leans close to you, his lips almost touching your ear. "you made it out of bed today," he whispers. "i love you." you nod. things will get better soon.

COLRESS

you joined team plasma before he did. in charge of biotechnical advancements and acting as the organization's resident "nurse joy," it was only a matter of time before your paths crossed.

he's enamored by your intellect. you can keep up with his (admittedly crazy) ideas, and he's found that a lot of the things he's invented are credited to you, too.

colress writes everything down. ideas, notes, observations. it's frustrating but overwhelmingly human to find that you make your way into everything he writes.

"today, team plasma finalized our plans for the plasma frigate. (y/n) looked like the epitome of power standing atop the deck. i have no doubt in my mind that they will stand steadfast against the trials and tribulations put forth by the pokemon league..." colress stops immediately. he almost throws his pen across the room, but composes himself with a deep breath. how can he be this obsessed with a person? there must be something wrong. a quiet knock on the door interrupts his thoughts. "come in," he says, and immediately regrets it as you step into the room. "doctor colress, i'd like to get your feedback on a new device," you say, a smile lighting up your features. "do you have a moment?" his mouth grows dry. oh, there's absolutely something wrong with him.

you have to make the first step. colress would never in a million years admit that he's succumbed to the human folly of falling in love. even when you say something, he immediately jumps into analysis, only stopping when he sees the way your face falls.

a relationship with him is. a learning curve. between team plasma and his own research, there's little to no time to go on dates. he'd rather drop dead than let lord ghetsis catch wind of this new relationship.

but he still makes time for you. in little ways. through small notes and gifts left on your desk. your name etched into the smallest of crevices in the inventions the two of you make. and when the hero defeats team plasma, and everyone scatters, that's when he decides that he's had enough of this life.

"so, this is it," you say as you hoist a bag over your shoulder. "what are you going to do now, doctor colress?" it's become a term of endearment, the two of you calling each other "doctor" even though there was no need once you got beyond a certain stage, but he finds it leaves a bad taste in his mouth. "it's not doctor colress anymore," he says with a faint smile. "i think i'll stay here. continue my research on pokemon. however...i don't wish to continue harming them. maybe we'll find other ways of enhancing their natural strength." you tilt your head to the side. "we?" he nods. he extends a hand out to you, even though you've already discarded your lab coat and badge. "what do you say? will you continue on the path of new discovery with me?" for a moment, he's scared that you'll say no. for a moment, he's terrified that your relationship started and ended with team plasma. but you take his hand and drop your bag. "always and forever," you say with a bright smile. "let's change the world together."

[crowborn666-writes]

Do you have a request that's headcanons of how would Grimsley, Colress, and Ginter react to gender neutral crush accidentally confessing to him? I just wanted to know if Tumblr made it disappear! Thank you!

Grimsley, Colress, and Ginter Accidentally Being Confessed To

Various x Reader

Genre: Fluff, Romantic

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Grimsley

You were giving love to his Liepard one day

All the smooches and scruffs in the world

“I’m a bit jealous, Liepard’s getting so many kisses.” Grimsley piped up, watching you both from the couch

“I’ll give you some later.” You replied, your brain on autopilot before you realized what you said and to whom “wait I—“

“Awww, love you too~”

Colress

Leaving your love note rough draft in your open notepad on your computer wasn’t the best idea

Colress needed to see your notes on your latest project with him and stumbled upon it

So in pink text, he added on “I love you too” to your rough draft

To say you were embarrassed is an understatement

Ginter

Your Eevee was absolutely enamored with him. Just positively smitten.

It would run to greet him in the mornings, giving little wildflowers as gifts.

Naturally you’d grown to like him too.

So when your Eevee evolved into Sylveon, it was determined to play matchmaker, using its ribbons to pull you and Ginter closer.

“Is your Sylveon trying to tell me something?”

“I-I’m not sure. I think it just really likes you.”

“Well, I like you too.”

You always forgot how sharp the man was, so you were left embarrassed and shocked as your Sylveon jumped to nuzzle into his cheek

[lottiti]

Hi!

Is it possible for you to do falsepretensesshipping (Grimsley x Colress), please? :)

Hi !

Nice request ! My pleasure, sweetie ! ;)

[antihibikase-archive]

Blight / Blur Major Arcana Symbolisms

Blight / Ace of Wands / Knight of Swords (BW Arc, Dreamworld Arc, Floccesy Arc) :

0 - The Fool : The False King, Natural Harmonia Gropius

I - The Magician : The Archivist, Lenora Magnolia

II - The High Priestess : The Scholar of Truth, Bianca Alabaster

III - The Empress : The Analyst, Fennel Dreamer

IV - The Emperor : The Doctor, Nikolai Colress

V - The Hierophant : The Agent, Zinzolin Ryder

VI - The Lovers : The Eyes, Anthea and Concordia Harmonia Gropius

VII - The Chariot : The Warrior of Truth, Hilda Weiss

VIII - Strength : The Chroniclers, Ingo and Emmet Graystone

IX - The Hermit : The Lorekeeper, Alder Redwood

X - The Wheel of Fortune : Guidance, The Soldiers ( Drayden / Clay / Skyla / Brycen )

XI - Justice : Liberation, Team Plasma

XII - The Hanged Man : The Heart, Cheren Slater

XIII - Death : Idealized Truth, The Party of Truth

XIV - Temperance : The Prodigy, Amanita Dreamer

XV - The Devil : The False Prophet, Ghetsis Harmonia Gropius

XVI - The Tower : Fort of Ash, The Relic Castle

XVII - The Star : The Successor, Marshal Redwood

XVIII - The Moon : The Princess, Caitlin Bloomingdale

XIX - The Sun : The Heiress, Iris Chibana

XX - Judgement : Dragon of Flame, Reshiram

XXI - The World : The Hero of Truth, Hilbert Blackburn

Blur / Page of Cups / King of Pentacles (BW2 Arc, Abyssal Ruins Arc, Relic Castle Arc)

0 - The Fool : The Wavering Truth, Hilbert Blackburn

I - The Magician : The Counselor, Audrea Juniper

II - The High Priestess : The Scholar of Ideals, Rosa Whitefield

III - The Empress : The Heroine of Life and Death, Serena Cendrine

IV - The Emperor : The Hero of Life and Death, Calem Laflamme

V - The Hierophant : The Agent, Godfrey Rood

VI - The Lovers : The Eyes, Yancy Rosewood and Curtis Greenville

VII - The Chariot : The Warrior of Ideals, Hugh Obsidian

VIII - Strength : The Apprentices, The Striaton Triplets

IX - The Hermit : The Priest, Natural Harmonia Gropius

X - The Wheel of Fortune : Guidance, The Poets ( Burgh / Elesa / Roxie / Marlon )

XI - Justice : Subjugation, NEO Team Plasma

XII - The Hanged Man : The Revered Vessel, Cheren Slater

XIII - Death : Realized Ideals, The Party of Ideals

XIV - Temperance : The Idealist, Diana Obsidian

XV - The Devil : The Doctor, Acro

XVI - The Tower : Ruins of Time, The Abyssal Ruins

XVII - The Star : The Enchantress, Shauntal Del Rosario

XVIII - The Moon : The Gambler, Grimsley Slater

XIX - The Sun : The Heir, Benga Redwood

XX - Judgement : Dragon of Thunder, Zekrom

XXI - The World : The Hero of Ideals, Nathaniel Blake

[panblackeagle]

I have decided to make a list of all the Pokemon trainers that I ship together

These are sorted for each generation, favouring the generation that has less ships in it, if it is across two different generations.

Generation 1:

Red x Blue

Lt. Surge x Koga

Yellow x Green

Giovanni x Cyrus

Generation 2:

Silver x Gold

Lyra x Crystal

Will x Grimsley

Saturn x Archer

Generation 3:

Brendan x Wally

Lisia x May

Steven x Wallace

Archie x Ghetsis

Maxie x Guzma (my comfort pairing)

Generation 4 (and legends Arceus):

Barry x Lucas

Volkner x Flint

Cynthia x (aged up) Dawn

Volo x Emmet

Adaman x Melli

Generation 5:

Hilda x Bianca

Hilbert x Cheren

Hilbert x N

Colress x Ghetsis (this one's probably the most toxic lol)

Rosa x Roxie

Nate x Hugh

Brycen x Burgh

Skyla x Elisa

Generation 6:

Serena x Shauna

Calem x Sun

Lysandre x Sycamore

Diantha x Malva

Diantha x Cynthia

Generation 7:

Llima x Kiawe

Moon x Lillie

Looker x Nanu

Hau x Gladio

Wicke x Lusamine

Faba x Colress

Generation 8:

Victor x Hop

Sonia x Nessa

Victoria x Marnie

Leon x Raihan

Generation 9:

Penny x Nimona

Florian x Arven

Brassius x Hassel

Brassius x Larry

Larry x Saguaro

Turo x Clavell

Rika x Geeta

Giacomo x Atticus

I will elaborate, if you ask me why I ship something, I probably have a reason for all of them lol

[bespectacled-bookwyrm]

Colress: I don't know how to tell you all this, so I’m going to whisper it into Lillie’s ear, causing her to shout it out in ashonishment.

Colress: *whispers*

Lillie: *gasping* UNCLE COLRESS YOU’RE DATING GRIMSLEY?!

[xyami-mari]

The first encounter ~

But Colress was too distracted to notice that handsome gambler...

Grimsley's POV under the cut:

Grimsley wondered: will he ever meet that pretty scientist and his cute butt again?

lol

[sadraccoon061]

Grimsley bothering Colress whilst he's working

Not that he seems to be complaining.

[leggerefiore]

Have you ever done HCs for characters tending to their partner’s wounds? I feel like Ingo would be externally panicking but ultimately know what to do. Emmet would be the reverse, outwardly calm, but hiding the fact that he doesn’t know what to do for your sake.

Colress and Cyrus would be really analytical about it, but I feel like for different reasons.

Grimsley, being the vampire that he is, would like…try to drink your blood or something.

I did the reverse (caring for their injuries), but this is also cute....

cw: light injuries, blood mentions, uhh a little angsty with some comfort

characters: Ingo, Emmet, Cyrus, Colress, Grimsley

~~~

An afternoon walk with your boyfriend was supposed to be relaxing and casual. It was a sort of catch-up after he had recently been busy with work. The two of you walked side by side on city streets, mumbling in conversation. Whatever had been spoken was not of utmost importance, but the feeling of being out with him was always nice. Everything had been going well. The sun was out, the streets were not overly busy, and the temperature was pleasant. Yet, all that had been interrupted by a single loud pokemon cry.

A young child called out after it. It ducked and weaved through pedestrians on the sidewalk before changing right into you. The surprise of hitting something solid made the nervous thing raise a claw and scratch you. Your boyfriend quickly was reaching for his own pokeballs to settle the situation in case it grew desperate, yet the small child finally caught up and returned the pokemon to its ball before any further harm could befall you. They sheepishly apologised, regretful that they had been unable to control it. You reassured them it was alright before finally parting ways with the child to sit down at a bench nearby.

Your boyfriend's face grew pale, and his expression distressed at the sight of your arm, which had been the target of the pokemon's attack. A straight line bubbled up with a familiar red liquid. Your hand quickly moved to stop the bleeding, but your boyfriend seemed to move faster…

▲Ingo▼

● The Subway Boss was trained in first aid. He knew that knowing both CPR and first aid could benefit his duties should any emergency situations arise on the trains, yet his trained calmness was out the window when it came to you. His anxiety was already up from what had just happened, and now this was unfolding before him. His handkerchief was fished out of his pocket and immediately pressed to your arm, applying pressure to the bleeding area. All the information and techniques he had memorised flew out of his mind when he saw you yet apparently his body remembered.

● His normally stoic face shifted with worrying and panic as his eyes remained big and focused on the fabric, which quickly was beginning to stain with blood. Admittedly, the wound was not anything overly serious. It was not longer than a few inches, nor was it deep, yet he felt as if somehow it would claim your life. His hands followed procedure despite how messy his mind appeared to be. You could see him carefully lead you through the streets of Nimbasa, ordering you essentially not to come “uncoupled” from him. His grip on your arm certainly provided good pressure until you both were in your shared home.

● Ingo sat you on the toilet as he quickly collected everything he needed to tend to the wound. The bleeding had thankfully stopped, yet he seemed on high alert still as he cleaned the skin carefully with water and then an antiseptic spray. A bandage was carefully applied over the wound. It was at that point afterwards his arms wrapped around you tightly. “Oh, I'm deeply sorry, dearest,” he apologised. His body shook. “I should have acted faster!” You reached an arm to hug him and pat his back. Reassurances came from you that it was no one's fault. The wound was properly tended to, and there was no more risk for anything to happen. A sniffle came from him as he finally freed you. His eyes were red, but the emotion was forced down. Another apology attempted to leave him for how he was acting. You kissed his lips to silence him.

▽Emmet△

○ His expression was eerily calm as his hand held your arm tightly. Blood continued to ooze from the wound. His jacket that he had been wearing was slipped off and pressed to the wound. While his face might have reflected both focus and a level of confidence. Inside, however, Emmet was screaming louder than his brother ever could during even the busiest hours at the station. He had barely been able to do anything about a pokemon suddenly attacking you, and now you were bleeding. Granted, it did not seem serious, but everything was collecting together and making his heart race. Ingo had made them take first aid and CPR classes, but Emmet apparently nearly forgot everything when it came to you.

○ You whined when he suddenly began to pull you away from the busy street. No words had been spoken. Emmet was dead silent as he navigated the streets of Nimbasa with an ease provided by his years dealing with questions about locations in the city. His jacket was growing stained with your blood, yet he was completely apathetic. The Subway Boss even pushed through people without a single “excuse me.” No one dared say anything after catching a glimpse of his expression, however. His grip was deathly tight as he led you into your shared home and right to the bathroom.

○ You sat on the toilet as the jacket was carefully removed to check the status of the injury. Upon seeing that the blood had stopped, he pulled away the jacket and wet a cotton pad to clean your arm and the wound. An antiseptic was applied, followed soon by a bandage. For a moment, he knelt at your side completely frozen. Then, Emmet suddenly sprung up and pulled you into his chest. His hold was ironclad around you. “Darling,” he whined, voice warbling, “I am verrrry sorry! It is my fault! I failed to anything…” You sighed. His facade had dropped entirely. Soft hiccups came from him as you began to rub his back. This cuddle session would last a while.

🌌Cyrus🛰

☄️ The blue-haired man's expression was almost unreadable as he held your wrist and simply stared at the bleeding wound on your arm. His thoughts scrambled to process everything. He had thought to deny your request for a walk before, unfortunately, relenting. You had seemed desperate for some kind of date, and Cyrus wished not to deny you and make the situation worse. Yet, this had happened! Your voice calling his name broke his mind from its trance. Right. You were bleeding. A handkerchief came from his pocket as he used it to apply pressure to the wound. The urge to shudder was forced down. Blood… blood was not a pleasant thing for him, but he knew you did not have anything that should concern him.

☄️ The public setting grew to make him more frantic. Too many people kept speaking and walking around you both as he held your arm up above your chest. Eventually, Cyrus asked for you to follow him. The streets of Veilstone were easy to follow as he quickly led you back to the apartment. His mind was all over the place still as he brought you inside and froze for a moment. A few frantic breaths left him before you softly pulled yourself away from him to head to the bathroom. He followed behind you wordlessly.

☄️ Before you could check the bleeding yourself, Cyrus moved to do it. Upon seeing that it had slowed immensely, items were retrieved from a nearby cabinet. His hands shook as he brought a wet cotton pad to wipe away the blood around the wound and once again while applying an antiseptic and a bandage. A sharp breath left him after he had finished. The room's air was tense. You thanked him for helping you, but he only reached to grasp your hand. His lips were pursed, and his eyes could not meet yours. A red tint seemed to flood his face. “… Beloved,” his voice wavered, “… I apologise. I should have declined your offer as it led to this situation–” You grasped his hand back and brought your free one to hold his chin. Upon hearing that his Weavile had once done worse damage to you, he felt mortified yet silenced. He supposed there was no one to blame in the end.

🥼Colress🛸

🧪 There was no panic, nor worry even, on his face. The scientist might not be a medical doctor, but he does have some formal training in that area. Granted, it is for pokemon, but he doubts that matters too much. He knew what to do, of course. Lab accidents and first aid do go hand in hand. He pulled out a handkerchief from his lab coat's pocket and pressed it against your bleeding arm. Your arm was then raised above your heart by Colress. He almost forgets that you two are in public as he contemplated how the connection between that kid and their pokemon was. You had to call his name a few times to break that focus.

🧪 Upon realising that he probably should further tend to your wound, he asked you to keep pressure on your arm while leading you back to the hotel you were staying at in Alola. He began to tap away at his keyboard. You could only wonder what it was while you followed him through Heahea towards the hotel. He hummed to himself as he noted various things, from how the pokemon had reacted to the type of slash on your arm and the severity of it. He almost failed to notice that you both had made it to your floor and room. Finally stopping, he opened the door to the bathroom.

🧪 Once inside, Colress checked on your bleeding and discovered it had slowed to a manageable amount. He took a wet cotton pad to wipe away any remaining blood and possible debris from the sight before applying an antiseptic dutifully. Watching him go was like seeing an automaton move, but it all came to an end with the bandage being placed over the wound. The blond sighed and readjusted his glasses. “Are you alright? Any chills or pains?” he asked, almost sounding like a doctor. He took your replies seriously before nodding. “… I'm glad that you are okay,” it was genuine coming from him, as was the small smile on his lips, “I don't think those two have any potential with their bonds. How unfortunate.” … And it was gone. The ways of Colress were often like that. You sighed. A soft kiss was then pressed to your bandage. “Our bond surely will accelerate your body's healing process,” he commented. At least he stopped madly ranting about Z-Crystals, you supposed.

♠️Grimsley❤️

♤ His expression was unreadable, but when was it not? Grimsley gazed at your wound, oozing out your precious lifeblood by the moment. It was before his eyes, and temptation called him… Is what he would be thinking if he were not more worried about where that pokemon's claws had been. He sighed as he pulled out his handkerchief from his suit's pocket. It was pressed against the wound. As fun as free blood could be, your health did take priority. He also felt frustrated that luck had called out this result. If the pokemon had just leaned more to the right, it would have run into him instead. His luck must have beat your own… How unfortunate.

♡ Grimsley held your arm up above your head while asking you to follow him back home. The slash, in truth, did not seem all too worse than the ones his Liepard usually gave him. Of course, any injury was still a risk to your health. The gambler actually liked you, so he did not intend to let anything bad happen to you. Which was another reason that he was frustrated. He forced his feelings down. You did not really need that right now, after all. He grumbled as you both navigated through Black City. Trainers and passers-by seem to move out of the way unconsciously for the Elite Four member. He supposed it was convenient enough.

◇ When you both entered his apartment, he sat you down in the bathroom as he quickly gathered a few things. The wound was wiped down before being bandaged. He sighed at the wasted opportunity but figured it was for the best. “Unlucky, isn't it?” he shook his head while bringing a finger to trace the covering on your arm. You nodded in reply while also voicing an agreement. “At least I've gotten better at wound care,” Grimsley cupped your cheek and leaned in close, “… Too bad that one was too much of a gamble. Maybe I'm getting too soft for my favourite thrill.” He pecked a teasing kiss to your cheek. You could only wonder what he meant by that.

[mint-mumbles]

The models in PokéMas automatically have Colress’ model smaller than Grimsley’s, so Grimsley appears taller.

I edited the pictures so that the top of their head (not the hair, just the part where a skull would be (can’t believe that has to be said 😅)) and their jaw would overlap.

This image scares me so much that I can’t even put my fear into words…

Anyway, this is what their actual height difference would look like.

Note: I am not a professional editor (I did this very quickly in ibisPaint X) so the model heights may be a bit off. Regardless, I believe this is more reliable than the first two images 😅

I hope this helps anyone out there who was interested in these two or even their model’s height!

[dont-call-me-algernon]

Hello, hello!

May I request a falsepretensesshipping (Grimsley x Colress) ramble? :)

Of course!

As clunky as their Official Fandom Ship Name™️ is, I want to virtually shake hands with whoever came up with it because they hit the nail on the head! The common denominator between them, the one similarity that first led me to believe they would have a pretty interesting dynamic despite the lack of canon interactions, is indeed deception.

Grimsley is all but stated to be a gambler, someone whose occupation requires bluffing on the regular, and who's not above cheating against a literal child when he meets the player character in SUMO and challenges them to a coin toss. Colress, on the other hand, doesn't quite lie to the player as much as conveniently omit all the details that would lead them to mistrust him – namely, his connection to Team Plasma. Now, we don't know what happens to him right after Plasma disbands, but the fact that he's apparently roaming the Alola region just a few years later leads me to think that he either struck a deal with the police or is straight up on the run, both of which are likely to require some amount of twisting the truth on his part, be it to downplay his involvement in the events of B2W2 so that the Interpol would be willing to turn a blind eye in exchange for information or to reassure everyone he meets that he's just a harmless little researcher who's never done anything wrong, ever, no need to alert the authorities, really.

Personally, I'm a big fan of ships involving characters who, given their respective history and general attitude, are in absolutely no position to judge one another too harshly, and instead come to see what the rest of the world would deem a terrible flaw or a very bad habit (like, say, lying constantly for pretty selfish reasons) as a funny quirk, or even as something to be appreciated. Given they both have lied and cheated their way through life, or at least a portion thereof, Grimsley and Colress are the perfect candidates for this type of dynamic. I don't know, something about the odd sense of comfort provided by the presence of someone you know is just as bad and blatantly flawed as you...

To top it off, what I'm also a big fan of is ships involving characters whose superficial differences in personality and temperament conceal deeper similarities. You look at Grimsley, former élite trainer with his nice suit and his shit eating grin, then you look at Colress with his machines and lab coats and his almost stereotypical genius scientist antics, and you'd be hard pressed to claim they have anything in common. And yet! And yet, when it comes down to it, they get along splendidly thanks to their shared laid back approach to morality and the aforementioned penchant for deception.