#warden ingo fluff

[sleepingdeath-light]

s/o with adhd hcs ; warden ingo

requested by ; anonymous (22/05/23)

fandom(s) ; pokémon

fandom masterlist(s) ; here

character(s) ; warden ingo

outline ; “Warden Ingo with reader that has ADHD 🥺❤️?”

warning(s) ; none, just fluff!

note ; first time writing for this fandom so am still learning the ropes a bit lol

he’s incredibly calm and stoic by nature so your periods of high energy and restlessness won’t really effect him

he won’t really react much to them and will generally just briefly acknowledge by asking if you need anything before returning back to whatever he’s doing

if you need fidget toys in order to focus then he’ll fetch them without comment or complaint, doing whatever he can to help you when given the chance

if you tend to lose track of time or dates, then he’ll be around to keep track and gently prod or remind you

e.g. if you’ve been working for hours without eating or drinking then he’ll fetch you a drink and gently remind you to take a break ;; or if it’s coming up to your friend’s birthday and you’ve forgotten then he’ll take you out shopping to get gifts — or just write it on your calendar in bold so you remember without his explicit prodding

whenever a new topic has caught your interest and you become extremely focused on it, he’ll be happy to listen to you talk about it — training his pokémon whilst you divulge everything you’ve learned about your new fixation

it might not look like he’s listening (his default expression doesn’t really lend itself to that), but he is and he’ll respond every so often with hums of acknowledgement or questions about whatever it is you said

he’s interested in what you’re saying but he’s also, well, naturally very stoic so it doesn’t come across as clearly as it does with his brother, emmett

unless it happens to involve pokémon training — in which case he’ll walk you through his methods and engage with you more actively because he is something of a specialist in the area (which he can’t really say for anything else that you could be interested in… he’ll still try and engage with you, though)

conversely, if you’re struggling to tackle or focus on an important task (be that study or work), then he’s happy to sit down and help you walk through it

or, if you’re being over stimulated by your environment and that’s what’s impacting your ability to focus, then he’ll take you out for a walk to somewhere quieter where you can calm your mind and just watch him train or talk or play with his team mates

crustle in particular can be quite playful with you and is excellent at relieving stress

and if you’re feeling under-stimulated then he’ll also try to help by removing you from it to go to somewhere more engaging for you, or he’ll provide you with something that might help (such as a fidget toy or stress ball)

he’s always there with a solution for your problems and after you start dating he researches quite heavily into your condition to try and see what will help you — as well as just generally observing how you go about your life as your relationship progresses

generally speaking, he may not openly show as much, but he’s a very attentive partner and does what he can to help you in your life whilst not being too overbearing — only stepping in if it’s absolutely necessary (e.g. you forget to take an antibiotic you need to take daily, or you hyper focus on a task for so long that you forget to take care of yourself)

[ann-chovi]

might i suggest cuddles? im sorry i just think that silly train man and medic gal deserve lovins fr 🥹🥹🥹❤️

Anon, you're so right.

Have a couple of middle-aged sleepies having some well deserved snuggle snoozes~

[coramatus]

Little Fluff is actually an older female Minccino that has raised several clutches already. Her already strong maternal instincts convinced her to adopt this sad adult human after she witnessed him having a traumatic flashback.

Ingo’s gonna need all the cuddles too because I’ve decided to enter him instead of Emmet into that contest.

Why?

Because Woodsman Ingo is more hilariously terrifying. 8’)

[leggerefiore]

cw: short, fluff, pla Ingo

pairing: Ingo/Reader

Ingo sighed as he laid his bounty in the basin of the small home. You were still out on a survey, as he had checked with your captain to be certain. His pack had made her cock a brow up, yet his explanation soothed whatever worries may have she held. Instead, he politely excused himself and headed to your home at once. There, he slipped off his shoes in the entryway and headed for the small front room, which brought him back to the present. His coat and cap were laid out while his heavy tunic was slipped off. The left him in just his undershirt and slacks.

You had clearly mentioned being sick of potato mochi as of late. He understood. Eating the same thing over and over again could grow boring, and variety truly was the spice of life. That was something he almost definitely recalled, even before meeting you. Something inside of him did not mind the soups and stews often served by the Pearl Clan, but having the same one so many days in a row had been truly maddening. Even if he understood it was due to the difficulty of agriculture in the icelands, he had needed a change. That was why a certain skill apparently came back to him so easily.

He began to wash off the foraged items he brought from his wanderings in the highlands. Irida had commented on his talents with cooking as it almost was as notable as his abilities with pokemon. A comment that he must have been a servant before he ended up here made him feel oddly flustered. That did not seem correct with his more recent memories, however.

Noodles that he had bought from Beni were placed to the side while water was set over your built-in stove to coke to a boil. A knife was taken from your set as he back to chop the ingredients. Ingredients were separated out by how they would be added to the pot. Mushrooms came first, hoping to make the broth that he deaired. A bit of seasonings for flavour that Beni had offered was dumped in, too, but he wondered if it would have the effect needed. When that seemed to have become mixed together in the boil, the noodles were added. Then, after they had become glossy and absorbed the broth, the vegetables previously gathered were also dumped in. The room smelled pleasantly. Ingo sat down and wiped his brow. Even he felt a bit hungry now.

By the time you had arrived home, the dish was ready. You gasped when you were greeted at the door by the Warden. He had leaned down to press a sweet kiss to your lips and help get you ready to relax. Sitting you down near the fire, he filled a bowl to serve you. The hot porcelain almost scorched your hands, but your stomach growled. Beginning to eat, you felt your taste buds alight with flavour. His cooking was wonderful, as it always had been. Your praise spoken to him only made him fluster and look away.

“I am happy to hear that, dearest,” Ingo spoke as you continued to eat, “Irida had said that I must have been a servant from my skills here alone.” You stopped eating mid-mouthful and blinked at him.

“I mean… Kind of? At least in the station,” you nodded, “Well, no, you were in charge there. I guess at home you were.” He had always loved to slip on an apron and surprise you with a meal back in Unova. Then, on his off days, he tended to go crazy over chores. The fact that it continued here in Hisui made you feel a lot better about this entire situation. He was still the same Ingo somewhere inside, after all.

“… I was your servant?” he tilted his head in a familiar manner.

“No, we were together. You just liked to do things constantly, so…” You sighed, “You weren't anyone's servant, no.”

His hand unexpectedly grasped yours as he grew closer. Those flustered cheeks of his haunted your mind. Lips were against your own for a moment before he pulled away.

“I don't think I would mind being your servant,” he mumbled out, “… Won't you let me serve you tonight?”

You were not about to deny such a simple request from the man.

[xxmaxwellxx]

Hey can someone help me find some more Pokémon fics?

1. This was a headcannon but the submas twins (separately) have cameras in their home so they check in on reader only to hear/see them crying so they rush home only to find reader cooking dinner and was crying over the chopped vegetables (I think it was an onion or garlic) Edit: here’s the link! https://www.tumblr.com/leggerefiore/709892340761886720/installing-cameras-in-the-home-for-security-but-it

2. Warden ingo returns home to emmet and reader only for him to forget he and reader are married. Reader is saddened by this but ingo tries to court reader anyway and I think at the end reader ends up spilling the beans that they are married Edit: here’s the link! https://www.tumblr.com/smallestapplin/687298409404792832/asks-are-open-ok-ok-ok-how-about-some-ingo

These fics were so cute and I really want to read them again, any help is appreciated!

[theright2quack]

Hi Quack! I’m dipping back into the submas fandom after taking a break and I’ve been asking around for any recent fic recs! You have any that come to mind?

Hey Anon! I hope you like rambling because this ask got ahead of me sdfjklgsdfgs

I’ve tried to include a mix of older and newer, angst and not-angst, fics related to Legends Arceus and those that aren’t. I haven’t read most of these in a hot minute so I’m going off of memory. It's definitely not all the fics and authors I've enjoyed reading from over the years, and I've limited myself to one fic/series per author. Hope this helps!

One-Shots Do It Scared by CuzReasons (minimal angst)

It’s so hard to pick just one fic by Rito, but I’ll gladly take a chance to talk about this one. Emmet’s getting Eelektrik ready to evolve! I’m sure there are no misunderstandings between them! I love how young Emmet works around the situation, you can see his mind whirring away in how he’s written. And I can’t say no to wholesome eel cuddles!

Autumn Leaves by SydPhony (PLA related, angst)

Just a nice conversation between Phoebe and Ingo. Nothing else out of the ordinary. Not at all :) The pacing is exquisite, and I like seeing Ingo’s PLA experience being looked at by different characters in different environments.

Glimpses of Moving Train Cars by fivefootoh (minimal angst)

If you like reading fics of younger submas, this is a new one and I love it to bits. Collected scenes of Ingo and Emmet caring for their growing Pokemon throughout their League journey, and meeting Elesa along the way! Everything feels lifelike and works to build up the characters and world at the same time.

To communicate (by expanding the wings) by trialbyfic (PLA related, mild angst)

I took a break from fanfiction myself before getting into submas. I feel like this one taught me how to interact with fiction again. Each time I come back I find another new detail, another subtle choice, another phrase to fall in love with. It’s a post-reunion fic that richly describes the city the twins live in and the struggles and joys of growing older.

blank space by Poliwag (PLA related, mild angst)

If you like Anabel and Ingo bonding over Faller similarities, this is a treat! It’s a post-reunion exploration of Ingo being an Ultra Wormhole Faller, and the detachment to his previous life and memories that it entails. There’s a little bit of Nanu if you like the guy, Emmet’s there and trying his best, and a chat between two battle-nerd Fallers at the end.

Just Some Guy by digitalpen (PLA related, mild angst)

I love submas fics with outsider povs! Said outsider in this case, Ana, feels like her own three-dimensional character who looks at the post-reunion submas situation in a unique and fascinating way. I adore the concept and characterisations in this fic.

Multi-Chapters Pilfered Positions by Raynavan (PLA related, angst)

It’s such widespread fanon to write Ingo and Sneasler as best buds that we sometimes forget that they don’t even look at each other in PLA (from what I can remember). Which doesn’t mean much in a game that prefers fading to black over animating movement, but I digress.

This is a short two-chapter fic with some lovely world-building, relationship analysis and characterisation. It builds on the fanon that the Nobles and Rides choose their wardens by also flipping it around - the new Nobles and Rides must be worthy of their wardens, too. Such a cool idea and a bittersweet read.

Eterna by grubbin (PLA related, fluff and angst, read content warnings)

Go read Eterna if you haven’t already. The main focus is on the PLA protagonist Hikari, the way she sees Hisui and the way Hisui sees her. If you like Dad Ingo hcs, this one’s got it! There’s also some scenes with Emmet and Cynthia in the wake of losing Hikari and Ingo. Volo has a verrrry interesting part to play, and I’m excited to see where it goes. It’s gritty and gut-wrenching at times, and heart-warming and uplifting in others.

Doubled and Halved by Anonymous (PLA related, angst, read content warnings)

PLA collides with Scarlet and Violet! Emmet and Arven wake up in the Distortion World and have to figure things out from there. It’s been so fun to see the mystery building up in this fic, reading sentences that I just know will be important later but can’t place why. Exciting stuff!

After the Tone by blazichu (PLA related, fluff and angst, read content warnings)

This is an AU with Ingo as the protagonist of PLA. The first fic takes on this really cool perspective of only seeing his journey when the ArcPhone is being used. The second fic explores Emmet’s side with a refreshing flavour of introspection. blazichu’s interpretations of Ingo and Emmet are among some of my favourites, and I am long overdue re-reading this series.

Misfits by hehe-hoho-ohno (Fluff and angst, read content warnings)

This one has a vocal following on Tumblr, and I think it’s earned every word of praise. It puts Ingo and Emmet into a creative toy-soldier/Nutcracker-ish world. Every little detail is laid out thoughtfully for pacing and set-up - backstories, character quirks, world-building, social systems, everything. And it’s all tied together by a wonderfully natural writing style. This and the next fic were probably the biggest inspirations for me to try and write my own fanfic again.

In Tandem by yautjan (PLA related, fluff and angst, read content warnings)

The events of PLA and Diamond/Pearl/Platinum taking place, well, in tandem! Dawn and Ingo tackle the frenzies while Lucas and Emmet work on the Gym challenge, all to try and find each other again. The amount of time and care being taken to flesh out these characters, and especially their individual Pokemon, is phenomenal. If you’ve read this one before, it’s updated verrrry recently!

[ya-bug-boy]

Working on giving Self Aware Reader x Submas the ending it deserves with some after canon story epilogue chapters for fluff because MC deserves it and I'm gonna start working on a Guzma concept that I'm gonna finish this time around.

For the next submas story, I'd like to start thinking of ideas for it in general so choose from one of the options

[sleepingdeath-light]

male s/o hcs ; hinge!submas

requested by ; 🥭 anon (20/05/23) [5/6]

fandom(s) ; pokémon

fandom masterlist(s) ; here

character(s) ; emmet, ingo

outline ; “🥭 anon here! I’m so happy you’re willing to give my Submas request a shot even if it’ll take a while!! ✨ take as much time as you need, because I’m desperate to see content for these sillies and perfection takes time so I can wait~ I’d like to request sfw and nsfw general relationship headcanons for the Submas bros (separate headcanons and poly headcanons) with a male reader If possible!! 👉👈 also I appreciate that you write for male readers I think that’s great!!!!!!!!!!!”

warning(s) ; none, just fluff!

note ; to state the obvious, the brothers aren’t dating each other they just share an s/o

this is a chaotic relationship to be in at the best of times because of just how different the brothers are

of course they both love you and they’re fond enough of each other, but there are naturally going to be times where they clash (as all siblings do) and you’re going to get caught up in the middle of it all

they most frequently butt heads when it comes down to whose turn it is to spend time with you — as they do have a schedule — because of some random factor or another

they’re just very insistent that they both get an equal amount of your attention and affection, and any indication that you prefer one or the other will lead to an argument

but aside from that your relationship with the brothers is generally very good, with everything running smoothly and being built on a foundation of shared goals and mutual trust and love for one another

for example, the brothers help each other organise and schedule their dates with you — and they always share and compare notes on what new food/show/drink you like afterwards

it’s a well oiled machine because they both love you so deeply and want to be the best boyfriends that they can be

dates are reserved for one of them at a time and date nights involve all three of you

like you could go for a walk (run) around the nearby park with emmet and his team and grab some ice cream along the way

or you could go with ingo to a local cafe to chat about work and your hobbies/interests

but on a date night might involve you being trapped between the brothers whilst watching a film at home, or going out for an evening picnic

(you take turns choosing the activity)

if one of the brothers is ill, you’ll stick at home to take care of them whilst the other covers their shift

most people don’t really get your relationship and will ask your partners stuff along the lines of: ‘aren’t you worried that your boyfriend is cheating on you with your brother?’

they’ll usually get a very bewildered look and a slow ‘no?’ as a response but after the thousandth time of being asked, the two just stopped acknowledging the question altogether

when you’re all out together, you’ll usually have your arm linked with ingo whilst holding emmet’s hand — all of you chatting and joking and doing as couples (throuples?) do

elesa thinks that you’re all absolutely adorable and is your biggest cheerleader (and the one who helps you plan gifts to give to your partners)

she calls you all her boys and loves you all to bits (platonically, of course)

your house is absolutely filled with joltiks and no amount of begging or pleading with emmet will ever convince him to stop bringing them home

you will learn so much about pokémon battles and trains throughout this relationship that you could probably write a full dissertation and some change about either

[ann-chovi]

[smallestapplin]

Pokemon masterlist 3

GUZMA

the names of his pokemon

seeing s/o loving on his golisopod

meeting future goth s/o

taking care of sick s/o

impressed with this pickpocketing?

first kiss together

romance headcanons

the team tries to help set you up

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VOLO

Naga!Volo vs Naga!Warden Ingo part 2

greaser au!Soc Volo

Naga!Volo kills his s/o(angst, major character death)

Naga!Volo finds out he and Warden Ingo are after the same person

Naga!Volo HC's

luring Volo to bed with kisses

comforting depressed s/o

Volo earns Lian and Sabi's trust(found family.OLD!)

Volo and adaman feud over enby!masc reader

someone misgenders you

sugar daddy Volo

showering him with kisses!

time traveler and his beloved's reincarnation

kidnap bag saga start!

Volo throwing sticky globs at you to kidnap you

once in the caves(mild violence!)

kidnaps you and yet you are your own savior(hurt/comfort)

the wardens are here to save you from him

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LEON

defending you from a transphobic family

coffee shop au

touch starved s/o

showering him in kisses

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Father Submas : comforting emmet after Ingo disappears

SUBMAS(there will be a part 2)

Ingo domestic fluff with male!s/o

Emmet x reader: as clingy as a galvantula to a web

Emmet get's hisui'd with Igno's partner, leaving him in Unova

helping S/o with a hangover

vampire s/o

BOTW/TOTK au flower language of hyrule

Zora!Submas courting

Fierce Deity submas!

Twilight princess submas au!

deity au

TOTK submas gaining a companion

Dealing with NPC's and the hero

Enemies to lovers Emmet

first kiss together

handholding

Their father shows you their baby pictures

you meet their father

Emmet being dramatic

straight forward Emmet

Vampire Submas courting

Monster!Submas

Dad bod Submas

telling male!s/o train facts

salandit submas hybrids and salazzle Hybrid reader

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smut and adult content below! mdni you will be blocked!

GUZMA

foreplay

exhibitionist

NSFW HC's

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VOLO

sandwiched between Volo and Warden Ingo(outside, risky) part 2

Naga!Volo(free use, hidden but still public, kinda mean)

Yandere Togekiss hybird!Volo light smut at the end

S/o is a subby bottom

Alpha!Volo

catches s/o touching themself

s/o with a praise and degradation kink

Volo gets pegged

Volo w/Chubby s/o!

sugar daddy Volo buys you a house

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LEON

S/o with a big chest

yandere!Leon HC's

fucking his s/o stupid+aftercare

yandere!Leon's s/o has piercings

thick thighs s/o

hurt/comfort make up 'you're alive!' sex

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SUBMAS

Bullfarm au! heats mentioned

morning sex with Ingo! male reader

teasing and edging Ingo

omega!Ingo and Omega s/o

Omega!s/o takes care of Alpha!Ingo

Greaser au Submas!

Beemas au! wing play

eldritch Submas au! please share

Tarzan twins au alphas Emmet and Igno, omega!reader

Tarzan twins au! fighting for you then sharing

Alpha Emmet takes care of omega!s/o

fucking you on call with the other

Dom!Ingo taking care of you

Emmet being courted by Galvantula Hybrid!S/o

Zoroark hybrid!Emmet trying to get lopunny Hybrid!Reader

mermaid Submas sharing a s/o

saladit au 2 salandit submas pt3

closet pervert old man Ingo

Ingo HC's fucking his s/o after missing them

[lindwyrmrelinquished]

Asking about your aus. Laying on my stomach with my face in my hands and kicking my feet in the air

HELLO HI BRAVO I AM LAYING ON MY STOMACH AND KICKING MY FEET IN THE AIR AND HOLDING MY NOTEBOOK TO READ OUT THE NOTES TO YOU

(i had this saved as a draft and. then forgot about it. i am so sorry)

Okay so I've already rambled about the Zoroakari AU so I'm gonna tell you about the Hybrid Ingo+Emmet AU i made with my brother

So thanks to Rift Shenanigans™, Ingo comes back from Hisui a Sneasler hybrid and Emmet a Joltik hybrid(if you want to hear about the Warden Emmet/Lady Zoroakari AU that somehow keeps tying in to everything then I will gladly direct you to the Ao3 collection), Emmet's transformation is horrific and involves two arms ripping out of his sides a la wingfic and his Pokemon had to move fucking FAST to ensure he did not die

Ingo's transformation is much less so, he gets Sneasler ears and a feather and a lot of fluff

Emmet had to stay in the hospital for a while, rightfully so because a shit ton of his ribs were broken and his body had to rearrange itself and learn how to body again, Lemon(his Galvantula) has not left his side since his transformation and considers him her baby now, much like his entire Joltik swarm, but after he got out of the hospital life mostly goes back to normal! He has two smaller eyes above his normal eyes that see heat instead of things, and sometimes he uses those and closes his main eyes if he's overstimulated, and his second set of arms is covered in blue chitin and Joltik fuzz from the shoulder to the wrist

Both the twins have instincts, Emmet falls into his more often since he's unevolved and the Baby Pokemon Instincts™ take over quite a lot in an attempt to keep him safe, stay with mom, stay away from the danger types, the big Pokemon, don't get crushed- Half of those instincts do also apply to his team, meaning Pokemon like Luxa(Chandelure) and Eyrie(Archeops) now terrify him and he can't touch them easily

Ingo, on the other hand, has a much easier time separating his Pokemon half from his human half, and integrates his instincts when they do him good, especially with Lady Sneasler and her kits because she came with him when he came home(after appointing an heir ofc), however, on full moons he become a full Sneasler, it's a whole werewolf deal yknow

He goes feral for a night

First time it happened, Lady Sneasler was hostile the moment she saw him, but he was giving off a whole bunch of scared and confused vibes so she examined him a little more and realized "Hey wait, this is my Warden, what??" And started treating him like a Sneasel who evolved too early, babying him a little yk, helping him get used to his new body

(he's smaller than her only by a few inches but it's noticeable)

For a few months Emmet thought their house was fucking haunted on full moons because Wereingo is just a massive cat and if you've ever owned/worked with a cat, you'd understand

Then after some time, he ran into Wereingo entirely on accident and just had a "wait. What" moment because this fuckin thing is wearing his brother's hat and acting super affectionate towards him and Lady Sneasler doesn't seem worried?? So???? Anyway, that night ends with Emmet falling asleep being cuddled to death in Ingo's nest, verrrry confused, but shit gets explained/figured out in the morning

I say "figured out" because Ingo doesn't quite remember what happens when he turns, but the good news is he's not all that hostile! Only if he's attacked/threatened first <<<<<3

For a while, Akari(usually Zoroakari in my thoughts) is in Sinnoh with her family, so Wereingo goes through quite a few nights just searching through the house for her and getting increasingly distressed when he can't find his kit. So when she finally comes to stay with her uncles in Unova, a full moon comes around and suddenly she's being coddled and groomed by a fuckin Sneasler that she only vaguely recognizes, mostly through mannerisms and scent. She's reasonably alarmed at this until Emmet, tired as shit, just goes "yeah he does this every month. no yeah it just happens. can't really control it, just hope for the best. i'm going back to bed" And Doesn't Elaborate until next morning when Ingo is human-ish again and he's gotten sleep

NOW IT'S TIME FOR MORE JOLTEMMET STUFF!!! We all know he's currently unevolved, but when he does evolve he ends up as like a galvantula centaur thing and it's a little horrifying and a lot less easily hidden because That's The Entire Lower Half Of His Body, and I have a vague dot-to-dot scenario of how he evolves, because I think he'd actually be a little scared of it happening because he likes feeling small and safe with his family and he's lowkey scared that if he evolves, he won't be allowed to do that anymore which is a dumb fear bc ingo loves him a lot and would never deny him but emmet is forever afraid that he will be left again and just keeps an Everstone on him, tucked into his hat or pocket or something, to stop it from happening, but lemme grab that bullet-point list of how he evolves

- Big battle, like against an evil team or something

- Ingo starts getting overwhelmed

- Emmet jumps in to protect him

- Emmet's hat gets knocked off, and the Everstone with it

- Emmet defeats one enemy, more enemies come up, the stress and need to protect his family kicks off his evolution

- EMMET GALVANTULA CENTAUR TIME MF-ERS

Emmet goes fucking feral in defense of Ingo while Ingo recovers and its actually kinda scary- People run from the sudden monster that is the Doubles Line Subway Boss and as soon as Emmet is sure they won't come for Ingo again, he turns back to his brother, wild blue eyes sparking with rage and mandibles clicking, fuzz bristling up in hostility, and he starts approaching and Ingo's instinct, despite most of him going "woahhhh cool brother fighting moments :0", is to try and get away and defend from harm because Emmet is Very Clearly On The Offensive

Ingo, feather and ear pinned back in fear, slowly crawls back away from the hybrid in front of him. He knows it is Emmet, he knows very well. But everything in him is telling him to run, escape from the danger! But he can't. It's his brother, but Ingo can't tell if Emmet can still recognize him. His claws digging into the ground beside him, he watches in terror as Emmet comes towards him. He wants to talk to his brother, but when he opens his mouth nothing comes out.

Emmet bends down cause he's suddenly a lot taller than he thought he was, and starts quietly examining Ingo for any sort of injury, making a little chitter here and there but giving no indication he knows its Ingo, and not just something of his hoard he was meant to protect. It's hard to tell if someone, human or Pokemon, is still the same after evolution. If they still have the same mind, the same memories. Ingo keeps hissing on instinct and immediately shutting it down. He doesn't want to provoke Emmet, if that can happen, and he certainly doesn't want to find out if his brother will attack him.

His hair is frizzing up. Emmet is giving off more static electricity than he ever did before, even after a big meal of Gear Station's power generators. Emmet lifts Ingo's hat and starts combing through his hair, and it feels just like when Lemon does it, but larger. Emmet is too large now. Ingo has to dig his hands into the ground to stop from lashing out at him when he noses around the feather. But eventually, Emmet nods, and sets the hat back down. He leans down to look Ingo in the face for the first time. There are too many eyes. He's not smiling. It's neutral, which is alarming for Emmet, and is this even Emmet anymore? Ingo is scooped up into four arms and carries away from the danger. Everyone is too scared of the unnatural creature holding him to approach. Ingo catches Elesa's eye on the way. She's pale, and frightened.

There isn't any pause until the two of them are back at their house. Emmet doesn't stop at the living room, nor does he deliver Ingo to the bedroom decorated in black. Instead, they go to Emmet's room. Usually, Emmet comes from here to go find Ingo, but today he's bringing his older twin into the nest perpetually scattered with Joltik. He sets Ingo down and sorts it all out, and then pulls him into a cuddle.

Ingo isn't sure how to feel about this. His brother hasn't said a word, but that's normal when he doesn't have a script ready. He's not sure if his brother is still there, or if he's dealing with a wild Pokemon. He wouldn't know how evolution feels, he became a hybrid already fully evolved. But he can try and help Emmet, at least. That's all any of them can do at this point.

ANYWAY I THINK THAT'S A GOOD ENOUGH POINT TO LEAVE OFF FOR NOW <<<<<333 IF YOU WANT MORE INFO ON LITERALLY ANY OF MY AUS I AM WAITING HERE EAGERLY AND KICKING MY FEET IN THE AIR AND GIGGLING UNCONTROLLABLY

[waywardstation]

Definitely not me in the corner going feral over the Portal PLA AU. Absolutely not. One of my favorite video games combined with a game I haven’t played but have gone absolutely feral over due to the sheer fluff and angst possibilities stemming from a single Muppet Train Man. Nope not at all. Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to go be feral for completely unrelated reasons.

Also, do you have any plans for which Pokemon partners are going to be featured in the AU or if the Nobles are going to have any role in it?

In regards to my PLA Portal AU

I’m so glad you like the AU concept!! Both are fantastic games and it’s been fun combining them together ^^

And I have not figured that part out yet — I do want Pokemon to be present in here, as part of the program involved using Pokemon as participants to study as well.

They would all have long since become feral by now, the ones that are still awake having reverted to any methods they could to stay alive in the dilapidated lower levels, just like how the wild pokemon are much more dangerous in PLA.

I’ve just been trying to figure out which ones would actually be involved, though — Portal is a game with very few characters with a theme of isolation, so it feels hard to keep that vibe that’s so important to Portal if I add a bunch of characters. I suppose I’m wanting to be careful with it.

I do want Akari to find one of the starter pokemon perhaps at some point. And I’ve been wondering if a gligar should get attached to Ingo.

As for the Nobles — I’ve been wondering if I should combine wardens’ personalities with machines/programs that resemble their respective noble pokemon, and these machines are encountered in different levels of the facilities. With Ingo being an actual person though unlike all the other wardens, it would give me a chance to do something unique with Sneasler — maybe she’s just an empty machine that Ingo could do something with.

[leggerefiore]

cw: short drabble, fluff, pla ingo

pairing: Ingo/Reader

You relaxed in the warden's arms as you both felt the chilly air of autumn settle in the ragged cliffs of the highlands. The cool was chased away by the gentle warmth of his body. It was coming up on a year since you had arrived in Hisui. Many feelings had burned in your chest, yet Ingo had soother them to the best of his ability. Always a gentleman, it seemed. His lidded eyes watched as a few earthly coloured leaves blew in the wind. Your mind wandered about how long he had been here.

Bringing a hand to his chest, you felt the soft fabric of his tunic. The only part of him he allowed to change from his attire he had first arrived in. Your fingers began to unconsciously draw shapes on the clothing item. He hummed and brought a hand to stroke your hair. You both had been like this for a while, neither wanting to get up from the comfortable embrace of the other. Your Typhlosion laid nearby – Eerie purple flames providing more heat to you both.

Ingo gazed at the pokemon and sighed. “… For some odd reason, I feel strangely saddened when I gaze at its flames,” he spoke softly, “I feel like I'm desperately trying to recall something just outside of my possible knowledge…” You were held tighter. “… I trust them to guide you,” he continued, “Perhaps they may guide us both in the darker tunnels around these cliffs.” You hummed in reply. Ingo closed his eyes. The sun was beginning to descend into the jagged peaks and disappear for the night. It was nearly time to go inside for the night.

Still, neither of you wanted to leave the other's embrace. It was simply too nice. Your ear rested just above his heart, listening to the comforting beat for far too long. Typhlosion seemed quite content, too.

“… An image flashed into my head,” he spoke again, “… I was looking out onto a vast city with someone at my side… We both seemed to be discussing various things.” You listened wordlessly. A strange sound left him. “I need to get back to them…” You gazed up at him. Those eerie silver eyes stared back. “… Can I ask you to accompany me, dearest?”

How could you ever say no to him?

[thicctails]

Okay so you may know that otter moms snuggle their babies really cutely

But did you know that bats do it too?

So, uh, anyways-

the babey gets snuggs

Another piece for @monsoon-of-art​ ‘s AU. At this rate I’m gonna end up writing a fic lol.

[sleepy-shinx]

Identity Theft - a submas fic

I had a crack theory and it turned into a crack fic. Here ya go.

Summary: A story based on the events of Pokemon Legends: Arceus, except something's not quite... right. Seems there was a slight mishap when a certain amnesiac warden fell into Hisui...

Warnings: Some swearing. At the very end. I initially said there was a brief identity crisis then realized the ENTIRE FIC is one long identity crisis so plz forgive me

Pairings: none. especially not bl@nkshipping. blankshippers DNI!

AO3 Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/44985460

His name was Ingo.

When he’d first fallen, he’d woke in a strange land, confused, injured, and with no memories except his name. He’d been only half coherent, brain muddled with exhaustion and pain. They’d asked him his name, and he’d looked down at himself in a panic, taking a moment to center himself before he spoke the only memory he’d retained from his unexpected detour. 

His name was Ingo.

He wore a black coat, with red accents and a blue band around the upper left arm. The hat that rested atop his head matched the coat, black with a red band and an odd emblem in the middle. Items of clothing that matched no other in Hisui, that made him stand out from everyone else in the region. Even the other clothes he’d been wearing when he fell had stood out from everyone else’s, an odd, white button-down shirt and black pants, accompanied by a pair of oddly shaped black shoes as well.

When he looked at the items, the name Ingo was always associated with them.

When he looked at himself in the mirror as he was wearing them, he saw Ingo. 

And yet. 

The name had never felt quite… right.

He had no justification for the feeling, no reason to believe that the only name he’d ever known since falling in Hisui wouldn’t be his own. The one time he brought it up with Lady Irida, it had only confused her beyond belief. Because how could his name not be Ingo? 

He hadn’t brought it up with her again.

But the feeling never left him.

It wasn’t enough to derail him beyond function, so he had stopped thinking too much into it long ago. 

As far as he or anyone else was concerned, he was Warden Ingo.

⇅ ⇅ ⇅

“Take care not to come uncoupled from me!” He called back to his young companion, the one he was guiding through Wayward Cave. The cave was, frustratingly enough, unlit, despite the dangers traversing through an unlit cave wrought for passengers unaccustomed to traveling through the area. He highly suspected Melli was at fault for removing them, but he had no basis for the suspicions, at least not of yet. 

The young girl nodded, trailing only slightly behind him as she followed him through the cave. 

“So you don’t remember anything from before Hisui?” Akari asked, clearly trying to prevent an awkward silence.

“Very little,” he admitted with a nod. “Though I will admit, leading a young companion through tunnels to safety… seems to ring some bells.”

Talking a lot always seemed to take a lot out of him, though he could never quite understand why. That was supposed to be his thing… right? Yet, it always felt like a chore, drawing out his words to the length he thought they were intended to be. 

“Maybe this will help you remember some other things, then?”

He hummed, letting his thoughts wander, though he still kept a watchful eye out for danger. “Perhaps…”

Something, a vague, incomplete wisp of a thought passed through his mind, and he decided he may as well tell her about it, hoping it might lead him further down those tracks. “I recall, faintly, that I had a partner once…” Lightning danced across his mind, accompanied by dancing flames. “A precious one.” He initially felt pulled to the sparks, but no, that couldn’t be quite right. His partner was the one with purple flames, it had to be… “Its name escapes me, but I remember that it wielded flames with mastery. If only it were here, I’m sure it would light the way, luring us onward…” 

Their path was impeded by an Alpha Crobat. He quickly rerouted, leading her down the other way towards the exit so they would not be forced to fight such a powerful Alpha in the dark. 

“Have you remembered anything else?” Akari asked, looking at him curiously.

Anything else… yes. Another memory briefly flashed by, spurred on by the vague familiarity of traversing dark tunnels alongside another. “I’m starting to recall a man who looked… like me. We’d battle and discuss Pokemon, I think…”

Two scripts began warring in his head as vague battle memories flashed through, too scrambled together to be anything coherent. He was almost completely unable to get anything out of it, but then… “The words ‘I like winning more than anything else’ flashed through my mind just now…”

⇅ ⇅ ⇅

He stared in the mirror, frowning. Warden Ingo stared back at him.

Frowning, he had realized, took almost the same amount of energy out of him as talking so much did. He couldn’t quite understand. He was supposed to frown, it went right alongside his words and the black of his coat and hat. 

So why did it feel so exhausting? Feel, so deeply inside, so wrong?

Without thinking too much, he allowed the corners of his lips to move, to curl up into a smile. It felt… right. 

A stranger stared back at him.

It looked wrongwrongwrongwrongwrong

⇅ ⇅ ⇅

“Now then… Follow the rules and drive safely! We’re headed for victory! All aboard!”

The script felt right and yet still wrong as it came out. He knows he’s spoken these words before, but drawing them out, carrying them on this much, felt so wrong. 

He didn’t quite understand. His brain kept telling him this was right. He was Ingo, was he not? He was supposed to be the one who talked a lot, who frowned, who expressed himself through words less than his face. Who wore black and battled with one Pokemon at a time (why wouldn’t he? One Pokemon at a time… that was how battling worked, was it not??)?

Who was he comparing himself to? Was there someone he knew back then, before Hisui, who didn’t do these things? 

He didn’t have time to ponder these things, right now. He had a challenger- Akari was stood in front of him, her first time challenging him at the Training Grounds in Jubilife Village. He sent out his Gliscor, and she sent out her Samurott (who looked… different, somehow, than he expected. He isn’t sure what it was that he expected). She had been training hard, in the time since she’d closed the rift, trying to prove to Jubilife and to herself that she was worthy of the nine stars that adorned her scarf.

When she beat him, he wasn’t able to prevent his lips from curling into a more natural-feeling smile, even for just a few seconds.

⇅ ⇅ ⇅

He walked into the cave his Lady called her home.

He enjoyed spending time with Lady Sneasler and her kits, he’d soon come to realize after being appointed Warden. She was a wonderful distraction from the thoughts that plagued his mind, stopping him from constantly wondering who he was.

She didn’t quite have kits at this point, however. The eggs that laid comfortably in her nest were due to hatch any day now. Akari, who he’d surprisingly found himself growing closer to over the last few months, was beyond excited to see them after they hatched. She’d started calling him Uncle of all things, which felt strange yet still incredibly endearing. He hadn’t seen her for a few days, however, as she had told him she was heading out with Volo, one of the Ginkgo Guild merchants, to look into the local legends. She said she should be back in only three days.

Today was the third, and she had not shown up in Jubilife that day while he had been situated at the training grounds. To say he was worried was a slight understatement.

Lady Sneasler mewled contentedly at him as he entered, curled up near her nest as she watched her unmoving eggs. Well, not quite- one wobbled right after he thought that. A good sign! He hadn’t quite understood why helping his lady with her eggs felt so… right, to him. Like he’d done this before. But he never questioned it, just lent his assistance to his noble whenever the time for a new litter came around.

“No major changes?” he asked, approaching her nest. The eggs had been moving slightly for a day or so. Lady Sneasler shook her head, but didn’t seem worried. Things were progressing on schedule. 

Suddenly, they both heard the frantic call of a flute from somewhere above the cave. He recognized Akari’s tune for Lady Sneasler almost immediately, and alarm bells went off almost immediately in his head. He’d never heard his niece’s playing sound like this. 

Sneasler jumped to action immediately. He desperately wanted to accompany her, to see why Akari sounded so desperate- but he knew his Lady would feel a lot more comfortable if her eggs were not left completely unattended this close to hatching. 

“I will make sure nothing happens to them,” he promised her as she nodded, knocking his hat over his eyes before taking off quickly.

His answers came not long after, as it turned out Akari asked Lady Sneasler to bring her straight to him for comfort. Volo had betrayed her, had turned on her as soon as she’d had the 17 plates he didn’t have and likely would have killed her if she hadn’t managed to scrape a win. His blood boiled with anger, but there was nothing to be done now. Volo had disappeared after his loss, and left her with the last plate she’d needed. 

He hugged her close as she sobbed into his shoulder.

⇅ ⇅ ⇅

Akari was missing.

He had spent the last week or so frantically scouring every corner of Hisui for his niece, alongside what felt like the entirety of the Galaxy Team (and Irida and Adaman).

The last time he’d seen her, she had told him she’d almost completed the Pokedex, had only one more Pokemon left to catch. Arceus. Creator of all. She had been heading to fight it, had stopped to ask him a question.

“Do you… want to go home?”

He hadn’t given her a definitive answer and had spent the rest of the day pondering it (getting no closer to making a decision) before growing worried over the fact that he hadn’t seen her by the time night fell. He’d went back to Jubilife to see if she’d gone home, and Laventon thought she was with him.

She hadn’t been seen since.

He was beyond worried, had barely ate or slept as he helped search for her, only taking breaks to stop and refuel and recharge when his Lady physically forced him to. He could tell she was worried as well, but didn’t let that stop her from making him take care of himself. 

It reminded him of someone. He wasn’t sure who, but more flashes of electricity and also soft yellow fabric danced through his mind.

Right now was one such occasion, as she’d forced him into her basket and brought him back to his tent to eat before he collapsed on her. 

He was nibbling on an oran berry when he heard it.

The familiar pattering of running feet, but that wasn’t quite all, there were… multiple sets? 

All he knew is one belonged to his niece, and he leapt up and threw the door to his tent open as Akari launched himself into his arms.

“Uncle!” she cried happily, throwing her arms around his neck. 

“Akari! I was so worried!” he exclaimed, relief exploding through him.

“I’m so sorry I disappeared, Arceus accidentally sent me back home before I was ready, but you’re never gonna believe who I found and brought back to Hisui with me!”

“Who?” he asked curiously, setting her down.

“EMMET!”

…

“Emmet, why are you wearing my pants?”

Emmet looked down, coffee in hand, still waking up. “Ah! It would seem I grabbed the wrong pair.”

Ingo snorted, grabbing a tie and throwing it around his neck. “Well, you’ll want to change quickly, so we still make it in to the station on schedule.”

Emmet stood to change, then had a mischievous idea pop into his head. His smile turned sly as he leaned over and pulled Ingo’s hat off his head, putting it on his own. 

“Or maybe I will go as Ingo to work today!”

Ingo looked exasperated as Emmet snickered. “We are not swapping places again today.”

“Aw, but why not?” Emmet made his way over to the coatrack, grabbing Ingo’s coat and throwing it over his shoulders with a dramatic flair. 

“We have never been able to pull off a successful swap ever in our lives,” Ingo pointed out, walking over to snatch his hat back. “Mostly because someone can’t be loud enough to save his life.”

“Says you who can’t be quiet enough to throw suspicion!” Emmet countered, pulling Ingo’s shoes on. He threw his arms up in a mirror of his own normal pose, raising his voice as loudly as he could get it to go as he yelled, 

“ALL ABOOOOARD!”

It was not nearly as loud as Ingo’s, and he even heard his voice crack. Ingo snorted, and it quickly turned into laughter. “See?! Case in point!”

Emmet pouted, but the mischievous light refused to leave his eyes. “Well, let’s see what the depot agents have to say about your theory!” He threw the door open. Ingo rolled his eyes. 

“Well, don’t blame me when you get caught in less than a minute.”

Ingo headed back down the hallway as Emmet cackled and walked out of the door to make his way to work ahead of his brother, who clearly was not going to play along. He could at least have a little fun before his brother inevitably joined him there and brought his harmless ruse to light.

Unbeknownst to either of them, Emmet would never make it to the station.

…

A man, frowning, in a black coat and hat and slacks and shoes, stood in front of him, looking like he was about to completely fall apart.

“Ingo,” Emmet breathed, realization and subsequently, memories crashing over him like a tsunami.

Ingo broke, throwing himself at Emmet, who was more than happy to catch his sobbing brother in his arms. He soon found himself joining him in his cries as memory after memory of his twin brother played through his mind, memories of the subway, of their beloved partners (his first partner was Eelektross, not Chandelure, the lightning that he had recalled suddenly making much more sense), of their friends and family. The two of them collapsed to the ground in each other’s arms.

“You’re alive,” Ingo sobbed, clutching Emmet close. “I was so scared, Emmet, I thought I had lost you, that- that you’d-”

“I’m alive,” he whispered, holding Ingo just as tightly, his quiet voice making sense to him for the first time in years. “I’m here, Ingo, I’m here. I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean to leave.”

“I know, it’s not your fault, Dawn- er, you still know her as Akari- explained everything she could. I’m just so relieved. I missed you so, so much.”

They didn’t move for several minutes more, until they both had calmed enough to break from their hug, but they didn’t move far. Emmet held his brothers trembling arms as Ingo cupped his face, the two of them touching their foreheads together. 

“So, I guess you’re Uncle Emmet now, huh?” Akari piped up. Emmet looked over at her with a smile on his face (it felt so much better, so much more like himself), and nodded. 

“Though I guess you do still have an Uncle Ingo, if that’s what you want.”

⇅ ⇅ ⇅

Explaining the situation to everyone in Hisui had been an… odd experience, to say the least. Lady Sneasler at least didn’t seem to care, more interested in the new coat he wore (Ingo had brought his regular white coat for him, which Emmet felt so much more at home in) and the identical man in black who refused to leave his side. She could tell them apart with ease, which didn’t surprise him much. For his team, it was much the same. 

Lady Irida and the other Pearl Clan wardens had been confused, to say the least. It had required quite the explanation to fully get across to them that the man they had known as Warden Ingo for the last four years was, in fact, named Emmet, who had remembered his brother’s name before even his own. But eventually the point got across, and it especially helped having Akari there to back them up. The Galaxy Team and Diamond Clan had, at one point, just decided to stop questioning it and just go along with it. 

At the very least, it had been easy to prove that Ingo wasn’t a Zoroark.

Being called Warden Emmet was odd. But in a verrrrrry good way. He definitely was struggling a bit with identity, having grown so used to accidentally pretending to be his brother for four years. But Ingo was helping him to remember what being Emmet meant, and he was most certainly happier than he’d ever been before in Hisui.

And as more and more of his memories returned to him, he quickly grew more and more homesick for the life he’d left behind when he disappeared. He had a whole team of Pokemon waiting for him, dozens of Joltik who Ingo had spent so long caring for in his absence. Elesa, Uncle Drayden, and Iris waiting to welcome him home with open arms. An entire subway full of trainers stronger than he could ever have imagined in Hisui.

He missed it so, so much.

So it was to no one’s surprise when he decided, only days after Ingo had appeared in Hisui, that it was time for him to go home. Akari- who also had not been going by her real name in Hisui, he’d discovered, and was actually named Dawn- had already had her happy reunions with everyone she’d left behind, and had only come back to Hisui to help Ingo get there and to reassure everyone there that she was okay, that she had found her own true home again.

Lady Irida had taken his resignation better than he expected, admitting she knew that it was an inevitable possibility. She saw no reason to prevent him from returning to his own space when he so clearly longed for it. 

Lady Sneasler had promptly decided not to accept his resignation at all, and decided she was, instead, coming along with him, along with three kits from her most recent litter. She handed her title down to her eldest child. 

Emmet vehemently refused to admit he had cried a bit when she had told him. Leaving her was going to be the hardest part of leaving Hisui, and now he didn’t have to!

After that, he’d only had a few scarce goodbyes to say, his Hisuian team also deciding to join him even after he gave them all the opportunity to stay behind with Zisu (the third hardest goodbye out of all of them). 

Then, as soon as he was ready, with Ingo and Dawn by his side, Arceus sent them all back home.

⇅ ⇅ ⇅

“YOU ABSOLUTE FUCKING DUMBASS!”

This was exactly the reaction he had been expecting from Elesa, Emmet realized, as she threw her arms around him, and he snorted as he returned her embrace, holding her tightly and not even trying to stop the tears that formed in his eyes. This was the reunion he was most looking forward to. 

“You scared the shit out of us, you asshole,” she sobbed. “Don’t ever do that to us again.”

“I won’t. So long as I have any say in it. I promise I won’t.”

⇅ ⇅ ⇅

His Pokemon had been left in Elesa’s care while Ingo had gone to find him, he found out. Elesa, much more calm than she had been not even thirty minutes ago, handed him one Pokeball in particular with a soft smile. He cradled the ball carefully, eyes shimmering as he let his beloved partner out.

Eelektross spun on him, screeching with joy as it slammed into him, wrapping its body around him in its own version of a desperate hug. Emmet curled around the Pokemon. “I missed you, too,” he whispered.

⇅ ⇅ ⇅

“So you ended up in Ancient Sinnoh, with no memories, except Ingo’s name?” Drayden’s eyebrow rose. “Because you were wearing his coat and hat when you disappeared.”

“Yup!” Emmet popped the p. At his side was a very clingy Iris, who he had one arm around. His other hand was in Ingo’s, as it had been for most of the last week or so.

Elesa buried her head in her hands. “I cannot believe this. You two are so identical, you mistook yourself for Ingo. Despite remembering nothing about him or yourself.”

He looked at Ingo with a smirk on his face. “See? I told you I could pass as you if I really wanted to.”

“NO ONE IN HISUI KNEW EITHER OF US BEFORE YOU FELL THERE.”

[coramatus]

Really been putting this guy through the wringer lately. As recompense, he gets as many snuggles with Little Fluff as he wants.