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Can I know more about the Hop/Gloria family and how they interact with the Victor/Bede family?

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(Yes this ask is very very old but I’m doing my best to clear my ask box out!)

Hop and Gloria’s story follows pretty closely to the game’s plot, with the two being rivals and Hop often feeling unable to catch up to Gloria as a trainer. The two had a deeper rivalry than Hop had with Victor, which I think mainly stemmed from Gloria having a more obviously competitive personality, which then got Hop fired up too when he battled her, while Vic was (on the surface) more laid back and chill with battles so his and Hop’s rivalry was a bit less intense.

Of course, then the Champion Cup happened and Gloria defeated Hop only to be soundly demolished by Victor, who then went on to defeat Leon and become the new Galar Champion. This kind of blindsided the both of them, as Victor had kept just how seriously he was taking the League Challenge fairly secret. Prior to this however, Hop and Gloria were the ones who teamed up with the two Legendary Wolves to defeat Eternatus, and this experience changed things for Gloria, she felt something when fighting side-by-side with Zacian and wanted to explore that more, so when Hop announces he’s going to be working for Sonia as a researcher, Gloria decides to follow him. She had been ahead of him as a trainer, now she’ll be the one following him – they can leave the professional battling to Victor.

Romance followed pretty quickly for them afterwards and both were quite active in helping Bede when Ambrose was born (though not as much as Victor haha). All that babysitting led them to want to start a family of their own, so around when Victor and Bede announced they were going to be having a baby, Hop and Gloria started trying for one as well, wanting the cousins to be the same age. Things panned out nicely, with Robin born in November and Neil the following March. While Robin and Neil often played together growing up, their personalities never really meshed – Robin being quite shy while Neil was very outgoing. Neil was such a handful that he kept his parents busy from wanting any more kids for quite a bit, but seeing how large Victor and Bede’s family was becoming, they decided when Neil was five to have a second child, which ended up being Caelia. Tania followed quickly about a year and three months later, then finally they had their fourth and final child, Annie, three years after Tania.

Despite Victor and Gloria’s best efforts and dreams of their kids being best friends, none of the cousins are exceptionally close. Ambrose is quite a bit older than his cousins, so mostly sees them as (additional) younger siblings more than anything. Neil is close in age to Robin and Isidore but doesn’t really get along well with either of them, being a bit too pushy with Robin sometimes and then getting on Isidore’s bad side, the two often fighting. He does enjoy being a cool older cousin to the twins though, and will enable their pranks and stunts gleefully and even give them pointers (thus their parents don’t particularly like how close they are…). Caelia and Theo have a bit of a rivalry going on, where Theo often bossed Caelia around when they were little and now Caelia is determined to get back at her for it. Tania’s quite introverted, but unlike her older sister does get along pretty well with Theo (even if she does find her exhausting). Against all odds, Annie and Reynard are fairly good friends, and a lot of it is based on shared experiences of having so many older siblings with big personalities and feeling overshadowed by them sometimes. They like to go exploring together and other activities where it’s just the two of them being themselves. (Merlin is The Baby and too little to play with any of his cousins yet.)

Also since this is very long a quick breakdown of the Hopria fam under the cut!

Robert “Hop” Arjuna & Gloria Arjuna (née Ellington)
– The parents! Both are senior research assistants to Professor Sonia Magnolia, focusing on Pokémon Mythology like her. Hop focuses more on research in the lab, while Gloria prefers fieldwork. They live in Postwick (possibly in Hop’s family home?) and commute to the lab in Wedgehurst for work. They also regularly check in on Zacian and Zamazenta – the wolves also sometimes wandering to the village to visit their humans as well!

Neil Arjuna (Born March 20, 3024)
– The eldest and only son. He’s very outgoing and energetic and loves racing around the Wild Area on his Rotom Bike. He can often be reckless and has had plenty of accidents, though he always bounces back. He decides to take the Gym Challenge, traveling alongside his (paternal) cousin Charlie, but doesn’t really have any solid goals in mind about becoming Champion or anything. He just wants to have fun! His starter is a Bulbasaur who rides in his bike basket (and hasn’t evolved in order to remain able to fit in said bike basket).

Caelia Arjuna (Born June 21, 3030)
– The second child and oldest daughter. An extrovert like her brother, Caelia wants everyone to know who she is and what she’s about. Loudly. She adored tagging along with her parents on their fieldwork excursions, deciding to follow in their footsteps as a researcher. She’s a very animated fan of any kind of ruin and gushes about them to anyone who happens to be within earshot (and then yells at people who she doesn’t think appreciate them enough). Cae also has latched onto Edmond as a mentor during the time he spends studying abroad in Galar, finding his study of ancient Pokémon Art fascinating. Her starter is a Scorbunny (same as her father’s!).

Tania Arjuna (Born September 23, 3031)
– The third child and second daughter. Very introverted, unlike her siblings, preferring the company of books to people. Strategy books about pokémon battling specifically. Tania travels with her older sister, and people often assume that not only is the quiet and mature Tania the older sister (her being taller doesn’t help), they also presume she’s the researcher and Cae is the trainer, when in fact it’s the opposite. Tania has her eyes set on the prize – becoming Champion! Her starter is a Sobble (same as her mother’s!)

Anemone “Annie” Arjuna (Born December 21, 3034)
– The fourth child and youngest daughter. Quiet like Tania, she’s happy to play by herself and finds her older siblings often quite tiring. She’s very close with her father’s Dubwool and often goes on walks with him around the rolling Postwick fields. Annie enjoys drawing, especially nature scenes she sees on her walks, and also sometimes writes little poems about her favorite moments in nature. She doesn’t think of it as more than a hobby though, despite her parents encouraging her to sigh up for art and poetry programs and/or classes. Annie is still too young to go on a journey, so isn’t thinking too hard yet about what she wants to do with her life. Her (eventual) starter is a Snom.

PostwickShipping and/or SoulSilverShipping for the ask meme pls

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Send in two (or more) names and I’ll fill all this out about the ship!

PostwickShipping (will just note here that in this verse, Victor becomes the Champion while Gloria becomes a researcher under Sonia alongside Hop)

General:

  • Rate the Ship –  
    Awful | Ew | No pics pls | I’m not comfortable | Alright | I like it! | Got Pics? | Let’s do it! | Why is this not getting more attention?! | The OTP to rule all other OTPs
  • How long will they last? – Endgame
  • How quickly did/will they fall in love? – Once they both started working for Sonia after the events of the SwSh plot, they began developing feelings (though there might have been some even beforehand). They start dating about a year and a half later, both in their mid-teens.
  • How was their first kiss? – A bit awkward, but very sweet and earnest.

Wedding:

  • Who proposed? – Hop
  • Who are {Hop’s} groom’s party? – Leon, Sonia & Bede (who claims he only did this because Victor asked him but really he and Hop have become friends by the wedding even if neither will admit it)
  • Who are {Gloria’s} bride’s party? – Victor, Marnie & Bianca (who she’d become close friends with during an study-abroad she did in Unova under Prof. Juniper)
  • Who did the most planning? – They did their best to split the load evenly!
  • Who stressed the most? – Hop
  • How fancy was the ceremony? –
    Back of a pickup truck | 2 | 3 | 4 | Normal Church Wedding | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Kate and William wish they were this big.
  • Who was specifically not invited to the wedding? – Rose, though it was a given at that point

Sex:

  • Who is on top? – It’s a tossup, but Gloria a little more often
  • Who is the one to instigate things? – It’s pretty mutual
  • How healthy is their sex life? –
    Barely touch themselves let alone each other | 2 | 3 | 4 | Once a couple weeks, nothing overboard | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | They are humping each other on the couch right now
  • How kinky are they? –
    Straight missionary with the lights off | 2 | 3 | 4 | Might try some toys | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Don’t go into the sex dungeon without a horse’s head
  • How long do they normally last? – Maybe a little shorter than average, but they usually have a longer foreplay
  • Do they make sure each person gets an equal amount of orgasms? – Mutual satisfaction is the main goal, but if they can they will
  • How rough are they in bed? –
    Softer than a butterfly on the back of a bunny | 2 | 3 | 4 | The bed’s shaking and squeaking every time | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Their dirty talk is so vulgar it’d make Dwayne Johnson blush. Also, the wall’s so weak it could collapse the next time they do it.
  • How much cuddling/snuggling do they do? –
    No touching after sex | 2 | 3 | 4 | A little spooning at night, or on the couch, but not in public | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | They snuggle and kiss more often than a teen couple on their fifth date to a pillow factory.

Children:

  • How many children will they have naturally? – 4, a son named Neil, then three daughters named Caelia, Tania & Annie
  • How many children will they adopt? – 0
  • Who gets stuck with the most diapers? – Hop
  • Who is the stricter parent? – Gloria
  • Who stops the kid(s) from doing dangerous stunts after school? – Both. It’s usually Neil who’s doing something ill-advised and they’ve both had to deal with the aftermath before so prevention is key.
  • Who remembers to pack the lunch(es)? – Hop
  • Who is the more loved parent? – They’re equally loved!
  • Who is more likely to attend the PTA meetings? – They usually go together, but Gloria’s more likely to forget or end up accidentally scheduling an important meeting at the same time.
  • Who cried the most at graduation? – They both were in FLOODS.
  • Who is more likely to bail the child(ren) out of trouble with the law? – Gloria

Cooking:

  • Who does the most cooking? – Gloria
  • Who is the most picky in their food choice? – Both will eat most things, so they mainly have to deal with the kids (especially Tania) being picky eaters.
  • Who does the grocery shopping? – Gloria, she’s the queen of getting the best deals, finding everything she needs in record time, and knowing all the best quality ingredients.
  • How often do they bake desserts? – Pretty frequently! Hop especially likes to bake with the kids. There’s usually home-baked cookies or brownies in the kitchen at any given time.
  • Are they more of a meat lover or a salad eater? – Meat eaters! They both love hearty comfort food.
  • Who is more likely to surprise the other(s) with an anniversary dinner? – Hop, since Gloria usually monopolizes the kitchen. He’d like to show off that he can cook, too.
  • Who is more likely to suggest going out? – Hop
  • Who is more likely to burn the house down accidentally while cooking? – Gloria, while trying out something complicated she saw on the Food Network or experimenting with some new fancy cooking appliance.

Chores:

  • Who cleans the room? – Hop. Gloria handles almost all the cooking, so Hop does most of the cleaning.
  • Who is really against chores? – Gloria is not the biggest fan of cleaning.
  • Who cleans up after the pokémon? – Both look after their own pokémon, but Hop is usually the one who looks after the lab pokémon (while Gloria focuses more on field work.)
  • Who is more likely to sweep everything under the rug? – Gloria
  • Who stresses the most when guests are coming over? – Both of them, unless it’s just family visiting.
  • Who found a dollar between the couch cushions while cleaning? – Hop

Misc:

  • Who takes the longer showers/baths? – Gloria
  • Who takes the dog legendary wolves out for a walk? – Both of them like to visit Zacian and Zamazenta frequently and go on walks in the forest with them (as the wolves went back to the Slumbering Weald after the game plots). Sometimes the wolves will come visit the lab though which always causes a stir in Postwick and Wedgehurst!
  • How often do they decorate the room/house for the holidays? – They always decorate as much as possible! Seasonal festive garlands and wreathes, figurines in the windows and garden, the works.
  • What are their goals for the relationship? – Encourage each other’s goals, discover new things together and always be a team, build a warm and happy family and home together.
  • Who is most likely to sleep till noon? – Hop
  • Who plays the most pranks? – Gloria (she’s teamed up with Neil and Caelia to prank other family members on more than one occasion.)

Galar Fankids

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As of right now, my Galar fankids are fairly set in stone. I think I’ve got a good number of them and a good idea of who they are. They’re not on the family page yet since I need to come up with surnames for all of them, but as soon as I do that they’ll be posted. That said, I figured I should share what I have so far!

Gloria/Hop: They’ve got two kids, an older boy named Neil and a younger girl named Caelia. Amusingly, despite being the protagonists, their children have the least development. I know more about their relationships with other fankids than I do about their personalities. I’m sure I’ll know more about them eventually though, since these things take time.

Victor/Bede: Two boys, named Ambrose and Robin. Both were accidents and born before the two really properly started dating, Ambrose being born sooner after the game timeline ends (since dumb teens, but Victor was really committed to helping his friend out once Bede found out he was expecting even if the two weren’t dating at the time) and Robin about 5 years after. They grow closer as a result of having a kid though and probably end up marrying when Robin is a toddler or something, though I’m not sure yet. Ambrose was a sickly child but he grows up to be kind of really annoying and pretentious and dresses like a 18th century period romance hero. He’s rivals with Chelsea and Merrill (mentioned down below). Robin is a sensitive boy and a bit of a crybaby, but he’s also able to take care of himself and anyone who makes him cry is going to regret it. He’s only a year or so older than Neil and Bede and Hop wanted them to be rivals but the cousins are best friends instead. They travel together.

Marnie/Allister: My one rarepair/crackship so far. I just thought they’d get along and paired them moreso since I wanted to explore Allister rather than Marnie, who I would have been happy keeping single. They have a son named Damian who’s Very Goth (but like, refined Victorian goth). He starts out as a trainer but eventually realizes he’d rather be a coordinator. He’s rivals with Caelia and around the same age as her (so his parents take longer than other couples to get together.)

Milo: He’s a single dad. His daughter, Marigold, was originally actually a grandkid and I made a post about her a while back, but I’ve decided to scrap that angle. So she’s his bio daughter rather than adopted. Milo just has such dad energy I couldn’t not give him a kid, but him staying single was planned from very early on.

Nessa/Sonia: They’ve got a daughter named Susanna. She’s a scientist like her mother and great-grandmother, though she’s more interested in ecology rather than legends like Sonia is. She’s beautiful (of course) and has many admirers, but she’s got no time for any of that. Science is the only thing on her mind. So she’s got a bit of a reputation for being aloof as a result.

Raihan/Piers: Friends-with-benefits turned boyfriends. Their twins, Chelsea & Merrill (or Chell & Rill as they often go by), were accidents and are initially raised mostly by Piers, since he and Raihan weren’t living together at the time, but they visited Raihan and Leon a lot as well, coming to stay more permanently when they’re around 10 and Piers gets a big break as a musician, leading to him traveling more. They’re hellions, basically, and love to cause trouble and just shake things up. They’re also the oldest fankids for the region and were in the year after the game events.

Raihan/Leon: Raihan and Piers got together first, but Leon ended up fitting in nicely with their relationship (there was a bit of drama sorting things out at first but it all works out fine in the end and they’re all happy together.) He and Raihan live in Hammerlocke together and they’ve got a daughter named Nasrin who’s maybe a couple years younger than her half-siblings. She’s very much a celebrity trainer and probably like an Instagram model or something. Very concerned with her appearance and skills as a trainer. She wants to beat Champion Victor one day to “win back Leon’s honor”… or something. Chell & Rill tease her relentlessly and she’s very fed up with them and pretends they don’t exist which just spurs them on.