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Cause I’m hella bias and it’s like half-official in your verse anyway, Johtochampionshipping?

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What are you talking about half-official it’s full official – Ethan and Lance are dating, at least by the ‘main era’ L&L takes place in.

  • who’s the werewolf and who’s the hunter – werewolf Lance and hunter Ethan (mainly since Lance kind of has a ‘bestial’ side with his dragon form and stuff)
  • who’s the mermaid and who’s the fisherman – merman Lance and fisherman Ethan (both because Lance would be a hella hot merman and also isn’t Gold in Adventures a fisher?? or something) 
  • who’s the witch and who’s the familiar – witch Lance and familiar Ethan (Lance is very …. magical in L&L and has ghosty connections and stuff and Ethan as a snarky black cat familiar or something amuses me)
  • who’s the barista and who’s the coffee addict – barista Ethan and coffee addict Lance (Ethan is one of those annoying people who is always all perky and doesn’t need caffeine while Lance probably requires it to function)
  • who’s the professor and who’s the TA – professor Lance and TA Ethan (didn’t @evilpenguinrika write a fanfic about this? lol)
  • who’s the knight and who’s the prince(ss) – knight Ethan and prince Lance (this would be one of those excellent twists on fairy tale tropes where the prince is also the dragon)
  • who’s the teacher and who’s the single parent – teacher Ethan and single dad Lance (a wholesome AU that in theory would be all happy but also I’d probably still find a way to kill off Noelle since I’m Like That)
  • who’s the writer and who’s the editor – writer Ethan and editor Lance (let’s be real. with these two it would be ‘fanfic author Ethan and fed up beta Lance’)

ComfortShipping please!

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How they first met: They first met when Whitney stopped by the Pokémon Daycare to pick up one of her Gym pokémon that had been staying there. Ethan was visiting his grandparents and was happy to strike up a conversation with the Gym Leader.
Where their first date was: Their first date was at the annual Tanabata festival celebrations in Goldenrod. Whitney had some official duties as Gym Leader, but that evening she invited Ethan to join her to walk around the stalls to check out the food and games. The two had a wonderful time enjoying each other’s company, and were holding hands by the end of their first date. Neither of them knew it, but each had wished for romance that year – it seems their wish came true!
When they had their first kiss: They had their first kiss on their third date, which was to a new café that Whitney wanted to check out, since she heard it had cute desserts. They got a strawberry shortcake to share and Ethan ended up getting some icing on his nose after taking a large bite. Rather than tell her boyfriend to wipe it off, Whitney simply leaned in and kissed his nose, getting the frosting in the process. She then couldn’t help but giggle at the face he made when he realized what had happened, since she had never seen Ethan so flustered.
Who cooks: Neither of them are particularly skilled cooks, so they tend to switch off who cooks so as to split the burden. They also often eat out or get take-out, which is easy thanks to Whitney’s Gym Leader salary. When Ethan’s grandparents were still alive, they would often make soups and the like in bulk for Ethan and Whitney to share, and there are other family friends who send them food once in a while. Once Ethan and Whitney start taking in foster children, they both agree to learn to cook better so that they can provide a better experience for the children in their care. By the time they take in and eventually adopt Carmen, the two have become pretty good cooks, or at least able to follow a recipe, though take out and restaurants are still pretty common traditions.
Who proposed: Ethan proposed to Whitney. It was pretty informal, however. They were spending the evening in at their house in Goldenrod when Ethan just asked, ‘Why don’t we get married?’ Whitney was a bit surprised to hear the question, since she hadn’t taken Ethan for the marrying type. When she didn’t say anything, Ethan just sat up and grasped her hands, a bit more confident, saying ‘I love you, and want to spend the rest of my life with you, like this. So why don’t we?’ Whitney, touched by his earnestness, grinned back and hugged him with an enthusiastic ‘Yes!’
The dominate one: Ethan is the confident type who isn’t afraid to go after what he wants, but at the same time, Whitney is one of the few people who can get him to do what she wants with just a look. So really, it’s a toss-up.
Their favorite pastime together: The two of them have quite different interests, most of the time, Whitney liking to explore cute cafés and shops, while Ethan likes exploring nature. The two of them are perfectly happy to indulge the other, Ethan exploring the city with his wife and Whitney exploring nature with her husband, but they do, in fact, have some shared interests. The main one is taking care of pokémon. Ethan inherits the Daycare from his grandparents, and when he and Whitney get married she’s adamant in helping out there as well. They both love to provide a place to stay for other trainers’ pokémon and a shelter for injured or abandoned pokémon as well. Their other favorite shared pastime is, in fact, baseball. Whitney has been a fan since she was a child, even playing on her school’s team when she was younger. She later inducts Ethan into the sport as well, getting him hooked. The two are part of an informal ‘League Baseball League’ which is comprised of Gym Leaders, the Elite Four (or former Gym Leaders and Elite Four) and their families. 
Who kissed who first: Whitney kissed Ethan!
Who is the flirt: Ethan 100%. He might not seem it at first, but Ethan is a total flirt and has no issue making flirty comments to his wife in public. Whitney, on her part, has no trouble flirting back when he does, though she rarely initiates.
Who is the romantic: The two are about equally romantic, loving to indulge and pamper their spouse. Whitney likes to surprise Ethan with desserts she’s bought on the way home from work, while Ethan will set up romantic dates, both on the town and at home.
Who wakes up first: Both are actually late sleepers, so it’s a code between them that whoever wakes up first will wake up the other so they don’t oversleep. That being said, there are many mornings where both are running late since they didn’t get up on time.
Who comforts who the most: They comfort each other whenever the other needs it, but both are fairly upbeat personalities who don’t need a lot of comforting. As such, sometimes there can be a lack of communication when there’s an issue, so they try to be as open with each other as possible. Whitney feels comfortable going to Ethan for support when her Gym Leader work is driving her mad or tiring her out, and Ethan feels comfortable sharing his stress from running the Daycare or any stress regarding Lance or Draco (Ethan and Whitney have an open relationship, ever since they were just dating, and while Whitney will occasionally go on dates with other people than Ethan, Ethan is actually in a more committed relationship with Lance, though it can be rocky sometimes. Whitney and Lance, on their part, are good friends who like to share silly stories about their husband/boyfriend as well.)
The cuddler: Whitney is very cuddly, enjoying holding on to her husband’s arm when they’re out and about, curling up next to him on the couch, or really just any type of physical affection. Ethan loves holding Whitney and cuddling with her as well, so really, they two of them tend to be attached to each other most of the time.
The big spoon: Ethan!

2, 12, and 22 for Draco (for the ask meme thing?) ✨

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2. Their emotional/moral weak spots

Draco’s biggest weak spot is that he isn’t as in control as he thinks he is. Draco likes to believe that he’s in full control of his emotions, dismissing any unwanted outbursts as aberrations. This leads to him not realizing how badly he can hurt others, because he thinks he’s being reasonable and normal for himself, while anyone else would see that he was acting emotionally and irrationally. Draco is actually very self-conscious, so he has a tendency to block out criticism in an effort to avoid taking a hit to his self-esteem. Essentially, he tries to cope with everything by retreating further inward to his own fantasy-perception of the world, which just amplifies the image of a callous, angry, jerk that many people see him as.

While he does hurt others’ feelings and breaks quite a few hearts, he still has a moral compass, of course, actually a quite strict one. Draco doesn’t tolerate injustice from others (which is quite ironic) and will go out of his way to stop a crime from happening if he sees it, not caring about what others might be doing to help. As a result, he can be quite reckless and put himself in danger. Draco has been more aware of these weak spots more recently, however, since he started therapy and has steps to avoid falling back into the same bad habits and destructive thought patterns as he used to.

12.  Grudges and vendettas

Draco can hold a mean grudge. His most significant one is against Ethan, his father. He resents Ethan for being a part of his life, yet never revealing his true relationship to his son, as if Draco couldn’t easily tell that Ethan was his father. He also has a tendency to concoct wild scenarios regarding Ethan’s relationship with Lance, most of them as full on scandalous soap opera as he can think up. He doesn’t like how, when Ethan found out that Draco knew their relationship, he tried to become a father figure to him. Part of this is that Draco is very close with Lance and sees Ethan as intruding on their father-son relationship, another part is that he hates that he was deceived, even if his parents thought it was for the best. Despite Ethan’s many efforts to try and make amends with Draco, he remains stubborn in being distant with his father.

Draco also holds somewhat of a grudge against his exes, for more of an irrational reason than his grudge against Ethan. A lot of the problems with Draco’s past relationships was a failure to communicate, mainly on his end. He would have been only interested in a casual, no-strings-attached, short term relationship, but would be oblivious to if his partner had more serious intentions. When Draco eventually decided to move on from the relationship, his partners were often upset that he didn’t share their feelings or communicate what he wanted from the relationship properly, and there were a lot of really bad fights and inevitable bad blood. While he can look back on his past relationships and see that he was at fault, Draco also holds somewhat of a grudge against his exes, especially the ones who now hate him. He sort of thinks that, since he’s been able to move past the breakup with minimal hard feelings, they should too. “Now that I’ve turned over a new leaf, can’t bygones be bygones?” This grudge is the main reason he doesn’t inform Cypress that he has a son, which later comes back to bite him in the ass.

22. 

People who’ve influenced them greatly

Probably the most important person to Draco growing up was his father, Lance. As his only (to his knowledge) parent, Lance was the pillar of Draco’s world, his role-model, his inspiration, his protector. Draco’s sense of justice comes from Lance, as does his temper. The two are quite similar, in no small part due to their close relationship. Despite all his grudges and dislike for his home during his ‘Wild Years’, Draco never resents Lance. He understands why Lance is overprotective of him and indulges the man, even when he sends one of his Dragonite to check in on Draco when’s he travelling the world every once and a while. Draco knows he wouldn’t be the person he is without his father, and he will freely admit Lance is basically his hero.

The other major influence in Draco’s life was a briefer encounter. While he hated the lecture he got from Maia at the time, losing to her and hearing her opinion on his character was the first event that prompted him to reexamine his behavior and realize that he maybe needed to change his ways and/or get some help. It wasn’t immediate, but she put the thought in his head, which later helped him when he decided to return home and settle down. Draco later writes Maia a thank-you, and she actually flies out to Johto to see him in person and express how glad she is he’s doing better. Of course, she probably won’t ever be on friendly terms with Draco since he hurt her brother, but she respects him for making the effort to better himself, which is no small feat.

Tbh, I just want to know more about his tragic backstory, so Lance with 2, 8, 12, 16, 19, 20?

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2. Their emotional/moral weak spots 

Lance has a heavy reliance on having others to back him up while he’s performing his Champion duties or making decisions. He grew up being isolated by his peers and manipulated by the one person who didn’t treat him like he was unwanted, so he tends to have a bit of a weird relationship with people as an adult. His major ‘weak spot’ so to speak is that he desperately craves validation, even if he’s very good at hiding this. He needs to know that people support him for his decisions and that he isn’t taking any actions that might drive others away from him. As such, he’s actually quite easy to manipulate if you get him alone. Without his backup (Elite Four, family members, etc) he’s especially vulnerable since he has trouble making decisions without knowing he has support. Someone could pretty easily get him to do what they want by setting up validation as a reward. 

Lance is fully aware of this weakness, and takes all the steps he can to ensure he’s never in such a situation. Another weakness of his is his temper. Lance can react strongly to certain situations, especially any that involve injustice or giving anyone a similar treatment that he suffered as a child. In these situations, his temper can get out of control and he can react extremely (Hyper Beaming a Rocket Grunt, anyone?). Making sure he doesn’t react too strongly to a situation is also something that Lance relies on his peers for. He knows he can become irrational, so he counts on them to keep him from doing anything too destructive. As it’s pretty obvious at this point, Lance heavily relies on others to cover his own weak spots, so really, that’s another weak spot itself. He tries to be aware of and cover his weaknesses, but there’s only so much he can do.

8. Bad memories/experiences

Lance has quite a lot of these, sadly. His childhood was just rough in general, so it can be hard for him to pick just one bad memory out of the whole bunch. One that does stand out, however, was from when he was around 6 or 7. This was before he had first met Kouka who, despite their manipulations, does care for Lance as their son and were a bright spot in his otherwise dismal childhood. However, for this memory, Draco had never met Kouka. For background, Lance was technically an illegitimate child who was left on the Fusube Clan compound’s doorstep after his father had had an affair with the dragon god Kouka. Being very traditional, the Fusube Clan is very wary of supernatural beings/youkai, not to mention the stigma of being an illegitimate child, so Lance was pretty much the epitome of ‘scary possibly demon child who might bring ruin to us.’ Kouka didn’t want the clan to know that Lance was their son, since for their plan to work Lance needed to be isolated and easy to manipulate. As such, for most of his childhood, Lance was treated like an outcast by his family – kept hidden away, not allowed to participate in events, or play with other children. His pokemon, and later Kouka, were his only friends (with Clair being an ‘almost friend’, though they didn’t grow closer until later). 

With the background established, this memory is just one of many similar circumstances, but it stands out in Lance’s memory for one reason or another. The Fusube clan was having a large feast and party to celebrate a seasonal festival, and the compound was full of merriment and cheer. Lance was confined to his room for this, since his family didn’t want the ‘demon child’ to ruin things and bring bad luck. Lance was still young enough he didn’t fully understand why he wasn’t allowed to do things with everyone else, so he decided to sneak out and try and catch a bit of the fun. However, he got caught, and rather than put him back in his room where he could just get out again, his uncle threw him into a shed and locked the door, saying that it was his punishment for disobeying his elders. Lance was terrified of being in the dark, unable to get out, and without even his pokemon for company. It wasn’t the last time he was locked away as punishment either, which is the root of his fears of isolation and claustrophobia.

While this is a bad childhood memory, the worst experience/memory for Lance is undoubtedly when Noelle died, however. I’ve discussed it a little bit previously, but the whole situation was a nightmare and still weighs heavily on Lance to this day, both in the physical scars (Noelle’s death, his and Adelinda’s injuries) and the mental ones.

12. Grudges and vendettas

Lance has a serious grudge against pretty much anyone older than him in the Fusube-Mikami clans. They treated him horribly when he was young, but as soon as his true heritage was revealed and he became Champion, they changed their tune and claimed he was their ‘prodigy son’ who couldn’t have made it without them. He hates the way they just changed their tune depending on what made them look good and doesn’t trust them as far as he can throw them. Lance tries to avoid interacting with the clan elders when at all possible and, when he does have to, he needs a mediator, usually Clair, to ensure that things don’t get violent. He also strongly encourages Draco not to interact with them either. 

This is pretty significant because, in other circumstances, Lance is very forgiving. He can see the good and bad sides in people and wants to help them even when others have given up. He even reconciles with Kouka, who is partially responsible for his childhood and wanted him to wipe out humanity for their own grudge. However, the one group that Lance will never forgive, or even attempt to reconcile with, is the elders who were directly responsible for his mistreatment. 

16. Dark secrets/’skeletons in the closet’

Lance tends to be pretty transparent with is flaws, issues, and backstory, since he knows that keeping stuff hidden can be disastrous. However, he does have a few ‘dark secrets’ so to speak. One that is a bit less ‘dark’ is his decision to keep Draco’s parentage from him. This was a decision he made with Ethan, however, so it’s not all on him, even if it is one of the factors that leads to Draco growing estranged later on. A larger one, and a more vague one, so-to-speak, is that he still hates humanity a little bit, even though he claims he no longer shares Kouka’s opinions. He has moments where he sees the worst in people, or feels like he has no one left who cares about him (his wife and daughter are dead and his son is estranged for a while) and that maybe, just maybe, he would be happier if he had gone along with Kouka’s plan and created a world where just pokemon and supernatural beings could leave, free from the prejudices of humans. Whenever these thoughts come up, Lance is always immediately ashamed he would even think that, and reassures himself that because he had a negative reaction to the thoughts, they must not be his true feelings. He never tells anyone about this, however, since he doesn’t want people to think he’s still a ‘possible threat’ to the League.

19. People they’ve hurt or indirectly killed, and how it affected them

While working with Kouka, Lance did seriously injure/possibly kill some Team Rocket grunts during the era of Red’s journey. He never got the point in Kouka’s plan where they were actually killing people, but he saw no qualms in killing ‘evil’ people like Team Rocket. He didn’t think about it much at the time, but after he realizes how terrible Kouka’s plan is and sort of has the veil lifted from his eyes, so-to-speak, he’s horrified at what he’s done. He never thought about the consequences of killing people before that and when it does hit him, it hits him hard. After this, he makes a vow to never kill again, even in self defense. As such, even when taking down TR for a second time, he roughs up a few grunts, but is careful to never seriously injure them. He’d rather try and scare them straight than never give them the chance to find a better life.

20. What-ifs/Alternate Timelines

In case it isn’t obvious, my Lance draws some fairly heavy inspiration from his Pokemon Adventures counterpart, so for a version of him who never changed his ways and continued with Kouka’s plan, look no further than that manga. Lance could very easily have gone full villain if it weren’t for Kohaku helping him see the good in people, which he is fully aware of.

Another alternate version of Lance is the one from Faller Noelle’s universe. This Lance is definitely a lot happier, considering that his wife and daughter are still alive and, as much as it’s mean to say, his problem child Draco doesn’t exist. All the same, this Lance might not be so quick to react in a situation as his more tragic counterpart, especially when Team Mystic starts acting up. I don’t think in this case there’s a ‘better’ version, even if one is happier.

Noelle

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Noelle was the only daughter of Lance and his wife Liza, but Liza died shortly after her birth. Not six years later, Noelle was killed in a tragic accident involving an injured wild Charizard, and her death weighs heavily on her family members up through the present day. 

However, there’s another version of Noelle running about, an adult one. This Noelle is a Faller from a universe where Liza never died, Draco was never born, and she herself never even met the Charizard that killed her in this world. Faller Noelle arrived in this world when she was 23, about three years before the start of the main timeline and had a pretty rough start to her new life. With barely any memories and strange creatures following her and causing chaos, Noelle was sure she was in some kind of nightmare. About six months after her Fall, Interpol was able to track her down and get her the help she needed. Noelle joined them as an agent and initially worked in their UB department, which was where their other primary Faller agent, Anabel, worked. While on a mission in Hoenn, Noelle met Draco for the first time. Draco figured out somewhat quickly who she was, but being Draco didn’t say anything and just acted shifty until Noelle approached him. When she found out they were family, she pretty much demanded to go to Johto so she could meet her father. Lance was stunned to see his daughter all grown up, and Noelle actually recovered a few memories about her father after reuniting with him. After this, she does her best to stay in touch, even though she knows that Lance and Draco aren’t her ‘real’ family, they’re all she has.

Eventually, Noelle ends up investigating this AUs primary antagonists, Team Mythic, who are trying to exploit magical beings to use their power to create weapons and black market magitech. Noelle, along with other Interpol agents, works to infiltrate their bases and take them down. As a demigod, Noelle makes the perfect bait, since she’s the type of person they would want to capture and experiment on. She wouldn’t be the first either, since Noriko, Fei, and Evgeny are all captives of this team and are being used to study magic and how it manifests in divine beings like them. By being intentionally captured, Noelle can dismantle their operations from the inside, rescue captives, and gain valuable information. It’s a rough job, but she wouldn’t trade it for anything, since helping others is so important to her.

As a side note, Noelle is meant to be a foil to my other Faller kid, Ohia, who Fell as a child and quickly found a place to live and a new family. His missing memories barely bother him and he actually doesn’t like people bringing up his Faller status. He and Noelle are somewhat rivals as a result.

(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.

Lance & Ethan

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Something that likely won’t be brought up often in universe is the fact that Ethan is Draco’s biological father (with Lance being his other biological father). The circumstances behind this are a bit convoluted. Lance’s wife, Sybil, had died shortly after the birth of their daughter, Noelle, and two years later Lance was struggling as a single parent. Ethan was 18 at the time and in what we’ll call an exploratory phase of his life. He wasn’t quite sure what he wanted to do, be it science like his father, or raising pokémon like his grandparents, or something else entirely. He came to know Lance through Lyra some years previous and the two managed to become quite good friends despite the six year age gap. Ethan also had to admit some attraction to Lance as well, though of course he’d never acted on it. Over lunch one day, Lance brought up that he was considering having another child, a sibling for Noelle so she could have someone to spend time with when he wasn’t around, but that he wasn’t interested in a relationship just yet and was considering his options. Ethan hesitantly admitted his attraction and suggested the possibility of being the other parent of Lance’s child. To his surprise, Lance accepted. The two understood that this was a strictly no-strings-attached affair but found the arrangement worked out for the both of them. Since the child would be raised by Lance, he was the one to go through with the pregnancy, and Draco was born nine months later. Draco does not find out the identity of his other parent until he is in his teens (though he does know that he and Noelle were half-siblings). Neither parent wanted to make drama by revealing their arrangement, so the identity of Draco’s other parent is kept under wraps. Finding out about Ethan is part of the reason Draco comes to resent Lance so much in his teens. Ethan does end up telling his wife, Whitney, about Draco after they had been dating for a while, as he felt she should know if they were going to have a serious relationship, but their daughter, Carmen, doesn’t know that she has a half-brother. In the end, Lance and Ethan do question whether their decision to keep Draco’s parentage a secret was the right one, but what’s done is done. All things considered, the two remain close friends to this day.