#just aqua grunt thoughts

[aqua-grunt-zesty]

I throw wet sponges at Magma Grunts.

[aqua-grunt-zesty]

YOOOOO! Straight up factual.

[leggerefiore]

Villainous Team Boss's S/o Sneaking a Team Uniform and Wearing It For Them

(being a grunt uniform, the boss's uniform, and their own admin uniform. thanks to @whoisthatcreepoverthere for the original idea!)

cw: fluff,

characters: Maxie, Archie, Lysandre, Guzma, Giovanni, Cyrus

☀️Maxie🌋

🪨 Sneaking one of Team Magma's grunt uniforms is harder than one might expect. Maxie prefers everything to be quite organised, so it would be rare that they have extra uniforms around or that a grunt would misplace theirs. However, as Maxie's partner, you had an advantage somehow in sneaking one. The Magma Leader looks up from his laptop on his desk, ready to scold the grunt who just walked into his quarters without scheduling a meeting beforehand or even buzzing themselves in. He then feels bewildered as to why you were wearing that. Did you join Team Magma? Why had Tabitha and Courtney not alerted him? Why did you not tell him yourself? He then realises you managed to sneak one of the few spare uniforms they had around when you started laughing.

🪨 Maxie feels embarrassed for getting so worked up over what was essentially a prank on him. You are asked to please return the uniform, as they need to keep track of their inventory and whatever else. Before you go off to do it, however, he does admire how nice his team's colours look on you… The maroon compliments you nicely, and the knitted fabric looked strangely… cute on you. He has to snap himself out of it because he feels less like he is ogling his lover and more like he is staring at one of his grunts.

🪨 If you manage to steal his somehow, he will be mildly annoyed. He likely only has three – a spare at home, a spare at the hideout, and the one he usually wears. He cycles through them as needed. Today was an “as needed,” and he had headed home quickly to grab the spare since it was closer than the hideout. He could only stare blankly at you, imitating his poses in front of a mirror in his uniform. There was only an ask for you to please return his clothing. He feels more embarrassed than anything about this – especially if his uniform fits you well.

🪨 Maxie would prefer his partner to join Team Magma, actually. So, in his ideal situation, you would have your own Magma Admin uniform. Naturally, he would have to approve any uniform you would design… Though, whether it be cosplay or an actual uniform, he would feel strangely flustered at seeing how it complimented you. Perfectly attuned to whatever you wanted it to focus on, so long as it kept to the red and knit style of Team Magma. Whether you go for shorts or a knitted dress, he appreciates the aesthetics dearly. He is notably more flustered if it was a cosplay, though, since he wishes you were a member of his team so dearly. Maybe now is a time to convince you…

🌧Archie🌊

💧 Getting an Aqua grunt uniform is too easy, honestly. Distressingly easy. Archie's filtering is mostly done by asking random aquatic facts and whether or not you support water pollution. Granted, not everyone did get approved since Shelly proved herself to almost be the brains of the entire operation. No one really questioned why Archie's partner was grabbing one, either. You just took it, put it on, and no one thought anything of it. Even Archie barely thought on it when you entered his quartets, busy tapping away and speaking with Matt and Shelly about who knows what. He popped a look over at you, about to tell what he thought was a grunt to come back later, before gasping.

💧 Archie instead gave a hearty laugh and a thumbs up before continuing his conversation. The Aqua Leader has no complaints or comments. You want to wear a uniform? Well, he trusts your interests align enough with his own that it will not cause any issues for him or his team. Besides, you look cute in the bandana and stripes. He almost wishes to ask you to wear it more, if anything. You look good no matter what, though.

💧 You likely have to sneak his uniform after he changes into something else (rare), so it is difficult to get the chance. Though, when you do, he finds out pretty quick since he probably wants it back. The sight of you in his wetsuit – whether it be horribly ill-fitting or surprisingly worn well – makes him grin. Though, he likely loses his mind a little if it is too big for you and scoops you up to laugh some more. If it fits, he is impressed by your form, however. He approves again, but he really needs it back.

💧 Like his dear red-headed companion, he would adore for his partner to be in Aqua with him, and it would only make sense for them to be an admin. Even if you are not, you are essentially an unofficial member with how you can come and go throughout the Aqua hideout with ease without question. So, he has given some thought to what you would wear as an admin. Granted, it would just be a themed wetsuit, but he loves the thought. So you were making it a reality? He is overjoyed and cheers on the cosplay while assuming this is your subtle way of asking him to join his team. Get ready for endless compliments and praises.

🔥Lysandre🍷

☕️ Getting your hands on a Flare uniform… Now, that was a difficult thing to do. No one was really eager to give up their 5,000,000 dollar uniform to just anyone. Well, except, maybe their boss's lovely partner, who seemed just so curious as to what one would fit like. Needless to say, you managed to get one of the bright red suits for your own. Wearing it, you almost wanted to say the price tag felt reasonable. Until you remembered why Lysandre even made his group in first place. Encountering Lysandre in the outfit had been difficult, as the average grunt was not at all allowed in his office. His café, however, served as a well enough hub.

☕️ Lysandre barely registered it at first, having been more focused on his many projects and getting a cup of coffee than any lonesome grunt. Something about you made him double-take, though. Upon a second glance, he registered your face almost instantly. The Flare Boss struggled to comprehend why you were in a Flare grunt uniform. There was absolutely no way you joined without him knowing. He then is pleasantly surprised by how well you pull off the suit. The bright red compliments you well and seems to bring out an elegant, almost handsome side that deeply respects. That almost makes him forget to question how you got a suit of your own. You do get interrogated, however.

☕️ He is mildly entertained by the sight of you in one of his suits. Naturally, it was not his only one he owned, but he found your attempt to wear some of his clothing rather adorable. Unless you are somehow both his height or build, the suit fits you improperly. Lysandre does debate having you made an outfit like his own since the thought of you in something properly fitting like his uniform almost seemed to suit you well. You are, however, his beloved lover and will be at his side of the helm in his beautiful world. The least bothered by it outside of Archie.

☕️ As for an admin uniform, assuming you go for the generic admin uniforms rather than one of the scientists, he finds himself intrigued by how long it took you to acquire the items to imitate it. He is an active purveyor of fashion, after all. There is also a minor concern about leaking among his group, but he just assumes you found out due to your connection with him. He enjoys the way it looks on you, truly, but he feels there is a certain lure that is missing and almost wants to design you one of your own. Perhaps… It was time he finally started involving you more actively in Team Flare. You opened a door that you can not close with this one.

🕶Guzma💀

□ Getting a Team Skull grunt uniform is easy. They are almost all DIY anyway, and the ones stashed out in the Po Pokemon Center are already selling some in there. You buying one barely raises any eyebrows, too. Boss's partner wants a uniform? Whatever, fine. Even when you pop into Guzma's room, he barely questions what you are doing. It does not even register with him at first until you try to sit on his lap. Then, he is suddenly aware that you have changed clothes.

□ He honestly feels a bit smug, seeing you in the uniform. The Team Skull cap and necklace look nice on you, and he barely cares to question where you got it. They have spares all around, and, once again, most are DIY made. He gets a chuckle out of it and just decides to roll with it. You were already an unofficial member. Why not let you wear a uniform? Besides, seeing you as an “underling” let his mind drift in some fun directions that it would not go for any other grunt.

□ Now, you stealing his uniform is less fun. Especially when he enters to see you sitting on his throne with his sunglasses over your eyes. He does not even want to know how you sneaked his watch without him noticing. He starts off with a laugh, expecting it to be over quickly, but you instead do a bad imitation of him. Guzma is now feeling annoyed about this. You get away with it until a grunt walks into the room and does not even realise that you have replaced Guzma at first. He is destroyed internally.

□ Team Skull's admin outfits… are not really a thing. It really is just your own flair to the general scheme they use, with a Skull necklace and black and white clothing being the only requirement. Or maybe you can match with Plumeria if you want. Either way, your wearing it intrigues Guzma. You are not an official member, no, but you do have some authority around Po town. He likes it a lot. There is almost an urge to ask you to join completely, but he gets you have your reasons. For now, he will enjoy your styling completely.

🚀Giovanni🐈

🟥 Getting a Rocket grunt uniform…. is likely easier than Giovanni would want it to be. They have spares in their hideouts, so sneaking one is not so hard. What proved a challenge was how unknown you are among the grunts and trying to navigate the den to even get a glance at your busy lovers. Too many questions and demands, or getting an order barked at you by some random higher-up. You felt like you were never going to get to Giovanni. Even trying to enter his office got you some looks from his guards, but they seemed to quickly recognise you. A questioning look was given, but the doors were unlocked.

🟥 Giovanni barely knew what to think at some random grunt, interrupting his busy schedule for an impromptu meeting, but before he could put the fear of whatever deity they believed into them, he felt suspicious Sure, he registered just the uniform at first, but when his eyes glanced at your face, he let out a sigh. Just what were you doing? He decided against questioning it and instead took a second glance at you. You really fit perfectly into the black clothing, and he would admit the bright red “R” almost felt like a claim on you. Suddenly, he will let this slide. His mind has gone elsewhere.

🟥 He barely responds to you wearing one of his suits. Yes, haha, very funny or interesting. You are even trying to get his sinister grin down but are not quite there. Giovanni claps but is mostly unimpressed. He instead recalls a time his son did something similar, and you get the feeling that he is calling your actions childish. He once again does find himself quite smug about the “R” logo, though it is quite a bit smaller on his own attire.

🟥 In a hand-crafted admin uniform, he finds himself more impressed with your talents in arranging such a look rather than you dressing up like a knock-off member. You even chose the correct styling uniforms his elite executives wore. Were you wanting a position in his organisation? He certainly hoped not because you were not getting one. Work and romance were entirely divided things for him. Though, you have given him an idea as you turned to show off the uniform. Maybe he should order you around like he did his underlings and give you a taste of the “boss” side of him.

🌌Cyrus🛰

☄️ It probably would not be that hard for them to get a grunt uniform since they most likely do have a bulk around HQ. Just go in, grab one, put it on, and give Cyrus a heart attack when you pop into his office. Saturn would not approve you as hire, he knows for sure. He wants to know where you got that and also to take it off right now because he does not like the idea of him viewing you like one of his grunts.

☄️ The Galactic Leader does hate how it makes his thoughts swirl, though. You do not look bad in it — no, not at all. It appeals entirely to his tastes. He feels so bothered by this. The last thing he wanted was for you to figure out his group's real intentions since he knows even those among his most trusted seemed to struggle with it. You truly do look good in the grey uniform. If he was not so restrained – no, if he did not lack spirit, he would allow his mind to wander more.

☄️ As for getting his, well, if the cat is already out of the bag, he is probably leaving a uniform at home to change into instead of having to wear a suit out instead. Sneak it out and discover how ill-fitting it is on you (or maybe well fitting it is if you match his height and body type). Cyrus is mildly disappointed and confused as to why you are wearing his uniform. You are not trying to join Team Galactic and usurp him, are you? He asks you to take it off again.

☄️ If you style your own commander costume, he presumably walks into your shared home to see you in it. He blinks a few times in confusion. That is certainly not one of the uniforms commissioned by him or a commander. It resembles the general theme well, but he is distressed by how you got that and why you are wearing it. Are you… pledging your support to his new world? He feels like he is left reeling by all this… You just get to watch Cyrus.exe crash before your eyes as he fails to process all this. In the end, you will be asked where you got the outfit and the explanation of wanting to try out a uniform in the style of his team leaves him bewildered and a little disappointed since he had hoped he could have your support.

[alola-reblogging]

Hello do you have any headcannons for lonna shipping please :>

Gladion x Moon (selene/mizuki) hc's

• Gladion admired Moon for her impressive skill as a pokemon trainer

• Of course they were rivals, and he wanted to surpass her, but she is the first person who made battling seem fun for him, rather then just a means to survive and get stronger

• Of course getting stronger was his main goal, but each time they battled one another, Gladion finally understood how a pokemon battle can be fun, especially when it's with a friend, and how battling a strong opponent you respect will only make you steonger

• As they got older, Gladion realised he had complicated feelings for Moon, that he didn't really understand himself

• He was convinced these feelings he had for Moon was just admiration, after all she's the strongest trainer in Alola

• Hau and Lillie can see how obvious his feelings are for her, despite being oblivious himself

• Moon is also completely blind to this

• Moon never thought Gladion was a bad guy

• She could see from how torn his clothes were, how fragile his body seemed, how he was treated by the team skull grunts... and most importantly how his pokemon battled for him

• She knew his Pokemon saw him as not just a trainer but as a friend, so that told Moon that despite his roughness and cool guy tsundere act that Gladion was a good person underneath it all

• Moon defended any harsh words anyone ever said about Gladion, because even though he wasn't always fhe nicest to her, and he didn't consider them friends, she still thought of him as her friend

• Maybe even part of Moon...always secretly liked Gladion more than a friend, but she couldn't admit it out loud, in fear of rejection as she believed Gladion didn't even consider them true friends

• Lillie had to literally spell it out for Gladion to realise he had a crush on Moon

• He was in denial for the longest time, and he avoided her sub-consciously because of this

• It wasn't until Gladion was training with kahuna Nanu that Nanu made a passing joke and he realised how obvious his feelings were to everyone but himself

• When Moon was training on the beach one late night with her pokemon, Gladion caught up to her and asked for a battle

• After the heated battle Moon waited for Gladion to take his leave, as he usually disappeared after battling her, but to her surprise this time he stayed, and asked if they could train together

• Moon was happy to train alongside Gladion, happy he was coming out of his shell more and more

• They continued to meet up for nightly training sessions, continuing to get stronger together

• When Hau invited Moon for malasadas she somehow convinced Gladion to come too, snd of course Lillie tagged alomg

• When the four of them were sat eating Malasadas Hau jokingly asked when they were gonna start dating

• Gladion reacted badly to this, feeling both embarrassed and exposed

• Moon was also embarrassed, but when she saw how Gladion reacted to this she felt deeply saddened...she knew her and Gladion wernt exactly friends, he had told this to her face...yet she felt strangely close to him, and him reacting badly to the thought of them two dating...even if was just a joke...it upset her

• Gladion noticed how Moons' demeanor changed after this, but he couldn't figure out why

• He thought he had done something wrong so he stopped showing up to the beach to train alongside her

• Moon felt heartache by this... she looked forward to seeing him every night

• It had been a little while since the two had seen each other

• During this time Gladion realised how much he truly did like Moon in that way, he missed training with her, but not only the training...

• He missed the pointless conversations they'd have, even the ones where he remained silent and listened to Moon's rambling, he missed the way her aqua grey eyes shined in the moonlight... he missed the look of determination and excitement in her eyes during a battle... he missed her smile...

• It may of took him a concerning amount of time to realise his feelings

• Moon had almost gave up on her own feelings, so no matter how much her heart longed for Gladion she couldn't face telling him

• After all...she couldn't confess to someone who admitted to not even liking her...

• Gladion was silent for a while, Moon a bit more quiet then usual, the two both wanting the same thing convinced the other doesnt

• Moon started up the conversation...

•"Look Gladion I know we aren't friends, but your one of my most precious people, and Im so happy we get to know each other...even if you don't see us as friends."

•Gladion looked down at a sheepish Moon, tears prickling in her eyes

•"It's not that I don't consider you a friend...your the closest thing I have to one. I don't think someone like myself deserves to be a friend to you."

• It was true, whilst when the first initially met Gladion didn't care for friendship, once Moon helped save his mother he had to have a certain level of respect for her...but even through the years together Gladion didn't think such a pure soul like Moon should have someone like himself as a friend, someone who had fo rely being team skulls muscle to survive, someone who felt they'd abandoned their sister, someone who could never seem to best them in battle...

• "What do you mean someone like you...? Your amazing Gladion...your really are!"

•"Thank you. Even if i don't believe it myself I appreciate it coming from someone as special as you."

• He paused for a moment, blushing deep and looking away from her

•"Your...really special Moon....and I don't mean just the way everyone says you are because you received a sparkling stone from Tapu KoKo....I mean your special, to me....and I like you!"

•Moon was silent and just repeating his words over and over in her head

•Gladion shifted uncomfortably in her silence

•"You like me?"

"Don't make me repeat myself!!"

• Gladion started rambling in an attempt to cover what he'd admitted

•Moon was still sat in silence

• "Do you like me in the way I think you mean?"

• "Which way do you think I mean?"

• Gladion thought this was his opportunity pursuade her it wasn't how she thought

• Moon thought this was an opportunity to finally reveal her own feelings...or completely embarrass herself is she misunderstood

• Gently, yet quickly she clasped her hands on Gladions face and dived onto his lips, kissing him sweetly but passionate

• She pulled away after a couple of seconds...

•"That's...that is the way you meant, right?"

• Gladion blushed but nodded

▪︎ Moon just smiled and kissed him again, Gladion this time being somewhat prepared, looped his hands around Moons back, shyly returning the kiss

•Lillie and Hau were so relieved to finally have these two together, them both knowing Gladion and Moons feelings but keeping the secret was torture!

• Gladion, whilst overwhelmed with joy finally being with Moon, was also incredibly nervous and unsure about everything

• He had a cool guy attitude but Moon could see through it with ease, and she could see how anxious he truly was

• Gladion was always unsure if an expensive date and getting dressed up like they do in the movies should be the sort of date the two go on... I mean he did come from a rich family

• Moon was happy with malasadas and a stroll on the beach or a battle tree date, and Gladion was happy that Moon was happy

• They have a very golden retriever and black cat kinda relationship

• Gladion is reserved, but can be fiesty, has blank stares but a smile that can melt you. Moon has a outgoing, seemingly happy demeanor and whilst she looks like she's all bark no bite, she does have a pretty ferocious bite if you hurt those she cares for

• Gladion and Moon live for double battles! These two will challenge anyone and everyone who'll accept

• They love to train together, their pokemon working well together and complimenting one another in battles, defending each other and covering one another's weaknesses

• Though when they battle each other its a different story, they may know each others teams strengths and weaknesses like they know their own, yet each battle they have something unexpected from the other person happens

• Gladion is a pretty anxious person underneath and just being around Moon relaxes him

• Moon leaves his little notes or cute gifts in places he'll find like in his pokeballs as held items or in his bag

• Gladion is reluctant about PDA just because he's a private person

• Gladion always feels anxious when Moon is off exploring / doing missions in ultra space because he's learnt firsthand how dangerous these beasts are

• They are Alolas cutest couple, snd since Moon is champion and Gladion was acting president of the aether foundation they are both pretty well known

•Rotomdex is their biggest shipper

• Closely followed by Kahuna Olivia who finds the pair adorable

• Gladion finally has a person he can confide in and share what's on his mind or in his heart, someone he can rely on

• Overall these two just compliment each other very well, they strive to protect the people they love and make sure that everyone and all pokemon are treated fairly

• Gladion making sure that the aether foundation goes back to its original values, to help injured pokemon and protect species from distinction

• Moon keeping up her training and meeting new people and pokemon that will enrich her journey, and defending her championship

[thevoidscreams]

Thank you to @aqua-the-smiter for letting me use her oc for this. I love you. *books gently with love*

Day 20

Pairing Ferrus Manus x Argena (oc)

Warnings: Semi public sex, office sex, cock and ball worship, marking partner, cumming inside

Ferrus grunted and shifted his legs wider, he hated after action reports but they were a necessary evil. His wife however had devised a way for them to be a bit less dull.

“Keep up at this pace and you’ll be done in no time.” She cooed from under his desk. “In more ways than one.”

Ferrus’s cheeks heated as he glanced down below the desk, his kilt pushed up onto his thighs as Argena fondled one ball, kissing it lovingly leaving a perfect mark in the shape of her lips behind in the silvery lip gloss she’d put on for just that purpose.

She stroked his hard manhood trailing a line of kisses up his cock, leaving a smattering of silvery lip marks behind her.

They were the same silver as his eyes, which was the reason she’d picked the color.

Pulling away from his work she smiled. “Your work?”

Ferrus grunted again and turned his gaze back to the paperwork and tried not to think about those golden eyes or coal black hair, or those deliciously soft lips. Or the supple naked form between his thighs.

“Gena.” He breathed as he continued to fill out necessary paperwork.

“Yes my darling husband?”

Her hand closed around one testicle and gave a light squeeze, Ferrus’s pencil cracked in his hand as he choked back a groan.

Globs of clear shiny pre wept down from his tip, Arena eyed them as they trickled down reaching out with the tip of her tongue, collecting the salty drops with a hum of delight.

The warm wet tip of her tongue ran up under the head and dipped into the slit to make sure all of it was lapped up.

“Finish quickly please. I’m going to need more of this.” She panted and Ferrus nodded, reaching for another pencil.

Ferrus burned with the need to take her, to cum in her, or just to simply touch her.

But he knew better, as part of their deal, she would provide him with ‘love’ so long as he was working and after he was one he could have her.

BUt until he was done, he couldn’t cum and he couldn’t touch her. No matter how much he wanted to.

He was just about to complete the last page having pulled another pencil from his store of backups.

He was practically high from the thought that soon he’d be able to pull her up and fucked her till his balls were empty.

They felt like they weighed a thousand pounds each.

Then there was an alert at the door and Ferrus broke the fifth pencil that night.

He knew he couldn’t ignore it, he looked down, under his desk to the cushion his wife was lounging on, her mouth formed into a pout as she heard him permit the person on the other side.

“Come in.” He ordered in a firm voice.

Gabriel Santor came in and approached the desk.

It was a newer feature in his office and he’d never questioned it before, his father had simply wanted a new desk, and built it himself.

“What is it Gabriel?” Ferrus inquired of his first captain, his voice even and hard, but not cruel.

Gabriel did not waste time. “I have updated-”

Ferrus did his best to listen, taking in his words as he tried not to think about how nice Aregena’s mouth felt teasing his cock.

Ferrus’s body was stiff, his fingers laced together tightly. Gabriel's report was brief and to the point but it felt as if he’d gabbed on for an hour to the primarch.

“Is that all my son?”

“It is.”

“Then you may take your leave for now, I have work to complete here and.. a meeting to attend.”

“Shall I accompany you?” Gabriel asked, as he would normally, his position in his father’s honor guard made it a common enough inquiry.

Argena took both his balls in her hand and sucked the tip of Ferrus’s cock hard, sucking down a bit more precum in the process. The primarch’s hands clenched and they creaked audibly.

“No.” Ferrus’s voice came out more clipped then he had intended and he took a deep breath. “This is one I need to take alone… for personal reasons.”

Gabriel did not argue and left his primarch in peace. He took a shuddering breath as he spoke a simple command and the door locked.

Ferrus’s silver eyes blazed down at his wife. “On the desk. Now.”

Argena gave him a sultry little smile, golden eyes smoldering with mirth and desire. “Of course.”

She slipped up from beneath the desk and onto the polished surface.

Ferrus flipped her and gave her ass a not go gentle smack.

“I almost moaned with that last little stunt of yours.” He growled, his metal fingers plunging into her wet entrance. Argena let out a breathy moan and pushed back against him.

“You held out well enough.” She teased.

He gave her another smack that left her ass rippling and forced a girlish squeak from her mouth.

“I do not want our sons knowing that I have their legion mother is under my desk servicing me while I work. It is none of their business.”

His fingers retracted and he reached for his bottom drawer where he procured a bottle of clear lubricant.

He readied his wife. And stroked his own cock a few times to make sure he was well prepared to push into her.

He lined up with her hot cunt and thrust the tip in.

Argena cried out, her wanton sounds echoing in the room.

“Ferrus!~”

He worked his way in with short controlled thrusts but he knew as soon as he bottomed out that he wasn’t going to last. Not after hours of constant teasing.

Argena wiggled under him, begging for more. He could tell they were both practically at the edge already.He steeled himself and began a harsh pace, grunting with each perfect blissful thrust.

His hand wrapped around her throat, he squeezed gently. Her eyes rolled and he felt her clenching around him as she gasped and scratched at the desks surface while her orgasm rolled over her.

Ferrus reached out and grasped the far end of his desk, still using her neck to hold her in place as he let out a growl of all the pent up frustration.

“Gena~” He panted the wood under his fingers, splintered and cracked, yet the hand around her throat never tightened any further.

Her body twitched at the display and she came again.

Ferrus couldn’t hold on and he bent over her further as he came. His cum flooded her smaller body and spilled out and down her thighs onto the floor.

They both panted, basking in the satisfaction and after glow.

Ferrus lifted her into his arms kissing her face lovingly.

“Thank you.” He sighed, sitting back in his chair with his wife in his lap.

“That was so much.” She smiled and kissed his chin in return.

“You’ve had me worked up for over two hours. Perhaps my body decided to put it all out in one go as revenge.”

Argena gave him a mischievous little smile. “Maybe I should try working you up for even longer next time?”

Ferrus groaned and his head fell back onto the hearest of his chair.

“....Maybe.” He humored and hugged her tighter.

[aqua-grunt-zesty]

And I'd do it again if it weren't for me being busy at the moment . . .

But I have a magma grunt to find . . . and you are not it . . . whoever you are . .

@aqua-grunt-zesty, do you remember that speaker in your team's HQ that is still blasting music periodically? I did it, but, uhm, I feel guilty now. So, as an apology, I will play some sea-themed songs and then turn the speaker off.

Sleep well, guys. I will not bother you anymore...

...for now.

[pikachu78109]

General Pokémon Villain HC’s PT. 1

((This is just a random list of head canons on these fellas and I’m not going to go by generation, chronologically))

Archie🌊

Despite his rough, intimidating stature, Archie’s a down to earth, chill guy. If anything, he’s the kind of person who doesn’t take life too seriously. Not too strict with rules, I mean he DOES incorporate some regulations, but for the most part he isn’t going to lose his mind if one of his Grunts does something stupid.

Speaking of Grunts, Archie’s relationship with his team would be that of Luffy’s crew. He cares about his teammates and will absolutely go up to bat for them and they respect the hell out him for it.

Shelley and Archie go way back. They are childhood friends that grew up in Lilycove up until Archie left for Kanto around his late-teens. As close as they are, it’s platonic, although Shelley has developed an interest in Archie, but he’s pretty dense about it. Shelley handles the more responsible aspects within Team Aqua and usually gives a final say whenever Archie might be incapable of doing so. She’s a lot more serious and tends to command more authority than Archie, but she never oversteps her bounds (he’s the leader after all).

Matt and Archie met each other a bit later on in life, probably when Archie was either 12-14. As a big, buff man, Matt tends to be perceived negatively by many people, thinking he’s a troublemaker with intent to hurt others. Archie never viewed Matt in that sense, rather seeing a sensitive and genuine side that holds a heart of gold that proves the many nefarious speculations wrong. As a result, Matt developed a fierce sense of loyalty to Archie, cementing him not just a boss that he’ll follow, but a bro for life.

The pirate inspiration came from the books that Archie used to read as a kid. Not really anything deep, but pirates have always fascinated Archie.

In relation to pirates, Archie lowkey looks to up Drake. Aesthetically anyway.

Archie does stupid shit all. the. time. It’s a miracle that he’s still alive. He could agree to a dare and won’t even question the details.

After the events with Kyogre, Archie had to take some time to reflect. Archie really thought that he was doing the world favor, or rather the Pokémon a favor, by awakening the Sea Basin legend, but totally didn’t expect the outcome. For sure, he felt like garbage and he took it hard. Of course, it doesn’t discredit the fact that Archie did do some bad things (stealing a submarine, Devon parts, a fucking orb) and he’s not the kind of person who makes BS excuses to save face (neither does Maxie). He’ll take responsibility and will figure his issues out with the help of Shelley, and possibly with May and Brandon. Heart was genuinely in the right place, but Archie was too blind to see red flags.

Surprisingly great with kids. You would think that a villain would despise children, but Archie doesn’t mind being around little scamps. He likes their energy and he can keep up pretty well. He’s like the big bro or chill uncle that a lot of kids can talk to, even though the adults think that he’s a bad influence.

Can hold his alcohol pretty well. Man can gulp down at least five to ten drinks before he’s completely cutoff. Hates wine though.

If he hadn’t formed Team Aqua, I imagine him being a super cool marine biologist teacher. His fields trips would be so awesome.

Pretty softhearted and gets emotional a little too easily. It doesn’t take much for this man to cry. Show him a cute baby Spheal learning how to swim? He’s sobbing in seconds.

Maxie🌋

Maxie is an awkward individual who’s so stern, so strict, that it’s almost comical. Everything he does, he does with a bullet pointed mindset. First this, then this, etc. Spontaneity does not apply to Maxie; he’s always prepared and unwilling to make any exceptions because, to him, that would be an inconvenience.

For all his sternness, Maxie can relent a little. He hates making mistakes and expects his team to perform at their absolute. However, he’s no perfectionist and understands that mistakes are always present. It’s a good thing that he’s exceedingly patient.

Tabitha met Maxie as the man was beginning to form Team Magma. He was drawn by Maxie’s keen eye for technology and his knowledge about geological discoveries, a topic that Tabitha took great interest while in college. Of course, Tabitha soon became the earliest member and stuck by Maxie’s side like glue. I would say that Tabitha might be a people pleaser as he does tend to do what Maxie tells him, although, here and there, Tabitha does harbor a bit of jealousy towards everyone praising the Magma boss a bit too much.

Courtney’s…..odd, to put it lightly. Her odd speech patterns coupled that with her robotic mannerisms has led many in Team Magma to wonder if she’s even human. She doesn’t particularly care about expanding landmass (personally) but rather harbors an unhealthy fixation on Maxie. His capabilities of a leader and how he carries himself draw Courtney in and she becomes super defensive against anyone to dares opposes Maxie’s ideals. Being analytical, Courtney studies Maxie’s abilities and feels certain that his way of thinking is the correct approach. Maxie doesn’t feel unnerved by Courtney’s presence and Courtney herself makes sure to not overstep bounds (disappointingly).

Maxie hates being touched, in an intimate sense. No hugging, but a handshake will suffice.

Doesn’t understand slang/texting language. This man is in his late thirties and texts so damn formally and refuses to learn any shortcut text forms. Everything has to be typed out fully, punctuation included.

It could be 80 degrees outside and Maxie will still wear his turtleneck hoodie combo. How this man does not get a heat stroke is beyond comprehension. He might be sweating bullets, but damn, I wish I had his stamina.

Not the best with his emotions, but not like Cyrus level of bad. He’s a blunt, direct individual and can’t really emote well. He’ll say he’s upset, but it’s more restrained, if anything.

Cyrus🪐

A sad, empty man who may very well be the grandfather of emo and nihilism’s best friend for life. Cyrus is a complicated person, so much so that he’s still talked about to this day. No one can quite read Cyrus clearly, not even his Admins.

Despite his impeccable leadership skills and prowess to hold his own in battle, Cyrus is a frail man. His physicality isn’t very strong and the lack of Vitamin D certainly shows as this dude is on his way to becoming a walking corpse. Needless to say, Cyrus doesn’t take very good care of himself and can pass out quite easily if left unattended.

Repressing emotions, as Cyrus strives to achieve, always has been a difficult feat. Although monotone and emotionless to a degree, Cyrus has slipped up and expressed other feelings that aren’t spite and frustration. He’s capable of feeling happiness but he pushes it down so much in order to feel numb. Most of his laughter are mumbled chuckles that are barely noticeable unless you have good ears.

Most of his Admins joined Team Galactic for their own reasons, but most common would be that they are all social outcasts. Cyrus appealed to them mainly for his personal outlook on life and similar experiences with being cast aside, which all three (Saturn, Mars, and Jupiter) could certainly relate to.

Charon joined Team Galactic after the events of Diamond and Pearl, so his reasoning for being there are mostly unknown. Deep down, Charon despises Cyrus and seeks to become leader himself, but no one on Team Galactic takes Charon too seriously.

Doesn’t stay in contact with his grandfather because he doesn’t want to involve him in his life due to the path he chose to pursue. One of the very few moments where Cyrus actually genuinely cares for another human being.

Speaking of his grandfather, he has tried multiple times to reach out to Cyrus, especially when he was little. The family shunned the grandfather for reasons unknown and contact being kept at a painful distance. Still, on the super rare occasions when Cyrus and his grandfather would reunite, it’s a pleasant time.

Cyrus doesn’t have too many hobbies, but tinkering with machinery has always been his passion. Give this man a busted up device and he’ll be showing off his skills proudly.

As a kid, he has tried to make friends, but everyone was put off by him and his strange behavior. Doesn’t help that his home life had its own challenges that made him feel like shit.

Parents weren’t physically abusive, but they were certainly dismissive and self-absorbed folk who would demean their child and shame them for their interests. They were emotionally and mentally abusive to Cyrus, the scars of which permanently traumatized this man for the rest of his life. Parents would pretend that he didn’t exist or sometimes didn’t acknowledge him when in front of company. This oftentimes led Cyrus to hole himself up in his bedroom to escape into his own world, full of machinery and quiet, where no one could bother him.

Cyrus just hurts. There’s not a lot of positivity with this character and, truthfully, he just needs to go to therapy.

[casidianpokezoology]

Would you have any funfacts about Aggrons ? If you don't have any I'm also interested in Blaziken :)

(@team-aqua-grunt-marine)

Aggrons will leave markings on trees to warn others of their presence, of danger, and other stuff. If other Aggron die of causes besides other Aggron, there's fewer fights. And they. Love fighting, so that would be an issue for them.

If other Aggron die of causes besides other Aggron, there's fewer fights. And they. Love fighting, so that would be an issue for them, so strangely enough, they will actually protect one another literally just so they can fight eachother.

An Aggron will fight off an enemy of another Aggron because they can prove they're the stronger Aggron by beating something that is beating the other Aggron. It's a little irrational, but they have a really weird kind of honor code that they obey in their fights- they don't typically kill eachother, and they won't just let others die for no reason.

This is weird because they're super territorial, but they seem aware if the role that they and other Aggron play in more or less protecting the ecosystem (they're a major part of environmental recovery after a disaster), so they probably recognize that killing other Aggron or letting them die is like. Not good.

And because I want to: Blaziken facts as well! Less of em though. They have a habit of adopting like any babies, especially fire and/or bird pokemon. A Blaziken will take in any little guy that they find, to the point that some pokemon who can't take care of their own kids will leave the kid/s in a Blaziken nest, because they know that they'll take them in without a second thought.

I've actually seen a Blaziken with two Fletchings as well as its actual chicks, and the only thing it seemed concerned about was why they were still so small.

[lorekeeper-backset]

Hiiii so uh I've looked around your blog and pokemon IRL stuff

I LOVE IT ALL SO MUCH !!! WE HAVE THE SAME TASTE IN SO MANY THINGSSSS

First of all Alpha Sapphire was my first pkmn game and it's my FAVORITE EVERRRR my starter was Blaziken and my fave poké is Rayquaza and I'm a HUGE Team Aqua fan I have ONE cosplay that I take out every year to go to conventions and it's a Team Aqua grunt. My other fave pokemons are Absol and Mightyena and ALL OF GEN 3 HELP IM AUTISTIC

I also saw your Team Aqua and Team Magma reunited (I forgot the actual word u used jsjsjsj sorry I'm a bit too exited) pokemon conservation and !! That's like... the story I've been building with my own pkmn irl blog. Team Aqua and Team Magma are now protecting pokemon agains hurtful human activities. Aqua is taking care of marine pokémons and Magma of terrestrial pokemons. They haven't officially fused but they're working together. Also they're called Neo-Aqua ans Neo-Magma basent on a fake memory I had of à grunt calling themselves "Neo-Aqua" when, in fact, he was just saying something like "We're gonna be a new Team Aqua". I played the game 10 years ago.

I am SO SO IN LOVE WITH RAYQUAZA I made my trainersona (the Team Aqua grunt) à Rayquaza Chosen lmao. He didn't give her incredible powers or anything but he takes care of her. He isn't officially in her (my trainersona) team but he helps her out. Kinda the same with Latias who's, I agree, an EXCELLENT legendary poke :3

ANYWAYYYYSYSS I LOVE YOUR BLOG SO MUCH I'LL ACTUALLY READ THROUGH THEM MORE WHEN IM A BIT CALMED DOWN AND ILL TRY TO INTERACT IN PKMN IRL SJSJJEJDZJ SORRY I JUST REALLY LOVE WHAT YOU'VE BUILT

Woah. This is... this is a lot, haha. You're making me blush. Alpha Sapphire was my second game but it remains my favorite to this day (with Y, my first one, being my second favorite). I have so many thoughts about it all the time. I'm glad I was able to inspire you, it makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside, you know.

[rpking99]

Evil Team

Hiden away on Luxure is an evil team dubbed Team Siren. A team of overindulgence and lust.

Leader: Jessie

Jessie knows she is attractive, but also knew she had enough being some bottom rung on the ladder. Finding out about Luxure, using some connections to sneak onto the island, she ended up with a few other past villains. Finding out about the Gijinkamon phenomenon and what a few others where planning... Jessie used her seductive skills and ended up taking over the orginisation

She was never going to bow to someone else ever again. Now all will worship her boots!

Admins

Malva

Malva is a very sensual being. And with Lysander's plan failing... well she naturally fell in with Team Siren. As most saw her as an innocent TV news woman and a member of the Kalos Elite 4, not realising she was technically as double agent to help Team Siren slip around the Pokemon Ranger

Courtney

Courtney was always eager to please, always happy to let others take control. She did as she commanded. And so, obeying Jessie and becoming hers was easy as could be

Shelly

Shelly clashed with the rest of the team when she first joined, but all it took was for Jessie to show off some of her skills and the former Team Aqua Admin was an eager follower of their goal.

Mars

When Mars found out about Team Siren's plans, she instantly offered to join. The chaos it would cause being just oh so wonderful~

Plumeria

Plumeria is the only member of the Team who does not believe in Jessie's goal. She is only here because of the Team Skull members who had ended up within Team Siren, and she was determined to keep them safe.

Grunts

There are grunts from every Evil Team on Team Siren. And as they have no uniform, they keep their own style from when they where

Their Goal

Now many of you may be asking "The hell does Team Siren WANT?! And what are they even DOING?!"

Well, glad you asked!

What Team Siren are doing are kidnapping people and Pokemon to run tests on them. Trying to create something... special.

Scientists working on using Salazzle phermones to hypnotise/turn people in sex pets. Which is basically Jessie's end goal, to turn herslef into the Worlds Dominatrix. All under her heel!

But she needed more help than she thought she would. And so, out comes their new lead scientist...

Professor Juniper!

During the story of Luxure, Professor Juniper is kidnapped by Team Siren and put under the process that bent her to Jessie's will.

With these effects in play, their advancement skyrockets and soon they have it... Team Siren's end goal.

Mega Salazzle

Using research on almost every type of strange phenomenon out there in the Pokemon World, from Regional Variants to Tera Types to Paradox Pokemon to Mega Evolution and more, as well as Juniper's knowledge on Pokemon biology, Jessie's goal was finally realised

Creating a Gijinka Mega Salazzle. Their ultimate weapon who's phermones are now so powerful, that the world will be warped to be its slaves. And as it belongs to Jessie, hers as well.

A Poison/Fire/Psychic Type Pokemon with stats comparable to a Legendary and a unique Ability "Queen's Comandment" (This Ability allowing working like "As One", where it now has two abilities. It's original "Corrosion" Ability and a second ability that allows its Fire Type to change any time the opponent attacks, changing her Secondary Type to whatever recives the least damage from the attack sent her way).

Do not try using Normal, Fighting, Ghost, Poison, Ground, Electric, Psychic or Dragon moves on her as she will become immune

She also has all G-Max moves as well. She is a moss, a monster. A final challenge. Can you defeate her and save the world?

Total Muses: 8/Infinity (Depending on how you count the Grunts) (Also, not counting Juniper here, no repeates)

[cyborg00-why]

3/25 Cyborg 009 The Stage Short Recap

Spoilers ahead for those who haven't watched the announcement themselves.

Right off the bat we got a sneak peak at the theatrical poster! Not sure how I was expecting 005 and 008 to be handled, but the brown face is disappointing and certainly alienating to global fans of color.

However, the costumes are beautiful and the contrasting pant/coat combo works great. I really love the athletic cut and quilted details on the coats. Ivan is not surprisingly, a prop doll in this production. Personally to me this means we have a 50/50 chance of him either being occasionally lifted by stage ninjas for 'levitating' effects or they just hook him up to wires and let him free like Asamov intended. Only time will tell...

We also got our first glance of the new cyberpunk redesigns of 0010+ and 0010-!

With stage adaptions especially I think it is good to treat them as their own canon. With that in mind I am curious to see how they flesh out the rest of the plot through costume design. My initial reaction was that they reminded me of Team Magma and Team Aqua grunts from older pokemon games. They are very fresh and stylish though, which I think is a good contrast to how formal and outdated Gilmore is presented.

Performance After Event Schedule:

5/18: Special Curtain Call*

5/19: Action Curtain Call*

5/19: After Talk with Nanami Hiroki x Toshiya Sakai x Hiroo Otaka

5/21: After Talk with 001, Interviewer Hiroki Nanami

5/22: After Talk Hiroki Nanami x Daisho Sakuraba x Kazuma Kawahara x Toyota

5/23: After Talk Hiroki Nanami x Minori Sonic x 001

5/24: 009/Joe Shimamura Only Curtain Call*

5/25: After Talk Shunichi Takahashi x Masamichi Satonaka x Ryo Takizawa x Rita Aizawa

5/25: Action Curtain Call*

5/26: Special Curtain Call*

*Photos are permitted at these events

It was revealed that certain performances will also conclude with character specific special events, and include character postcards as well. Very jealous of the folks who get to see this live, and more so for those that attend a photo op!

The interviews with Ivan are sure to be interesting... I am curious to see if they have Nanami interviewing the doll or Ivan's voice actor. I guess we will have to wait and see lol.

To wrap things off the main cast did a short introductory performance, and boy did I try to get some good screen grabs.

How are we feeling about twinkified 002? His lil ponytail moment was a surprise but seems more appropriate for complicated choreographed fight scenes.

Francoise seems to be the newest siri update in this canon, but damn if she doesn't make it look good.

I know the first thing the costume department is doing is adding velcro to that scarf! It just couldn't keep up lol

,':^/ I just want to know who decided the patchy brown face was fine but drew the line at his hands matching. I just want to talk

Changs actor has a few stage position issues but carried on with so much confidence it was almost a non-issue. I am also so impressed if that is a) a hairpiece or b) his real hair he committed to have for the play.

The bloke himself, had an intro as exciting as Francoise but you could tell they were also very excited to play the part. I am probably the most excited to see 007 and 009 perform from this intro alone.

,':^/ if someone doesn't take the bronzer away from him I will get the spray bottle...

Would love to hear others impressions, opinions, and thoughts! Do you like the styling of the play or is it too many degrees removed from the source material? Are you excited to see it or was the news of a play for the 60th anniversary not what you were hoping for?

[aqua-grunt-zesty]

Join Team Aqua where our submarines AREN'T PILOTED BY GAME CONTROLLERS

[mamasplat]

I’ve vaguely explained my break down of the kalos protags ages (and while I could talk about that more) I wanna talk about zinnia because I have a lot of thoughts about her!

I’ve spent years of my life focused on storytelling both visually and verbally, specifically written and drawn character designs and the art of “show don’t tell” so I think that gives me enough insight to be the one deciphering character ages-

Okay starting first with her visuals, zinnia has a very mature build by proportions alone, she has sharp facial features, firm toned body (you can literally see that through her shirt, which is skin tight and tied on) she’s undoubtedly muscular partially through her upbringing, but it’s important to remember muscle gains come with age. You will not see a 12 year old with abs and jacked forearms because a young child/teen body can not gain that kind of muscle. A toned body indicates muscle gain especially in AFAB individuals as there’s a lack of testosterone to aid in the process of bulking up. And zinnia leads a rather off the grid lifestyle already so an enhanced workout routine is out of the question. Her build alone indicates late teens to early adulthood.

Dialogue, there’s dialogue that refers to zinnia as a teenager. But there is also dialogue of a team magma grunt saying she’s totally his type. If they’re comfortable having implied adults hit on her I feel it’s safe to assume we can cut her down into the 18-19 bracket.

Storyline, zinnias story is not a tale you write a young child into. Her story is filled with heartbreak and not just acceptance of her own mortality, but also facing her willingness to die in order to save the world. She was raised into a suicidal duty and she’s come to terms with a young death. Most writers (especially gamefreak who makes games for children) tend to avoid child death as to not upset parents and players. Another part of her story is the fact she gets a job working under team magma/aqua depending on your version, and while I wouldn’t say it’s out of they’re brand to work with younger teens in team aqua- team magma would not hire a 15 year old into a high tech eco terrorist team of geologists and scientists. Meaning she must be old enough for them to think she’s responsible in the field.

Lastly, I placed Calem and Serena at the age of 18 as they didn’t have an appearance that (in my opinion) warranted me putting them at the age of 19. When I put zinnia next to Calem and Serena I see that (in my opinion) she looks older than them both. Therefore my final thought is that lorekeeper zinnia from pokemon omega ruby and alpha sapphire, is 19 years old.

Thank you for coming to my autistic TED talk

[aceofintuition]

⚰️ !

There are very few holes that Maxie finds trickier to escape than those of their own making. It isn’t something they consciously realize, of course—if they did, then they wouldn’t keep constantly digging themself new ones. In hindsight, not addressing the whole… vampirism bit was probably a bit of an obvious mistake, but it had seemed so much easier to just sweep the whole thing under the rug at the time, rather than deal with all the questions and rumors and that one dumb grunt who would probably try to throw a pokeball at them just to see if it would work.

In their defense, they’d rather thought that it would be one of the easier matters to address, given the other actions of questionable legality that Team Magma was prone to engaging in. Pale skin? Understandable of a redhead, surely. Extreme tendencies towards staying indoors? Well, the Magma HQ was inside of a mountain, after all. Hood up and mask on whenever they were outside? Merely a way to keep their identity out of the press.

And none of those were a problem. No, the problem was keeping the nature—and by extension, management— of their condition limited solely to Tabitha, who then had to go out of the country on business that also required Courtney’s specific expertise, which meant that Maxie absolutely had to stay behind to act as leader.

“It will be fine.” That was the curt dismissal Maxie had given a week ago.

…Obviously it was not fine. But it's easy enough to sequester themself in their office and talk to absolutely no one. Up until Team Aqua decides to take advantage of Courtney and Tabitha’s timely absence, anyway, and that necessitates their expertise on the field. A field where they can positively taste the tang of blood on the air, clawed out of pokemon on either side.

And then, to make matters worse, they realize they’ve somehow ended up in a secluded little cove of the forest to oppose Archie, far away from the rank and file of both their teams. And that damned man has the audacity to walk around in the sun with his neck just exposed like that? He’s always so rude, and if Maxie didn’t know any better, they’d half expect him to have done it on purpose, just to torment them.

Well, they’re better than the base desires of this stupid curse or whatever it was. They’re better than it, and they’re only walking over into his personal space to tell him off for choosing today, of all days, pushing a finger into his chest, and they’re only going to bear their fangs a little and—

“OW! What the FUCK, Maxie!” Archie shrieks, pushing them away and clapping a hand to his bleeding neck. “I thought you were going to kiss me, you fucker!”

Oh shit. Maxie pauses, their senses taking too long to register any information other than his blood on their tongue. “It’s not—I can explain—“

They pause, their brow furrowing.

“Wait, you thought I was going to WHAT?”

[leggerefiore]

kind of silly but what about villains showing up to work with a visible hickey from their s/o on their neck without realizing

I did something similar with lipstick previously for other characters but this should be fun

cw: hickies, embarrassment

characters: Cyrus, Archie, Maxie, Guzma

You locked your arms around your boyfriend. Catching him as he was getting ready for the day, you felt a sudden urge to get out a bit of tension with him. Lips soon found his neck as you began to suck at the tender vascular area. A groan left him. He allowed the actions to continue just long enough for a hickey to begin to form. Then, he managed to wring you away and remind you that he had to head out for a meeting today. Your eyes observed the obvious mark on his neck as he finished dressing himself and headed out the door.

🌌Cyrus🛰

☄️ There was little on Cyrus's mind as he slipped off his vest for a moment. He did not even notice how Saturn's expression grew more flustered. His mind was focused on the machine in front of him. He rolled up his sleeves to try loosening a piece that might have been too tight and impeding the function of it. Saturn was supposed to be monitoring a data output on a nearby monitor. Instead, the commander's eyes could not leave the further exposed skin of his boss's neck. A dark bruised sat there. His mind raced to a possible attack first before realising it was just the one. Which meant… Saturn swallowed.

☄️ When Cyrus had finished, he took a step back and wiped his brow. His attention finally went to Saturn, who seemed lost. He blinked. Eventually, the commander cleared his throat and tried to regain his bearings. Though, his eyes kept travelling back to the other man's neck. He worried about how others in Galactic might react to such a thing. “Er, Master Cyrus,” he began, “There is a mark on your neck. You may wish to keep your vest on when possible.” Cyrus's eyes went large in reply as he stepped towards a more reflective piece of metal to get a look. His vest was immediately put back on.

☄️ Cyrus was mortified for the rest of the day. Feelings corrupted his mind any time a grunts eye would linger just below his face. He tried to move his collar up to further obscure the thing, but a small section would always just peek out and leave him tormented. Thankfully, somehow, only Saturn got to see before he went home to find some mental peace. (And demand that you never do that again.)

🌧Archie🌊

💧 The Aqua Leader did not even think to check his neck as a few grunts cleared their throats and averted their eyes. He just assumed something else was going on that he had been unaware of. In a sense, that had been the case, yet he did not assume it had anything to with him. The first person to give him any real signs was Shelly, whose eyes went wide as she attempted to process his boldness for a moment. Then, she reconsidered it. Was it boldness? Archie might love his partner with a very obvious pride, but he was not the type to really show off those kinds of things. Her fingers came to pinch the bridge of her nose. That could only mean one thing. He did not know. The mark was easy to see – What with how he wore his wetsuit.

💧 When Archie turned to her after finishing reviewing a plan to clean up Slateport's Beach from trash, he saw annoyance on her face. She twirled a stand of dyed blue hair around her finger before sighing. He cocked up a brow. Did she know what had everyone in a strange mood today? A chuckle then left her, and she shook her head. How his partner sneaked a fast one on him, and he did not even notice, was beyond her. “Archie,” she said simply, “Did you have a good morning? You might want to check a mirror.” He walked off to do just that. She later heard a loud laugh.

💧 He was a good sport about it. Despite what Shelly might have thought, he did wear it like a badge of honour. A sign that his dear Luvdisc did love him. A certain prideful sense filled him when he caught a few looks from his grunts. He wanted to repay the favour, though. His plans for the evening were going to be busy, at least. Shelly rolled her eyes when he said that he was leaving early. Matt seemed a little lost.

☀️Maxie🌋

🪨 Whatever you had done to him, he felt that he had it covered with his sweater. That should have been the case, yes, he thought, but the temperature simply disagreed with his theory. While he liked the heat, even he had an upper limit, which made his careful defence less useful. He folded down the knitted fabric to make his skin have room to breathe while his coat was dumped off in a corner of his office. He was down to just his shirt and shorts when he was snapped back to reality by Tabitha warping in with some reports.

🪨 Tabitha had been paying little attention to the Magma Leader himself, instead working to summarise the reports about their geothermal energy tests as best he could. But, his eyes drifted to his boss's exposed neck. The pale skin would have otherwise been of little interest, yet he spotted a dark mark against the skin. Like a bruise. Concern entered his mind, yet it passed after seeing only one. Which meant… Tabitha finished his report. Maxie cocked a brow up at him, commenting on how he had trailed off for a moment. “… Sorry, Leader, I was worried about that mark on your neck,” he opted to play ignorant, “I was wanting to make sure that you were alright.” Maxie's face turned a similar shade as his head as he turned away from his admin. Tabitha took that a dismissal and left.

🪨 Maxie did not leave his office for a good hour or two after that incident. When he finally did, he kept his collar on the way up despite how his body protested the excess coverage. He had to be an example for his team, which is what he had insisted to himself. Yet, the truth was more than apparent to himself. The heat was an excuse to go home early, in the end. You had a very upset geologist asking you not to mark him up before work.

💀Guzma🕶

□ He had been a bit out of it when he finally left his room to go meet up with that woman about something. A few of his underlings had cleared their throats or gave him thumbs up or cheer, but that was not an uncommon thing around their group. He had nearly cleared the house and was about to head out to Ula'Ula meadow for a meeting when Plumeria got up from the chair she had been lounging into him. Her eyes narrowed. She unceremoniously tossed back his jacket to scrutinise his neck.

□ Guzma left wordless by this, not used to Plumeria doing anything like this before. Her dark eyes focused intensely on a spot for a second before he pulled away and looked into his eyes. “Hey, dummy,” her voice was somewhere between teasing and firm, “You have a hickey obvious on your neck. You might want to cover that up before you meet that president woman.” She motioned to her room, where she had some make-up. Guzma blinked before throwing back his head and scolding himself. How did he forget to check after you did that?

□ He had let Plumeria cover the darkening patch on his neck before finally heading off to his meeting. Some part of him felt thankful that Plumeria had caught that and prevented any kind of tension between him and the Aether President. She was usually so nice, but he knew well enough that she could snap and get weird in an instant. He would have preferred not to be on the receiving end of that. Though, when that was done, he wiped off the foundation covering the mark and kept a smug smirk on his face. He felt proud to show off a mark left by you and was ready to get you a matching one when he got back to Po Town.

[hualianff]

Tiny Xianle Quartet

Just imagine you’re walking around with tiny dianxia nestled in your front shirt pocket. He would wave “hello!” to anyone passing by with the friendliest smile! Just tiny dianxia with his mini bamboo hat and simple, white robes happily nestled near your chest. 

Then, as you continue your stroll, you see a lone dandelion with the stem still attached floating nearby.

“Huh, that’s weird,” you think, then blow the dandelion away.

The distant sound of a high-pitched “Gegeeeee” can be heard. It turns out to be tiny HC who was using the dandelion to catch the wind and bring him to dianxia, but his plans are thwarted by the giant human who decided to blow him in the opposite direction :(

(XL: 😳😳 “I thought I heard-“

HC: 😭😭😭)

HC crash-lands in the grass, tumbling over himself a couple times. Once he’s right-side-up, he can only watch as the big human continues walking forward with tiny XL in tow.

HC resorts to scurrying after the big human, smacking away the large blades of grass that dare stand in his way. When you finally notices a little creature trailing behind, they scoop HC up in one hand.

“GYAHH- UNHAND ME, MORTAL,” HC demands, banging his little fists on the hand.

XL lets out a surprised squeak. “San Lang!”

“Gegeee! I’m here! I’m here to save you!” HC exclaims, still struggling in his entrapment.

“It’s okay! I’m not in any danger!” XL replies. “But I’m glad you’re here anyway!”

XL turns to you, and places his hands together in a pleading gesture: “Can you just put him in the pocket with me? I promise he won’t cause you any trouble.”

You nod in understanding. With one last indulgent squeeze of the tiny creature, the human drops HC into their shirt pocket.

Twin grunts of “oofs!” are heard, along with a small shuffling inside the pocket.

Immediately, two smol heads pop out from inside the pocket.

“Thank you for accommodating him. Between you and me, San Lang loves walks. He’s secretly very grateful to tag along,” XL says.

(HC, at the human: 🥊🥊

XL: “San Lang, stop being rude!”)

Even as tiny fists poke harmlessly against your chest, you can’t help but laugh whole-heartedly. Tiny dianxia just has that effect on you. 

“It’s my pleasure,” you say. “The more, the merrier.”

(HC: “did u just call me merry-“ 😡

XL quickly covers HC’s mouth.)

The trio continues their walk, passing many flowers and a stream that shimmers aqua blue.

When you walk under a cherry tree, you suddenly feel two thumps on the top of your head. Pairs of tiny feet seem to be padding along your hairline. You lift a hand up to rub your head, but the tiny feet keep evading their reach.

HC and XL are too busy whispering among themselves to pay attention to the commotion upstairs.

A heavy sigh escapes your lips. An itch is developing on their scalp that really needs to be scratched. You decide to shake your head side-to-side, and using both hands, grab hold of two more smol bodies in your clutch.

MQ: “you idiot, why’d you jump down too? You gave us away!”

FX: “it wasn’t me! That bird shook the branch and caused our cherry to fall”

XL pauses his story: “oh heyy guys! What brings you here?”

You look at XL with a raised eyebrow.  “More of your…friends?”

HC: “hey I’m not just a-“

XL: “Yes, more friends! Though I could’ve sworn they were busy doing something else…” 🤔

MQ huffs while FX glares at the rascal in red clinging to XL like sticky tape.

“What should I do with them?” You ask XL. 

To FX and MQ’s horror, HC leans close to whisper in XL’s ear. 

XL: “Hmm, it’s a little tight in here, so maybe-“

Cut to the next scene where FX and MQ are unceremoniously shoved into the human’s back pockets.