#and that it is ok to NOT be perfect and galar would still love him as a fallible human

[iappearmissing]

--^ bitch who needs therapy but refuses to acknowledge that

[stgosupremacy]

Hi! I just wanna say I love ur blog! I like how you see and talk abt Goh's character ❤️

I know some people (mostly those toxic pokemon fans) REALLY don't like Goh, and it upsets me bc it feels like me and them watched a completely different character on screen.

What do you think about it? I just don't get how they can hate him!

omg hey fellow goh lover!!!!!! 🥰 i also just wanna say thank you for the lovelyyyy message because i ask the same question daily honestly

(sorry i had to use that the animation is too slick)

ANYWAY

it actually upsets me a lot too that people don't see the good in Goh! im glad you think the same <3

okay there's some instances (yes im saying this 💀) where even i think goh went a bit too far like even though i think it's sick he caught suicune i do get why people were so mad about it? but cmon that was a bit too much hate 😭

Ash hadn't caught any legendaries his entire journey so yeah Goh catching suicune at the early-ish start of his journey was....just a bit like oh ok wow even for me lmao but yk that topic will probably never calm down lets be honest

Then there's him just catching every pokemon without battling, that I also get why ppl are mad because I was rewatching the unova anime a few days ago and a lot of the episodes had an emphasis onbattling before catching, and you can say that goes for the rest of the pokemon anime after that too...up until journeys 😂

Goh is a bit of a rulebreaker in that instance, i get that, but if people hate him taking so much screentime for Ash

(heads up the episode where goh goes on vacation and meets tokio again is the 1st episode in the anime history without any scene of Ash in it at ALL which is pretty crazy)

then I'm sure we wouldn't want to see Goh battle e v e r y single pokemon he catches, like his goal is literally to catchem all as well BUT BUT THEN AGAIN, that arguement is pretty weak i guess, and i understand why people would be mad, but I really dont like when they genuinely just hate him excessively 😭😭

OKAY POSITIVES NOW THIS IS WHAT I THINK

His character development was really nice in my opinion, and I really like how he more often emphasised the fact the reason why he wanted to catch throughout the series, and he reeaaaally understood pokemon better and forged such nice relationships with all of them

(also i was a bit sad Ash didnt get any galar starters too but....im sorry i feel like they're too perfect with Goh im proud of him)

🥺💖

he's really adorable goofy sweet amazing incredible gay and literally the entire package there are those minute things about the pokemon catching yadayada but that basically is forgotten when i watch him on screen

gonna reinforce my point about how he is perfect with the Galar starters...im sorry but look at them.

(you cannot talk to me about the drizzle episodes I will literally start crying. Also the grookey errand episode and that hug. Omfg)

You can see how much he cares for his pokemon (all the hugs above omg stop 😔💖) and I wish other people would also see that 😭 😭

He's so sweet and kind now especially at the end when Ash finally managed to help open his heart to other people and also Ash himself 😛 😛 OK I told myself I wouldn't bring satogou into Goh's honour post but they're another reason I love Goh so much, they compliment each other so well and I couldn't think of anyone else more perfect for Ash I love them both 💗🥺 (... In case you hadn't noticed)

Then again, it's still opinion based ig, not gonna fight about it 💀

Sorry this was such a long response (but cmon what were yall expecting..) but I kind of felt like I was gonna do a post like this sometime soon so thank you for anyone who voluntarily read this long-ass rant about Goh and @louie-inc for asking the question too!! 💕 💯 💕 💯

[moonxpalace]

SatoAi timeline

Ok, here is the "masterpost" I promised to get a overview my future Pkmn AU. I have this timeline in mind whenever I draw Ash and Iris as teenagers/ adults.

Travelling companions through Unova and beyond: This remain unchanged. Ash and Iris are 10 years old, while Cilan is 15.

Alola/ world champion + Unova champion: While Ash has traveled to Kalos, Alola and Galar to grain more knowledge and get stronger as a trainer, Iris remains mostly to herself as she travels wherever the wind takes her. She does train under Clair in Johto, though! And Drayden takes her under his wings and helps her improve her battling skills in Opelucid Gym. Iris is hesitant to become the new Opelucid City gym leader (she kind of doubts herself as a trainer). When Axew evolves into Fraxure, Iris confidence boosts. She decides to keep battling in Unova's many tournaments, and in the end she becomes champion. She is super happy to discover Ash has become champion in Alola as well. After Drayden finally convinces her, she decides to send him a letter for a battle request. Here they are between 11 - 12.

Close friends: As Ash and pikachu continue their endless journey, Iris also decides to take her Dragon Master goal more seriously. Through the ages of 12 - 16, Ash and Iris start getting closer by deciding to visit each other region (when they have time!), through letters and social media. Ash discovers Iris is the only one who knows the stress of being champion/ being in the limelight personally. They love to talk together, laugh and vent whenever things are tough. Ash' Dragonite and Goodra escpecially LOVE Iris, while Bayleef takes a long while to warm up to her. Cilan is the one who notices Iris may have a thing for Ash, while Ash doesn't really get why he feels so "weird" around Iris. After catastrophic first date at the Striaton cafe, Ash walks Iris back to her hotel. Iris thinks Ash is just being nice after the wild events at the cafe, but when he admits everything was fun and asks shyly if she wants to go out some other time, she happily agrees. And that's when they start being an item!

Dating: At age 16 both are still champions: Known for their incredible battling skills and bond with their pokemon. Ash and Iris are still going strong, with only their family and friends knowing. Neither likes attention, so they try to keep their relationship private. If they do hold hands or flirt in public, it's mostly in Pallet Town or the Village of Dragons. Unfortunately the paparazzi is always on their case.

Officially dating: Ash and Iris makes their relationship official at age 18 (and the media has a blast). Iris has given Ash the spare key to her apartment in Opelucid City so he can pop up whenever he has time. Iris prefers to sleep in trees and spend her time out in the forest, anyways. She only has an apartment because Drayden insists so. Drayden is not too happy to find Ash slouching on her couch/ bed whenever he visits.

Proposal: Ash proposes at age 19. Neither really make a big deal about it, but oh boy, does Delia, Cilan and Dawn get overly excited about the wedding of the century. Ash and Iris careers still eats up most of their time, so they take their sweet time with the wedding ... until Iris discovers she's pregnant. Ash sort of panics, even if Iris says it's not really a big deal. Even despite her protests, Ash makes sure the wedding takes place as soon as possible.

Oliver: They have Oliver at age 21. Iris is relaxed about the whole ordeal, while Ash is lowkey worried about their current situation. Ash has moved in with Iris in Opelucid city, and while Drayden and Delia help out as much as they can, he would still like them to settle down a place more rural. Ash doesn't want Oliver to grow up in the middle of the city with all the pollution and the cars speeding by. A year and a half later, they buy land next to his childhood home in Pallet Town. The garden has plenty of space for all their Pokemon, which fits them just perfect.

Lillian: Lillian comes along three years after Oliver. Unlike Oliver, she is a stubborn little baby that refuses to sleep. Thankfully she mellows out after a few months. Lillian adores Oliver and follows him around much to his annoyance. She also likes the limelight a lot and is not camera shy at all. Both kids are close to their parents' pokemon, especially Pikachu, who they refer to as "uncle Pika"

Ash still as his gimmicks from before, while Iris obtains the Dragon type Z-crystal ( @zeldriszezinho 's idea btw!!! Thank you for letting me borrow it ^^)

[travesty-majesty]

Postwickshipping fic bc I’m in the mood

(I’ve never written a pkmn fic before so hopefully I get the characters ok! This is basically a comfort ship for me)

(Set five years after main game! Assuming the characters were around 16 in main game, around 20-21 now)

This was it, the fifth year Gloria was taking on someone to defend her title as Champion. Hop couldn’t make it to the stadium as he was holed up in the lab to keep an eye on some Pokemon, but he was watching it from his phone, cheering for his girlfriend.

They had started dating maybe a year or two after Gloria became champion. Despite Gloria often being busy with her Champion work, she always made sure to stay over in Hop’s house once a week. Any day one of them had off they spent with the other in their workplace, and if they both had the day off, date night!

It was going great so far. Gloria often complained of all the work being the Champion took, and how she’d love to be able to settle down with someone (preferably Hop). Hop just laughed and told her it’d calm down at some point. He’d never admit he wanted the same thing. He’d love to be able to have normal meals with her, go out exploring together... He just wants to be with her as much as he can be.

One day Gloria joked that if she ever lost her title she wasn’t entirely sure what she’d do. Hop threw out there that Sonia could always use another assistant, to which they both laughed. Hop didn’t think much of it.

He turned his focus to the match. Both Gloria and her opponent were on their last Pokemon, down to very low health. Hop liked to predict what her next move would be, and this one was obvious.

“Well, if she uses Quick Attack now, she’ll definitely win! She outspeeds Cinderace, so even if they both use it, she’ll go first! She’s got this in the bag.” He described to himself, punching the air before she had even won. The Rockruff that had been bounding around stopped and looked up at him, barking once.

“See? It’s easy! Oh, wait! It’s her turn.” He turned up the volume. “C’mon, mate...”

‘Mate’ always slipped out, even though they’re dating.

Gloria didn’t act for a moment, all cameras turned to her. She looked like she was planning something. Then she looked right into one of the cameras, looking directly at Hop. He almost felt like he was there. Then, she sighed and smiled.

“Inteleon, use Double Team!” She commanded with the confidence of someone who’d thought they’d won.

But everyone knew, even Gloria.

She’d doomed herself.

Hop gasped, dropping the phone.

“WHAT?! No, they’re gonna attack! You’d gonna lose! Gloriaaaaa..!”

Rockruff barked again.

“Oh, shush and let me be emotional!”

Inteleon used the move as told, and as Hop had imagined, the opposing trainer had gone for an attack, knocking Inteleon out.

That was it.

Gloria was no longer Champion.

Hop was speechless as the award ceremony was carried out. She lost? How? She was amazing at these battles, how did she just lose? While he wondered, the host asked “Anything you wanna say to the people at home?”

“One specific person, actually.” She said, taking the microphone.

“Hop.”

He looked at the screen again.

“Keep the door unlocked, ok?”

- - -

It had only been two hours since the championship ended. As soon as it did, Hop had unlocked the door like she said, then promptly collapsed into the couch. He knew he wouldn’t be getting any work done, so he absent-mindedly stroked a Pyukumuku as he thought. Gloria didn’t seem upset at all, which was odd; many losses at Monopoly on her part had showed him she always gets at least a little bit frustrated.

So why did she just take it?  

It’s not like he was angry, or disappointed or something. He was just... confused.

As he wondered, he heard a bit of a commotion outside. Sighing, he stood up and popped his head out the door. People were crowded around the train station.

‘May as well go check that out. Get my mind off that.’ He thought. He stood up, bringing the pokemon back into their pokeballs before he left.

He made his way down to the station, hearing people chatter about the match. It’s not like he was the only one watching; everyone in Galar was watching.

When he got there, he had to push his way through a crowd, but when he got to the front, he saw...

“Gloria!”

Gloria, who had been talking to an excited fan, spun around when she heard his voice.

“Hop! You’re here!”

She made her way over, immediately hugging him. Yes, she was on her tippy toes. No, nobody mentioned it.

“I was gonna surprise you at the lab, you know.” She said. Hop laughed, hugging back tightly.

“Well, I’m here now, mate. We could still go, though, if you’d wanna?” He asked. She nodded, glancing around.

“Sure. Gotta tell you something in private, anyway.” She said.

Ominous much?

Either way, Gloria gave one or two more statements before taking Hop’s hand, leading them both back to the lab. Her hand was pretty warm, he noticed. Why, he couldn’t tell you. I suppose you just notice those small things when you’ve been with someone for so long.

- - -

Gloria collapsed onto the couch, sighing. “I sure missed this. You’re lucky, getting to sit here each day!”

“What are you, a couch expert?” Hop asked, both of them laughing. Eventually though, when both had calmed down, Hop spoke up again.

“So mate, about your match...”

“Oh, that? Nothing much.” She said nonchalantly.

“Wha- you lost! You lost your Champion status! Doesn’t that bother you?!” He asked. Gloria laughed, putting her hand over his.

“I thought you woulda realised. I lost on purpose.”

Hop didn’t react for a moment. When the words sunk in though, his eyes widened.

“What?! On purpose?! Why?!” He exclaimed.

“Well, a few things.” She started. “You know how I’ve been talking about how hectic becoming champion gets. I just... wanted to get away from it, I suppose. Besides, having ‘past Champion’ on my record is gonna be great for the ol’ resume.” She explained.

“I mean... Wow. So you’re just, ok with this? You’re not mad or anything?” He asked, still kinda surprised.

“Yep. I figured five years was good enough. Besides...”

She squeezed his hand, sighing.

“I wanted to be with you. Only seeing you on my days off just wasn’t enough for me.”

“Pfft- Well, same here! In a weird way, I’m sorta glad. Now I get to see your face whenever I want! And not just in your battles.”

“Do you watch all of them?”

“Every single one.”

Gloria laughed again. Hop smiled, just happy to be seeing her in front of him. It felt... almost surreal. He was happy, though. 

“But, uhh... there’s a second reason I decided to give it up. I wanted to settle down. Like, get a house, job... you know.”

“Oh, really..?”

“Mhm! But... obviously, I’m not just gonna move in somewhere on my own. So, I have two questions for you. One... would you be interested in... well, living with me- ah!”

Gloria was cut off by Hop suddenly throwing his arms around her. “Yeah! Yes, definitely! I- this is awesome!”

“Hahahaha! Glad you’re so enthusiastic.”

“Of course I am, mate! Do you think I’d say no?”

“Not really.”

They laughed again, pulling away. 

“And... ok, ready for question number two?” She asked.

“Not sure how it’s gonna get any more intense than the first question, but sure!”

“Ok, well... here, stand up.” 

Gloria stood up, pulling Hop to his feet. She was surprisingly strong, considering her height and build. When they were both standing, still giggling slightly, Gloria took a deep breath.

“Ok, ok, I- stop looking at me like that!”

“Can’t. You’re just too cute.”

“Dork.” Hop laughed at Gloria’s pout. She took a deep breath, then began speaking again.

“Ok, Hop. We’ve been together for years, and despite the long distance, we’ve been really happy together, right?”

“Right.”

“Ok, good. So, I’ve been thinking about this for a while, and I’ve finally decided to ask. Hop- gah, screw this gammy knee-”

Gloria stretched her leg, then dropped down onto one knee, pulling a box out of her back pocket. Hop covered his mouth, eyes wide. He was pretty sure he knew where this was going.

She flicked open the box.

“Hop, will you marry me?”

Hop instantly pulled her to her feet, kissing her. After a moment, Gloria smiled into the kiss, returning it. They stayed like that for a moment, just being happy. Eventually though, when their need for air tore them away from each other, Hop smiled.

“Yes. Definitely yes.”

~ ~ ~

Ik it’s probably bad but I really wanted to try my hand at postwickshipping so it probably isn’t perfect but it’s fluffy marriage proposal so :>>

(Sorry to all my non-pokemon followers lol) (which is probably a lot of you bc I’ve never posted pokemon content before)

[blue-maiden4]

Valentine’s Day (Leon x Reader)

Inspiration came to me and I made this. (I’m only one day late, blame school for it)

I hope you like it! ❤️

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Valentine´s day, the day where one could see happy couples walking through the streets with their hands entangled or having a romantic date on a fancy restaurant, love was in the air no matter where you go.

One would think that you wouldn´t be the exception and where going to spend the day with someone special, but they were wrong. 

You were walking all by yourself through the streets of Wyndon city, as you watched all those happy couples having a wonderful noon, just another reminder that you were all alone and the man that has stolen your heart wasn’t by your side, and it wasn’t none other than Galar´s undefeated champion, Leon.

The first time you met him was back at Postwick, when he came to visit his family, Hop-who was one of your closest friends with Sonia-was the one to introduce you properly, from the moment you saw Leon, Cupid´s love dart had struck you. At first you tried to deny your feelings for the man, but then you started to hang out whenever Leon had some free time, so you two began to know each other and gotten close, it was almost impossible for you to stop your feelings for him from blossoming. Behind the man that is always showing the best of himself on T.V. and is seen as a perfect being, lies a completely normal man that has its own problems and concerns, someone that despite enjoying his job as Galar´s champion, sometimes wishes he would have more free time so he can spend time with his little brother or just to enjoy himself and take a break from everything else, still, he always showed a smile and keep going on, never forgetting those people that are important to him, he is such a caring man. 

That is what made you fell in love with him.

You have tried so many times to confess your feelings to him, but always miserably failed. Everytime you tried to tell him how you felt, you either became a stuttering blushing mess or got too nervous and ran away of the scene, leaving a confused Leon behind, you could just never get the words out of your mouth, no matter how hard you tried.

And now here you are, walking all by yourself on Wyndon city, watching the couples around the area and lamenting yourself, all because you were incapable of telling Leon that you love him.

At some point, you stopped in a park and took a seat in a bench near a fountain with a statue of a Corvisquire on its top. You took out your phone and watched one of Leon’s most recent matches, a sigh escaped your lips as you looked the battle. You paused the match’s video and dialed Sonia’s number on your phone, whenever you needed to let out your worries and feelings, Sonia was always willing to listen.

She already knew about your feelings for Leon after you blurted out by accident everything that was inside you heart including your growing love for the man.

“Hello?” Sonia asked from the other side of the line.

“Hi Sonia, it’s me (Y/N)”

“Well, hello. How are you doing (Y/N)? It’s been a while since we talked”

“Yeah, sorry about that” you started “I’m fine, I just wanted to know if we could hang out….”

“Something’s bothering you isn’t it? You sound like it” Sonia pointed out, of course she was going to tell you were feeling down.

“It’s just that, it’s Valentine’s day and I feel kind of lonely….” you told Sonia.

“This is about Leon, am I right?” You remained silent, so Sonia took that as a yes. “Have you told him already?”

“No, that’s the problem!” you groaned as you remember all of your failed attempts of confessing “Every time I tried to confess my feelings for him I just get too nervous to say anything! It sucks!”

“Well, why don’t you try a different approach?”

“Like what? I’ve literally tried everything at this point” 

“Ever heard that rumor that says that if you give an Applin to someone you like you will be together?” Your mind went on blank, you actually never thought about that before.

You thanked Sonia for the idea and ended the call.

Of course! An Applin was the answer to my problem, how didn’t I thought about it before!

You checked the time, it was 2:00 PM.

“Okay, I have one hour to get that Applin before Leon has to go to the stadium for an exhibition match” You called for a Flying Taxi and headed to route 5, you needed to hurry and catch that Applin as soon as possible or else you’ll miss your chance to finally tell Leon how you feel.

                        With the help of your Scorbunny-which had been a gift from Leon-you were able to catch an Applin that you found hidden in a bush, since you didn’t had any normal Pokeballs, you had to use a Love Ball that you got from a guy known as Ball Guy (that day was really weird).

You checked once more the time, the clock marked 2:45. You had 15 minutes to return to Wyndon and find Leon, before his next match begins.

By the time you got to Wyndon it was almost 3:00 o’clock, you ran straight up to the stadium and headed to the locker room (luckily there were no guards near the elevator so you had no trouble to get in).

Exhausted from all the running you finally made it, and saw Leon standing in the room, waiting for the match to begin. You called out his name, and he turned around as a response.

“(Y/N)? What are you doing here?” he was confused and surprised.

“I….” you didn’t know what to say, so you just shoved the Love Ball that you were holding in your hands in front of him “Here”

He was about to take the ball, ‘til someone called out for him.

“Champion Leon, your next match is about to begin”

“I’m coming” he responded “I need to go, but we can talk later” He then headed off to the field.

You only stood there as you watched him go. There it goes your chance to tell him about your feelings….

You went back to the park you had been just a few hours ago, but this time you were standing beside the lakeside, looking at the Love Ball that had the little Applin. If only you had told him at that exact moment, maybe he would know by now your feelings for him, but no, you had to ruin it with your dumb nerves.

“(Y/N)!” you turned around and see that Leon’s coming your way.

Soon, he’s standing in front of you. You have forgotten that he’s slightly taller than you.

“So…” he started, but couldn't find the words to say at that moment, after clearing his mind he spoke up again “There was something you wanted to tell me back at the stadium….”

“Oh...Yeah…” you looked at your feet trying to avoid making eye contact with him, then looked up to him and handed him the Love Ball “Here, take it”

Leon took the ball on his hands, the Applin that was inside got out.

“You got me an Applin?” you face was starting to get red, but the blush wasn’t that notorious, but what he said after that wasn’t what you were expecting.

“Thanks! I will take good care of it. Thankfully I have an extra spot on my team”

By Arceus, this man not only is pants with directions, he is oblivious as fuck! 

The fact he ignored the ball you used to catch the Applin and the Applin itself made your heart twist.

Ok (Y/N), this is it, it’s now or never!

You fill yourself with all of your courage and spoke up “Leon, there’s….there’s something I have to tell you”

“What is it?” He looked at you with a soft smile in his face, you could feel yourself melting by that single look, you tried your best to hold up your nerves.

“I….I love you!” 

You did it. You finally  it, well more like blurted out, but after all this time, you finally told him.

He only remained silent, he was still processing the words you just professed.

Panic was slowly filling you, this is one of the reasons why you were so nervous of telling him, you were afraid that he didn’t felt that way towards you. You always thought he only saw you as a his and Hop’s friend, that’s it, no romantic feelings involved whatsoever.

The silence remained for a few more seconds, then Leon broke it off.

“You...I...I didn’t know you liked me that way…” He started, you only looked at him, was he saying what you were thinking….?

“I, deep down I hoped that you felt the same way, but I was too scared to tell you” he confessed.

This has to be dream, it has to. It wasn’t possible...Leon has liked you for a long time too…? It seemed so surreal, a dream so beautiful that would eventually end in you waking up in your room.

But that didn’t happened. This was real.

“(Y/N)...I love you too.” He said it, he said the words.

You could feel tears coming out from your eyes, Leon started to get worried, did he said something wrong? You reassured him by telling him they were tears of happiness, you’ve been waiting for this moment all your life.

You wrapped your arms around him, embracing him in a hug that he returned, then you ended the hug and turned your face up.

You two looked at each other for a moment, and you kissed. 

In that moment the world around you seemed to stop, it was only you and Leon. You let yourself get lost in the taste of his lips as he was kissing you in a passionate way, damn, he was such a good kisser.

Eventually, the two of you broke the kiss to get some air.

“I guess that means it’s official” He proclaimed and leaned in once more to kiss you again.

You and Leon stood there, sharing another wonderful kiss as the sun was setting in the horizon.

This was definitely the best Valentine’s day gift ever.

Sonia was going to freak out when you finally tell her about this.

Thanks for reading this! (Tumblr you better show this thing on the tags or I’m gonna flip)                                   

[absolutepokemontrash]

Ok ok so can you overload us with info about Shay?? I love her so much shes so cute

This took a while to write, so get ready!

- Hop was the one who got Leon to endorse Shay because Shay wasn’t actually sure if she even wanted to do the gym challenge. Hop’s attempts to get Leon to not only endorse HIM but Shay too went something like this:

“Lee! Please! If I do the gym challenge by myself I’ll get SUPER lonely! Do you want your brother to be lonely you monster?? Shay’s just being silly, she REALLY wants to go! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE-”

- Shay’s starter is a Scorbunny named Mochi! Even after she evolves she still finds a way to cause trouble.

- Shay has a bit of a cowardly streak, during the first gym when Milo dynamaxed his Eldegoss Shay nearly sprinted out of the arena. She also tries to avoid the wild area as much as possible, she deems the place  “way too scary! The Wild Area is designed to stress me out!”

- When Shay first met Bede, she thought it was so cool that he was endorsed by the chairman, after their battle, Shay wanted her then Corvisquire Chess to beat the everloving shit out of him.

-You see, Bede had said something that she was NOT okay with:

“Don’t look too proud of your win, it would unbecoming of me to battle at my full strength with an opponent who’s *clearly* half blind.”

- Shay’s eyes, were completely fine, no blindness.

- DO NOT TALK ABOUT SHAY’S EYES UNLESS YOU HAVE A DEATH WISH. EITHER SHAY OR HOP WILL KICK YOUR ASS.

- Shay’s going to go blind one day, she knows this and accepts it, the one thing she can’t stand is PITY.

- After Bede beats Hop and talks to Shay in front of Hammerlocke, Shay decks him. Right between the eyes. Ouch. Bede spoke to the chairman with two lovely shiners. Bede made up some bullcrap excuse as to why he had a very visible injury because if he told Rose that he had been punched, odds are he would have to explain WHY he was punched.

- The two of them do end up somewhat making up before the league finals. Make no mistake, it was incredibly awkward.

- Shay’s cowardly streak reared its head again after beating Piers when pokemon started dynamaxing away from Power Spots. When Hop tried to offer his and Shay’s help in stopping the pokemon, Shay flat out refused and told Hop that Leon is plenty capable of dealing with the problem by himself.

- When Leon didn’t come back for dinner at the hotel after the semi finals, Shay had to come to terms with the fact that the person who should be dealing with the problem is the one in trouble and she and Hop are the only ones capable of dealing with the problem.

- Shay was never afraid of Rose, she was more afraid of Oleana, I mean, have you seen Oleana’s facial expressions during her battle??

- After all the stuff with the chairman was dealt with, Shay beat Leon and becomes champion and really enjoys it! Yeah, there’s a lot of paperwork and meetings involved but hey, you gotta take the good with the boring.

-Unlike Leon, Shay doesn’t have a perfect win streak, which the champions from other regions are quite happy about because now they can finally battle Galar’s champion on camera without needing to worry about breaking any contracts.

*phew* that was a lot of writing.

[canadian-buckbeaver]

To The Tune of Your Heart

A Piers x OC (Sai) fic! For @saiyurimai or @saiyurimaiandtheden or @saiscavedwellers

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Piers is in town for one magical night, singing his heart out on the stage in front of hundreds of fans of all shapes and sizes and ages.  And tonight, Sai is one of them.  A fangirl who is entranced by the way he plucks the guitar, imagining what those fingers could do to her, the way his lips brush against the microphone...

But she knows that seeing him on stage is as close as she is ever going to get to the star.  He has his other fans and his own security keeping him in line.

However, that was before her sister, Bucky, adjusted the cards (and tickets) in her favour.

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Sai couldn’t help herself.  As the lights went down and the first chords of her favourite song began to echo in the stadium as the band began to warm up, she seized Bucky’s arm and screamed. Her poor sister, startled out of her own world, jumped and looked around wildly before resettling in her seat. “Sai I was not expecting that…”

“Serves you right for being on your phone during a concert! Come on! Put it away! You bought the tickets for us after all, you need to enjoy it too! Besides, you can’t tell me you were drooling over Leon’s pokegram again.  The man only updates it once in a full moon!” Sai grinned as she teased her sister.

Bucky flushed and put her phone away, securing it in her pocket.  “I just really like that last picture he posted.  Him and the Dreepys. It was cute.”  Bucky wasn’t quite meeting Sai’s eyes and her cheeks were pink.  If Sai had to guess she would say that Bucky was probably looking the beach photo he had recently posted.  It was a fangirl’s dream and Bucky was quite the fangirl.  She was as big of fan of Leon as Sai was of Piers. And Milo. And Raihan.  And…

“So are you going to put your phone away, pot?” Bucky asked her, breaking her chain of thought.  “Or are you going to videotape and take as many photos as you can for your rainy day collection while you’re here?”

Sai grinned, hitting record as Piers walked on stage and greeted the audience, the sound of screaming almost drowning out his voice.  “Kettle, I think you already know what I am planning on doing.  Now hush!  It’s bad enough with the rest of the crazy fangirls. I don’t need your negative Nancy attitude on it too.”

Bucky rolled her eyes and chuckled softly, letting Sai have her moment.  She would get her back after the concert.

The hours flew by in a haze of screaming, laughter, and more than a few tears.  Sai couldn’t remember when the last time she had had so much fun at a concert. Piers sounded like his CDs! No, even better. She couldn’t get enough of him and his sexy voice, the tiny little expressions he made as he sang. He was perfect… it was too easy for her to imagine that he was singing those sweet songs for her ears alone…

All too soon the concert ended.  Sai was sure that she had ruined her vocal cords for the rest of the year.  And it had been so worth it.  Piers picked up his stuff and disappeared into the back, where he would be signing autographs for those who had bought those exclusive backstage passes.  Sai was already jealous of the girls behind them. They had been talking about their backstage pass since they had gotten into their seats behind them.  Sai would LOVE to meet Piers one day.  Sit down with him and talk music, pokemon, give him the bracelet she made him and-

Bucky was in her seat, scrolling through her phone.

“Bucky? Aren’t we… aren’t we leaving?  The concert is over now.”

Her twin looked up at her, innocent and wide-eyed before turning back to whatever was on her phone and scrolling. “Hmm? Oh yes. The main part of the concert is over already? Well I guess you need to get moving. You don’t want to be late. But you’ll need these to get there next.” Reaching into her pocket she pulled out a silver and pink dogtag, the backstage pass for this particular concert, and the bracelet that Sai had worked on making him.

Sai’s mind exploded.  “Bucky… I… really?  This… these are…”

“Your backstage pass for a meet and greet with Piers and that bracelet you made for him in case this day ever happened?  Yes.  Yes they are.”

“How on earth… what in Acreus’ name did you do? For Mew’s sake these passes…”

“They aren’t cheap.  Brisingr and I had a few extra races that we did so we could get it for you.” Bucky winked at her.  “Now hurry up.  I’ll wait for you outside once you’re done and I’ll be wanting a full story.”

* * * * *

So that’s how she got here.  Standing in line with the other fans, nervously bouncing from foot to foot.  Sai tried to calm but she just couldn’t. There was so much going on, so much to think about.  Especially with her sister.  She owed her sister, big time, for this.

Bucky must have done extra races with Brisingr to make up the money to buy the tickets.  She was such a sneaky woman.  When on Mew’s green earth did she have the time and where did she do the racing?  And surely she would have heard of a Salamence flying around the Galar region.  Hopefully she wasn’t doing street racing again.  Last time she tried street racing she had almost been caught by Officer Jenny. She was going to give her such a stern talking to when they got home….  Home after seeing her idol!  The one and only Piers of Spikemuth! OH! She could scream!  Her mind was racing, turning around in circles.  She couldn’t keep her head on straight.  She…

“Listen up!” a woman with pink face paint across her eyes called out to the fans.  “We know that you are looking forward to seeing Piers but we have a few rules for you to follow if you want to see him.  Follow along and everything will go as normal.  Break the rules and you’re out.  Got it?” There was a rumbling of agreement, the electricity in the air palpable. “Rule number one: No squealing, screaming or shrieking.  Piers already has a bit of a headache from tonight’s show, let’s not make it worse.  Soft talking, when it is your turn, is ok.

“Rule two: no giving food.  We appreciate it but Piers is a picky eater and… well, that’s all you need to know.  Small gifts are fine as long as Piers accepts them but no food or drink.” Sai knew that this rule was more or less bullshit.  It was a safety protocol.  They were always worried that someone would try to take the rocker out of commission, diminish the competition.

Still, her hand tightened on the little bracelet she made him.  Still, that meant that her bracelet was perfect for him.

“And most importantly, rule number three.  We have a list of names of the people who have the backstage pass.  When we call your name, you can approach Piers.  We are doing this one at a time for his benefit.  Stay behind until it is your turn.  Again, you break the rule, and you’re out.  Does everyone understand this?”

Again there was murmured agreements.  Sai realized that the bigger and stronger stage hands were circling close behind them, like sharks circling seals.  They probably were deathly serious.  She wondered how many others had been booted from the show.

Muted gasps and quiet murmurs circled around her as her heart leapt into her throat.  A man with slouched posture and the trademarked hair stepped in front of them. It really was Piers! The pale skin, the wild hair, the….

Tired eyes.  Poor guy looked like he needed coffee, in an IV, in his veins.  Still, he smiled and greeted the fans, waving at them and giving them a small chuckle.  “How are you, loves?” he asked, his voice husky and tired.

Ugghhhh…. Sai could melt.

The lady with the clipboard checked names and introduced the fans to Piers one at a time. Slowly, calmly.  They seemed to have a system going.  Piers would shake their hands, smile, say a few words, take a picture and give an autograph, and then the line would carry on.  He really was a dream, signing everything that he was handed, and making conversation though he looked exhausted.  Sai wished that she had something more than the pamphlet and the ticket stub.  The others had autograph books or magazines.  The one girl had him sign her body pillow.  Another a personalized doll that they had made themselves.  Though, granted the last two were a little on the crazy fangirl side but that would make for a memorable fan…

“Saiyurimai?” the girl asked as Sai handed her ticket to be checked.

Sai smiled and gave a small giggle.  “I usually just go by Sai.  My full name is such a mouthful.”

“But it’s rather pretty. Yuri like those lilies, am I right?”

Her heart stopped.  Piers was looking at her with those pale eyes of his, a smile on the corner of his lips. Oh… if only this moment would last forever….

“Yes.  I’m surprised you know them.  I was convinced that my parents chose the most obscure flowers to name me after.” Sai nervously pulled her hair behind her ears before outstretching it take his hand. “Hi.  Nice to meet you.  I’m Sai.”

Piers took her hand, squeezing it gently.  She could feel the heat on his fingertips and the palm of his hands where he had gripped the mic.  The touch seemed to linger a tad too long.  “It’s nice to meet you Sai.  I recognize your hair from the audience.  You looked like you were having a blast up there.”

Her cheeks were burning slightly.  “Yes.  I’ve been to a few of your concerts and own all your CDs.  I know a few of the songs off by heart now.”

“So maybe next time you’ll have to join me and show the audience how it is done, hmm?” His eyes twinkled down at her and she couldn’t help but squeak and laugh slightly at his joke.

“Of course!  I’ll need to flown out first class of course! Champagne, oysters, the works!”

The Rockstar laughed.  “I’ll keep that in mind.  Now, what can I sign for you?”

With trembling hands, Sai handed over the pamphlet, watching as his pen scribbled across the paper.  “I hope you don’t mind… my sister sort of sprung it on me that I was meeting you and… Oh!” She fished out the bracelet and handed it out to him. “I hope you accept this.  I… I have been working on it for months.  The dark beads are made up of dusk stones and the pink is a crystal that comes from the salt mines in Unova.  It is said to bring good luck.”

Piers finished his inscription of the pamphlet and gently took the bracelet.  He flipped it over, looking at the beads, the knots, the strength of the string, the… “Thank you, I love it.” he told her as he put it on, minding the sleeve of his jacket. “I’ll think of you whenever I wear it, Sai, lily of Galar.  Now.  Do you want a picture?”

Sai was staring at him through hazy eyes.  He had accepted the bracelet, even loved it.  He said he would think of her.  She couldn’t help herself.  Just before the camera went off, she put a finger through the pendant on his collar, pulling him in for a deep kiss.  

His lips were even softer than she had first thought. Soft and warm, slightly chapped, but he tasted faintly of black, dark coffee. She could smell the coffee on him, and the faint hints of his cologne and…

….

Oh dear Acreus.  

What had she done.

She released him immediately, her face red, his face pink.  “I’m sorry!  I forgot that there were people in this room!”  There were the sounds of outrage behind them as Team Yell fought to get the disgruntled fans under control, the lady with the clipboard who looked like she was about to murder Sai and Piers…

Piers was blinking away his own haze, staring down at her like she was some sort of wild flower… “It’s alright.” He chuckled as the astonished team member gave him the photo.  “We all forget ourselves sometimes.  You should get out of here before the mob tramples you.” He wrote something on the back and sent her along the back way.

Sai clutched at her picture, still in shock as the sounds of the fans slowly faded over the distance.

Oh Acreus…. She would never be able to go to another concert again.

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Bucky was waiting outside the concert hall like she had discussed, looking at something on her phone.  Slowly Sai snuck up on her, peeking over her sister’s shoulders to see what she was doing.  Fully expecting to see her looking at a scandalous picture of Leon…

To her surprise she was looking at the picture of Leon with the Dreepy in his hair.  There was something just so carefree about the moment.  Something so… innocent.  She could see his Charizard peeking over his shoulder at the camera, amusement in his eyes.

And then Bucky swiped to the next picture, and the picture of Leon on the beach popped up on the phone.  Sai could see that her sister was fully entranced by the photo, taking in the lines of the muscle, the tight swim trunks.

“Caught you~” Sai sang to her, enjoying how Bucky shrieked, almost throwing her phone in surprise.

“SAI! HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN STANDING THERE?”

“Long enough to know that my sweet sister isn’t as innocent as she seems~ and that she likes a man with long, purple hair and very little on.” Sai sang to her.

“OH, SHUT UP.” Bucky sputtered, her face red.  “You just caught me at a bad time.”

Sai chuckled as Bucky stormed off, catching up to her easily.  “Ah come on sis, there is nothing to be ashamed of.  I’m sure that if you posted a picture of yourself in a bathing suit he would like it too.”

Bucky pouted at her, her cheeks still hot.  “You know, sometimes you’re encouraging in the wrong sort of ways. Hopefully you enjoyed your Meet-and-Greet… though obviously it went well as he has what looks to be a phone number on the back of that picture there.”

Sai froze in step, slowly turning the picture over. Sure enough, right where he had been writing before herding her out the door….

“SAI.  DARE I ASK WHY YOU’RE KISSING HIM LIKE THAT?”