#syl plays pokemon

[theskywaslookingback]

Miles says hello :3c

[relicsongmel]

Over 2 years later and I still can't believe Gamefreak forced bisexuals all over the world to do the impossible and make a choice between THESE TWO

[turttastic]

Was just struck by the overwhelming urge to rate Stormlight characters on their driving ability. I have no evidence I'm going off of vibes alone. Here they are in no particular order:

Dalinar- I think he's generally a fine driver now, though still prone to bouts of road rage when someone won't let him merge. Very bad driver in his youth. 5/10

Jasnah- I think she would be a shockingly bad driver. She seems like the kind of person that believes the rules of the road apply to everyone other than her. The type to run a red light because the meeting she's going to is important. Never uses her turn signals because if shes in the left lane it should be obvious shes making a left turn. Despite her lack of care she always arrives safely and without a ticket, somehow. Would fit right in in Northern Virginia. Also the worst backseat driver ever. 3/10

Sadeas- Good driver but employs bad practices. When traffic is heavy he uses the shoulder of the road as his own personal lane. Only person capable of surviving New York traffic. 6/10

Kaladin- Fantastic driver but kind of slow. Won't make a left turn unless there is literally no other car on the road. Always follows the speed limit and uses his turn indicators. Also the type to yell at everyone to shut the fuck up and let him drive when he's in heavy traffic. 8/10

Syl- Cannot be allowed to drive under any circumstances. Bridge 4 let her drive once and she backed the car into a mailbox. 0/10

Shallan- Shes a bad driver but better than Jasnah. Her following distance is atrocious and she frequently rear ends people, but she does at least try to follow the rules of the road. 4/10

Veil- Worse than Shallan but says she's better. Will take a turn at 60 to try and make the car drift. 2/10

Radiant- Fantastic driver who follows the ruled perfectly. Not great at responding to unexpected situations though. 8/10

Venli- Drives like a psychopath. Weaves in and out of lanes to get there 30 seconds faster. If traffic is bad she will dead ass make a U turn in the middle of the road over a double yellow to leave. 1/10

Rock- Great driver, but hates driving. Not much more to say. 8/10

Sigzil- Best driver in bridge 4, only slightly held back by the fact that he knows every obscure rule and expects everyone else driving does also. 9/10

Moash- Believes the rules of the road are stupid and there to hold him back. The kind of guy who will not let you merge in front of him like his life depends on it. Would go 100 in a school zone for fun. 2/10

The Lopen- The guy that tells you he's a great driver but starts playing pokemon go while behind the wheel because he can absolutely do both. 4/10

Szeth- Mediocre driver prone to shocking episodes of road rage. The kind of guy who would slam the brakes to make the car behind him rear end him out of spite if they were following too close. 5/10

Navani- Fantastic driver. Always has the newest lane correcting tech and such installed on her vehicle. 10/10

Adolin- Cannot stay focused on the road. Type of guy who will look over his shoulder for like 15 seconds to carry on a conversation until Shallan yells at him to look at the road. Horrible speeder. Usually manages to avoid crashing though. 3/10

Wit- Shockingly competent driver. I mean he had all that experience with Wax, so... 10/10

Gavilar- The kind of douche who lifts his truck and has his mufflers removed so he can rev his obnoxious engine whole going through neighborhoods. 1/10

Renarin- He's a good driver in small towns and on winding, narrow country roads, but cannot handle big city traffic. Luckily he knows and readily admits this. 7/10

BONUS:

Rlain- I feel like he's just a typical good driver. Follows the rules as best he can, goes a few miles over the speed limit on the freeway, but nothing crazy. 8/10

Kelsier- It's a miracle he's survived this long with the way he drives. He would make a left on red without hesitation. Vin screamed the first time she rode with him. 1/10

[kades-rp-lore-hell]

omg i actually got a punk cube object from playing with one of syl's pokemon... the post became real......

[stormcloudsandshadows]

top ten Pokémon? your fav games?

!!!!!!!!

So most of my favorite Pokémon are just my favorite because of them being the Pokémon of my ocs, or in one case, my father when I was 9-10. I was. A weird kid.

10: Lugia. My father. Me and a friend ran around the playground yelling lugia’s song but distorted, because shadow Lugia was attacking, and then my friend made shadow Lugia say, in his dying moments, that he was my father. Actually I’m wheezing because I had forgotten that until this moment what on earth.

9: Grovyle. I hate putting him this low, I had a crush on mystery dungeon grovyle- and yes pmd is why grovyle is here. When young me found out about celebi being in love with grovyle… listen he’s a thief but actually a hero and he’s doing it along because aaaaaaaaaaHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. Gently holds.

8: blaziken. My first starter was torchic and blaziken is the fully evolved form. His name was Emma. I. Didn’t understand the gender markers.

7: mew. Tiny psychic cat my beloved. I would replay the mew windmill scene over and over again.

6: wyrdeer. My lovely girl, Nilla. She’s one of my character’s main Pokémon even though she wasn’t his starter, and she’s basically his service pokemon.

5: Mewtwo. I feel really bad about putting him this low, considering mewtwo was like, my first oc’s *thing*. She had a mewtwo tail, she had known the clones, had been best friends with Amber before Amber died, she was connected to mewtwo, my old username on everything was crystal(redacted)ketchum2 (redacted because her middle name is a friend’s deadname). But. I don’t like mewtwo as much as I used to?

4: Sneasel. His name is crime. He has a knife. Enough said. (He’s one of Fox’s Pokémon and my favorite to write, ever.)

3: Silvally my friend Silvally. Syl. Bright’s closest partner. What is it with characters of mine having a water type starter and then a partner that’s a second starter that evolves in a weird way?

2: Primarina, Pip, my beloved. Bright’s starter. I chose popplio for sun and moon because everyone hated on it when it was revealed and Trickywi made a song about it. I never regretted it. Primarina is amazing.

1: Oshawott. There is a life sized Oshawott Pokémon plushie and I keep going back to read the reviews. It was my starter in gen five and then I chose it in legends arceus, and I love Oshawott.

Favorite games. Hmm. The first one I played was Ruby. I loved soul silver and my shiny suicune. I probably put the most hours into sun moon ultra sun and ultra moon, if you combine them. And legends arceus is amazing. Plus the mystery dungeon games, and ranger guardian signs. Ukelele pichu my adored

[aliviasyl]

So for those who knew me in my other media, I was a huge fan when it comes to Pokemon Mystery Dungeon series! 

Fun fact about my whole social media, the name “Syl” from AliviaSyl was came from PMD as The Syl was actually my Rescue, Explorer, and Super Team name. (Note: I’m going to change the team name when I make an AU of this because The Syl was already used for my JS&B AU)

(Sadly I can’t play the rest of the game because I don’t have a copy of GTI and I don’t have Nintendo Switch for Rescue Team DX)

So here is some of the arts that related to Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon. PSMD is the first reason that I started to make my PSMD AU called Life Force, where it took place after the story from PSMD and a new story behind the history of Flaira and Aura’s past.

Also yeah, the pokemon in my in-game PSMD are Flaira the Fennekin and Aura the Riolu, where I already evolved them to their second evolution (Except for Riolu, who already fully evolved)

That all for now, I also going to reveal some returning characters like Ampharos, Mawile, and others from the game, even some new characters that I planned for a while!

[recurringwriter]

Fanfic Writer Tag Game

thank you @omgkalyppso for the tag!

What's your all-time favorite ship?

hmm probably at this point it's rodriguela but i was always a big fan of chrom/sully. before that though i really liked cormag/tana (platonic). i think i've always been too much of a multishipper for an otp

How many works do you have on AO3?

i have 41 works at the moment! and hopefully many more to come (i certainly have many more wips)

What's your total AO3 word count?

522,825 in 2 years! yikesies!

What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

say it with swords - the polyamorous felix birthday fic i wrote last year! it deserves the top spot because there's 4 swordfights and felix gets to see how much everyone cares for him. rated T, 4 chapters

this diminuendo only gets obscene - yeaaaahhhh!!!! the morning after rodrigue and manuela hook up when he visits the monastery in ch5!!! and everyone is acting oh so strangely and he can't figure it out. rated M

Hate to let you down - the Eh-U!!!!!! with oc Mia and Felix and oodles of character growth. i'm So Close to being done the next chapter but i keep forgetting to work on it. rated M now, i don't even know how many chapters anymore. over 70.

whatever doesn't make me stronger kills me - VW syl/vix. don't read this. M rating, angsty and whatever. 4 chapters. i never loved it and published too fast/without putting as much care into it as i could've.

caw'll me maybe - henry awakening and marianne 3houses talk about crows. fun. delightful. lots of cute puns. rated G. please read it

Do you reply to comments, why or why not?

yes!!! i love comments and i love replying to comments and i'm so behind and feel ridiculous because it's been 2 months now but ;u; i appreciate them so much and need to let my commenters know that

What's the fic you've written with the angstiest ending?

hmm it's probably between the abovementioned syl/vix and i love you, sincerely, yours truly, yours truly which is a sci-fi thing where sylvain goes into the future and meets a robot lady who looks like ingrid. oh and the divorce au which is just angsty all over. but it isn't ended per se

What's the fic you've written with the happiest ending?

how can i not say steal of two, where Claude and the Golden Deer play for the Fodlan Brier Championship? yes, this is a curling fic. i'm going to be loudly egotistical and say it might be the best curling fic ever written. also familiar starring catboy rodrigue has a quite happy ending that makes you go 'rowodriguwue'

Do you write crossovers?

i did! i wrote a 3houses x pokemon coliseum crossover! chapter one, anyway. and then there's the 3houses x awakening one. but it's not something i want to do lots though.

Have you ever received hate on a fic?

no, thank goodness! i've gotten a few comments where i've been like 'okay, i think you don't appreciate the love that went into this particular chapter or fic' but nothing that's been outright mean. so grateful for how nice people have been. are people scared of me?

Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

i have...been making some attempts lately because i Want to. so yes. i now have 3 E-rated fics and there's more on the way. and i will not say anymore

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

oooh not to my knowledge! if anyone has i wonder if that's where all the hate comments meant for me ended up

Have you ever had a fic translated?

no, and i can hardly imagine the process! that sounds like such a difficult task and i bet translators must really have to love what they're translating.

Have you ever co-written a fic before?

i have not and am on the fence about whether or not i'd ever want to. it seems cool, but also Very Difficult. i'm particular about weird stuff and lazy about others, so i'm not sure what kind of person i'd work best with. i am curious to try someday, though.

What's a WIP that you want to finish but don't think you ever will?

i think that if i want to finish a wip then i will. i have a curling fic that i started and left hanging--i don't think i'll finish it, but only because i don't really care about it anymore. maybe someday i will.

What are your writing strengths?

i have so many strengths. action, dialogue, apparently i'm improving at setting which is Wow Incredible because i always struggled with it, when i bother to describe clothing i do it well. i generally write about things i care about, so i try to write with care. i also write fast. i write lots. and i have fun while i write.

What are you writing weaknesses?

i struggle with writing character descriptions. i can do it, but it's Hard. same with clothing, and food that isn't breakfast. sometimes i write too much dialogue for what i intended a scene to be, because i get carried away. getting carried away might be both a strength and a weakness.

What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

if it's done well it's done well. i don't know other languages well enough to do it, nor have i read much where it's been done? aksdjhgfkjhg so i haven't given this much thought.

What was the first fandom you wrote for?

i wrote a fire emblem fates vignette before the game released (on my main blog and you'll never find it). before that it was oops! all original, and never shared.

What's your favorite fic you've written?

steal of two has been mentioned already, and to be honest? i love almost everything i've posted. some are a little on the euuugh not quite side, because i rushed them or they feel SO niche that i'm self-conscious, but in general? i wrote it because i loved it. i hope other people can enjoy them half as much as i do.

i think most people have already been tagged? if you were missed in this though now's your chance to do the tag game. yes i am speaking to you directly. i don't even need to tag you.

[pokenimagines]

I don't know if this is against any regulations but. How would Leon react to finding out his s/o's very loving, very clingy Sylveon originally wasn't originally his s/o's Sylveon? And how would he react to finding out that his s/o got Syl the day they evolved from an Eevee. Their original trainer had this whole public freak out about wanting an Umbreon, before s/o jumped in in defense of Syl and Syl's OT just stormed off, leaving Syl behind, so s/o adopted Syl right then and there?

Ahhhhh, the poor Sylveon. Tbh Sylveon is my top favorite Eeveelution, and I will protect them all with every fiber of my being. I won’t hesitate, bitch.

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Leon: Sylveon Mishap

Leon had always assumed your Sylveon had been with you as a partner pokemon, with how close you two were.

He never suspected that it could’ve been a rescue type of situation.

One day he decided to ask you how you came to get an Eevee, and you were extremely confused at first before it clicked.

You had to explain the small story to him, and by the end, he was a bit shocked.

Your Sylveon has originally belonged to this other trainer you had been going to school with. They’d been trying really hard to get him to become an Umbreon.

Once, during a match against you, the poor Eevee was on its last leg when it evolved into a Sylveon.

A meltdown was a mild way to put this, the trainer absolutely broke and was screaming and yelling. They were so pissed they ‘wasted so much time on a useless pokemon.’

You had never seen a pokemon so hurt in your entire lifetime, with how the Sylveon’s ears were pinned down with its tail tucked between its legs as it looked down in shame.

The unfortunate thing was already almost ready to faint from its battle and was now being yelled at with its evolution, which couldn’t be reversed.

Your breaking point was when the original trainer was going to crush its Pokeball under her foot, and you ran over and tackled her, wrestling the ball back.

You had gone off on the trainer, explaining that they only evolve into a Sylveon if they truly loved their trainer, and how they weren’t deserving of that love.

You scooped up the pokemon and walked over to the clinic, making sure the pokemon got the proper treatment.

Due to verbal abuse and several witnesses, it was deemed the trainer was no longer allowed to keep that pokemon, and you asked for the pokemon to be transferred under your name.

Leon had stood there speechless as the happy-go-lucky Sylveon was in the background playing with Charizard.

He couldn’t help but call over the pokemon and hug the poor baby before grabbing you into said hug.

He knew there was a reason he fell for you. This was just one of them.

[popgoesthesneaselreturns]

Love Reflected In Moonlight

@syllusion​

Salvador smiles to himself as he slowly leads Sylvia to the place he spent so many days preparing for this night. A full moon was the perfect time to show everything he was able to accomplish. Sal had taken risks for this to happen, even putting his life in danger once for the sake of getting the right material. In the past Sal would never do such things, but this showed how much he had changed. Sylvia brought out something in Salvador. And Salvador wanted more than anything to show Sylvia how much he was grateful to her.

There had been one time where the Sneasel had proposed a marriage of sorts to Sylvia as a means of solidifying their love forever. But, such a ceremony was far too human for the two of them. No, Salvador instead thought it better that he do something that required a personal touch. Something that existed for only Salvador and Sylvia to share. It wouldn't be marriage, it would be something that was theirs alone. An event that was simply a show of thanks. Upon a night where the moon was full, the only light in the darkness. The same kind of night where Salvador fell in love with Sylvia. The very precise moment!

“Syl, I know not how long it has been since we first met. Humans keep track of such things, but to pokemon time doesn’t matter so much. What matters is that we met, we lived together, then we fell in love. If this were a storybook the story would simply end there, but real life isn’t like that. For so long I dreamed of being able to love another pokemon like this. I had many dreams, yet none ever came true until the night where I fell in love with you. Do you remember?”

Sal had spoken less and less of the past as of late. There were times where he still had nightmares, but thanks to sharing dreams with Syl they were able to fight them off together. Salvador was putting the past behind him, he was embracing the future with Sylvia by his side. The night which used to be a source of terror, was now something Salvador looked forward to. For he was with his beloved, and she was with him. Even in slumber they were together.

“Don’t take that to mean you can open your eyes yet, I’m building everything up. I know you don’t like such things, but please forgive me for my ways. I wanted this to be special and this was the only way I could think of doing that. I wanted to thank you Sylvia, for everything you’ve done for me. I would never have become the mon I am now if not for you. So, with that in mind...”

Salvador used his free claw to press something. Then, music began to play.

Song

It was a music box, Sal had wanted there to be music to accompany this. As the music played Sal took the Zoroark to a stump where the important items had been placed. Sal picked one of the items up, then gently lifted Syl’s claw up. The Sneasel put the item around Syl’s wrist. Salvador then reached out to the other claw then did the same to that wrist. The items felt very light, yet fit around Syl’s wrists like they made for the purpose of doing so. Sal had measured everything out secretly, ensuring the items were perfect.

“You can open your eyes now!”

Moonstone Bracelets

When Sylvia opened her eyes, she would see the bracelets upon her wrists. They were beautiful, but as well as that the surroundings looked pretty too. There was a line of red flowers planted into the ground around the stump. They formed a heart shape around the two of them with the moon shining from above. The flowers seemed to be the thing that took the longest to get right. As Sal wasn’t that great of a gardener, still he’d done a good job here.

“Ta da! Haha...hope you like them...and the other things...”

Sal had thought he’d have more to say, but at this moment he was blushing. Sal got more embarrassed when showing off his work then leading up to it.

How would Syl react? Sal was looking worried now. Only time would tell.

[slylock-syl]

Hey Syl! What series of video games do you play? (Pokemon, LOZ, etc..)

[theskywaslookingback]

Building a Pokémon team is just constant *double checks the type advantage list**no no we can’t have two pokemon with steel subtypes pick something else**double checks the type advantage list**wait but what about-**ooooohh this one is CUTE**double checks the type advantage list**tosses the like 90000000 normal types over my shoulder**what am I missing…**double checks the type advantage list*

[relicsongmel]

Alright I figured since I ramble about them so much it's time I made a post talking all about my two darling girls!!! As some of you already know, these are my two (pseudo) self-insert characters; their primary canon is based around the events of Pokemon Black and White and their sequels.

images made using Picrew and Love Nikki (with the latter having the closest I could get to their canon outfits)

Sylvia Goldwood

Gender: female (she/her)

Orientation: pan(demi)romantic demisexual

Birthday: March 10th

Height: 5'8

Hair color: light blonde

Eye color: aqua

Color scheme: light blues, whites, and silvers/grays with occasional darker blues, yellows, greens, and purples

Ethnicity: Unovan (Martha her mother is from Icirrus City, Roger her father is from Driftveil City)

Interests: music (singing, piano, flute, composition), theater, gardening/botany, baking, poetry, dancing, swimming, boating, foreign languages

Fashion is romantic and feminine with frequent floral elements

Born in Nuvema Town and lived her whole life there

Her father was a musician and aspiring composer who died a little over a year after she was born. Her mother is a florist

Inherited Roger's love of music despite never knowing him. Dedicates herself wholly to the musical arts and shows an exceptional level of skill for her age, but develops burnout as a result of her perfectionist nature and harsh self-criticism born from the pressure she felt to succeed. Leaves on a Pokemon journey for a change of pace and to search for the mythical Pokemon Meloetta in hopes of rekindling her inspiration.

Personality: ambiverted, imaginative, deceptively slow to trust, selfless to a fault

Notable Pokemon: Samurott, Cinccino, shiny Gardevoir

Denise Hitoki

Gender: female (she/her)

Orientation: biromantic demisexual

Birthday: September 10th

Height: 5'4

Hair color: blonde

Eye color: dark gray

Color scheme: greens, browns, and other neutral tones with occasional blues and yellows

Ethnicity: half Unovan, half Johtonian (Jennifer her mother is from Icirrus City, Ryuji her father is from Goldenrod City)

Interests: reading, video games/anime, drawing, writing, playing guitar/songwriting, tree climbing, mythology, history

Fashion is minimalist and practical, avoiding unnecessary flourishes

Born in Ecruteak City and lived there with both parents; moved to Aspertia City with her mother at about 13 years old

Both parents are top-class Pokemon breeders who spent their teens and early twenties competing in competitions worldwide; after their marriage her mother starts a business selling various Pokemon care products. Her father assists her but tends to work from home so he can focus on taking care of Denise

Her parents' marriage grows unstable and her father abandons the family when Denise is 10. She and her mother have wildly different responses to this, which becomes a source of conflict as Dena becomes frustrated with her mother's state of denial and Jen is incredibly ill-equipped to deal with her daughter's grief on top of her own while now facing the challenges of being a single mother. Denise has a long depressive period before she leaves on a Pokemon journey to escape her home life and possibly find her father.

Personality: introverted, blunt, logical, fiercely loyal to her loved ones

Notable Pokemon: Ninetales, Glaceon, Zoroark

Other facts about the girls:

Martha and Jen are sisters, making Sylvia and Denise cousins. They are two years apart in age (with Sylvia as the older of the two) and each leaves on her respective journey at 18 years old.

Sylvia started as a Bleach OC and used to be named Lilybell, while Denise was created for an unfinished lineup of characters representing musical keys (she was D minor, hence her name). Both are drastically different characters now than how I envisioned them at the time of their conception.

Sylvia's tag [#little songbird] is a nickname Roger used for her when he was still alive.

Denise's tag [#forest for the tree] is in reference to her last name, which means "solitary tree." It symbolizes her tendency to isolate herself due to recurring abandonment issues as a result of her father's disappearance, even though trees usually thrive in community by nourishing each other through interconnected root systems. However, after letting go of her fears and allowing others into her life (finding her "forest" so to speak), she becomes a source of shelter, strength, and comfort for those around her.

Sylvia can be shortened to Syl and Denise to Dena (pronounced "DEE-nuh"); they have a few other nicknames but those are the most common ones.

The descriptions in this post pertain to the main timeline; that is, Sylvia and Denise's adventures across Unova and a few other regions they travel to with the background details exactly as described above. Several other AUs exist, most notably two PLA AUs (one for each of them), Denise's Paldea AU in which she and her mother move there instead of Unova, and a few different Sylvia AUs in which her confrontation with Team Plasma plays out slightly differently. In addition to these, I occasionally put my girls in the universes of other franchises (Bleach, Stardew Valley and Ace Attorney to name a few), but many details there are far less consistent considering the characters weren't created with those universes in mind. As such I generally don't like to discuss them as much, but they are very fun nonetheless and often help me recontextualize how I view their canon storyline.

And that's the overview! Thank you to anyone who's read this far—my lovely ladies mean the absolute world to me and I hope you found their backgrounds interesting <3

[frobster]

Pietro and Peter playing pokemon together. Peter getting excited every time he catches one. Sometimes they mix it up and play Mario Kart or Mario Party or something. Pietro lets Peter win sometimes. Other times, Peter is good enough to actually win. They get very competitive.

Why are they so hecking cute???? Illegal

☆☆☆

Peter is very, very good at Pokemon. The original games, the app version, all of it. He could rattle off all the Pokemon without needing to look up a single name. His favorite was Eevee for all the possibilities held within its cute little body, and his favorite evolution was Sylveon due to it needing to have high levels of affection to achieve that evolution. It was very easy for him to grow attached to his team in every game, so there was high level of excitement for him knowing that Eevee loved him back when they became Sylveon.

Pietro didn’t know a whole lot about Pokemon, but he liked following Peter around on the hunt for new ones to catch. The older boy preferred Mario Kart since the whole premise was to go as fast as possible. Neither of them liked to stay sitting for long, so they ended up standing and jumping around in front of the television with their wheels and remotes, often knocking things over and making a general mess. Whether they felt big or little, they were always eager to play games together.

“Hey, you should get this one on your phone so we can be friends and play together!” Peter yelled excitedly as he ran over to where Pietro was sitting upside down on the couch.

Peter flopped down onto the floor next to Pietro and held out his phone to show off the Pokemon app he had recently downloaded. His avatar was wearing a custom Spider-Man suit that Peter had coded himself to port into the game and his companion was an Eevee.

“I can’t wait to level her up! I hope she becomes Sylveon. Think there’s a way to predict that? I don’t want to cheat, but I really want Syl. Also, I did already go through all their code so I could get my suit into the game, so technically I already have the answer somewhere,” Peter rambled, voice high with excitement.

“I will play that with you if you can beat me at Rainbow Road,” Pietro offered with a smirk.

Rainbow Road was the hardest Mario Kart level for Peter. He usually had excellent reflexes but all the colors and having to gauge the sensitivity of the controller left him near the middle of the pack more often than not. Peter huffed and turned away, looking down at his phone and watching Eevee go through her generic movements. Then he nodded and looked up again, expression set and determined.

“Fine. I can beat you.”

Pietro grinned and flipped off the couch, darting around the room to get everything set up. There was a blur of silver around Peter before Pietro was next to him again, holding out a wheel and eyes sparkling with excitement. Racing games came easily to him since he was able to process information quickly and make split-second decisions. He knew all the right buttons to press, how fast to go, when to start turning on the uneven curves of the virtual track. Pietro definitely had an edge over Peter, but the younger boy was determined to make his friend download Pokemon somehow.

Pietro got the race set up and Peter chose the Shooting Star bike, as he always did. There was a moment of hesitation on Pietro’s part which was exceedingly rare, but he didn’t yet press the start button. Instead, he glanced over to Peter and leaned in to whisper, as if anyone else was around to hear them.

“You know, the karts handle easier than the bikes. Maybe it would be a better choice for you,” Pietro said softly, his smile more genuine than teasing.

Peter chewed his lip for a moment as he thought before changing his choice to the Sprinter kart. Pietro seemed to approve of the choice, because he then pressed the start button and the screen faded to black before erupting in color. Peter blinked quickly as the rior of rainbow flashed across the screen, but thankfully it soon settled down as the race countdown began.

Driving a kart was a bit different than a bike, and it took a whole lap for Peter to get used to it. But he only fell off once, so it gave him hope. He was able to catch up to Pietro by the end of the second lap and they were neck-and-neck in first and second place all through the third lap. Peter was bouncing in place, excited just to be so far ahead on a track that he was notoriously bad at, and wasn’t even thinking about actually winning at that point. He was just happy about his progress. Maybe he would have to try out karts more often.

“Winner!”

Peter blinked again to refocus on the game. The celebratory music was playing, and confetti was raining down over his half of the screen.

His half?

“You did it!” Pietro wrapped Peter up in a tight hug, who squeaked as he was lifted off the ground.

“I, I did it?” Peter asked, still not quite believing it.

“Yes! You beat me and all the other little creatures. You are the best racer,” Pietro confirmed, grinning down at Peter.

Peter grinned too and hopped in place a few times before setting the wheel down so he could grab his phone again to take a picture of the screen. He used Snapchat and sent it to the group that he, Pietro, Bucky, Steve, Nat, and Clint were all in. Though Bucky and Nat were the only ones who ever really used it besides Peter.

“I did it! Now you gotta download Pokemon. Then we can go all around the city and catch ‘em all!”

The two sat down with Pietro’s phone and Peter tried to give him a run-down on Pokemon lore so he would have some better idea about the game. They had talked about it before and Pietro had watched Peter play sometimes, but he never really paid attention to any of it.

When the game was finally downloaded, they took a while picking an outfit and Peter promised to make some better clothes. Pietro decided to start off with Bulbasaur, though he was a little grumpy that Pikachu wasn’t a starter option.

“Where is the electric mouse?” he asked as he glared at the screen.

“Pikachu? You gotta catch him! I’m sure we can find him somewhere around here, all the electric and metal types like to pop up around the compound.” Peter had his own phone out and was checking the area, searching for new pokemon he hadn’t caught yet.

Pietro grumbled as he finished with the setup and tutorial, reading slowly even though Peter was right there to explain everything whenever he had any questions. Peter was practically buzzing with excitement about getting Pietro to play Pokemon with him, wiggling in place and tapping his foot against the floor.

When the setup was finally complete, Peter immediately grabbed Pietro’s hand and ran for the nearest window.

“Peter, what-”

The question wasn’t finished before Peter lifted Pietro up and leapt out the window. Pietro yelped in surprise but they landed gently on the ground. The jump wasn’t that far since the compound wasn’t nearly as tall as the old tower, and Peter was very light on his feat so there wasn’t a sudden jostling when they landed

“What? You get to zoom around, I get to jump,” Peter said casually before looking at his phone again, working out where the nearest pokemon were.

Pietro thought for a moment before shrugging, figuring that was fair. Then they headed off, running through the fields and chasing after virtual monsters. Pietro got quite excited when Peter showed him the virtual reality setting that made the pokemon seem like they were really there in the grass. He took countless screenshots and sent every single one to his partners. Clint already promised to take him to Build-A-Bear so he could make all of their Pokemon plushies. Peter asked Bucky and Steve too, slyly suggesting that it could be a double date.

The two boys giggled together as they continued their hunt, eager to catch as many virtual and tangible pokemon as they could. Maybe next time they could play another cute game together. Anything to get them more stuffed animals.

☆☆☆

This is chapter 21 in Collection of Cuties!

[manstar]

[ sleepy ]  for  your  muse  to  slowly  fall  alseep  on  my  muse’s  lap . (Ted)

soft interactions // accepting.

To be honest, he didn’t expect Ted to say ‘yes’ when he suggested he take a break from his research. Didn’t expect Ted to go outside with him. Didn’t expect to find some sort of solace under the shadow of the big tree just outside his lab.

But Ted is reading a book, head on Syl’s lap, and Syl has one earbud of his Walkman in as he fiddles with catching a Ho-Oh on his Gameboy Colour.

It’s all very domestic, and if he thinks too hard about it he’ll start feeling embarrassed (as if he’ll ever stop).

“Ted--” He’s about to ask if the other man wants a snack or a drink or something, when peering from his Pokemon game shows him the old man’s got the book over his face. The corners of Syl’s eyes crinkle fondly, and though he does retrieve the book just so Ted doesn’t complain about the pages later, he removes his jacket and covers Ted with it instead.

“...so dumb.”

He forgoes playing Pokemon then, shutting the system off, and cards his fingers lazily through Ted’s hair as he sleeps. Syl has to fast-forward his tape a little, but Robert Klein’s Fallin’ plays in his ears, and with the right mood music he sinks slowly to lie on the grass, too.

All the same, his fingers continue petting Ted’s hair as the man uses his lap as a pillow. “At least I got you to sleep, huh? Best boyfriend ever.”

[starlitskvaderart]

Pokemon SS 2018: Sylveon’s Gift

My @pokemonsecretsanta gift for @cutiepieloki - who was interested in something Sylveon-centric, and Amourshipping! 

Merry Christmas!

Serena was sitting by herself, starlight glimmering in her hair and snow drifting around her, a hint of wistfulness in the way her fingers laced together and the upward tilt of her head.

A pretty picture - but Sylveon wasn't satisfied with it.

She watched her trainer a moment longer, twitching her nose at the scent of frost in the air. Despite that promise of lingering cold there was a warmth in the air Sylveon couldn't define, a soft peace in the glitter of stars and snow that didn't quite match Serena's lonely posture; she stepped close to nudge Serena's clasped hands, hoping to dispel that loneliness, trilling softly when her trainer looked down at her.

“Eon?”

“Hi, Sylveon.” Serena smiled, rubbing behind Sylveon's ear; Sylveon trilled again, winding one of her feelers around Serena's arm and pressing closer. Serena's smile widened briefly before she sighed and looked away, eyes on the soft winter moon.

Sylveon sighed too, leaning her head against Serena's arm.

Then she twitched her ears, looking toward the Pokemon Center a short distance away. There was laughter there, too far for her trainer's tiny human ears to hear, and it gave Sylveon an idea.

“Sylvee.”

She wrapped another feeler around Serena's arm and tugged, walking backwards toward the Center. Serena blinked and looked down at her again, glancing toward the Center before gently pulling away.

“Just a little longer,” she said, and laughed when Sylveon gave a disapproving little huff. “I won't get too cold, I promise.”

The cold wasn't Sylveon's primary concern, but she wasn't sure how to tell Serena that.

She was beginning to see that she would have to take matters into her own hands.

Sylveon huffed again and backed away, watching Serena; once she was sure her trainer's attention was back on the night sky she turned away and ran swiftly over the snow toward the laughter she'd heard.

Outside the Pokemon Center, Ash and Pikachu were playing together, chasing each other through snowdrifts in a series of wild loops and leaps. As Sylveon watched Pikachu dove into a snowbank and vanished; she could see him tunneling under the snow, circling around to get behind Ash, who had lost track of him altogether. Just as Ash started to look worried Pikachu leaped out, striking him squarely in the chest, and Ash wrapped his arms around the little Pokemon and fell backwards into the same snowbank Pikachu had vanished into.

The snowbank collapsed, burying them both. Sylveon could hear their muffled laughter and smiled, stepping forward as Pikachu's head popped up.

“Pika?”

“Syl.”

Pikachu wriggled out of the snow, scurrying forward to meet Sylveon. She looked toward Serena and Pikachu followed her gaze; they both watched her a moment before Pikachu nodded understandingly.

“Pikapi.”

They both looked toward Ash as he struggled out of the snowbank. Then Pikachu perked up, pointing at the red flowers arranged at the Center door.

“Pika!”

Sylveon looked at the flowers and nodded - they were perfect! She ran forward to grab one in her teeth, carefully pulling it free of the pot, and turned back just as Ash finally managed to get to his feet. His hat had fallen off in the snow; as he leaned down to retrieve it Sylveon snatched it up in her feelers and bounded a few steps away before pausing to see if he was following.

“Hey! Sylveon!”

Sure enough, Ash scrambled after her; behind him she could see Pikachu giving her a thumbs up, and she turned to run toward Serena - slow enough for Ash to keep up, but fast enough that he couldn't catch her.

“Hey, wait up!”

She led him on a zigzagging chase through the snow, occasionally twitching her ears toward Pikachu's laughter back at the Center; behind her she could hear Ash growing breathless. Just when he started to sound too tired to continue she let go of the hat, releasing a Fairy Wind to carry it all the way to where Serena still sat.

Serena stirred, picking up the hat as it landed in the snow beside her. Sylveon dropped the flower and bounded away, hiding in the snow as Ash stooped to pick up the flower and Serena turned toward him.

“Ash?”

Ash blinked, looking at the flower in his hand and then at Serena holding his hat.

“Oh… uh, hey Serena.”

Serena came closer, the two looking at each other a long moment before Ash thrust the flower toward her. Serena blinked, slowly reaching out to take it and offer the hat.

“Um… thanks,” Ash said after another moment. Serena nodded, holding the flower in both hands.

“Yeah. You too.”

There was another moment of silence, starlit snow falling around them like fairy dust.

“Do you wanna come back in?” Ash asked at last. “I mean… it's pretty cold! And there's hot chocolate! We could… get some. If you want.”

“Yeah.” Serena nodded, smiling slowly. “Yeah, I'd like that.”

They walked back toward the Center, hand in hand with the flower tucked into the band of Serena's hat. Sylveon watched them go, more aware than ever of the night’s strange warmth and peace.

Then she headed down to rejoin Pikachu, finally satisfied.

[ghostmartyr]

Pokémon Black 2 Randomized Nuzlocke Run [Part 3]

With some interesting carnage leading us through it, the second badge has been earned. Better yet, we got a TM for a Special Poison move, so Caspet can now be a little more secure in her help.

Team as of the moment:

Stella (Poliwhirl)

Caspet (Gastly)

Okay then.

New routes please.

Hey me.

I have been invited to Pokestar Studios. It’s like Hollywood. Roxie’s dad ran off there to be a movie star. Roxie’s now running off there to talk him out of it. We’re going to run off there and have a terrible time with movies.

I don’t know why I remember the movie place. I think there was either some achievement or plot barrier there, and I hated the process but perfectionism insisted on trying again and... idk. Hopefully that distaste won’t be part of this run.

Can I please just be allowed to catch a third party member.

Is there any grass here. Please.

Stop dragging me to movies.

Stop dragging me to terrible movies.

Like there’s clearly some Emotions going on with Roxie’s father, but oh my gosh I do not play these games for becoming a movie star. ;-; Free me. ;-;

I have control of myself again, so I don’t know if I actually have to shoot a movie, but I feel like Roxie and her dad might require me to, and in any case, one won’t hurt too badly. I guess.

Wait, was it a medal thing? Is that why I made myself nuts over this?

Movie shot, script followed, yay, leaving.

Ahoy, plot!

Sequel Team Plasma is so very open about wanting to take over the world. How refreshing. They’ve gone from knights to pirates. Most excellent.

Pop Roxie is back to captaining, so it’s time to run off to Castelia and find another darn teammate.

And our first act of being in Castelia is a clown giving us a bicycle. Rocking.

A boat takes us to Liberty Garden. I think this is where Victini is if Victini is activated, but I’m not sure if that will be the case with this version. The important question is... does it also have other grass.

Fuckdamn it doesn’t.

Yay, entering random buildings in Castelia gave me an Exp. Share.

In keeping with me doing stupid things, I go to the Game Freak building and chat up some of the trainers who are not nearly as strong as they are post-game, thank goodness.

I really.

Really.

Would like.

More than two pokemon in my party.

I also finally gave in and talked to the medal guy in the Pokemon Center.

My achievement hunting tendencies are going to be the largest obstacle between me and any progress ever.

-whispers-

I want all of them.

Other conversations gave me an Eviolite, so that goes to Stella. ...Wait, no, Caspet. Uggggggh.

Burgh is missing from his Gym, which is fine, since I don’t think I’m ready for another round. I’m just walking around trying to check off whatever plot stuff I can that will let me catch something else.

Oh hey, I think talking to Iris opens up the sewers! I think that means I can catch something down there! !!!!

Pleeeeeease give me something.

Please, ominous guise of darkness.

Oh no.

Russell’s partnering with us, so. Uh. What’s the rule for this? I have to catch the first thing I see, but as long as I’m in a duo, I won’t be able to throw a ball very easily...

Fuuuuuuck.

Okay. We took out Panpour.

I have the ability to throw a ball, which means.

This is my catch option for the route.

Haaaa. And Russell’s Dewott is using Fury Cutter. Its damage will keep going up. I think I have two tries to catch it.

Yeehaw.

Try one is a bust.

Oh hey that’s neat! The Dewott used Razor Shell on Stella, because Stella has Water Absorb and had taken damage! That’s smarter than I expected from the partner AI.

And that means I can spare a turn or two trying to put Serperior to sleep. Since Stella still has Hypnosis.

Yo, it hit! And Dewott heals me again!

But. I need Serperior to be more damaged. I shouldn’t risk attacking. ...I’ll just keep throwing balls and wait for Dewott to hurt it a little more.

HECK YEAH WHO’S DA MAN.

Hot damn that was stressful.

Now I gotta give this girl a name.

Sylarana, wanna rock?

Also, now having Russell with me is a good thing, because this squad could use some levels.

What are you like, Syl?

She’s Careful and proud of her power.

Yeah, pride looks good on that sprite.

I don’t know what Serperior’s stats are with a neutral nature. That takes some stress off, since I’ll just go with the flow, but I prefer to know what I’m getting into, usually. Either way, Defense is stronger than Attack, and that’s just fine.

Female Nidoran are down here, too.

This is working out well enough. Yay for buddy healing. I almost don’t want it to ever end. It’s so convenient.

I shouldn’t do this forever, though. That would get boring fast.

My starter breathing. Also cool pirate outfits in Pokemon Go.

Mooks dispatched.

Gym Leader located!

Look at Burgh being all artsy with his tour of the sewers.

Huh, and Russell just hands us Strength. Because all our pals are true bros in this gen.

Then a dude with anime hair walks out of the hole in the wall.

YO NEW ROUTE.

‘ello there.

...I am possibly not going to be able to catch you due to lack of poke balls and you being remarkably stubborn.

Hey, there we go!

What to name you... what to name you... A magnificent sea serpent with a rainbow tail...

Nessy!

Without Russell healing us every fight, we can’t stick around. Back out of the sewers we go, to receive happy words from Iris. Well. Sort of happy words. She worries about Russell and tells us to challenge the Gym.

I, being a compliant sort, walk back into the sewers after healing.

Okay I guess it’s a cave. Sylarana out front, Nessy with Exp. Share while I contemplate what the heck this team does against a Bug Gym.

Ooooh, Forretress.

...

Is. is there anywhere I can go that can pave the way to me getting a Fire pokemon?

You know what, I don’t like things that blow themselves up at me. Guh, this is taking forever. I might need to buy a few Repels just so I can explore the cave properly... I believe there’s grass somewhere past the sewers, and if I could have a slightly more diverse team going into the next whatever, I’d like it.

Oh, and before I forget, Nessy!

She is Quirky and mischievous. She and Stella have half their personalities in common. Delightful. Marvel Scale is also a neat ability to have. Not one I can utilize properly because I’m a competitive failure, but still cool.

Neat, there’s Pidgeot down here.

Looks like there’s not much of the cave to explore at this point in the game. Ah well. Back to the sewers.

Hm. Would the desert north of Castelia be open to me yet? That could prove useful. Heck, is anywhere outside of this city open? I just need a little patch of grass somewhere new.

Bridge still being inspected.

A wild Bianca appears!

Dowsing Machine get!

Hello, this is new.

But there’s still spots of desert.

OH MY GOSH LOOK AT IT.

Oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh.

Caught!

Your new name is Itsy, and you are much beloved!

Itsy is Modest and somewhat vain, and ouch that is not a nature I think I like for this little one, but adorableness beats everything, so we’re good.

Butterfree is also in the desert. Oooo Pawniard. Back to the sewers, though. Easier training fodder.

Grass located!

...And if I were a better trainer, I would go back and buy poke balls before exploring, but I have the impulse control of a toddler. Oh, and it’s dark grass vs. light grass...

Decision will be made by rapidly running between the two and seeing what triggers an encounter first.

Dark grass it is!

Aaaaaaaa fuck off.

I love Lapras so much. So so so so so so so so much. But I have two Water pokemon already, as well as an Ice one. I. can’t focus on catching the Lapras. It would be a bad idea.

You have never seen anyone so sad to encounter a Dratini during a Nuzlocke.

The wild Lapras fainted.

Oh fucking hell the Dratini knows Dragon Rage and both my pokemon are under 40 HP. Caspet’s turn on healing Caspet, Sylarana’s turn on getting her out of there.

Okay. Confused and slept.

Now I just. catch it. With four poke balls and two great balls left.

...Three poke balls, and guess who woke up.

Great ball. C’mon great ball.

..One great ball left.

Also if Dratini hurts itself in confusion one more time it is dead.

FORTUNE SMILES ON THE CRIMINALLY STUPID.

Now let’s run everyone back through the sewers and--

Did. did I really hit the no nickname option.

Ffs.

Okay, run back through the sewers, hit the Pokemon Center, and then name the critter. The Name Rater’s somewhere in the city, I think.

Heh. The guy in the alleyway still gives us Flash.

Congratulations, Puff! You are now eligible for activity!

Puff is Quiet and alert to sounds. An adorable addition to our squad. He’s going to be temporarily up front thanks to Dragon Rage. The Game Freak fights are once a day, and it’s been a day, so!

I believe in you, Puff!

Dragon Rage is so op this early. Dreamor agrees. But Puff’s ours, so that makes it okay.

Hm. I have six now. They could keep each other out of trouble.

There are so many areas in these sewers I can’t get to. Or maybe I can, it just involves more maze work than I’m expecting. ...Yeah, it’s looking like that side. Hey, a nurse guy! Yay for less walking up to the Pokemon Center.

Oh, and Poison... might be super effective against Bug? I think the whatsit thing he has is Bug/Grass, so that isn’t actually much of a confirmation. Eh, I’ll find out soon enough.

I’ve found a room full of Zweilous. That’s a safe grinding area, right? Itsy’s got Ice and everything. Vullaby and Dwebble are also here.

Heeeeeey, Caspet’s evolving!

And wants to learn another physical Ghost move.

Bye Lick.

Okay, Gym it is.

...Wow Burgh. Really went full Art on the place, huh? Did trainers complain that you were forcing them to walk through honey before letting them fight you?

Puff’s up first. I don’t have much type advantage here, so it’s just going to be hitting things until they break.

Burgh.

Hey Burgh.

This Gym is creepy.

The cocoons just suck you in and zoom you up. Only think Willy Wonka style.

Mooks have level 20s, so this should be a little uncomfortable for a few of the younger members, but Caspet, Stella, and Sylarana should be fine. For now, Puff’s still in front and Dragon Raging all the things.

And we’re going to the Pokemon Center after every fight, but hey. Baby steps in all things. Puff is on one of the slower exp tracks, so every little bit helps.

...Burgh. Buddy.

You want to talk?

This Gym feels like a cry for help.

In true shounen protagonist style, I will settle your troubled emotions through battle! Even if none of the dialogue will admit to how concerning the aesthetics of your chosen arena are!

Everything is hitting critical hits.

...Oh wait, I’m supposed to narrate these fights, aren’t I?

Uh. Swadloon down, Dwebble down, Leavanny left, Leavanny’s level 24. Caspet’s out to deal with it after Puff handled Swadloon and Nessy handled Dwebble.

Caspet one-shots it like a champ, and on we go.

Burgh, this trinket in no way makes me less concerned for you.

Still, though! Everyone’s alive, and we have a team full of six! Nice work, ladies and Puff. Five more badges to go! Let’s hope they go well!