#arven is the mom friend

[pupmemoirs]

what kind of touch do you possess?

warm touch you are the embodiment of a cozy blanket and warm sunshine on a cool day. you give the best hugs; they are truly powerful. you embrace others with your big heart and feel everything to the max. you have a gift for uplifting others and raising the mood of whatever situation you are in. you can easily read the room and give your attention to who need it the most. you are a joy to be around. others feel at home around you, which leads to lasting meaningful relationships. sometimes, though, you neglect yourself by putting others first. you feel that you will not be loved if you don't care for others. it can be hard to constantly put up a happy facade, i know. but remember, you are worthy of love.

tagged by: @hamadacare my first dash game thank you! tagging: anyone who sees this, i want to see your results!

[pupmemoirs]

“Oh? Just one cat?~ Hehe, well, he doesn’t sniff other animals unless they approach him first. He’s too good of a boy to be chasing anyone.”

He heard correctly, but in his own cliche notion of cat owners, he’d expect a little more than that. And for the age of this young man it would be rare to have just one Pokemon on their team, lest battling wasn’t in his plans. His hand already parked on top of Mabosstiff’s head, caressing his fur back repeatedly, content with the vouch given on Mamba’s behavior. 

“What breed are they specifically? Mamba here is a Mabosstiff, the biggest one you’ll ever see!” 

And he’s a dang proud owner of one. Even with the fair share of attention he showers on his most loyal companion his inquiries are genuine, tilting his head at what team has this man curated for himself. But of course, in his observant stance, his eyes wander to everything around him, notably the transparent bag open like that. Brows furrow in preparation of another genuine concern, interrupting his next train of thoughts as he makes direct eye contact.

“By the way, your bag’s open - wanna be careful there before you head off.”

He holds back on an ‘I hope you did that just now,’ biting down on his bottom lip as he’s been told often he worries more than he should. Doesn’t make the possibility any less quieter in his mind, a quiet whimper enough to be heard by Mamba making him look up at his dearest, the boy tucking his chin away. He’d close the bag himself, but this action is satiated with helping himself to sit beside the empty space on the bench, being a shield as if someone could just run up about now to steal that bag.

“Trainers here are weird sometimes … bids aren’t really easy and I don’t get how it works yet, so I just stick to the independent shacks surrounding the main sellers.” 

Porto Marinada, home of a new type of currency; there is an unspoken fact that students are susceptible to the regulation that the shady vendors impose on them. All made sense when the esteemed gym leader of this town was around, but that only happened scarcely. Arven’s naivety would not know all this yet, but there was always a lingering uncertainty for each time he passed the spotlighted area. The stranger didn’t seem like a regular, be that as it may of his age, the possibility lies that a certain individual could be trying to get smart with him. Shifting in his seat, Arven seems to be getting cozier, a feeling in his gut insisting he stay, and so that’s what he does. 

“I’m Arven, I go to the Uva Academy here, are you also a student? I’ve never seen you around before … unless …”

Spoken with a gentle cadence, leaning his upper half to peek under the man’s cap and chuckle the last word for open interpretation; it was also his sign of his own anxiety fleeting, basking in the calm of the comforting presence.

“Oh, hello!” Tadashi greets the dog so clearly and promptly, that a blind person would believe he was talking to a human.

For as casual as he spoke, truth was, he was intimidated for a moment; a dog without leash and of that grand caliber was no ordinary stranger to be speaking to. And the way his nose persisted to take in the air in his area made Tadashi question if he smelled the scent of Mochi who snuggled on his thighs back at home. The cat-owner part of him spikes up a smile, a nervous one from the start. But the nerves fade quickly as it was to reside; the pokemon sits so still, it seemed polite. Tadashi’s smile becomes sincere.

“Aaah~ hi~”

This time, his greeting took on a quieter chime. For as shy as it sounded, this time, it wasn’t an instinctive response provoked by fear. Funny how sounding confident was a sign of anxiety at times. And anxiety leaving made someone sound more gentle.

“You’re so cute. Where’s your owner? I hope you’re not a stray … Hmm, oh! There he is!”

He mused out in the open while performing as lookout. It brought Tadashi tremendous relief when a trainer came to their direction.

‘Sorry-’

“Oh it’s alright! Kept me company for a bit~”

Tadashi’s smile gets brighter as a small, light-hearted laugh is let loose over harmless situations like these. He turns to the animal with a ‘isn’t that right?’ look as if he’s going to get a verbal confirmation. It didn’t matter, he exchanged a glance with the dog’s beady eyes anyways to appreciate what they shared earlier. Tadashi turns to his owner and his smiling continues as he’s explained about the behavior of the canine. How interesting! Something about Tadashi called out to the creature, but what could that be? What made me interesting to him?

“Huh.”

Tadashi begins to theorize.

“Do you think he smells something on me? … I got a cat at home, maybe it’s that?”

He’s so adamant on the cliche notion of cat versus dog, that he’s not seeing his opened book bag …

[great-tusk]

Ugh. I had a really bad day.

[relicsongmel]

Tell me the Pokémon music thoughts??? :000

TWO whole Pokemon music asks WOOHOO!!!!! These past few days I’ve been on a kick of listening to Scarlet and Violet’s OST and downloading my faves (since I wanted to wait until the DLC had been released and then play through it fully before doing so) and it might be one of my favorite soundtracks to date. That being said here are the tracks I’m currently the most feral about:

Battle! (Team Star Boss)

The loop for this one is almost SIX MINUTES LONG which is a smart choice for how long and difficult some of these fights tend to be—and it’s six minutes of pure unadulterated musical goodness. Obviously the killer synths and guitars are a highlight here, but what really makes this theme (and the rest of the Team Star themes) special is how the harsh instrumentation is contrasted with sections containing emotional melodies and harmonies that give a sense of determination and hope—which fits in with Team Star’s storyline as former victims of bullying and doing their best to persevere in spite of that. All their themes are also composed by one of their bosses in-universe which is a fun lore detail (shoutout to my boy Giacomo I love him <3)

South Province

This one basically functions as the theme of the Paldea Region—this leitmotif (composed by our beloved Toby Fox) appears a LOT in various places within the soundtrack, particularly in cutscenes. It’s a great theme for exploring out and about in the game’s open world, and the sunny A major is a great key choice which is always a win in my book. I’m also a big fan of the piano version that plays while you’re walking in the overworld (as opposed to using your mount Koraidon/Miraidon) as well as the beautiful arrangement used at the end of the main story (if I had a nickel for every time a piano theme at the end of a Pokemon game made me cry I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice).

Showdown! (Champion Kieran)

I haven’t had a lot of time to get myself acquainted with much of the DLC soundtrack, but I wanted to include at least one in this list because there’s a lot of quality stuff worth shouting out. This is the last of Kieran’s three battle themes (technically there’s four but the final one isn’t a full battle and is mostly comprised of Terapagos’ motif as opposed to his own so I’m omitting it here) and there’s an interesting transformation that happens across each of them—it starts out mostly with traditional instrumentation and only mild chromaticism (which almost all battle themes have at least a little of) but transforms into something harsher by adding electric guitars/synths and more dissonant, darker harmonies (this one makes heavy use of Phrygian and Locrian elements—Phrygian is a mode that’s very similar to the minor scale but uses a flat 2nd scale degree, so for a piece in E minor like this one that would mean using an F natural as opposed to an F#. Locrian is the same as Phrygian but with a flat 5 added as well, meaning B♭ as opposed to B natural. These flat notes serve to darken the overall sound), which corresponds to Kieran’s arc of becoming bitter and resentful as he suffers repeated losses at the hands of the player. I’m also tickled by the fact that his battle themes are all in E minor which is the softest and gentlest minor to my ears—you can hide under those edgy guitars all you want Kieran but we all know you’re still baby :3

Area Zero

And we’ve saved the best for last because this is hands down my FAVORITE theme from this game; it’s not even a contest. I have such a vivid memory of playing through Scarlet for the first time a year ago and being incredibly intrigued about what was hiding in the massive crater at the region’s center (I tried flying/leaping in with Koraidon and lurking outside the Zero Gate yelling “LET ME INNNN” more times than I can count lmao)—and I was not at all disappointed when I got there because this is straight up one of the prettiest areas in the whole game. However. HOWEVER. NOTHING could have possibly prepared me for the breathtakingly beautiful music that accompanies this place—I remember stopping in my tracks as soon as I heard that low brass kick in, and then the chanting. Oh my lord the CHANTING. Honestly I was sold right then and there but WE’RE STILL NOT DONE MAKING THE MUSIC OF THE GODS BECAUSE SWEET MOTHER MARY THAT SYNTH????? TOOK ME THE FUCK OUT—I lose my everliving shit at anything even resembling an erhu in music because its voice-like timbre is so…raw and emotional in a way I really don’t know how to describe; all I know is it rocks me to my core to the point that I have to watch my breathing when I listen to a piece that has one lest I start hyperventilating (because it’s powerful enough to literally induce a physiological response out of me). Needless to say I was frozen in place for at LEAST ten minutes just to take it all in; that initial experience was utterly magical and I wish more than anything I could go back in time to live that feeling again.

But that very long preface aside, there are a couple other things about this piece worth noting—the first being that E♭ minor is an IMMACULATE key choice in my opinion. In my synesthesia it primarily represents what I call “the crushing black weight of despair,” but it also functions very nicely in any intense, high-stakes situation, which fits beautifully with the circumstances surrounding Area Zero in-game. It’s a walled garden filled with invasive wildlife from the distant past/future that poses an imminent threat to Paldea’s ecosystem should they find a means of escaping to the outside; in fact, we learn from the professor that some species have already managed to do so. I also quite like how the instrumentation is vastly different from every other piece of music you’ll hear in Paldea’s overworld, which has primarily been orchestral arrangements up to this point—but here, it’s a blend of primal and futuristic sounds that perfectly captures the collision of the present and the past/future. So yeah if you couldn’t tell I am so so so so unhinged about everything this theme represents and I fully expect to be just as mentally unwell about it YEARS down the line (because believe me, I’ve certainly got the track record for it).

Scarlet and Violet’s music is just so so good—and again, obligatory “this is just the tip of the iceberg that is everything I love about this soundtrack” but I hope you enjoyed my insights into what makes this music so special!

[goldensunset]

awwwwww

[ask-directorsada-and-friends]

So not to jab at the past but absolutely you know where turo is now ? Or is he go at avoiding the media

She doesn't respond. You can see the director is shaking now, tears starting to drip onto her desk.

"Hey Mom, Sam and I are back from her Gym challenge- Mom?!" He's at her side in an instant, his head flying up and rage in his brown and teal eyes. She mumbles something to him and he nods, taking a deep breath.

"Mom says I should answer your question instead of giving you a piece of my mind... According to her, she has no clue where he is. He's from Paldea, but he has a cousin over in Galar. Chances are he's there. We haven't seen anything about him in media, but Sycamore has mentioned working with him once or twice when I was around 11 or 12. I think Uncle Clavell had some contact with him, mainly so he could make sure he was okay. Happy?" The boy asks, an arm wrapped protectively around his mother, who keeps trembling.

You do hear her whisper something, however.

"Was... was it my fault Turo left? I... I should've noticed he also needed help..."

[impish-baby]

Masterlist 🎃

Fandoms:

Pokémon:

Platonic yandere Saguaro headcannons

Platonic yandere arven headcannons

Stardew valley

Platonic yandere haley headcannons

Platonic yandere stardew valley moms

Platonic yandere caregiver Elliott headcannons (agere)

Bugsnax

Platonic yandere strabby

Platonic yandere bunger

Cookie run kingdom

Platonic yandere cream ferret cookie headcannons (agere)

Original characters:

Home is where the heart is (platonic yandere familly)

Jaiden's intro (yan big bro)

The reckoning (Jaiden's reaction to reader leaving)

Marcus's intro (yan dad)

Clara's intro (yan mom)

Jack and Theo's intro (yan twin older siblings)

The twins' reaction to reader being kidnapped

A fluffy moment with them

Would the twins keep reader

The twins see reader out shopping

Reader's interlude

The family's reaction to thinking reader was kidnapped, but they actually have a romantic partner

The family's reaction to reader running away because they thought they wouldn't be supported after coming out

Marcus and Jaiden's reaction to reader being kidnapped

Platonic yandere werewolf familly

The family's reaction to reading reader's journal

Jaiden's reaction to reader having an abusive partner

Rowen's intro (werewolf father)

Summer days (Rowen fluff)

Vivian's intro (werewolf mother)

Maddison's intro (werewolf sister)

Liam's into (werewolf brother)

Do the other kids regress? (agere)

Is reader babied the most? (agere)

Both arms cradle you now (Platonic yandere estranged familly)

Burning bridges (first part)

Infant and innocent (first part continued)

Stabbing stars through my back (first part continued two)

Viliian and violent (first part fin)

Platonic yandere step brother + friend group

Platonic yandere superheros/villians

Platonic yandere "friend" group ramble

Day trips (drabble) (tyler)

Platonic yandere superhero brother fic (Cyrus) (sidekick reader)

Platonic yandere villian drabble (Eos) (vigilante reader)

Platonic yandere villian and hero fic (Eos and Nyx) (vigilante reader)

Valerian (Platonic yandere vampire caregiver)

Mother's come, she is the night (pt.1)

Sylvia (Platonic yandere witch caregiver)

Headcannons about them

How they would react to you hiding from them

Sylvia's intro (agere)

Sylvia and reader decorate a paci (agere)

Miscellaneous:

Platonic yandere ghost caregiver headcannons (agere)

Platonic yandere siren headcannons

Platonic yandere angel and demon caregivers headcanons (agere)

Platonic yandere demon king fic (Areon) (child reader)

Platonic yandere fae caregiver fic (Briar)

Platonic yandere dragon hybrid headcanons

Platonic yandere dragon headcannons (wings of fire inspired)

Platonic yandere naga brother drabble (Koda)

Platonic yandere haunted doll drabble (mathew)

Platonic yandere eldritch horror fic (jonah)

Platonic yandere alien caregiver rambles (agere)

Platonic yandere harpy familly ramble

Platonic yandere various monster siblings rambles

Platonic yandere vampire caregiver ramble

Platonic yandere caregiver stepdad headcannons

Platonic yandere caregiver stepmom headcannons

Platonic yandere queen x servant reader fic

[clanwarrior-tumbly]

Can I request this. A dancer reader with pokemon scarlet and violet. Reader has meloetta, oricorio, scream tail, primarinna, hoopa and toxtricity.

If you want the lore on this reader. They are a singer whose family was said to be the descendants of a siren.

This reader has never caught a pokemon with a pokeball. The pokemon that join reader just travel with them. This reader uses sign language or writing to communicate as their voice is dangerous as it can charm anyone ho hears it if they aren't related to reader from their dad's side.

Reader went to this school was near to her mom's childhood home.

Meloetta and Primarinna (who ia an alpha pokemon) were able snap people out of Reader's voice and joined reader so they don't hurt anyone with their voice.

Toxtricity is protects reader from being kidnapped and overprotective and is resistant to their voice because punk rock.

Hoopa follows reader as reader is interesting.

Scream tail was a pokemon her grandma asked to protect reader.

As a dancer, you've made quite a name for yourself in the Paldea region--almost rivalling celebrities like Ryme and Iono.

People everywhere find your performances stellar, especially when your Pokémon provided backup dancing and singing.

A year prior to the Treasure Hunt, you did a show for the Festival of Masks in Kitakami, telling a moving story about the "Loyal Three" and Ogerpon.

Ofc you regretted it after learning that was a false narrative.

Speaking of your team, it was quite peculiar...consisting of an Alpha 'mon with menacing red eyes, two mythicals, an Ancient Paradox 'mon that somehow got out of the crater, and a perfectly normal Toxtricity and Oricorio.

However, you don't speak much, preferring sign language and/or writing as ways of communication..and your friends wondered why...

Although after becoming close with Arven, Penny, and Nemona (and eventually Carmine and Kieran), you wrote them all messages detailing your past.

You're a descendant of sirens, appearing entirely human yet having the alluring voice of one.

You basically know Hypnosis..but it wasn't something you were proud of, because you've charmed people into following your voice, and...it almost always ended badly.

Unfortunately, that made you a prime target in several kidnappings from evil organizations in other regions.

They falsely believed your family could somehow learn Pokémon moves and became obsessed with harnessing that same power..even though it had nothing to do with Pokémon at all.

Since moving to Paldea, it's become your safe haven, especially since your mom's childhood home was here and you could retreat to it whenever you wished.

After your grandma gave you Scream Tail to accompany you during your many journeys, the rest of your team sorta formed itself.

You never believed in using pokeballs, and thus they followed you wherever you went (ofc as long as it was allowed).

Oricorio was always perched on your shoulder to scout out high places and be your number 1 cheerleader (in the case of the pom-pom variant).

Amped!Toxtricity became your bodyguard and a friend you could rely on after learning its Punk Rock ability made it quite resistant to your voice. So you'd make small talk with it, although you still don't say too much.

It's ready to throw hands wherever and whenever you're being bothered--by students, staff, and tourists alike.

Alpha!Primarinna was a lass you discovered at the Wistful Fields one summer day, having come a long way from Hisui (like Bloodmoon Ursaluna).

Normally Alphas are belligerent, but she felt a sudden connection to you and obeyed you right on the spot. A giant and loyal protector.

Hoopa travelled through space and time to meet you, finding you quite interesting...and grinned deviously after you managed to win its prison bottle at an auction.

It almost caused chaos at the mart, tricking you into opening it, but even you were able to tame its Unbound form and convince it to become Confined again.

Finally, Meloetta was lured to one of your performances and provided beautiful backup vocals, and ever since then you two have done many duos as dancer/singer.

Her and Primarinna are the only ones who can snap people out of your spells. They know you hate to hurt others but sometimes humans just push your buttons and...well...next thing you know, the two ladies are scrambling to save them from walking through hostile territory to greet you.

Fortunately, those events happen rarely now and you've been able to form meaningful friendships.

Since nobody in your team is stuck in a pokeball, they usually hang out at your mom's childhood home or in your dorm--but Toxtricity and Oricorio insist on being with you in-class.

As far as everyone's reactions go...

.......

Nemona is PSYCHED to see you have a team specifically themed around music and song (except for Hoopa, although it knows Throat Chop yet seldom uses it), always wanting to battle them.

Also converses with you in sign language. I hc she learned it so she could communicate with deaf/HOH trainers so they can battle with her, too, free of judgement.

Penny is both impressed and terrified tbh--especially with the Alpha who has looks that could kill if it weren't for your unique connection with the giant water/fairy. But her Sylveon gets along with Primarinna surprisingly well.

Arven almost didn't believe you were a descendant of sirens until he witnessed you hypnotize a substitute who thought you weren't answering their question..nearly falling into the trance himself until Meloetta showed up.

He's never doubted your power since.

Carmine did tease you in the beginning for being even quieter than her little brother, but felt guilty after reading your letter...wanting to learn sign language herself to own up to her mistakes.

Kieran saw your performance at the festival and couldn't believe you returned to Kitakami as a student, wanting to challenge him to a battle.

You? A celebrity? Against him????

But after the ordeal with Ogerpon, he felt betrayed by his two biggest idols...and so your letter went unread, although it remained in his bag and he finally looked at it post-Indigo Disk.

He showed up to your dorm at BB Academy that same day, a bagful of candy apples and berries as another apology.

Least to say, your team adored the treats.

Even Toxtricity--who genuinely thought he was being an annoying brat this entire time--finally softened up around him.

[yams-here]

crater crew but they're all full grown adults with children

Nemona and Penny have one child that they conceived through surrogacy (Nemona is the one that got pregnant because it was the one compromise to her parents to stop pressuring her into getting into an "actual relationship" so she can have a heir in case anything happens) and she's the battle studies teacher. She often works with Eri for her classes though. Still battle crazed, but a lot better at reading a room and responding accordingly. Penny is still general IT support at the academy but she often helps the league too. Passes down to her child the secrets about painting hair, pirating anime and having crushes on their best friend's mom. They live in Mesagoza.

Arven and Juliana have two children and they conceived the first fairly early. (By complete accident mind you but I imagine they were ready to tie the knot as fast as possible) Arven is the home ec teacher that kids with difficult home lives flock to like birds, although he also published a study about herba mystica that was successful enough to guarantee him a spot as a researcher to carry them on further (that and nepotism) which he refused. Juli still works with the League, being strongest champion and all that, but she also works on a lot of side gigs, since her main work gives her a lot of free time. But her second favourite thing in the world (her entire family is tied for first place) is gardening. They live in a nice little home in cabo poco.

[hisuianserperior]

Scarlet and Violet might just be in my top 3 Pokemon games easily after this DLC epilogue. The A0 gang are just a friend group you can realistically see hanging out eating snacks at your mom's house (pretty sure Penny was very close to simping for our mom and is definitely Peony's daughter). When we actually get to Kitakami and Arven is acting jealous of Kieran is amazing and I broke down laughing when Carmine showed up and started chicken dancing ( the possession music slapped). Everything out of Penny's mouth in this was gold (sugar and carbonation are my love languages as well). The way everyone in town got possessed was so eerie but the dancing was so funny. Nemona was great (not even actual possession can quell her battle hungry nature and I love that). Why were Penny and Carmine's dances so freaking smooth like dang nerd girl got moves. Pecharunt is cool I guess but the humans make this for me. All in all loved this so much

[onestepbackwards]

My first thought upon reading the "player and Turo/Sada being flirty to Arven's horror" anon was just that one meme about someone saying they're gonna bang your mom and years later you recognize their voice as they're actually dating your mom

Doesn't make sense probably but the idea of it is hilarious to me

sdjfkljf I think I know what meme you are talking about!

Just imagine Arven briefly recognizes you in the Self Aware au, and thinks you are cool, sort of like a big sibling or parent he never truly had.

Though he really wishes he hadn't heard you say his parent was hot and you wanted to date them. And then later his mom or dad somehow 'breaks free from the code', whatever that means, and is there with him! It's... getting better.

Eventually, you appear. You are flirting with his parent, and for some reason, he thinks your voice sounds familiar.

Arven then realizes with dawning horror, it's you. The voice he heard around his friend sometimes that helped him out.

Oh gods, you weren't kidding about flirting with his parent-

[wyrdle]

[Repost] Some Sada/Turo/Clavell ex-polycule doodles + thoughts because I enjoy the angst:

So my headcanon is that these three first met together as researchers in Area Zero for tera crystal research. Clavell is the oldest, but I don't think there's too huge an age gap between him and the profs. xD Turo comes second, Sada youngest. Present day Sada and Turo having grey hairs and wrinkles is a dear thought to me.

Anyway, between the three, I like the thought of Clavell being the sort of Mom friend of the group, and very much the heart of the trio. He watches out for their health often, especially when they're working themselves to the bone. They reach great heights together, discovering the tera orb eventually. Idk if they ever enter a relationship here, but I like to think there are Feelings (TM). Even if not, Clavell cares about the profs, and likewise.

After the discovery of the Tera Orb and wrapping up of Academy involvement however, things start changing. Clavells disagreement + refusal to join the violet+scarlet book research project results in their parting of ways + an irreparable rift in their relationship.. Merging the two profs stories together, they get together and have Arven eventually.

Instead of one prof leaving the other however, both professors fall/perish to their own ambitions. One of them dies to a mishap to the time machine. The other continues their obsession, almost a post-humous "I'll do it for you" drive, ending up dead by either Miraidon or Koraidon.

Present day Clavell is horrified that his once partners are dead. I like the additional layer of grief for Clavell, that he cared and was much closer to the profs beyond being peers. Pretty warm to the thought of Tyme being a more balanced+ reciprocal partner of present day, so he vents to her his grief, regret and anger.

"I loved them, once." Clavell weeps to her, amidst the swirl of emotions.

Hfhdsj. This angst works whether they're romantic or platonic, but jfdhsj. Broken polycule is such delicious angst for Clavell, and I like to think he's better off now.

Anyway, I'll finish off this doodle eventually!!! I'll be tagging these as Zerotrioshipping :P

[false-savior]

funny incorrect quotes

Penny: We’ve been conducting an ongoing study to see what Juliana will and will not eat. Nemona: Grass? Yes! Penny: Moss? Yes!! Nemona: Leaves? Ohh, yes! Penny: Shoelaces? Strange but true! Nemona: Worms? Sometimes! Penny: Rocks? Usually nah. Nemona: Twigs? Usually! Penny: Arven's cooking? Inconclusive! Kieran: How did you… test this? Penny: You just hand them stuff and say ‘eat this’ and if they eat it, they eat it. Kieran: … I don’t know how to feel about this. Arven: IS THAT WHERE ALL MY SPARE SHOELACES WENT?

Nemona, about Juliana and Kieran: My god, would you two just get a room already? Kieran: Excuse me, Nemona? Nemona: You both just keep agreeing about horrifying things and relishing everybody else's misery. So seriously, when's the wedding? Juliana: … Penny: I ship it! Arven: CAN YOU NOT?

Penny: Guys… the principal just called— Nemona: It was Juliana! Juliana: It was Arven! Arven: It was Kieran! Kieran: It was me!

Nemona: Hey, let’s mess with Arven, guys! Kieran: Hey, Arven, your momma so fat- Arven: My mom committed multiple war crimes and is now locked in solitary confinement in a Bolivian prison. Juliana: Well, uh- your dad- Arven: My father left when I was two to be captured and consequentially sacrificed by a group of feral ferrets. Kieran: The fuck- Penny: Well then… Nemona: Stop, Penny! Penny: Your grandparents so- Arven: My grandmother floated into the sky like a balloon with too much helium when my grandfather spontaneously combusted. Arven: You cannot best me, mortals.

Kieran: We need more help. Maybe I should call my friends. Nemona: … Your what? Kieran: My friends. Penny: Are they saying “friends”? Arven: I think they're being sarcastic. Juliana: No, no, no, this is delirium, they've cracked from being awake all night. Hey, Kieran! All of your friends are in this room.

[k-chips]

Mabostiff is never alone, there will always be someone there with him.

After The Accident, Mabostiff would sleep basically all day long. He’s not as bad as he is in canon toh, because now Arven has actual help. Clavell and Jacq worked hard to make Mabostiff feel better and they somehow stabilized him. He’s slowly getting better everyday but he’s still hurt in a way both scientists can’t understand… Maybe, Arven thought one day, the answer is inside that book mom always talked about…

Still, he’s never really left alone.

Every morning, Houndoom brings him their toys, maybe this time he’s gonna finally get up and play with him…

Arven comes home every afternoon and tells Mabostiff about his day. He talks about school, about some new recipe he learned and wants to try and what he did with his (very few) friends.

Clavell sometimes needs to drag both Arven and Houndoom away or they would stay with Mabostiff the whole day and night (especially the first few weeks after the accident) But once the other two are asleep, he often go and sit with the sick Pokemon for a few hours at night. He checks on him and helps if he’s feeling bad or if he’s hungry and thirsty and, like Arven, he talks to him. He promises him he’s going to help him and that he’ll stay by Arven’s side now that the Pokemon is unable to. He doesn’t want Arven to know but he feels guilty as well for what happened. He wasn’t there to help his kids.

And if the next morning, when this cycle restarts again, Arven and Houndoom find him asleep near Mabostiff, neither of them say anything because it just means Mabostiff wasn’t alone that night

[ask-zerotrio]

Zero Lab Log Entry: Last Log Entry Recorded

[We left once... If... what if...?]

[Only if they forgive us, Sada.]

[I know, but...]

[...]

Clavell holds Arven gently, waiting patiently for his sobs to subside into sniffles. His still healing torso aches from the position, but he hugs Arven anyway. His boy.

What on earth happened?

Clavell had wished for another life... spent with his loved ones, and gotten it... in the form of a vision, so real and tangible it hurt to remember.

Sada... Turo... had they left the crater with him. Had they raised Arven with him. Had they grown old together.

Instead, Arven grew up with just him as a parent, and Sada and Turo died in the crater, replaced by robotic copies of themselves.

Exhaustion weighs heavily upon Clavell.

What a mess.

What had he done to deserve any of this?

Besides be involved with the two most disastrous and wonderful people to walk Paldea?

Melancholy threatens to drown him then, but Clavell notices the plethora of gifts and get well soon cards by his bedside.

He might have lost Sada and Turo... but Clavell found new treasures to cherish in the end: his precious students and people around him.

People he came to know after leaving Area Zero.

"Arven… how did I get out of the crater?"

"Mom and d- They dragged you out of there. After, hurting you." Arven almost growls.

What.

Suddenly, a knock sounded at the door. Arven peeled himself off Clavell with a snarl, turning to address the door. It seemed as though he already knew who it was.

"Arven-" The new voice starts.

"Didn't I already tell you tin cans NOT to disturb-" "Turo...?" Clavell shifts in attempts to look, only to be rewarded with a sharp pain in his ribs that leaves him gasping for air.

"Clavell!" Three voices yell in alarm, rushing to his bedside to fret over him. Once they figure he's alright, Arven returns to his defensiveness, and the two adults, remorseful.

Somehow, Clavell knew it was neither the Protocol or the AI versions of his once best friends and partners by his side.

It feels strange, for this to be their reunion, the first time in years.

Clavell blinks, confused, baffled, but also oddly relieved.

His laugh is a shaky one, something in between a chuckle and a sob, and comes out as more of a wet and strangled wheeze.

They were a strange family with much left to mend and years of hurts left to sort. Still, Clavell felt dangerous hope bloom and grow...

...because lost treasure, like family, could be found again.

[END]

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A/N: Woooooo. That wraps up this Ask blog's plotline + the blog itself. I had been musing this plot's wrap up for a long while, and to date I think drawn about 100? asks. It was a lot, a blend of comics, animatics, fics, weird ARG junk, which I hope was a fun/interesting means of delivering this story and enjoyable experience!

Admittedly, I did lose steam at the end, out of a mix of burnout + general disinterest in this plot. Regardless, I'm glad I pushed through to wrap it up at least. There are also many parts of the ask blog I'm quite proud of :) If you've got questions or comments remaining about this story, please feel free to send things in!

As for the future of this blog, I'm likely to leave it as is, and return to using my regular art blog @wyrdle + exploring new original/zerotrio-inspired works.

Till then take care and thank you for sticking around for so long!

[ryukiki]

I just entered Area Zero for the first time and this is what I've made of the group's dynamic.

Nemona: Wow this is so cool! We made it to Area Zero! I can't wait to meet so many strong pokemon! I love battling, by the way, that's my favorite thing ever, and Player is my best friend ever, and Player and I battle, and I love battling with Player, and this is gonna be so much fun! I can't wait to meet and battle some new super powerful pokemon and-

Arven: I wish my mom loved me.

Penny: I wish you would shut up.