#but i prefer the english names so

[valictini]

I see no one has yet asked about the rest of the cast for the pokemon au, so it is my duty to do so! So, what were the choices for Mirabelle's, Odile's, and Bonnie's pokemon? I'm also interested in how you picked the different occupations for the cast :0

(referencing this post)

I explained my choices for Mirabelle, Odile and Bonnie in another ask to keep these not TOO long, and will use your ask to talk, about the human cast's occupations instead!!

Siffrin

Ok so Pokemon rangers are a bit of an odd job. They're basically there to solve problems in general? Whether it's a forest fire or pokemons unfairly getting attacked by stronger pokemons, if they can help, they will! What's unique with them is that they use a device that basically temporarily captures pokemons, making them docile and willing to use their powers for you (and calm them down in case of violent behaviour). Once you make them use a move though, they're free to go!

As such, Siffrin doesn't have a team of his own. Clefable is the exception because that's their starter! (I figured Cleffa would be one of the preferred starters in The Country) And there's also a Cubone that decided to follow him around on its own volition. Siffrin eventually captures it when he realises that it's not going to leave lmao

Loop

Pokemon coordinators specialize in pokemon beauty contests! They make special foods that increase beauty stats and overall try to create move combinations that look pretty to impress the judges. Both pokemon and coordinator have to participate in the choreography, too! When they win a contest, they receive a ribbon, and once they have 5 in one region, they can compete in that region's Big Contest where they may win the ribbon cup, giving them the title of Top Coordinator!

I decided that in this AU, Sif and Loop are twins, both coming from The Country. Loop had a Cleffa as a starter too! But Something Happened (don't ask) and nowadays, they travel with their beloved Gengar! They also have a (shiny) Minior because I wanted to make the joke of Loop having intrusive thougts about eating a star lmao

Mirabelle

Coordinator too! She and Loop met during a contest in Vaugarde and now they're besties fr fr. Even when one of them gets eliminated in the first round, they cheer for the other to win! One time they were the finalists and when Mirabelle won Loop was the first to cheer heehee (they knew she'd feel BAD for them so they decided beforehand that they Wouldn't Take It Badly for her sake)

Isabeau

Just your classic Trainer going around the region to beat its gym leaders, get the bagdes and eventually beat the league! I'd imagine he never got around to do it, even though it's supposed to be like, a milestone in a teen's life, but he's glad he can go on his journey now! During his travels though, he might slowly lose interest and discover a new passion for clothing (helping Mirabelle and Loop make their costumes is so fun!)

Odile

Professors are supposed to research various things about pokemons and give out starters to kids when they start their travels. So what is this professor doing on the road?? She'll never tell. Stop trying to guess. She does possess a wealth of pokemon knowledge tho, and has a complete pokedex, something only professors are supposed to have.

Bonnie

Grew up on a pokemon farm/daycare and wants to become a pokemon caretaker like Nille! (pokemon breeder in english, but i prefer the french version of the title lmao) Caretakers are basically specialised in Pokemon care, finding the healthiest foods, the optimal amount of exercise etc Bonnie's given an egg in lieu of a starter because they're still too young but they want a pokemon so bad that Nille caved lmao Though despite their age, they're already very competent in taking care of pokemons, so this egg will hatch no problem! As of what it will hatch into uuuh idk, shinx probably since that's what i made Bonnie's poekmon form as lmao

[ps-cactus]

HO 🎄HO ☃️ HO 🎁 it's your Secret Santa in town🎅🤶🔔🎶 coming down your chimney with questions about your MC ⬇️⬇️⬇️

I'm so excited to learn more about Alyn! I just got started on one of your fics but I'm dying to know what the dynamics are between Alyn and Ominis?? What do they do when they spend time together? Who's the more affectionate one? Do they argue a lot? Who apologizes first? I would love to know if you don't mind sharing ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Hellooo! Thank you for reading 🥹💖 and for the questions, Santa! 💖✨ HERE COMES THE BIG POST! ~800 words👇🏻

To not make it extremely big I marked with * places where there are some extra headcanons behind the statement and I can elaborate additionally if needed.

Amberlyn x Ominis

⋆˚⋆⌜ Dynamics ⌟⋆˚⋆

The only one who'd understand. Recognition of each other's complexities. Mutual respect. Quiet support. Nevertheless, push and pull of varying intensity. Something from their Pinterest board:

Their bond unfolds slowly, built on trust (since Scriptorium, Alyn always sided with Ominis*) and, much later, subtle expressions of affection. They find common ground in shared struggles (family issues among them*) and the guilt and grief lingering after the events of the fifth year.

Alyn has a knack for finding the right words to soften Ominis' sharp edges and gently coax him into vulnerability. Though both are reserved in their own ways, they provide each other a sense of safety and understanding. (exceptions in Conflicts below)

Alyn is more open with affection—small, casual touches like brushing her hand against his (or her knee against his, because yes, she would; she’s, lost, traumatised and overcaffeinated teen). She completes his notes sometimes, drawing schemes from the board for him, describes things that catch her attention in and out of the class—all this happens naturally and easily.

Ominis is more reserved but deeply enjoys her presence and is grateful for her small gestures of help and appreciation. At first, he starts to subconsciously lean just a little closer than necessary during conversations. Over months time, he becomes braver about returning her gestures—a hand brushing hers deliberately, his voice softens noticeably when he speaks to her.

⋆˚⋆⌜ Time together ⌟⋆˚⋆

✨Studying: Since around the end of the fifth year, they often sit together at classes, at the library, or meet in common areas of the castle. Ominis becomes attuned to Alyn's steps, her scent, her presence. He’s startled to realise one day the sound of her voice reading aloud calms him.

✨Spells and Dueling Practice: Ominis’ magic is powerful, and his wand never misses. Alyn learns new spells quickly, and is excellent in explaining. Their training sessions are focused yet competitive and somewhat playful, filled with mutual encouragement and a bit of teasing. Alyn would brush the dust from a shattered dummy off his shoulder, and Ominis, whether he admitted it or not, would think that if the entire castle crumbled into dust around him, he wouldn’t mind—as long as it meant she’d be this close again, brushing it away with her hand.

✨Walks: Both enjoy long walks through the castle or by Black Lake. In the sixth year, they always visit Hogsmeade together. Sometimes they are just walking or sitting in silence. They don't normally talk in big emotional outbursts but instead share small, meaningful pieces of themselves over time.

⋆˚⋆⌜ Conflicts ⌟⋆˚⋆

They feel connection because they understand each other’s pain and offer emotional safety, but that very depth makes them vulnerable to fear, mistakes, and misunderstandings.

⚡️Curiosity vs protectiveness: Alyn is still new to the magical world. It makes her eager to learn everything—seemingly dangerous or not—out of wonder, fascination, and a desire to understand and catch up. Ominis, however, sees such curiosity as naivety and feels an urge to protect her, especially from anything risky. Alyn grows frustrated when she feels he’s infantilising her.

✨ Resolution: Alyn may prove her curiosity is tempered by caution, reassuring Ominis that she won’t put herself recklessly in harm’s way. Ominis, in turn, may learn to trust her judgment while remaining a protective figure she can rely on.

⚡️Miscommunication: Both Ominis and Alyn struggle with communication. Ominis often needs time alone to process his thoughts, but Alyn interprets his silence as distance or blame and tries to pull him out of it. If she doesn't succeed, she can rapidly go to 'Oh, it's now me not talking to you.'

✨ Resolution: They need to compromise—Alyn has to learns to give Ominis the time he needs, trusting that he will come back to her. Ominis, in turn, has to learn to communicate when he needs space instead of leaving her guessing.

⚡️SeBaStIaN isn’t even at school during their sixth year. But, whenever he’s brought up, Ominis subtly redirects or shuts the topic down, even though he's not as mad at him as he used to be and still considers him a friend. Among other feelings, Ominis is unsettled by the thought of Alyn reconnecting with Sebastian and leaving him behind. Again. His worry isn’t just jealousy (though it is that too). He fears Sebastian might pull her into something dark and dangerous. Again.

Ominis might: a) Withdraw—not to punish Alyn, but to protect himself emotionally. b) Overcompensate—offer her small gestures of affection, lingering touches, or closeness during homework sessions as a subconscious reassurance of their bond. c) Act stupid and say something he'll regret.

Alyn, in turn, gets irritated by his lack of trust, and such an attack on her judgment.

✨ Resolution: Alyn may reassure Ominis that she was never anything more than friends with Sebastian, and that she’s not under anyone’s influence. Ominis needs to learn to differentiate between jealousy and genuine worry and to communicate his fears in a healthier way.

⋆˚⋆⌜ Apologies ⌟⋆˚⋆

Ominis apologises after angry outbursts, guilt-ridden over losing control—something he fears makes him like his family. His apologies are slow and a bit awkward but deeply sincere. Alyn, on the other hand, apologises gently when she feels she’s misunderstood his intentions or pushed too hard.

Some of these 👆🏻bring them to this 👇🏻

⋆ Christmas 1891 ⋆

...and the aftermath. The second half of the sixth year.

Extra overcompensating for his insecurities while being not entirely sober, Ominis actually kissed Alyn. It happened after an argument following the Christmas party, but as Christmas magic would have it, that time both sides felt heard and satisfied. Eventually, they found themselves sitting together on the windowsill, sharing a quiet conversation. Aaand the first kiss happened.

Afterwards, Ominis apologised so many times they almost had another argument. Alyn reassured him that he didn’t need to apologise—that she didn’t mind them trying this new relationship. But of course, they have to make sure no one finds out.

And here the 'Shades' story begins

[ Thank you for reading all this! Now the little side note and rambling (sobbing on the floor) I don't think I actually succeeded at writing their friends to lovers trope in 'Darkness' I wasn't ever even going to post it and it shows. Well, anyway, I figured I'm rather more interested in writing adventure/action and seasoning it with romance than the other way around. That's what I'm trying to do better in 'Shades'. At the same time, now I have clearer understanding of how to deepen and write their relationship and again, it will all be covered in 'Shades' . You are very welcome to read 🤍]

[dramatic-dolphin]

Oh man, I am waaay on the other side of the "pronounce names correctly" debate. Not because I don't think you should, in general, attempt to pronounce names correctly, I do. But I'm trying to get people to stop trying to pronounce my name correctly.

I happen to have a name that's (for foreigners) Hungarian on Hard Mode. I'm talking umlauts, digraphs with y, just all the good phonemes that don't exist in most other languages. I've spent a lot of time abroad with people from various parts of the world, and I can tell you from hard empirical data: nobody can say it. And I'm cool with it! I just tell them the English equivalent and it's fine.

Mostly. Some people, especially those who are trying to be culturally sensitive, have a Really Hard Time™️ accepting that a) they are not getting it right b) continue to not get it right despite asking me to demonstrate over and over. And I appreciated it at first! How thoughtful, this attempt to engage with my culture. Cue several months of unsuccessful attempts, at the end of which they were (mostly jokingly) accusing me of faking it. Almost verbatim: "if we recorded you saying your own name and played it back to you, you would say it's incorrect".

(I get it though, the pop sci explanation that I've never bothered to fact check is that as you grow up, you're more attuned to characteristic frequencies of your mother tongue, so when another language comes along with different frequencies, you are quite literally incapable of distinguishing them. So their attempts may sound the same to them, but it sure doesn't to me. I tell them I have this with "bet" and "bat", and that sometimes puts an end to it.)

So yeah, attempt to pronounce everyone's name correctly. Unless they have asked you multiple times not to.

YES YES YES. sometimes you don't want to hear your name butchered over and over and again. like it can be funny when the entertainment is the hungarian gyöngyi and the czech přemysl trying to pronounce each other's name (actual thing that happened at an event my mom was at, everyone thought it was hilarious), but like. at some point it gets TIRING.

god do i hate those people who are like "well at the introduction i wouldn't stop trying until i could pronounce their name correctly!!" newsflash you were not pronouncing it correctly unless you also did a deepdive into the phonology of the language right there. what actually happened was that scene went on for so long and got so awkward they said "haha yeah that's correct!" to stop you from trying again. PLEASE stop. it is very awkward.

the pop sci explanation is sorrrrt of right, you're not really ever incapable of distinguishing phonemes, or phonologists would be out of a job! but your brain does become attuned to the subtleties that are important in your language and discards other phoneme differences that aren't used in your language because who even needs that. it's possible to learn to speak a language like a native and understand all the subtle differences so deeply that they come as instinct. it just takes a LOT of work.

(but- learning your native language took even more work. you're at an 8yr old's level of umderstanding in the language you're learning? well, how long do you think it took the 8yr old?)

also, relatedly, if someone - usually someone who's chinese in my experience - tells you their name, and then adds "but you can call me [english name/name in another language]!" it tends to be because they LIKE being called that name and possibly even prefer it to you butchering their name. they understand that you will butcher their name, because the language - which may or may not be chinese - is notoriously hard for outsiders.

[gordon-freeman-phd]

breaking my silence, i have an alien grunt oc, it has a farm post rescas to ground itself as a way to cope with being made to be a weapon and to make up for previously only interacting with the world through violence and cruelty

[bitchfitch]

I'm working on that spirit of spring thing and its got me curious about something

[chaika-jpeg-shitpost]

Alcyone and Elias forged a deep bond over their shared struggle to communicate with people, but each of them has precisely what the other lacks. Alcyone has only lips, Elias has only eyes. Alcyone can smile at or kiss someone, but Elias can't. Elias can look someone in the eyes, but Alcyone can't.

[jovieinramshackle]

Sorry guys I actually like "Ernesto Foulworth and Gino" please don't come at me/j

[tempests-bards-and-birds]

Let Your Music Predict Your 2024

Shuffle your on-repeat playlist, and the first 12 songs represent your 2024

thanks for the tag @kanonavi !

i took half of these from my mp3 player and half of them from my youtube mix of songs that i basically listen to on repeat because i use both of those equally lol so i thought that would be the Most Accurate idk

january: It Happened Quiet - Aurora

february: Line Without a Hook - Ricky Montgomery

march: Contemplation in Snow (albedo's theme basically) - HOYO-MiX

april: IDOL - YOASOBI

may: The Writing's On the Wall - OK Go

june: La Vaguelette - HOYO-MiX/Cécilia Cara

july: Turn Up the Radio - OK Go

august: Breathe - Seafret

september: Homemade Dynamite - Lorde

october: Wildfire - HOYO-MiX

november: Buzzcut Season - Lorde

december: Russian Roulette - Red Velvet (English cover by Mitchel Joseph)

tagging (with no pressure ofc): @moth-of-chaos @dopefrickingjelysquid and anyone else who wants to do this :3

[pumpkinsouppe]

Kyodoroki is such as cute ship name im surprised it’s not more popular than klapollo considering Narumitsu is more popular than wrightworth (although I completely understand why for the latter ship dhjglds)

[stinkrascal]

i really outdid myswlf w elisen im never gonna have an inquisitor as pretty as her ever again

[where-the-wind-travels]

playing as ame always breaks my heart in chapter 6 no matter what ending route i do because like. i have to be there for amalia. not only is it the logical thing to do but i just can't upset her (and also her sad face makes me sob she's so cute but she's also SAD who hurt you lia 😭). but then some part of my stupid peanut brain goes and takes the shadow path because romance points with lincoln. and i know there are a lot more chances to get enough points with him so he doesn't reject you in ch 11 but i interpret that bar scene as the "start" of them realizing there's something going on between them. and i sob every time truly one of the hardest struggles i've been through

[hussyknee]

Crouching Kitten, Hidden Loaf

[brokenhardies]

Eighth Wonder AU - Luna Derbyshire and the Fifth Doctor The Fifth Doctor (Arkytior) and Quentin Walters

"You're a symphony, I'm just a sour note"

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[timothyslucy]

someone watch sailor moon with me? 🥺🫶

[mineko-mairhiel]

Mirumo and Kaede Minami for Massive.

I remember absolutely loving Mirmo and yet I barely remember what was going on in this show ^^'

[denieatsart]

Would you come out to your Spanish teacher? 👀

probably not :/ she's condescending and rude tbh

Treats everyone like 5 year olds in a negative way , made fun of furries , and also a christian