#which turned into this whole au where ingo isn't even a hybrid he's just a ghost

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Haunted Manor AU sketches (plus a ramble)

So this is like a gothic romance sort of au (my brain keeps going "Crimson Peak!!!!" but it is NOT a Crimson Peak AU I just like the aesthetic of the movie), with Ingo and Sol as ghosts. I don't actually know much about the Edwardian era, and this is an AU mixing the pokemon world with ours (without the pokemon btw) so I am just going to be making a lot of shit up so it will not be accurate at all to whatever is normal to the time period.

Also, just a warning for some violence (a not very explicit description of how Ingo and Sol died).

Ingo & Emmet Trevithick were the heirs to the Trevithick Railway Company and lived with their father (their mother died when they were children) at a manor just outside the bustling city of Nimbasa. Despite their eccentricities and their involvement with their father's company eating up the vast majority of their time, the brothers were considered two of Nimbasa's most eligible bachelors.

Soline "Sol" Devland was a young woman who moved to Nimbasa after her grandmother and last remaining family member died. She hoped to start anew and free of her tragic past, and her passion & skill as a seamstress earned her the position of assistant to the costume designer at the Nimbasa Opera House. One day, the designer had to return to their hometown to attend a funeral, and Sol accompanied them to the train station. After seeing them off, Sol literally bumped into Emmet Trevithick, knocking him into something that tore his coat sleeve almost all the way to the shoulder. Despite his attempts to assure her that it was alright, Sol apologized profusely and insisted that she fix the coat herself so he wouldn't have to go through the trouble of paying for it. It only took her a couple days before returning the coat as good as new, but the two found that they enjoyed talking with each other and became fast friends (although upon finding out that Emmet's family owned the very station that they met in, Sol was even more embarrassed about her blunder). She also befriended Ingo (as the brothers (did spend quite a bit of time together). After a few months, Emmet and Sol started courting, much to the dismay of many of Nimbasa's elite bachelorettes.

One day, after roughly a year of courtship, Sol got the feeling that something awful was going to happen at the Trevithick Manor. When she rushed over to warn the brothers, she found a woman leaning over Ingo's body in the foyer. When Sol cried out, the woman turned and attacked her, exclaiming "You don't deserve him, you don't deserve either of them!" and proceeding to stab Sol to death. Emmet, who had gone into town to pick up the ring he intended to propose to Sol with, came home to find the woman sitting in the front doorway. He managed to talk her into dropping the knife, and restrained her until authorities arrived. The woman had been obsessed with the brothers, and upon hearing rumors that not only was Emmet going to propose to Sol, but that she was also secretly having an affair with Ingo, she went to the manor with the intention of killing Sol. The woman found that Ingo was the only one home at first, and took her anger out of him before Sol walked in.

The loss of his twin brother and the woman he loved hit Emmet hard and he became withdrawn, and when he realized that their spirits still lingered he became a recluse (Ingo was reluctant to make his presence known as he knew his brother would refuse to leave, and Sol for a while avoided both Ingo and Emmet due to her feeling guilty about not being able to warn them in time, as well as being the catalyst for the tragedy). When the brother's father fell ill and passed away a year later, Emmet took over managing the company, but was not terribly involved and still spent most of his time at home. He ended up selling off the company and spending all his time taking care of the house (having laid off all the staff in order to save money after nearly running his late father's company into the ground).

Rena Tebaldi is an opera singer who moved to Nimbasa after studying abroad and being accepted to the Nimbasa Opera House. In looking for a place to stay, she's referred to the Trevithick Manor. 3 years after the tragedy that killed Ingo and Sol, Emmet is looking to rent out for extra income, however most people who show interest end up changing their minds after hearing of the tragedy and rumora that the manor is haunted. Rena is not deterred by the rumors and ends up moving in. Ingo & Sol try to avoid Rena so as to not scare her away, but Rena catches glimpses of them here and there, particularly around Emmet (whom she attempts to befriend in order to curb his perceived loneliness). She ends up calling out to Ingo when she gets a glimpse of him one night, saying that she isn't afraid and wants to meet him.

Rena & Ingo end up falling in love, plus there's some feelings between Rena & Emmet, and Ingo & Sol have bonded over being dead and whatnot, plus Rena & Sol bonding, so we end up with the polycule.