Draco in 5B cause he’s my fav

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The trashy man himself – I had to get this done once you posted the art of Hale since they’re brothers who both rebel and fight everyone. Normally I would write a bit about Draco down here, but I’ve done posts about him before. Looks like in this pic he’s about to fight someone, so he’s right in his element. It was kind of hard trying to figure out how to draw his hair from the front, but I think this turned out nicely. I honestly love to draw Draco: his hair is fun to draw, his outfit is fun to draw, and tbh he’s just a fun character to work on in general, so thanks for the ask!! We love our trash son!!! 

Max

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I realize now that it’s a bit weird to have so many other anime characters and not have Max, so he’s now included properly. I had an expy of Max named Jerry as Brendan’s little brother previously, who was married to Vivi Winstrate, so he’ll just be shifted a bit to be May’s brother instead. 
In summary:
Jerry Birch –> Max Asagi
Veronica Birch –> Veronica Asagi

Ash

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After much deliberation, I have decided to add Ash to this AU. There are a few reasons I chose to do this and a few why it took so long. I’ll use this post to explain my reasoning and outline how he fits into this world. 
My reasons: 1) While the base of this AU was originally game-verse, it has grown to encompass many anime characters, to the degree it’s a bit odd now that Ash isn’t present. 2) Ash is a sweetheart and a wonderful person and someone I am excited to work with as a character (even if this is a different version of him).
Why it took so long to add him: 1) I wasn’t sure how to fit him into this universe. It is game-based, so the protagonists of the games who are companions to Ash in the anime filled different roles and often have very different personalities from their anime-counterparts. I wasn’t sure how I could properly include Ash if his journeys just didn’t make sense in the already established context of this AU. 2) This would inevitably be an AU Ash. Like I said, while plenty of anime characters exist in this world, they are anime characters in the context of a fantasy version of the gameverse, as such, their roles are different from the anime, and sometimes their personalities are a bit different as well as a result. Since Ash is the main character of the anime, I was worried I would receive a negative reaction if I included an AU version of him who was different from his canon self. 3) I wasn’t sure exactly how he would be part of the fankid aspect of this universe specifically. Looking at all the candidates to ship him with, I found that most of them were already paired off or accounted for. I considered having him be an single father, but even then, I wasn’t sure what exactly he’d be doing as an adult – where he would live, what he job would be, etc. 4) But! After a lot of deliberation, I’ve found a way to include him that satisfies me and also adds to the development and characterization of one of my already-established fankids and her father. (…. yeah I’m talking about Emery this is now a ComaShipping blog I’ve succumbed.)

That being said, in regards to what I have currently for Ash. He’s from Pallet Town (of course) and is a few years older than Red and Blue/Gary. His initial journey is fairly similar to the anime, up through the point where he leaves for Hoenn. He travels with Misty (who is his age) and Brock, and later Tracey, throughout Kanto, Johto, and the Orange Islands. After that, he returns home for a bit rather than go abroad. This kind of plan is pretty common for young folk in this world – travel closer to home when you’re young, finish school, then go abroad when you’re in your late teens or early twenties. When he’s 18 years old, Ash decides to travel the world. He meets some of the same people he does in the canon anime, and he meets some new faces as well. He sometimes travels with others, and sometimes by himself. He’ll sleep in Pokémon Centers, camp out, or crash on a friend’s couch. It’s a nomadic lifestyle and he loves every aspect of it. Of course, he also challenges the League of whatever region he’s visiting. He has a vague goal of becoming a top trainer, but the more he thinks about it the more he’s not sure he wants a position like Champion or Gym Leader (since they’re very bureaucratic in this world). At some point, he settles in Sinnoh for a while, which is where he and Paul first grow closer. At this point, Paul was the single father of a young Emery, and Ash absolutely adored her. She was probably half the reason he stuck around long enough to form an attachment to her father, haha. Eventually (the details are still a bit hazy), Ash and Paul start a relationship, and end up getting married when Emery is around 4 or 5 years old. Ash ends up getting a job as a teacher at the local Sunnyshore Trainer School, where he teaches children how best to interact with pokémon, the basics of battling, and other kinds of hands on lessons. He also gets to be pretty good friends with the rest of the Sinnoh League who live in Sunnyshor, like Dawn, Flint, Volkner, Lucian, and Dahlia, as well as their kids. Ash still keeps in touch with his friends and family back home – especially Misty and his mother, as well as all the people he’s befriended over his travels. All in all, he’s doing very well for himself, even if he’s not quite the aspiring Pokémon Master or Chosen One he is in canon. He’s got a husband he loves, an adorable step-daughter, a great job, and tons of friends. 

Tanith for A2 please!

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First drawing of Tanith on the blog! Featuring her hideous 90s windbreaker. Not pictured – her pink legwarmers. 
Tanith is the daughter of Dawn and Jeshir (aka the Dark God, aka Giratina, aka basically the devil, wow Dawn you have wild taste). She’s peppy and energetic, a true lover of all things retro (especially 80s and 90s) and eats probably way too much sugar. Indecisive about her future, she’s decided to challenge both Gyms and contests in her journey across Sinnoh, which is a decision she is slightly regretting after finding out how much work it is.

Tanith for 1, 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 please!

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1. What’s their full name? Why was that chosen? Does it mean anything?

Tanith doesn’t have a middle name since they aren’t really used in Sinnoh, so her full name is just Tanith Moireach. However, she does have a secret ‘true’ name from her father that only she and her parents know. As for Tanith, I’m not sure how much pokémon world mythology overlaps with our own (there is that one Aqua Grunt who mentions Poseidon after all), but Tanith is an alternate spelling of Tanit, who is a Punic and Phoenician goddess. She is equivalent to the goddess Astarte (and by extension, Ishtar) which are the names of her cousin and her cousin’s cousin. The three of them are sort of a next-gen Creation Trio, hence the matching names. I chose Tanith in particular for Dawn and Jeshir’s daughter since the goddess is associated with war and serpents, which both suit the child of (technically, sort of) Giratina.

10. Do they like children? Do children like them? Do they have or want any children? What would they be like as a parent? Or as a godparent/babysitter/ect?

Tanith gets along fine with children. She tends to treat them like little adults, so sometimes she’ll slip up and curse or say inappropriate things in front of them. The kids usually like this, but their parents not so much. She probably wouldn’t be too good of a babysitter as a result, but if she’s just hanging out with younger kids she’s fine. As a teenager herself, she hasn’t really given much thought to having kids in the future. She is aware of her unusual heritage, so is perhaps a bit against the idea of having kids since she has no idea how they’d turn out. She’d probably be a good parent though – the ‘fun’ kind who tells her kids like it is and lets them stay up late and the like. More likely, she wouldn’t have kids though, and would be an aunty to all her friends’ kids.

20. Do they like musicals? Music in general? What do they do when they’re favourite song comes?

Tanith, a lover of all things retro, loves older music from the 90s. She’s a bit of a hipster, but not enough to use and old mp3 player or anything, though in general most of her favorite music is from a good 30 or so years before she was born. Tanith loves to dance and will always start jamming out when any of her favorite songs comes on. She’ll sing along most of the time as well. As for musicals, she wouldn’t consider herself a fan of the play itself, but she does like a lot of music from musicals on its own.

30. Do they exercise? Regularly? Or only when forced? What do they act like pre-work out and post-work out?

Tanith tries to regularly work out! Staying in shape is important to her, so she tries to hit the gym at least a few times a week. She’s one of those people who manages to look flawless after working out and is energetic even after a hefty dose of exercise. Her favorite work out is jogging, either on the streets or nature trails or on the treadmill. Post-workout, she usually takes a long shower then eats a good meal. She tends to work out in the mornings, so usually she’ll eat breakfast after finishing her run. 

40. Do they like energy drinks? Coffee? Sugary food? Or can they naturally stay awake and alert?

Tanith loves sweets of all kinds and they’re one of her vices for sure. She’s not a huge fan of coffee (she hates bitter things), but energy drinks are useful to her when she needs to stay up late. She’s very much an ‘early to bed, early to rise’ kind of person, so anything with caffeine or sugar in it is a must if she needs to stay up late. Even if she doesn’t, she’s probably going to eat lots of sugary things anyways. Her favorite candies are licorice and sour gummy worms.

50. If they could only take one bag of stuff somewhere with them: what would they pack? What do they consider their essentials?

Aside from items she could wear, like her favorite windbreaker, Tanith would probably pack a good amount of sweets, her favorite magazines, her Pokétch, the essentials like a change of clothes and her toiletries, a bunch of scrunchies for her hair, her makeup, the blanket her grandparents made for her when she was a baby, and her workout gear (sneakers, etc).

Oliver 20, 21, 26, 44, and 47!

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20. Do they like musicals? Music in general? What do they do when they’re favourite song comes?
Oliver likes musicals as much as the next person. He has a few older plays he’s quite fond of, variations on ones that were around in his past life as well. As for music, he’s mostly a fan of classical, but recently he’s gotten quite into modern interpretations of folk as well, like folk-rock, folk-punk, etc. He doesn’t really dance when music he likes comes on, but he’ll tap his foot or nod along to the beat, and if he really likes it he might sing along under his breath.

21. Do they have a temper? Are they patient? What are they like when they do lose their temper?

Oliver is quite patient. He doesn’t lose his temper easily and tries to mediate conflicts rather than take sides and end up in an argument. But, while he tries to avoid conflict, it still finds him, and he does lose his temper occasionally. His anger can seem to come out of nowhere and he gets very ‘commanding’ so to speak when upset. He’ll get deathly calm-seeming and announce that everyone needs to leave him alone or shut up or stop arguing or whatever and then stride out of the room to be alone. Though he seems in control of his anger then, if you follow him you’ll hear him screaming into a pillow later on. He always feels awful after getting angry and will constantly apologize afterwards. 

26. How do they act when they’re happy? Do they sing? Dance? Hum? Or do they hide their emotions?

Oliver tends not to express himself that much, hiding his emotions. However, he’s opened up a lot over time and now feels more comfortable showing how he’s feeling outwardly. When he’s happy, he tends to smile a lot and will be more animated in his actions. He’s also more likely to sing along to music. When he’s in a good mood, Oliver will be more active in people’s lives, wanting to help them out or cheer them up for the sole reason of helping them feel happy like him. He’ll do favors for his parents or siblings and later on, when he’s dating Mina, he’ll write love poems for her (he is a bit of a hopeless romantic).

44. What is their favourite season? Type of weather? Are they good in the cold or the heat? What weather do they complain in the most?

Oliver’s favorite season is autumn. He loves the crisp weather, the changing leaves, and the culture of the season in general – spiced drinks, sweaters, Halloween, the works. As a dragonblood, he’s more sensitive to the cold, so he’s not a fan of freezing winter temperatures, but he also hates hot weather. Thus, the cool weather of fall is perfect for him. His idea is weather that you need a sweater or jacket to stay warm, but not so cold that you need a hat and mittens. He doesn’t tend to complain outright when it’s super hot or cold, but he’ll be a bit passive aggressive about it and keep turning up the AC or the heat.

47. How do they act in a formal occasion? What do they think of black tie wear? Do they enjoy fancy parties and love to chit chat or loathe the whole event?

Oliver is used to formal events, in both lives, so he sees them as a bit of a chore, but nothing horrible. For black tie, he can be a bit old fashioned in his tastes, but most of his suits are picked out by Hilda, who is a self-proclaimed ‘formalwear queen’. He likes formal parties well enough and enjoys chatting with various people and using them as a chance to catch up with other kids he doesn’t get to see as much. If he’s out too long though, he’ll grow a bit strained in his mannerisms and not talk as much with others. Oliver also loves all the fancy food at parties and that’s half the reason he likes to go to them.

For the question thing, Carmen with 4, 7, 18, 27, 32?

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4. What is their relationship with their parents? What’s a good and bad memory with them? Did they know both parents?

Carmen was old enough when her birth parents died to have some memories of them, but the memories are bittersweet. Her parents were pokémon researchers who were killed by wild pokémon in the field, so a lot of her memories of them are of them taking her out on trips to see wild pokémon. She treasures the memory of spending time with them, but the memories also remind her of how they died.
As for Whitney and Ethan, Carmen has a great relationship with them – especially with Ethan. Due to the nature of her parents’ death, Carmen was initially very frightened of pokémon, but Ethan helped her slowly grow accustomed to them by letting her stay with him while he worked at the Daycare. Over time, Carmen grew attached to all the pokémon that stayed there, eventually growing to love them. She now wants to be a researcher like her parents and work to find ways to help people coexist better with pokémon so that less people will get hurt like them. She still loves to help out at the Daycare, essentially working their part time while she goes to school to study environmental science and biology.
While she is closer with Ethan, Carmen also loves to spend time with Whitney. Whitney was the one who gave Carmen her starter pokémon, Edna the teddiursa and helped her decide whether or not she wanted to be a trainer. After she got more used to being around pokémon, Carmen loved to spend time at the Goldenrod Gym with Whitney, especially watching the battles. Whitney and Carmen also love to just hang out together, like having a ‘girls night’ where they watch a movie, paint each other’s nails, do face masks, and just chat about what’s going on in their lives. In general, when Carmen has a question related to raising pokémon, she asks Ethan, but if it’s a question about being a trainer or general life problems, she’ll ask Whitney.

7. Did they have lots of friends as a child? Did they keep any of their childhood friends into adulthood?

Carmen had a small but tight-knit group of friends as a child that she still keeps in touch with. In particular, she’s very close with Rosemary (one of Cress and Jasmine’s triplets) and Luna (Bugsy and Aaron’s daughter). These three formed a very close friend group as children. There was some drama when Luna suddenly decided to move to Kanto, but the three still keep in touch with messaging and video chats, and Luna visits home fairly frequently. With Luna living further away, Carmen mainly hangs out with Rosemary now, but she’s also tentatively befriended Sage, since she admires him for his relation to two generations of Professor Oak’s, but right now it’s more of a fangirl-type deal than an actual friendship.

18. What’s their favourite genre of: books, music, tv shows, films, video games and anything else?

Carmen’s favorite genres are nonfiction – especially nature documentaries and books, and mystery. She loves watching nature documentaries in particular and all the ones she’s seen has inspired her to travel the world one day. She loves mystery novels since she likes to solve problems, being a very logical sort of person. She always tries to figure out the solution to the mystery before she finishes reading, doing the same thing with mystery movies as well. In fact, she has a bit of a bad habit of making predictions while watching movies and, since she tends to be good at solving puzzles, often gets them right, much to the annoyance of the people watching with her. As for music, she likes a wide range of genres depending on what she’s doing. For studying, she always listens to classical, for working out, she loves upbeat modern pop music, and for just hanging out, she prefers indie music – especially if it has acoustic guitar in it. She tried learning how to play when she was younger but it never stuck, so now she settles to listening to the instrument. Carmen doesn’t really play video games, but she does have a few puzzle games on her phone she enjoys when she has spare time or is waiting for something. Rosemary keeps trying to get her to play games like Ace Attorney though, since she’s convinced Carmen would love mystery-solving games like that.

27. What makes them sad? Do they cry regularly? Do they cry openly or hide it? What are they like they are sad?

Though it’s been about 10 years since her parents died, Carmen still has moments where she’s hit by grief. Often, she’ll find herself reading something that she thinks her father would have liked, or hear a song her mother would have liked and the realization she can’t share it with them just hits her all at once. When she’s at home, she’ll tend to shut herself in her room when she’s feeling upset and cry to herself, usually putting on music or a tv show to try and distract herself. Ethan and Whitney always try to cheer her up while also giving her space – bringing her herbal tea or a hot meal or just letting her know that they’re there if she wants to talk. Carmen does sometimes just vent all her sadness with her adoptive parents as well, being hugged and just being able to say all the things bothering her. When she’s not at home, Carmen will usually call her parents or one of her friends, just to have someone there. These moments are less frequent as time passes, but she still gets sad occasionally, so knowing that her friends and family are there for her makes all the difference.

32. What do they dress like? What sorta shops do they buy clothes from? Do they wear the fashion that they like? What do they wear to sleep? Do they wear makeup? What’s their hair like?

Carmen likes clothes with fun patterns on them that are also practical and comfortable for travelling. She usually wears patterned cardigans over plain t-shirts with jeans and comfortable sneakers or boots. When it comes to buying clothes, she likes to shop with Whitney, and they go to a variety of stores, from modern fashion to second hand vintage shops. Carmen likes to look both cute and professional with her wardrobe. She tends to wear matching pajama sets to bed – something that Rosemary teases her endlessly about, but Carmen is steadfast in her opinion that matching jammies are adorable. As for hair and makeup, Carmen likes to wear her hair loose with a headband keeping it back, but will put it up into a ponytail if it gets in the way. She wears a bit of makeup, foundation, mascara, and lipgloss mainly, since, while she likes wearing makeup, she hates taking forever to get ready in the morning. 

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