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Whitney/Ethan/Lance!

who is more likely to get injured doing small tasks – Whitney. She has a bit of a clumsy streak in the sense that she often doesn’t pay attention to her environment while focusing on something else, so she’s the type to trip while walking and looking at her phone, or cut her finger when her favorite song comes on the radio while she’s cooking and she’s too busy jamming out to pay attention to the knife.

who worries more about the other – Whitney and Ethan both worry about Lance a lot. He’s the type who will bury his own struggles and focus on helping others and his duties as Champion. They often have to remind him that it’s ok to talk about things that are bothering him or his own insecurities. Actually, worrying about Lance and wanting to help him out after Noelle’s death is half the reason the couple ended up spending so much time with him that led to them eventually being together in the first place.

who is more afraid about the other leaving them – Lance. He has a complicated relationship with relationships. For a long time, he felt like he couldn’t trust anyone, and was only out for himself. Then he got married, and it was arranged, but he grew to care a lot about his wife, then he lost her. Then he lost their daughter and he worries that he won’t be able to protect his son after this happens. Ethan and Whitney becoming a part of his life is something he’s so grateful for. They helped him through the lowest point in his life, and continue to support him and love him and keep him going through each day. He cherishes them and their children so much and knows that losing any of them would probably break him.  

who is more likely to leave (for any reason) – Lance. Because he cares about his family so much, he’s the one who’d leave them behind if he thought they’d be better off or safer without him. It’d hurt him terribly to do so, but if it came down to it it would be the choice he’d make. 

who is more likely to drunkenly confess – Ethan. Whitney would as well, but she’s the type who’d declare her love for anyone while drunk – a very affectionate drunk. Ethan’s drunk confession would be the type where he wasn’t ready to say it sober but now that he’s tipsy it all comes spilling out.  

who is more likely to push the other away (for any reason) – Lance, for similar reasons to the reasons he would leave. He also might feel like he’s imposing on Ethan and Whitney and want to keep his distance. Messing up their perfect relationship and family with his own issues. This was more so in the earlier days of their relationship however.

who picks fights more often – Whitney. She gets easily frustrated and can lash out when that happens, but it’s usually over petty things and never lasts. She always apologizes after. Lance might also get snappy when he’s stressed, but he’s more just standoffish rather than picking a fight. He and Whitney probably butt heads the most of the trio, with Ethan mediating and trying not to get dragged into one or the other side of the argument. When Ethan picks fights though… he’s the one who will drag them out for a long time since he doesn’t want to back down. Basically shorter tempers that burn out quicker vs a milder temper that will simmer for a while. 

who usually apologizes first – Both Whitney and Lance! They always feel really bad if their frustration or bad mood ended up causing a fight, especially with each other since they know it upsets Ethan a lot to see them argue, so once they’ve calmed down they’ll apologize to him and/or each other. Ethan on the other hand usually takes a while to properly apologize since he’s a bit stubborn about things like that, but will go above and beyond when he does since is pretty sheepish about being that stubborn. Date night and home cooked dinner on him type stuff.

who is more likely to withhold their feelings for the other – Depends on when in the relationship. Earlier on, Ethan for Lance, since he felt like Lance probably wouldn’t reciprocate and that he was betraying Whitney (this would be before he told her and she said she liked Lance too so what was the problem if they both like him?). Later on, Lance for both Ethan and Whitney. He would be in denial about any feelings and try to suppress them, not wanting to get hurt if he was rejected, reading too much into things, or worrying that getting attached to someone would just end in tragedy again.

who is more likely to lash out at the other – Whitney, over some frustration or other. Usually just getting snappy or shouting if someone talks to her while she’s upset, which then will often lead to an apology and maybe some tears.

who gets more jealous – Lance. Less by others showing interest in Ethan or Whitney, and more in seeing them having a moment together without him. He hates that he feels this way, but he sometimes feels like a third wheel. They’re the two that are married, live together, are more domestic. Sort of the “ideal couple” in his eyes, and he can get jealous of that, wanting that life but feeling like he’s lost his chance, doesn’t deserve it, etc. Ethan and Whitney will always assure him otherwise in a heartbeat though and shower him in extra affection so he knows he’s loved!

who is more likely to support the other in a relationship with someone else “as long as they’re happy” – All of them, in a way? Lance, for the reasons said above, but also Ethan and Whitney since what they want, ultimately, is Lance to be happy, and if it’s with someone else, then so be it. They know that they’ll still all be important to each other no matter what happens and they’d wish him all the best. (Ngl Whitney would probably not see what the huge problem was since can’t they still keep seeing each other even if Lance gets another partner? And Ethan has to remind her that not everyone is necessarily ok with open relationships.)

What made you decide to switch around Chase and Elaine’s ships (and roles)?

As I mentioned in the post I made about the switch, it was mainly just since I really wanted to hammer in the parallels those two have with Red and Leaf! I do like both configurations, but I think having the male protags be in similar roles and the female protags in similar roles just worked a little bit better for me, in terms of meeting that goal. Plus, in terms of looks and design, Chase is really more similar to Red and Elaine to Leaf, from hair color to outfit color, and even hairstyle. So, it just felt more fitting, after I thought about it for a while, to have Chase end up with his rival/childhood friend and Elaine be involved with Team Rocket and end up with someone she connects with through that association (as Leaf and Yellow really bonded while investigating Mewtwo together, something that Leaf had discovered while working with TR’s science department.) Like I said, I do hc Chase and Elaine to be similar enough in personality that the ship dynamics and fankids won’t change too much, plus they weren’t super developed to begin with, so hopefully the switch will help! Changing around parent ships is something I might do when I have creative block after all!

14 for Tanith, 19 for Janus, and any of 24/25/26 for Hymnia

14. What is something that never fails to make them excited?
The final, decisive moment, in a Gym or Contest battle! Tanith is competitive at heart, and nothing gets her blood pumping than having victory in sight. When things are down to the wire, there’s nothing in front of her but her pokémon and her opponent and their pokémon, she’s laser-focused, and she loves it. Whether she wins or loses (well, tbh mostly if she wins), nothing beats the thrill of knowing that everything comes down to this move, who knows what counter her opponent will have, how things will go… all she can do is rely on her instincts and her bond with her pokémon. Basically the thing that the music does in BW/SwSh/etc where it gets all intense on a Gym Leader’s last pokémon but it’s her brain.

19.  How do they feel about public displays of affection?
He’s pretty neutral on it! His parents are all pretty PDA heavy, so it’s something he just got used to. It never really embarrassed him even when he got older, though when he was younger he always wanted his parents to hug him as well if he saw them being affectionate in public, haha. When traveling with Glenn and Myka he likes to comment on any PDA he sees from others since he knows it (romance) annoys the both of them. In general he playfully flirts a lot, sometimes getting clingy all “Awww look how cute that couple is… we should hold hands too ~!”. He tones it down a bit after Myka snaps at him about it though, not realizing that romance was such a sore spot for him. 

24.  What do they think they’re good at, but aren’t?
Being normal. Or more accurately, Hymnia thinks she’s a very good actor and can easily convince others that she’s perfectly innocent and mild mannered but she really isn’t. It’s hard for her to hide her general suspicious vibes and people are often put on edge a bit when talking to her despite her best efforts. While Hymnia is a good actor in some ways, like being a good liar, blending in with the crowd or trying to be a “Plain Jane” forgettable ordinary citizen is definitely not her strong suit. 

25.  What is something they think they’re bad at, but are actually pretty competent at?
Being a big sister! Hymnia loves her brothers, but even she has to admit she’s not the best role model and not the best at being “sisterly” and affectionate. Despite usually being good at reading people, Hymnia isn’t actually aware of just how much her brothers admire her – Vesper especially. Even knowing about her less savory side, they’re happy she takes time to spend with them, even after leaving home. She’s taught them some (questionable) life skills, gives good advice, and would bail them out of trouble without question. She’d be pleasantly surprised to find out how much they care.

26.  What is something they’re legitimately bad at?
Self-restraint. Ultimately, Hymnia is ruled by her whims, even to her own detriment. She has a lot of trouble stopping herself from trying out every idea that comes to her mind, which usually involves sticking her nose where it doesn’t belong, some kind of criminal activity, or a dangerous experiment “just to see if she can”. While she’s certainly very smart and is great at seeing through other people’s plans, figuring out patterns and personalities, and solving mysteries… when it comes to her own actions she’s more of the “look before you leap” type, with said quick wits being the only thing saving her more often than not. She admits it’s a flaw, but she can’t help but enjoy the danger. It does make her life rather difficult though when she makes someone angry at her or gets on someone’s bad side just because her brain said “what if you insulted them/stole from them/poked them just to see what would happen”.

Also cooking. She can follow a recipe, sure, but somehow her food always ends up tasting a bit… off. And while she can follow a recipe… she often doesn’t since wants to see what will happen (see above). And that never ends well. She enjoys a good meal but just can’t seem to make them herself! Not for lack of disastrous trying though.

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9 for Morgan, 17 for Draco, 27 for Tipha? 👀

9. What is something that would break them emotionally?
Morgan is very empathetic and sensitive person, under his withdrawn and sarcastic exterior, and he cares about his friends and family deeply. Anything happening to them, especially if he feels like it was his fault, or he didn’t do enough to help them, would be devastating. He’s already had a taste of this fear after accidentally hurting Ash (not too badly thankfully) while his father was trying to help him train his aura powers. After that incident, Morgan has become terrified of his powers accidentally going out of control again, and tries not to use them (which causes its own problems as that’s not healthy for him.) If he hurt someone he loved again, or they were in a situation where he could have saved them with his powers and didn’t out of fear, it would break him. He’s trying desperately to avoid such a situation… but who knows how long his luck will last when he’s stretching himself so thin by not using his aura or training it.

17. Who is their favorite person(s) to spend time with?
Personal relationships are definitely not Draco’s strong suit (and that’s an understatement). He has far more enemies than friends, and even people he wants to get along with he often ends up pushing away. That said, he does have some people he’s very close with and would do anything for. The primary one being his father, Lance. In Draco’s eyes, Lance is perfect and an ideal role model. He’s someone that Draco tries to emulate and someone that he’s always happy to spend time with. Lance is a very comforting presence for him, a constant in his life. That said, due to idealizing Lance so much, Draco also can be very anxious about their relationship, especially if he’s gotten into trouble or fears that Lance might be disappointed in him or be too busy to spend time with him. In those cases, Draco often prefers to spend time with Roy, his traveling companion and friend. Roy is very non-judgmental and is a good listener, making sure Draco knows he’s not being annoying or a burden when he needs to vent. They’ve known each other since childhood and “get” each other. Draco is also close with Renato, though that relationship is kinda strained for a while after Renato’s own insecurities lead to him ghosting Draco a bit, which Draco does not take well.

27. Do they have any cool scar stories?
One winter when Tipha was around 11 or so, it snowed heavily in the White Forest, at least a few feet of snow building up, and she got an idea. Tipha convinced Euphie to help her pile up the snow next to their house to build a slide leading from their roof down into their backyard that they could then sled down. While Euphie thought it would be dangerous, the challenge of constructing the slide was enticing so he agreed to help her and they got to work.

Then Hilbert looked out the kitchen window to check on them and got Very Upset that they were doing something so likely to result in injury and gave them a light scolding. At dinner, after N had been told, he also warned them against such stunts, his worried voice successfully making the twins feel a bit guilty. Worrying their dad was never something they wanted to do. All the same… that night, Euphie just could not stop thinking about the idea. How glorious it would be when completed. He couldn’t sleep, and it turned out that his sister had been having similar thoughts, as she showed up at his bedroom door with her snowsuit already on and bearing a flashlight and diabolical grin.

Their construction from that afternoon was still intact, so the twins began working again, finishing the slide soon enough. Tipha then climbed onto the roof, using a trellis on the side of the house and window ledges for help Assassin’s Creed style making it to the top of the slide. Euphie handed a sled up to her then stood back to watch her in action. She placed the sled at the top of the incline, where the snow ramp met the snow-covered roof and sat down… only to be startled by a loud “WHAT ARE YOU DOING??!?!” coming from one of the windows below. Hilbert had woken up, hearing her climbing past his and N’s bedroom, and looked outside just in time to see her preparing her epic descent. The shock of the unexpected shout meant that Tipha started down the slide without preparing, and she lost control of the sled halfway through. It almost fell off of the ramp, so she rolled off the sled and onto her belly, continuing to slide at high speeds… down the ramp… and right into a tree in the yard, cutting open the top of her head, right on the hairline. As her parents rushed outside and blood ran down her forehead all Tipha could do was look to her brother running over to her, wide-eyed, and grin. “That. Was. AWESOME!”

Euphie agreed wholeheartedly and wished he’d gotten the whole thing on film. N and Hilbert did not agree and took her to the hospital where she had to get seven stiches. They left a scar that’s still there, though hard to see, on her forhead and she loves to tell the story. 

(Oliver managed to sleep through the entire incident and was quite annoyed he missed all the fun, even if he was upset that his sister got hurt.)

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Bertie with 5, 7, and 17

5. What is a secret that they have? 
Bertie is the type of person who keeps a lot of secrets about himself. He tends to be protective of his personal life and will hide things even from his family if he doesn’t think they should or need to know about them. After he’s kidnapped he is suddenly in an environment where he can no longer be as private as he wishes, so he cherishes the few “secrets” he can get away with. The biggest one, of course, being his relationship with Darcel (that continues even after he returns home.) It’s dangerous, he knows pretty much everyone he knows would disapprove, and that’s what makes it so much fun. With Darcel, he shows a side of himself he doesn’t show others (except for Lunen), and thus to keep the allure of the relationship, he has to keep it a secret from others.

7. Any family scandals? Does your character know about them?
Bertie comes from a large family, so there are plenty of scandals to go along with that. He knows about most of them, even the ones that aren’t as well known to the rest of family, just since he finds that sort of thing interesting. His parents’ relationship had some scandals at first considering his father is one of the Twin Heroes of Unovan history and he and Hilda got together pretty quickly after he returned to human form. Then there’s his uncle’s family and their involvement with Team Plasma… and his own grandfather was one of the Seven Sages of the team… Great-Uncle Grimsley’s situation with Hymnia and his later retirement (and all the scandals Hymnia creates on her own)… his great-grandparents’ unconventional start to their relationship and mysterious deaths… the surprise secret Galar cousins everyone only found out about a decade or so ago… his father’s estranged sister that he’s only met once or twice… and of course everything that happens to him. So yes! Plenty of family scandals to go around!

17. Who is their favorite person(s) to spend time with?
Bertie enjoys spending time with people that let him relax or let loose a bit. People who he can show a side to that he doesn’t show anyone else. The list includes his twin sister Maela, his boyfriend Lunen, his cousins Euphie, Glenn & Hymnia, his best friend Blake, his companions Cyril, Poppy, and Laurel… and whatever his relationship with Darcel is meant to be. When it comes to his parents, it depends on the situation how comfortable he is around them. He trusts them and loves them, but he doesn’t really hang out with them much or anything. He’ll respect their boundaries if they’ll do the same for him, which takes some time for them to get used to, but they all do their best. He definitely gets along better with Albin than Hilda, just as Maela prefers their mother, but there are no real hard feelings about it. Also, while they’re still just toddlers, Bertie always loves to spend time with his young sons, Aurel & Elouan, especially in tandem with one of the people listed above. 

Cyril with 2, 18, and 30

2. Who do they look to for guidance?
Cyril definitely goes to his parents, Yves & Alexandrine, for guidance a lot! They may not be as knowledgeable about life in modern times, but their lives have given them a lot of experience in dealing with things most people haven’t, so they often are able to give Cyril a unique perspective on things and advice he wouldn’t have considered otherwise. 

Apart from his parents, Cyril also looks up to Korrina and Siebold’s families a lot. The siblings helped his parents settle in Shalour after they returned to their human forms, and are like an aunt and uncle to Cyril (same goes for Chili and Alexa.) Korrina helped Cyril get his first starter pokémon, Siebold’s son Sylvestre is best friend, and just in general the families are all very close. When his parents aren’t the right people to seek guidance from, Cyril will usually go to Korrina or Siebold.

18. Neck kisses or shoulder kisses?
Cyril is technically kind of an omega at heart, so neck kisses all the way! Especially after he and Laurel mate bond. Laurel might not be able to bite him to “officially” seal the deal, but Cyril still loves it when his boyfriend kisses him on the neck. (Or maybe he likes it because Laurel can’t mate bite him. Instinctually wants Laurel’s touch there.) Plus, as someone who’s pretty sensitive to touch, his neck is more of a sweet spot. He does love shoulder kisses too though! Any kiss from Laurel is a good one.

30. What is their ideal sleeping situation?
Cyril is someone who sleeps best when he’s very cozy. He wears soft pajamas (fluffy sweatpants, sweaters, flannels, etc) and likes to cocoon himself in blankets, even in the summer. After everything that happens, he also grows used to cuddling with someone as he sleeps, so once he and Laurel move in together he always takes advantage of that to snuggle up with his beloved. If Laurel isn’t there for whatever reason, he’ll cuddle with one of his or Laurel’s pokémon (or multiple of them) instead, just liking having someone there while he’s sleeping, a comforting other presence. 

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Can you tell us a little more about Valerian?

This is super overdue since he’s technically a main character but here’s some bits and pieces!

  • Valerian’s parents are two of the gijinka/turned-human Legendaries – specifically Darkrai (Yuri) and Cresselia (Theia).
  • In their lives before being deified, Theia was a noblewoman in roughly 18th century poké!Russia and Yuri was a thief who she fell in love with, despite their different lives. After turning back to their human forms in modern Sinnoh, one of the first things they do is find each other and reunite, wanting to make their relationship official after not fully getting to before. Theia becomes pregnant pretty quickly.
  • Either right after Valerian is born, or shortly before, Yuri is captured by Team Oracle, who are targeting former Legendaries. After losing her husband/partner, Theia decides to go into hiding to protect herself and their child.
  • Valerian is raised in some cabin/house in the woods in a remote part of Sinnoh, with the only adult around being his 18th century noblewoman mother. As a result he ends up a bit… different. He’s very old fashioned in his mannerisms and is pretty sheltered. 
  • He’s not completely sheltered though since his little family had a connection to the outside world through Tobias, who had been friends with Darkrai and continued to be friends with Yuri after the Legendary reverted forms. He would often visit Theia and Valerian’s house and bring supplies, toys and games for Val, news for Theia, etc. He even brought Raphael to visit a few times, so he’s maybe the closest thing Val has to a younger sibling, as he didn’t get to interact with other children much apart from the times he’d go with his mother to the nearest (very small) town to buy groceries and the like.
  • Once he’s older (around 14 or 15, so a bit older than the norm for newbie trainers), Val sets out on a journey despite his mother’s protests, wanting to find out what happened to his father rather than just live in hiding. As a result, he’s very active in investigating Team Oracle. At the same time, he also decides to challenge the Sinnoh League since it was something he always dreamed of doing from his childhood. His starter is a Starly he befriended that had been living in the woods near his home.
  • At some point, while raiding a Team Oracle base, Val finds an injured Type: Null who he rescues. Most of the information and data regarding the chimera had been taken with the fleeing researchers or destroyed, so Val had no idea what the pokémon even was. Nonetheless he nicknames the Type: Null Berkut (golden eagle) and does his best to take care of them. Berkut eventually evolves into a Silvally under Val’s care and the two are very close, though Val still has no idea what kind of pokémon they are until he meets Gladion in Alola. Finally having answers is a breakthrough for both of them (and Berkut is happy to meet another of their kind!).
  • He’s Emery’s love interest! Though due to him being kind of dense, nothing really happens until close to the climax. She calls him Valera as a nickname which he finds adorable but is too embarrassed to admit it.

Do Eamon and Susanna get along well?

I can imagine they would! While they’re studying different things (Susanna studies aquatic pokémon biology while Edmond studies the art history of legendary and mythical pokémon), they’ll often help each other out if they’re both at the Magnolia labs. Edmond looks up to Susanna in a similar way to how he looks up to Sonia and Susanna in turn doesn’t mind sparing some of her free time to lend him a hand if he needs some help. I think in some ways, Susanna would remind Edmond a bit of his uncle Alain in terms of her personality, so there’s another reason he’d get along well with her. 

Why do so many People have Russian last names in your AU? I think it´s really cool

Thank you!

Most of the characters with Russian-origin surnames in this AU are from Sinnoh! Unlike Hokkaido (the part of Japan that Sinnoh is based on) in real life, Sinnoh in this AU has a large population of people with poké!Russian ancestry as well as poké!Japanese, with many people being some mix of both. As a result, someone from Sinnoh is just as likely to have a Russian-language surname as they are a Japanese one, hence why you’ll see some of each in the section for Sinnoh families on the blog.