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ONE SCENE FROM EVERY EPISODE OF POKEMON

EP049: So Near, Yet So Farfetch'd

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Hodgepodge

Chapter 15: “We Should Kiss.”

Of all the times for Ash to actually follow Misty’s advice…

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<3

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My thoughts on Pokemon shipping

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Got tagged by @last-haven ! Thank you, dear!

coffee shop or flower girl | au or fix-it | enemies to lovers or childhood friends | angst or fluff | love at first sight or pining | modern au or historical au | break up & make up or proposal & wedding | get together or established relationship | soulmates or unrequited | fake dating or secret dating | obvious pining or domestic fluff | hurt/comfort or crack | meet the parents or meet cute

I no-pressure tag @enchantedmyth , @fairrytype , @dbzebra , @pileontheyears , and anyone else who wants to give it a go!

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ONE SCENE FROM EVERY EPISODE OF POKEMON

EP045: The Song of Jigglypuff

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I’m not sure how I got on thinking about this the other day, but it’s been in my mind since…

This is a relationship chart, released in Japan very early in Pokemon’s history (so early that it used an ultimately-rejected color palette for Professor Oak.) While Ash’s other relationships are all defined, his connection to Misty is left as a question, and the text says that, while they fight a lot, Misty also pays attention to/aware of/conscious of Ash. (Source)

This is a trading card released at the time M02 was coming out in theatres in Japan. The translation, roughly, is “Satoshi is captivated by Fleura, who is acting as the role of shine maiden in the traditional village festival. And, for some reason, Kasumi was irritated by that Satoshi! Satoshi is rarely attracted to girls. Wonder why Kasumi is sullen towards that Satoshi?” (Source)

I couldn’t track down a date or a source for this page, but it couldn’t have come out before 2002, because it has stills from M05. The caption under the picture of Misty being grumpy from M02 reads: “ Misty’s cranky mood at Melody and Ash’s friendly conversation.” (Source)

This is a page from a guide book, Pokemon the Movie 1998-2005. The title caption is “Jealousy…!?” I don’t have a translation for the rest, but…well, that says a lot. (Source)

This is a page that came from a guide book published in 2012, celebrating the fifteenth Pokemon film. The caption under that photo from M02 translates as: “Misty was in a hurry to change the subject when Melody brought up Misty’s relationship with Ash.” (Source)

The same book has a page on Melody, and mentions that Melody’s kissing Ash “surprises” Misty. (Source)

Notice a pattern here? These are all separate publications and merchandise, spaced out over almost fifteen years, all taking the same tact: acknowledge that Misty has a crush on Ash, but in an indirect way. “Gee, I wonder why Misty was so upset Melody kissed Ash?” “Gee, Misty’s in an awful hurry to change the subject from her relationship with Ash.” “Gee, Misty sure does pay attention to Ash despite fighting with him a lot.”

Why they’re so persistently coy about this, I have no idea. Maybe it’s a cultural thing; maybe there was a directive not to make too big a deal out of that sub-plot; maybe the people responsible for writing these all decided to have fun with the subject. But it’s quite the feat of consistency over such a long time, in a franchise that isn’t always great at continuity.

None of these were published after XY/Z started airing, and to my knowledge, no comparable guide books have come out since then either. I don’t know how the reality of XY/Z would affect these sorts of write-ups, but if the pattern holds, it wouldn’t be out of line to expect Misty’s feelings to get acknowledged again.

(Translations came from @0chazuke, @0negirlarmy, and @taillow-suift, and help tracking down pages came from @pokeshipping.)

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Hodgepodge

Chapter 14: “I Missed You”

Misty is tired of pretending she doesn't miss Ash while he's gone.

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You understand guzma more than anyone

What a compliment!! Thank you! I love this man so much <3

ANYWAY Have this thing I've been wanting to draw! UB03 Fusion AU Guzma, just out of the hospital and gets a less than pleasant visit from a familiar face XD

Ever since I made Caesar (Chris Fleming) from "Big Top Burger" my headcanon voice for Guzma's English voice, I had a few people suggest I draw Kukui in place of Steve, so here you are! [ See the first inspo comic here: tomorobo-illust.tumblr.com/post/700817669475172352/see-hi-res-version ]

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When your kid watches Pokemon, please inform them that amourshipping is canon and Satoshi and Serena's love is eternal and nothing can change that!!!!! Also tell him that abuseshipping is fake!!!!!!

But in all seriousness, I’m simply not the kind of person that likes to force everyone to agree with me, so I’ll be letting my son make his own decisions, and won’t let it ruin my life if he dares to like something different than I do.

But you do you, love <3

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Ash shoots awake in a cold sweat, the last whispers of his dream leaving his heart racing.

His lips still tingle and he feels like he might be sick, so he immediately calls Brock.

“Ash?” Brock asks through a yawn, and Ash realizes he has no idea what time it is. “It’s not even seven yet, you good, man?”

That answers that question at least. “I just had a weird dream,” he tells him in a panic.

“Okay,” Brock says simply, and Ash can hear just a bare hint of irritation in his voice. “Yeah, that happens sometimes. Any reason why you felt the need to—”

“It was a, um, girl dream,” Ash interrupts, and just like that, Brock is wide awake.

“Oh ho, really now?” He asks with a chuckle. “Is that so? Has our little Ashy finally had his first sexy lady dream?”

Ash blanches. “What?! No!” he cries, his face flushing. “It was just a kiss!”

“Oh,” Brock says, audibly deflating, but pulls it together with a sigh and switches back into big bro mode easily. “That’s still big for you, Ash. Who was it?”

Ash feels his face flush even hotter. “Who was what?” he asks, trying for innocent.

But unfortunately he is a terrible actor and Brock knows him too well to be tricked. “Who was this dream kisser of yours?” he clarifies. “Anyone I know?”

Yes, Ash’s brain answers immediately, but out loud he says, “…Maybe.”

“Ooooh! Who? Who?!” Brock demands excitedly, and when Ash reuses to say adds, “C’mon, you can’t wake me up and not give me all the juicy details.”

Ash groans, running his hand down his face. “Okay, but you can’t tell her,” he orders. “I mean it. Promise me!”

“Not a word! Cross my heart!”

“Okay…” he sighs, and then mumbles barely loud enough to hear, “It was, uh, Misty.”

Brock is quiet of a long moment before letting out a deep and knowing chuckle. “Is that so?” he says in a way that doesn’t sound like a question, and Ash can hear the shit-eating grin in his voice. “And what do you think about that, Ash? Misty kissing you?”

Ash blinks and thinks back to his dream before he shot awake: Misty scooting closer to him on his mom’s garden bench swing, her leg and shoulder brushing his. The way her hair glowed in the setting sun, and the way her eyes sparkled when they met his. The way she smiled at him so sweetly before calling him an idiot, and slowly leaning in to brush her lips against his. The way her fingertips tickled the hair at the nape of his neck.

The way he effortlessly and excitedly leaned in to deepen the kiss.

He thinks back to all that and feels himself blush, his lips tingling once again.

There’s no denying it.

“I think I really liked it.”

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professor kukui and the curious pokemon move

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may doodddle

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Write a small bit about Ash and Misty arguing at the store; they only have it in their budget for one box of snacks, and they can't decide on what to buy.

Misty looks up from the grocery list on her Rotom Phone to find Ash jogging over to her. A small box rests in his hands, and based on the stupid grin on his face, it's that new stupid snack food being advertised everywhere.

She waits until he reaches out, hands over the shopping cart, before speaking. "Rejected. Put it back."

Ash's face quickly morphs into shock. "Wha -- why?"

"I've already grabbed a snack." Misty holds up the package of seaweed crackers. "We can only get one."

Ash blinks, looking from the crackers to the box in his hands. Then, he takes the crackers, places them on the shelf beside them, and drops the box into the cart.

A vein throbs on Misty's temple as Ash smirks. She reaches out and swaps the positions of each item. Pikachu, sitting in the cart's seat, giggles, his tail waggling.

"Stop that!" Ash reaches for his snack again but Misty swats his hand away.

"You've been eating too much crap lately," she says. "You need to start eating healthier."

"Those crackers are like eating cardboard!" Ash whines, bringing back memories of his ten-year-old self begging Brock for another helping of stew. "I can't eat that!"

"You can, and you will." Misty maneuvers the cart around him and continues down the aisle. She hears Ash sigh and knows he's giving the snack box one last longing look before dejectedly following.

"Why," he asks. "Do we always seem to have enough money for what you want?"

"Remind yourself which one of us is a Gym Leader with a steady income before you ask that."

"I'm a Champion, Mist."

"A broke Champion. I told you not to invest in PoryCoin."

"Everyone else was doing it..."

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quick doodle before bed

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Ash shoots awake in a cold sweat, the last whispers of his dream leaving his heart racing.

His lips still tingle and he feels like he might be sick, so he immediately calls Brock.

“Ash?” Brock asks through a yawn, and Ash realizes he has no idea what time it is. “It’s not even seven yet, you good, man?”

That answers that question at least. “I just had a weird dream,” he tells him in a panic.

“Okay,” Brock says simply, and Ash can hear just a bare hint of irritation in his voice. “Yeah, that happens sometimes. Any reason why you felt the need to—”

“It was a, um, girl dream,” Ash interrupts, and just like that, Brock is wide awake.

“Oh ho, really now?” He asks with a chuckle. “Is that so? Has our little Ashy finally had his first sexy lady dream?”

Ash blanches. “What?! No!” he cries, his face flushing. “It was just a kiss!”

“Oh,” Brock says, audibly deflating, but pulls it together with a sigh and switches back into big bro mode easily. “That’s still big for you, Ash. Who was it?”

Ash feels his face flush even hotter. “Who was what?” he asks, trying for innocent.

But unfortunately he is a terrible actor and Brock knows him too well to be tricked. “Who was this dream kisser of yours?” he clarifies. “Anyone I know?”

Yes, Ash’s brain answers immediately, but out loud he says, “…Maybe.”

“Ooooh! Who? Who?!” Brock demands excitedly, and when Ash reuses to say adds, “C’mon, you can’t wake me up and not give me all the juicy details.”

Ash groans, running his hand down his face. “Okay, but you can’t tell her,” he orders. “I mean it. Promise me!”

“Not a word! Cross my heart!”

“Okay…” he sighs, and then mumbles barely loud enough to hear, “It was, uh, Misty.”

Brock is quiet of a long moment before letting out a deep and knowing chuckle. “Is that so?” he says in a way that doesn’t sound like a question, and Ash can hear the shit-eating grin in his voice. “And what do you think about that, Ash? Misty kissing you?”

Ash blinks and thinks back to his dream before he shot awake: Misty scooting closer to him on his mom’s garden bench swing, her leg and shoulder brushing his. The way her hair glowed in the setting sun, and the way her eyes sparkled when they met his. The way she smiled at him so sweetly before calling him an idiot, and slowly leaning in to brush her lips against his. The way her fingertips tickled the hair at the nape of his neck.

The way he effortlessly and excitedly leaned in to deepen the kiss.

He thinks back to all that and feels himself blush, his lips tingling once again.

There’s no denying it.

“I think I really liked it.”

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watching my promised afternoon thunderstorm slip from a 90% chance to a 20% chance.... baby come back i can change