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Who would you consider your ‘main fankid?’ If you were hard pressed to make one of them the protagonist of the overall story, who would it be?

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This is a really hard one! I have kids who I consider the ‘man kids’ for each region, but a lot of the main kids in each region don’t interact a whole ton with each other, save for a few exceptions, so choosing just one to represent the whole bunch would be tough. Another big part of this is that, since Ash doesn’t exist in this world, there’s no one protagonist who’s kid would follow in his footsteps. But, if I had to choose just one, it would probably (at least at this point in time) be Draco. He is one of the few fankids who has definitely traveled to all the different regions and he has a lot of development along the way. He would be quite the antihero though, considering his…… charming personality, but I think he’d probably be the most interesting to follow as the protagonist, since he’d be the most likely to meet all the other kids. A second choice, and one a bit more heroic than Draco would probably be Amaryllis, since she’s Red’s daughter and is somewhat of a foil to Draco. Perhaps Rylla would be the protagonist and Draco would be the antagonist/anti-hero 

¯_(ツ)_/¯ .  

(Not sure how long their relationship lasts but for as long as it did) SiegfriedShipping for C, J, L, N, T?

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C. Who is stubborn and who has to try to persuade the other one? Are they successful?

The stubborn one was definitely Liza. She was sometimes a bit reluctant about getting involved in Lance’s family traditions, since she felt like she would be betraying her own clan that way. Lance was able to convince her that their marriage signified the union of the two clans, and that he would participate in Fafnir traditions as well, so it all worked out in the end. Now the time Liza tried to move over 10 Charizard into the Fusube clan compound on the other hand…

J. How do they respond when they find out they’re pregnant?

They both were excited but nervous, especially Lance. He had no positive adult role models growing up, so he was afraid he wouldn’t be able to be a good father. Liza was a bit worried that something would go wrong since Noelle had divine blood and the two of them had quite a bit of trouble conceiving. As a first time mother, she kept close track of the pregnancy and followed all the advice she could find. Both Liza and Lance were pretty much doing all they could to ensure everything went smoothly, but unfortunately, a mortal giving birth to even a semi-divine child is very dangerous, something neither of them were aware of since it was so rare, and Liza didn’t make it much longer after Noelle was born.

L. Where do they live (house, apartment, condo, etc) and how do they make it theirs?

The two of them lived with Lance’s clan in Blackthorn in the clan’s compound, essentially a mansion with multiple families living in it. They would often visit the Charicific Valley as well, since Liza would never abandon her precious Charizard. Especially when she was pregnant with Noelle, Liza liked to introduce her baby bump to all the Charizard there and she looked forward to one day introducing her daughter to them.

N. Where do they spend the holidays?

As Champion, Lance doesn’t get a lot of time off and travelling can be difficult, so most holidays were spent at home with his wife and family. They would often get together with Clair and Yellow for holidays and festivals and all celebrate together.

T. What do they butt heads about?


The two of them were both stubborn and hated backing down from an argument, so they butted heads fairly often, though it was rarely a serious fight. Usually it would be over how often they split the time between Blackthorn and the Charicific Valley or Lance not getting along with the clan elders again and Liza trying to convince him to suck it up and deal with them or any other annoyance like that. They would usually make up at the end of it, but it’s entirely possible their relationship wouldn’t have lasted very long, though it’s hard to say since Noelle could have brought the two of them together.

(Sorry, I’m gonna rarepair you wth your side ships) How about ChampagneShipping for F, H, I, L, R?

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F. Who does the household chores and who is the handyman who fixes things around the house?
Lucian does most of the cleaning related chores since Dahlia is… messy, while he’s a total neat freak. Lucian will go full on apron and duster mode about once a month and deep clean their house. After he’s done he likes to just stand in the clean room and nod happily to himself. Dahlia, however, is the one who is good at fixing stuff. Lucian always tries to find some kind of step-by-step guide, while his wife manages to fix it within the time he’s still reading the instructions. Dahlia’s uncle is a mechanic, which is where she learned all her skills. She sometimes likes to pose like Rosie the Riveter after fixing the sink or something and her husband finds it adorable (the kids are a bit embarrassed).

H. Where do they like to go on vacation? For how long?

The two of them have pretty much yearly bookings to a couple’s spa retreat in Alola. Dahlia loves the beach and tropical atmosphere and just getting away from the frigid Sinnoh winters. Lucian likes to relax and unwind and get massages and facials. He’ll often be sitting under the beach umbrella while his wife searches for seashells and tries to get him to come swimming with her. The retreat is a week long and they go almost every winter when the weather’s the grimmest. 

I. Who do they have babysit their kids?

Flint and Volkner are the popular choice. While he doesn’t have any of his own, Flint is great with kids (and Volkner keeps them alive so that’s all that matters) and he and his husband are happy to be the ‘League Babysitters’, meaning they’re the go-to whenever Lucian and Dahlia’s kids (as well as Emery and Tanith) need to be looked after. Natalia, Kyra, and Alan all refer to Flint and Volkner as their uncles and are pretty close with them.

L. Where do they live (house, apartment, condo, etc) and how do they make it theirs?

Their family have a house in Sunnyshore, which is also where Dawn’s family and Paul’s family live. It’s a pretty good size, since the Elite Four and Frontier Brains pay well, not to mention they’re a pretty sizable family at 5. Lucian is big into modern design, so there are a lot of clean edges and minimalist decorating. Dahlia on the other hand, loves big, bright, and loud decorations, so the house ends up following the ‘neutrals with a pop of color’ theme. Lucian likes to keep things pristine and clean, but there is still plenty of evidence of the house being lived in, like Natalia’s scattered coffee mugs, Kyra’s art projects from school, and Alan’s sewing equipment and projects. The house always smells faintly of flowers, thanks to Lucian’s Febreeze and Dahlia’s scented candles.

R. Who waits up (or, at least, tries to) for the other when they’re working late/getting back from a long trip?
They both try to wait up for the other if one of them is away or working late, and are both successful, but with different methods. Dahlia will stay up by exercising or cooking some treat for her husband to enjoy when he returns, while Lucian will keep a light on and stay in the living room reading while he waits for his wife to come home. They both drink tons of coffee to stay awake as well. They’re definitely a coffee family, both the parents and the kids (though Alan doesn’t like it much).

5, 8, 18, 27 for Sage?

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5. Are they sexually confident or more of the shy type?
Sage acts like a suave, confident charmer but he actually gets very easily embarrassed when flirting. He’ll say some flirty and cheesy comment, but the moment a girl flirts back he turns into a blushing mess. He’s never dated either, so the whole charmer act is pretty much entirely for show. It’s very easy to tease him actually. 

08. What is, perhaps, their biggest flaw? Are they aware of this or oblivious to it?

His biggest flaw is probably his overconfidence. He tends to think he and his friends and family are always right, and can be oblivious to criticism or his and their shortcomings. He’s not really aware of this, since by its very nature overconfidence creates a lot of blind spots. One of these days, Sage is going to be in for a rude awakening when he realizes that he and his loved ones aren’t flawless.

18. What kind of home would they want to live in? Where would they place this abode?

In theory, Sage’s dream house would be somewhere like Fortree in Hoenn. A treehouse surrounded by nature and flying types – perfect for a photographer like him. In practice, Sage wants to become the Viridian Gym Leader when his mother retires. He’d rather live in the city than in a small town like Pallet, though, so he’ll probably move to Viridian once he gets sick of living at his parents’ house.

27. If your character was going to get arrested, what would be the most likely reason for it?

  
Trespassing, probably. Sage tends to ignore outside factors like ‘laws’ when he wants to get a good shot. He’d most likely end up wandering onto someone’s private property tracking a rare pokémon and then try and talk his way out of it when he got caught rather than fess up, since he hates admitting his own wrongdoing that way.

Verbena with 7, 16, 20, 23, 30, 41?

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Sure thing!

07. Is there a catchphrase or sound that they tend to make a lot (likely without being aware of it)? 

Verbena whistles a lot without realizing it. She whistles when she’s working on a project, when she’s succeeded in something, when she spots something or someone she likes, she even has a little whistle/finger guns combo she does as a catchphrase à la Fantastic Mr. Fox. She knows she whistles a lot, she just doesn’t realize quite the extent of the habit.

16. Is your character the athletic type or more of a couch potato? What are some sports/games that they like?

You’d think an inventor/programmer like Verbena would be a couch potato, but she actually exercises quite a bit. She hates sitting down for too long and enjoys hitting the gym after a long day working bent over a computer screen. She knows some martial arts learned from Cilan, so she tends to put her favorite pump-up music and go at it with a punching bag for a few hours, or just hit the treadmill if she’s not feeling in the punching and kicking mood that day. She’s pretty in shape as a result, which many don’t realize thanks to her profession and habit of wearing baggy clothing.

20. Does your character like animals? What are some of their favorite animals? Would they want pets? What about mythological creatures?
Gonna sub in pokémon for animals here. Verbena likes electric and ghost types the best. Electric since she grew up surrounded by Clemont’s electric pokémon and learned how they can help out with all her mechanical needs. Ghost since she is a dark mage like Cilan and has an affinity for them, plus they can come in handy for her work as well, being able to go places she can’t and offering a different perspective. Verbena’s starter and closest pokémon is her Rotom, Widget, who is her go-to partner for all her programming needs. Widget usually lives in Verbena’s Holo Caster, but they’ll come out and cause mischief every once and a while.

23. What is your character like when it comes to school? What subjects are they good/bad at? Do they get in trouble a lot or are well behaved? 
Verbena is one of those students who does very well in all her classes, but causes a lot of trouble outside of academics. She’s hacked the school network many times and put meme viruses on all the computers, played around with the security cameras, and blasted her favorite electronic music from all the loudspeakers. She got caught a few times at first and was sternly told off by both the Principal and her parents, but that just made her cover her tracks better the next times. A lot of her classmates love her for her pranks, but the teachers are all glad she’s in her last year of school.

30. When it comes to the arts (music, film, theater, etc), what does your character like?

Verbena likes electronic music, especially the headbanging kind. EDM, dubstep, house, etc. She prefers documentaries/non-fiction and sci-fi for movies and books and is subscribed to numerous science and engineering magazines covering a wide variety of topics. She’s not a huge theater person, unlike Cori, but she’ll go to all her baby brother’s shows when she can. Verbena is also an avid blogger, which is where a majority of her entertainment comes from. She’s a bit of a troll to be honest, and has fun getting into arguments with strangers on the internet and driving them crazy.

41. Does your character’s family affect your character in any way? 
Definitely. Watching Clemont in his lab inspired Verbena to go into engineering herself and it was with his help that she built her first computer. Cilan was the one to teach her how to code (and to hack, which he later regretted after all the trouble she gets into) and the basics of martial arts. Basile definitely encouraged a lot of Verbena’s more dubiously legal pranks and helped her learn how to cover her tracks better. Cori is half of her motivation to do things she doesn’t want to do, like go see movies in genres she usually doesn’t like, or agree to open up a Maid Café themed Gym with her cousins, not to mention he tends to be the one to help her look more presentable when she goes out (’I refuse to let you leave the house in a sweatsuit!!!’)

For my boy Draco: 3, 11, 19, 31, 39, 50?

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Sure thing!

03. What would be their favorite physical trait about themselves?

Draco is really fond of his hair. He carefully styles it every morning and probably uses too much hair gel, but he thinks he looks cool so that’s all that matters.

11. What is something that would make your character fly into a rage? 
The better question is what wouldn’t. Draco has anger issues. He’ll get mad if he thinks you’re insulting him, which is often. He’ll get mad at slight inconveniences like someone being late or his morning coffee being too hot. He’ll really get angry, however, when his father is brought up or when he loses or is shown up. Draco is very prideful, so when his pride is injured he’ll really fly into a rage. Honestly, though, his natural resting state is ‘disgruntled’ so it’s probably easier to count the times when he’s actually happy then those where he’s not angry about something. 

19. Would your character be the kind to get into fights? (physical or verbal) Would they be a good fighter or cave in rather easily? 
Due to the fact he’s always angry and is generally an asshole, yes Draco often gets into fights, both physical and verbal. He prefers not to fight physically though, and if it comes to that he’ll usually suggest a Pokémon battle instead. He loves arguing with people, however, and will occasionally purposefully push people’s buttons just so they can yell at each other. He hates backing down or losing a fight, so he’ll draw things out as long as he can just so he can win or gain the upper hand. It’s honestly quite tiring for the other person most of the time.

31. Would your character be the kind capable of killing? Would they enjoy killing or only use it when necessary or, perhaps, refuse to kill no matter what? 
For all his anger issues, Draco would probably not be able to kill someone in cold blood. In self-defense, certainly, but he tends to back down if whoever he’s conflicting with is seriously injured, or is in serious danger. He’s saved the lives of people he hates before, because while he’s confrontational and difficult to get along with, he takes death very seriously. He’s experienced loss and knows first-hand how difficult losing someone is, and he would never inflict that on someone. If he has a quarrel with someone, it’s with them alone: he’s never going to get their family and friends involved. In fact, Draco despises people who kill without reason more than any others. If he ever killed someone not in self-defense, it would be a murderer who themselves have no qualms about killing.

39. When people look at your character, is there some assumption they might make about them just by appearance? Is that assumption correct? 

From his gelled hair, to his dark clothing, to his capes, to the smug little smile on his face, everything about Draco’s looks scream ‘smug asshole’ and that is 100% accurate. Draco is perfectly fine with people judging him on his looks because hopefully it means they’ll either leave him alone or pick a fight with him. However, he also tends to attract a lot of fans for his dark and mysterious vibes, and he has no idea what to do about that. Sometimes he’ll date one of his fans for a bit as he tends to do, but the day he found out about the fan blog dedicated to ‘how hot and dreamy he was’ was a very confusing one for him.

50. If your character confessed love to their crush, boyfriend, girlfriend, etc, what would they say? 
Getting Draco to confess his love would be like pulling teeth. He would never confess first. Even in his ‘dating around’ period, he never really confessed love to any of his partners. When he finally settled down with Addie, his confession was more of a response than anything. Addie confessed her love and Draco replied, after a bit of time to think about it, that he loved her as well. It was very low-key, which is his style. Draco is not a very affectionate person, so he’s not the type to make flowery proclamations of his undying love. He rarely says ‘I love you’ to his wife, but Addie knows he cares about her through his actions rather than his words.

Do Clair and Luca ever get reunited? Or does he remain forever stuck in the past?

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As of right now, Luca stays in the past along with Azar. I think he will probably have the chance to let his family know he’s ok though. Maybe through Celebi (which is how he got stuck in the past in the first place.) He and Azar actually end up settling down in the past – getting jobs, integrating into society, even eventually falling in love with each other and starting a family. He’s sad that he can no longer see his mother and sister and the rest of his clan, but he’s pretty happy with his life as well. I think once she gets news that he’s safe and doing well, Clair will be fine with that. As long as Luca’s okay, that’s all that matters.

You mention in your family section that Clair is a single mother. What are the circumstance behind that (adoption, surrogate, accident, spouse died, etc) and how is her relationship with her kids?

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Clair is happily single with no interest in dating and has always been such. Adelinda and Luca were both born via artificial insemination (so I suppose they are technically half-siblings). Clair originally planned on only having Adelinda, but after Lance had Draco, she decided that she wanted to have another child. Adelinda and Noelle were close in age and got along well, so Clair thought it would be nice for Draco to have a second cousin playmate as well. However, there were more issues with conceiving this time around, and it took about three years for Clair to have a successful pregnancy, so Luca is a couple years younger than Draco. As for her relationship with her kids, it’s…. a bit strained and somewhat distant. Noelle’s death was very rough for Adelinda, who was present during the accident and was badly injured. She has survivor guilt and blames herself for ‘allowing’ Noelle to die. As a result, Adelinda is quite withdrawn and closed off, dedicating her time to being a trainer and later a Gym Leader to an extreme degree. Clair was never entirely sure how to best help her daughter through her grief and for much of Adelinda’s childhood their relationship was rather strained. Currently, however, they are doing much better as Adelinda has found her own sources of support and Clair has found it easier to connect with her daughter as she matured. Their relationship is meant to mirror Lance and Draco’s, which starts of very close, but grows estranged as Draco becomes older. 

While Adelinda and Clair had difficulties getting along (probably in no small part due to their similar personalities), Luca always got along well with his mother. He’s very mild-mannered and prefers to avoid conflict when he can. The artist to Adelinda’s politician I suppose. Clair was determined to stay close to Luca after her relationship with Adelinda deteriorated as she didn’t want the same to happen with her younger child. She did her best to make time to spend with him and cultivate his interest in writing, reading, and calligraphy. Their relationship was still always a bit distant, as Clair was still often away on work business or clan business, but Luca would say that he gets along well with his mother. Their closer relationship, sadly, just made it all the more devastating for Clair when Luca goes missing in his late teens along with his close friend, Azar. Even now, years later, when many others have given up hope, Clair is determined that Luca is still alive out there (luckily he is, as he and Azar both ended up travelling back in time a few centuries). The loss of Luca is also a factor that helped Clair and Adelinda grow closer. All in all, she’s a mother who tries her best to raise her children well, even if there are issues along the way, and her children know and appreciate her for that.

Draco with 22, 27, 31, and B?

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Sure thing! Thanks for the ask!

22. How does jealousy manifest itself in them (they become possessive, they become aloof, etc)?


Draco has a tendency to become very withdrawn and cold when he’s jealous. He’ll act passive aggressive and distant towards someone when he’s jealous of them, particularly when he’s jealous of a relationship they have. He has a bad habit of not getting along with people who don’t share his views, but then because he just gets really distant when he’s bothered by someone or jealous of them and expects them to figure out what the problem is, people just leave him alone since they don’t want to deal with all that. And then he gets pouty because everyone’s ignoring him. He’s rather emotionally immature that way, which is something he grows out of somewhat as he heads into his late teens and twenties, especially after returning home and settling down with Addie.

27. What causes them to feel dread?


Draco is extremely protective of his friends and family. Any of them being in danger is essentially his worst nightmare. The death of his sister and his father’s subsequent injuries when he was very young instilled a premature sense of mortality in him. Draco is terrified of his loved ones getting hurt to the point of paranoia. Even when his relationship with Lance is strained, Draco still regularly makes sure his father is in good health. I would say his greatest fear is knowing a loved one is in danger, but being unable to help them. This scenario already happened to him once and the thought of it happening again definitely instills dread in him.

31. Who are they the most glad to have met?


I suppose the ‘expected’ answer here would be his wife, Addie, but I think Draco is actually most thankful to have met Maia. Maia is such a no-nonsense and direct kind of woman, that she was exactly the kind of person Draco needed to meet to snap him out of a lot of the bad mindsets and habits he fell into in his teenage years. Maia was essentially the person Draco *thought* he was, and she was able to help get him started back on the right track with a bit of tough love. To this day, Draco is extremely grateful for all the help Maia gave him and considers her one of his closest friends and mentors.

B) What inspired you to create them?
Gosh. Draco is definitely one of my older fankids, and I originally created him just to flesh out Johto a bit, have some more Honshuese dragonblood characters, some older fankids for Renato to interact with, etc. He was never really fleshed out that much until I decided to go fully aboard the Langst Train and introduced Noelle and her death. (Yes, Noelle was created to be killed off, I’m sorry sweetie, at least you get to be a cool ghost kid.) From there I was able to solidify his character better. Draco went from ‘bro goofball who is at odds with Adelinda because she dislikes his attitude’ to ‘closed off and damaged young man with a superiority complex, father issues, and a host of deep-rooted problems whose character arc involves discovering his own faults and overcoming past trauma on a journey of self-discovery before returning to his roots to settle down happily with his childhood friend.’ Which is a lot more interesting in my opinion, at least.