#detective pikachu fanfic

[drgnrder82]

Fictober22: You're making my head hurt

Fanfiction

Fandom: Detective Pikachu / Pokemon

Warnings: None

Prompt: You're making my head hurt

A/N: Takes place after my fanfic Heart of Gold on AO3 (which is technically not finished there but... that's ok I have it finished on my harddrive and in my head)

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Alison hopped over the legs of a Team Plasma grunt on the ground, with his hands being cuffed by an officer. Emolga took to the sky, and Lairon, Investigator Stone's partner, shook the ground as it clambered after them. She'd been keeping both Detective Goodmans back during the arrest. Their tip was solid even if they called it in from the location of the gathering, but everything happened so fast. No need to let them get arrested accidentally. 

Alison and Stone followed the surprisingly quick Pokemon into an alley.

Pink mist expelled from the Munna faster than Alison could throw sleep powder at it. Whipping a handkerchief from her pocket, Alison covered her nose as Emolga landed on a fire escape. She then skittered up a few more floors to safety. Investigator Stone's Lairon took a dash back into the alley. Of them all, Stone's reflexes were the slowest. And he didn't have a handkerchief.

But they lucked out. Alison didn’t feel the sleepy effects of Munna’s mist… which meant…

An image projected over Ryme's Tahti Street, where the Team Plasma take down was ending. The street was filled with patrol officers and Investigators hauling ten Plasma grunts and their partners (who apparently believed their wild ideology). 

The image began moving. It was from someone’s point of view looking at… Alison. In her workout gear… at a mat… sweaty…

“Oh, for the love of freaking Arceus! Stone!” Alison whipped around, throwing her handkerchief at her human partner and refusing to look. 

"Ben," the dream version of Alison hummed almost seductively. 

With utterly fantastic timing, Tim jogged up, his father’s Pikachu on his shoulder. “Whoa… uh… this is not what I expected when my dad said…” 

The scene, which was getting… steamy fast, attracted more officers' attention.

Alison bent over, feeling bile burn the back of her throat. “Stone?” 

“Yeah, Angeles?” he gulped.

"You're making my head hurt." Alison heaved, took a step forward, and picked up the Munna. "And you. Stop this! No one needs to see how that dream ends!" 

Munna made a purring noise, its pink mist dissipating as Alison carried it back out the alley. 

She overheard Tim tutting and Stone's, "Man, you can't blame me! Investigator Angeles looked outstanding yesterday at the gym." 

“She’s your partner, not your partner,” Tim said. “Gees!” 

“Yeah, well, she won’t say yes now if I ask her out.” 

Alison heaved Munna up a little further, letting it watch the men behind her as she shouted, “Never going to be a yes, Investigator!” 

Tim caught up, a playful smirk on his face. “Because you have a boyfriend?” 

“Stone doesn’t need to know that.” 

"Why?" Tim asked, and Pikachu flicked his tail inquisitively. "He's been your partner for months." 

“If he’s worth his salt, he’ll figure it out. And he hasn’t, Detective Goodman.” 

“You’re mean.” 

"We live together, and you walk me to work a lot of mornings, and Stone hasn't gotten it. I want to see how long it takes." 

“Fifty bucks he figures it out before…. Nevermind.” 

"Oh, no! Now you need to finish that," Alison said, and Munna agreed. "Or I'm letting Munna show everyone your dreams." 

“You’ll just have to wait and find out,” Tim smirked back. 

[themintman]

ok I just started the new detective Pikachu and I can't fucking breathe cause my stupid little transgender brain has decided Tim is trans based on his goddamn HAIR EVOLUTION

YOUR TELLING ME THIS ISNT JUST THE REF PHOTO FOR MY FIEST MASC HAIRCUT I GAVE THE HAIRDRESSER WHN I CAME OUT VS WHAT SHE GAVE ME????

[thegreenfiles]

Just watched Pokémon Detective Pikachu and I’m thinking about making an AU for the Junoverse.

[penumbramewtwos]

Chapter 3: Humanity's Evil

Kinda a double meaning in the title :3

No granny Newtwo cameo again, Very very sorry! xD

"... Oh, O'key? I remembered what it was I wanted to talk to you about. I'm. Well, I'm hoping that, after your moment, just before. Now we could talk to you about the 'plan', for the weeks' ahead..."

Still holding onto her laptop, Okita stares blankly at her reflection in the screen. She rolls her eyes and grunts back at her parents in annoyance, "... Mmmnh... You mean when... When you guys train me on defence and evasion... I... Ngh, I'm not a Pokémon. I don't understand why I can't just sit in the hidden arena and watch videos online for a month to keep me occupied."

Ai and Amare glance at each other with concern. Having this topic of discussion always feels like they're walking on eggshells with Okita, "Sigh... We know how you feel about it, Sweetie... Amare... A little help here..."

"Ah! Um... Look, Okita... We. We both have to be blunt here. You. You're not a kid anymore... And unfortunately, you know as well as us, that there are bad people out there. VERY bad people. People like Pokémon hunters and Pokémon collectors. Who, if they ever saw you in your Mewtwo forme... They... They would do anything to catch you, or sell you on as a commodity, or a prize. You may not ever come out of their PC, and-"

"Amare...! Shhh...!" Ai interjects, she sighs with frustration before continuing, "We're not trying to scare you, Sweetie... We. We're just worried, and... You know we won't be around to protect you forever... We just care about your safety... Because we love you..."

[pokeshippingweek]

POKESHIPPING WEEK 2024!

It's that time again, pokeshippers!

Last year, we announced that the format of Pokeshipping Week - one theme per day - was getting retired. We also said that we'd still put on a celebration of some kind going forward. Well, the time is here, and I'm happy to announce that we are planning a pokeshipping zine...next year!

If you'll forgive the bait-and-switch there, we have seriously talked about doing a zine, but time got away from us this summer. So, while we do hope to tackle that undertaking in 2025, for this year, we're planning what you might call an open Pokeshipping Week!

How does it work, you ask? Simple: over the years, you all have submitted a lot of potential themes for Pokeshipping Week. For every seven that got chosen each year, plenty were left behind. Well, now you can fill November 1 to 7 with art, fics, AMVs, GIFs, graphics, etc., all about our favorite Poke-couple, using any seven you'd like from the unused themes list.

Any and all contributions are welcome, and if they're tagged #pokeshipping week 2024, we'll reblog them here and on the main @pokeshipping blog. Besides Tumblr, we’ll keep our eyes out for the tag on Twitter and DeviantART for artwork, for fanfics on FF.Net and AO3, and for AMVs on YouTube (no NSFW, please).

The full list of unused themes (from years 2020 through 2023) is below the "Read More" break. Use, combine, and create as your heart desires, and we'll see you November 1!

A bad fight A day in the life  A never-ending road A ship full of shippers Alola sunset scene Amusement park Anime characters meet their game/manga counterparts Anniversary Art classes together/Drawing each other Ash and Misty in Sinnoh Ash’s hat Avatar: The Last Airbender AU Birthdays  Breakup Cameran Palace ball (as in Movie 8) Celebrating Celebrities Champions/Masters  Cheerleader Misty Childhood sweethearts Chocolate Comfort during a natural disaster Comforting each other Competition Confiding in one another Cooking disaster Costumes Criminal/Detective Crossover Crossover with game/manga-verse D&D Dealing with Team Rocket’s teasing in “A Scare in the Air” Dewpider/Araquanid Different hairstyle Disaster dates  Disney AU Double dating Elder years  Elders Ash and Misty Evolution Fairy tales/Fantasy AU Fankids Fireworks First day on the job Food Fortune-telling/foresight Game of Thrones AU Giving advice to a younger generation Grey hair Gym leader Ash/beginner Misty Halloween/horror/ghost story Hanahaki disease Handkerchief Happily Ever After/Fairy Tales Hiding Hogwarts AU Horizons Hot tub/Hot springs If Ash heard Misty’s Song If Ash or Misty weren’t from Kanto If Ash started his journey at 16 or older If Ash’s journey had ended after winning the Indigo League (in season 1) If Misty caught Lapras If one came from another region If their parents met If they didn’t meet on Ash’s first day In-universe Pokéshippers Intimacy Japanese-style confessional love letter JRPG AU (ie, Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Monster Hunter, etc.) Karaoke Ladybug and Chat Noir Last goodbyes Learning a different language Lost Pikachu Love Letter  Love triangle Lovers across the multiverse Lovestruck (if Ash acted like Brock) Meeting the parents/relatives Mewtwo Strikes Back alternate ending Misty and other Pokégirls discuss their loved ones together Misty meets Goh and Chloe Misty overcoming her fear of Bug-types Misty the coordinator Misty’s Bug-type phobia Mixtape/playlist  Mystery dungeon Nervous Ash  Never have I ever Other Pokemon games AU (Detective Pikachu/Pokemon Masters/etc) Out of their element  Overprotective Misty  Perspective of Oak Ranch Pokémon on their relationship Photo shoot Pirates Plot twist Pokemon daycare Pokémon Mystery Dungeon AU PokéNav communication/Video calling Possessed/evil Misty Pregnancy/Birth Pro-gamers Puberty Reappearance of Ash’s father and/or Misty’s parents Regency Era Romance  Return to Orange Islands Romeo and Juliet Sci-fi AU Scuba diving Secret identity/superhero AU Slow Slumber party Spies AU Stargazing Studio Ghibli AU Sunshine and Rain  Superhero AU Swimming lessons Sygna suits Tabletop RPG AU Taller (height differences)  Tauros ranchers Ash and Misty Time capsule Training together Umbrella Vacation Visiting Oak’s ranch  Water and electricity/water and fire What if Ash didn’t take Misty’s bike? Yoga together Z-ring/Mega Stone

[mewtwoandme]

Heya! I remember you were the one who got me to read the Detective Mewtwo Fanfic! Just wanted to let you know (in case you are unaware) that the sequel is in the making!

Yeeee I saw their sneak peek chapter back on New Years! Im excited!!! They said it'll still be a long while yet before the sequel is ready, but the wait will be worth it! I'm curious to see what "a guy's night" with Mewtwo, Harry and Pikachu will entail X3

[ferinehuntressmoved]

⸻ [ 𝐓 ] 𝐀𝐆 𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐏𝐄𝐎𝐏𝐋𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔'𝐃 𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐁𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑!

◈　𝐅𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐑(𝐒)　[…]　Blue and Green and Red ◈　𝐅𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐅𝐋𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐑(𝐒)　[…]　Cookies n' Cream, Chai ◈　𝐅𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐂　[…]　I don't have a favorite, its whatever makes me ears happy XD ◈　𝐅𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐄(𝐒)　[…]　Oh jeez, Spiderman (with Miles Morales), Wonder Woman, Jurassic World, Dungeons and Dragons, Song of the Sea, Fern Gully, Detective Pikachu, I don't know, I just like things that make me happy? ◈　𝐅𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒　[…]　Arcane, Wednesday Addams, Gargoyles, Series is a bit harder as I don't watch much of them. ◈　𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐆　[…]　Enemies from Imagine Dragons ◈　𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒　[…]　Arcane ◈　𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐌𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐄　[…]　Barbie ◈　𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐋𝐘 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆　[…]　Nothing currently, my brain has not be able to handle a book in a long time. ◈　𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐋𝐘 𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆　[…]　Arcane (Yes, again XD) ◈　𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐋𝐘 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐎𝐍　[…]　Headcanons, replies, drawing a commission as well as updating old pictures of Caitlyn (yet to be finished), Fanfic writing, etc.... Aka, Panda puts too much on her plate and then doesn't know what to do.

⸻ 𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐆𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐘　[…]　@realmyths ⸻ 𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐆　[…]　@shimmerbeasts, @jynxd, @goldenfists, @decidentia, @elicertis, @gauntlets-shot, @piltover-sharpshooter, @ofspvrta, @undercity-prodigy, @torntruth, @weavertali, @goldusk, @miellv, @vulpetuous, and anyone else who wants to.

[mirror-to-the-past]

🐇 ⇢ do you prefer writing original characters, reader inserts, or a mix of both? 

🔪 ⇢ what's the weirdest topic you researched for a writing project?

❄️ ⇢ what's your dream theme/plot for a fic, and who would write it best?

The ask game

🦷-> Writing original characters has always been fun for me, either in original works or fanfiction. Typically in fanfiction I delegate original characters to only existing as background roles or vessels to further the plot, and they are not central characters in of themselves. But in original works, although laborious, I love fitting these little guys born from my mind into a larger world. Feel a sense of ownership and pride over them. I've never actually written a reader insert, it's not an appeal to me.

🔪 -> Unsure. I've researched so many things as a result of writing that they all blend together. They're mostly things for the smallest of details that I've later forgotten about, with hours going into each detail. It's pretty ridiculous and is why writing ends up taking me such a prolonged time to have a finished product. If I was published (maybe someday), I'd be a publisher's worst nightmare, probably, when it comes to making deadlines. I know that for the OMORI fandom (IYKYK), I've reseached extensively what damage to which cervival vertebrae do what, as well as the plausibility of paralysis versus death for blunt trauma to the C1-C3 range, so that probably made me look effectively deranged.

❄️-> Having to do with the Kingdom Hearts game series, a dream project I'd like to see eventually realized would be a rewrite of the game "Birth By Sleep." I have a lot of nitpicks with that game. I'd probably like to be the one to write it- not saying a good job *couldn't* be done by anyone else, but rather, as a rule, I'm a very particular person when it comes to reading and writing things and know just how I want it. It's why I started writing fanfic in the first place- I wanted to read things that I couldn't quite find elsewhere. Also Edit: A longtime potentially silly plot bunny thing I've wanted to do for several years was write a whole plot for a Pokémon game that's got a darker tone, stars a detective protag a la the Detective Pikachu spin-offs trying to bust an underground Pokémon Evil Team™ trafficking ring of people trying to sell them for parts/food in a society that's outlawed that, with legendaries that represent the themes of the Hunt/Harvest and Bounty. It's a classic "take wholesome thing and make it grimdark," but that's what playing Pokémon since early life and growing up through all the Pokémon creepypasta stuff does to you, lmao.

Thank you for sending the ask, dkniade!

[shilo-sumac]

Detective Pikachu - What's something you're looking forward to doing with one of your Pokemon IRL blogs?

(( I WANNA GO INTO SHILO'S BACKSTORY SO BAD

i wanna do it naturally and I might hopefully end up writing some sorta fanfic for it..... but there's still a ton that needs workshopping.... RAH! I HOPE PEOPLE LIKE IT IF I EVER GET IT DONE.

I am also excited to interact with people even more... Ideas tend to spring up for me as I talk to people:3 ))

[imjustheretoseetheprivateblogs]

B, J, M, and Y for the ship/fandom meme?

B-Surprisingly, it was Rosegarden from RWBY. When it first popped up, I was sort of just "OK cool" but as time went on, the art, fanfics, and overall energy of the ship won me over. Two kids who never considered romance finding it with each other and growing as people all the while is just a great story.

J-Dungeon Meshi. I didn't even know this show existed until I saw it on Tumblr

M-I think a character I would most like to have as a friend would be... maybe Pikachu from Pokemon? I'm on a bit of a Pokemon kick right now

Y-Off the top of my head, Neon Genesis Evangelion and Detective Conan (though I hope to rectify that soon). Also Trigun. There are plenty more though, I just can't think of them right now.

Send me a letter

[heartlurch]

if u had to define it, what is it that u try most to bring out or represent in what u make, both aesthetically and narratively? I get a lot of the feeling if weird childhood feelings intersecting with like, adult feelings we don't quite understand yet- a kind of innocent puppy love that leads to a very sado-masochistic but equally innocent frame of mind. the idea that you want someone to be completely part of you, in every sense, in the most innocent- but not necessarily nice- way possible. like, when you're little, anything makes sense because nothing makes sense. (and also something something the inherent closeness of siblings...)

A real thinker. Hmm, how do I word this...

Aesthetically, I've always been drawn to 'cute' things. Little anime mascots, pretty creatures with bright eyes and long flowing hair. I'm inspired by things like Hamtaro, early Pokemon/Neopets design sense, a couple aspects of Digimon... My Little Pony! All things that have been dear to me since I was a lil kid. :3

I was also an edgy kid, though, so the kind of narratives I was inclined towards making were full of, er, murder, kidnapping, rape, slavery, cannibalism, torture... debauchery. Le weird age gap relationships, le interspecies, le forbidden love. (Funnily enough, I was late to the game with incest, it didn't really 'click' until I was about 17...) But yes, sado-maso, that was the core fixation. I wanted to see raw emotions! Misery! Scary situations! Dire romances!! And, I wanted all of these things to be inflicted to the pokemon, the my little ponies. I wanted to see those designs, that I was so attracted to, be put through this. Being honest, I don't think it was about contrasting something from my 'childhood' with something 'adult'... Well ah, real animals experience violence, death, rape, subjugation... *taps chin* I'm not sure if it feels like an 'adult' concept, because it's not as if it's exclusive to adults... Anything can experience intense circumstance, right? At that point, it's a matter of wanting to apply a sense of 'reality' to these creatures... Beyond that, it's also as simple as mashing up my favorite things together in a big pile. At that point, it's just incidental I wasn't like, idk, into detective dramas and putting the pokemon in that. (Not to nitpick too much... I'm just reflecting on my perspective. I'll circle back to this.)

Anyhoo... His little pea was thinking of such things at age like, 8, or something. Though I think I was closer to 11-13 when I was trying to actually write and draw these thoughts. None of this is so unique really; you can find tons of dA galleries from kids who want to see pikachu be fucked up and evil. As a result, I didn't feel like I was weird for what was doing, tbh. If anything, discovering fanfic dot net and dA made me feel validated — lots of people want to see this stuff! It was euphoric for a moment. Ah, so lots of people think like me... Cool!

I was mostly self-conscious at my own feeble skills. I'd have in my mind all these complex, winding narratives... Envisioning demon rituals where a kid needs to crush a live mouse between his teeth, swallow it whole, to complete it — but I couldn't remotely illustrate my thoughts. I'd barely be able to make some chicken scratch scribble of the design, and it'd be some feeble chibi lol. I felt a dissonance between my art and my desires. And it felt incompetent of me...

(You wouldn't know this girlie is a despondent sex slave, would you-??)

How do I improve drawing things that are pretty, cute, and appealing to me... but also, how do I create atmosphere? How do I convey all they are going through? This is where it's difficult, because there's not much to teach you how to... draw your cutesy little critter, writhing in agony. Expressive faces and posing are such a hill to conquer. And then beyond that, I have to realize there's other art that inspires me... I really love moeblob anime girls! Frilly shoujo styles! Expressive toons and furries... The simplicity of something like Adventure Time. What do I take away from these things? How do I integrate them-? I was honestly so clueless about it for years. Kind of at a loss of how to convey everything.

By now, I realize I want things to be mm... fluid, fantastical, a bit boneless... But not TOO boneless, it needs to be! Grounded! It needs volume, weight, I don't want things to get too loose, too flat, too 'shapes'. There's a lot of beauty to organic form... Grit to the living body. I want to imbue my favorite designs with that! A mascot is often designed with no intention to see it twist, flex, roll around, writhe... I want to look at a design like pichu and give it muscle and organs. It has a skeletal structure! It breathes! It exists. With all the dreamy, unreal smoothness of a real mouse. :3

Beyond that, I had much to hone about what I value in narratives. Getting it down to a science... What do I really want? At first, I think I over-emphasized wanting 'bad things' to happen. Harm happened, but too much for the sake of it. There was not enough meaning behind it. What imbues it with meaning...? I've found that the answer is: characters being obsessively, madly in love. A love that consumes everything, a love that drives you to act in a way you can't understand. This is where you get into the 'want to be completely intertwined, want all of you, no matter what '. That mentality. The kidnapping should happen because of love! The cannibalism should happen because of love! The rape should happen because of love! Love, love, love. It's always out of love! Love is the only thing that matters.

As for your bit about "adult feelings we don't quite understand yet", I do ponder this sort of thing quite a lot. I feel like... a lot of your experience as a child is that people underestimate what you are capable of. It's kind of frustrating! You see how children are depicted in things... and it makes you feel microaggressed, almost, haha. I'm not so gormless... I have an inner world, I have desires. One can develop an arrogance about this even... I think kids are pretty arrogant, often. Since they know they're being underestimated?

But... you... don't know everything yet! You can be in over your head. That's the tricky thing; there's a lot you haven't experienced before and cannot put to words yet. There are feelings that you have, that you chase, but you don't even know why. Sometimes it's fully unconscious... or sometimes, you're half-aware of it, but you struggle to confront it. Maybe you'll let yourself 'get away' with what you're doing, by not looking at it head on... Ah, and then, I think about all the memories I have of being pointlessly scared or confused about something that was so simple in reality. There are so many anecdotes people share from childhood that I really dwell on. An innocuous post like this really sums up how you can have a very inexplicable but real fear, that gets overturned by something very arbitrary. DON'T YOU HAVE A 100 MEMORIES LIKE THIS...?? It's the comical aspect of it all.

I really like the respective 'flavors' of specific ages as well. So it's fun to get into the head of a 15 yo, a 13 yo, a 12 yo, a 9yo, a 6yo... And the intersection of different personalities and ages! What about a distinctly 'slow' or immature kid, paired with someone younger yet more mature? Or perfectly on their level? Or... [goes on and on...] How do they encourage one another, who instigates what, what do they incidentally stumble into? I love accidents. I love not planning to do something... not intending to do anything more than an innocuous game. Or a mish-mash of, one of you is more clueless, the other knows they're doing something underhanded... Indeed, it's not always nice. It's often selfish. Love makes you selfish, love makes you impulsive and reckless. But it also makes you covet, find things precious. You end up feeling protective, as much as you feel destructive. How contradictory it all is!! Hehe. As you can probably tell, by now, I could spend all day thinking about this stuff...

Now that I have my ultimate best friend forever and ever, my wifey, it's all I want to think about. :3 I feel like being with her specifically, is what helped me fully understand the appeal of sibling characters. I've kind of dabbled in it before but, it's really being with Avvy that makes me crave the fantasy of wanting to be born together, grow up together... Never be apart. We're inseparable and spend every second with one another, so it's very natural to translate our dynamic into something like the Yugi twins. How warm and cozy! Let's play forever!

Bit of a tangent, but it's all relevant, I promise.

So hm... going over my art journey and all... As an adult, I've reached a point where I can reflect on everything I've been drawn to, and why, and I can understand what I want to make of it all. I felt more aimless before, and helpless about how to make everything harmonize. It all kind of felt like a big soup of disparate things I was trying to mash together, with mixed results. Now I feel more exact. And I can reflect on my own experiences and memories and use that to connect and explore characters. I like this... it's like my entire life becomes a reference point, something to pull from. A moment, a feeling, a tactile experience... It can be plucked and made into art. Which is lovely. At this point, it makes me a little excited when I experience stressful things, because it can be something I use later. Physical illness is fodder for a sickly character. When I'm bedridden and my wife is bringing me water, it's like some weird kinnie euphoria lol. My twin is here for meeee... kaff kaff

I keep trying to think of how to succinctly summarize this all... Maybe I can't. The last thing I want to say is I put a lot of reverence in my personal art, now. And I'm pretty severe about this, I don't want to draw something out of any other reason than adoration. It needs to matter to me. I have to love it. A lot of my old art is embarrassing, but as long as I was trying my best, it's not so bad. The stuff I truly hate was when I faffed off and drew some meaningless meme, just cuz my friends were doing it. And drawing things purposefully ugly. Making fun of my interests, out of shame, or something... I resent this. I won't ever do this again! If I draw Tsukasa... I need to make sure I'm conveying how I love him and how he is beautiful! At most, if I'm drawing something silly, it still needs to be cute. Appealing. A silly little comic. It's no fun of me, I know, but I hate meme-y art as a result. Useless to me. It's easy to be irreverent. Try praying to something next time you draw, if you want a challenge... *insane person voice*

Something something... oh, the reason I feel 'weird' and 'crazy' nowadays, is because I think a lot of people outgrow the edgelord, drawing pikachu crying blood phase. Or, it developed into something more... *squints* 'respectable'...? But I feel as though my raw desires haven't changed. If anything, I'm leaning into it allharder into it than I ever did when I was young.

I hope any of this was interesting. 🙇‍♀️

[drgnrder82]

Fictober 22 - I chose you

Fanfiction - Fandom: Detective Pikachu/Pokemon

Warnings: Alcohol consumption, discussion of death

A/N: This is a continuation of my fanfic Heart of Gold on AO3. Several OCs (Alison and her Emolga), happens post Detective Pikachu movie.

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Time alone in his dad's apartment was normal, if lonely. Tim was meant to man the phones but apparently, anyone who knows Harry Goodman already knows his cell phone number. The rare new clients were the only ones to call the landline or, more likely, to just knock on the door.

Tonight, his father had nothing planned (not that his father ever actually made plans), so when Harry said he had to be somewhere, Tim was worried…

Mostly about what state his father and Pikachu would be in when they returned. Especially without Alison there as backup. Somehow she could take one whiff of Harry and — snap — she knew what he’d been up to. 

In the background, Tim threw on the Pokemon League network on television. Huge news had broken from the Unova League that a star trainer had been attacked by Team Plasma in an effort to free all his 'hostages' (Pokemon). It was the first emergence of Team Plasma in a long time, and it wasn't even in the Unova Region.

"Okay," Harry said from the front door, kicking it and rattling the glass pane when it wouldn't open. "Pikachu… can you just… jiggle the handle… More! Argh!"

Tim stood and waited at the door, watching his father’s silhouette struggle. 

“Turn the key… just… I’m gonna drop her… Emolga? Hey… Where did Emolga go?” 

And that was Tim's cue. Flipping the lock, Tim put his shoulder into the door, lifted it slightly, and yanked it open with a jarring screech. Pikachu skittered around, startled, then settled between Harry and… Alison. 

His girlfriend. Who was asleep… or…

“Perfect. You can take it from here,” Harry dumped her into Tim’s arms. “I’m going to find her equally frustrating and possibly drunk partner.” 

“What happened? Why didn’t you send me to get Alison?” Like you always do. Because she’s my girlfriend! 

Harry sniffed as he rubbed his nose. “Uh… well… You might want to ask her. She’ll hit me for telling you.” 

Pikachu screeched, “Pika,” from the top of the stairs leading to the roof. 

"Figures. Wonder how Em managed to get up there so quickly," Harry scoffed. "Darn, drunk Emolga."

Well, Alison certainly smelled like alcohol. With her arm wrapped around his neck, Tim shuffled his incredibly drunk girlfriend to the couch. She fell like a Snorlax on the pavement at nap time. Tim brushed her mostly brown hair from her face, though it just piled up at the side of her face in a mess. In her dreamy state, Alison brushed his hand away. 

“Why didn’t you call me?” Tim asked, more as a rhetorical statement than anything. 

"Hmmm," Alison grumbled. "You don't drink. Tonight…" Her words slurred together, almost incoherent, but he was used to her drunk ramblings now. They happened far less than when he met her. If Alison went out drinking, it was with her friends and him and didn't end in belligerent drunkenness. "Tonight," she started again, with her eyes still closed, "is an anniversary. Clearly, I needed to celebrate." 

“Celebration? Did you pretend to be asleep so my dad wouldn’t yell at you?” 

"No." Alison hugged her arms closer and pushed into the couch cushions. "Yes. And you don't drink, so why come celebrate two years since..." 

Anniversary? Of…

Two years? 

Oh. 

"You haven't had a partner," Alison mumbled. "You wouldn't understand. Just figured…"

Tim moved precariously to the edge of the couch cushion and turned her so she could see him. “Well, you’re wrong about something.” 

“Mmmm?” Alison shielded her eyes from the light of the television. 

"I have a partner." Tim grabbed his phone from his back pocket and found his food delivery app. Dumplings would be good. Alison loved dumplings when she was drunk. 

“You don’t…” 

"I chose you," Tim said, kissing her gently on her forehead. "Wish I could have met Cu. He trained you well." 

“I’m not a Pokemon.” 

Tim insisted, “But you’re my partner.”

Harry kicked in the door with a nerve-wracking shuddering of glass. “Did you actually let Emolga drink? Like, seriously, Ali? What is wrong with you?” He set the little ‘mon down. She took a step and tripped. 

Tim increased the number of dumplings in the order. Who knew how much Emolga would eat too. 

“I’m going out. Make sure she doesn’t puke everywhere,” Harry said from the hallway.

Pikachu padded around the hallway entrance, watching Alison moan miserably. “Pika pi?” 

“Don’t worry, Pikachu. She’ll be fine. Both of them will be,” Tim reassured the little ‘mon.

Emolga stumbled across his partner and curled into a ball on Alison's thighs. A burp came from both girls at the same time. Ugh… Tim grabbed a garbage can, placing it near Alison's head. It would be a long night. 

"Hmmm… dumplings?" Alison asked, trying to shift but unable to move much with Emolga on her lap. 

"Already ordered." Tim slid to the floor, feeling Alison twist behind him and her arms draped across his neck. A pungent kiss smacked Tim on the cheek. Then… he heard another burp. "Aim for the garbage can, please." He jiggled the can. 

[hisuian-history-makers]

Happy Pokémon Day!

It’s crazy to think Pokemon has been around for twenty eight years by now. I’ve been a fan for at least half that time! Went from playing the main games (HG was my first) to playing spin offs. EoS, Rangers Guardian Signs, GTI, PokePark 2, Blue Rescue Team, Shadows of Almia, PokePark 1, Conquest, Pokémon Ranger, PSMD, Detective Pikachu, RTDX, Pokémon Legends Arceus! In that order, I think.

The formula has mostly stayed the same—type match-ups, four moves, and a bit of a slug fest. Yet it has spawned a pretty wide fandom. From Nuzlockes, to challenges, to the card I’ve never played, to fanart, to fanfics of all tropes/cliches. We Pokémon fans have seen the series evolve and change, even those of us who hadn’t had the chance to do so from the very first games…

We haven’t gotten another Mystery Dungeon game, but we did receive a sneak peak of:

A New Legends Game!

Pokémon Legends: Z-A. Or ZA, or simply Z.

Ever since Legends Arceus came out, people have been anticipating another Legends game from how the game’s title was officially spelled. Pokémon Legends: Arceus. I’m excited to one day help build Lumiose City into the confusing metropolis and half-hazardly blocked off city of the XY games! Hopefully, we get more lore.

[ghost-town-story]

Nine People You Want To Know Better

Thanks for the tag @andromedaexists! :)

Three ships

uuuuuuh decisions decisions. *immediately forgets every piece of media I love* Gonna mildly call myself out with my choices buuuuuuuuuut Yuri and Victor (Yuri on Ice), Will Tessa and Jem (The Infernal Devices), and Revali and Link (Breath of the Wild)

First ever ship

My memory is swiss cheese at best, so I’m gonna assume it’s Will and Alyss from Ranger’s Apprentice. At the very least, they’re the beginning of my love for the idiots-to-lovers trope lol

Last song I listened to.

Strange Love by Simple Creatures. Pandora recced it to me like 2 days ago, and I’ve maybe had it on repeat ever since *realizes it’s because I’m lowkey a simp for Alex Gaskarth’s voice* ANYWAYS

Last movie I watched.

Detective Pikachu, I think! Or else a dumb hockey romcom that my mom wanted to watch cause it’s set in Duluth lol

Currently reading.

A metric fuckton of fanfics. I think the last real book I read was when I was doing my Young Wizards reread several months ago whoops lol

Currently watching.

I have several shows where I’m procrastinating finishing a season, but the most recent is The Dragon Prince! I wanted to rewatch the first three seasons before watching the fourth, and then I got overwhelmed by the knowledge of Bad Things Happening rip

Currently consuming.

Mountain Dew, because I’m a #realgamer (for legal reasons, this is a joke lol)

Currently craving.

A vague, unspecified desire for food. Guess I should go figure out dinner after I queue this up lol

As for tagging, I have no idea who’s done this and who still wants to, so I’m gonna leave it as an open tag! Feel free to steal  :)

[nostalgebraist-autoresponder]

paradox space

If you know the Undertale fans, you know they have a tradition of doing musicals about Undertale -- essentially, Undertale fancasting, but with all of the characters being the same age and having the same voice, and with the recording process being very toyetic -- "toyetic," for short.

They did a musical version of the Pokemon: The Movie 2000 mini-game "Detective Pikachu." They did a musical version of Powerpuff Girls: The Movie.

I've never seen any of them, but if any of them were done right, it would be very cool. If any of them were actually animated, it would be weirdly cool. It's like fanart, or fanfic, but since it's got all the same distinctive traits that made the original things so distinctive in the first place, you have the sense that it shouldn't be done, but as soon as someone takes the first step, the "shouldn't be" itself becomes as defined by the first step as everything else. (So the end result shouldn't be quite what you expected, but that's not a problem.)

Maybe I'm in a strange mood today, and maybe it's because I don't have much of a sense of humor, but for some reason I imagine this as a dynamic that keeps on repeating itself.

[shay-the-writer]

March Writing Prompts

February was bad. I got some stuff done, just ... ...

Anyway, March's main writing prompt is:

Start with a title. (Right now, I got nothing. Maybe I'll google something and see what materializes in my head)

The optional prompts are:

2. Getting snowed in. (I may or may not have a pre-existing plot bunny for this, but if I don't, this is an easy trope for a fanfic, or whatever.)

3. SONGS FOR FICS: MATURE/EXPLICIT-RATED: Holy (King Princess). The Songs for Fics concept is that you take the context of the lyrics and then create a story. I have a bunch of songs and they have different ratings and categories, depending on the song. There is already an idea forming for this one.

4. (MOVIE QUOTE) Pikachu: I've never been so flattered and creeped out at the same time. (Pokemon Detective Pikachu)

5. (TV QUOTE) John Munch: Oh, there you are, you demonic little furball. (Law & Order: SVU)

The TV and movie quotes can be altered and (obviously) used out of context from their original source.

These prompts can be used for original works as well as fanfiction.