#didnt mention it here but i imagine they are t4t

[ribboncare]

alright, lets break this down

"i have my own personal reasons"

and would you say those reasons are because you "imagine myself as uni" as if her identity has anything to do with you, a random person on the internet who doesnt know kc at all? you say this clearly in your replies. nobody calling a character (someones oc no less!) a girl has anything to do with you

"i imagine him as a normal cis gay guy"

a "normal" cis gay guy, huh? as opposed to what, an abnormal trans woman? and, that being said, why is transmasc uni perfectly fine to you, but transfem isnt? could this again be a personal bias of seeing yourself in a character that you have no control over? this sounds like a personal problem, not one with uni

"its just annoying how hes basically not even an honest representation of a trans girl if its just for a ship/T4T pairing, literally only kittycorn milking her trans audience making them going crazy for them"

ahh yes, kittycorn, known transgender person, is using fens transgender character to "milk" her transgender audience. do you hear yourself right now? honestly and truly?

you proudly say that its not transphobic to be upset with certain trans rep. and youre right! its not! it is however, when you insist that a character that you do not own is cis when she is canonically transfem. you dont have to like the way its portrayed or the way its done, but to continually misgender her in your entire post (you didnt use a single pronoun other than he/him for her, which while they still use currently in the comic, is not the pronoun anyone calls her outside of the comic) is in fact, transphobic. who wouldve thunk!

"kneeby LOWKEEYY gaybaited really hard... (replacing a gay mlm ship) ...with a mid lesbian ship that barely has any grounds to it!!!"

yes, yes. because characters cannot ever change and learn things about themselves and change their identities. of course not. not to mention, you do realize that lesbians are also gay, right? like you do realize that, dont you?

"it really just sprouts from my personal connection to him i dont mind him as a girl itd just be like calling myself a girl"

then? dont call yourself a girl??? i need you to really and truly look within yourself and tell the class why you find this important to the character, the story, or anyone besides yourself. there is nothing wrong with seeing yourself in uni, but you dont get to decide her identity is something other than her canon transfem one just because you dont want to be called a girl, which again, has nothing to do with uni

"i just really really like his old character a lot and like to hold onto that.. love my cartoon people"

and this is my last point: you love your cartoon people? make your own. nothing stops you from making your own ocs to project onto. nothing stops you from making whatever oc you have cis gay or transmasc or anything! but uni is not yours, you are erasing a characters canon transfem identity, and you are in the wrong here. you tagged this as sparkle criticism, did you not? well, here is my criticism of you: stop trying to make this about you, start making some of your own characters, and if you dislike whats happening with uni so much, stop reading the comic. nobody is keeping you here. you can leave at any time you wish. so maybe you should consider that

call it sparklecriticism

but i dont feel like Uni shouldve been made transfem. i have my own personal reasons, but it also just feels like Kneeby made it that way so she could make him eyecandy for her trans audience. it feels like she does this with many characters. devolving into identity and resumes rather than an actual story, but ESPECIALLY UNI!!!. it feels like kneeby just changed up his whole character and personality one day to fit her idea of him that would make her audience like him better, to make a T4T ship and a lesbian ship on the side because itd be easy to let up with Uni and Carolines v1 dynamics. just put there for people to relate to and treat like an object, i feel like she made him objectum too just for attention from the younger audience. it just doesnt feel like a honest comic at all anymore, and im speaking from what i genuinely feel

carruni is just a nothing burger ship with NOTHING going for it, they were WAY better as a gay man/lesbian dynamic to me. it just feels like caroline is a puppet for the ship and not a real character anymore

[asterbats]

GTI!Espeon and Umbreon to go with the rest of the Paradise Gang

Espeon

Name: Sage

Pronouns: She/Her

Design Notes:

-Half shiny! Kinda meant to look like a bicolor cat.

-Wanted her to look a bit like an alien. 100% meant to echo those alien shiny Espeon posts

-Looks kinda mean and doesn't seeeeem too emotional, but she's just got RBF and also kinda struggles with her tone. She's the type to kinda bury emotions until they reach a boiling point. (Example being when she apologized to Swadloon and Leavanny- she seemed very stoic and annoyed, until she revealed what she did and just started ugly crying- dry heaving, snot, being unable to talk right through the sobs.)

-So chill but also kinda insane. She LOVES stretching what exactly she can do with entercards and magnagates. She will dip those things in weird substances if she'll get a new dungeon out of it.

-Her gem is cracked from her encounter with Toxicroak and Purugly in the Crags of Lament. It heals after the events of GTI, doesn't really affect her psychic abilities.

Story Notes:

-Sage came from a rich, upstanding family. She was her mother's golden child as an Eevee due to her half-shiny coat making her look very beautiful and special. Her mother had planned out her entire life, from her friendships with other rich families, to her eventual career as a business mon, to her evolution into a Sylveon.

-Despite the affection her mother showered her in, Sage didn't evolve. She felt insecure around her mother, but dared not to speak it. She was very passive, just agreeing with what her mother would say or do, doing what she was told. She actually really wanted to be an Espeon and have psychic abilities. She didn't want to be a Sylveon, but accepted that it was what she had to do- besides, the one time she suggested it, her mother sobbed at how hideous she'd look with a purple and green coat, so she dropped the topic.

-She secretly had a deep passion for mystery dungeons. She wasn't allowed to go through them, but she was deeply curious about how they were formed, how the Pokemon inside them acted, what caused the Wind. And she wanted to know how to create them as well, manipulate them to her whims. But she had no way to satisfy these curiosities besides some incomplete research books she'd snuck in.

-Until one night when an Umbreon snuck in to their home to steal their valuables, and Sage caught him. The Umbreon- Hawthorne- was rather disheveled, and despite his frightening appearance, Sage didn't feel afraid of him... she just saw his clumsiness as endearing and struck up a conversation with him, her family's gems still in his paws.

-She learned that Hawthorne also had a passion for mystery dungeons. He was an explorer, a thief, and a fighter, but he didn't care about that- he just wanted to know what made a dungeon tick. But like Sage, he was discouraged from it.

-Sage saw an opportunity for them to get what they wanted- there was a dungeon forming in the west that was off limits. She proposed that Hawthorne go off script and take her to the dungeon, leaving a ransom note as if he kidnapped her. He was hesitant, but agreed, and the two ran off and hid inside the dungeon to analyze it. The two made a ton of discoveries about the existence of Ley Lines, how Pokemon were created in dungeons, and most importantly... the existence of Magnagates.

-Even after her mother paid the ransom and Hawthorne took her back, Sage wasn't satisfied. She wanted to learn how to create Magnagates. So she ran away with Hawthorne properly, and they began their research. She evolved into an Espeon that dawn.

-Has a bad relationship with her mother these days, who rarely talks to her if only to scold her, but Sage isn't exactly reaching out either.

-Is married to Hawthorne shortly before the events of GTI. She adores him and finds him very endearing, and doesn't really know how he survived as a criminal.

-Very close to Aramis since they both struggle with expressing their emotions. They get each other.

-Is always suggesting crazy stuff

Umbreon

Name: Hawthorne

Pronouns: He/Him

Design Notes:

-He's half Mightyena so he's got a mane and patches of fur here and there. He looks sort of intimidating at a distance, which is why Post Town assumed the worst with him, but he's a total dork.

-Definitely keeps a poison sweat rag somewhere. Smelly.

-My girlfriend says he looks like a Season 1 Walter White and Jesse Pinkman combined and that he'd roll shitty blunts like Walter did in that one scene, and also that he would seem like he's gonna have sex with his GF only to cut to them playing Sonic together, and I haven't seen Breaking Bad yet but y'know what, I'm rolling with it.

-Adoooores Sage. He would do anything for her.

Story Notes:

-Hawthorne was born to a crime family and his father expected him to follow in his foot steps. And at first, he had full intentions of it. He evolved early as a child just to help out more and follow in his father's shadow. He cared deeply for his family and was happy just to be with them.

-But as he grew up, he felt out of place. He didn't share his family's ferocity and wit, and over time, he yearned for something else- dungeon researching. He was fascinated with how they worked and he wanted to make an honest living studying them. He began to fall behind in his crime work just trying to focus on the research he could do, creating distance between him and his family.

-In an attempt to get him back on track, his father sent him to Sage's home to steal their jewels- a rather high risk crime. Hawthorne agreed, not wanting to keep disappointing his family.

-As stated above, he met Sage there and eventually decided to run away with her. He had to cut off his family because they kept trying to drag him back into their lifestyle. He feels guilty for what he did there, and for leaving his family, but it was he had to do in the end. He still misses them to an extent though.

-Didn't quite lose all those skills he had though. He was able to fight off Purugly and Toxicroak well enough, and it helped when he and Sage broke Keldeo out of his cell.

[ovwechoes]

hi, this might be a unique hc, but can you do transfem lúcio x transmasc junkrat headcanons? they have my heart right now <3

Rivalmance with Junkrat x Lucio Thank you for the ask! I've included in this the transfem and transmasc parts into the drabble (i didnt want to do headcanons sadly), and I hope you enjoy it c: Themes: rivals to lovers, t4t, established relationship, sfw, needles mentioned. Word count: 584

Imagine Jamison and Lucio helping each other with their shots, taking their precious time to make sure the other isn't subjected to too much pain, too quickly. At first, they'd never have trusted one another with this task - it's too important, too invasive. Lucio didn't want to risk Jamison's jittery hands slipping whilst the sharp, precise needle was deep into their skin. How would someone who couldn't sit still for more than a minute be able to handle being steady with something like this?

And yet when Jamison was entrusted for the first time with the job, they were shocked themselves. Lucio was frustrated with themselves, as they held the fat of their stomach out with the needle shaking slightly. It was an off day for them - simply put, nothing that day went right. So, of course this had to as well in Lucio's mind, and they couldn't handle it any longer. Jamison had walked in to see their partner overwhelmed, overstimulated, and cursing slightly under their breath as the needle was discarded to the side of them. It was only natural for Jamison to offer some help, and let Lucio know they weren't alone with this.

When the time finally came, Jamison's actions spoke volumes to their love and consideration for Lucio. Not once did the needle shake, with their focus precise and narrow on the task at hand. They showed Lucio a side of them that had never been seen before - one that could show concern with whinces, express support with every ‘are you sure you’re okay with this?' from their partner. It made Lucio's heart beat quickly, reminding them that Jamison was no longer their enemy nor someone they had to baby through everything. Jamison was capable of being there for them when needed, and it reminded Lucio that they don't have to do everything alone simply because their mind has leftover opinions on the usually jittery, nervous person.

Or, imagine Lucio and Jamison planning their outfits together for date night. But, Jamison's scars that adorn their chest are making them feel more insecure, causing them to completely refuse to leave their apartment that night. It broke Lucio's heart to see them this way, as though they couldn't see truly how beautiful Lucio thought they were in anything, and everything.

Simple troubleshooting couldn't solve the problem, because Jamison always had a different rebuttle to Lucio's advice. It drove them insane, bringing them back to that time that Lucio couldn't handle Jamison just for a split second. After that, they had to remind themselves that they know it's not this easy, that it's not as simple as just ‘put something else on’. It's much deeper, and all they can do right now is comfort the person sitting on the edge of their bed with their head in their hands. 

Soothing, gentle circles rubbed into their back whilst words of comfort flowed from their lips was sure to help Jamison. As Lucio reminded them that they're beautiful, their scars just show they've had a life journey that's brought them happiness, and that no matter what they're here for them (when they're ready). It definitely brings a redness to Lucio's cheeks, reminding them of how embarrassing it can be to use your words to uplift someone else. But they'd do it again over, and over, and over. If it meant that their partner could look proudly in the mirror and see how handsome they are, it's completely worth it to Lucio.