[This content is out of date and no longer canon (Basile most likely does not have a kid anymore. Marigold has been repurposed as Milo’s daughter.]

So. @sydchan and I had a bit of a pact that when she revealed that Marcel has a child while as a teen, I would reveal my own teen-pregnancy subplot I’ve had brewing for a while. I was debating making this canon or not, as I wasn’t sure if it fit the tone of the blog, but eventually I decided that, since teen pregnancy does of course happen in real life and is not uncommon and since this subplot ended up becoming important to the character in question, it’s now official.

In case it wasn’t obvious from the title, Basile is the one becoming a teenage father. Growing up on the streets from a young age, he didn’t exactly get the best education (or much of one at all) so when he grew into his teen years and decided to start experimenting a bit, protection wasn’t as forefront in his mind as it should have been. As such, he ends up unexpectedly pregnant and has no idea what to do about it. He doesn’t notice until a few months in, not knowing the signs and assuming he was just sick. When he does confirm that he’s pregnant, he has no idea what to do. After weighing his options, he realizes that the best he can do is try and stay healthy and hope that things work themselves out.

When he’s maybe 5 months along is when he first meets Cilan, just by chance as Basile was scavenging for useful trash behind the Lumiose Gym and Cilan was disposing of some broken inventions of Clemont’s. Obviously concerned for this pregnant teen who looks to be homeless, Cilan offers to help Baz, maybe get him a warm meal or something, and not one to turn down a chance at free food, Baz agrees. They end up going the restaurant Cilan worked at before he joined the Lumiose Gym crew and Basile explains his situation over a panini and hot chocolate. Cilan is, of course, sympathetic to Baz’s situation, in no small part since he and his brothers once had to fend for themselves on the streets as well way back when they were children. Basile definitely plays up his sad orphan story though, since he’s hoping that this well-off seeming guy will be able to help him out since he has no other options he can think of.

In the end, Basile is taken in by Cilan and Clemont. Clemont is initially surprised at the sudden new teenage member of the household, but once he understands the situation he’s very welcoming of Baz. Verbena and Cori, both fairly young children at this point, are more intrigued at the newcomer (Cori asks his fathers if this means they’re getting two new siblings.) While Baz settles in, Cilan sets to work trying to track down the teen’s identity, which doesn’t end up coming to anything since it turns out Baz doesn’t have a birth certificate. Meanwhile, Basile is busy going over options for his future child with Clemont, eventually deciding on an open adoption. After looking over profiles of different potential parents, Baz decides on a couple from Galar (names currently not mentioned since they’ll likely be yet-to-be-revealed-canon characters.) Over the next few months, Baz stays in touch with the couple and once the due date finally arrives, they fly down to Kalos to be there for their daughter’s birth.

Basile’s daughter, Marigold, is born on October 5, 3632. He named her after the flower for her birth month. After a couple days in the hospital, Marigold ends up going home with her adoptive parents, and while he’s sad to part with her, Baz knows that her parents will send him regular updates and that he’ll hopefully be able to see her again in the future. And now he can focus on finally being part of a family after so long on his own. Cilan and Clemont formally adopt him and he’s able to start school and catch up on his education, go on a journey, and even meet his long lost half brother. When Marigold is around 5 years old, her parents bring her on vacation to Kalos so she can properly meet her birth father and after that Baz tries to visit her (or arrange for her to visit him) regularly about twice a year. Marigold is aware that Basile is her birth father, but she sees him as more of a cool uncle, which Baz is fine with, since he’s just happy she’s happy, knowing she’s getting a better life than he could have given her. Marigold will likely show up more in the future, since she’s technically my first (or the first?) Gen 8 fankid.