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Fankid Week Day 6: With Other’s Kids One of my fave genres of fankid is “Fallers who solve crimes/mysteries”. Featuring: My Noelle, @pkmn-nextgenadventures‘s Nancy, and @pkmnomegaverse‘s Lonan. They should star in their own tv show tbh, I’d watch that.

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Fankid Week Day 4: Traveling Age While the older Hoenn fankids are all in their mid-to-late 20s – and many are even parents themselves – during the era of Emery and co.’s journey and the main plot… they too were once bratty new trainers. Featuring … Continue reading

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Fankid Week Day 3: Relationships Some soft Aeon/Heron since they’ve been living rent-free for a while now and Sinnoh’s been on my brain with all the new content/games the region’s been getting.

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Fankid Week Day 1: Family & Friends Figured these three fit both, being cousins and good friends! Rosemary, Anise, and Verbena in a redraw of their fathers’ card from the Fusion Strike set.

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(This headcanon post centers around Corvin and his unconventional first friend. It’s on the longer side, so is under a read more – enjoy!)

Morty and Falkner’s youngest son, Corvin, has always had trouble connecting to others. Even as a child, he was distant and withdrawn, preferring to spend time by himself than play with other children. The only way he ever did anything outside his comfort zone was when his twin sister, Branwen, dragged him into it. Outgoing, energetic and charismatic, Branwen is Corvin’s opposite and always had plenty of friends in school. She’d bring her brother along with her when she went out with them, but he always felt uncomfortable with so many extroverted people and they often didn’t like him tagging along, finding him weird. All the same, Corvin developed a habit of following Branwen around everywhere, taking her lead and letting her make all the decisions. It was the same when they were old enough to go on their journey, Branwen setting out to become a coordinator, while Corvin simply tagged along with no real goal.

While traveling, Corvin still struggled to open up to others. Branwen made new friends everywhere they went and began to grow more and more popular as a coordinator, while Corvin felt he was fading more and more into the shadows. He often felt that his pokémon were his only true friends, since even Branwen seemed to be forging her own path apart from him now. He wanted to find a goal, something he was passionate about, but he never felt like he fit in anywhere, no matter what he tried.

When the twins are traveling in Sinnoh, one night Corvin is woken up with the feeling of something being wrong. He and his sister both inherited the ability to sense and interact with spirits from Morty, though perhaps due to his lack of human friends Corvin’s senses have always been stronger than Branwen’s. He could tell that there was a lost spirit somewhere nearby, so he left Branwen asleep at their campsite and set out to find it. He eventually finds the spirit wandering around a ways off the route, lost and confused and not having any sense of consciousness from before their death. Corvin spends the rest of the night by the spirit’s side, talking to them and trying to help them remember who they were and why they had remained behind as a ghost. Branwen finds the two of them in the early morning, still talking. She’s in shock to find out how long they’d been there, since this was probably the longest her brother had ever spent time with someone else besides her, spirit or otherwise. She offers the spirit the chance to travel together with them and try figure out their identity along the way.

Over time, Corvin and the spirit bond more and more, especially as the spirit beings to remember more and more about himself. He remembers what he looked like and is able to take that form, leading Corvin to find out his new friend is a boy around his age, which he’s secretly excited about since he’s always dreamed of having a friend his age who wasn’t Branwen. However, despite traveling together for over a year, the spirit can’t seem to remember things like his name, his family, where he was from, or how he passed away, frustrating him since he knows he stayed behind for a reason but can’t remember what his goal was. Branwen suggests the name “Gus” (as in “ghost”) for him as a temporary name until he remembers his own, which initially he and Corvin veto for sounding lame, but it somehow sticks.

Gus remains traveling as the secret third party member to Branwen and Corvin for years, even when they’re later joined by Celeste (who’s fear of ghosts leads to him sometimes playing pranks on her). He and Corvin grow very close, developing an almost brother-like bond, helped along by the fact not many people can see him. Gus even begins trying to alter his appearance so he can “age” alongside his friends as the years go by (and he grows more powerful as a spirit), leading to the twins sometimes forgetting he even is a ghost (at least until he moves something and spooks Celeste). They begin to struggle to imagine life without each other, but it was never meant to last. Eventually, while the circumstances are still under development, Gus is able to remember his past and his purpose and the time for him to leave the group to fulfill his last wish comes. It’s heartbreaking for everyone, but Corvin understands this was the entire reason Gus began traveling with them in the first place, and Gus in turn is thankful to all three of his traveling companions for helping him remember his identity and final wish and giving him so many happy memories in his (after)life.

After parting ways with Gus, Corvin realizes he’s discovered his dream. He wants to be able to help other lost spirits find their way. It’s something he’d already started doing here and there, but now he knows that it’s what he wants to do with his life. If he’s able to help others and bring peace to those who can’t move on, then he doesn’t mind having to say goodbye eventually. From that day, he begins training more with Morty to be a medium and guide for spirits, honing his powers. Thanks to his friendship with the outgoing Gus, he also begins to be better at interacting with humans as well – his friend may now be gone, but Corvin will always remember him as a best friend who helped him find his way in life.

Any Reggie/Maylene and Zoey/Candice headcanons?

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CurtainShipping – Reggie/Maylene HCs

  • While both of them were born in Veilstone, in this ‘verse, Reggie’s family moved from there to Lilycove, Hoenn when Reggie was around 7 years old. He only returned to Sinnoh during his pokémon journey, traveling through the region to collect Gym Badges. Having previously made a name for himself as one of the youngest trainers to ever collect 8 Kanto and 8 Johto badges in the same League season, Reggie challenged himself to earn his 8 Sinnoh badges in only half a year. He was able to accomplish this, but the challenge left him and his pokémon exhausted, so in order to rest and have a home base of operations to train for the upcoming 3008 Lily of the Valley conference, Reggie decided to settle down in his old home city, renting an apartment in Veilstone.
  • At this point, Maylene was still on her own pokémon journey, so the two didn’t cross paths until after Reggie had decided to become a Pokémon Breeder. While she was training to take over the Gym, Maylene often visited Reggie for help with her technique and advice on raising her pokémon, aware of Reggie’s past as a highly regarded trainer. As they worked together, friendship bloomed between them and they found out they had more in common than they initially thought. Even after Maylene became the Gym Leader, they still often trained together and grew closer, eventually starting a romantic relationship.
  • Their first son, Owen, was actually born before they were married (though they were engaged). Candice often teases the couple for being so eager to start a family, especially after talking about wanting kids since they were dating, while Paul just rolls his eyes and says he wasn’t surprised in the slightest, since he knows full well that Reggie has an impatient side when it comes to certain things.
  • After having Owen in 3015 and marrying in 3016, Reggie and Maylene go on to have two more children, their only daughter Lynette in 3018, and their second son Lionel “Leo” in 3024. Reggie continues to run his Daycare in Veilstone, while Maylene held her Gym Leader position until 2030, when she was able to earn a spot in the Sinnoh Elite Four following Conway stepping down after accepting an offer to become a professor at Hearthome University. The Veilstone Gym was succeeded by Maylene’s apprentice, the Steel-type specialist Vera, daughter of Lucian and Dahlia.
  • Reggie loves to cook and Maylene loves to eat, so they’re one of those ideal couples in that sense. Every morning Reggie makes her a special extra large and extra protein filled bento for her to take to work with her, along with customized cute bentos for their kids to take to school. When the kids eventually go on their journeys, he often fusses over if they’re eating enough, always making a huge meal for them whenever they visit home.

SnowpointShipping – Candice/Zoey HCs

  • While they’re childhood friends and have known each other most of their lives, it takes a little while for Candice and Zoey to realize their feelings for each other. Both had worries that admitting their growing romantic feelings would jeopardize their friendship, but eventually Dawn got fed up seeing her friend dancing around her feelings and convinced Zoey to just ask Candice out. They’ve been together ever since!
  • Children was something they had different opinions on from the beginning, Candice liking the idea while Zoey initially was hesitant. After Maylene’s first child Owen was born, however, Candice got a bit of baby fever, fawning over him and always offering to babysit for her friend. Spending time with baby Owen and seeing how happy he made Candice led Zoey to warm up to the idea of having her own child one day. However… when she mentioned to Candice she’d enjoy having one kid in the future, she didn’t expect the baby to arrive just a year later, nor for it to be twins! Neither did Candice, but despite being a bit overwhelmed at times, both of them adore Holly and Ivy to bits (though Zoey had to steer Candice away from some more eccentric winter-themed twin names).
  • Candice remained as the Snowpoint Gym Leader for a few years, but eventually was offered the chance to compete for an E4 spot. She ended up being super torn over whether to accept or not, since she wasn’t sure who would be a good candidate to take over her gym, not to mention she wouldn’t have as much time to teach at the trainer school if she accepted, a job she especially loved now that Zoey had joined her as a teacher (though for coordinators rather than trainers). As an E4 Candice would be away from home more, wouldn’t be able to work alongside her wife or see their daughters as much, and on top of it all would need to find someone to take over her gym. It seemed like an easy decision, but she was surprised when Zoey got upset with her for wanting to refuse. Zoey pointed out that the two of them had promised to support each other in their dreams – it was her duty to help Candice reach her full potential as a trainer, and sometimes reaching that means accepting changes. With Zoey’s support, Candice decided to ultimately accept the offer.
  • However, she still had to find a successor for the Gym, which led to one of her and Zoey’s biggest arguments. After putting out the word that she was looking for Gym Leader candidates, Candice got a lot of applicants, but none of them seemed to be the right fit. She went through dozens of applications, battles and interviews, but turned down every one. It seemed like nobody would meet her standards, until a very unusual candidate caught her eye. Following the defeat of Team Galactic, Saturn managed to avoid a harsher punishment due to his lack of involvement at Spear Pillar. While he initially wanted to keep running the organization and bring it in a new direction, he realized he wasn’t sure what he wanted for Galactic now that Cyrus was gone, nor was he very popular in Veilstone anymore. He moved to Snowpoint to get away from prying eyes, working odd jobs like logistics for shipping companies and the like. Candice knew from the incident years ago that he was a strong trainer and leader, he seemed to have turned over a new leaf and he needed a new direction in life – Saturn was the perfect candidate for Gym Leader! Zoey, however, very much disagreed. Saturn may be living peacefully now, but that doesn’t change the fact he was one of Cyrus’s most enthusiastic supporters – is giving him the power of a Gym Leader really a safe decision? Not to mention the rumors that his roommate(?)/husband(?) used to be a Team Rocket member. Candice was stubborn, insisting it was her duty as both a future E4 and a teacher to help trainers in need reach their full potential, since wasn’t this a similar situation to her own? She needed a push from Zoey to follow her dreams, now she’ll be the same push to Saturn.
  • In the end, Saturn did become the new Gym Leader and while Zoey remained suspicious of him, he did his job well and proved himself a worthy candidate, even eventually befriending her family after visiting Candice for Gym Leader advice from time to time. While Zoey never fully warms up to him, she respects his and Candice’s friendship and how well he’s looking after the Gym and city.
  • Because Dawn’s daughter, Tanith, is doing both Contests and Gym Battles, Zoey and Candice both end up as mentors to her. Despite her earlier misgivings on people doing both, Zoey is fully supportive of Tanith’s goals, giving her advice and helping her practice appeals whenever they’re able to meet up.

Finally while it was mentioned a bit in each set of hcs, these two families are very close! Candice and Maylene are close friends so their families end up the same, despite the distance between Veilstone and Snowpoint. Owen, Holly and Ivy are fairly close in age and often played together (or Ivy would get bossy with Owen and Holly would try to be peacemaker), while Lynette really admires Ivy as a trainer and sees her as a mentor.

What if the all the male player characters were the canon protagonists? Would the families change?

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Before I go into any differences, I first want to make note that in most of the games where the protag you don’t play is does not appear, or only appears minimally (BW, BW2, SuMo, SwSh), I have both protags as “canon”, each sharing story elements. For example, in Galar, both Victor and Gloria compete in the League Tournament, and Victor becomes Champion and goes through the Crown Tundra DLC, but Gloria is the one who has the more significant rivalry with Hop and goes through the Isle of Armor DLC. For those games, I consider both protags canon, so my ships wouldn’t change. I also consider Red and Chase to be the “canon” protags of their respective games in this AU, so their families would also remain the same.

That leaves us with: Ethan, Brendan, Lucas and Calem.

I think the only one of them who’d have a different family is Ethan, who would be endgame with Silver this time, while Lyra would likely end up with just Whitney (as the way I hc her personality she’s less likely to have the same kind of admiration of/relationship with Lance that Ethan does). I’m not sure how their kids would differ, but I am (very slowly in the background, not likely to see light of day anytime soon) working on an alt-L&L verse with different ships where Ethan/Silver are endgame, so I might have some ideas eventually!

Brendan, Lucas and Calem would all end up with the same partners (Wally, Barry and Serena), their initial dynamics would just be a bit different. I don’t think their families would be too different in the end though, though perhaps some of their kids might have different interests – Gavin might be a trainer instead of a researcher if protag!Lucas is the Champion rather than a Professor, for example.

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Roy has a huge one-sided rivalry with the Cinnabar Gym Leader, Shouju, that nobody really seems to fully understand but him. The backstory to it all starts before Roy was even born. His great-grandfather, Blaine, was the Cinnabar Gym Leader for a long time, and eventually became the mentor of Roy’s father, Green, in the years between the events of the Kanto games and the Johto games. When Cinnabar Volcano erupted, Blaine was offered the vacant position of Viridian Gym Leader, at least until his gym on Cinnabar was repaired or moved. However, Blaine recommended his apprentice, Green, for the position instead and, while he took some time off, Green remains as the Viridian Leader to this day.

After the Cinnabar Gym was rebuilt, Blaine returned to being it’s Leader, but after a few years he felt ready to retire. He offered his position to his grandchildren, Red and Leaf, and his by-now son-in-law, Green, but all of them either didn’t want to leave their current jobs or had no interest in being a Gym Leader. So, Blaine ended up looking through a wide variety of candidates for his position, but none of them felt quite right to him. In fact, he ended up finding the perfect successor by accident. While traveling in Johto, Blaine met Soumei and Shouju, the newly-returned-to-human Lugia and Ho-oh, by chance. The couple was still struggling to adjust, used to living in ancient times, but Blaine could tell there was a special spark about them – especially Shouju, who trained fire-types and seemed to have strong leader skills. He swooped in with an offer to come with him to Cinnabar, by now fully rebuilt, and see if taking over the gym would be a fulfilling new life for them.

As it turned out, Blaine’s instincts were spot on. Shouju took to being a Gym Leader like a fish to water (or perhaps more fittingly a phoenix to flame)… perhaps a bit too enthusiastically, but nobody could deny he was a strong trainer and provided a challenge for trainers on their League Challenge while also being able to manage the leadership that came with being a Gym Leader, looking after Cinnabar and its people. Shouju remains the Cinnabar Gym Leader through the fankid era, living on the island with Soumei and their son, Kanade. Now this is all fine and good, but Roy thinks it’s all wrong! Growing up, he learned about this whole story, and decided that what really happened was Shouju “stole the Gym from Red and/or Green”. No matter how many time his dads tell him they had no interest in becoming the Cinnabar Gym Leader and they both have no issue with Shouju being there, Roy is stubborn in his belief. (It doesn’t help that Green and Shouju have quite a rivalry going, both being arrogant and competitive, but it’s still a friendly rivalry between Gym Leaders and nothing deeper!)

Roy has made it his life’s goal to become the new Cinnabar Gym Leader and “oust the usurper”, but when he first went on his Kanto journey he was utterly wiped out by Shouju the first time he challenged him. To rub salt in the wound, Shouju isn’t exactly known for being comforting, so he simply told Roy all the ways he needed to improve before trying again. This only further strengthened Roy’s resolve and convinced him Shouju was basically the equivalent of the Demon Lord in his video games. Since that day, if someone brings up the Cinnabar Gym within Roy’s earshot he’s sure to go on a rant about his nemesis and goals of “freeing the gym from tyrannical rule”, so his traveling companions learn quick not to bring it up around him.

(As an aside, while I’m still developing what Kanade does/if he travels, you can bet Roy sees him as a rival as well – the son of the enemy!)