#and I did - a shiny ralts in fact

[psikind]

sorry I was gone all day btw it was the one year anniversary of the dnd campaign ever ending and I was not being normal

[futurefocused]

Arven this might be a test from Arceus themselves to see if you would slap your father on mewmas. Instead of trying to have a NORMAL Christmas where you all watch shows near the fire place, drinking hot cocoa and eating gingerbread, THIS was happening instead.

"I made this suit myself to give to you! I even made a manual to go with to explain all the features I have built into it! Also a few that I can install if you want them later on!" The fact that Turo was beaming pure joy over this just made this whole situation all the more ludicrous. He did get more conventional gifts as well...

A set of stainless steel knives.

Cookbooks from various regions delights

A set of winter wear

Delibrid Pajamas

A card with a 500,000,000P spending limit.

...oh and a shiny Ralts holding a shiny charm.

"Merry Mewmas, Arven!"

...even the Ralts is confused about this, but he knows Arven is the sane human here, so happily moved over to them.

@herbcmystica

[pokemon-in-omori]

Pokémon in: Omori

How Aubrey got Nidoran ♀️

Aubrey Dubhghaill, 9 years old, was walking out of her house. She could here her parents

"If you loved me, you would spend less time with her and more time with me!" Her mom cried.

"Honey she's our daughter!"

Aubrey knew what this meant. She was on her own today. So she snuck out. Her parents Pokémon were strong, and both her parents had keystones and megastones for their Pokémon. Aubrey never wanted to be around for THAT battle.

Walking outside, she saw something run towards her. A Nidoran ♀️! It looked timid. A teen approaches.

"Hey kid! Gimme that Nidoran ♀️" He demanded. Aubrey looked at the Pokémon cowering.

"NO! IT DOESN'T LIKE YOU!" Aubrey yelled, holding the Pokémon close.

"Kid. It took me WEEKS to bread a Nidoran ♀️ with perfect IVs and the right nature and a good ability. And I had to breed Nidorina. Since Nidoqueen can't breed. So give it-"

The trainer was met with bubbles to the face. By the time he could see, Aubrey and his Nidoran ♀️ were gone.

"DANG IT!" He threw out 6 Pokéballs. Out came a Gengar, a shiny Greninja, a Scissor, a Stunfisk from Galar, and Dragapult. They all looked nervous.

"GO GET THAT STUPID NIDORAN ♀️ OR ELSE!" The trainer yelled. His scared Pokémon dispersed.

Aubrey ran, holding the Nidoran♀️in her arms. She made her way to the swings, where Sunny sat with his Ralts.

"SUNNY! HELP! THERES A MEAN TRAINER AND HE WAS BEING MEAN TO THIS LITTLE GUY SO I TOOK HIM AND NOW HE'S AFTER ME!" Aubrey yelled. Ralts could sense the fear in her and the two Pokémon with her.

Sunny quickly took them into the forest, to a safe little cave.

"Don't worry, Nidoran ♀️. I'll protect you!" Aubrey said. The Nidoran♀️ nuzzled her leg. Bun Bun came and Nidoran ♀️ flinched.

"No need to be scared! That's Bun Bun, my Azumarill. I named it that because it's final form, Azurrill, has ears like a Bunnelbey!" Aubrey said.

"Aubrey, I think it's hurt…" Sunny said. He went to pick up Nidoran ♀️ but it hid behind Aubrey.

"That's Sunny. You don't need to be scared." Aubrey said. She looked at the frightened Pokémon. It looked hurt, and like it hadn't eaten. Sunny took out a cookie from his pocket. Nidoran♀️ was suspicious, but quickly ate it.

"That trainer hurt you, didn't he? And… he hurt his other Pokémon too…" Aubrey said. Nidoran♀️ sadly nodded.

"Don't worry! I'll protect you!" Aubrey said. Sunny lightly smiled.

"So, I heard rumors that that trainer, apparently his name is Hans, is a pro battler. Didn't know he did…this…" Sunny said. Suddenly, a Gengar appeared behind the kids! Aubrey grabbed her Pokémon and Sunny and Ralts ran too. Water Shuriken almost hit them.

"SUNNY! GO BACK TO TOWN AND GET HELP!" Aubrey yelled.

"What-"

"JUST DO IT!"

Sunny ran back into town.

Aubrey ran and ran. The woods were dangerous, Kel and Hero almost died here two years ago. But she needed to keep running. Then she felt a sharp pain and was launched into a tree.

"Nice false swipe, Scissor" Hans said. His Scissor looked almost ashamed. Aubrey held Nidoran♀️ close and shielded it with her body.

"Stubborn little brat!" He yelled.

"You're evil! Pokémon are friends, not tools!" Aubrey yelled!

"You sound like that anime character, Ash Ketchup or whatever. But that's not how the real world works, little girl. Hand it over!"

"NO!"

Aubrey felt false swipe after false swipe. Never did more damage but it hurt so much. But she wasn't giving up! She was gonna protect her new friend!

"ENOUGH!" A voice yelled. Sunny appeared, with the source of the voice. Aubrey's dad.

"What are you doing to my daughter!?" He yelled, Medicham by his side.

"Dad! He's abusing his Pokémon!"

"She took one of my Pokémon!"

Aubrey's dad looked angry.

"The fact you're beating up a little girl makes me more inclined to believe her!"

"Yeah well, I ain't backing down till I get my 'mon. Beat it!"

"How about this? A Pokémon battle. You win, you get your Nidoran♀️. I win, and you leave!"

"You're on!"

As Aubrey's dad sent out his team, Medicham, Shedinja, Ditto, Snorlax, Ferrothorn, and Blissey, he brandished his keystone. He signed to Aubrey to leave with the Nidoran♀️. She quickly did as the battle raged on. She went to Basil's house. Basil was almost a brother to her, so she felt safe there. She showed Nidoran ♀️ around. It started to trust Bun Bun, Sunny, and Basil. Basil's grandma made food and Nidoran♀️ finally got to eat a real meal, for the first time in awhile. And it ate a lot!

"Aubrey…thats not your Pokémon…" Basil said.

"Well I'm NOT giving it back! That guy is cruel and I'm not gonna let him hurt Nidoran♀️ again!" Aubrey said. Basil agreed with her, but was still worried. Sunny was in awe of her determination. Kel came over. He wanted to play with the new Pokémon, but it was scared of him. After explaining the situation, he started to "get the house ready for battle" but Basil's grandma stopped him and Aubrey from making Home Alone style traps. So the kids made a fort instead. Eventually, Aubrey's dad came and took her home. He told the kids everything was alright.

That night, Aubrey's dad came home. He carried 6 Pokéballs.

"Hey Aubrey!" He said. He handed her a Pokéball.

"This is Nidoran♀️'s ball. It's yours now" He said.

"You stole it!?" She said.

"I stole all of them. I'm releasing them tonight. A guy like him doesn't deserve to be a trainer…"

Aubrey took the Pokéball.

"But that's illegal!"

"Consider me a vigilantee." He said. Aubrey hugged her dad. He went down stairs and outside to release the Pokémon.

Later Aubrey could hear fighting.

"ANGUS WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN!?"

"I'M NOT SORRY JESSICA"

But Aubrey didn't care. Her dad was the best. And she got a new friend. Who she would never let get hurt again!

So that night, Aubrey slept, snuggling with Bun Bun. And Nidoran ♀️

Author's note

Aubrey's dad is not Part of Team Plasma, yet! After all, N still has a few years to go before he can become king! Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed this story!

[kiroonsmoon]

K I think I finally thought out Calamity’s team! Here they are! Also the Roserade is meant to be a Aevium Roserade but it wasn’t available on the site I used for obvious reasons… also you don’t know how much resistance I needed to not give him a eeveelution…

Most of his pokemon were given to him by Clear and Kieran, so he didn’t have to deal with the whole training up pokemon thing and already has access to strong pokemon maybe a couple or so weeks after coming to Aevium. This doesn’t mean he doesn’t bond with his team though! He just had a lot to learn about Pokemon given he comes from a world where they don’t exist so Clear was just like “don’t worry about your team, we got you.”

His Gallade’s name is Gladiolus, and is honestly one of two pokemon I have nicknames for so feel free to throw ideas at me, and honestly I was kinda tempted to make it the Team Xen ralts Madelis tells you about… but I cannot think of a reason Fate wouldn’t go and grab it sooo yeah no. I wanted him to at least have a couple of fighting types due to the fact I’m playing as him in my monofighting run lol. Why did I choose Aevian Roserade too? Because my brain went “Calamity with a Budew” and I thought it was funny.

The Luxray is also a reference to my monofighting run where I’m using Aero as my avatar so I decided to give him a pokemon Aero had on his team. Kangaskan… protective of their children…. Calamity is protective of his sister… they bond over that. I gave him a Galarian Rapidash for three reasons 1) He’s a fae so I wanted to give him at least 1 fairy type 2) he comes from a fantasy like world 3) I thought it was a funny contrast with his design haha. Also he got two shinies cuz Fate has two shinies… parallels…

Pretty much the only pokemon not given to him was the Zekrom (obviously). Because Calamity is technically my ‘bad end’ Rejuvenation oc and the devs said they plan on making legendaries available early I wanted to give him a legendary. Idk exactly how he comes across it yet but Clear and Kieran and very much “???? What the fuck how??” Like imagine being them. You found this guy a couple of weeks ago and plan on using him to further your goal and he just walks in with the fucking legendary dragon of ideals. He doesn’t really use Zekrom to battle though, it’s more of a last resort type of thing. Also upon the fact he learned it was a legendary he was like “maybe I shouldn’t give them a nickname…” that idea was quickly thrown out the window as he started calling Zekrom, Zeke, after maybe a week.

[mylordshesacactus]

RWBYmon: Team CFVY

I love these guys so much.

Coco:

Coco has a shiny Metagross.

Like let’s just get that out of the way first thing, Coco has a Metagross and it is very high-level and it is a very ridiculous thing to belong to a second-year student but Coco Adel does not settle for less than what she wants.

People assume Coco like....bought it, essentially. That she dropped a ridiculous amount of money to get a Pokemon breeder to trade her their ridiculously rare specialized tournament-ready shiny Metang and then they won a few fights and it evolved and that’s what she means when she says she “evolved it herself.” They think she wildly misunderstands what “starter” means because clearly she just...got the Pokemon she wanted right off the bat and uses that term to mean “the first one I got”.

No. The Metagross is her starter. She did go out of her way to find the exact Pokemon she wanted from the get-go; but she did it herself. That the Beldum she caught for herself as a kid was a shiny was just destiny wild luck and a good omen. She has a powerful Metagross now because she put in the work.

Her other two are a caramel swirl Alcremie and a disarmingly high-level Furret.

She wears the Furret around her neck like a feather boa.

Ha! Looks like you’re all out of pokemon, Coco! I wi--OH GODS. OH GODS MY EYES. OH GODS GET IT OFF GET IT OFF--

Velvet:

[evil laughter]

God, a Pokemon battle against Velvet would be just. God this bitch. Fuck this. I hate this so much. I want to get off this ride. I’m going to go home and rethink my life.

Velvet’s partner pokemon is a Ditto named Anesidora, which is adorable, and which does tend to make people underestimate her because while under the right circumstances a Ditto can put up a fight it’s, you know, kinda pathetic next to Coco’s pseudo-legendary.

Velvet’s Ditto is like, Level Fuck You with a moveset of Eat My Ass.

She also has a Smeargle with Sketch.

Fighting Velvet is literally. She can just do fucking anything at any time but you weren’t prepared for that, because you were waiting for her to toss out a level 20 Buneary, weren’t you.

Her third is just a Machamp.

It’s just a Machamp. There’s no clever mimickry or tricky move combinations it’s literally just a Machamp and it’s going to ignore your Pokemon and punch you in the face because it hates you.

Yatsuhashi:

Yatsu has a Gallade that became his starter almost accidentally, he raised a Ralts he found in the backyard and now it’s his buddy.

I mean...Psychic/Fighting is just, that’s Yatsuhashi right there.

His second is a Pangoro, it just is.

“Pangoro does not tolerate those who pick on the weak.” It’s him!!! It’s our dude!!!

I’ll be honest I nearly gave him a Hariyama because it works very well for Yatsu but I just. I can’t. I can’t.

I’m sorry but that is just.

That’s just a MAN

Hariyama is just a MAN it’s WEIRD to put a MAN in a POKEBALL

And the third is....debatable, frankly, but I’m feeling Bronzong? Steel/Psychic works for Yatsu, as does the #aesthetic.

Speaking of the #aesthetic....fuck it. Let’s make the Bronzong a shiny.

Fox:

Oh man, Fox is hard.

I mean he has a Sandslash, obviously. It has “sand” in the name and he’s from Vacuo.

The Sandslash is actually probably his starter, he’s probably had it forever.

I’m feeling a shiny Mienshao hard. It fits his aesthetic and fighting style perfectly.

You can tell at this point why CFVY has their flashy, superstar reputation despite the fact that in canon everyone but Coco has heavily muted, earth-tone, understated aesthetics. These aren’t rare or super-flashy Pokemon, but LOOK at all them shinies.

He has a Swoobat as his #3. 

His allusion is a flying fox, he has a telepathic Semblance, I am giving him the Psychic-type bat pokemon, do not @ me.

[incorrect-pokespe-quotes]

I read every single Emerald fic on FFN so you don’t have to

There are 66 fics with Emerald listed in the tags. 

First, I took out any fic that was either not in English or actually gameverse, leaving me with 38 fics-- though I will say, the Spanish fics look like they slap

After filtering out “everyone appears” fics (I skimmed them to make sure) I was left with 26 fics. (While I would like to include “everyone appers” fics, I do not have the time nor motivation to read 30,000 words of derring-do and melodramatic heroics seventeen times in a row for Emerald to show up, deliver 2 lines, shoot something, and leave)

From there, I sorted them into various categories based on whether Emerald was a BG character or not, whether the fic had romance, whether Emerald was actually PART of that romance, etc. Then, finally, I was ready. 

Below the cut are the reviews of all twenty six fanfictions!

Category 1: BG Emerald      Every fic needs side characters, whether to provide extra voices or comedic relief or just a foil for the MCs. These fics don’t feature Emerald in a huge capacity, but he’s there and that’s what matters to me. I came into this site expecting anything: third wheel Rald, wingman Rald, Im-only-here-to-complain-about-your-flirting-Rald... I found everything but! It seems the most cliche writers among us don’t like using the Emerald tag, bc the few Frantic-with-BG-Emerald fics with I did find turned out to be spectacular! I’m pleasantly surprised and impressed. 

1. That Special Someone - Team Cap      Cap is on this list like 30 times so get used to it. This fic is mostly about Ruby refusing to shut up about Sapphire and how much he loves her (and how Emerald finds it infuriating). The details of this fic are super cute and the way Ruby and Emerald interact added 3 years to my lifespan, so I highly recommend this one if you want a nice, relaxing read involving the Hoenn boys (dare I say best boys?). In short, read this fic and all of Cap’s other fics while you’re at it.

2. A Picnic - Team Cap      Oh look. It’s Cap again. This fic, surprise surprise, is also good, and while it’s a little more basic than the others (Emerald runs into Ruby/Sapphire at a park and they mess around), it’s still cute and I still love it! Not really much else to say here... but the fic is good and I recommend if you’re in for some light domestic reads. 

3. High Hopes and Checkered Skies - aromatisse      I’ll be honest: my general opinion of frantic fics with BG Emerald is... low. A lot of them shoehorn my poor boy into whatever the plot requires at the cost of his characterization but this fic really surprised me in the best way! This one features Sapphire bringing Ruby to a “special place” the two of them arguing, and Emerald having to patch things up (mature Emerald? I don’t believe it!!). I found this fic while making this list and immediately bookmarked it bc THIS SHIT GOOD FAM. Please read this. 

4. Alpha and Omega- Ruby and Sapphire's Thoughts - Shadoweevee70     Not much to say about this to be honest. It’s exactly what it says on the tin. No plot, no development, not even 500 words. Emerald has a line. I think two. 

5. Boundaries - Team Cap     This fic hurt my heart. Though it focuses on Wally’s one-sided crush on Sapphire, there’s a touch of Emerald in there acting as Wally’s emotional support buddy, which tells me that either Emerald has matured or Hoenn is just devoid of emotionally stable individuals. Regardless, this fic is heartbreaking and beautiful but contains very little Emerald, so therefore I have very little to review. In short... not a lot of Rald, but you should read it anyway. 

6. Summer Days - eonentity      Crystal and Silver go on a “date” and Gold + Emerald try and stop them. It’s cute, it’s honestly kind of creepy if you think about it, and it involves Emerald. While the premise is kind of sketch, the banter between Gold and Emerald is incredible and I really like the general progression of the plot (especially the ending!) This is a very cute fic if you’re looking for something simple to read. Highly recommend, utilizes Emerald as a character really well!

Category 3: MC Emerald (gen)       This... this is my bread and butter baby. These fics run the gamut from friendship to domestic to drabbles to angst and everything in between, but the gist of it is that it includes Emerald as a focus without pairing him off. Not to say this is my favorite category... but it is. I’m biased, sue me. 

1. Family Inclusion - Team Cap      They say to leave the best for last, but I disagree. You’ll realize pretty quickly that Cap is one of my favorite authors to appear in this tag, and this fic is one of her best! I’m focusing on Chapter 3 (that’s the part with Emerald) where he has to entertain a shiny baby Ralts while Ruby and Sapphire are away (everybody say awwww). The fic is stupid cute, and while it doesn’t really offer much in terms of character development or stakes, it’s the type of domestic fluff you can read over and over and still find just precious each and every time. Also... Emerald takes care of a baby pokemon how can you NOT love that. Seriously. Look at this. 

2. At the Amusement Park - Team Cap       Oh wow, another Cap fic I really like. What a surprise. I’m astounded /s. This fic focuses on Emerald’s dilemma of being short at a place where height restrictions mercilessly mock the vertically challenged and how he deals with it with the “help” of Ruby and Sapphire. Though there is background Frantic (which shouldn’t really come as a surprise), this fic mostly focuses on Emerald’s insecurities and his relationship with the trio. It’s introspective, it’s wholesome, I’ve read it six or seven times (I lost count). Regardless, it’s good, and like every other Cap fic on this list, I demand you read it. That is a threat. 

3. Frantic Fight - Puph17      Any fic that drops a line like “margarine is in vogue” within the first three lines is immediately propelled to my top ten fics of all time list and this is clearly no exception. Despite the name, this isn’t franticshipping, just Ruby and Sapphire bickering and Emerald / Wally being annoyed about it. This fic, hands down, is one of the funniest pieces of fanfiction I’ve ever read on this godforsaken site. I am begging you to read this fic, if not for Emerald with a megaphone for the sheet amount of laughter it will cause. This fic may not be deep but it sure as hell is hysterical. ... Well, what are you waiting for? Why are you still here? Go read the fic, we’re wasting daylight. 

4. Weird War - storm-aurora      This is another fic I think I’ve probably read a dozen times and refuse to get tired of. Emerald and Sapphire are having a paintball fight in Slateport market, and I literally could not ask for a better friendship fic. The writing is high quality, the characters are very accurate (altho bc this is fanfic it doesn’t matter all that much), the friendships feel real, they’re having a paintball war.... everything about this is ideal. This is the quality content I live for. Please PLEASE read this fic, you’ll be happy you did. Close this tab and go read it immediately for your sake and mine. 

5. Skydrop - ayasato      Not a lot of people write about Emerald. The ones that do, for whatever reason, seem to do it very, VERY well. This fic, which is so long it might as well be considered an epic, is probably the piece de resistance of Emerald friendship fics. While not as snappy or funny or domestic as some of the other fics in this list, it more than makes up for it with a beautifully built slowburn friendship between Emerald and Sapphire, my favorite take on his living situation I’ve ever seen, and enough introspection to make your high school English teacher swoon. This fic is a must for any Emerald fan, even if it takes like an hour to read in full. It may be long but it’s magnificent.

6. Croissant Kings - ayasato      The fact that this fic is discontinued is irrefutable proof that this is the timeline god abandoned. Emerald and Pearl running a croissant stand is quite possibly the single most absurd fic concept I’ve ever heard but... it works. Somehow? It works. This fic is perhaps, hands down, one of the most ridiculously entertaining concepts and executions I have ever seen in my life. Everything about it, from the setup to the writing to just Emerald being Emerald is so raw and so ridiculous that I smile fondly when I think of it. I wish there were more than 3 chapters, however...

7. Perfect - Micah Debrink      I’m gonna be straight with y’all: I don’t like this fic. I’m not too sure what the plot is, and it was certainly an interesting read, but not my cup of tea. It’s good, don’t get me wrong; the writing is mature, very well paced, and overall well-written, but something about the characterizations is just not vibing with me. Thus, I’m not gonna pretend I thought this fic was perfect (har har) but I will say it’s something you should give a try. I’m admittedly a very biased party, so maybe you’ll enjoy this fic more than I did. For sure give it a shot, because maybe you’ll like it more than I did. This ain’t my jam, but it’s quality preserves nonetheless.

8. Roost - ayasato      This is short and sweet and may have some Sapphire/Emerald crushing if you squint, but overall a fun read. Very short, very good, give it a shot. This author is very high quality and that’s that on that. 

9. One Day - Jian-Kenkoku      This is short yet again but has a super interesting (if poorly explained) premise: Emerald gets adopted by Gold / his mom! This short oneshot details his first day, and while it is a tad rushed, it gives me the Emerald family content I have been sorely lacking. Not sure if this is one of my “reread until my eyes bleed” fics, but it’s certainly worth the trouble of reading through! It’s very cute and I recommend!

10. Emerald: Lying to Himself - reminiscent-afterthought        Very poetic and extremely well-written, but less than 200 words. This fic took me thirty seconds to read and it feels like time well spent. Please read it, even if for the sole reason that it’s super short. It’s also a super poetic way to talk about the Emerald arc. 

11. Go Away Gold! - jayfeatherelle      Ah yes, the “little brother enlists the help of a prankster to keep apart his sister and her boyfriend” trope... This may be cliche, but it sure as hell was enjoyable! Emerald enlists the help of Meddler Blue (side note: where did this trope come from bc she never does anything in canon that would be qualified as meddling other than just messing with Red at any given opportunity). Anyway, this fic is adorable, has a lesson at the end (that surprised me), had a really mature conclusion, and gave me Blue / Emerald friendship I really didn’t know I needed. In short? This is a cliche done well. It’s predictable, sure, but that’s not a bad thing! If anything, it’s a great nostalgic read. 

12. What if: Emerald never met Crystal - LetEveryoneOveraRip        This fic stole the last little bit of hope I didn’t even know I still had. You thought it couldn’t get more violent or sad? You were wrong. Everyone dies. This fic made me sad for like 45 minutes and I feel emotionally manipulated. I guess I should have seen this coming. Not much else to say except that this fic made me really sad, which, of course it did, but I still feel cheated out of a happy ending regardless. 

13. Emerald Owner’s Guidance and Maintenance Manual - Pokerescue18    Nothing happens in this fic. It’s literally an instruction manual and it’s well written and all but also has no plot. It is quite literally what it says in the title, so perhaps this should have been obvious but even still, I was left confused after reading this. I think I need a nap. 

14. Through My Eyes - Kaith1    Relationship angst that hurt my heart. This is less than 400 words so again, took me only around a minute to leave but the emotional impact scarred me for life. Very well done! This fic details Emerald’s inner turmoil as Gold and Crystal get together and Emerald worries he’ll be abandoned again. While I do feel like Emerald hating the two of them for getting together is a little ehhh, this fic does a great job of showing why Emerald would be so upset about it and his inner motivations for being so hurt by it. While I don’t agree, the author made me “get it” a little more, and for that I say bravo! 

15. At the Fair - IanDonyer      This one is short and focuses on Emerald meeting a security guard at a Halloween fair kinda deal. It’s also one of the first Emerald fics on FFN, released far before the remakes even came out! While obviously it doesn’t contain much in terms of character development, it also was written with only the Emerald arc to go off of-- so I can easily overlook any character inconsistencies. That being said, this fic is really cute and uses the OC pov really well! If you’re looking for a blast from the past, check this fic out! 

Category 4: Emerald shipping fics      On the rare occasion where the blue moon hangs melancholy in the sky, the planets align, and starlight rains down from the heavens... someone ships Emerald with another character. Romantically. Not sure where the aversion to shipping him came from, but for whatever reason everyone prefers him single. These authors, these brave knights, they’re changing that. Hell yeah for romance. 

1. Left Out - RedCharmeleon       Not to be like “this fic is painfully straight...” but yknow. Emerald is upset at Gold/Crystal’s wedding because he’s the only single one and needs a girlfriend. There’s also a “what are you, gay?” joke in here, which soured my mood for the rest of the fic. I’ll be honest, I never really liked the “all male protag / female protag ships and then taking Silver, Pearl, and Emerald and pairing them off with OCs” deal, so I’m heavily biased against this fic, but the writing is decent and the plot is fine. If you enjoy this style of plot (everyone needs to be paired up, blushing galore, love at first sight, everyone acts like they stumbled out of a hallmark movie script) then this is the fic for you!

2. Glances - Diemerald      A collection of drabbles about Emerald and Wally becoming friends and falling in love. I’ve read it seven times now. While the plot is a tad disjointed because of the format, this author really NAILS Emerald’s character. Emerald (and Wally) show a lot of growth between the snippets and god it’s so beautiful I need more of it. Please read this fic. Tell your neighbors about this fic. This fic is fantastic. 

2. Revolvershipping Cuddles - Charmerruby     You’re never gonna guess what this one is about. It’s very cute but it’s literally just fluff. Very cute, like marshmallows. This is kinda short so there isn’t really much to say, but I will am starving for Emeruby content, so though this be but little, it be fierce. And fluffy. Did I mention cute? This fic is so filled with love my heart grew three sizes after reading it. I could keep calling it adorable, but I don’t think that’s productive. Spend the time reading this fic instead. 

3. Misunderstandings - Pokeluv101      Reading this was very weird because I know the person who made the OC the story is centered around. Reading even the names thrust me so violently back into my middle school days I can almost taste the edge. It’s very good, and I suggest giving it a read even if you’re not a huge dexholder/OC fan. Also tsun Emerald is good Emerald. 

4. Unexpected - Diemerald     A fic about Emerald and Yellow falling in love. Not exactly my cup of tea so I skimmed it but this author is really good so it’s a great fic, even if it’s not to my tastes. I suggest giving it at least a once over because this author worked hard and I respect them, even if this isn’t really... my thing. Check it out!

5. Big Changes - Aquatales     You know how I said I would read every Emerald fic? I lied. This one is about Emerald getting genderbent and immediately shipped with Wally against his will by his friends. Reading the summary gave me hives and I could not bring myself to read it in full.

Final Thoughts      While I’ll be honest and say that I did find some of the the cliche fics I was expecting, I was incredibly and happily surprised to discover that more often than not, the people who bother to publish Emerald fics really care about his character and publish some pretty high quality stuff, and that’s pretty damn cool. There are shipping fics, BG Emerald fics, MC Emerald fics, and most of them are pretty fantastic! Way to go spe fandom writers, you did my boy justice, all..... 10 of you.

[abendrotbrav]

may mun tells all

Tag! You’ve been tagged by someone who wants to know more about you! List five facts about yourself, then tag five more people to do the same!

1. I still have a doll I got for my very first Christmas, and in every Pokemon game they are available, I catch and name a Ralts after her to raise into a Gardevoir! I first did this in Platinum, which was also the first Pokemon game where I didn’t solo the game with my starter. Don’t ask for the Diamond horror story of my unintentional Piplup only challenge run. (I was in Eterna City for a real-time three days of fighting the gym leader over... and over... and over...)

2. I might as well be a dragon when it comes to hoarding dice! Though, maybe that applies to anything shiny, looking at how many keychains and buttons I have...

3. My first OC was a Warrior Cats OC named Foxtail, who, surprise surprise, looked like a fox. Creative, I know. 

4. I can pop the joints in my arms and shoulders loudly and in a way that if you hold my arm, you can feel it! I can also pull both of my thumbs comfortably behind the knuckle of my pointer fingers!

5. I am incurably obsessed with 7/11 brand salt and pepper kettle chips. They’re just perfect in a way I can’t describe. My local 7/11 has run out of jokes to make about it, but honestly, it’s kind of nice to see the cashiers smile and laugh a bit when I come in because they just know what I’m there for.

Tagged by: @gallowking​ ((thank you and apologies for taking so long to get to this sdhfnjxk Tagging: @pruningalaya, @keeshava, @saoiri, @despondentdruid, @edenohana​ !!! if you don’t want to do it no stress, BUT if you DO and I didn’t tag you, today is Munday! Tag me and just steal it, I would love to learn more about y’all!!!