#gladion pain tag

[firedragon1321]

Why do so many of my favorite characters have absent or downright abusive dads?

I should be their (female) dad.

[firedragon1321]

I could scream about Gladion for 3000 years but like

An abused boy rescuing an abused Pokemon. Who evolves/changes through friendship. And also has Crobat/Lucario (friendship evolutions). A boy too hurt by humans to even warm up to the player, who can only find peace with Pokemon. Whose best friend has suffered at the same hands he has.

Gladion saved Silvally, but how much has Silvally saved Gladion?

man type null is so fucking cool. what if there was a chimera made in the image of god and it was abused and sheltered for all of its life and only by giving it the freedom to live and run around and love on its own terms can you unlock its full potential??? genuinely insane. the alola games cooked so much

[wandering-lane]

Call me Gladion the way I

[alola-reblogging]

Got any team skull headcannons you could maybe write hehe I personally hc the grunts have rap battle night lol

Yes yes yes I have a thousand team skull headcannons omg thanks so much for requesting hehe ♡

• So the majority of team skull are kids who couldn't begin the island challenge and felt left out, or those who attempted the island challenge and gave up.

• Some of the grunts had just came from broken homes, and Guzma sympathised with them and let them stay instantly

• Friends or siblings or cousins of grunts then joined, and the team skull family got bigger

• I mean it's cannon Plumerina sees herself as everyone's big sister, and the grunts go to their big sis with all their problems

• Relationship problems, period pain, battling tips, and to Plums annoyance, to settle the dumbest arguments

• Plums tries her best to support all the kids, and give them 1 on 1 time

• She teaches the grunts life skills, such as battling, type match ups, gives advice on the best move set and so on

• She even teaches the grunts some cooking (not that she's great at it but she's a fairly decent cook), she usually supervises in the kitchen though as there's been more then one eight times incident in the kitchen

• The grunts who have an interest in makeup, Plums teaches them too. All of Alola may be fearful of Team skull but they can't deny their eyeliner is immaculate

• Yeah I can TOTALLY see them doing rap battles lol

• Every Friday night is rap battle night, and all the grunts are welcome to participate, the majority of everyone writes their own raps

• Many of the grunts know how to beat box

• Some of them will rap, others will back up the track beatboxing

• When Guzma joins in all of the grunts get so excited!!

• Both because the boss is in their presence, and because Guzma's sic on the mic

• They have game nights too

• They play loads of different games like Monopoly, Twister, Cludeo, they even play video games too

•It usually ends in boards being flipped, controllers being thrown and someone sulking in the corner

• Of course they have battle nights as well

• I mean, they battle every day, but once a month they'll hold a mini tournament and all battle one another

• It was something Plums came up with to help the grunts grow stronger together

• Spray painting is also a big past time of the grunts

• Most of them just tag places with the skull logo or some anarchy logos

• A few of the grunts are quite artistic about it, and all throughout alola you can see beautiful works of art that most would refuse to believe were created by a member of team skull

• And someone *cough cough guzma* spray painted ACAB on the wall of the police station

• Nanu hasn't bothered to clean it off

• In her spare time, Plumeria likes to watch anime and read manga, she has a secret soft spot for slice of life stuff

• If you mention it though she'll probably crush you.

• She also enjoys watching pokemon battles online from past champion defences or big matches from tournaments, she especially loves watching poison type trainers

• She's got a crush on Raihan from the Hammerlocke gym in the Galar region

• She follows him on social media and has seen all of his matches

• Its a secret dream of hers to battle him

• It's no secret Guzma holds a lot of anger towards Kukui and Kahuna Hala, but there's times where he truly does miss the times when he and Kukui were kids, and would just chill at the beach, eating malasadas and catching pokemon

• He misses Molayne too, and just the three of them doing absolutely nothing but cracking on and having a good time

• He would never admit to anyone, and it pisses him off when he has thoughts like that as he considers them weak and worthless

• Usually when he thinks about his old friends and the fun they had something ends up getting heavily destroyed

• When Guzma recruited Gladion as the enforcer of team skull he offered Gladion to come stay with them in Po Town

• Gladion refused, simply because the grunts annoyed him to point of going insane, and he knew it was best to be alone to get stronger, and he didn't want so many untrustworthy eyes of Null

• Plumeria and Guzma knew he was living rough, and felt bad for the kid, so Guzma fronted Gladion the cash for his motel room

• Gladion insisted on paying Guzma back but he refused to accept the money, stating to Gladion that it was nothing and in return he can back up the grunts when needed and do odd jobs for them

• Gladion was instantly thankful, though he had a difficult time expressing it

• Gladion usually had to defend the grunts against island challengers when they were loosing in battle

• The odd jobs consisted of many things, like stealing supplies from warehouses, finding and catching a specific pokemon, sometimes even doing drop offs for some not so legal products Guzma was selling on the low

• Gladion tried to keep away from Po Town and Team skull whenever he could, but the money was decent and Gladion was desperate

• He knew he had to feed his Pokemon, as well as himself

• He doesn't regret his time in team skull because he knew it was do or die but its not his proudest moment

• Gladion is always invited to game nights or rap battle nights by Plumeria but he always refuses, insisting he's got no time for nonsense with people below his level

• There was this one time he was at the mansion late delivering some stuff he picked up for Guzma, when a tropical rainstorm ensued and the trails was blocked off by mini floods, so he had no choice but to spend a night at the mansion

• It just so happened to he rap battle night

• Gladion hid in a corner watching in utter horror as all of the grunts danced around, spitting bars and blaring music throughout the mansion

• Guzma pushed him to the centre where he utterly froze and refused to participate

• This is where the grunts distsin of him really began, they already didn't like that he refused to live in the mansion and wear the team skull uniform, but they went absolutely mad when their boss paid for a motel for him too

• The grunts were jealous of the favoritism that Guzma showed Gladion, so when the boss himself wanted Gladion to rap and he refused, that was pretty much a death sentence for Gladion in the grunts eyes

• One of the grunt girls have a little thing for Gladion, and they're always overly flirty with him

• Gladion shows her no interest and is extremely uncomfortable with her advances

• She doesn't stop though, and overtime he just becomes irritated

• A lot of the grunts took this offensively that Gladion wasn't interested in their friend, just adding another reason to their hatred

• When the grunts gang up on him, it ends in pokemon battles, although there's been occasions its ended in a fist fight

• Plumeria always tries to keep the peace but even she has been at the blunt end of Gladions sharp tongue in the past

• do you guys remember when gladion called plumeria a whore in the manga omfg

Tysm for this ask it was fun ♡

[kibibarel]

reading ur recent posts on lusamine and its just like What ive been sayin... my lord. Empty. notjhing. Theres nothing here in this house. Even though we couldve had everything.. having aether foundation as [one of] your favorite things from pkmn is just curse to open websites and see nothing. No interest posts no "character analysis" from "character analysis website" no fanart... yes theres some But not ENOUGH.... how is aether so small in the form of being recognized... despite being so huge in one of the greatest games in the series.. u can say "Oh but so many missed opportunities" "not enough canon explanation" all u want.. but isnt that what we were born to do.. Expand on one ofthe most interesting things in pkmn ever. i can never find ANYTHING for lusamine other than lame porn and dont get me started on my jack shit for the branch chiefs.. Its sucks out here. Hope you dont mind the rambling in your askbox you are just like the only person i follow/have seen who has also complained about how empty it is out here. i love aether its a pain to enjoy aether

exactlyyyyy.......

i mean i get WHY people might not want to analyze Lusamine...she is an abusive parent (and also has a fucked up relationship with fan favorite Male Character Guzma...and she is also A Female Villain who is allowed to live instead of being put down like a mad dog lmao...) so people don't want to even think about her. i get it, that's too raw for some people...but it is kind of a shame how little most people understand her character and how popular opinion on her seems to be either "if you like Lusamine at all, you are a child abuse apologist" or "LMAOOO LOVE TO HATE HER, GIRLBOSS ❤️❤️" and that's like IT...

remember when Lusamine first got added to Masters and i had to block like 5 people on Day 1 for clogging her tag with character hate....she can't even BE PRESENT IN CANON without people getting mad on a personal level, i'm not surprised few people want to study her the way we do........but come on...you don't have all the facts...she's a tragic monsterfucker who paid a guy to recreate god in her basement! THREE TIMES!!! that's fantastic 😭😭

Faba and Wicke are secondary characters who don't play much of a role in the story so i also get why they aren't very popular...but they Could Be That Deep if you believe in them...Wicke basically double crosses Lusamine by helping Gladion and Lillie get away from her while still continuing to stick around as Assistant Branch Chief? she's the one who works with Interpol on the Ultra Beast Nonsense post-game? she used to be a trainer and went on a Pokéjourney through Kanto once? Faba runs a self-help blog??? come ON

[fandomstars]

Hello! I haven’t read any of your works personally, but are there any specific things you like to write the most? Genres, scenarios, character types or tropes, what makes you the most excited to write a story? How do you do it? Do you write it all down the moment you have a great idea, or do you let it sit and develop for several days between writing sessions?

Genres:

Angst

Hurt / Comfort

Fluff

Adventure

Romance (only if it’s an OTP of mine I’m at least 20% confident I can write okay at.)

Scenarios:

Angst / Hurt of MC (Ex. Jim Kirk)

Action scenes (even if my skills in such aren’t the best)

Battle scenes

Pokemon Journey

Duels

Alternate Canon

Small, cute, but wholesome moments

Character types:

Angst

Sassy (Even though my attempts are few and far between)

Conflict (mainly from angst but also other things)

Adventurous

Tropes:

Angst thoughts / actions from conflict (I like to see characters go deeper in their emotions.)

De-aged (So far I have yet to actually write one…but man do I love this trope! Obi-wan, Jim Kirk, Tony Stark, I’m in!)

Hurt character gets comfort (hugs/kiss/protected it’s all there! Example tag I’ve read many of is < Obi-Wan gets a hug > )

Alternate Canon (It can be fix its, alternate actions of one particular scene, I just love the emotion and energy in it all! Giving a better ending in some cases. )

Tropes / other fanfic stuff I despise:

• Wanda, Steve Rogers, Natasha, and basically all of Team Cap (minus Sam / Bucky (overrated but still like) / Scott) being shown and appreciated as heroes despite being anything but since Winter Soldier & Age of Ultron.

{ I swear if I hear of more praise for Wanda and others, plus Wanda x Vision being OkAy?! I’m going to hurl. >•< }

• Ash being romantically involved with either Serena, Misty, Dawn, May, Cynthia, and more. Also harems….I HATE harems.

{ Only ones I ship with Ash romantically:

• Gary / Paul / Kiawe / Gladion / Lillie / Goh }

Obi-wan hated = Jedi Council bashing

{ I get he’s on the council, but does hating the Jedi Order / Council really fall to hating him specifically or at all? From what I’ve seen, he isn’t the one making many bad decisions! }

AOS Jim Kirk being written as some womanizer / bad guy

{ I get the movies portrayed him a little as such…but that’s just wrong! As someone who’s a fan of such movies, it just pains me how he’s written as so shallow. Makes me still wish for a tv series of this version of Star Trek. Chris Pine rocks as Jim Kirk, and the clear portrayal of a traumatic childhood/past could be explored so much more! I mean it’s clear this version went through Tarsus IV too. Maybe more than TOS Kirk. }

Harry Potter as stupid / paired with Hermione, Ginny, basically anyone not Draco Malfoy (or Luna, though with her it depends on my mood at the time) / Hermione overrated worship / Horocrux = Dursley abuse

{ Look, it may be cliche, but I like Harry Potter as a character. He’s a good main character with an overall good arc. I just hated him being with Ginny in the end. It didn’t help with ‘Cursed Child’, like he may not be a perfect parent, but he’s darn sure more than anything that ‘book’ portrayed! It’s even worst in the canon books, and even some fanfics, where Harry is portrayed as dumb. He could of been sorted into any house..Any. There’s more type of intelligence, and he shows he’s clearly got academic intelligence too, but considering just how he had to ‘not ask questions’ and ‘not get better grades than Dudley’ basically explains aside from teenager mood why his school work was as it was. Just cause he isn’t some book genius like Hermione, doesn’t mean he couldn’t of gotten into Ravenclaw.

Speaking of, why is she so glorified? Okay sure, she’s a good character and friend…but she isn’t some god! No, she didn’t carry the entire series, let alone do all the hard work, not be the reason Ron and Harry made it and so on, she has faults! She can’t solve everything! Lets face it, if those two hadn’t saved her from the troll back when they were eleven, she won’t be around most likely.

Now the Dursleys and horocruxs….oh boy. If there’s one thing I hate in canon the most in this series, it’s this. No, the Dursleys didn’t abuse Harry because of the horocrux. I don’t blame the people that believe this though, as it’s clear the ‘author’ wrote said abuse as mere nothing, glossed over and “explained” as something that’s Harry’s fault. Um no! Abuse isn’t something to be glossed over! The Dursleys were clearly horrible people before Harry even got sent to them! They despited him and his parents, and literally spoke of trying to beat the magic out of him! I don’t know if the Wizarding world has a CPS, but surely if it wasn’t for ‘protect in the blood wards despite being abuse/starved/could of been killed in said house every year with the plus of the wards being non-existent/unless by end of his fourth year’ Dumbledore there be something done no? That also makes another point of how the ‘author’ glossed over said abuse…he names one of his kids after Dumbledore and a bully of a teacher! If Snape were a muggle teacher, he’d be fired on day one. Let’s not get even started on glossing over Neville, Draco, and basically all of Slytherin house home-life/trauma. I’d go on, but then I’d just give myself a blistering headache for days.

Most excited to write a story:

What excites me to write a story can be a number of things. Usually it is through watching a particular character go through something, or some character saying something. Of course, comments on my fanfics help too, but reading others fanfic helps also! Being able to immerse myself in the world of fanfic, and see multiple views of a scene or a character it always so fascinating. Granted, I only look for fanfics of my specific likes, but the thought still stands! Questions, and answers to certain aspects of certain fandoms can sometimes inspire me to write something of the fandom in a new way you know? Yet despite all this, I still have tons of WIP fics that I have yet to update in like forever.

How do you write:

It’s a mix of the two scenarios actually. Like sometimes I get an idea and can write at least a chapter or two before the writing juice runs out. Other times the idea comes in pieces during a couple of days, though it’s mostly small scenes or inputs of characteristics. Either way, still got a ton of WIP because of both.

Thanks for asking!

[night-gladion-and-their-ghosts]

A desert plane. An open range. And his target out in the open. Taking aim he put the human in his crosshairs. Adjusted to compensate for all factors. "Reaper Strike." And with that whispered a barage of compressed sand would be fired from the gun on his right arm. All of them heading for Galdion's vital points. @digital-pokemon

The Baston was out of view, jump him, Shadow, and Silvally. Renamon was tagging behind, huffing to himself. Shadow and Gladion happily chatted away when the gunshot sounded out. Having turned his body it barely clipped his arm making him grasp the arm, howling in fear and pain.

Silvally growled and scanned for danger, Shadow quickly drew his pistol jumping into the sky.

[doggedfather]

Relationship headcanons

Repost, don't reblog

Name: Sirius Orion Black

Nickname: Padfoot, blood traitor, my greatest disappoint (walburga), pain in the ass (everyone)

Gender: Male

Romantic orientation: Big gay

Preferred pet names: he likes padfoot. He doesn't really have any pet names? He'd be hella picky about them too. If someone calls him some stupid name he'd probably punch them.

Relationship status: lmfao mans died a virgin

Favorite canon ship(s): OK. Canon is fake. Canonically died a virgin which is STRAIGHT PROPAGANDA from the Queen of Hets Joanne. LET SIRIUS BE SLUTTY 2020!

Favorite non-canon ship(s) so far: listen remus x Sirius would be canon if it wasn't for our queer baiting queen, but it's not so obviously all of my remus ships. And Gladion @aparecium-muses (is that the blog with Gladion? Idk anymore) is his SOULMATE ok we were talking and they're like "yeah Gladion's patronus is an Irish wolfhound" and I was like PADFOOT IS AN IRISH WOLFHOUND and we were like YOOOO! and it was meant to be. Also when that thing with @alwaysconquer happened lmfao that was wild. Also it hasn't happened yet but Sirius totally has a thing for Kingsley and I need to write that so HMU all you Kingsley blogs

Opinion on true love: Sounds fake but whatever.

Opinion on love at first sight: nah. More like lust at first sight.

How ‘Romantic’ are they?: Sirius can romance someone to death. You want that candlelit dinner in a park while the way you look tonight is playing? Sirius can deliver! But he's also the kind of person that has the maturity of a 13 year old, so beware.

Ideal physical traits: BIG SEXY MAN! Look like Thor or leave. Jk. He likes guys that are taller than him, but he's tall so that can be a little hard. Doesn't like super short hair. He wants to be able to play with it or pull on it. He's not picky with muscles, as long as you don't look like a balloon animal steroid dude. That's ugly. And god. Please shower.

Female: lmao

Male: I mean I basically described it?

Ideal personality traits: sense of humor. I mean you'd have to have one to even tolerate Sirius so. He likes anyone he can hold a conversation with, so he's not big on guys that never say anything. Be able to make fun of yourself. Also y'all need to go with the flow!

Unattractive physical traits: anyone who looks like Severus Snape. Ok fr tho y'all gotta shower! Wash ya damn hair! He doesn't like short hair like I said, and no balloon looking mans.

Unattractive personality traits: Severus Snape. sorry. Ok so no sense of humor, no ability to laugh at themselves, and people that can't go with the flow. Also death eaters except that one time with Lucius that doesn't count

Ideal date: oh god. He's not very picky. Except he won't step foot in a public pool or a McDonald's because ew.

Do they have a type?: friends. Literally it's people he's been friends with for a while that he falls for. It can be problematic.

Average relationship length: Sirius is the kind of guy that falls hard, so he's really not gonna end a relationship unless it gets really bad. Even then he might not end it. So basically you have to dump him or it will never end.

Preferred non-sexual intimacy: PLAY WITH HIS HAIR! God y'all. He's a dog. Pet him. Also as long as his mans is touching him he's happy. Arm around his waist or shoulders, hand on his back or ass, etc

Commitment level: ride or die. You've got a body you need to hide? Bet. Gotta go into hiding? Bet.

Opinion of public affection: it depends on the place and whether it's situationally appropriate. He won't make out with someone in a nice restaraunt or anywhere with kids around. Take him to a nightclub? Mans will be all over you.

Past relationships?: lmao

Tagged by: @aparecium-muses

Tagging: all of you

[aparecium-muses]

Name: Gladion Spica Aether

Fc: alex pettyfer

Aliases: Gladi

Date of Birth: August 23

Place of Birth: Aether Manor, Britain

Race: wizard

Gender: Cis Male

Romantic Preference: Biromantic

Sexual Preference: Bisexual

Height: 6′1

Hair Color:  Blond

Eye Color: Dark Green

Myers Briggs: ISTJ-A

Pets: corn snake; morph amelanistic, named Archibald ( Gladion liked snakes before ending up in Slytherin )

Scars: These are more inward scars but due to the fact that he has been under the crucio curse more times to count Gladion is unable to feel pain anymore. He has extensive nerve damage due to this and has to be careful as he could easily walk on a broken leg and not notice it causing more damage to himself. He also has a starburst scar on his back. 

Wand:  Laurel and Dragon heartstring, 11 inches, slightly flexible

Boggart: His mother who berates and belittles him, telling him he’s unwanted weak-willed and will never be able to protect his sister

Patronus:  Irish Wolfhound

Animagus: blond Irish Wolfhound

House: Slytherin

Blood status: Pureblood 

Personality: Gladion appears cold on the outside and barely emotes his feelings. He is the very definition of an ice prince, many believing him to be cool and unfeeling. In reality, he is quite soft on the inside who cares and loves deeply but is forced to hide any and all emotions in fear of them being used against him by those around him. He is loyal to a fault and will do anything for those that he has given his loyalty too even if said thing is questionable. 

He gets better as he ages able to smile more but only for those he cares for. He never gives his true smiles over easily and it is a sign of how he cares for the other person to be vulnerable with them.

Skills: dark arts, silent spells, a few wandless spells, leading, emotional speeches 

Residence: Hogwarts, Aether Manor, a home his mother has in France, verse dependent.

Additional Information: Gladion��s main verse is set in the lightening era though he has a marauders verse

Gladion in the lightening verse has a little sister named Lillie who is a year younger then he is and is sorted into Hufflepuff the house he wanted to be sorted into. 

Gladion was an experiment in his mothers Lusamine’s eyes having been put under the crucio curse since he was 7 years old,  (though in the younger years the crucio was brief only a second or two if he had done something his mother believed to be unsightly) all in the name of voldomort in hopes of creating solders that didn’t feel pain. While in the verses where he's older he's unable to feel pain; in his younger verses, he's still able to feel pain. His pain tolerance starts to raise around 3rd year and the true start of where he starts to lose those feelings. More

VERSES

Main School Verse Lightening Era: Gladion is the second line of Aethers to step into Hogwarts but the first who would begin at Hogwarts and graduate there. His mother and father had been part of a program to build relationships with wizarding schools across the globe. His mother coming from Beauxbatons while his father came from Durmstrang and went to Hogwarts for a short time.

The Aether name is a new pureblooded name in the British community but none the less respected. The school verse shows the rise of Gladions' neutral faction and attempts of changing the magical world and help their community florish.

Marauders Era School Verse: Instead of Gladion being Lusamine’s son he’s her younger brother, the surprise baby of Lusamine’s parents. An unexpected but not unwanted child; they dote on him due to him being the baby in the family and knowing that Lusamine is on her way of leaving the nest. Although a bit of a black sheep his interest in Muggle things is seen as a “cute hobby” instead of downright blasphemist.

Gladion’s born in 1960 August 23rd and goes to Hogwarts due to the international student program, though this time he’d be going from 1st year until graduation since his parents saw Lusamine’s time there as successful.

Time Travel: Instead of studying ancient magical text like his father Gladion becomes an unspeakable. His line of work is hush hush of course but he takes great pride in it none the less even if he’s unable to speak about it. Though one accident with a newly made time turner mixed with an attack on the ministry building has Gladion thrown back into time!

Due to the nature of time travel, there are many different ways this could happen thus the above just being one of the many examples of it. Expect different outcomes if you personally ask for my time travel verse.

War Main Lightening era: This verse is set mainly in 6th and 7th year the years where the war was more promonaint. It follows Gladion's dealings with the war and trying to keep his little sister Lillie and allies alive and safe.

Post War Lightening era:  Gladion finishes his education and goes into the same field that his father went into. Due to the war, he ends up regularly seeing a therapist to learn how to live with his PTSD. (the PTSD he got from his mother’s abuse and from the war) He has nightmares daily about his mother often and keeps dreaming of her death. He’s finding difficulties continuing with his life and not being on the move or plotting something or other. He can’t find it in himself to find peace as he feels like he should still be fighting, he feels like the war had just begun even if it’s ended.

Marauder’s era War: Whilst Gladion never has a big part in the war he’s in the background keeping his ear to the ground; picking up any and all info on the death eaters movements and possible plans. Part of him doesn’t want to get involved with the war, Britain isn’t his homeland after all but another part of him knows this place was more home to him than the ‘home’ back in France was.

Closed Ship Verse Sirius/Gladion

Sirius/Gladion Marauders Era Postwar:

Closed verse with @doggedfather  

Gladion Aether left without his only friend/lover and without the other Marauders, (besides a lone Remus Lupin) is forced to pick up the pieces of his shattered heart.

Whilst Gladion legally fights the ministry like a man possessed for Sirius freedom life continues on. Others pity him, seeing his actions as denial from a lovesick fool while others see him as barking mad for his defense of a ‘death eater.’ Throughout the lonely years, Gladion manages to make it out on his own creating new spells in French and English respectively and earn his degree in wizarding history, even as his sister Lusamine dose her best to discredit him to the British wizarding community.

Once hearing of Sirius escape all eyes turn to him assuming, “mad man Aether” had something to do with it even though Gladion knew he didn’t have the power to break anyone out of Azkaban let alone Sirius.

Once hearing the news Gladion stalks the forest around Hogwarts on the lookout for his missing friend/lover hoping beyond hope to find him somewhere and stop the man from doing something he regrets.

Death Eater: Gladion was forced to take the death eaters mark when he was 16 years old. He did it to save Lillie from the pain of being forced to take it. Now trapped within the death eaters he’s living on the knife-edge between what he believes and what he has to do to stay alive. Even so he rebelled against them silently in any form he can determined to make sure Voldemort loses.

Ship Tags

Gladion & Lyra: All I Ever Wanted Was to be Good Enough For You

Gladion & Hermionie: My Trust Is Hard Earned; But You Smashed Down All My Walls

Gladion & Ron: Flowers and Freckles Blooming Across my Skin

Gladion & Sirius: We’re intertwined in Each Other; Don’t know Where I Begin and You End

More can be added later

[firedragon1321]

Are you normal or are you crying at like 11 pm thinking about how little affection Gladion has from other human beings in his life?

Like the Lusamine issue is the biggest one. But his dad got sucked into a wormhole and then noped off to Poke Pelago (and in USUM, Lusamine decides not to tell him about his family). Team Skull treats him like fucking dirt, and in the end, they're an extension of Lusamine. Lillie and Wicke are nice to everyone, but they never show Gladion as much attention as they do Lusamine, or even the player.

The anime did address the Mohn issue better than the games. But it made the mistake of neutering Lusamine's villainy. So the happy family seems...hollow to me. The Gladion in this particular image just doesn't feel like him.

As I wrote this rant- which is a long time coming and I'm sorry- I realized it's empty because the writers are determined to "redeem" Lusamine, and in doing so require every other character to forgive her. But (game continuity) Gladion has no reason to do so. Not after what she did to his sister, or Silvally.

Not after what she did to him.

I feel like Gladion's departure in USUM should have been permanent. He needs a support system outside the Aether Foundation- wherever he has to go to find it. He has his Pokemon (many of which are friendship evolutions, so there's no doubt there's affection from them). But he needs a person to talk to. He needs to cope with what happened to him and his family. He needs and deserves friends and a healthy life.

Lillie chose to forgive Lusamine and the Aether Foundation. Gladion does not have to forgive. It's not in his character. Moreover, it's not a fucking requirement. There should be zero pressure on him to have anything to do with Lusamine, Team Skull, or the Aether Foundation. "But who will run the Aether Foundation in Sun and Mo-" nobody. Let it crumble. It was a sham the moment Lusamine and Nihilego met.

Gladion should be allowed to walk away and find happiness elsewhere. The Pokemon World is big. Countless regions exist, and more are being discovered. They're full of people. He doesn't have to suffer alone.

I didn't mean to turn this into an essay. But I have so many Thoughts about him...

[shima-draws]

Oof I got tagged by my lovely friend @maybemochas! Thanks, Kina <3

Rules: Choose any three fandoms (in random order) and answer the questions, then tag 10 people you want to know better.

Fandoms: Uhhhm let’s do Tangled, Senyuu and Pokemon okay

The first character you loved:

Tangled: Varian. Instantly. The SECOND I saw him I was like “Oooh yup he’s the big fave ALREADY and it’s been two seconds”

Senyuu: ROS <3 It was an immediate attraction lmao

Pokemon: Considering the first game I got was Emerald, it was Brendan (but I guess before that when I watched the show it was Ash, ofc)

The character you never expected to love so much:

Tangled: Cass? I really adore her she’s so great

Senyuu: Teufel!! I love my lazy demon butler boy

Pokemon: Oof honestly there are SO many characters that could fit into this but. Right now? I’d say Gladion, for sure (OH AND. Grovyle from PMD what an enormous fave)

The character you relate to the most:

Tangled: Honestly?? Probably Varian, like I understand what it’s like to be the outcast and have to constantly struggle to impress people

Senyuu: Alba he’s just so done with everything all the time and he just puts up with all his friends’ shit and THAT is a mood

Pokemon: Hmm idk;; Maybe Lillie? I’m shy like she is tbh

The character you’d slap:

Tangled: Frederic and Quirin for being irresponsible dads and keeping important secrets from their kids and causing them pain (I still love them but. Jesus)

Senyuu: Rchimedes;; dude. PLEASE DON’T DO THIS TO YOUR OWN FLESH AND BLOOD

Pokemon: Ghestis you are a horrible father and I wanna fucking deck you in the face. Giovanni too

Three favorite characters (in order of preference):

Tangled: Varian, Rapunzel, Cass

Senyuu: Ros, Alba, Eruba

Pokemon: OOF THIS IS TOUGH. MMUH. Gladion, Red aaaaand Silver? Probably?

A character you liked at first but don’t anymore:

Tangled: I STILL REALLY LOVE FREDERIC BUT LIKE. MAN. Constantly lying to Raps and hiding the truth about the rocks and Old Corona really irritated me;; it’s his responsibility to take care of his subjects and his kingdom and he did squat for Old Corona and for Var and Quirin like. GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER, YOU’RE THE KING FOR CHRIST’S SAKE

Senyuu: Mmm prolly Dezember? Like I liked him at first and his character design and his drive behind his villainism or whatever but in parts 2 and 3 he just became so. Annoying constantly trying to impress Rchimedes like;; dude, go out and be yourself, don’t follow the whims of that asshole lol. Also Rudolf too for obvious reasons

Pokemon: I wouldn’t say I DISLIKE Wally but honestly he’s never really appealed as a rival to me, I honestly forget about him whenever I go to replay RSE/ORAS

Three otps:

Tangled: If I said Varian/Altair would you guys throw forks at me (lmao also Raps/Eugene is so pure and good and sweet. Relationship goals tbh)

Senyuu: Albatross, EASY

Pokemon: OOF......I have a lot of OTPs for Pokemon but the big ones right now are Namelessshipping, Preciousmetalshipping and Trustedpartnershipping

As for who I tag?? Uhhh let’s see. @kitikat101, @zekromztk2, @theitalianscribe, @dexholder, @exotic-scribbles, @loridoodles, @lumen-ciela, @spicycoffeebean, @sweetdavepetas and anyone else who wants to do it!! You don’t have to tho ^^

[imaginegladions]

imaginegladions’ fan fiction masterlist

Untitled Drabbles:

Unplanned Pregnancy Champion of Alola Yandere Gladion

One-Shots:

Until Then, Alola [Gladion/Reader]

Summary: What shocks you out of your now tangential train of thought is the fact that it’s not Hau standing in front of your Champion’s seat.

Instead of your sunny and energetic friend, it’s the sullen, determined, oddly endearing Team Skull member, Lillie’s brother, and not friend but not enemy, Gladion.

Personal Rating: 3.5/5

OFFICIAL RATING: 4.3/5

Crazy Little Thing Called Rotom [Gladion/Reader]

Summary: About ninety percent of the reason you’re stood outside the entrance to the Aether Foundation is the fault of one Z-Powered best friend of yours.

Personal Rating: 3/5

OFFICIAL RATING: 4.2/5

No One Needs to Know [Gladion/Reader]

Summary: There was a Pokeball in your locker, it should have been your first clue that everything was about to change.

Personal Rating: 2/5

OFFICIAL RATING: 4/5

Family (Whether You Choose It or Not) [Gladion/Reader]

Summary: “Dad?” Gladion raised a brow at the man questionably. “I’m not anyone’s dad as far as I know!” Mohn said cheerfully. “I’m Mohn!”

Personal Rating: 2.5/5

OFFICIAL RATING: 3.9/5

She is Beauty, She is Grace [Gladion/Reader]

Summary: Heads up, Champ! Room chirped and you looked up in shock. The Elite Four would never let anyone up unless you beat them so this is completely unprecedented. There was only one explanation then, it was a visitor.

A visitor taking the form of one Aether Foundation President.

Personal Rating: 2/5

OFFICIAL RATING: 4.3/5

From The Start [Gladion/Reader]

Summary: Gladion turns his back on you for one minute, one minute. He’s given his Golbat a revive and is about to give Null - Silvally, he needs to remember that - a potion when the Pokemon in question runs - runs - past him and into your arms.

Personal Rating: 2.5/5

OFFICIAL RATING: 3.9/5

The 4 Times Gladion Helped You Out (And the 1 Time He Helped Himself) [Gladion/Reader] 

Summary: You’ve always known what kind of guy you wanted in life. It didn’t hit you until you started looking for him that there were rules and barriers and codes of conduct for that sort of thing.

Personal Rating: 4/5

OFFICIAL RATING: 4.7/5

Podfic [16 minutes 39 seconds]

Tis The Season (Of Meddling Siblings) [Gladion/Reader]

Summary: “So what brings you back to Alola?” 

Lillie grins. “I’m here to make you fess up to my brother.”

Personal Rating: 3/5

OFFICIAL RATING: 4.3/5

i can’t hold you (except in my dreams) [Gladion/Reader]

Summary: Gladion watches you walk away again after shooting you down, a fake smile still plastered across your face but your posture is one of defeat. Hau walks up to him, looking at him meaningfully. “Don’t start.” He says.

Personal Rating: 2.5/5

OFFICIAL RATING: 3.9/5

The Reason Why (I Still Dream) [Gladion/Reader]

Summary: Closing your eyes, you tap blindly and hear the telltale wooshing sound of a sent message. You opened your eyes. You’d done it. 

You asked EnforcerGladion to do a collaboration with you.

Personal Rating: 3/5

OFFICIAL RATING: 3.7/5

Best Friend Tag [Gladion/Reader]

Summary: You adjusted the webcam and smiled. “Hey guys, it’s MoonsChampion otherwise known as [Y/N] and here with me today is EnforcerGladion also known as just Gladion. He will be explaining what we’re doing here today.”

Personal Rating: 3/5

OFFICIAL RATING: 3.9/5

I Won’t Leave [Gladion/Reader]

Summary: You looked stunning under the light of the moon now far overhead as Gladion stepped forward to brush trembling fingers through your hair. You looked beautiful. You looked exhausted.

Personal Rating: 3/5

OFFICIAL RATING: 4.1/5

Only Heaven Knows [Gladion/Reader]

Summary: You might be winning the hearts of these boys to capture loose souls but every single time they always kissed you and not the other way around. 

You think idly that if you ever fell in love you’d kiss him first. If you ever finish catching all 600,000 souls that is.

Personal Rating: 4/5

OFFICIAL RATING: 3.9/5

Never Be Like You (But Maybe That’s Okay) [Gladion/Reader]

Summary: “Gladion, I’m back-” You freeze at the familiar clearing of a throat. The throat of the person you’d once wanted to strangle an unhealthy amount. “Hello mother, father.”

Personal Rating: 2.5/5

OFFICIAL RATING: 4.1/5

loving him is red [Gladion/Reader]

Summary: He’s such a boy scout but you don’t really care because right now he’s your hero.

Personal Rating: 3/5

OFFICIAL RATING: 4.3/5

Paranoia [Gladion/Reader]

Summary: You’re paranoid, that’s what you tell yourself. The sound of glass breaking tells you a totally different story.

Personal Rating: 2.5/5

OFFICIAL RATING: 4.1/5

Dramatic Entrance is my Middle Name [Gladion/Reader]

Summary: Evil teams are predictable in any region. Even in Sinnoh.

Personal Rating: 4/5

OFFICIAL RATING: 3.9/5

Alolan or Not [Gladion/Reader]

Summary: You were happy with how your life turned out. Well, mostly.

Everyone gets their fair share of hate.

Personal Rating: 3/5

OFFICIAL RATING: 4.3/5

33rd Time’s The Charm [Gladion/Reader]

Summary: Gladion is home.

Personal Rating: 3/5

I’ll Protect You [Gladion/Reader]

Summary: Boarding the boat, Gladion finally registers the rocking as the sailors worked around him to get the ship moving. He can’t waste this chance.

Personal Rating: 2/5

Where are you? [Gladion/Reader]

Summary: When it comes to soulmates, Gladion has more questions than answers. Sharing Pain Soulmate AU.

Personal Rating: 2/5

This is Love [Bede/Reader]

Summary: Bede falls in love with the forest, with Fairy Pokémon, and eventually… with you, too.

Personal Rating: 3.5/5

Awkward [Gladion/Reader]

Summary: Remember when I said I’d rewrite the events in SuMo but from Gladion’s awkward POV of being in love with the protagonist the whole time? Hahaha guess what I found in my drafts.

Personal Rating: 3.5/5

One More Time, Like You Mean It [Xiao/Reader]

Summary: You invite Xiao to the Lantern Rite Festival.

Personal Rating: 3/5

Multi-Chapter:

This Start Line [Hau/Reader and Gladion/Reader] COMPLETE

Summary: You were no one until you moved to Alola. Then, you became Pokemon Trainer, friend, rival, hero, and finally Champion. But, there's still one thing you've always wanted to be. An Idol. And this... this is your start line.

Ch 1 || Ch 2 || Ch 3 || Ch 4 || Ch 5 || Ch 6 || Ch 7 || Ch 8 || Ch 9 || Ch 10 Ch 11 || Ch 12 || Hau’s Ending || Gladion’s Ending || Full AO3 Version

Personal Rating: 3/5

OFFICIAL RATING: 3.8/5

Make It! [Gladion/Reader] IN PROGRESS

Summary: All paths led back eventually. Back to Alola. And, back to Gladion.

Ch 1

Personal Rating: ?/5

Wake Up (It’s Time to Die) [Gladion/Reader] IN PROGRESS

Summary: This world isn’t kind. Not to you. Not to your family. Not to anyone. This is what Gladion learns from the moment his father was brutally killed by the subject of his research. 

This changes when he’s thrown into an arena with you, an enigmatic girl from District 11 with an equally illusive goal. All the while, Lillie becomes the key to the fall of Alola’s government. 

“Wake up.” You say, shaking him awake. “Time to Die."

Ch 1 || Ch 2 || Ch 3 || Ch 4 || Ch 5 || Ch 6 || Full AO3 Version

Personal Rating: 3.5/5

OFFICIAL RATING: 3.9/5

Scapegoat [Gladion/Reader] IN PROGRESS

Summary: All the Champions in the Alola Region have disappeared and months later the first of four Tapu Ruins are destroyed. Could one person's need for revenge bring an entire region to it's knees?

Gladion has had these feelings for a long time but your absence makes him realise he can't hide from them, and he doesn't want to.

Prologue || Ch 1 || Ch 2 || Ch 3 || Ch 4 || Full AO3 Version

Personal Rating: 4/5

OFFICIAL RATING: 4/5

Heart Strong [Hau/Reader and Gladion/Reader] IN PROGRESS

Summary: His name is Haucules. His friends call him Hau. Or at least, they would, if he had any friends. His name is Gladion. He’s stuck literally in hell with two immortal idiots.

You’re a bystander who wants to know just what the hell is going on and why the heck Zeus and Hades keep looking at you and grinning like they know something you don’t.

Ch 1 ||

Personal Rating: 4/5

Breathing in Binary [Gladion/Reader] IN PROGRESS

Summary:  Instead of escaping Aether with Type: Null, Gladion gives in and tries to escape with Lillie in tow. They are unfortunately caught in the middle of their escape. Good thing Gladion had a Plan B.

Your Pokéride device is sentient. You don’t realize it’s strange until it’s too late.

Prologue ||

Personal Rating: 4/5

Series:

Gladion is Not A Prince (Or is He?) [Gladion/Reader]

Summary: A series of fics set in the Disney Universe.

Watch Me (Conquer) [Mulan AU]

Summary: Gladion and Lillie are to be wed to a very wealthy trader from Kanto but Gladion harbours a really awkward crush on the saviour of Alola.

[pureblooded-outcast]

BASICS.

► NAME ➔ “Gladion Spica Aether.”

► ARE YOU SINGLE? ➔ “That’s on a need to know basis.”

► ARE YOU HAPPY? ➔ “Not really, more depressed than anything.”

► ARE YOU ANGRY? ➔ “Only when betrayed.”

► ARE YOUR PARENTS STILL MARRIED? ➔ “I’m sure mother still considered herself married even after he died. I wouldn’t be surprised if she was a necrophiliac... She did have his corpse on hand and in status for years.”

NINE FACTS.

► BIRTHPLACE ➔ “Contrary to popular belief I wasn’t born in France as every British purebloods loves to remind me; as if they themselves were present for my birth. I was born in Britain, within Aether manor as Mother hates St Mungos. Far too many common people around her for her taste.”

► HAIR COLOUR ➔ “Light Blond.”

► EYE COLOUR➔ “Green, I’d like to believe it’s a darker green like my fathers but it’s more my mother's shade.”

► BIRTHDAY ➔ “August 23rd, 1980.”

► MOOD ➔ “I feel as if a dementor just gave me a thorough snog.”

► GENDER ➔ “Male.”

► SUMMER OR WINTER? ➔ “I don’t like either. When I was younger they both represent me having to go back to Aether manor. I preferred fall or spring.”

► MORNING OR AFTERNOON? ➔ “Early mornings it gave me some time to myself since my roommates were always sleeping.”

EIGHT THINGS ABOUT YOUR LOVE LIFE.

► ARE YOU IN LOVE? ➔ “That’s none of your business.”

► DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT? ➔ “Love at first sight is only lust with people romanticizing it.”

► WHO ENDED YOUR LAST RELATIONSHIP? ➔ “Myself.”

► HAVE YOU EVER BROKEN SOMEONE’S HEART? ➔ “I suppose? I got a few valentines during my second year and refused to accept them. Dwarfs chasing you with heart shaped bow an arrows aren’t the way to anyone's heart, it was truly mortifying.”

► ARE YOU AFRAID OF COMMITMENTS? ➔ “I don’t know I haven’t been in a relationship that alludes to needing a deep sense of commitment.”

► HAVE YOU HUGGED SOMEONE WITHIN THE LAST WEEK? ➔ Gladion is staring at you silently, maybe even judging you for asking this question. He doesn’t answer.

► HAVE YOU EVER HAD A SECRET ADMIRER? ➔ “Most likely, not as if I cared or even knew who they were.”

► HAVE YOU EVER BROKEN YOUR OWN HEART? ➔ “Far to often to count. Sometimes I believed it was a necessity.”

FOUR CHOICES.

► LEMONADE OR ICE TEA? ➔ “Ice tea is for Americans. Lemonade is at least less likely to make me choke.”

► CATS OR DOGS? ➔ “I like both, though for dogs I enjoy the older ones more.”

► A FEW BEST FRIENDS OR MANY REGULAR FRIENDS? ➔ “A few best friends. If I ever allow that many people to know me.”

► DAY OR NIGHT? ➔ “Night, I enjoy looking at the stars. Nighttime is also the best time to set plots in motion.”

FOUR HAVE YOU EVERS.

► FALLEN DOWN / UP THE STAIRS? ➔ “You’re asking that to a Hogwarts student. Every student that has been in these walls have either fallen up or down the stairs along with getting trapped in the trick steps. In short, Yes.”

► WANTED SOMEONE / SOMETHING SO BADLY IT HURT? ➔ Gladion laughs bitterly “More then you could ever know.”

► WANTED TO DISAPPEAR? ➔ “Ever since the war, ended. It’s difficult being hounded and spat upon for just being Slytherin. People seem to forget the fact that not all Slytherins joined the dark lord’s army.”

FAMILY.

► DO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY GET ALONG? ➔ “Only my sister. Not that it matters both my parents are dead anyway.”

► WOULD YOU SAY YOU HAVE A “MESSED UP LIFE?” ➔ Gladion snorted, smiling wryly, “I can’t feel anything, my sense of pain has been dulled by the  Cruciatus Curse. If that doesn’t mean messed up life to you then I don’t know what would in your eyes.”

► HAVE YOU EVER GOTTEN KICKED OUT? ➔ “You can’t get kicked out if you were the one to run first. Even then I was able to reinstate myself into the family after her death. She didn’t finish her will to make sure I stayed out of the family tree. Mother was always far too proud....”

FRIENDS.

► DO YOU SECRETLY HATE ONE OF YOUR FRIENDS? ➔ “No, I don’t hate my sister. Maybe a bit jealous at times but no hate. My allies on the other hand...” He paused thinking before he spoke, “Oh, there are a few that irritate me greatly and I wouldn’t speak with them if they weren’t part of my faction tis the way of life.”

► DO YOU CONSIDER ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS GOOD FRIENDS? ➔ “Hard to have friends when I only have my sister. If you’re talking about allies then I suppose they’re all fine. We weren’t able to interact together due to having to keep our distance so no one became suspicious of us all suddenly grouping together. It had to be a natural growth so no one asked uncomfortable questions.”

► WHO KNOWS EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU? ➔ “My sister but even then not everything. No one truly knows me besides myself.”

Tagged by: @doggedfather

Tagging: uhhh idk anyone that’s up for it !

[sage-nebula]

pokemon (games and anime) and yu-gi-oh

Pokémon:

Games: 

There are so many Pokémon characters that it’s honestly hard to pick one . . . though I’d have to say that it’s probably a weird sort of tie between Trevor and Wicke.

As far as Trevor is concerned, honestly, I can’t stand any of the XY rivals. Three out of the four of them (Shauna, Trevor, and Tierno) are pathetic in terms of having a good opponent to battle against, and likewise, three out of the four of them (Calem, Trevor, and Tierno) have awful personalities. Like, Shauna is at least okay in terms of personality. I didn’t mind her as much as I minded the other three. But Calem came off as a fuckboy, Tierno was nothing but his gimmick, and Trevor’s dialogue was painful to sit through due to how redundant he was. “I like trees. In other words, trees are a thing I like.” No fucking shit, Trevor. Can you please piss off and let me get back to my journey now? Christ. 

In all honesty, the “rival” squad (can we even really call them rivals when they never have more than half of a team and can’t put up more than a three second fight?) wouldn’t have been so bad if they didn’t show up so often---and even then, I think if you probably pieced the game apart, it’s not that they all show up all the time, but rather that there are so many of them that it feels like you’re being stopped every five seconds so that characters you have no reason to feel attached to can squeal “BFF!1!!!1!! 8D” and impede your journey with dialogue you don’t care about. Because after all, they didn’t all travel together all the time. I think there are only a couple times when they all show up together. Otherwise you were just stopped by one or two of them, but given that there are four, it really dragged things down and aggravated me to the point where I just wanted to push them all off a bridge somewhere and have done with it. They’re absolutely my least favorite rivals in the entire series, hands down. But with that said, as much as I dislike all of them (with the caveat that, again, Shauna is okay, she’s just a pitiful excuse for a rival since she never gets a full team and can’t even begin to pretend to put up a fight), Trevor is hands down the worst, imo. I can’t stand his dialogue. Repetition makes me want to carve out my brain with an ice pick and there is no character more redundant than Trevor. So yeah, there’s a special place of hate in my heart reserved just for him.

As far as Wicke is concerned, my dislike for her primarily comes from how terribly written and bland she was. In canon, she’s nothing more than your standard Sweet Motherly™ stereotype, meant to contrast with Lusamine being an abusive mother. There’s nothing standout about her dialogue; if you read it without a dialogue tag attached, it would read as completely generic. She has virtually no personality aside from “somewhat timid and motherly,” and that’s incredibly disappointing considering the fact that she’s one of the few Aether Foundation members with an actually unique character design, and a somewhat important role in the plot. (Of course, the female characters in general were treated rather horribly in Gen VII imo, and this is part of that, but that’s another discussion for another time.) 

But that’s only part of it. In truth, while I really hate how generic she was, and while I feel that it’s a complete waste to not have her be evil as well (though again, with how Lusamine was handled . . . god there’s so much to complain about with the Gen VII plot istg), I also feel that there’s something insidious about her that’s just never touched on or actually brought up. Like, for instance, Wicke knew about how abusive Lusamine was to the twins. Supposedly, she “helped” Lillie somehow. Yet, Lusamine was still able to abuse Lillie (and Gladion, while he was there), and Wicke did nothing. She didn’t actively defend them, and even seemed (in a couple lines) to disparage Gladion a bit for leaving. In fact, she straight up calls him “sheltered” later on, which is complete fucking nonsense considering he was abused and then was homeless for two years. Yet she’s going to sit there and mock him for being “sheltered?” What the fuck, Wicke? We’re supposed to believe she’s this nurturing, kind woman, that she has nothing malevolent in her personality at all, yet she seems to know an awful lot about Ultra Beasts, and seems to have quite a bit of interest in them herself. She didn’t help the twins when they were being abused. Gladion is technically president of Aether Foundation now, but she’s right there running things behind the scenes . . .

Of course, I don’t think she’s actually meant to be evil or malicious. She’s too bland, too much of an afterthought for that. But I do think that while she’s a terribly written character for being so boring, she’s also terrible in what little we get of her. She didn’t help the twins, and she flat out belittles Gladion and calls him “sheltered” despite what he’s been through. Wicke can go fuck herself, tbqh.

Anime: 

That fucker Damien from the OS. I’ve ranted about him at length before, so I won’t go into it again, but he can go get fucked. He’s the actual worst for how abusive he was to Charmander (and others, I’m sure). I hope a wild pokémon ate him at some point. He’d deserve it.

If Characters of the Day don’t count, then probably Paul. Yeah, yeah, I know, “but he was such a good rival for Ash!” and “but he learned to thank his pokémon!!1″ Well, one, I honestly wonder if people would think he was ~zomg the best rival~ had Ash lost to him at the Sinnoh League (or if they would instead be salty against him 5ever), and two, I don’t care that he learned to do the absolute bare minimum when it comes to being a decent human being. The fact remains that he was still an abusive fuck to Chimchar at the least, and didn’t treat his other pokémon much better, instead viewing them as tools he needed to win battles. (Which, yes, was the point considering he was supposed to be a foil to Ash, but that doesn’t mean I have to personally like it.) Animal abuse (which pokémon abuse is, in my eyes) is one of my biggest triggers. I have it blacklisted every which way I can in Tumblr Savior and hate when I’m surprised by it on Facebook, et cetera. It’s easier to digest in a show like Pokémon since it’s all animated, but nonetheless, it’s one of the absolute worst things in my eyes. It’s one of the most heinous acts a human can perform in my view. And so the fact that Paul is a pokémon abuser---the fact that he was shown to have “developed” by just thanking his pokémon and that we were supposed to be proud of him for this---is disgusting to me, and something I can’t forgive. I especially can’t forgive it since, again, him thanking Electivire was supposed to be seen as ~zomg development~ when, again, that’s the bare minimum you should expect out of a trainer. The absolute bare minimum. That’s not love, or even care; that’s being halfway decent. I also hate that Paul’s “style” of “training” was supposed to be seen as just “one way to do things,” because no. No. It’s cruel and unacceptable. It goes completely against what the franchise has always been about, and hell, we never even saw the Johto Rival dismiss one of the pokémon he said he was going to, and yet he still wasn’t allowed to succeed until he openly started showing love and acceptance toward his team. Yet Paul is able to make it all the way to the League despite being an abusive prick on-screen? Get out of here. It’s especially ludicrous when you consider that the Johto Rival has an understandable reason for his attitude (i.e. he was raised in Team Rocket where this kind of abusive behavior was normalized---though again, despite his constant threats of getting rid of his team, he never actually does), whereas Paul does not (“wah wah my brother Reggie gave up training to be a breeder instead---” get the fuck over it, that’s not an excuse for abusing innocent creatures). Seriously, it’s beyond ridiculous.

So yeah, either Damien or Paul. I usually hold stronger feelings of hatred toward Damien, particularly openly since I know that Paul is a Fandom Darling™ (and seriously, I don’t want to argue with anyone over Paul, please don’t try to start The Discourse™ with me, I’m not interested), but in truth I don’t like either of them. They can both go get fucked, imho.

(And the fact that people ship Dawn with Paul, like . . . why would you play her like that . . . Dawn, sweetie, I’m sorry they treat you this way, you deserve so much better . . .)

Yu-Gi-Oh!:

“Bandit” Keith Howard. I used to answer Haga for this question, but upon reflection, even though Haga is terrible, he’s only fourteen. He’s a kid. He still has room to grow and become less of a shitty person.

Keith, on the other hand, is twenty-six. He’s the oldest person present at Duelist Kingdom, outside of Pegasus’ employees (since I don’t think we’re given ages for them). I’m not exaggerating, here: Keith is older than both Pegasus and Mai, both of whom are twenty-four. Sure, he only has two years on them, but he’s still older than them both. He should, theoretically, be at least a little more mature than them.

He’s not. Keith is awful. Not only is he a filthy cheater when it comes to games, but he’s willing to assault children (well, teenagers, but teenagers are kids to me and I’m only a year older than Keith at this point) and commit murder over a card game. I understand that Keith wanted to win money from Duel Monsters, but goddamn. He’s selfish, violent, and doesn’t really have any redeeming qualities whatsoever. Keith is, in many ways, written like a school arc villain, albeit with the caveat that he actually has a much longer stay in the plot due to being an antagonist throughout all of Duelist Kingdom (which in turn makes him even worse than a school arc villain, since none of them* really had the opportunity to show any good qualities, whereas Keith did and he still didn’t). Either way, I don’t find anything redeemable in Keith’s character. He is trash from start to finish, and in the end is a grown man who assaults children and tries to murder people over a card game. He’s definitely my least fave, particularly since he’s not even a very creative, compelling, or effective villain.

(*Hirutani has two appearances, and thus he also had some extra time to showcase good qualities, and he still didn’t. This is because Hirutani Kimio does not really have positive character qualities, at least not when it comes to being a decent human being. He is not decent by most people’s standards. He is aware of this. He does not care. However, unlike Keith, Hirutani is an effective and compelling villain, and his second appearance really served to drive this point home with how much clearer his obsession with Jounouchi---which, tbh, was even evident in his first appearance---became. Hirutani has a lot of worth and value as a character, in my eyes. Keith does not. So therefore, while Hirutani is also a bastard, he’s an effective one, and thus I love him for the effective bastard he is. Keith is not effective, or useful. He’s just trash. I have no use for him. Back in the dumpster he goes.)

(Send me a fandom and I’ll tell you my least favorite character in it.)

[sophie-nicktoonsverse]

Surprise! (A Sophie Fic)

Sophie has been having a tough time lately with nightmares, secrets, and gloom in her life. The only thing that’s been giving her a ray of sunshine has been The Vanguard and her boyfriend Xavier. So when it comes close to her birthday Xavier asks this of The Vanguard. To give her the best birthday she could ever ask for. ((This fic took me a week and a half to write so I hope you all like it. Shout for my friend @mayhemforhire for writing the notes for The Vanguard (which also belongs to him in his own right) Epilogue coming soon!))

Xavier sighed as The Vanguard gathered around the table of Jimmy’s lab. Sophie hadn’t been well the last few weeks and it was weighing heavily on him as her boyfriend to not take away her pain. “So why did you call us all here and made it a point to not tell Sophie?” Jimmy asked.

Xavier took a deep breath and said “I’ve been worried about Sophie. She hasn’t been good this past couple of weeks.” The Vanguard’s faces twisted with worry. “What do you mean she hasn’t been good? She’s seemed fine to us.” Sam questioned. “She’s been having more nightmares lately and I’m worried she’s going back to that place she was before she met you all,” Xavier explained. Hau muttered  and shook his head “This isn’t good.” “Have you tried to talk to her about it?” Danny asked.  Xavier nodded and said “She’s denying it but every morning when I go get her for breakfast down in the lunch hall she’s sleeping with those dolls of you guys she got for her last birthday. I think you all are like a security blanket for her.”

“So what do you need us to do for her?” Tak asked. “Have you guys thought about what you’re doing for Sophie’s birthday?” Xavier replied with a question. Everyone just sorta looked at each other before Jimmy said “Not particularly. Why do you ask?” “I was reading some psychology books and some of the letters Hau and Sophie used to send to each. It seems that during the letter process Sophie seemed the most stable.” Xavier explained. “What’s your point dude?” Manny asked tired of the explanation.

“I was hoping along with your presents to her maybe you could each write her a small little note just to let her know you all are still there for her or something along the lines of that,” Xavier said.  “Anything to make Sophie feel better again!” SpongeBob proclaimed. “Yeah, we’ll give her the biggest most epic birthday party there ever was!” Timmy cheered in excitement. Xavier chuckled and said, “Just don't let her know what you're planning otherwise Sophie will insist she doesn't deserve it.”

“Got it. We're keeping this top secret. Anything else?” Danny asked. “Nope, that’s it from me. Hau, Lillie, Gladion? Anything from you guys?” Xavier asked. Hau shook his head as Lillie said “Just don't go overboard with the planning. Sophie may start to feel uncomfortable with all the festivities.” “Trust us there's a reason Sophie doesn't celebrate with Skylar and Silas anymore,” Gladion added. “Just get a hold of one of us four if you run into any snags with your plans,” Hau suggested.

There was a flash from the portal indicating Sophie had arrived in the lab and saw everyone by the table. “What’s going on? Did I miss something?” Sophie asked. “Nope, we are all just hanging out,” Xavier said strolling over to her and giving her a kiss. She heard gagging noises from Manny, Timmy, and Snap but kissed back anyway. “Are you sure nothing is wrong?” Sophie asked holding Xavier’s hand. “Positive.” He smiled.

Jimmy spent hours working on this desk for Sophie. After her drawing on the lab floor for so long Sophie deserved her own corner of the lab to work in. She didn’t feel comfortable working at the table like most of the others did with their homework and such because she didn’t want to take up too much room.

Jimmy sighed. Sure it looked like an ordinary desk but it had multiple drawers for supplies, a place to put paper and rolls of paper, built in scissors, and Jimmy was now installing a pop-up stand to place her canvases. That was until ZIM interrupted him.

“JIMMY!” the scream came as Jimmy hit his head that was currently under the desk. “Ow! ZIM what is it now?” Jimmy said rubbing his head. “I don’t have an offering for the bubble girl to give on her day of birth and she will explode if I do not have one for her!” ZIM yelled/proclaimed. Jimmy blinked and tried to process what ZIM had just said to him. “So what you're saying is that because you don’t have a present for Sophie she’ll...explode?” Jimmy asked slightly confused is how ZIM got to that conclusion.

“YES! Did you miss my BRILLIANT explanation of my problem?!” ZIM yelled. “No… ZIM who told you Sophie was going to explode if you didn’t have a present for her?” Jimmy asked. “The beaver boy,” he answered. Jimmy facepalmed and groaned. Turner. Of course. Why was he not surprised? “ZIM Turner lied to about Sophie going to explode.” “LIES!” Jimmy sighed and shook his head going back under to work on the desk.”Why don’t you get her a pencil sharpener? Her desk needs that.” Jimmy stated. It took ZIM a minute to process that until he exclaimed “YES! THIS IS MY OBJECTIVE: PENCIL SHARPENER!” He then ran back to the portal and went back to his world.

Jimmy let out a sigh of relief and went back to work on the desk. Maybe if he wasn’t interrupted again he could finish and work on the note for Sophie.

After he got back to his world ZIM pulled on his regular disguise and went to the mall to buy Sophie’s present. It is was relatively uneventful. ZIM screamed at the store clerk about him trying to steal his secrets and threw money at him taking the pencil sharpener with him. Dib was also there and tried to follow ZIM home curious why he had bought a pencil sharpener although that quickly ended with Dib ending up in someone’s yard and almost being attacked by a Doberman.

ZIM was now down in his lab wrapping the present in a metal box of his own design… after his computer told him to take out the death weapons out of it. After complying, claiming he came up with the idea, ZIM was almost done wrapping when GIR came up to him and started banging a rubber piggy against his side. “GIR! What is it?! Don’t you see your master is very busy?!” ZIM questioned. “Put this in da box! It’s ma offering!” GIR beamed. ZIM narrowed his eyes and said “GIR she won’t accept both of our offerings. It's the only one she will accept because it’s SUPERIOR!”

GIR’s antenna drooped and his eyes started to water. ZIM rolled his eyes and said, “Ohhh okay.” GIR jumped and cheered for joy as ZIM put the rubber piggy in the box and put the lid on the box.

“Now leave me! Your master has important work to be doing!” ZIM commanded. GIR flew out of the room as ZIM commanded “Computer! Take a notation for me!”           

Timmy had worked all night on this. It was the ultimate present for a video game lover such as Sophie. A video game starring them! How perfect could that be?! He’d spent all night working on the game design. What abilities they would all have, what enemies they would face, what the levels looked like, what they would collect throughout the game, and even what the bosses would be.

Timmy yawned as he saw Poof coloring something in the corner of his room for Sophie’s gift. “Okay, guys I think I finally have down what want to make Sophie’s gift into,” Timmy said as Cosmo and Wanda poofed by his side. “Alright, sport wands up and ready!” Wanda said as she and her husband prepared for the wish. “I wish…” Timmy said as he rambled the list he made. By the time they were done the had the video game ready.

It looked like a GameBuddy only it was pink in color, green buttons, and a dark gray screen. It looked absolutely perfect. Timmy smiled as Poof came over excitedly with his small “gamer guide” he “wrote” for the game. “Thank you, Poof.” “Poof Poof!” Timmy put the book at the bottom of the pink box before gently setting the video game on top. He wrapped it up with bright green ribbon and put a purple tag on it the said: “From Timmy, Cosmo, Wanda, and Poof.”

Timmy yawned once again. It was a hard night's work to design the game and he was beat. He slowly made his way to his bed and laid down. “I’ll write Sophie’s note after I take a nap…” Timmy said as he drifted to sleep.

Danny, Sam, and Jenny were visiting Northgate Mall, which was the mall in Sophie’s world, to buy their presents for Sophie’s birthday. “So remind me again why are we in the mall in Sophie’s world instead of just going to Amity Park Mall or Tremorton Mall?” Danny asked looking at the unfamiliar stores. “Well, Sam and I have been here dozens of times with Sophie,” Jenny said. “So we know which stores Sophie usually stops us at so she can look at something. Meaning we know what she wants from those stores she stops at.” Sam explained. “Meaning the three of us can get her the perfect birthday presents!” Jenny said excitedly. Danny shrugged and said, “Makes sense to me.”

The three ended up in a clothing store Sophie usually stopped at for her siblings and herself. Sam made her way to the boy's section of the clothes to find an extra small gray Pokemon hoodie for Sophie. She had wanted one a few weeks ago but they didn't have her petite size.

Jenny, however, was looking for a certain dress that reminded Sophie of Violet Baudelaire from A Series of Unfortunate Events. It was a short sleeved pink dress with blue whales on it. However, she didn't know what dress size Sophie was. “Hey, Danny can I borrow your recaller? I need to check some clothing sizes for Sophie.” Jenny said looking back at Danny.

“Huh oh yeah. Sure here you go Jen.” Danny said handing over his recaller. Jenny smiled and said “Thank you.” as she contacted Lillie. “Hey, Lillie it’s Jenny. Do you know what dress size and shoe size Sophie is? … 7 and 3.5? Okay, thanks, Lillie!” Jenny said hanging up the recaller and giving it back to Danny. Jenny picked up the pink dress, a light blue sweater, a white belt, a pair of white socks, a pair of white sneakers, and a pack of hair ribbons.

Both Sam and Jenny went up to the cashier to ring up their purchases for Sophie and soon left the store with Danny close behind. “Well great. You two have presents for her and I still don't have anything for her.” Danny said. Sam and Jenny both thought for a moment. “What about a new video camera? For all the video stuff she does.” Sam said suddenly. “That's a great idea, Sam!” Danny said smiling before frowning. “Except I don't have that kind of money for a video camera…” “But I do,” Sam said putting a hand on his shoulder. “It's for Sophie. It's the thought that counts.” Danny just nodded at his girlfriend.

The three soon went their separate ways with Jenny going back to Tremorton to wrap her presents for Sophie while Danny and Sam went back to Amity Park to get the camera for Sophie and to wrap the presents.

Jenny had picked out two pretty boxes for Sophie’s presents since they couldn’t all fit in one box. Jenny started with the sweater folding it before putting it in the box with the pink dress over it. She rolled up the white belt putting it on top of the dress along with the package of hair ribbons.

She placed the box lid on the box and wrapped it. “Now for the shoes,” Jenny said as she took out a smaller box. She put the white converse in the box while tucking in the socks to the shoes. She smiled as she put the lid on the box and wrapped the second box. She then put the smaller box on top of the larger box and wrapped it with a large white ribbon. Jenny beamed and cheered “It looks so good!”

She put the presents to the side before sitting on her bed with a pad of paper and a special pen. “Alright now to write the note for Sophie,” she said as she got to work.

After going back to Amity Park Danny and Sam went back to Danny’s house to order the camera and wrap the presents. Not even five minutes after she ordered the camcorder, her technology assistant, Tracey, came to the Fenton’s door. “Hi, Sam! Here’s the camcorder you ordered.” Tracey said handing it over to Sam and taking out a clipboard for her to sign. “Thanks, Tracey,” Sam said signing the clipboard. After signing the clipboard they said their goodbyes and Sam closed the door going back to Danny on the couch.

Danny smiled and said, “Thanks again Sam.” “Of course it’s for Sophie so it’s fine.” Sam shrugged. The two started to wrap their presents for Sophie. Sam folded up the hoodie and placed it in a box wrapping it in dark purple wrapping paper. Danny kept the camcorder in its box and started to wrap it in bright green wrapping paper.

After wrapping the gifts Sam set them aside as Danny went to his room to get paper and pens for their notes to Sophie. Danny sat back down next to his girlfriend and handed her a pad of paper with a purple pen. “Alright let’s get started on these notes,” Danny said as they got to work.

SpongeBob and Patrick were both hanging out in SpongeBob’s home ready to wrap their presents for Sophie. While Patrick was sitting on the floor and Gary was sleeping on the couch SpongeBob came back with boxes, wrapping paper, ribbons, paper, and pencils. “Okay! Now we have everything we need to wrap the presents and write the notes for Sophie!” “Yay! What did you get her SpongeBob?” Patrick asked. SpongeBob showed a set of bubbles each of a different color. “Sandy helped me make these. They're bubbles that are made out of paint! Sandy says when they pop it will make a type of art called splatter art!”

“Wow… That sounds amazing!” Patrick awed. “Yup! What did you get her Patrick?” SpongeBob asked in wonder. “Oh! Yeah!” Patrick said digging around in his pockets for a minute before pulling out a Goofy Goober Pass. “A Goofy Goober Pass?” SpongeBob asked slightly confused. “Yup! I remember yesterday Sophie said doesn’t get ice cream often cause she has no money! So I got her this!” “Wow, Patrick! That’s so sweet!” SpongeBob cooed.

The both of them started to wrap their presents. Patrick got stuck in the ribbons and wrapping paper several times so SpongeBob had to cut him out. Soon enough they had SpongeBob’s neatly wrapped present and Patrick’s slightly scrambled present. “Okay! Now we have to write Sophie notes!” SpongeBob said cheerfully handing Patrick paper and a pencil as they got to work. “SpongeBob?” “Yes, Patrick?” “What are we supposed to write her?” SpongeBob thought for a moment on what to tell him. “How you really feel about her!” SpongeBob said sweetly. “Okay!” Patrick said as he got to work.

Tak was taking a walk around his village. He just couldn’t do it. How could he not think of a present for Sophie?! He’s arguably the closest member of The Vanguard to Sophie so why couldn’t he think of a present for her? Tak sighed. It had been a few months since Sophie started dating Xavier. Tak had a moment with Sophie of him promising to support her always and that he would never leave her. He needed to find her a present to cement his words to her.

Suddenly Tak felt his feather slipping out of his hair and adjusted it as so it would stay in when he suddenly he had his idea. A Feather! Of course! What better way to show her he’s dedicated as a brother to her then offer her something that’s an important tradition to him?

Tak started looking around for a feather in the village. It couldn’t be just any feather, though. It had to absolutely perfectly represent Sophie. After about half an hour he still hadn’t found the right feather but he couldn’t give up. He needed to find this feather. He finally spotted a feather that looked pretty fluffy and was light pink in color. That would be perfect for her! He quickly climbed the tree and plucked the feather from it.

“Got it!” Tak cheered as he got a large leaf from the tree as well for wrapping paper. He got down from the tree and went back to his and Jibolba’s hut. Tak sat on his hammock in his room as he tried to carefully wrap the leaf around the feather and tied it with a vine. After doing that he set it aside and picked up some parchment and a quill. He had to pour his heart and soul into this note. If Sophie had written full pages about how great he was as her “older brother” figure to Hau in her letters, the least he could do is write a sweet note about his “baby” sister.   

Manny was currently spending the weekend at his mother’s mansion. He and his mom had just gotten back from the store with his mom picking up stuff for dinner and Sophie’s birthday present. He had gotten her a soccer ball. It wasn’t just any soccer ball, though. It was black with a dark blue starry night sky wrapped down the middle. He figured out from her bedroom she liked the night sky and he already knew she played soccer so it seemed perfect enough.

Manny began wrapping the ball in bright orange wrapping paper after finally getting the ball to stay still for two seconds. It didn’t look the prettiest but it was wrapped. He decided to put a bow on top of the ball to make it look nicer. His mother soon came in with the plates for dinner to set the table and noticed her son's handiwork. “Manny?” Maria asked. “Yes, mom?” Manny replied. “What’s that on the table?” “It’s Sophie’s birthday present. I wrapped it myself!” Manny said proudly. “Manny you know she’ll know it’s a soccer ball with just one look at it.” Maria giggled going back to the kitchen. Manny groaned knowing she was right.

Maria soon came back in with a bag decorated with little tigers and tissue paper. “Put it in here. It will make it harder for her to guess what it is. It’s a fact.” Maria smiled. Manny grinned and put the soccer ball in the bag. “Thanks, mom!” “You’re welcome, son. Now you better work on that note for her before dinners ready.” Maria said going back into the kitchen once again. Manny nodded and sat down writing his note to Sophie.

Mr. Blik groaned. He can’t believe he was forced to do this BY HIMSELF no less. Hovis said that it wasn’t his job to do things that were meant for Blik’s friends. That Blik had to do it himself otherwise, the value would be lost. He was going to have a word with Hovis later… at least his chowderhead brothers were nowhere in sight. He sighed as he took the box holding the drawing tablet out of the shopping bag and placed it on the table.

Sophie had complained for the last month or so that she needed a new drawing tablet because her old one kept freezing up on her. He didn’t understand why she didn’t just ask her dad, who recently came into a lot of money, for a new one. She said something about asking for too much of him or something like that. He didn’t know. He stopped paying attention halfway through.

He did know that she probably needed it for the art thing she was going for. So he bought her a new one and was now forced to wrap it alone. Blik groaned and started to wrap it in royal blue wrapping paper making even cuts with his claws. He put a fancy looking bow on top of it too. Blik inspected his handiwork and he called “Hovis! Bring me paper and a pen!” Hovis was in there a minute later with the paper and pen. “Here you are sir.” Blik took them and started to write. He didn’t WANT to write the note or anything but he had to admit the kid made him worry sometimes. Just like the rest of them worrying over her. It’s the least he could do as a winner.

Snap paced back and forth in his current day house. What was he going to get her? What was he going to get her?! He couldn’t just get her anything in ChalkZone. It had to be special for her. “Maybe I could get Rudy to draw her somethin… No! That won’t work!” Snap groaned. “Maybe, though… I can get him to take me somewhere…” Snap smiled running to go to the portal coming from Rudy’s chalkboard and waited for him.

Rudy soon came through the portal smiling at his best friend/sidekick and said “Hey Snap! What’s up?”  Snap grabbed Rudy’s shirt “Bucko! I need ya to take me somewhere!” Rudy seemed a taken back by Snap’s behavior. “What do you mean to take you somewhere? Where do you wanna go?” Rudy asked. “I need ya to take me to one of those artsy fartsy stores! I need to get Sophie a birthday present!” Snap yelled. “...My cousin Sophie?” Rudy asked confused. Snap shook his head “Nonono! My si-friend Sophie! It’s her birthday next week and I need a present for her!”

Rudy thought about it for a moment before sighing. “Fine but stay close to me.” Snap grinned and said “Thank ya so much, Bucko! Ya won’t regret this!” Rudy sighed as they went to search for a chalk surface close to the Art Supply Store. Rudy soon drew a portal as they both came out of the wall of the alley next to the store. “Now we aren’t going to be here for long. You’re gonna get her present and then we’ll leave got it Snap?” Rudy asked.  Snap grinned and said “Loud and clear Bucko!” He then ran in excited while Rudy sighed and followed him in.

Snap bounded up and down the aisles looking for her gift. He had to prove himself worthy to be her brother. Sure after the whole Kevin incident, he may have already proven himself but he still wanted to get her an amazing present. It wasn’t until something caught his eye he found out what that present was. It was a light blue sketchbook with a pink butterfly pattern and a golden key in the middle of it. “It’s Poifect!” Snap grinned picking up the sketchbook.

“Now for somethin to go with it…” Snap searched the colored pencils aisle for the specific brand she usually used. “Aha! Prismacolor! There it is!” Snap cheered picking it up. He ran up to Rudy excitedly with his presents. Rudy paid for them and brought Snap back to the portal. “Okay so I’m drawing some wrapping paper, paper, and a pencil for you to use with the presents,” Rudy said drawing and quickly erasing them into Chalkzone. “Thanks, Bucko! I owe ya one!” Snap said as Rudy waved goodbye and erased the portal.  Snap smiled and went home with the supplies.

So Snap wrapped her present and started doodling on the wrapping paper. He wasn’t any kind of artist like Rudy or Sophie but he figured she’d appreciate it at least. He smiled at it and put it aside. He stared down at the paper and pencil. She was his little sister now. He had to prove it to her. He picked up the pencil and began to write.

Hau, Lillie, and Gladion were all hanging out on Melemele Island working on Sophie’s gifts. Hau had actually found something that they all thought Sophie had lost a long time ago when they were small. A stuffed black rabbit Sophie had named Bambino. When they were all around five years old Sophie had dropped him in Poni Meadow and never found him. A few weeks ago Hau had found him trapped under a tree root relatively unharmed. He was a little sun bleached but only to a lighter shade of black. Hau had cleaned him up a bit and wrapped a ribbon around his neck.

Lillie was actually making something for the four of them. Small leather chokers with the charm the represented their respective Tapu. A yellow rooster for Hau, a red bull for Gladion, a purple dolphin for herself, and a pink butterfly for Sophie. She soon finished all four and put Sophie’s in a small wooden box and wrapped it with light pink wrapping paper. “And done!” Lillie said as she handed her brother and Hau their chokers. “Woah, these look so cool Lillie!” Hau cheered as he put it on. “Yeah, not half bad sis,” Gladion smirked. “Aww thanks, guys.” Lillie blushed modestly.

Gladion went back to work on his present for Sophie. He had “borrowed” (He basically stole) her music player to customize it for her more. He had downloaded her favorite music on it mainly being Disney songs, Undertale The Musical music, and Hamilton music. He loaded photos of her with them, The Vanguard, and her other friends and family with videos as well so she can always have them with her. He also got her a pair of Lilo and Stitch earbuds to along with her tricked out music player. He put the gifts in a white box before wrapping it in dark red wrapping paper.

Lillie had picked some paper and three pens for their notes to Sophie. “Alright, boys let’s get these notes done,” Lillie said as they got to work. Hau grinned the whole time writing the note while Gladion took a more thoughtful approach. Lillie, however, knew exactly what she was going to say to someone who’s been like her sister their whole lives, though.  

One by one each member of The Vanguard piled into Jimmy’s lab for Sophie’s party where everyone pretty much had a job to do. Jimmy had everyone set their presents for Sophie on her desk that he had covered with a tarp, Timmy was wishing up some serious snacks for everyone, SpongeBob had just finished baking the cake along with Patrick’s help, Tak was placing everyone's notes into a wooden box he brought for Sophie, Danny, Sam, and Jenny were placed on decorating on the inside while Snap, Blik, and Manny decorated outside, and Hau, Lillie, and Gladion preparing a section of the lab for a sleepover. ZIM was just in the corner doing ZIM things honestly. Everything was going rather smoothly actually.

It was a rather uneventful birthday for Sophie. Her family that wasn’t Alolan culture had given her a few simple gifts while those in Alolan culture wished her well with songs and cards with gift cards in them. She didn’t attend the birthday party Skylar had thrown that was supposed to be for the three of them but Sophie didn’t like large crowds and Silas just wanted to read. However she did get presents from Silas and Skylar. A silver heart locket from Skylar and a new dark blue journal from Silas. She did have a small “party” with some her closest friends though concerning Xavier, Marshall, Cerise, Talia, Gabe, Audrey, Caden, Allyssa, Elyssa, Fionna, and McKenzie They ate some ice cream and gave Sophie her presents.

From Xavier, she got a silver necklace with a rose quartz made shield as the charm with the phrase “Believe” engraved in silver on the back. From Marshall, she was given a Stitch onesie which in his own words said “Look Sophie! Your life has come full circle!” Sophie was not amused. Cerise had given her the complete series of A Series of Unfortunate Events in book form while Gabe had given her a DVD of the first season of A Series of Unfortunate Events. Audrey had given her some oil pastels to use in her next art project while Caden gave her a copy of her soccer jersey signed by her teammates. Allyssa had given her a t-shirt that said ‘I am an Artist and I am screaming.’ while Elyssa had gotten her a new red “artist” scarf. All in all, she was pretty happy with her gifts. Fionna had given her a lion hoodie while McKenzie gave her a conjoined picture frame one with Sophie and all her friends while the other had Sophie with The Vanguard. She also got a professional art kit from her art brothers Aaron, Alex, Laurens, Lafayette, and Hercules that was dropped off at her house.

After saying their goodbyes everyone except Xavier left to their own things. Cerise, Audrey, and Allyssa had to go to work, Elyssa had to go to color guard practice while Caden went to football and Fionna went to gymnastics, Gabe, Talia, and McKenzie had to go take care of their younger siblings, and Marshall… went to do Marshall things. It was just Sophie and Xavier for a while just watching Criminal Minds when Sophie got a message on her recaller from Timmy. The message said “Hey we’re having a sleepover tonight. You in?”  Sophie smiled. She always liked having sleepovers in the lab. It felt like this was where she was supposed to be. She messaged back “Yeah of course.” She then looked to her boyfriend and said “Hey I’m gonna sleepover at the lab tonight. Do you wanna hang for a bit?”

Xavier smiled and said “Sure!” “Okay, I’m gonna shower real quick before I pack,” Sophie said getting up and getting some clothes. She quickly took a shower and brushed her hair dressed in a somewhat frilly white tank top, blue capris, and black converse. She tied back her hair and packed a pair of her new stitch onesie, socks (she wasn’t making that mistake again), her glasses and eye drops for the morning, The Bad Beginning, the DVD with season one of A Series of Unfortunate Events, a few other movies she’d been meaning to show them, and some things to draw with. She put the messenger bag on her shoulder and set the right coordinates in recaller as the portal opened up. “C’mon Lion time to go!” Sophie said as she and Xavier walked into the portal while her pet Lion followed her.

Sophie was expecting a number of things but the lab decorated and The Vanguard yelling surprise was not one of them. Sophie was speechless until she said, “W-What is all this?” “Your birthday party! What else would it be buckette?” Snap said placing a paper crown on her head. “My birthday party… guys, I really don’t deserve this…” Sophie said modestly going to take off her crown until Tak’s hands stopped her. “Yes, you do. You do a lot for this team Sophie. The least we could do is this.” Tak smiled. Sophie smiled back a bit and blushed a little. “Okay then. So um what are we doing first?” “Oh, nothing special just a little… video game tournament?” Manny grinned holding up a controller. Sophie seemed to get excited and cheered “Sweet!”  

After a long video game tournament racking up at least a few wins for everyone Sophie stretched and said: “Well that was fun…” “Alright, kids. Time for presents!” Wanda called. “Wait time for what?” Sophie said looking at Wanda wide-eyed. “Well duh, do you think we would throw a birthday party just to not give you gifts?” Timmy said rolling his eyes. “Okay, first of all, I wasn’t even expecting a birthday party. Second, of all, you guys didn’t have to get me anything. I’m fine just being here.” “But we wanted too!” SpongeBob said hugging Sophie. “You’re our friend!” Sophie blushed a little modesty. She didn’t think she was worth the trouble.

Xavier led Sophie over to the tarp holding her hand. It was then Jimmy pulled the tarp off as Goddard barked revealing her new desk that was holding all her presents. “I made this desk for you so you could have your own space for your art instead of just sitting with us or sitting on the floor trying to work,” Jimmy said scratching the back of his head. “Oh, my Arceus I love it!” Sophie said somewhat laying on top of it. “It’s so cool! Thank you, Jimmy!” Jimmy chuckled and said, “Well there’s other presents for you to open too.” “Oh um right…” Sophie said blushing a bit not used to so many gifts at once.

Sophie looked at all her options trying to choose which one she should open first when she spotted a gift wrapped in a large leaf. Sophie smiled knowing it was Tak’s. I mean who else could it be? She picked it up carefully noting how light it was and turned back to the others. “This one I’ll open first.” Sophie smiled. Tak seemed nervous as he raised his hand. “Heh yeah… That’s mine.” He was worried his present would be seen inferior to everyone else's. Sophie grinned and started to open it. She stopped when she saw it was a feather and started to tear up smiling before hugging Tak tight. “I love it… Thank you, big brother.” Tak grinned and hugged her back silently thanking the Jujus that she loved it. He carefully stuck it her hair before she went to pick out another gift.

Sophie looked again and picked out the small light pink gift. “This one.” Lillie smiled and said, “Here I’ll get Nebby to help you.” She whistled and the small bat flew over beginning to help tear the pink paper until it revealed a small wooden box. Sophie slowly opened it to reveal the pink butterfly choker. “Oh wow, Lillie, it’s so pretty…” Sophie said in awe putting it on. “I made one for each of us. A butterfly for you, a dolphin for me, a bull for Gladion, and a rooster for Hau.” “That’s so cool! Thank you!” Sophie said putting it down and getting another gift.

“Ummm this one!” Sophie said holding up the bright green present grinning as Danny raised his hand. She started ripping it open to reveal the box the held the camcorder. “A new camcorder! Cool!” Sophie cheered as she opened the box and started to mess with it. “This is so cool! Thank you, Danny!” Danny chuckled at her happiness. “You’re welcome Soph.” Xavier carefully took it away from her so she wouldn’t get distracted to choose a new present.

Sophie looked for her next to open seeing the present with drawings all over it and picking it up. “This one!” “Um yeah, that’s mine…” Snap chuckled nervously. “Did you do the drawings?” Sophie asked inspecting the present. “Um yeah? Are they okay?” Snap asked with uncertainty. “Oh yeah! They are so cute! I’m gonna hang them in my room later!” Sophie grinned carefully taking the wrapping paper trying not to rip it. Snap let out a sigh of relief. She saw the colored pencils and put them aside as she saw the sketchbook. “Oh, Snap… It’s beautiful…”  Sophie said hugging it to her chest before getting up and hugging Snap. Snap blushed in blue a little and laughed a little. “Well I saw it and thought of you so…~” “It’s perfect!” Sophie smiled going to choose another present.

Sophie picked out the dark purple box and showed it to figure out whose it was. Sam raised her hand and smiled as Sophie began to open it. She lifted the lid from the box and nearly screamed as she hugged it. “Oh, my Arceus! I’ve wanted this hoodie for weeks! Where did you find one my size?!” Sophie asked excitedly. “Oh, I called ahead and made sure they had your size.” Sam smiled winking. “Thank you so much!” Sophie said excitedly as she put it on happy to be in its warmth as she went to choose her next present.

Sophie went over and picked out the messiest gift and held it up. Patrick laughed and said “That’s mine! That’s mine!” Sophie giggled and opened it to reveal a Goofy Goober Pass. She tilted her head and looked up at Patrick. “A Goofy Goober pass? Sorry if I sound stupid but what’s a Goofy Goober?” Sophie asked kind of confused and unsure. “Well, a Goofy Goober is a magical place where you can get ice cream for free with that card!” Patrick explained. “It’s a place in Bikini Bottom,” SpongeBob added. “Ohhhhhh okay. Thank you, Patrick!” Sophie smiled. Patrick laughed a little blushing and said: “You’re welcome Sophie.”   

Sophie went to the next present and picked up the bag with tigers all over. “I’m guessing this is Manny’s present.” Manny chuckled and nodded as Sophie started to open it. She pulled out the ball still wrapped in wrapping paper and gave Manny a look saying “Ha ha very funny.” as Manny shrugged comedically. She ripped the wrapping paper off to reveal the soccer ball. Sophie tossed it up in the air a few times as she said “This soccer ball is so cool! Thanks, Manny!” “No problem Soph.” Manny grinned.  

Sophie picked up the metal box and said: “I wanna say this is ZIM’s gift.” “YES, It is my offering! I’m sure you’ll find it SUPERIOR to everyone else's!” Sophie giggled at the strange alien as she opened the lid to find a pencil sharpener and a rubber piggy. “I told GIR his offering would seem inferior to my own but I hope you enjoy it all the same.” ZIM saluted. Sophie giggled at him once again. “It’s fine ZIM the pencil sharpener was very thoughtful and Thank you GIR for the rubber piggy.” Sophie kneeling on the ground to speak to GIR. GIR cheered and hugged Sophie tight. “Do you wanna help me pick the next gift I should open?” Sophie asked setting GIR on her hip. “Yay!” GIR said reaching out of for a gift. “That one! That one!” GIR said reaching out for the dark pink gift.

Sophie smiled and put GIR down on the table and picked up the pink gift. “Judging by the colors I’m guessing this is Timmy, Cosmo, Wanda, and Poof’s gift?” Sophie said looking up at Timmy. “You would be right on that dude.” Timmy smiled. Sophie grinned started to rip it open revealing the pink and green GameBuddy. “A… GameBuddy?” Sophie asked confused. “Not just any GameBuddy. A GameBuddy game starring us!” Timmy said excitedly turning it on. Sophie was silent for a moment her jaw dropping. “This is by far one the best video games I’ve ever seen and I haven’t even played it yet! Thanks, Timmy! Thank you, Cosmo and Wanda!” “Poof also has a present for you too. Don’t you sweetie?” Wanda asked as Poof picked up his little gamer guide and gave it to Sophie. “Poof poof!” Sophie flipped through it smiling. She couldn’t read any of it but it was adorable. “Aww, this is going to help so much! Thank you, Poof.” Sophie hugged him lightly. Poof giggled and flew back to his father who chuckled.

“Um okay. I guess I’ll open these two next.” Sophie said holding up the two bright blue packages. “Open the bigger one first otherwise the small box won’t make much sense.” Jenny smiled. Sophie nodded and started to open the bigger box revealing the pink dress. Sophie’s jaw dropped and said “Oh. My. Arceus. You got me a Violet dress?!” Sophie cheered picking up the dress. “And the sweater, belt, hair ribbons, socks, and shoes.” Jenny listed cooly as Sophie ripped open the other package revealing the shoes and socks. “Oh, my Arceus! You got me the full outfit?! Thank you, Jenny!” “Awww you’re welcome Soph.” Jenny cooed patting her head. Some of the others looked on the confusion. Particularly because none of the clothing items were purple. “Uh, are you buckettes color blind or somethin? None of these are purple.” Snap scratched his head confused. “What?” Sophie asked in confusion until it dawned on her. “No. No, not the color. She means Violet as in Violet Baudelaire from A Series of Unfortunate Events. See she’s from the old series of books I used to read that just got turned into a TV show. This is one of the outfits she wore on the show.” Sophie explained. “She was kinda like my role model growing up. Like a definitive of a picture of who I wanted to be when I became a teenager.” Sophie admitted blushing a bit. A chorus of “oohs” and “aahs” came from The Vanguard as Sophie went to pick another present.

Sophie picked up the neatly wrapped yellow present and held it up. “This one next!” Sophie said as SpongeBob laughed. “That one's mine!” Sophie and began to tear it open revealing the pack of multicolored bubbles. “Bubbles?” Sophie asked a little confused. “Not just any bubbles! Paint bubbles when you pop them they splatter everywhere!” SpongeBob said happily. “Sandy helped me make them.” “Ohhh cool! Thanks, SB! I’m definitely playing with these later…”  Sophie said as she put them aside and went for another gift.

“Wait! Hold on a second! Before you pick, I want to show you this trick I taught Ari!” Hau shouted. “It’s relevant!” “Umm okay?” Sophie said confused as she sat down. Hau whistled and said, “Retrieve!” This woke the bird up as he flew over to a strangely wrapped present, picked it up by the ribbons, and dropped it in her lap flying back to his owner’s arm chirping. “Good dog!” Hau cheered as he petted Ari’s head with his finger. “So I’m guessing this is your present?” Sophie asked. “Yuppers!” Hau smiled. Sophie smiled and started to open it. She shrieked loudly startling everyone and hugged the small black stuffed rabbit. “BAMBINO! Hau! Where did you find him?!” “Same place you lost him. Poni Meadows. The little guy has been stuck under a tree root this entire time. His fur is a little lighter only cause he got sunbleached a bit.” Hau explained shrugging a little. “Uh, Sophie? I’m pretty sure only Lillie, Gladion, Hau, and I know what you're talking about so…” Xavier said. “Oh right… Sorry guys.” Sophie giggled. “You see when I was really little my mom gave me this rabbit that I named Bambino. I took him everywhere with me. He was kinda like my imaginary friend. Then one day when I was in Alola we decided to explore Poni Meadows. I must have dropped him somewhere because I never saw him again. But now he’s back!” Sophie cheered as she held him up. The Vanguard smiled at her happiness. She really did seem like she’s doing better now.   

Gladion whistled as Null picked up a dark red present and the wolf waltzed right over to Sophie dropping it in her lap. “Okay, I guess I’m opening yours next Mr. Edge Lord.” Sophie teased sticking out her tongue at him. She opened and smiled at the new headphones but it quickly turned into a frown. “Gladion… What the heck? This is my music player! I’ve been looking for this for a week!” Sophie exclaimed. Gladion smirked, “I know I’m the one who took it.” “What sense does that make?!” Sophie asked. “Turn it on,” Gladion said still with that confident smirk on his face. Sophie looked confused and turned it on and scrolled through some things. “You put all my favorite bands and albums on here… and my favorite photos and videos too…” Sophie said. “Yup,” Gladion said his smirk growing. Sophie punched his shoulder and said, “You jerk.”

Sophie picked up the final present and said “So by process of elimination. I wanna say this is Mr. Blik’s present?” “You would be correct on that my dear. I think you’ll find that this your most expensive present.” He chuckled. Sophie looked confused and opened it. She nearly screamed and said “Oh my Arceus. Oh. My. Arceus! Thank you so much!” She hugged the box close to her chest. “I mean you needed it for your work so it’s not that big of a deal.” Mr. Blik shrugged casually taking a sip of his root beer.

Sophie smiled and said “Thank you all so much… This has probably been the best birthday I’ve ever had…” Xavier smiled and kissed her cheek. “Well, it’s not over yet. Time for cake! Cake! Cake!” Xavier said starting the chant of everyone saying cake as they got ready for it.                  

After eating the delicious cake SB made they all decided it was the perfect time to go play outside with water toys since it was one of the first days of summer. Sophie said she’ll join them all in a minute since she had to put away her gifts first. So they all went leaving Sophie alone for a few minutes.

She placed her overnight bag on the chair of her new desk as she got to work. She took the feather from Tak out of her hair and placed it in a pocket in her bag, took off her choker from Lillie putting it back in its box and on the desk, and carefully put away her new camcorder from Danny in its original box placing it on the desk as well. Next, she took off her new hoodie from Sam and folded it up placing it in her bag for later. After that, she placed her sketchbook and colored pencils from Snap and her drawing tablet from Mr. Blik in the same drawer to use later. She also placed the drawings from Snap in the same drawer as well. She placed her Goofy Goober pass from Patrick in the same pocket as the feather as to not lose it. She placed the soccer ball she got from Manny under the desk while plugging in the pencil sharpener she got from ZIM into the desk while putting the rubber piggy from GIR next to it. She placed Poof’s gamer guide on the desk while putting her GameBuddy on top of it. She placed the Violet outfit from Jenny back in its right boxes putting it under the desk as well. Finally, he placed SpongeBob’s paint bubbles in another desk in her drawer while she laid Bambino on top of her overnight bag while placing her music player and headphones inside the bag as well before going outside to be with everyone.

Everything seemed right with the world for Sophie right now. She felt safe and warm just being here. She sat on against the wall of Jimmy’s clubhouse with Xavier having to take a break from the excitement of the day. Jimmy, Timmy, Danny, Tak, Manny, Snap, Hau, and surprisingly Gladion were all engaged in a water gun war which was everyman for himself. Sam, Jenny, and Lillie were chatting at a table drinking their drinks. Poof, GIR, SpongeBob, and Patrick were all playing in kiddie pools with Cosmo and Wanda watching close by. ZIM was hiding under the girl's table from the water while Blik and Goddard were laying out in the sun. Yep. Everything seemed perfect as she laid her head on Xavier’s shoulder.

Xavier smiled and said “Oh by the way! Here’s your last present of the day.” as he handed Sophie a wooden box. Sophie looked confused and said, “Xavier you didn’t have to get me anything extra for my birthday.” “I know I didn’t. They did.” He said gesturing to The Vanguard. Sophie looked even more confused as she opened the box revealing the many slips of paper inside. “They’re notes. For you.” Xavier explained as Sophie picked up the first note and read it. It was from Jimmy.

Sophie... Sophie. Yes, what could be said about the latest addition to the Vanguard. Since you've arrived I've seen an increase in team morale and artistic endeavors... Pukin' Pluto, I can't do this. Sophie has been a great addition, she brings the whole group together and even makes the lab a bit brighter. It wouldn't be the same without her.

Sophie started to smile. She will admit that she and Jimmy aren’t that close per say but she appreciates his presence as the leader and looks to him for tough decisions in her life. She picked up the next note being from ZIM.

Oh, the Sophie human is one so much less UGLY and PUTRID STINK than the rest of the blithering Earth butts to inhabit this planet! A planet that WILL ONE DAY BE ZIM'S! THE DIB HEAD WILL BE CRUSHED UNDER THE MIGHTY FIST THAT IS ZIM! SOPHIE WILL DRAW ART OF EARTH'S NEW RULER! She will be a gift to the TALLEST for her picture making with her... artools or whatever she calls them. I will make sure she is spared when this planet's DOOM comes sooner than expected... sweet delicious DOOM.

This one surprised her the most so far out the two she’d seen. Not because it mentions earth’s doom, or how he said he’ll spare her, or how she’s a gift to the TALLEST now. No. What surprised her is… ZIM actually knows her name? She’d just assumed he thought her name was Bubble Girl but hearing him actually acknowledge her name twice no less made the note all the sweeter. She picked up Timmy’s note next.

I coulda sworn Sophie was from Dimmsdale, I mean, why not? She seemed a bit weird at first... but she's like super awesome! She's pretty good at games and me and Manny love picking on her ;D she's like the sister I didn't know I could wish for! She... She makes Dimmsdale a little less lonely I mean I guess…

Sophie smiled and sniffled at the note. Sure she took Timmy and Manny’s picking on her with a grain of salt as friends do but hearing she’s like a sister to him and that she makes him feel that Dimmsdale is slightly less lonely for him makes it all worth it. She picked up Danny’s note next.

Sophie is really brave for staying with us so long, especially when things got tough. She's been through a lot, and it worries me. If anything happened to her, I'd... Sophie gets stronger every day I'm glad she's growing.

Part of Sophie felt bad after reading Danny’s note. She didn’t mean to make him worry about her though she knows what her life is like and knows why he worries. She also knows that staying with them isn’t her being brave it’s her being scared to be without them. The other half of Sophie felt proud, though. Danny really thinks she’s growing and getting stronger every day. Not only that he's glad she growing. If Danny thinks she’s getting stronger then it must be true. She picked up Sam’s note.

I'm so glad we got another girl on the team, saving worlds isn't just for the boys. She's not bats and spiders, but she's not rainbows and unicorns either. She's a tough cookie... and I'm totally not the mom right now. That's Danny. But we'll look after her all the same.

Sophie felt a wave of relief wash over her as she read Sam’s note. To know that they’ll look after her means the world to her. She always prayed to have a family look after her and have her back at all times and with Sam’s reinforcement it made all the difference in her world. She picked up Jenny’s note next.

She is like, the cutest thing! Totes like a little sister, or another one. One that we don't have to keep in the basement! She's got such a great sense of fashion too, all those cute clothes...and she's tough too. I'm glad she comes to me for advice, ME! Advice! She's so sweet~

Okay, so she’s questioning the whole one that we don’t have to keep in the basement thing. However, she smiled that she’s like a little sister to Jenny. Although, she looked down at her clothes, where does she get the idea she has a great sense of fashion? Most of her clothes are covered in paint but she shrugged. Jenny is the fashion expert to her so maybe she had a point? Sophie picked up SpongeBob’s note next.

Sophie's such the sweetest ray of sunshine, and she laughs really nice too! I was worried uh... what would happen if things got dangerous but we're heroes and we'd look out for her! Now she's as much a hero as the rest of us all,... heroic and things! Gary loves her, Pat loves her, Squidward tolerates her, and little old me...? I love her bunches! <3

Sophie smiled and blushed a little. She didn’t think highly of her laugh. It was too similar to her mother’s and she knows that it makes others who knew her mother just miss her even more but she finally felt comfortable to laugh around The Vanguard realizing that none of them ever knew her mother. Part of that realization came from SpongeBob and she was forever grateful for that.  She picked up Patrick’s note next.

Milk. Eggs. Cheese. Underwear. Ice cream. Bread. More ice cream. Pencils. Paper.

Sophie blinked. She was so confused. This couldn’t be right. This seemed to be a shopping list, not a note addressed to her. She flipped it over to find the note to her. Ah. That makes more sense.

Sophie likes ice cream! And playing board games! And she uh she I forget but she's like really nice. And likes ice cream. One time, I saw her looking kinda down... so I gave her a big hug and she was all better! She gives nice hugs. I should write more, but I gotta find my grocery list…

Sophie giggled a bit. Later she would probably have to make a copy of Patrick’s grocery list and give it to him. She remembered that was one of the time's school had been hard on her that day and Patrick gave her a hug. He was forgetful but sweet. Sophie picked up Manny’s note next.

Aye, mi corazon~ Nah, but really Sophie is like... super fun to mess around with! Me and Timmy had this whole thing planned with a box of feathers and a paintball gun... oh I mean, nothing, nothing at all! If I didn't know better, she'd be like a Rivera, I mean... having a sis could be kinda cool!

Sophie blushed at the start of the note. Of course, Manny had to flirt with her what else would he do? Also, that whole box of feathers and paintball gun thing was concerning but she’d figure that out later. She found really sweet the despite the flirting and the teasing Manny still thought of her like a sister. She picked up Mr.Blik’s note next.

Ehh, she's alright... look I ain't writing this to be sappy or nothing! She's a good kid, kinda like Human Kimberly. But less... I dunno, naive? I mean she's cool and all, but this girl knows what saps are suckers and which suckers are chumps. I could leave this girl a few grand and I'd probably trust her with it... probably. Not saying I like her or anything... just I like her a lot, she's got spunk.

Sophie blinked after she read it. This note surprised her as well. Her and Mr. Blik weren’t that close by any means. She knows money is important to him and that she just didn’t really understand the wanting of money. However knowing that he could probably leave her a few grand (which she didn’t really know how much that was) and trust her with it somehow kind of touched her in a way. She picked up Gladion’s note next.

At first, I thought Sophie was really annoying. Like really annoying. However as the years went by and I saw how she helped my sister and how she treated everyone I realized something. Sophie has always treated others with all her kindness she has including those who wanted her to hurt and I find that the most admirable thing I’ve ever seen in my life.

Sophie started to giggle. He was right. She WAS annoying when she was little. However, she found the note sweet because Gladion never really got emotions as well as other people. So hearing something this sincere from him was amazing. Sophie picked up Lillie’s note next.

Sophie is one of the bravest, adventurous, kindest people I have ever met in my life. After what happened with my mother I didn’t think I could be any of those things after what she told me… But Sophie helped me believe. She just has this way with people to make them feel better about themselves.

Sophie sniffled and began to tear up smiling. She remembered when Lusamine was abusive to Gladion and Lillie. Lillie had been so scared and timid before Sophie showed any kindness to her. Over the years Lillie had grown up to be a confident, refined young lady and Sophie was so proud of her. She picked up Hau’s note next.  

Sophie has been my favorite cousin since we were toddlers. Even for years when we were separated by a whole country and a whole ocean I’ve always felt she’s influenced me into the person of who I am. She’s adventurous, creative, and treats everyone she meets with kindness. Honestly, you’d have to do something stupid to her to not deserve her kindness. I feel so grateful to have her in my life.

More tears came from Sophie. To hear Hau say these words to her despite how long they’ve spent apart with only seeing each for conventions and holidays meant a lot to her. She always considered Hau someone she was close to despite most of their conversations taking place in letters. She knows this to be true now. Sophie picked up Snap’s note next.

What can I say about the buckette? She's adventurous, witty, and quite the little creator~ Man I wish I coulda introduciated her with Rudy. They'd really hit it off! The way she colors and draws and shapes, not just with chalk but paint and all this other stuff! Besides... is this what having a sister is like? I mean the Von Snaps are alright, and Blocky's my best friend. But she's like a part of my family now!

Sophie smiled and blushed a little at Snap’s comment of her being a great creator. Getting that comment from a LIVING drawing was a huge deal. She also started to tear up at him calling her his sister. Even though Snap had only been on the team a few short months they had grown very close to one another. She finally picked up the last note. Tak’s note.

I don't know where to begin. In the village all I ever had known family wise was Jibolba. I never knew my mom or dad. I think I'm an only child. They say my mom was a Juju and dad was Pupanunu. That's why I was born with the power of Juju. Never thought I'd feel like another could be family really. Sophie is special. She and me... we click well I guess. She's really cute, and I guess I show off sometimes... but she looks up to me too and I can't let her down. Last thing I would do is let her down or hurt her. It’s funny... of all the guys in the village, I think I'm the only one to have such a diverse family and probably the best sister the Jujus could grant. Her laugh is even super cute, why else do I tickle her so much~ I always keep that cat toy in case she needs cheering up. I think I'm rambling now but as far as Sophie goes... I love her a lot.

Sophie started to tear up even more and even sniffle a bit as she read Tak’s note. She felt so touched that Tak considers her special to him and that she could fill the role of his little sister. It gave her some comfort that no matter what he would never let her down or hurt like others in the past have. She had to admit she did blush a little when he mentioned how cute she was. She soaked in Tak’s last words like SpongeBob did with water. ‘I love her a lot.’ She felt a certain comfort when it came to those words and that was what arguably broke her. Maybe this is what the notes were meant for… to show her how cared for she is.

Sophie began to quietly cry. Not out of sadness or pain oh no. But out of happiness. She never imagined finding a place where she felt cared for or accepted and yet here she was in the presence of those who cared for her wellbeing. Who cared if she injured or sick. Who made sure she was taking care of herself by reminding her to eat or to rest. Who cheered her up when her regular life was abusing her very fragile feelings and physical body. Who supported her interests and wanted to see her succeed.Who wanted to give her a stable, safe place to be. Who just wanted to be there for her and to love her unconditionally. That’s all she could ever ask for.

She put the notes back into the box carefully and closed it holding it to her chest still silently crying. Xavier flinched seeing her cry. Had he made an error in suggesting this be good for mental health? “Sophie? Are you alright?” Xavier asked touching her shoulder gently. She looked up at him, her face still wet with tears and yet there was a big smile on her face. “I am now.” Xavier smiled and gave his girlfriend a kiss. “Happy Birthday Babe.” “Thank you, my love.”

His phone suddenly beeped signaling it was time to go home. “Ugh, I have to go. Mom wants me home for dinner. Have fun tonight okay?” He said kissing her cheek. “I will. Put this on my new desk please?” Sophie said handing him her most precious box. “I will. Bye guys! See you later!” Xavier called to The Vanguard and he was responded by a bunch of goodbyes. He went with the box as Sophie gave him a small wave as she watched him leave until he was gone from her sight. She spaced out a little until she was suddenly blasted with cold water. She shrieked loudly and looked to see Manny holding a water gun grinning at her. “Manny Rivera! You are so dead!” Sophie yelled as she grabbed a water gun and went after him joining the water gun war.      

The water gun war lasted quite awhile. Of course, Sophie was targeted the most being the birthday girl but she didn’t mind. She had a blast. It would have probably lasted all night if Wanda hadn’t called The Vanguard in for dinner. All of them went in drying off and changing into their night clothes. Sophie changed into her new stitch onesie with a night shirt under it, blue socks, her glasses, and she put her hood up on her onesie putting the crown on top of her head.

They had pizza for dinner, one of Sophie’s favorites, and as she went to get a slice of cheese pizza and put it in her mouth she was met with stares from her family. “What?” She asked her face stuffed with pizza. Timmy was already snickering at her as he said: “What are you wearing?” “It’s a onesie I got from Marshall for my birthday. It’s Stitch from Lilo and Stitch.” Sophie explained. Manny was also snickering “Why is it so baggy, though?” He started to play with her sleeve. “Because it’s comfortable! Say what you want but I could literally lay down anywhere and sleep!” Sophie defended. Tak chuckled “Alright guys leave her alone. Besides she looks adorable!” He cooed laughing a bit playing with the onesies ears. Sophie narrowed her eyes and facepalmed as some of the other guys laughed.

Soon after they ate they all settled down to watch some movies with the leftover snacks they still had. Jimmy sat in his chair with Goddard in his lap, Timmy and ZIM both laid with pillows on the floor, GIR settled down on top of ZIM, and Cosmo, Wanda, and Poof turned into a pillow, blanket, and a teddy bear for Timmy.  Danny and Sam sat on the couch with Manny in between them, SpongeBob and Patrick curled up on the floor as well, Jenny laid on her stomach with her legs kicked back and with a pillow, and Blik took the fluffiest pillow he could find and laid on top of it. Gladion and Lillie laid against Null with Nebby cuddling in her lap, and Hau set Ari in his portable cage for the night and laid close to Sophie’s feet as she set her feet on his back almost like a footrest. Finally, Sophie laid against Lion with her holding Bambino tight and close with Tak on her right side and Snap on her left.

They watched several of Sophie’s favorite movies like Lilo and Stitch, Big Hero 6, Zootopia, Ponyo, and A Series of Unfortunate Events. They also watched a few videos from when Sophie was little exploring the world around her. Half of them were really sweet while the other half just made The Vanguard laugh and coo at Sophie making her regret ever bringing them. Although she was glad she showed them these. It made them see more of what she used to be and how she became who she is.

Eventually, though everyone got kind of sleepy and started to drift off including Sophie herself. Before she did though she took off her glasses and put them in Lion’s mane careful not to wake Snap as she drifted off herself.

It was the middle of the night when Sophie woke. It had been happening for the past couple of weeks now. She had wakened from the same nightmare of being alone again without her friends… No… they were her family now.

She breathed slowly as she looked around from laying down on Lion. Her vision was blurry without her glasses or eye drops but everyone was close enough for her to see. Jimmy laid his head on the desk, probably working on a new invention, Goddard placed firmly in his lap. At his feet, three boys laid there in a sorta dogpile.

Timmy was holding Teddy Bear Poof close to him with Cosmo covering his sons as a blanket while Wanda as a pillow was under Timmy’s head. Manny laid next to him snoring and ZIM was spread out by them with GIR sleeping on his back using his PAK as a pillow.

Little ways away from them laid SpongeBob and Patrick sharing a blanket sleeping comfortably snoring in sync. Upon the couch is where Danny and Sam slept. Sam cuddled into Danny’s chest cozily while Danny had an arm wrapped around her for safety.

Next, to the couch Danny and Sam slept on, Jenny slept/recharged with her laying on her stomach and laying her head on a soft pillow. About a foot away from Jenny Mr. Blik was sprawled out on a very expensive pillow probably dreaming about root beer. Or money. Or both.

Gladion laid against Null snoozing sweetly with Lillie lying against her brother’s shoulder Nebby laying her lap. She looked to Ari’s cage noticing it had a tarp placed over it. Hau must of put it there a little before he fell asleep. Speaking of Hau he was sprawled out at her feet, a little bit of drool coming from his mouth.

She looked to her left as the smell of chalk dust mixed with soda and sub sandwiches filled her nose. Snap was snuggled up to her side looking peaceful as he slept to contrast his normally playful look on his face. As she looked to her right her nose was filled with a much different scent. The smell of the jungle mixed with dirt to be exact. Tak laid with his arm wrapped around her protectively like a big brother. Sophie let a smile as she settled back with her head on Lion’s torso. Despite them all being asleep she still felt the warmth from her new family. She slowly fell back asleep feeling safe and warm. This is where she was meant to be and nobody was going to take that away from her.

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This is the thingy that @bananaamari sorta tagged me in?

•Nickname: Don’t really have one, but most of the people I associate myself with online just call me Kitsune, or because I’m really chill with what people call me, they’ll just come up with something weird

•Star sign: Cancer

•Height: I’m 5'3.5. Yes I need the extra half inch :’)

•Time: 10:54pm

•Favorite music: hhh I like Monstercat, Skrillex, Veorra, a lot of other stuff that I can’t remember atm. I also listen to Pokemon OSTs, and other video game OSTs as well, also like remixes of that stuff too.

•Last movie I saw: Passengers and Rogue One. I can’t remember which one I last saw so I’m just gonna put both

•Last show: Rick and Morty

What are you wearing rn: Slytherin hoodie, D.va shirt, sweatpants, and fluffy socks

•When did you make your blog: I think it was a few days before my birthday, which was also around the time Ana came out, or was teased. I think the exact date was like July 16th, but I honestly can’t remember.

•When do you get asks: Sometimes, not too often but I love getting them, so I get really happy everytime I see that there’s an ask

•Content: overwatch shitposts, dank memes

•gender: Female

•Url: I was originally gonna go with some variation of “Ya boi Lucio” but then I was like “naaw that ain’t really original” so I went with my favorite voice line which at the time was “Can’t stop won’t stop.” Because that’s kind of a vague phrase, I added the Audio Medic part because I figured Overwatch fans would see that and be like “Oh it’s Lucio”

•Other blogs: My personal which I haven’t touched in like 2-3 months

•Hogwarts house: Slytherin

•Pokemon team: So I have 3 accounts, but Valor is my main. In main stream pokemon games, my two favorite evil teams are Team Skull and Team Magma.  

•Favorite color: Y’all are gonna call me edgy, but one of my favorite colors is black. I also really like blue, purple, pink, green, and red. I’m going to eventually dye my hair one of these colors.

•Average hours of sleep: I usually wake up at 6 and sleep at like 12-1. That’s like 5-6 hours

•Lucky numbers: idk 69? 420? 666?

•Favorite characters: Vriska (Homestuck) | Pharah (Overwatch) Tracer (Overwatch) Mercy (Overwatch) Reinhardt (Overwatch) Ana (Overwatch) Lucio (Overwatch) Genji (Overwatch) Zarya (Overwatch) Sombra (Overwatch) D.va (Overwatch) Widowmaker (Overwatch) | N (Pokemon BW/BW2) Colress (Pokemon BW2) Grimsley (Pokemon BW/BW2) Lana (Pokemon SuMo) Anabel (Pokemon Emerald & SuMo) Maxie (Pokemon R/S/E & OrAs) Morty (Pokemon G/S/C & Hg/Ss) Cyntia (Pokemon D/P/P) Guzma (Pokemon SuMo) Lilie (Pokemon SuMo) Gladion (SuMo) Lusamine (Pokemon SuMo) Kiawe (Pokemon SuMo) | Peridot (Steven Universe) Jasper (Steven Universe) Lapis (Steven Universe) Amythyst (Steven Universe) | Rick (Rick & Morty) Jerry (Rick & Morty) Morty (Rick & Morty) | Tina (Bob’s Burgers) Louise (Bob’s Burgers) | Draco (Harry Potter) Newt (Harry Potter) | Deidara (Naruto) Pain / Nagato (Naruto) Konan (Naruto) Yugito Nii (Naruto) | Leone (Akame Ga Kill) | Envy (Full Metal Alchemist) Wrath (Full Metal Alchemist 2003) Lust (Full Metal Alchemist) Izumi (Full Metal Alchemist) | I probably forgot a lot so like, this probably isn’t all of them? Also before y’all flip your shit about Lusamine and Jasper being on this list, I like them for their design/in game theme and not for their personalities and actions. In fact, a lot of characters on this list are here for their designs and/or in game themes. I don’t condone child abuse, or abuse of any kind. I dislike Lusamine for her actions towards her children, and other characters in the game. Her manipulation of Guzma, a man that desperately wants to be acknowledged and loved is wrong, her methods in the game are wrong as well. Gladion and Lillie had every right to leave Lusamine, but she also had a right to get mad that they left. In her eyes she did nothing wrong, and actually thought she was being a good parent. Keep in mind that throughout the whole game Lusamine is under UB - o1’s, Nihilego, neurotoxin. After the disappearance of her husband, this neurotoxin caused her to become obsessed over the Ultra Beasts. This neurotoxin is not a valid excuse for what she did, but before she became influenced by it I like to think she was a wonderful parent. Lillie mentions times where Lusamine is a good parent, and I believe that Lillie and Gladion are genuinely confused as to why their mother changed so drastically in behavior. Jasper I like purely from a design standpoint, I hate her behavior, mentality, and attitude. I just really like her design, and her hair, it’s probably very fluffy.

•How many blankets: Where I live, it gets really cold at night, especially with the huge window, so I have like 6 blankets with an occasional onesie.

•Dream career: Either a vet, oral surgeon, surgeon, or doctor.

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