Couldn't Love You More
Another fic for @polyshipweek‘s Polyamory Ficlet Fest, for the lovely Torchic! 2nd gen protag OT4 (what in blazes is the ship tag HELP)... I’ve never written this ship, or any fic about the games before, so I’m especially fond of this (2+ decades in Pokemon fandoms, whaaaaaAAAAA)
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Kris's PokéGear pinged insistently in her pocket, Silver's text tone interrupting itself. "PokéGear, read texts," she said.
She'd been pedaling at a quick clip already, but Silver's messages pushed her faster.
Lyra called me to say hi n she's picking Ethan up at the station
Eth+Ly OTW!!
they'll be here in like 10mins hurry
OMG KRIS
"I'm going— as fast as I— can," Kris said to herself, trying to breathe rhythmically. She had dressed warmly enough for the chill, but that didn't stop her lungs from feeling like they were being stuck with daggers.
Soon it would all be worth it.
She shot down the hill, catching a little air, and whooped with exhilaration.
~~~
"I wonder what Kris and Silver are doing right now," said Ethan, leaning on Lyra's shoulder in the back of their rideshare.
"Making us cookies."
He had to look at her face to tell if she was joking; sure enough, there was that sly smile. "I wish," he said with a laugh. "Silver's probably panicking and trying not to."
Lyra nodded. "And Kris is turning as blue as her hair trying to keep him calm. They're so silly."
"Yeah." He probably had the dopiest smile right now, but Ethan couldn't care less. "They are."
~~~
Silver glared at the milk-filled saucepan as if it were the source of all his problems. The stove was off and he poured the milk straight from the fridge barely a minute ago so it wouldn’t go bad, but….
He looked at his watch. It had only advanced two minutes since the last time it looked, so he took it off and shoved it into his hoodie pocket, grumbling. Surely it wouldn’t be much longer. Why wasn’t Kris answering—
A thump and a massive clatter by the front door had him racing over to open it.
“Told you I’d make it in time are they here yet hi,” said Kris in what might as well have been one word, shouldering past him into the house.
He regarded with alarm her bike, toppled over on the tiny deck, and set it upright out of the way, engaging the kickstand.
“You didn’t tell me anything, because I didn’t get texts back,” he said with a sigh, shutting the door. “But I didn’t realize you were biking all the way here.”
“I had nervous energy to get out!” Kris was already on the couch, struggling out of her poofy pink coat. “Thanks,” she said as he came over to help her.
“No gloves? Really, Kris…” Looking closer, he thought he could see icicles on her pigtails. He got her coat fully off and hung it by the door, then returned to her and took one of her freezing hands between both of his, rubbing gently but firmly.
“You’re s-s-s-such a w-worrywart,” she said, teeth chattering. “It’s p-plenty warm in here, so w-why…?”
“Adrenaline, maybe.”
He jumped when her other hand touched the back of his neck. “What?” he yelped, looking up. “A-Ah…”
Her face was very close. “I missed you, Silver.”
“Y-Yeah.” He needed to warm her other hand. “Missed you too.”
When she kissed him, he didn’t let go of her hand.
~~~
Lyra tipped the driver when the rideshare app announced they were a minute away. Ethan was jiggling one leg with excitement and she wasn’t much better, charging out of the car with a hurried thank-you and forgetting their bags.
“Hey,” Ethan whined, jogging beside her.
She caught her bag easily. “Last one in’s a Vileplume!”
They were neck and neck all the way up the path until she cleared two porch steps at once, which was nearly a big mistake. Ethan caught her, his bag dropping to the deck so he could pull her up the rest of the way. “Easy there,” he said, leaning into the hug she gave him.
“Sorry.” Embracing him, her spiked heart rate slowed. “I’m just…”
“I know. Me too.”
She walked the last few steps to the door with him carefully. “Hey,” she said, trying to see through the windows, “I have an idea.”
~~~
Kissing Silver was a very warming activity, usually. Kris was insulted that she was still shivering. A brief blast of outside air didn’t help.
Twin thumps were all the warning she got, before—
“We’re home!”
Two of her favorite voices said that!!! She turned to see Ethan and Lyra barreling toward the couch. “Welcome home!” she cried, barely aware of Silver echoing her as the other two crashed into them.
Kris got tangled up and covered in limbs and a riot of winter-clothing color, her face and neck smothered with kisses faster than she could return them.
“Okay, okay—” Silver was laughing as he half-tried to disentangle them, catching Ethan for a kiss while Lyra clung to his back. “I haven’t even made the hot chocolate yet…!”
She glomped onto Ethan’s back in turn. “You’ll want marshmallows, right?” she asked into his neck, nuzzling.
“Whipped cream,” he replied, squirming happily.
Silver grinned. “Tough, you’ll get both.”
As Silver extricated himself, she pulled Ethan back on top of her, laughing.
Imitating a Stufful’s cry, Lyra tackled them both.
“Let me go,” Ethan said dramatically, “I must be sure our boyfriend doesn’t burn down the house!”
“Har, har,” Silver deadpanned from the kitchen. “Love you too.”
Kris watched sideways as Ethan got up, grabbing at his tush for a satisfying squeak— times two, since Lyra had the same idea.
“Don’t get distracted,” said Lyra, fluttering her eyelashes.
Blushing, he patted Kris’s head before going to join Silver.
Lyra kissed her, taking both her hands.
“Question,” said Kris, feathering a hand through Lyra’s hair. “Wanna bake cookies?”
Lyra leapt from the couch, cheering. “You don’t have to ask me twice!”
Kris let herself be hauled up and pulled along to the kitchen, buoyed by her full heart and the warmth of all her partners in one place.
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Real names
Jeff the Killer- Jeffrey woods
Liu- Liu Woods
Ben- Ben Lawman
Sally Dawn- Sally Dawn (formerly Williams)
Sam Williams- Sam Williams
Milo the Electrocuted- Milo Moretti
Lulu- Lucille Greatfield
Clockwork- Natalie Rogers (formerly Quellette)
Zero- Zero
Jane the killer- Jane Vaughn Richardson (formerly Richardson)
Mary Vaughn- Mary Vaughn
Jane Everlasting- Jane Arkensaw
Vailly Evans- Vailly Evans
Nathan the nobody- Nathan Lux
Crystal the Hidden- Crystal Lux
Eyeless Jack- Jack Nyras
Kate the chaser- Kate Hayes
Rouge- Heather Marshall
Wilson the basher- Wilson Marshall (formerly Warren)
X-virus- Cody Rogers
Lazari- Lazari Swann
Stripes- Eloise Bellarose
Kaidy- Kaidy Zalgo
Senora Zalleen- Pandora Zalleen s.
Rasika- Rasika
Nina the killer- Nina Hopkins
Puppeteer- Puppeteer (formerly Johnathan Blake)
Zachary- Zachary Gibson
Emra- Emra Aldrige
Bloody painter- Helen Otis
Suicide Sadie- Sadie nanook (formerly Bennett)
Roadwalker- Zayner Nanook
Judge angel- Dina Angela-Otis (formerly Clark)
Nurse Ann- Ann Mia
Randy- Randy Harrison
Sully- Sully Harrison
Keith- Keith Davis
Troy- Troy Green
Dollmaker- Vaughn Volikov
Svetlana- Svetlana Volikov
Vicky genocidal- Victoria Ross
Hannah the killer- Hannah Jackson
Lily Kennett-Lily Kennett
Hung iris- Iris Illman
Lifeless Lucy- Lucy Jones
Asylum Nancy- Nancy Adams
Chris the Revenant- Chris Myers
Monday Child- Christabel Smith
Laughing Jill- Laughing Jill
Laughing Jack- Laughing Jack
Toby- Tobias Rogers
Lurking Lyra- Lyra Rogers
Killing Kate- Katherine Knight
Lost Silver- Lost Silver (formerly Hibiki)
Cata the Killer- Cata Blackwood
Rotten Abigail- Abigail Walker
The Hare- Lin Wang
The Doll- Andrea Stevens
Raven- Manon Plume
Anna Schurks- Anna Schurk
Weeping forest- Jenifer Rhynes
Nightmare Ally- Adeline Abendroth
Red Death- Sifreid Gadriel
Gas mask maid- Marion Gadriel
Tim- Timothy Wright
Jessica- Jessica Locke
Taylor- Taylor Locke
Ellie- Ellie Aimoto
Labrador- Dean Lupei
Moth boy- Benjamin Miller
Starved angel- Lyet (formerly Matthew Lyet Campbell)
Sketcher- Sakura Aki
Sarah Erickson- Sarah Erickson
Hannya- Momoko Yamashita
Rosie- Dorothy Wilder
Hunter the proxy- Ethan Wilder
Doctor Irina- Irina Kennett
Deborah- Deborah Robison
Lucy the cannibal- Lucille Johnson
Andie Rosslyn- Andie Rosslyn
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This User Ships...
Decided to make this and put this out there for anyone who is curious about my taste in ships. Enjoy Tumblr and feel free to comment your own opinions if you feel like it. Lists are organized alphabetically.
AnimeVerse
AvalancheShipping (Sidian x Coral)
BraveOlivineShipping (Friede x Orla)
CherryAssistantShipping (Ren x Chrysa)
ContestShipping (May x Drew)
GeekchicShipping (Clemont x Serena)
GuruminShipping (Liko x Dot)
HandymanShipping (Tracy x Daisy)
HeatTagShipping (Dawn x Conway)
JellowShipping (Lillie x Mallow)
LuckShipping (Brock x Lucy)
OrangeShipping (Tracy x Misty)
RocketShipping (Jessie x James)
SpokeShipping (Bianca x Stephan)
WarmBreadShipping (Alex x Lucca)
WishfulShipping (Iris x Cilan)
GameVerse
AcarameladoShipping (Tierno x Trevor)
AloeVeraShipping (Lenora x Hawes)
ApplePieShipping (Victor x Mallow), MastersVerse
BrightTomorrowShipping (Calem x Shauna)
ChefsKissShipping (Crispin x Lacey)
CompletionShipping (Dexio x Sina)
DeadlyRoseShipping (Rose x Oleana)
DualRivalShipping (Cheren x Bianca)
EphemeralArtShipping (Hassel x Brassius)
FallerShipping (Looker x Anabel)
GaiaShipping (Cheryl x Gardenia)
GlitterShipping (Candice x Maylene)
GymShipping (Misty x Brock)
HeartSoulShipping (Ethan x Lyra)
HoennShipping (Brendan x May)
IgnitionShipping (Flint x Volkner)
JovianShipping (Saturn x Jupiter)
LionHeartShipping (Leon x Sonia)
MagmaAdminShipping (Tabitha x Courtney)
NavistarShipping (Atticus x Penny)
OriginShipping (Steven x Wallace)
PostwickShipping (Gloria x Hop)
SecretSeaShipping (Iscan x Palina)
SequelShipping (Hugh x Rosa)
ShedinjaShipping (Morty x Bugsy)
SnowLilyShipping (Hau x Lillie)
SparkSurferShipping (Sophocles x Lana)
SweetSteelShipping (Molayne x Whitney)
ToxicBloomShipping (Koga x Erika)
TwinleafShipping (Barry x Dawn)
UltraSunReconShipping (Dulse x Zossie)
ValetShipping (Caitlin x Darach)
WaterLilyShipping (Milo x Nessa)
WingChunShipping (Tulip x Dendra)
MangaVerse
AgencyShipping (Black x White)
ChosenShipping (Silver x Green)
FranticShipping (Ruby x Sapphire)
HaughtyShipping (Pearl x Platinum)
SpecialShipping (Red x Yellow)
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