Could you tell us more about absintheshipping if possible? (Burgh x Grimsley)
Heya! Sorry for the late reply, I've been swamped with school and such but trust me, this question has been on my mind for ages haha ^-^
There's no canon basis for absintheshipping, if memory serves me right (perhaps in the manga, but if it happened then I don't really remember)
However... I honestly feel like they'd have real chemistry together. A Gary Prince and Marshall Lee sort of relationship, y'know?
They're both pretty confident, though Grimsley is a bit more reserved while Burgh is relatively outspoken (he's an artist in New York, it comes with the job).
There's also the case where they're both effectively type opposites, which automatically gives the ship like, 40 ship points or whatever (sp for short).
In @askburgh, Grimsley has a bug phobia (and shows no romantic interest in Burgh), but I personally think it'd be kinda silly if he still fell for Burgh anyways. Maybe learns to appreciate bug types a bit more, especially since he's in the region with the best buggies :)
There really isn't much else I can say about the ship, since I haven't been overly active in the Pokemon Community, but safe to show that I'll go bonkers for anyone who still posts about these squishies in 2023.
His appearance is based off The Vessel's outfit- which is funny to me, since The Vessel's outfit is inspired by canon Colress' outfit .. except he has more gold on him than white!
Notes:
Though these are his BW2 clothes, the cracked glasses and skin only happen after his battle with the Aspertia Trio, so this is like near the end of BW2, just before the battle at Giant Chasm.
The cracks on his skin are sealed through kintsugi, as it is with his Beheeyem.
Instead of The Vessel's angel wings, Nikolai's tailcoat is inspired by butterfly wings! He ditches the coat most of the time for mobility purposes- his turtleneck underneath has no sleeves.
His gloves are arm-length, and they're meant to conceal the cracks on his skin as well as his stigmata.
His binds on his arms and legs serve the same purpose as they do with The Vessel's- they're meant to keep him together and from breaking completely.
I keep forgetting his height, other than he's shorter than Blur/Blight N and Ghetsis- probably 5'6.
Ah- Well, I'm not very great with my words, but I will say this~
I still have your poetic ask saved in my inbox, my dear~ I know I haven't responded to it, but I must be honest, I've been quite greedy on that note~ I like to leave it in my inbox so I can read it every now and then during my break time, the words are so sweet that they tend to take my stress away every time I read it over~ ✨️
Goodness, amor, you certainly have a way with words~ ♡
God It’s Been So Long Since I’ve Ever Posted To Tumblr, Hoping To Get Somewhere Hopefully. A Small Quick Thing Of Grimsley While I Was Ill To Try And Relieve Some Tension.