#bc while this is a hc for arven in his 20s

[herba-mysticas]

And what if I drew me (I guess you could call this my hc for arven at 23 though?)

[frontierpodiatrist]

scarvio kids age hcs

i'm just gonna post these bc it's driving me crazy seeing ppl call arven 14 when he says he's about to graduate or acting like there's a 5 year gap b/w him and nemona (???) and i need to put them somewhere

protag/juliana/florian: approx u.s. high school freshman age, so i think 14-15. arven calls them little buddy and then also refers to himself as their older brother in jp so i think they're definitely the youngest of the group, and treated as such (also the shortest. lol. tiny ass)

penny: approx u.s. high school sophomore age, so 15-16. she's in the same grade as the protagonist as stated at the beginning, but in jp it implied she's doing over a year + she took a gap year in galar, so it just makes sense she'd be a year older than them

nemona: now her, could be anywhere from 16-18, i think, personally i see her as being in high school junior year, so 16-17, but i don't think she's any younger than arven than 2 years at the most (given the fact he mostly treats her like an equal, while treating mc as like a kid), so i adjust her age accordingly. yes she's in the same class as the protag, however these classes are interspersed with obviously kids of all ages, and it doesn't say she's ever in your grade also she's student council president and highly involved in extracurricular activities (and already received a starter from clavell + did the gym circuit apparently the year before) so she has to be somewhat established at this school

arven: anywhere from 17-19. i believe he's senior age given the fact he states he should be graduating soon if not for the fact he's missing a lot of credits. which, speaking of which, i believe it's highly likely that he also flunked a year like penny, so it's likely he's probably more towards 18-19, having missed a year of school (and with what clavell said. he's probably gonna miss another! this bitch is not graduating until he is 20. rip.)

and onto the star bosses, according to indigo disk they haven't flunked a year (yet, APPARENTLY) so:

giacomo: i believe he is a year younger than nemona so anywhere from 15-17

ortega: real gifted child ass energy who's had everything handed to him on a silver platter, BUT he says he's a second year (hilarious) so i guess he's 16. short ass LMAOOOO

eri: the oldest of the star crew based on how she talks to them all in a sort of Mom Voice, she's probably arven's age if not slightly younger, but about the same age as arven, probs 18

mela: i think anywhere from high school sophomore to junior so 15-17

atticus: same as mela and giacomo, anywhere from 15-17

onto blueberry now:

kieran: according to french translation he's 14, so yeah he's 14-15 around the same age as the protagonist

carmine: given her dialogue about "teenage angst" irt kieran and implying multiple times she's past puberty + acts like she isn't a teenager, i assume she's probably 20 or like at minimum 18+

drayton: like 20, he's a super super senior (kind of. flunked second year like 3 times? they never mention any years beyond second so i have no idea how this school system works)

lacey: second-year, so...? i assume 17 probably? 16?

crispin: i assume a bit younger based on his appearance and how he acts, probably 16

amarys: given that it seems most of them are upperclassmen, i'd wager she's also 17 or maybe 18/around the same age as lacey

aaaand that's all folks !

[kk-dirge]

anyways i dont know if we have canon ages for the main paldea chars so. hc time

for frame of reference ; ruby is 10, spinch is 12

nemona ; 18-19, bc while she’s young she’s still a champion and student council leader

arven ; 19? i havent done much of his path so its a bit hard to judge. he looks a bit older than nemona though

penny ; 17-18, in that stage where she really doesnt know what she wants to do in life and is scared that she has to figure it out asap (when rlly she doesnt)

i feel like geeta is maybe mid 20s (hence her heated rivalry with charlie, as both are around the same age and want cynthia’s seat as global manager once she retires) but idk

nemona is kind of like a big sister to ruby i think