#ghost trainers are very immune to fear

[spinnerprincess]

A Test of Bravery (Pokemon Sun/Moon, Selene/Lillie, 1892 words)

Febslash February Prompt for 2/8: Ghost

If Acerola discloses that she's a ghost-type trainer before you go the abandoned supermarket, uh, haha, no she doesn't. This one got away from me, huh?

"Come with me?" Selene said, extending a hand with a bright smile.

Lillie grimaced. "I'm not even a trainer," she insisted, shaking her head. "I have no reason to be in even the vicinity of a trial!"

"Please?" said Selene, giving her a set of Lillipup eyes that were far, far too effective for Lillie's own good.

So it was that she found herself dragged out to an abandoned supermarket, trying to put on a brave face. Nebby hung out in her bag, cooperative for a change. Buried a pocket deeper, she knew her favorite Poké Doll was close at hand. She let that knowledge give her strength. She had her Doll. She had Nebby. She had Selene. They would be just fine.

Selene nudged open the door to the old, broken-down Thrifty Megamart. The glass doors slid well, with a little bit of effort, but opening them did nothing to change the gloomy atmosphere inside.

"Can we at least leave the door open?" she said, tentatively following Selene inside.

Selene looked back at her, shrugging. "I don't see why not." Turning back, she continued deeper into the store.

Lillie glanced around, clutching the straps of her bag tightly, looking for something to say. She saw her own breath as she exhaled. It was chilly in here, despite the warm sun outside.

"Professor Kukui once told me that a sheer cold like this is highly indicative of the presence of ghost Pokémon," she shared, rotely.

"That makes sense." Selene seemed utterly immune to fear, giving a little smile without hesitation. "Acerola gave off that vibe, you know? I was trying to figure out what type she specialized in earlier."

Lillie startled. "You could figure that out just from, what, her clothes?"

"I guess? It's more of an aura thing. And how Brionne reacted to her."

"What do you mean?" Lillie hadn't noticed anything odd about Brionne's behavior, but then, she'd been distracted by Nebby at the time.

Selene frowned, coming to a stop in front of a mess where the shelving had been ravaged and knocked over. "It's hard to say exactly… Brionne didn't seem to take much notice of her. As if he wasn't totally sure she was there."

That sounded ghost-like alright. Lillie shuddered.

Selene, trying without luck to lift a fallen shelf blocking the way to the back of the store, paused. "Lillie? Are you afraid of ghosts?"

"You're asking that now?!"

"I thought you'd say something earlier if you were!"

Lillie pouted. "I'm hardly afraid of them! I'm just not very accustomed to them," she argued. "But there are far worse things than ghost Pokémon. I'll be fine."

"Thank goodness." Selene smiled, relieved. "Sorry that I didn't ask earlier. I guess I got caught up in the excitement of meeting them."

"Excitement?" Lillie asked, surprised to hear that.

Selene didn't have the chance to respond. There was a loud crash somewhere to their left in the dark supermarket. It was followed by a frightening cackle, with high-pitched, cruel delight. Selene dropped the shelf she was lifting, straightening up. Lillie screamed instinctively, jumping closer to Selene in her fright.

Far calmer, Selene reacted quickly. "Go, Umbreon!"

Umbreon leaped into action right away, the golden rings around its ears bright in the darkness. She yowled, clearly sensing something.

"Use Dark Pulse!" Selene commanded.

Lillie watched with awe, still stuck tight to Selene's side, as Umbreon bowed her head and released a wave of energy in the area to their left. From the darkness, as the wave swept over it, she could suddenly see a Haunter floating past. The pulse hit it strongly - it flinched back, its fingers uncurling with the shock.

The Haunter, now fully visible, attempted to recover from the blast. It rose from the ground, its eyes glowing red, and cast a spectral image of itself in Umbreon's direction. But Umbreon shook it off, barely fazed.

"Finish it!" shouted Selene.

Umbreon made a gentle howl of obedience, and dashed straight for the Haunter. Its eyes widened and it tried to float away, but Umbreon tore into it with a dead-on bite. With a little shriek, it passed out, and faded entirely from sight.

"Is it over?" Lillie asked, taking a deep breath.

"Yeah, think so. Great job, Umbreon!" Selene said, praising her partner and crouching low. Umbreon leaped over to her for some admittedly well-earned head scratches.

"Thank you, Umbreon," Lillie added, smiling. "That Haunter really spooked me." She glanced at her bag to check on Nebby. Nebby was, of course, not in her bag, but it was at least close by, huddled near her shoes. With a sigh of relief, she picked Nebby up and returned it to its spot.

Selene returned Umbreon to her Pokéball, and looked up at Lillie, smiling. "You're okay?"

"Just fine. I'm so sorry for getting all clingy with you."

"Don't be," Selene said, winking.

Lillie found herself tongue-tied, for a moment. She looked away, really, really wishing she was better at saying no to Selene. Or tolerating her jokes. They were jokes, right?

"Oh, right," said Selene, immediately distracted by something. "Go, Shiinotic!" Her mushroom friend appeared in a burst of light, and illuminated the supermarket far more clearly. They could now see the path to the back of the shop. Shiinotic made a magical little bubbling sound, happy with himself.

Lillie sighed. "That's much better. Why didn't you do that earlier?"

Selene frowned. "Didn't think of it."

"Right. I guess you did say you were excited to meet the ghost Pokémon?" Lillie said, leadingly.

Selene nodded. She was looking over the shelf that had fallen in their way again. Instead of trying to lift it out of the way, she very carefully stepped over it, avoiding broken glass and discarded soup cans. "I know it's weird, but I've always thought they were neat. I loved hearing about ghost stories when I was growing up. One of my friends who moved in nearby was from Lavender Town. He always told the best ones!"

"I've only ever heard that they're dangerous," said Lillie. "And dangerous, mysterious Pokémon… They worry me. Not like you, Nebby," she clarified, hearing a curious chime noise. "But other things. Worse things."

Including some dangerous, mysterious things that she wasn't sure were even Pokémon. Things that had taken her already difficult mother, and changed her to a breaking point. Things she didn't know how to deal with, or fix, and maybe never would.

Lillie shook her head fiercely. She didn't want to think about that right now.

In front of her, Selene had turned around, halfway across the shelving. "I think if you follow what I do, you'll be safe."

Lillie flinched. "I didn't pay close enough attention. I'm sorry."

"You don't have to apologize." Selene took a step back towards her, watching her footing, and reached out.

She still couldn't say no, could she? Lillie sighed and took Selene's hand, and carefully, anxiously, stepped up to the shelf. She was sure she would slip, or cut her shoes, or fall.

But Selene took her other hand, too, and nudged her feet, and guided her well. "There you go," Selene said brightly. Behind them, Shiinotic sat down with a fond noise, smiling placidly and continuing to shine.

One step at a time, they made it across. It was almost like a dance, Lillie thought, embarrassed. Selene was so close to her, and so gentle. It didn't matter if she was bad at this. It didn't matter as long as she trusted Selene, and pressed forward.

Her kindness, her bravery… Lillie could never match up. But maybe she was learning, slowly, how to follow.

She was startled out of deep thought when Selene let go of one of her hands, stepping down safely to the floor.

"Just like that," Selene said, beaming. "Here we are! That's most of the trial conquered, just like that!"

Lillie smiled at her, infected by her cheer. "You did it! But what about Shiinotic?"

"Oh, don't worry about that." Selene lobbed her Pokéball to recall Shiinotic. For a moment, the store was plunged back into darkness, and Lillie shuddered. She thought she heard the snicker of a Gastly, somewhere, everywhere. But as soon as his Pokéball returned to her hand, Selene tossed it again, this time ahead of them. Shiinotic returned, shaking spores from his head with amusement.

"That's cheating," Lillie said, giggling and relaxing again.

"Just using my head, like someone keeps telling me to," Selene replied, giving her a wide grin. "Hey, Lillie?"

"What?"

Selene's bright smile didn't budge, but Lillie still sensed a change. "You don't think I'm weird, do you? For liking them?"

Lillie frowned, shifting on her feet. "Weird… No. But… Ghost Pokémon have a reputation. Sure, some of them can be little pranksters, but some can do real harm." She winced as her mind ran away with awful possibilities: possession, haunting, psychological tricks, being spirited away… Being changed. Being stolen. "I just hope your fascination doesn't get you hurt."

"Ghost Pokémon can be dangerous, sure. But any Pokémon can." Selene huffed a breath, clearly thinking something through. "I believe I know what I'm doing. If you're worried about me, I understand. But if something does go wrong, I want you here. I know you can help. With you, I'll be just fine."

Lillie felt herself redden at Selene's faith. "But I'm not even a trainer…"

"So? You're so clever, and you know so much. I'm not the one who can recite Kukui's teachings at the drop of a Patrat, let alone follow half of what Burnet's researching about dimensions," Selene said, praising her warmly.

Lillie didn't know what to say. She rarely did when receiving compliments, truthfully. After a moment, Selene reached forward. Lillie stilled, to keep herself from flinching away, but Selene simply adjusted the brim of her hat. It had fallen slightly askew in all the commotion.

Once it was fixed, Selene, still holding her hat in her hands, smiled at her. Her face was only inches away. If she just leaned forward, a little… But Lillie didn't have that kind of courage. Yet.

Selene settled back, satisfied. "I'm here to fight and maybe catch ghost Pokémon, but I'll play it safe, I promise. You're the one person I most want with me for something like this. I trust you to have my back. Okay?"

Lillie took a deep breath, and steeled herself. She couldn't fix everything. But if Selene believed in her, she wanted to rise to that challenge. To be worthy of her kind words, and worthy of her in general. Selene made her hope that maybe, just maybe, she could fix things. Someday. "Okay," she agreed, surprised to hear the determination in her voice.

"Thanks, Lillie. Come on. I bet the Totem Pokémon is just ahead!" Selene rolled her shoulders back, a competitive fire in her eyes as her focus left Lillie and returned to the shadows in front of them.

"I've got you," Lillie promised.

Selene stepped forward, but Lillie held her back by the shoulder. When Selene looked at her questioningly, Lillie smiled, and as Selene kept doing for her, she held out a hand. For once, she was treated to seeing Selene flustered. Gracefully, Lillie decided not to point it out to her.

Hand-in-hand, they stepped into the gloom.

[a-tale-of-legends]

Yeah, Sonia's time during her gym challenge really went from " oh yeah, I'm gonna do great and be champion!" To "this is tiring, i'm not having fun anymore, everyone seems to hate me". And on the flip side to that, she feels like she's not living up to the expectation of her as Magnolia 's granddaughter. She feels as if things should be easier than they are and frustrated with herself for failing. Her self confidence was actively getting tested and beaten down. Things just weren't fun anymore

( And yeah, I can see the fun of battling being drained out of Leon too. There's so denying he loves it and dreams of a Galar with strong trainers....but to constantly perform for the sake of performing? It's something he's good at yes, but it's draining. I think it's something that upsets him)

Oh! And yeah I think as Raihan and Leon's rivalry was really getting to a lot more attention? She just felt like she was getting left behind, along side her already losing her passion....oof. Honestly it's not a great time for Sonia.

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You are 100% correct about Leon being hard to read bc of the kept up pretense of him being okay for the sake of himself and his family. He's very much not okay, but someone has to show a brave face, someone has to give hope to a grieving family. It's gotten to the point where he practically perfected it. Well. Almost. Sometimes all it takes for you to pay extra close attention - or just being able to see something that most people can't. Or won't.

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Raihan would constantly underestimate the chaos and tomfoolery Leon and Sonia are capable of. To be fair. He is just as capable of chaos and tomfoolery, but those two are country kids chaos and tomfoolery. Very different from his city kid chaos and tomfoolery. There has been many times were he just goes: "*goads Leon and Sonia into stuff* haha this will be funny- wait what. Wait. Hey. WaIT NONONONO-" Again, he is certainly no better, he's just very surprised by their boldness lmao.

Raihan trying to scare them with ghost stories is honestly funny. Leon is more immune than Sonia since he lives even closer to the Wealds than she does. Sonia is more more so curious about any historical link that could be made ( or rather, any historical inaccuracies). That doesn't mean either don't get spooked, but they're far more immune/ amused than scared. Nessa does seem like the type to like the thrill and fear of things, especially with the pokemon she ends up having. I'm gonna be honest. I think she tells scarier stories. Playing on the fear of the ocean and the unknown within that....yeah, I think she would tell better stories lol. Piers is an odd case bc his specialty for dark types probably don't make him as scared as one would think....but with how much he worries in canon as is, I can totally see him getting spooked from Raihan's stories when he was younger ( actually maybe I should, I can see Raihan teasing him about that well into adult hood)

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Ough, that's so cute for her. A cute lil Feebas key chain. Might be a little reminder to keep on persisting. And yeah! The power and the grace of a Milotic is something she strives for!

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Both Raihan and Sonia, when they were younger, had a lot of pride. They weren't afraid to gloat to one another when one would win. Dare I say, at first, you could have suggested that Raihan and Sonia were the rivals to be. At first, anyway.

Raihan, to me, is someone who really feels during a battle. He really puts himself into it, and thus, I feel like he would know if someone is into it too. I think he would notice Sonia not really having fun anymore, and would try to check up on her. Got all of his goofs, he cares a lot. And every time she would tell him that she's fine, only to later on reveal that she's dropping out. He wishes she trusted him with her feelings. I do think for all their banter, they were able to lean on each other ( both were kinda left gazing at how bright Leon is/was becoming). She never really told her how she really felt, even if he had a little hunch as to what, and I think that kinda hurt a little. Not that she was obligated to, of course. Just the messiness of emotions at that age.

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Ooooooh, Piers and Leon bonding over being older brothers is cute. I think Piers was pretty quiet when he was younger( well. He still is lol), but once the topic of siblings pops up, he will take every opportunity to gush and praise is little sister Marnie. In turn, Leon would gush about Hop! They may have had short spats on who's the better younger sibling lmao.

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Thank youuuuu, I'm very proud of that lil plot bunny. It was very fun to write, especially the small moment where you really get to see how Leon thinks when he's by his lonesome. He's still mourning....the pain never fully goes away.

And oooooooh, your plot bunny is really good. I think the correlation to ghosts and Leon is so fascinating. Not just bc of Eternatus, but the man has two other ghost types of his own - Aegislash and Dragapult. I dunno, it's very interesting! Anyway, yeah! I was thinking the area getting barred off outside of league officials/ specialist is exactly how Rose was able to get his hands on Eternatus. And possibly without any eyes looking directly at him.

Eternatus attracting ghosts/ghost types....very interesting concept. We know ghost types already have a move called nightmare - I wouldn't be surprised if that was the case here. Sadly Eternatus itself can't learn the move, so I can't imagine it's doing something here outside of potentially attracting such ghost types to mess around like this. Though....we know that during the darkest day we were able to see like. Glimpses of place's we've been too. While I feel that's only bc of how much power Eternatus had at the time, maybe that could be at play here, but at a much smaller effect? Regardless, it's very interesting!!!!

What was the young adults (Nessa, Raihan, Sonia, Leon, etc.) gym challenge like in Legendsverse when they were younger?

And any foreshadowing or hints to Eternatus?

I'm stilllllll figuring that out, especially bc it's been a while since I exactly expressed my ideas of what they were like back then. I'm gonna focus on Leon, Sonia, Raihan and Nessa. Maaaaaybe Piers. We'll see. This will be long so buckle up!

Leon and Sonia are gonna get grouped together for now bc man. The parallels. I haven't fully decided who endorsed them. I wasn't sure if I wanted Leon to be endorsed by Rose and Sonia by someone else, or if Rose endorsed Sonia ( like in the manga) and Mustard endorsed Leon ( old friend of Gerardo, mayhaps?). The point being that these two went on their gym challenge together.

Sonia was the better trainer.

....At first. Sonia was someone who Leon could not beat when they were younger, and in the earlier part of their journey she really was the better trainer, and favorite of the media. Of course, among the favorites, there were plenty of people who called her a nepo baby and thought she was ruining the sport. Leon wasn't that shabby of a battler. But in terms of skill,back then, he wasn't as good as Sonia. But what he did have was passion and determination. Leon knew from the jump what his goals are. He wants to become champion and he wants Galar to become stronger for it. So even if he wasn't as skilled as Sonia ( yet) he was going to claw his way to that top just everyone. And people noticed that. That fiery passion, that light that he had. It was a much more gradual buildup compared to the success of Sonia who was kinda hit with everything from the jump ( can't imagine that really helped with her enjoyment of the gym challenge),and once Leon started going he could not be stopped. And when you just keep going, someone has to get left behind right?

Personality wise, again something I haven't fully thought of. I used to like the idea that Leon was shy, but I think it fits him more that he was always this full of energy and ....I dunno expressive? But also hard to read. Someone who's determined, who's passionate, who has a good laugh, but you always don't know what he's thinking. That. Sonia....I feel she used to be rather confident in herself. Dare I say, she might have been a smart alek back then,willing to "um actually" someone ( Raihan. It was Raihan). But she was still Sonia. She was still awkward, and kinda uncertain of herself at times. She has a tendency to get in her head that just keeps her stuck - oh hey Hop, what are you doing here? ( This kid and his many parallels).

Where Leon gradually became a force that could not stop, Sonia....well. The gym challenge was wearing her down. Like I said, she has a tendency to get stuck in her head. She would make battle plans, said plans fell apart, and she was left floundering her way through a battle. Everyone's eyes were on her and....and all her friends were so bright. Leon was so bright. They all were bright. They all knew what they wanted....did she know what she wanted? When was the last time she enjoyed a pokemon battle? ......

I'm of the mind that Sonia dropped out of the league around the 7th gym, so at Melony's gym. She had won, said gym, but at that point she could have sent herself that she wasn't having fun and just felt. Lost. Her friends were also so far ahead too so. No way she can make a comeback now, huh? I think this is when her and Leon's friendship breaks bc just like Hop and Naomi, it's been them. Sonia and Leon, against the world. I can't imagine what it's like watching your best friend give up ( even if in the long run, it was literally the best option for her mentally), having that friend just. Close herself in. And there's already a big gap between Sonia and Leon by this point, so when Leon turns around to check on her, not only is she far away, but she's most likely walking in the opposite direction. Or at the very least, too far away for him to reach. It's been awkward after that. But this is about the gym challenge so. Story for another time.

Raihan....oh Raihan. It's been years and I still haven't figured out a solid backstory for him. It's driving me insane. So for simplicity sake, I'm gonna say he was endorsed by the old gym leader of Hammerlocke gym. What's their relationship exactly? No clue, and we're not gonna talk about it right now. Kid Raihan....well tbh, I've always seen him as a little chill, but have a very mean mischievous streak. A pure agent of chaos that one. He was a bit more.... rambunctious (?) back then. Kiiiinda wore his heart on his sleeve more and reacted as such- but overall, really chill. Sometimes had to be the voice of reason for Sonia and Leon ( which is incredibly funny since he is most likely the one that put bad ideas in their head/ goad them into trouble. The duality of this kid). Sonia and him would get on each other's nerves and bicker a lot bc their both smart ass kids, and depending on the subject one is more chill than the other. But it gradually just became custom for them and a form of affection! They both ended up becoming the others impulse control. Raihan and Leon.....Leon kept beating him. And despite how chill he is, Raihan has pride, so each loss just makes him more frustrated. Fortunately, Leon being Leon smoothed things over - he honestly couldn't bring himself to be so mad. Plus, their rivalry was fun! They kept each other on their toes, each move being done with great intensity and vigor. Raihan had a goal to one up Leon one day and Leon would embrace it fully. ( Leon being Champion kinda. Sullied that notion. It still exists, but with lots of outside factors going into it, specifically that their rivalry is now treated as something for others to consume and watch, not just two friends who wanted to see each other grow stronger and try and best each other). In the end Raihan was the one that faced off Leon for the champion title....and lost. And honestly, I think. He reacted pretty badly. I can't blame him, he's a kid, his loss was in public for everyone to see, and he worked so hard- I do not blame him for reacting badly. But man did it make things tense between him and Leon. Even when things settled down, and the initial issue was gone, that tenseness never fully went away, but that's getting way ahead of the gym challenge. Overall, Raihan was that chill but very mischievous friend that loved to bicker with Sonia about history and battle Leon to be the best.

Nessa....I don't have much for her outside of this very specific thing: she was competitive as fuck and a bit of a hot head. I see her carrying herself with so much dignity that the other three could not help but move aside when she was walked by. Leon and Raihan found her intimidating/scary. Sonia found her criminally pretty. I actually think it was Sonia that had Nessa integrated into their little group. Not that Leon and Raihan didn't interact with her, but Sonia was the one that couldn't help but want to get to know her. I mean, she was so confident! How on earth can she be able to walk by like she owned the place. She had to figure it out. ( Raihan: Or you just folded at the first pretty face you saw. Leon: Pfft- Sonia: SHUT UP!!!). They actually became fast friends! Nessa was friendly, if not a bit more stern about the gym challenge ( "quite fooling around and take this seriously!" <- something I can see her saying). Leon and her actually ended up getting along REALLY well! I think it's the market kids bonding over their families respective trade - humble beginnings I suppose. Raihan pissed her off a lot though. One minute they could be having a normal friendly conversation and the next, Raihan is laughing his ass off while Nessa is shaking him by his shirt. And yeah! I'm not sure when she got eliminated - yes eliminated, Nessa is not someone to quit imo. Maybe during the champion cup, maybe somewhere else. But I think she had a really good run! I can actually see her being the one to encourage Sonia to quit her gym challenge, since she saw how unhappy it was making her. I think the promise that they'll still be friends and Nessa cares more about Sonia's happiness kinda just cemented the feelings Sonia had, both platonically and romantically. Nessa is a good good friend to Sonia,even past the gym challenge and years to come.

Yeaaaaah, I'm not doing Piers I don't have much for him. I do think it was Raihan that befriended him first! I feel like he was very much that friend of a friend that didn't reallllly hang out with the others as often but would still get dragged into their shenanigans and was genuinely part of the group. He was the closest to Raihan, but still gave every one cute lil nicknames :3

And finally: Eternatus is weird timeline wise. I don't think Rose got it around the time Leon became champion. I feel that happens some years into Leon's career? Maybe in his teens. So during the gym challenge, Eternatus was still very much a fossil.....but here's an idea. Leon gets lost. Like he usually does. But it's worse here, because he's lost within the deeper levels of the Galar mines. Charmeleon is with him, so he can see, and he's fairly confident in his ability to handle the wild pokemon....but it still sucks. ( It's moments like these that makes him wish that the Galar Rangers are still a thing. Wish that his dad was there to guide him). So he's still wandering around, trying to get himself out of this strange situation....and then he sees it. On the wall,a giant fossil. Or at least, a piece of a fossil? He can't really say but it's there. Right before him. Has anyone ever seen it before? He is rather deep into the mine- he's pretty sure he's not supposed to even be there. Sonia would love to get a look at it.....he can't seem to turn his eyes away. There's something about the fossil. Something.... daunting. Something heavy. It makes his stomach sink, and he feels himself shutter a little but he can't look away. It wouldn't be until Charmeleon takes a hold of Leon's hand , looking at it's trainer with concern. Leon smiles, even if it's clearly nervous, thanks Charmeleon and turns away from the fossil. He eventually does get out of the caves, gets scolded by Sonia and Raihan and goes among his merry way. He forgets about the fossil by then. Though maybe it's still there, at the back of his mind. Maybe that's why, when he sees it again, it feels so familiar.

Just a lil plot bunny for ya :)

[sexysilverstrider]

If volo were to get a seasonal skin which would it be 🔥 I’d think Halloween with spiritomb and he goes around saying BOO to morty and morty is like 🙂

if anything morty will be haha nice one i like the nice touch you did with your friend behind you the spookiness looks convincing! and volo turns around but theres no one there

[guess-my-next-obsession]

Joel Miller Masterlist

SERIES

the stable girl* — soft but hesitant!joel develops a crush on reader, the new horse trainer at the stables. he’s reluctant to believe that he deserves someone as good as you, but with everyone falling in love and finding happiness around him, he can’t help but start to feel hopeful too. (COMPLETED)

breaking up slowly* — a six-part series where joel and his ex-girlfriend, reader, find themselves tasked with escorting Marlene’s immune teenage ward to the Fireflies. all the yearning and all the lovers-to-enemies-to-lovers shit that makes me happy. (ONGOING)

elementary* — you’re Sarah’s fifth grade teacher, and after meeting her father at a parent/teacher conference, you find yourself developing a strong interest and affection for the two struggling Millers. (COMPLETED)

just friends* — joel wants you and you want him, only issue is your boyfriend. but…there’s no harm in being just friends, right? (CANCELLED—WILL NOT UPDATE)

in the cold, cold night* -- western au!joel miller x oc. all the cowboy and farmer's daughter vibes. very minor age gap (joel is 28, oc is 24). (CANCELLED—WILL NOT UPDATE)

the alchemy — now that you've moved on from college, you're ready to start the newest chapter of your life--adulthood. but when you move back home with your father and are swept back into the magnetic pull of your neighbor, Joel, you find that maybe moving on has nothing to do with leaving the past behind and everything to do with embracing it. (ONGOING)

ONESHOTS

A Symptom of Age* — joel is exhausted and has a case of impotence, reader proves she doesn’t care the best way she knows how. 3.4k

What I Love* — joel details what he loves about reader. soft sex. 1.4k

Christmas Tree Farm* — part of 8 Days of Christmas ‘22. from The Stable Girl universe. smut and domestic fluff. 4.2k

Drunken Serenade* — smutty fluff about how reader won over the grumpiest guy in Jackson. 2.5k

The Babysitter* — pre-outbreak!joel x babysitter!reader. smut and feelings. 1.2k

Dust To Dust* — reader and joel have a well-practiced routine. smut and soft ending. 2k

Not-so Formal Introduction* — reader meets joel’s family for the first time in an awkward way. 1.7k

A Warm Bed* — reader gets lonely and so does joel. FILTH. 3.4k

The Third Date* — you invite joel in after your third date. smut and fluff. 2.6k

After Work Relief* -- Joel helps relieve your tension. 1.5k

DRABBLES

The Visit* — part of Spooktacular ‘22. ghost!joel visits a mourning reader. sad vibes and ghost sex.

Trick Or Treat — Joel takes Sarah trick-or-treating and meets you.

Swallow* — joel face fucks you. that’s it.

Drunk On You* — smut.

Eyes on Me* — joel doesn’t want you to look away.

Fear Of Failure -- the first time you see joel miller cry.

Same Old, Same Old — the one where reader leaves.

[elelcomplains]

Having Hassel's Gible teralyze first into a grass type during art classes was a uh

A choice

Usually, in scar/vio, pokémons are teralyzed into a type that removes or makes them take neutral damage from otherwise super effective hits, or to remove some of the type weaknesses (usually quad weaknesses are prioritized).

I'm going all over them just for the sake of it (I fixated on this game and my brain won't let go):

•Katy's Teddiursa becomes a bug type (bug resists fighting)

•Brassius's Sudowoodoo becomes a grass type (removes weakness to water and ground, while still knowing Rock Throw to counter fire, flying and ice)

•Iono's Mismagius becomes an electric type (she has Levitate, enough said)

•Kofu's Crabominable becomes a water type, taking neutral damage from flying, psychic, fighting and fairy, and resisting steel)

•Larry's Staraptor becomes a normal type (removing all his weaknesses beside fighting, which counters thanks to Aereal Ace)

•Tulip's Florges becomes a psychic type (super effective against poison, resists steel, all while having Moonblast against dark types)

•Ryme's Toxtricity becomes a ghost type (removes his quad weakness to ground, knows Hex to counter ghost types)

•Grusha's Altaria becomes an ice type (removes her quad weakness to ice, knows Hurricane to counter fighting types)

And we're not over yet!

•Rika's Clodsire becomes a ground type (neutral damage to psychic, has Water Absorb, knows Toxic and Protect. Over all good counter moveset)

•Poppy's Tinkaton becomes a steel type (counters fighting with Play Rough, fire with Stone Edge)

•dear old Larry's Flamigo becomes a flying type (Liquidation and Close Combat counter rock)

•Geeta's Glimmora becomes a rock type (removes quad weaknesses to ground, only making it double weakness, neutral damage from psychic, Earth Power counters steel, Play Rough counters fighting, Sludge Wave counters grass)

And now we're getting to the REAL, saucy stuff, thank you for making it this far, I swear I'll talk about Hassel now

Dear old professor Hassel has a Baxcalibur he teralyze into a dragon type (neutral damage to fighting, rock and steel, resists fire, he knows Close Combat for ice types and Glaive Rush for dragon types). And it makes perfect sense, he's a dragon type trainer after all.

However, that little, round, absolute unit he uses to show teralyzation makes no sense.

As we know, Gible's line, aside for being feared since good old Sinnoh, being speedy as hell, and having the bad habit of sweeping a ton of various teams, has a very strong weakness to ice.

I've demonstrated so far that usually, quad weaknesses are prioritized in teralyzing, and I'm sure good old Hassel is aware of this, being an Elite four.

And yet, that little guy as a grass teratype, effectively still being weak to ice. Not only that, it is now weak to flying, fire, poison, bug, ice, and it loses its ground immunity.

From a utility point of view, it's clear that it's not the most advantageous teratype to have on a team member. Then again, the little guy is probably just for show, a class mascot, the little pokemon Hassel and Brassius are raising like their own child, the choice is yours.

Anyway, the class the little fella is shown in is a teralyzation demonstration. You'd think an art nerd like Hassel would pick literally any type, after all they're all beautiful crystals, no? Hell, the dragon teratype gives the pokemon a little crystal dragon, what's cooler than that for a dragon type Elite four that ALSO teaches art?

And yet, he's a grass teratype

(At least the first time, the second lesson is just a showcase from a battle point of view. Dendra must've put some common sense into Hassel's gay ass)

Like a certain artist we know Hassel is married to, I MEAN is friend with. Sorry, I had a lapsus there

And can we please talk about how Hassel doesn't spare himself from defining the flowers beautiful? I bet they make you think of your husband, don't they?

[inamindfarfaraway]

My Pokémon Regional Forms

Fire-type Alolan Cubchoo line. The new herbs and remedies in Alola were able to finally cure Cubchoo of its constant cold. However, its immune system went overboard in its haste to get rid of the ailment ingrained in the species’ DNA and it now suffers from a permanent fever and flaming coughs. Its fur is black where it was white, orange where it was light blue, red where it was darker blue, and its nose and paw pads are pink instead of black. It has gold flame markings on its throat. It is more timid and reclusive in innate temperament than Unovan Cubchoo, mindful of the destruction caused by the fires its coughs start. Alolan Beartic has learned how to turn its coughs into proper fire breath. It is much braver and more adventurous, protecting and looking after its young with great responsibility. Like real life polar bears, it frequently swims and travels islands to find food, but rather than put extra effort into generating cold in the warm waters of Alola to freeze and cross them, its heat can simply boil fish to death around it. Its nose, paw pads, and claws have turned red and the flame markings have spread down its chest. When it becomes angry they ignite into fiery chest hair, as though to compensate for the lack of icicle beard. It’s smaller and lighter than Unovan Beartic.

Fairy/Fire-type Kalosian Litwik line. Over the years, the fact that Litwick’s cute act was a ruse became more widely known. Trainers stopped using it and non-trainers who owned it kicked it out. Lost travellers ignored it and chased it away when it came to them under the pretence of being a friendly guide. Litwick started wearing a cylindrical clay shell around itself to hide in and protect itself. But then something strange happened: it made a conscious effort to get back in the public’s good graces, painting its shell (now permanently stuck to its body with wax) lilac, decorating it with pink hearts, and not draining life energy nearly as much as it used to. It learned how to mimic the Spritzee line’s fragrance generation to gain popularity. By the time people had accepted it and were even using it as a scented candle its flame burned pink too. Kalosian Lampent and Chandelure have shiny rose gold plating. Lampent still hovers near dying people, but to bring them peace with its soothing aura. Giving it a Shiny Stone evolves it into Kalosian Chandelure, and the line are actually wary around Dusk Stones for fear they’ll revert them to Ghost types. Chandelure waves its arms to create beautiful light shows. Being close to the large pink flame blazing from its heart-shaped head calms the mind and cleanses the soul. How? Well, these Pokémon still drains soul energy, they just pick out the negative and unhealthy parts now, and their diet is supplemented by freely given love.

Normal-type Kantonian Absol. The residents of Kanto are mostly unfamiliar with Dark types, so Absol did not receive the usual suspicion and hatred from them. It no longer had any reason to stay isolated in the mountains. Prey was scarce up there anyway. Due to getting more exposure to Absol, people realized how inaccurate the Dark typing was and replaced it with the Normal type. It is very relaxed, sociable and adventurous compared to its counterparts elsewhere, living peaceful lives among humans and still strongly disliking violence. But this bliss comes at the cost of ignorance; it can no longer sense disasters with its truncated horn. It has thinner, sleeker cream fur, chocolate brown skin, green eyes, smaller claws, a floppy tail and no leg spikes.

Dark-type Unovan Skitty line. Some feral Skitty and Delcatty have adapted to the harsh city streets and adapted to the city streets and became mistrustful, fierce, hostile, and violent just to survive. They mostly survive by scavenging on scraps. Unovan Skitty is ginger where it was pink and navy blue where it was yellow. Its ears are constantly pressed against its head, giving it the look of both being aggressive and a street urchin wearing a flat cap. The three protruding hairs on its tail’s tuft are much longer and actually prehensile - it can acquire a meal with one swing of its tail through a pile of food waste. Unovan Delcatty is red where it was purple and still navy where it was yellow. The fur around its neck is angular with flaps pointing upward like a leather jacket collar and the ball-tipped hairs on it stick out to enhance Delcatty’s intimidating appearance. It can hunt for itself now. The tuft ending its tail makes an uneasy noise when shaken and is used to intimidate potential threats. Its ears are noticeably notched with darker insides. Overall, Unovan Skitty and Delcatty are bonier and scruffier.

Ghost/Dark-type Galarian Houndour line. They’ve got grown long, shaggy fur to stay warm in the colder climate. As for their Ghost typing… well, the Galarian countryside is known to contain reservoirs of mystical energy, like that of the Glimwood Tangle which affected Galarian Ponyta and Rapidash. It seems a similar phenomenon has gradually occurred here. In Galar’s competitive ecosystem, the Pokémon came to specialize more and more in scavenging the dead; drawing upon spiritual energy allows them to sense death, and the imminence of it, keenly and so hone in on corpses and the weak and injured quickly, giving them an edge on rival scavengers. Now this connection is so strong they gain a degree of vitality from the departure of a soul itself, when nearby enough to absorb the spiritual discharge. A notable behavioural difference from their counterparts in other regions is that the Galarian forms are solitary, roaming the forests and misty uplands of the region alone rather than hunting in tight-knit packs, and reacting to other individuals of their species with suspicion and hostility. Maybe competition within packs became too much of a hindrance or Ghost types are just disposed to prefer being alone or both. Of course, in a feedback loop the paranormal power and psychological leverage of the Ghost typing makes you less vulnerable on your own. They have glowing blood red eyes, to be more frightening. Their underbellies and paw pads are purple. Their chins and jaws are hairless with a bony shield to prevent clinging mess from digging their faces into carrion. Galarian Houndour has no ridges on its back or skull headgear. The bones on its ankles are replaced by white fetters that look metallic, but are intangible and glow softly in the dark. Any Ghost type will recognize they’re constructs of ghostly energy, collected from being around so much death; a boast and warning of Houndour’s abilities. A much larger version of these rings is around its neck, except the young Pokémon lacks the finesse to keep it together leading to a permanent collar of mist. If you pass through this mist, you will never forget its chill. Galarian Houndoom’s cascading fur has purple streaks and the longest locks fade into wisps and curls of that same haunting mist. Instead of a second set of cuffs, it creates white chains trailing from the hind ones. They don’t slow it down or risk getting caught because they aren’t physical, but the links rattle against each other to make an eerie noise. It has refined its collar into an encircling chain too. It is said that at least one person in earshot of its howl is sure to die soon. Despite their menace and aggressive, sly personalities, these Pokémon have a deep care for and loyalty to those they learn to trust. They’ll protect their friends with their lives. They’re often found in graveyards, dutifully guarding their former owners’ resting places and driving away any Pokémon or unfamiliar human that approaches. (Note: I came up with this line before the similar Greavard line was announced.)

Steel-type Sinnohan Cinccino line. Minccino’s fur couldn’t stay dry or conserve heat well enough in the snowy mountains, and trying to sweep its environment just made its tail wet and cold. It needed to become waterproof, better insulated and a lot tougher. So now it has a bushy wire wool tail and silver steel bristles making up its formerly soft coat. Its eyes are gold. It uses its tail to clean and polish itself to a gleam. Still evolved via a Shiny Stone, Cinccino’s sharper, thinner bristles slant down on its body to resemble a regal cloak or robes and point up on its head to resemble a crown. Its long white strands of fur have been replaced with shiny whitish chains. It will swing them to intimidate, attack and grapple enemies, pulling them close enough to deliver powerful kicks. This and its active lifestyle of climbing, running and digging on the slopes means it is bigger and more muscular than Unovan Cincinno, as opposed to Sinnohan Mincinno, which only looks bigger because of its spines and prefers letting them deter predators and hiding to fighting. Both these variants are more defensive and wary of strangers than their Unovan counterparts. They live in herds to gain strength in numbers and are very protective of each other.

Original Pokémon

[darylrhystaylor]

The Elias Region

The Elias region is a diverse man-made region settled in the middle of nowhere. Founded by a

man, whose name has been lost to time, he arrived to a barren, unforgiven landscape with one

dream, to create a region where people and pokemon could flourish. He assembled a like

minded group of individuals and used their combined skills in city management, architecture,

landscaping and horticulture to create a series of biomes where people and pokemon can live in

harmony.

Explore the diverse landscapes and environments of the region as you take on the Land

challenge to get the four pins in order to take on the Elite Four.

Pokedex

1. Planify

The puppy pokemon

Grass/ psychic

Planify are friendly pokemon that enjoy doing regular activities with the trainers. They are often perceived as not being very bright.

2. Planitty

The clumsy pokemon

Grass/ psychic

These pokemon are often accident prone and clumsy which gives the impression of them being unintelligent.

3. Planipey

The parental pokemon

Grass/ psychic

These pokemon use their psychic powers to be good parental figures to younger pokemon. Conversations between them an Slowking can last months.

4. Flamenold

The duckling pokemon

Fire/ fighting

Flamenold have a short temper which they use to ignite their flames. They aren’t very good at it though.

5. Flamger

The temper pokemon

Fire/ fighting

Easily aggravated and prone to anger, Flamger's have a hard time making friends with their trainers.

6. Flamage

The bad luck pokemon

Fire/ fighting

Finally becoming one with his anger, Flamage uses it to power his fire and fighting moves. However they are quick to lose it when in the presence of Primape.

7. Aquakey

The mouse pokemon

Water/ fairy

A cheerful, adventurous, optimistic pokemon. Makes friends easily so is a perfect choice for new trainers.

8. Aquentice

The student pokemon

Water/ fairy

Aquentice study to perfect their water abilities from their master. They will respect any trainer that takes the time to teach them. They can mischievously take on a bit too much though.

9. Aquaceror

The sorcerer pokemon

Water/ fairy

Finally graduating to the level of master, they can fully utilise their abilities to control the water. They keep their friendly personality from when they were an Aquakey.

10. Rattata (Eliasian form)

The rat pokemon

Normal/ steel

Rattata found themselves hanging around restaurant kitchens and therefore have become steel type to match the utensils.

11. Cuisrat

The chef pokemon

Normal/ steel

Cuisrat have become expert little chefs and use their tails to cook a variety of delectable dishes.

12. Spinerak (Eliasian form)

The spider pokemon

Bug

Spinerak often practice to perfect their web slinging abilities. They very rarely ever touch the ground.

13. Spinerman

The masked pokemon

Bug/ fighting

Spinerman have perfected their web abilities and realising the responsibility this power entails, uses it to protect other pokemon.

14. Blueidee

The shoulder pokemon

Flying

This pokemon just loves to sit on people’s shoulders and chipped its happy song. It is closely related to Rookidee.

15. Mr. Bluemas

The twirling pokemon

This pokemon finds a stick which it keeps with it at all times. Whilst some may find it problematic, it doesn’t care. It’s going to just twirl its stick and make people happy.

16. Neptagle

The smelling pokemon

Normal

This pokemon has a habit of sniffing everything. Its sense of smell isn’t fully developed yet though.

17. Jupitippet

The hound pokemon

Normal

These pokemon are good companions and are often seen hanging around with Aquakey. It is said the founder of the region had one of these as a pet.

18. Saturnhound

The bloodhound pokemon

Normal

These pokemon has an incredible sense of smell and are excellent at tracking. They are often used to find escaped prisoners.

19. Sirenshy

The singing pokemon

Normal/ water

People believe these pokemon once lived on the land before the sea. It sings about returning to the land once more.

20. Sirenna

The mermaid pokemon

Normal/ water

These pokemon have a beautiful singing voice. They are fascinated with people. It is believed they are somehow related to Meloetta.

21. Sockpet

The puppet pokemon

Normal

Nobody is quite sure where these pokemon came from. It is said the fur feels like an old coat.

22. Banjophibbian

The connection pokemon

Normal/ water

These pokemon evolve from male Sockpet. They enjoy sitting on logs, strumming their bellies to make music.

23. Divawine

The superstar pokemon

Normal/ fighting

These pokemon evolve from female Sockpet. They always have to be the centre of attention.

24. Pichu

The tiny mouse pokemon

Electric

Despite its small size, it can zap even adult humans. However, if it does so, it also surprises itself.

25. Pikachu

The mouse pokemon

Electric

Pikachu that can generate powerful electricity have cheek sacs that are extra soft and super stretchy.

26. Raichu (Eliasian form)

The mouse pokemon

Electric/ fairy

Raichu in the Elias region have developed a unique coat and prehensile tail. Nobody is quite sure why, but a theory is it wanted to mimic a certain mythical pokemon.

27. Crockits

The wild frontier pokemon

Dark

Born on a mountain top and raised in the woods, they are known to fight Ursaring at 3 years old.

28. Crockyon

The no fear pokemon

Dark/ fighting

This pokemon fought singles handed through a great war. It made it a legend forever more.

29. Crockoon

The westward hoe pokemon

Dark/ fighting

After completing a great task, it packed up its belongings and headed westward. Nobody knows its final destination

30. Cornie

The corneal pokemon

Grass

These pokemon are known to smell delicious and often the favourite snack of many others.

31. Popchic

The popcorn pokemon

Grass/ psychic

Banding together they use their combined minds to psychic ally repeal others that may want to snack on them.

32. Buneary

The rabbit pokemon

Normal

If both of Buneary’s ears are rolled up, something is wrong with its body or mind. It’s a sure sign the Pokémon is in need of care.

33. Lopunny

The rabbit pokemon

Normal

Lopunny is constantly monitoring its surroundings. If danger approaches, this Pokémon responds with superdestructive kicks.

34. Br’erunny

The trickster pokemon

Normal/ dark

This pokemon is said to be the inspiration of ancient folktales. It is known to use cunning and trickery to outwit much larger opponents.

35. Misdreavus

The screech pokemon

Ghost

What gives meaning to its life is surprising others. If you set your ear against the red orbs around its neck, you can hear shrieking.

36. Mismagius

The magical pokemon

Ghost

Feared for its wrath and the curses it spreads, this Pokémon will also, on a whim, cast spells that help people.

37. Mismuride

The bride pokemon

Ghost

Said to be the spirit of a tilted bride, being in the presence of this pokemon cursed you. Watch out for its beating heart.

38. Teddiursa (Eliasian form)

The little bear pokemon

Normal/ fairy

These pokemon were so rare in the Elias region they became known as pigments of people’s imagination.

39. Teddilne (Eliasian form)

The teddy pokemon

Normal/ fairy

These pokemon love to play with children. Whilst it is said to have very little brains, it can be very wise when needed.

40. Chatot

The music note pokemon

Normal/ flying

It mimics the cries of other Pokémon to trick them into thinking it’s one of them. This way they won’t attack it.

41. Chatate

The pirate pokemon

Dark/ flying

These pokemon love to pillage and plunder and rifle and loot. They just dont give a hoot.

42. Bonsly

The bonsai pokemon

Rock

It expels both sweat and tears from its eyes. The sweat is a little salty, while the tears have a slight bitterness.

43. Sudowoodo

The imitation pokemon

Rock

If a tree branch shakes when there is no wind, it’s a Sudowoodo, not a tree. It hides from the rain.

44. Lithotain

The mountain pokemon

Rick/ grass

Reaching heights of 70 feet, the plants that have grown on it have finally given it the grass type.

45. Clowntillus

The immune pokemon

Water/ poison

This pokemon spend the majority of their life living in poisonous sea anemones. As such they have developed an immunity to the poison.

46. Tangtillus

The forgetful pokemon

Water/ poison

This pokemon is said to suffer from short term memory loss. As such it has trouble remembering its trainers commands.

47. Xolo

The guide pokemon

Normal

These pokemon are said to act as guides for those who have recently departed from this world.

48. Xolobfije

The alebrjie pokemon

Normal/ ghost

These pokemon are said to acts as companions to those in the spirit world. As such they are very loyal.

49. Delibird

The delivery pokemon

Ice/ flying

It carries food all day long. There are tales about lost people who were saved by the food it had.

50. Delinoel

The Christmas pokemon

Ice/ fairy

This pokemon travels North every December and doesn’t return to its trainer until after 25th.

51. Yakenki

The baseball pokemon

Electric/ rock

These pokemon love to hit small rocks with its rock hard tail. They get very despondent if the lies a game though.

52. Sinstea (Eliasian form)

The black tea pokemon

Ghost/ fairy

Sinister in this region accidentally possessed lamps which are said to have mystical powers.

53. Polteageist (Eliasian form)

The black tea pokemon

Ghost/ fairy

These pokemon have learned to fully use the mystical powers of the lamp. They are said to phenomenal, cosmic power, but that is debated.

54. Rolycoly

The coal pokemon

Rock

Most of its body has the same composition as coal. Fittingly, this Pokémon was first discovered in coal mines about 400 years ago.

55. Carkol (Eliasian form)

The coal pokemon

Rock/ steel

These pokemon have developed a more streamlined shape than there Galar counterparts. Therefore they really enjoy racing.

56. Truckol

The coal pokemon

Rock/ steel

These pokemon are great working pokemon. They are very friendly and are surprisingly good at going backwards.

57. Applin

The Apple core pokemon

Grass/ dragon

It spends its entire life inside an apple. It hides from its natural enemies, bird Pokémon, by pretending it’s just an apple and nothing more.

58. Flapple

The apple wing pokemon

Grass/ dragon

It ate a sour apple, and that induced its evolution. In its cheeks, it stores an acid capable of causing chemical burns.

59. Appleton

The apple nectar pokemon

Grass/ dragon

Eating a sweet apple caused its evolution. A nectarous scent wafts from its body, luring in the bug Pokémon it preys on.

60. Poispple

The sleeping death pokemon

Poison/ dragon

Eating a poisonous apple caused its evolution. Eating its apple causes ones breath to still and their blood to congeal.

[jeweledstone]

Ralts (Fighting/Ghost), Kirlia (Fighting/Ghost), Gardevoir (Fighting/Ghost), Mega Gardevoir (Fighting/Ghost), Gallade (Fighting/Dark), and Mega Gallade (Fighting/Dark)

Martz -(lvl 20)-> Kicklia -(lvl 30)-> Gardevalor <-(mega evolve)-> Mega Gardevalor

Kicklia -(Dusk Stone)-> Gallash <-(mega evolve)-> Mega Gallash

Battle Info:

^ Attack, Sp. Attack

v Sp. Defense

Martz, Kicklia, Gardevalor, Mega Gardevalor

Weak to: Flying, Ghost, Psychic, Fairy

Resistant to: Poison, Rock, Bug(x1/4)

Immune to: Normal, Fighting

Gallash, Mega Gallash

Weak to: Fairy(x4), Fighting, Flying

Resistant to: Rock, Ghost, Dark(x1/4)

Immune to: Psychic

Info: The black horns on Martz’s head can sense vibrations in the air. Using this ability, it can create a complete map of its location without needing to actually see it.

If Kicklia senses the movements of an on coming threat, it will often violently lash out a barrage of kicks and punches at them until they are unconscious.

Gardevalor uses its powerful attacks to protect its trainer from those it sees as dangerous. It’s said that it’s glare alone is enough to paralyze someone with fear.

The two pseudo-hands extending from Mega Gardevalor’s belt have sharp, pointed claws that can slice through solid steel. Anyone who gets too close to it or it’s trainer will be targeted by said hands.

Upon evolution, Gallash gains sharp blades on its arms that can easily tear through flesh and bone. It uses them to protect its trainer.

The combination of the blades on Mega Gallash’s arms and the one made of energy emitted from its belt make it a very deadly opponent. When overwhelmed, they will recklessly slash at anything near it with all 3 blades.

[winebleeds]

@bnjmin    sent    ❛    🍍 (obligatory to send this one) 🍏 🍎🍊🥝 for all    ❜

⤑   FRUIT HEADCANONS

you’re really making me add this to a read more, huh.

🍍  :    how comfortable is my muse in their body? how do they feel about their height,  weight,  strength,  and body type?  how important is being attractive to them? 

raleigh: yeah, he’s not. he hates looking at a mirror. out of his insecurities, his height gets to him the worse. while barely below average at 5′8, he becomes one of the shorter men within a group. doesn’t help when his younger brother became taller than him or even his youngest sister being taller in heels. he was also the weakest of his siblings when they got older, though he doesn’t make too much effort gaining muscle. only enough to keep lean and not too tired looking. despite his insecurities about his appearance, he is low maintenance when it to looking attractive. in fact, his insecurities block how others consider him attractive, puzzled when someone does mention such; it’s just pity for him. so yeah, the most insecure about his body but the least caring about attractiveness. 

liz: yeah, very comfortable. too comfortable. a big portion of her attire is meant to show off her body, knowing she looks good... and people definitely pay attention to that.  still, like raleigh, she does have some insecurity about her height. instead of drowning in said insecurity, she alters how people view her height, to the point people blink at figuring out she’s 5′2; it’s the same at minimal curves, considering she enjoys viewing curves on other women. she does the most to portray her attractive features through her attire and confidence, knowing it pays off. but, again, it’s less on insecurities or even as much on manipulation anymore; it’s simply a preference. 

jamie: despite his job as a fitness trainer, he’s smaller than his football years. he won’t gain those muscles of his college prime again, and he does look back with a twang of guilt, even if some of it wasn’t in his control. after his injury, he lost a lot of weight he’s beginning to gain back. he also had a smaller figure during his teenage years that brought insecurities, especially his braces, until he grew several inches and boarder shoulders right before his senior year. he also made a drastic change in his outfits to better fit his fitness now rather than the southern style of his former years. he’s the most cautious on his attire because of his insecurities, despite acting confident about it. 

maddie: due to societal standards on plus size, she does have insecurities about her weight. but even jamie & liz, one in fitness and the other much smaller, ensure her she doesn’t need to worry about such; she’s just board built and curved like a spencer. but her conservative clothes, especially compared to her sister, hints of her hiding herself, though her personality outshines those internal feelings. she can feel insecure of her height as well, since it throws of men shorter than her, but she’s gotten more comfortable with that aspect of her. 

🍏  :    how stable is my muse’s physical health?  do they go for regular or semi-regular checkups by a physician?  do they have any diagnosed illnesses and / or take any medication?  how often do they get sick?

raleigh: unless his slight limp from his leg injury counts, then he doesn’t have any health issues, and never really did. so far, his seasonal allergies haven’t occurred in la, though he has his allergy medicine just in case he gets stuffy like he did in the carolina autumn. otherwise, he’s quite healthy. besides being, well, a surgeon, he does get checkups.

liz: generally, she’s healthy. she may get the sniffles or a cold during the winter seasons, but nothing she can’t recover from by the next couple days. however, her reproductive organs cannot reproduce.  she was diagnosed with primary ovarian insufficiency at 16, since she never experienced her natural period. the doctors are not sure the source of the condition, though it’s potentially a genetic defect once amenorrhea and/or being underweight was ruled out. so she had taken estrogen & continues taking calcium and vitamin d supplements to avoid bone loss. besides more common dryness during sex that lube fixes, she doesn’t think often about the condition; she’s never wanted children to begin with and knew her career would define her anyways.

jamie: oh boy. so his childhood was bombarded with health issues. the main two were chicken pox & tonsillitis, which weakened his immune system. once his tonsils were removed, his health started to get better, where he was able to stay outside without high risk of getting sick. still, his immune system isn’t the best, and will get a sinus infection or the flu (if he doesn’t get his shot in time) each year. then, there’s his concussions, his single ear deafness, and other injuries. throughout horseback riding, he has broken a wrist and a couple concussion. for football, there’s his rotator cuff, sprained ankles, and his deafness in his right ear, though he’s been hoh since the fall from the cliff with raleigh. the lining of his stomach is also weak from alcohol, so he’s careful about any foods that could erupt it. despite having the healthiest lifestyle (now), he’s the least healthiest.

maddie: she had appendicitis, and had her appendix removed. but other than that, she’s been pretty healthy, similar to raleigh. out of the four, though, she goes to doctors least, and haven’t been to a checkup for awhile. 

🍎  :    how stable is my muse’s mental health?  have they been diagnosed with any mental illnesses and  /  or conditions?  do they have any undiagnosed mental illnesses and  /  or conditions?  do they or should they attend therapy?

they all need therapy.

raleigh: besides extreme insecurities and bouts of depression, he’s pretty stable. his stress levels can get high, which heightens his insecurities and anxiety about how other people view, which spark his depression. he has been diagnosed with depression during med school, and goes back & forth to therapy when he feels worse about it. but he’s done better since he has a more stable life, instead of the turbulence during his parents’ divorce.

liz: most of liz’s mental state come from her fears. while, yes, she is scared of snow & water, those are two factors that trigger her claustrophobia; elevators and not being able to see a way out of tight spaces trigger it as well. the source came from her nearly drowning in the lake as a child, and has been struggling since then. she has gone to therapy for her infertility as a teenager, but not much happened during the sessions with the minimal talking on liz’s side. but she should go back to have someone to guide her about opening up & her trust issues, since it does cause issues in relationships.  and, no, while particular on cleaning, she does not have ocd.

jamie: his multiple of concussion enhance his recklessness & behavior. and his alcohol intake did alter his decision making & temper as well. he was diagnosed with alcoholism, and went to aa meetings for a couple years. he still goes to therapy, though continues to have anger issues. when he was a child, people did think he had adhd, once he gotten out of his shell from the health issues, but doctors did not think he had adhd & was just simply hyper.    

maddie: she’s the most stable of them all. she’s open about her feelings to people; she probably opens up too much. and, while she can get sad or mad about certain aspects of her life, it doesn’t halt her life. she doesn’t go to therapy, but she’ll do fine at it when talking in general helps her. 

🍊  :    does my muse desire romance?  is it something they would actively seek out,  or prefer to happen more  ‘  naturally?  ’  what is their love life like?  do they have any exes or past flings,  or crushes?

raleigh: it’s less about romance than having a partner when raising a family that will stay long term. because he really wants a family and kids. which, due to his clueless, the romance will have to happen naturally and the other person has to seek him out. he has dated here and there, but nothing that amounted to anything beyond a first date; sometimes, he’ll go get coffee with someone and not realize it was a date until a week later, so... but he does have two exs, one in high school and another from undergrad, which is mentioned in this timeline. and he did have a crush on his friend tessa, but it died down when they both decided to remain friends. 

liz: no. not romance, and 9/10 she ghosts someone the minute they think anything between her is getting serious, with examples in her timeline. it’s the opposite of one night stands, she does not seek out romance at all. gross. she doesn’t have time for that.

jamie: similar to raleigh, he wants a family in the near future, though wants to settle into his life a little bit more, knowing how rough his past will work to a future spouse. he’s a good 50/50 on seeking out dates and letting it happen more naturally; it will be more naturally with men while he controls the flirtation with women. he has several exs and old flings and crushes, but the most noticeable is lillian irene, a dance major he dated throughout college... even if he wasn’t the most faithful and she deserved so much better than him; still, she helped him sober up even after the officially broke up their relationship. oh, and his main celebrity crushes as a teenager were britney spears  & jennifer beals... who lillian irene had close resemblance to...

maddie: she enjoys dating and being romantic, but it’s something that’s casual as she’s still exploring the world. while she seeks out dates, she also seeks out the friends and just enjoys knowing other people. she doesn’t understand how liz can have one night stands, since sex for maddie means close attachment and romance. 

🥝  :    does my muse have any  ‘  unusual  ’  habits, interests,  and  /  or talents?  do they hide it,  or are they proud of it?

raleigh: he has some obscure science fiction books that have a special place on his bookshelf, but those have a personal connection to him coming from his piano instructor / role model. but a lot of his interests are pretty mainstream in terms of star wars & whatnot, even if they were as much as a child. 

liz: her most unusual will have to be her random construction projects. this started with raleigh’s legos as a kid, and of course expanded to her engineering career. but she still have her designs of buildings or computer codes or airplanes in her free time, and, once she has the space for it, will experiment on building her own car engine or whatever she can assemble in a garage and may get a few patens in her later life. while not too unusual, it’s more of a shock that someone as “feminine” as her would do something so “masculine.”  because, while she doesn’t hide it, she doesn’t promote it either.

jamie: he dances, or he can dance well. which makes sense, with his ex being a professional dancer & needing to impress her. but, still, it wasn’t hard to get him to share that interest. even before lillian irene, he would sneak into hidden places to figure out the choreography for music videos, especially britney spears. of course he hides it, outside of appropriate moments of dancing with someone on the dancefloor. but he’ll just pretend he doesn’t know the difference first and fifth position in ballet or that he knows the final dance to flashdance.

maddie: she often paints on jean pockets or vinyl records rather than a tradition canvas. considering there’s a market for such, it’s not too unusual and can make money from it. but she purposefully doesn’t like using traditional canvases for her artwork. also, her knowing how to play the harp stands out when she points out which music instruments she knows how to play. 

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Okay, yes, I really, really love KIJA, so it is interesting: if you have any headkanon's about it?

I really, really love Kija too. (*≧ω≦*) And oh my gosh, headcanons! A long time ago I used to post more, but I-I-I don’t think I’ve ever been asked for headcanons before?? It’s like I’m branching out from the fanart world lately. XD Well, actually I have branched out before with a little fanfic here and there, most notably one about the Hakuryuu Village leading to Kija’s birth. When I started it I was inspired by @itsomgitsgreenblogging‘s backstory fic about Shin-ah and @mcgrillzdumpinc‘s backstory fic about Jaeha, and I thought, yeah, I could totally write one for Kija. Although I did have that one planned out, I wound up losing steam for it after a few chapters, so I only posted the prequel which fleshed out the village setting a bit more. So these are some Hakuryuu Village and Kija headcanons. 1. Hakuryuu Village is a geneticist’s research paradise, because the efforts to preserve the Hakuryuu bloodline and the distinct preference for white hair in all the normal people led to a bit of an inbreeding problem. They started to realize this, so they kept close track of everyone lineage so as to enforce rules about how close of a relative you’re allowed to marry. There are two cultural side effects to this. First, everyone can proudly tell you their closest relation to a Hakuryuu and which generation Hakuryuu he was. Second, since having children out of wedlock due to uncertain parentage is a major taboo, there is a general attitude that if a man sleeps with a woman, he must take responsibility by marrying her. 

2. This means that there’s a very, very strong incentive for women to woo whichever man they want to be married to. And since most women would dream of the honor of being married to Hakuryuu, there’s a strong incentive for them to try to seduce him, or at least start rumors that they had relations with Hakuryuu. Hence, Kija has found himself targeted by many of the village’s more aggressive women. 3. When Kija was a newborn, he probably had to put up a fight to survive. Aside from the back injury itself, it probably resulted in him losing a lot of weight due to the difficulty in feeding him as it healed. There was probably a lot of concern at first about whether or not he would even be able to walk. 4. One of the biggest threats to Hakuryuu Village is disease. Aside from the merchants, most of the villagers have never been exposed to many illnesses, so they have low immunity. What’s more, if there is some kind of outbreak, their secluded location makes it difficult to seek medicine, especially in winter. Since we know Kija’s mother is dead and he does not seem to have any recollection of her (the only canon glimpse we’ve gotten was when he was an infant), I was going to write it into my fic that she falls ill during an epidemic that sweeps the village while Kija is 2 or 3 three years old. By then he’s already been instilled with the idea that he can use his claws to fight and protect people from harm, so when Granny tries to explain to him that his mother may die soon, he offers to fight off whatever is hurting her. She explains that he can’t help against small things, like the small thing inside of her that’s hurting her. 5. And that is what leads to Kija’s fear of little creepy crawly things, even though he doesn’t actually remember being so freaked out about little things inside his mother that he is powerless against.6. Granny originally developed love potions to help a previous Hakuryuu with impotence. Har har. She thought of other ways to make love potions long before Kija was even born, but development of the Love Scale only started recently. Kija of course had no idea. 7. Granny originally developed beauty products because she wanted to maintain her own beauty (hence, for a centenarian she’s looking pretty good), and then those became one of the special products the merchants would sell to raise money for the village. The secret ingredient is water from the natural spring where Hakuryuu bathes. Again, Kija had no idea. 8. Kija grew up training so that he would be ready if he ever needed to serve Hiryuu, so although he’s not as buff as Shin-ah or Jaeha (Jaeha, what the hell, how much time did you spend working out to get those abs? Is Gigan a personal trainer or something?), he’s still in very, very good shape. He needs decent core strength to make good use of his dragon arm, after all. 9. The reason he faints so often with fevers when he first starts traveling with Yona is only partly due to overexertion. Like when his dragon hand got burning hot during his initiation, the Hakuryuu ghosts haunting him are burning with passion to serve their master. In other words, those fevers are the Hakuboos being over-excited. 10. It’s not only that Kija is stubborn about always being ready to serve his master, but Kija flat-out forgets he’s injured sometimes. Yoon yelling at him to rest is usually a better reminder than the pain itself. 11. Kija can appreciate beautiful people, and he’s extremely proud of being Hakuryuu, but he doesn’t have a drop of vanity about his own appearance. 12. After all of Yoon’s threats to Zeno about forcing him to wear a grass skirt if he keeps ruining his clothes, Kija thinks this rule applies to everyone and is very afraid to tell Yoon that he’s running out of outfits (they get ripped and stained pretty easily…). Should the day come that he ruins his last one, he plans on deeply apologizing and accepting the grass skirt as punishment. 13. He offered his clothes to Zeno, but Zeno refused, saying he was too short for them. Kija has offered them to Jaeha too on laundry day, but for whatever reason, Jaeha has refused too. Kija’s not sure why.14. Kija didn’t even notice when Jaeha referred to himself as the big brother (in the most recent chapter while talking with Shin-ah), because Kija thinks they’ve all been using brotherly terms all along, even if not directly addressing each other that way.15. At this point in the manga, Kija has matured enough to recognize that he feels a bit jealous of Hak for how special he is to Yona, but he probably still sees this as his desire as her dragon to be close to her instead of reading into his feelings romantically. In his rational mind, he knows that being her dragon does not entitle him to any special privilege, and he has no reason to feel negative about it, especially since Hak is someone he cares about a lot too. If and when Hak and Yona ever openly become a couple, he’s going to be exceedingly and honestly happy for them–tears streaming down his face in congratulations and everything–but he’ll be troubled about why it hurts so much too.