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Any more headcanons you have for the Birch-Fang family?

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[This content is out of date and no longer canon]

Sure thing!

First off, I’ve talked about Layla and Rhys quite a bit… but not the younger two, so I’ll post a bit on what I have so far.

Eve: (Brendan/Anabel) She initially started a pokémon journey as a coordinator, but realized partway through that it wasn’t for her, returning home to pursue her true passion of botany. She’s currently working at a botanical garden, learning about plants and how to care for them. Like Layla, she inherited psychic powers from Anabel, though she has a rarer and more powerful ability, being able to control plants. She’s happy to just use this power for her work, however, being very gentle and not wanting to fight or something with it.
Henry: (Wally/Anabel) The baby of the family. He’s still at home towards the beginning of the story, but eventually starts his journey as a coordinator during the plot. Unlike the rest of his family, a rather grumpy and prone to melodrama. I don’t know too much about him yet besides this though.

As for the parents, I shared a bit about how they got together on Brendan’s profile. The family live in Petalburg, where Wally’s the Gym Leader (neither May nor Max wanted the position, so Norman offered it to a very surprised Wally when he decided to retire.) Brendan moved a lot of the lab equipment from Littleroot to Petalburg once he settled down there, though he travels to his hometown frequently. Anabel is still a Frontier Brain and has become the leader of the Hoenn Battle Frontier (and still has short hair.)

They’re naturally all very busy so sometimes making time for each other and the kids is difficult, but they all do their best, setting aside time each Saturday they can all spend together as part of a family tradition. The parents like to rotate who chooses the family activity for the weekend, so they end up doing a wide variety of things together. Brendan likes outdoor activities like hiking or bike trips, Anabel likes museums and theater shows, while Wally likes visiting new places and hands on activities like crafts workshops.

Brendan’s the most cuddly out of the entire family and loved it when the kids dog-piled him when they were younger. He’s more restrained about asking directly for physical affection from his spouses, but they both know when he wants some cuddles. After the kids are asleep they often like to all curl up on the couch with wine and a movie (they all love cheesy romcoms.) Wally still has health scares occasionally, though he’s doing better than when he was younger, so whenever he’s feeling poorly Anabel and Brendan love to spoil him rotten (even if he complains about being coddled, he does love how much they care.) Anabel can sometimes get stressed from work, and when that happens Brendan will always give her one of his “patented” shoulder massages. Anabel is also the one who cannot function in the mornings without coffee – Layla inherited this trait, but she’s a tea rather than coffee drinker.

This ended up getting long, but I will likely have Wally and Anabel’s profiles out soon with more hcs! Hopefully this can tide you over, anon!

So what’s the story behind Brendan, Wally and Anabel’s threesome relationship and how strong their relationship are?

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[This content is out of date and no longer canon (This ship is no longer canon)]

Following the events of ORAS, Wally decided to hone his skills as a trainer so he wouldn’t keep lagging behind May. He ended up spending a lot more with Brendan as a result, often asking the other boy to help him train or offer advice. Over time, Brendan began to develop feelings for the sweet and determined Wally, but was always too embarrassed to confess, despite May’s continual encouragement. Eventually, Wally and May both get jobs at the Hoenn Battle Frontier as Frontier Brains, which is where Wally first meets Anabel. The two hit it off and eventually start dating, much to Brendan’s chagrin. 

While he knows he should move on, he can’t help but want to still spend time with Wally and has a bad case of pining. He’ll go visit the Battle Frontier and just stare wistfully, but feels like he can’t hang out with Wally anymore since he’s afraid he’ll end up spilling his feelings and making Wally feel bad. He just doesn’t know what to do. May eventually gets fed up with the situation and tells Wally and Anabel why Brendan is always hanging around. The couple end up having a discussion about how to best talk to Brendan about the situation, since even his best friend May can’t seem to help. It’s at this point that Wally confesses that he too had feelings for Brendan but had been afraid to confess, not that it changes how much he loves Anabel of course!

After these revelations, Anabel ends up thinking a lot about the situation. She loves Wally, but she hates to see him upset and torn about this situation. She probably would have been mad at Brendan if he had been trying to ‘win Wally back from her’ or something, but he’s clearly doing his best to respect their relationship despite his feelings, which she finds pretty admirable. Plenty of others wouldn’t be so courteous. And now that she thinks more about it… Brendan is a strong trainer, smart, she’s heard nothing but good things about him from Wally and May, and he’s not bad looking to top it all off. If Wally and Brendan really do still have feelings for each other (on top of Wally’s feelings for her), then why can’t they solve the whole problem by just all dating each other? 

She proposes this solution to Wally who is a bit surprised at the idea, but they agree to ask Brendan if he would be okay trying out this kind of relationship. Brendan is just shocked that he’s even getting this chance and agrees. Over time, they find that this dynamic really works for them. They all love each other and are all happy with their relationship. Wally eventually retires from his Frontier Brain position to take over the Petalburg Gym from Norman, while Brendan becomes a professor like his father. Between three busy jobs and the four children they end up having, there’s certainly never a dull moment in their household, but they wouldn’t have it any other way. 

May, meanwhile, likes to smugly take credit for facilitating all of this.