#the pokemon who has the colors of the bi flag

[blastgale]

bisexual flag

[trumpetnista]

An early birthday present to me! I'm 31 on the 25th and I'm damned happy to be here. Also, this is yet another stride forward in my ongoing deprogramming journey! The bison on my right side is a BI-SON because I love bison and puns plus now that I'm Free and Out, I want everyone to know what I'm about. The Hello Kitty Gingerbread Cookie is a Memorial tat for my Daddy and for my Sara. When I was born, Daddy said I looked just like a gingerbread cookie which led to the nickname that was just for him: Cookie. Sara Elizabeth was stolen from us by an evil and rare brain tumor (DIPG) and she adored Hello Kitty. The icing and bow are their favorite colors: purple and pink, respectively.

The Cult I escaped from is the Jehovah's Witnesses and two of the main Rules they had was no Ink and no celebrating your birthday.

I SAY FUCK THAT AND FUCK THEM. I have reclaimed my time and my life from them and I'm never going back. I've always wanted tattoos and since my sheet music orchid healed beautifully, I returned to the same parlor and got the same excellent service and fair price.

They also helped me plan my next tattoos after my Caged Bird Free on my right tricep.

My right thigh is going to have a mural of an owl holding Medusa's head because Medusa got fucked over and I always felt bad for her. That and I'm a huge Mythology nerd. After tigers, bison, and cows, the owl is my favorite animal and it's a long time symbol of wisdom. I plan on returning to the artist who did my Orchid, although everyone in the parlor is very good.

My left tricep is going to have Venusaur with its flower in the bisexual flag colors. Bulbasaur has been my favorite Pokemon since I was a kid back in the day when there were only 150 and all its evolutions are awesome. The reason I came up with the idea is because my tattoo parlor is a station for Pokemon GO, adding bonus points to how much I love it. Plus, it's literally down the street from my house. Support your local businesses, folks!

I have some transparent waterproof bandages on the way and I have plenty of Shea butter to tend to them as I heal. I have to go out and get a travel size for when I'm at the gym and I'll probably do that while I get some more extra strength Tylenol and Gatorade for the gym.

My Fibromyalgia has been kicking my ass for the last 2 months but I'm already putting my doctors on the case and 2 new pain management docs are on standby if they can't help me. I have an appointment with my surgeon to talk about more nerve ablations and to get my weight loss supplement refilled or replaced because since I haven't been able to get refills, I gained everything I lost back and then some. Thankfully, I have a consistent gym routine and I've adjusted my diet so I know the weight gain is because of that because before I ran out, I was dropping weight slowly but steadily.

I am LIVING for The Ones Who Live. It's literally a Richonne fanfic novel come to life and it's doing 2016, Pre Negan numbers so hopefully, we'll get a Season 2 and/or a movie. It's literally leaving money on the table if they don't! Plus, Andy and Danai are in the writer's room and it shows on and off camera. They understand and love their characters as much as we do and it's just refreshing! The Walking Dead is exciting AND sensible again, LMAO!

ALSO, I saw that The Admiral has joined the original Law and Order as Jack McCoy's successor. The only actor I love more than Andrew Lincoln is Tony Goldwyn so I might pull up. My main Law and Order has always been SVU and now Organized Crime since their Leads are just as entwined as the shows buuttt, I love Tony. He's a sweetheart and can you guys imagine if they put Kerry on as a guest star linked to him??? I know she's got her own projects going on but an Olitz reunion would be so cool, especially since Elliot and Olivia ARE STILL NOT TOGETHER! Jeez, just let them fuck and love each other fully! God-DAMN!

Anyway, that's what I've been doing. I'm still working on my fanfics, I promise but I gotta take care of IRL business before I can really get back in action. I AM live tweeting The Ones Who Live (my handle is Trumpetnista) so if you wanna hang out and get more updates regularly, that's where I am.

Peace and Chicken Grease, ~*Trump*~

[ishibishie]

it's 1am and i don't feel like going to bed so! while looking at all my art mindlessly i noticed that one of my pride pieces this year had a bunch of cute references to Stuff i never explained so 6 weeks later. explaining random details in a post nobody saw because tumblr fucked up my tags that week

this is the piece i'm talking about! you will see right away that holy shit that jacket is covered in stuff. each little patch on steven's jacket means something! which is what i'm going to explain below lol

first! the patch on his right sleeve reads "MSC" and is a design i've reused a few times with steven! it's a parody of nasa's logo, msc meaning mossdeep space center :)

on his left sleeve:

-aro/ace flags because You Know

-the number 3, as seen in the anime for the masters 8!

-the yellow design is the gorgeous royal ribbon from the mainline games! he has the money to burn on this shit

-the number "15" which is based on goroawase, or japanese number wordplay. in this case, the number 1 can be read as "bi" and 5 as "ka." together you get "bika" which doesn't mean anything in this context, but since the japanese "n" sound has no goroawase At All, it's fair game to shove an n sound anywhere you want, which i have chosen to shove in the middle. thus, 15 can be read as "binka" which is vinca. it's periwinkles. also a cute jab towards galar who does this wordplay for their characters he's galarian i said so

the actual jacket itself:

-the wyndon monorail logo! my favorite steven headcanon is that he's half galarian so it's just another cute ref to that :)

-hoenn ranger guy. it's morbin' time?

-a treble clef. pokemon masters has confirmed he's good at singing!

-ace of spades card, this is a term some aroace people use (alloromantic aces will use ace of hearts btw!)

-the steel type icon from swsh (i think)

-milotic tail, you know why

-a gem from pokemon masters because god knows how many of my gems this man owns (more than 1)

-a pokeball but gay

-just a simple crown! i have written an essay on steven and prince symbolism before read that too :) also the gems in the crown are red blue and green, ruby sapphire and emerald

-his sunglasses from his summer alt in masters! he finally found them

-mega stone but heart shaped because it's cute

-the pokemon contest spectacular logo! i also headcanon him as a big contest fanboy heehee

the two on his collar:

-the dynamax symbol, yet another ref to how i think he's galarian :)

-hoenn league ribbon! specifically the one he gives you in oras with the two different colored lace parts

and there you go, explaining very minor design choices in self-indulgent art i made over a month ago :)

[ladychandraofthemoone]

Penny in her summer outfit, yes it’s completely inspired by Cynthia’s summer regular wear and I was in love with it, it’s still a wip and I have some changes like fixing her toes and coloring her in like her ombre pink to purple hair and shirt cause I can’t do that yet. Yes her pose is like Cynthia’s and her concept art pose

*Her two buns are held by scrunchies covered in mini diamonds and pearls (Hah pun 😅😂), are fake but people don’t believe her, her accessories are still the same (added a pearl bracelet and diamond ring) but her mini skull necklace has her keystone to Mega evolve her metagross, same color as it, make up wears pink lipstick and purple eyeshadow, being a summer goth

Gray striped bell bottom with fuzz trims and Pants have a Arceus ring design at as well an wavy curls plus dots at the end above her fuzzy trims, Arceus ring for her belt buckle cause she’s a goddess even though she insists she isn’t but like Marinette and Marianne, has befriended every mythical and legendary pokemon, including having dreams about Arceus and the creation trio who end up adopting Penny and her found champion family, so no surprise if Giratina pops up to say hello

Yes I gave her braided dreadlocks and long hair (box braids while her fellow champion and friend Camilla Hombee has the waist length twists hairstyle) cause I want to give a bit of homage towards her inspiration and is it bad that I want more hair representation that isn’t seen as ugly? This is still practicing hairstyles so forgive if it’s messy and yes her eye is covered on purpose cause of an incident I’ll talk about later

Hair and shirt are ombre color fading from light pink to hot/dark pink to magenta to purple/violet(Hair) while being reverse with her sleeveless shirt with a golden teardrop ornament on her shirt, the same goes with her hair buns, huge earrings and mini belt. Has multiple mini piercings in her ears which she covers in jewelry inspire by her mom and grandma’s home regions

Her hair is base off the bi flag colors which she dyed from her natural dark purple hair as an act/sign of rebellion and lets it loose since she use to wear it in a bun or ponytail as she got older, her child hair was shoulder length in braids, same with her diamond and pearl jewels like her diamond ring, pearl bracelet and her pearl/diamond earrings. Heck, even her scrunchies are of the bi colors with pink pearls and purple diamonds plus a Giratina tattoo on her back 

Anywho here are my random hcs about Penny’s personality and personal life down below, cause it long:

Her’s name is short for Pandeia, a moon goddess who was the daughter of Selene or another name for Selene, fits her role with being exceeding lovely amongst the deathless gods and is the polar opposite of Phoibos (PV Gabriel), her villain of her region, and her former first childhood best friend who slowly losing his sanity over time and jealous of her, much to her shock and devastation since she as a kid had low self esteem in her childhood and teen years, she’s was nerdy and a huge geek in history and legends, having a soft-spoken voice leading her to become a historian and archeologist maybe teacher on world history (in this au, she’s not Jagged’s assistant) very professional, helpful and hardworking champion, trying very hard to make her region a better and safer place, thus earning the respect of many including her people and the rest of her fellow champions.

Penny is known as the most strongest and “toughest” champion as not only does she become serious in battle, there is since very few has even managed to defeat her but even then they can’t take her title from her and has a tendency to strike fear into other’s heart without even knowing her just by hearing her name. Despite this, Penny is great problem solver and tries her best to look at both sides. While nice though, don’t get on her bad side or make her mad as she can take on a curt and confrontational persona who rips people to shreds that can even rival Felix! Despite her often taking more than she can chew and has hidden anxiety which she tends to study it off and work to the point of overwhelming herself and passing out in exhaustion or not sleeping at all drinking coffee, trying to make her region a better and safe place though she hides this part of her well.

She is on the spectrum, and mild OCD stemming from her perfectionism leaning towards the mild side but she tend to hide her anxieties and flaws cause to her eyes, she didn’t want to be taken as a failure even though she’s still a very well respected leader. Is neurotic, prone to anxiety, and quite socially awkward but more as child/teen, she’d rather read books and talk to pokemon and would rather hang out in a library or museum for hours till closing time, the one who has all straight A’s and would do the work early and be ahead of all of her classes who has a fear of disappointing others and trouble saying no plus was often teased by her classmates for being a recluse and her height leading her to be wary of meeting new people and thinks she would mess up her relationships. Still she as she is older, often suffering with workaholic tendencies and a strive for perfection but has hidden them quite well

Penny bonds with Marinette due to them being quiet worry anxoiety prone but still caring for others, would put their lives for them and being a fellow aspie. Often falls asleep on her textbooks even as she got older as she tends to lose herself in her research and can read for days, often having her fellow champion friends text her or call her or have her pokemon look after her as she literally buries herself in books. Despite her inseurcites, thanks to her friends and pokemon, becomes more confident, proud and cares for herself She is incredibly smart, can speaks 7 languages including Kalosian, Pokenish, Pokeugese, Japanese along with reading ancient language in Unown, Braille, Morse Code, sign language and is still considered to be a famous liked icon.

Penny is very interested in mythology, often spends her time researching and exploring various sites associated with Legendary pokemon of the Sinnoh region. Same goes with legends of other places as she loves very story of pokemon but enjoys the dark side of legendary pokemon tales like Darkari, Yveltal, Necrozma, Eterneaus,often wishing to befriend these pokemon with horrible reputations and reading those for a bedtime story or begging her parents or grandma to tell her, often being secretly gleeful on learning about them. Ironically she hates being spooked or surprised as she fights back and hates horror movies that don’t involve pokemon but enjoys listening to the Pokedex’s entries and debunking or supporting the terrifying theories and has many scary looking pokemon, a love for them plus a hidden love for macabre and the dark arts.

Use to be easily overwhelmed and cracked under pressure but doesn’t show it and hides it behind a profession calm face. Reason why was they went on their journeys together. Penny was a natural throughout the challenge (much to her surpisie, while Phoibos was a powerful trainer but not as efficient at earning badges and was.. less “approachable” than Penny. She just woke up one day and foinds out he packed everything and left from the Pokemon Center without saying goodbye, didn’t answer his phone, doesn’t know why he disappeared after she got her final badge, but suspects it might have something to do with people calling him “Penny’s sidekick” and saying that he was “slowing her down.” She’d love to reach out and reconnect, but hasn’t seen him since they were kids, well she’s get the angst/tearjerker of her life once she finds out who’s behind Team Kosmos’s antics (there’s much pain and tears)

She regrets not doing much to defend him as tried to help but she sucked at defending herself and was shocked and flattered at the attention and rise of popularity. First met him at the library as they both reached for a book at the same time, ended up giving it to him and offered him which chapters and what other books he would like he should read cause she’d them all, massive bookworm and despite his deadpan look, end up bonding and talking over time, like introducing themselves and info dumping on one another. It felt nice to have someone to listen to and not be told to shut up, was the more confident and happy one in their duo, gushed over Phoïbos mechanical creations and getting close to his face, nose touching and smiling widely as she excitedly asked which tale he liked

Needless to say, they became friends (Phoïbos was rather awkward in expressing it) and her grandma, would be so happy that she has a friend and immediately find out about his horrible sad home life and would’ve adopted him (his granfather wanted to do it as Penny looks like a simple, yet highly organized woman, perhaps even handing a bit of OCD or perfectionism when it comes to doing things for the man she works for. Penny is on top of things, often times multitasking throughout the day and always getting the job done. Although it’s a working relationship and Penny is paid for her work, Everyone is very appreciative of her

But he left on his journey with Penny as they also bonded over being seen as “weridos” or “freaks” as she has her left eye being lighter than her right one, living in Celestic Town with people attached to traditions and old ways, a lots of them fell under the superstitious trope too, and little Penny had heard many times about her heterochromia being associated with bad luck. One of the kids one day managed to hurt her hard enough to leave a scar over her eyebrow and she has covered it up since. She prefers covering her eye anyways, as she considers it to be less noticeable. Phoibos stated with a straight face (and.. was that a faint trace of a smile?!) after she told him her story on why she has this “mysterious goth vibe” that they were the most beautiful color he seen

She, his grandfather and her family was the only one who cared for him, giving him gifts on his birthday, showing up on special important events, the one he fondly remembered her making him  friendship bracelet for his 10th birthday as they were sit in a meadow of flowers (moonflowers and sunflowers)which Penny said inspired by her mother’s side of the family who wore tribal jewelry  to represent their status and color symbolism, red for him and a white bracelet for her, plus it reminded her of him as she quietly apologizes for being the only who came to his birthday before her family planned them and states that they aren’t good (it’s the only thing he kept during their falling out). He internally regretted injuring her again on her covered eye, making a more visible scar on her face and was the more logic of the duo, sucked at comforting Penny but tried 

[universal-kitty]

.: Coffee By the Ocean :.

   Because to this day, I’m still thinking about my childhood crush on Gary Oak. And hey, his game counterpart grew up. So what if we met again? After all those years...

   I don’t know. I just have thoughts.

   The Alolan beaches were always beautiful, no matter how many times Blue found himself staring. Walking by one was inevitable, but in the moments he took, stopping to watch the waves roll in, admire the blue-green of the sea, shining under the sun, really feeling the wind... It made him smile a little more. Feel a little calmer.

   Red had long since wandered off, Pikachu still on his shoulders. He wanted to go shopping, get lunch, and then reunite with Red before they headed back for the Battle Tree. That’s why there were here, after all...

   Or so Blue kept trying to convince himself. It is why they came; the trip was Red’s idea. He wanted to battle with new trainers in a new region and had asked Blue if he had enough free time to join him. Well, of course he did! So they’d gone together. It wasn’t until Blue was on the ship, reading a magazine, did he read about someone familiar- someone from their past- having moved to the islands for a vacation.

   Fresh out of Unova, having just returned for a short time since her leave to Kalos...

   Blue had been in a tizzy since, nervously looking over the crowds for a familiar face. Keeping an eye out for an Eevee, a Victini, a Sylveon... Something that said her pokemon. Though with no luck so far. He knew he was worrying Red with this (at the least; he was also getting suspicious over why Blue had suddenly gotten so paranoid), but... If he saw her one more time, maybe.....

   “Hey, Zacharie! That’s not nice!! You have to be nice to your brother!” A scolding on the beach caught his attention, freezing in his step to look down to the corner of the beach... There were two Torracats and their trainer. Brown hair under a sun hat, shorter than he remembered, with glasses. They were wearing a summer cardigan, shorts, and a tank top...? He could remember when she was too shy to wear those in public... Showing too much skin would be the end of her, he remembered her whining.

   He slowly walked down to the beach, pausing again. Sylveon, laying down on a chair, taking a nap in the shade. All these years...and she finally evolved. His hand itched for the Umbreon he didn’t have with him. The Eevees once thick as thieves...

   Well. Breathe in deep, and time to approach.

   “Oh gosh, you two...” As Blue approached, one of the Torracats froze, looking back at him with a growing glare, ears flattening. Uh-oh. Looks like someone was protective. “Hey, Zacharie! Who are you growling.....at...” Her question faded as she looked up at Blue, jaw dropping slightly as she stared at him.

   “...Blue?”

   “Hey.” He waved shyly, his heart racing...as hard as he’s ever felt, looking at her again. The only comfort was her Sylveon perking up at the sound of his voice, crying out in delight and remembrance, hopping off the chair to rub against his legs happily. Who couldn’t smile at that?

   “Oh... Oh my gosh. It-It’s been years!!! How have you been?! What brings you to Alola?” She started stepping over to him, only to nearly trip over her still overprotective Torracat... Zacharie? “Zach!! Why- Calm down, I know him! Why don’t you help Valerie? He could use it more!” Ah, yes... The other Torracat was trying to hide behind her legs... Oddly adorable.

   But Zacharie didn’t budge from his protective stance.

   “Ugh, fine. No more beach day for you two. Break!” Rachel pulled out her pokeballs, sending the two away. “Sorry... Zach’s been pretty overprotective lately. Um...” She hooked them back onto her belt and shrugged, suddenly looking pretty awkward. “You...wanna get food?”

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   They ended up at a nearby cafe. With Sylvie behaving herself, she was allowed to stay out and eat with them...but she assured the other two would get a to-go box for home.

   “They adore this place and I can’t blame them,” she said with a small laugh. “Everything about Alola has been so beautiful... I wish it was possible to bring all my pokemon here~!”

   “You’d be here for the rest of your life, I’m sure,” Blue shot back with a laugh, drinking up more of his smoothie. Something... Light. Nerves were still making him shaky; the less he had to hold something and the less he had to eat, the better. Red would more than likely make up for the light lunch later, anyways.

   “Right?! But it would be so worth it...” Rachel sighed, looking out over the ocean again. He wanted to join her, but instead he found himself staring at her. Chin propped up on her intertwined fingers, that smooth cheek, the dark green of her eyes getting mixed up in the blue of the sky and the shine of the ocean waters... He wasn’t even aware of how hard he was staring until she turned her head and he couldn’t make himself look away. “What? I got something on my face?”

   “Uh, no, I-” Blue floundered for something to say as she giggled, before pointing at a before-unseen pin on her cardigan. “I was just...staring at that! What is it??”

   “Oh, this?” She moved it, a pokemon with stripes of color... Yellow, white, purple, and black? “It’s a pokemon pride pin! I got it while I was in Unova... Realized sometime then that I...don’t really feel like my birth gender. I never really have, just didn’t know the word for it. So! I got this! Nonbinary pin~”

   “Oh.” He paused. “So, is there... Do I call you...?”

   “Anything different?” He nodded, nervous. “Heh, nah. I’ve been thinking about changing my name, but I haven’t settled on anything yet. All I ask...is other pronouns. I’m happiest hearing male pronouns- so he/him- but they/them is more of a preference, these days. Too much “she this” and “her that” and I’ve started feeling dysphoric.” He nodded again, noting it down. Anything to keep them talking. To keep them...around, a little longer.

   To keep him from blurting out the real thing he wanted to ask...

   “Did you find out anything else? While in Unova?”

   “Oh heck yeah, I did!” They laughed brightly, pulling up their bag to show him a few more buttons. One with stripes of pink, yellow, and light blue. Another with white, purple, and grey stripes, but with a black, sideways triangle. Finally, one that was blue, red, and black stripes, with a yellow pi sign in the middle, on the red stripe. “Okay, so this one is the pan flag, cause I learned...that, well, I like anyone! I used to think I was bi-curious, but... Pan just feels more right to be. So there’s that...

   “This one is the demisexual flag. I noticed I feel attraction to people, but if the opportunity came up to have a one-night stand... I’d just feel scared. I’m not interested in being with someone I’m not close to or have a bond with. So... This one is nice to know about myself.” Blue only felt more restless at hearing that. “Finally, this one... Poly flag~! I love all people and their lovely personalities and... I learned there’s a community for loving multiple people, too! Another place in the LGBT that I feel happy and at home in.

   “A lot has changed since we last met, but I’m h-”

   “Did you regret it?”

   ...Silence filled the air. Blue staring down at the table in silent horror, Rachel staring at his hair with shock. It was so sudden... He scared them, but also left them...confused.

   “Blue...? Regret what...?”

   “I...” He swallowed nervously, hands gripping his pants tightly. Trying to get the nerve to ask questions that he’d been thinking about since they’d left Kanto all those years ago. “I meant..... If you regretted...us breaking up...back then...” It was quiet again, only the wind and beach providing sound among all their tension.

   “...Oh, Blue... I missed you, but... You weren’t good for me back then,” they said. Hesitantly, he looked up, seeing their distraught face and deep frown. Sylvie had wrapped her ribbons around her trainer, worried for the turn the lunch had taken. “I mean, you remember how you used to be, right? You were such...a brat. And mean! I liked you, but... I...” They hung their head, now their turn to stare at the table. “...I didn’t even know if you liked me some days. Especially since I used hang out with Red and his friends so much...”

   “...That definitely made me jealous back then.”

   “I figured as much,” they said with a sigh, nodding. “But c’mon... That lack of trust?”

   “You admitted to being jealous of my cheerleaders.” Rachel’s face flushed, frowning...but it seemed a little more pouty than before. “Those girls were way older than I was, especially for the time. At least you had friends your age.”

   “That’s not the point,” they huffed, lightly kicking his leg from under the table as they leaned back in the chair. “The point is how you used to be such a bully and I let you...! All because I really, really liked you...and I never knew how to say no. Worst of all to you.” Now it was Blue’s turn to frown, shoulders slumping.

   He’d been pretty much a huge jerk for all his early childhood, but... Putting it that way? ...Yeah, that hurt. He didn’t even realize how much Rachel had been probably suffering just being around him... Guilt sat heavy on his shoulders, thinking back on it all.

   “...Is that why you left Kanto?”

   “That, and I had no intention of being league champion when Red was there,” they said, laughing shakily. His heart broke a little more, watching them wipe their eyes with the heel of their hand. “You guys meant a lot, but... I couldn’t stand being around someone I liked so much who was doing nothing but hurting me. That place just...hurt.

   “So off to Johto. Went off to Hoenn... Badge-collecting, but I never really thought to challenge a league until Unova.”

   “You stepped down though, didn’t you?” Rachel...went quiet, staring at the table blankly with their arms crossed.

   “Yeah... Went off for two years. Was...trying to find an old friend.” Blue frowned, a twinge of jealously going off in his heart. That voice...that sounded a bit too personal. Too fond. But now certainly wasn’t going to be the time to dredge that up. “Ended up in Kalos. Spent a lot of my time there, especially when I learned about Sylveon... Now I’ve got Sylvie.” The pokemon gave a reaffirming chirp from below sight of the table.

   “So... Alola?”

   “Heard that friend went back...but I was too much of a coward to face him again. Even though I know he’d probably be looking for me still, too. Alola was advertised in Kalos as a hotspot for vacation, relaxation... You name it. So I hopped onto a ship, didn’t look back.” Rachel suddenly refocused, staring Blue down. “Hey... You never told me why you’re here...!”

   “Red’s idea,” he assured, hands up and palms facing them. “He wanted us to go to the Battle Tree... I didn’t see a problem with it. I didn’t even know you were here until I was on the ship.”

   “A likely story,” they huffed. “...But I’ll accept it.” He laughed a little at that, pleased to see the sound got them to smile a little, too. Something better to lighten up the mood from the sad turn it had gone down.

   “Hey.” Rachel looked up at him curiously, head tilted just so; a habit it seems they never grew out of. “...You’re still beautiful.” He grinned as their face flushed, giving him another light kick under the table.

   “Ugh, shut up...!! Don’t try to fluster me, Mr. Meanie Jerk.”

   “What are you, ten again?” He snarked, laughing as he moved his chair back enough for his own legs to retaliate. “I could come up with something better in my sleep! ...But nothing to match you.”

   His laughter only intensified as they groaned, officially playing a slightly more aggressive game of footsie. Blue trying to survive and step on their feet to hold them down, Rachel just trying to kick another day in her tsundere grumpiness.

   It was only a loud clap that made them stop, the duo looking up to see an amused Red, his arms crossed and Pikachu already leaving him the second he spotted Sylvie.

   “...What? She- They won’t accept my compliments!”

   “He’s being a jerk again, Red, don’t listen to him. I’m trying to regain my honor.” Red made a low hum sound...then proceeded to nod, step closer...and noogie Blue’s head.

   “Hey, what-?!? BETRAYAL!!!” He yelled, flailing in an attempted to get Red off and shoo him away... Not that it worked as well as he’d hoped. Red did eventually let go, but only to walk over to Rachel- who’d gotten up out of their chair- and give him a hug.

   “Nice to see you again, Red.” His hands began moving, though Blue couldn’t tell what he was saying to them. “Oh, yeah, absolutely! That would be nice.” More sign. 

   “The Battle Tree? I’d love to, but that’s never been my style... I thought you knew me better than that?” Red huffed, signing more, but seeming to be more aggressive with it, this time. They just laughed, nodding. “I know you want to fight again, but I didn’t bring any of my best team! They’re all still in boxes, currently inaccessible here. Sorry, Red... Some other time.”

   Red seemed to finally be defeated, sighing with his shoulders slumped. It was only watching Rachel pat his shoulder, trying to offer reassurances, did Blue blink back to life. Wait a whole minute--

   “You-? You learned how to read sign?!?”

   “Yeah! Studied in between Unova and Kalos,” they admitted with a laugh. “Figured it was about time...! Learn something new, y’know? I’m just glad it came in handy!!

   “Anyways... I should get back to my hotel. Zacharie and Valerie need lunch.” Red tilted his head curiously. “I can introduce you sometime! Zach might actually like you... How long are you here for?”

   “I ‘unno,” Blue said, filling in for Red. “However long he wants to be, really.”

   “Oh! Cool! I guess it all works out, then!” Slinging her bag over her shoulder, Rachel smiled brightly at them. “See you around! Don’t be shy to say hello if you see me, too, okay?” With a final wave, Rachel and Sylvie set off to the counter to pick up a to-go box for their other pokemon, Red still standing by the table. He looked at Blue curiously, raising a brow...but Blue was still dragging his eyes away from them.

   “...What’s that look for?” Red smirked a little, hands signing. “Wh- Huh?!? Don’t even joke about that!!!! Ugh, you’re so-” Blue huffed, fuming as he took another long drink of his smoothie, ignoring the heat on his own face.

   It was just the sun, anyways... Didn’t mean anything. Red signed something from the corner of his vision.

   “....Don’t even say that...they might actually...” He kicked his foot, frowning. It shouldn’t be so hard. It should’ve been easy...but everything was complicated now. And his fears of having them back were just as big as the fears of letting them go again.

[jrmcwilliam]

From Black and White to Rainbow - the fight for existence

From the time I was a little boy, I have been into the color spectrum. Power Rangers, Pokemon, Transformers, Painting, Clothing, Interior Design, and not being able to choose a favorite color.

We have been told as children that the rainbow represents happiness, equality, and beauty - difference. The rainbow has always been in my best interest. Oh, did I forget to mention that I’m gay?

The rainbow stands for equality. It stands for all the colors of life, and all the colors of people, animals, and nature. So what could possibly be so wrong with it?

With what’s happening in Brunei, there is no better time than now for us all to stand together as the flag does. Ban your purple with my blue and together we will ban to green and yellow and so on.

There is no better time than now to stick together and talk about these issues while keeping an open mind.

I have always lived a life where I am free to be who I am. But many, too many, others haven’t had the same incredible freedom.

Have I been called a fag from an open window of a car with many people inside it? Yes. Have I been bullied for being gay in school? Yes. Have I been told that I am making the wrong “choice”? Yes. (That one really stings.) Have I not been given the job or promotion I wanted because of my sexuality? Yes.

But there are now worse things. We are being told that we are so worthless and disgusting that we should be stoned in the streets. This is so low that there can be no way up from here. Well, I think a lower point would be giving up completely and just nuking the whole planet and ridding the world of all it’s color completely. (Mmmmm...death and grey). So, what can I do? What can WE do?

I truly believe that we hold a lot of power, as a people. No, not just queer people, but everybody. Trans, gay, queer, bi, race, community, religion, country, profession, education, disability, talent, passion, hobby, parent, not-parent, addict - whatever category (most likely multiple) you fall into, we need to emphasize those qualities in ourselves and show them loud and proud!

(I have missed many qualities in that list but I want you to know that doesn’t make them any less meaningful, those are just the categories that I may fall into - and came into my mind at this very moment. Feel free to add more!)

To overcome these ridiculous laws and leaders, all we have to do is ban together. It’s fairly simple. Stop cutting each other down for the things we cannot control. Instead, let's just talk about our differences, learn from each other, and shout from the rooftops that these so-called leaders and powers-that-be have no power to change who we are, or “rid” the world of our kind. Our kind includes them and they are forgetting that simple fact. 

The Sultan of Brunei has the following qualities:

-He is a Muslim. (Which sucks because I know many Muslim people who don’t agree with him. It’s not Muslim that wants this...it’s the Sultan.)

-He is an Asian man. (Which sucks for Asian people because most Asian people don’t want what he wants either.)

-He is a (Heterosexual? Whose to say.) (Which sucks for heterosexuals because not all of them want this either.)

-He is a male. (Which sucks for males. Not all male want what he wants.)

-He is a leader. (Which REALLY sucks. He was clearly the wrong choice. Choice? Who’s to say.)

-He is a true-blue pain-in-the-ass. (This one doesn’t suck. It’s just a fact. Unless you identify as a “pain-in-the-ass” then this sucks for you as well because I’m sure you don’t want a category of human being to be stoned to death either.)

See? He is a part of so many minorities! So what gives him the power to tell the world that another minority (Although “Queer” is rapidly becoming a majority,) that they should be PUT TO DEATH!?

He is just a person. Just a tiny little person on a tiny little planet hurling through space and trying not to be sucked into the sun.

Here comes the anger...

I understand where his “power” came from. How he got it, and why he has it. But he is doing nothing good with it. So, how can an entire population stand by and watch as he attempts to rid that part of the world of its differences? And how do I fall victim to his crimes? How do you fall victim to his crimes?

In an ideal world, I would take a plane to that land, pick up all the people who don’t want to be there, and bring them here or anywhere else they’d want to go. OR - second option - we ALL go over there and Katniss Everdeen the fuck out of him.

Either way. I won’t stand to be told I deserve to be stoned to death. Neither should you. Neither should they. We have been taught to love each other, respect each other, and help each other from a young age. Simply turning into adult should not change that.

Do NOT allow this to make you feel small. You are still perfectly imperfect and you are important to this world. What this one person in this one little place is doing does not / should not justify how you feel about yourself. Go on - and get a little louder now! (Okay...A LOT louder.)

Keep this conversation going. It’s all we have.

Thank you.

JR McWilliam

[snapplefacts]

disclaimer: i don’t know if i’m actually leaving tumblr! i’m absolutely gonna wait and see how things pan out. my blog’s not gonna be up one day then randomly deleted the next. i’ll give full, advance warning if it actually comes to that. no stress or pressure!

my concern is not that my personal blog or any of my sideblogs are too n-s-f-w for tumblr anymore. if you know me, you know that i barely post any n-s-f-w at all. it’s mostly a matter of tumblr’s algorithm messing up and flagging things that it shouldn’t be flagging and the notion that the rules could get even tighter a la livejournal back in the day that has me concerned.

so, for the time being, here are the other primary places on the internet that you can find me outside of tumblr!

TWITTER: snapplefactoids (most active!)

DISCORD: ashmee#3656 (pretty active! feel free to send me a rq.)

PILLOWFORT: snapplefacts (not active at all right now, but it exists!)

MASTODON: snapplefacts (just made it! no idea how to do anything. including link to my profile. that link might not even work.)

DREAMWIDTH: snapplefactoids (YES REALLY. also just made this.)

ETSY: stimmer star (i’m making stim toys and merch to try and support my fiance and i while we save up for a house! i have a cool lgbtqa+/nd pride shirt going up later today, actually....... :eyes emoji:)

here are some of my discord servers that i definitely encourage you to join if they’re relevant to your interests and you’re looking for a nice place to hang! they’re my pride and joy and ensuring they’re safe and fun spaces for adults and minors alike, people on the lgbtqa+ spectrum, people on the neurodivergent spectrum, people of color, people who subscribe to any or no religion and MORE is my #1 priority at all times! we’d be happy to have any newcomers!

A.P.A.: a discord group for people who love browser game and mobile apps! avatar, pet and adoptables games in particular! our flight rising, neopets, goatlings, chicken smoothie, pokemon go and subeta channels are probably our most active. it’s a very active server in general, but we have plenty of others and are always open to creating more! this is also the best community i’ve ever had the pleasure of moderating for and we have monthly movie nights, art trade exchange events and will soon have bi-monthly game nights as well!

SHINY LOVERS: a discord group for shiny hunters to hang, share tips and post about how much they love shinies! not too active, but we all still pop in every once and a while!

FARM SIMMERS VALLEY: like stardew valley, harvest moon or literally any other farm sim under the sun? wanna find some people to chill, be gay about your favorite spouses and play multiplayer with? that’s what it’s all about! also not extremely active, but you’ll definitely get a response if you post!

thanks for reading! again, i’ll be sure to communicate if i’m ditching/deleting completely.

[chubby-aphrodite]

Sayings in the pokemon universe in regards to lgbt+ peeps

remember: sayings often change from region to region depending on the ecosystemic makeup of said region. these sayings also usually have something like “if you catch my drift” or “if you know what i’m saying” attached to the end of them. feel free to add sayings from your region to this list!

“he’s hitmonlee/hitmonchan trainer” usually refers to gay men in kanto

“he’s a hitmontop trainer” is more popular in johto

“he’s a nidoking trainer” is also used, but less commonly

“she’s a chansey trainer”  refers to lesbian women in kanto. yes, this is also because a lot of Nurse Joys are lesbians.

“a bisharp trainer,” “a medicham trainer,” or “a mandibuzz trainer” might refer to a butch lesbian, whereas “a gardevoir trainer,” “a lopunny trainer,” or “a florges trainer” might refer to a femme lesbian. 

“they take their dating advice from ditto” is a catch-all for all m-specs, such as:

bi people

pan people

ply people

any other m-spec person

whereas “they’re kind of like a ditto” is a popular way to refer to genderfluid or genderflux people, and any other person whose gender changes

“they wave a sylveon-colored flag” is a fun way to refer to trans people in general

“they prefer to train starmie” is a catch-all for NB people

“they’ve got something in common with most legendary pokemon” is a fun way to say someone is agender

“goodra has their favorite colors” is a cool way to refer to genderqueer people specifically. some people also use spiritomb in goodra’s place.

“their dating advice comes from legendaries” usually refers to a-spec people

“she’s in a similar situation to cresselia” is a way to refer to a-spec people who use she/her pronouns. some people might use nidoqueen instead.

similarly, “a similar situation to latias”  is used to refer to a-spec people who use he/him pronouns

“they’re secretly arceus themself in disguise” is an in-joke for people who are aromantic, asexual, and agender.

“incense may be crucial to their relationship” is often used to hint that someone is demisexual or demiromantic

[poor-boy-orpheus]

For the gay ask meme, can I just ask all of them at once? I'm always curious about everything when people post things like these

sfhajksdhgjklsdhgkjs ya know what? sure, why the hell not

1. what’s your gender?

I’m a cis guy my dudes

2. what are your pronouns?

he/him/his

3. is your family accepting?

Ehhhhhhhhhhhh

4. what do you wish you could tell your past self?

Just that life will start to make a little more sense and be a little less scary in time and to trust your instincts

5. what is your sexuality?

I’m bi

6. favorite color?

Greys

7. sun gay or moon gay?

MOON

8. when did you find out your sexuality?

Um, I mean I realized I was different pretty early on, probably around 7 or 8, but I didn’t really start putting a name to it until I was probably 13 or 14 and I didn’t come out until I was 17.

9. how was your day?

It was great! I drove back to Austin for the day for a bunch of different events I had there, I walked around town in a cloak, I got a paycheck that was double what I was expecting, and I watched Deadpool 2

10. do you have any gay friends?

Lol yeah, a whole bunch

11. what’s your favorite hobby?

Probably writing, though I don’t really consider it a hobby anymore. Maybe dnd is a better choice? idk

12. who’s the best gay icon in your opinion?

Best? Oh geez, I mean, to me personally Stephen Sondheim is incredibly big, but he’s not a particularly great role model. Honestly, I don’t know

13. which pride flags do you like the most design/color wise?

The bi flag absolutely! I mean I’m definitely bi-ased but it’s just so pretty and it captures my mood so well and I just love everything about it

14. are you openly out?

Kinda, I don’t make a secret of it and I comfortably will talk about it with most folks, but I also don’t talk about it all that much and there are plenty of people I know who think I’m straight or gay.

15. are you comfortable with yourself?

I really am right now

16. bottom or top?

lmao

17. femme or butch?

Uhhhhhh

18. do you bind?

Uhhhhhhhhhhhhh nah?

19. do you shave?

Sometimes, if I feel like it

20. if you could date anyone you wanted, who would it be?

This is basic af but Zendaya or Tom Holland because I adore those two

21. do you have a partner (s)?

I rely a lot on my Decidueye in Pokemon Moon 

22. describe your partner (s)?

He’s a ghost owl and shoots arrows real good

23. have you ever dated anyone of the same sex?

Nope

24. anyone of another sex?

Yeah, but not often

25. pastel gay or goth gay?

Mmmmmm goth

26. favorite dad in dream daddies?

I’ve never played it!

27. tell me a random fact about yourself?

Um, 90% of the kissing I have done has just been in a show, I frequently change my handwriting completely whenever I get bored of what it currently is, and baseball is the only sport I’ve ever really enjoyed

28. do you own any pride flags/merch?

I do! I got a bi flag last year

29. have you ever been to a pride parade?

I haven’t yet

30. any advice to someone who isn’t out or who is exploring themselves?

Take your time, don’t feel rushed, but also learn how to accept yourself as who you are and be willing to move on from that. In my own experience, sexuality is a big deal until you can live openly and without fear, and then it’s just another part of who you are, like being right handed or having brown eyes. Be confidant in who you are and let anyone who has an issue with it fall away