#by hey violet

[phantom-palace]

sitting here… mute as fuck..

[lottiestudying]

15.10.2024—turning into a very stressful week

[cherrirui-official]

"You know... You didn't have to take that with you."

"But I promised him I'd take him out to see the ocean one day."

[melly-artes]

My funny friend. His name is Kieran.

[blackhairedjjun]

what if... reverse bad boy trope with yeonjun...

he plays bass for a rock band with a very rebellious image, he sings songs about breaking the rules and breaking people's hearts. his band has a mysterious aura so there are tons of rumors based on the lyrics of their songs - maybe this song is based on them getting in a fight, or maybe this other song is based on him dumping someone because he was seeing someone else, and so on. their private life is pretty well-guarded and it only makes the rumors grow more.

you love yeonjun's music and your heart can't help but skip a beat when he performs at your local theater, even though you know better. you know you shouldn't date someone like him and that he'll only hurt you in the end. but you can't help it - as you attend show after show, it feels like his eyes are locked on yours. you follow his gaze as he heads backstage with the rest of the band and you swear that he winked at you (you're not sure, it looked like an awkward semi-blink).

he asks you out after one show and against your better judgment, you say yes. the day before your date you swear to all your friends that you'll text them, that you'll leave if it gets dangerous, that you won't get too close to the fire. the night of the date arrives and yeonjun picks you up in a beat-up grey car. his black hair is ruffled over his eyes and he looks so good that you can't even second-guess yourself, even if you're not sure where he's taking you to.

then he drives you to... a quaint, family-friendly neighborhood restaurant.

you find out that night that it's all a facade. yeonjun spends half the night cracking dad jokes that are so corny that they wrap back around to being funny. when the food arrives, his eyes go wide with excitement and it's absolutely adorable. he shows you videos of pandas on his phone and you both giggle at how cute they are. and when he talks about the other members of his band, his expression softens and he speaks of them with pride. they're like little brothers to him.

the rebellious image of the band? he just likes their fashion. the lyrics about breaking rules and breaking hearts? yeonjun loves watching movies and takes inspiration from them for his lyrics. he laughs at one of the rumors you tell him because it sounds exactly like the plot for one of the movies he used as inspiration.

he's a total gentleman - he drives you back home and walks you all the way to your doorstep. when he asks you if you want to see him again his voice is soft and his ears go red. you've never seen him so vulnerable before.

and of course you say yes.

[kitteqq]

whatever. *catboys your kieran*

[moltara]

i got sick of sifting through serebii’s raid drops page to figure out what kind of herba mystica i can get from a 5* den so i made this spreadsheet

[cloverconsolass]

You said a few days ago that we could send requests if we wanted. In that case…sibling stuff with Lena and Violet, please?

This was Lena and violet at first but like I felt like it was missing something so I added webby. Their having there little book session thing. Thanks for requesting :D

[localtelephonebooth]

Thoughts on Kieran’s relationship with Ogerpon as a previously obsessive teenager:

(I did not proof read this. I just woke up, had the urge, and now it’s here.)

Kieran, to me, is a very relatable character. He is a shy, and quiet teenager in a small town. He lacks friendships and possibly meaningful connections with those who do spend time with him. He’s probably isolated due to the fact that he lacks a phone. Any friends he does make are likely school based only. So, Kieran latches on to anything he can to feel less alone in life. And of course he latches onto Ogerpon. Ogerpon is just like him. A sad “monster” all isolated and alone in the mountains. I’m certain that Kieran has fantasized about meeting Ogerpon and getting into wild adventures with her. I did the same thing with characters I enjoyed.

Princess Luna, for example (sorry to whiplash anyone with that), was a character I heavily related to. She was alone and isolated due to her previous actions. She struggled with fitting in and having a healthy relationship with her sister for awhile. To say I didn’t form an obsession with a character who understood my feelings would be a lie. I think Kieran is the same.

He became obsessed with Ogerpon. He become obsessed with the ideas he crafted of him and Ogerpon. In a way, that fantasy was VERY real to him. So when we come around and lie about meeting Ogerpon, and inevitably become friends with her behind his back, of course he freaks out! We stole his fantasy of him and Ogerpon! And that’s the key point here that people tend to not realize. We didn’t steal Ogerpon from Kieran, we just stole his fantasy and made it our reality.

With my obsession with princess Luna (again, whiplash), if anyone said they loved princess Luna it was a fucking attack on me. Princess Luna was my best friend, and she could only love me! Everyone else was just a jealous thief.

As an adult looking back on this mindset, it’s horribly embarrassing. It’s a mindset I carried into my real life, when I actually started making friends, that ruined so much for me. I lost friends because I was so angry that my fantasies were not reciprocated. I really do think Kieran does the same. He grows sad and frustrated over what happened with Ogerpon. His fantasy is just a fantasy, and that’s fucking with him. So naturally, he finds a new fantasy to, hopefully in his mind, make a reality. And so he chose battling and winning against you. The thing we used to “steal” Ogerpon away from him (Even though Kieran technically suggested battling for Ogerpon, I don’t doubt he used it to rationalize why she didn’t want to come with him). To him, being the best battler will solve everything. Kieran will get his revenge, he’ll finally be recognized, everyone can’t lie to him because they fear or admire him, and he’ll prove to Ogerpon he was the right choice.

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Now, I want to say something about Kieran. A detail that, for whatever reason, people don’t like to acknowledge: He’s just a kid.

I’m not saying “He’s a widdle baby. He can do no harm!” No, Kieran’s an asshole. He became a bully. I can have empathy for his emotions, but not excuse his actions. He’s a dumb and entitled teenager with issues. And, quite obviously, he doesn’t really have a way to deal with his issues in a healthy manner (seriously, his school is based solely on battling. Anyone who’s going or gone to a specialized school can understand how toxic people can get in that type of environment. And don’t even get me started on the incompetence of the adults in Kieran’s school).

Kieran is a teenage boy growing up right now. He’s got a lot to work through, and a lot of people he’s gotta confront about his behavior. He was an asshole, a bully, and genuinely a bad person for minute. But that doesn’t mean he isn’t growing past that. That doesn’t mean he doesn’t deserve recognition for his growth. You can recognize someone has changed and not forgive them.

Kieran is a really intriguing character and holds a valuable lesson in obsession. And I really wish people would recognize that he’s not just an irredeemable prick or an innocent little guy. He’s a kid learning. He’s going to make really stupid and bad mistakes. Just like how I, and probably you reading this, did.

Anyways, hopefully we see him interact with the Area Zero buddies. I think those three have amazing lessons that Kieran can learn from. Maybe Kieran can teach them a few things too!

[saccharinescorpion]

Lacey when she goes all out on a battle only to hear some little nerd pull out this fucking line for the 183363382th time:

[blu3per]

"I don't wanna be alone anymore!!"

tw: implied animal/pokemon death

[lottiestudying]

14.10.2024—happy monday. can’t believe there’s only two weeks left of my undergrad degree

[ashofalltime]

witnessing the way @hikiclawd draws vic like............ ok i see it now.

[daveyfvckingjacobs]

this is funnier to me that just posting the screenshots w the names you’re welcome

[kayzero]

i can’t believe i wrote a whole thing about poison pokemon being godless because they didn’t have any legendary representation only for gamefreak to add four poison mythicals that same year

because fuck me specifically

[catamations]

A silly Kieran drawing because I’ve been obsessed with him lately :3