My Aqua grunt OC (Antony) and Magma Grunt OC (Marc) grow up together from childhood being neighbours and are childhood friends!
They end up liking each other when they grow into teenagers but don't end up being able to confess because they're both worried of losing their bestfriend.
Their friendship breaks off for a while when they end up joining their respective teams, both feeling betrayed with the other and wanting them to join their team so they can still keep together.
Marc joins Magma because he's interested in geology and enjoys science-things. He's more of an enforcer in the team, however.
Antony joins Aqua because he enjoys the ocean, but doesn't know what he wants to be or do with his future. He struggles staking out a course in life, but he knows how to tinker with engines and boats so he feels useful in Aqua.
They randomly meet again during a clash between the teams and can't stop thinking about it and are drawn to each other like magnets, and end up picking back up on their friendship and becoming boyfriends after having an intense conversation.
Doodle of my boys again, lineart done with traditional brush pen, coloured digitally. (ough Tumblr why you got to scrunch up the image so when not full view...)
When they escape their teams pretending to have been captured by the opposing teams/vanishing without telling anyone and fleeing to Alola - they live in a tent for quite a while since they don't have a lot of money.
After meeting Bromley (my skull grunt OC) he initially is paid to help them around and blend into local customs but they end up becoming friends so Brom (as they call him for short) helps them out establishing their own life so they manage to get jobs in the area. Marc works as a farmer, Antony at the local marina/boat repair shops.
They all end up developing feelings for each other - Marc and Antony talk and figure it out between them but it's harder for Bromley who isn't part of anything established and doesn't quite have the same arena to brainstorm on. It ends up working out though, and they all stay in a relationship together.
Later on they manage to get a little house-wagon to live in so they all can live together rather than in the tent-solution.
Team Skull looks after Brom of course, since they're like an odd family. Plumeria would def give Marc and Antony the chance but also watch them closely to make sure they're not taking advantage of Bromley. Love you Plums!
The other day (21st of July) it had been 5 years since I accidentally created my OCs! I didn't manage to draw anything elaborate but here's a short simple animation!
Something completely different - sometimes I make AUs with my OCs and once I ended up making this AU where Marc makes ale/runs a brewery and bar, where Antony and Brom tends to come around.
Antony and Brom kinda compete trying to get with Marc but also end up liking each other.
Bromley's cap is a reference to the band Pet Shop Boys' album cover Love Comes Quickly that shows Chris Lowe wearing the same cap :^)