wyrdle · 2 years ago
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I have so so so many WIPs you have no idea. Lord give me the time and energy to finish it all. Here’s a bunch of sneaky peeks
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ask-zerotrio · 2 years ago
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Zero Lab Log Entry: Last Log Entry Recorded
[We left once... If... what if...?]
[Only if they forgive us, Sada.]
[I know, but...]
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Clavell holds Arven gently, waiting patiently for his sobs to subside into sniffles. His still healing torso aches from the position, but he hugs Arven anyway. His boy.
What on earth happened?
Clavell had wished for another life... spent with his loved ones, and gotten it... in the form of a vision, so real and tangible it hurt to remember.
Sada... Turo... had they left the crater with him. Had they raised Arven with him. Had they grown old together.
Instead, Arven grew up with just him as a parent, and Sada and Turo died in the crater, replaced by robotic copies of themselves.
Exhaustion weighs heavily upon Clavell.
What a mess.
What had he done to deserve any of this?
Besides be involved with the two most disastrous and wonderful people to walk Paldea?
Melancholy threatens to drown him then, but Clavell notices the plethora of gifts and get well soon cards by his bedside.
He might have lost Sada and Turo... but Clavell found new treasures to cherish in the end: his precious students and people around him.
People he came to know after leaving Area Zero.
"Arven… how did I get out of the crater?"
"Mom and d- They dragged you out of there. After, hurting you." Arven almost growls.
What.
Suddenly, a knock sounded at the door. Arven peeled himself off Clavell with a snarl, turning to address the door. It seemed as though he already knew who it was.
"Arven-" The new voice starts.
"Didn't I already tell you tin cans NOT to disturb-" "Turo...?" Clavell shifts in attempts to look, only to be rewarded with a sharp pain in his ribs that leaves him gasping for air.
"Clavell!" Three voices yell in alarm, rushing to his bedside to fret over him. Once they figure he's alright, Arven returns to his defensiveness, and the two adults, remorseful.
Somehow, Clavell knew it was neither the Protocol or the AI versions of his once best friends and partners by his side.
It feels strange, for this to be their reunion, the first time in years.
Clavell blinks, confused, baffled, but also oddly relieved.
His laugh is a shaky one, something in between a chuckle and a sob, and comes out as more of a wet and strangled wheeze.
They were a strange family with much left to mend and years of hurts left to sort. Still, Clavell felt dangerous hope bloom and grow...
...because lost treasure, like family, could be found again.
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A/N: Woooooo. That wraps up this Ask blog's plotline + the blog itself. I had been musing this plot's wrap up for a long while, and to date I think drawn about 100? asks. It was a lot, a blend of comics, animatics, fics, weird ARG junk, which I hope was a fun/interesting means of delivering this story and enjoyable experience!
Admittedly, I did lose steam at the end, out of a mix of burnout + general disinterest in this plot. Regardless, I'm glad I pushed through to wrap it up at least. There are also many parts of the ask blog I'm quite proud of :) If you've got questions or comments remaining about this story, please feel free to send things in!
As for the future of this blog, I'm likely to leave it as is, and return to using my regular art blog @wyrdle + exploring new original/zerotrio-inspired works.
Till then take care and thank you for sticking around for so long!
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nyaagolor · 1 year ago
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Vex's big fat SV fic recommendation list
Being stressed while waiting for reviews and thesis feedback had me tearing through the SV AO3 tags like a rabid animal. Bright side to this is that I've been through basically the entire tag for a few characters so you don't have to. Below the cut is all the fics that really stuck with me
Invasive Species by hiratake Hassel/Brassius oneshot. You know that popular post that says the holy grail of AO3 is a 10k oneshot that changes your life when you binge it at 3am? yeah that's this one they meant this fic. It's a look at their younger years and the falling in love stuff these two go through and it's fantastic. There's cute cameos, excellent prose and really fun themes throughout
Team Building (and other remedies for loneliness) by viodef Arven Gen multichap. By the time I finished this fic I was convinced it's canon. It fills in the unseen parts of the game absolutely expertly, telling the story of how Arven caught and raised his team, and balances emotional angst and cute moments within his team flawlessly. It actually got me to care immensely about Arven's Toedschol. btw, this fic is part of a series-- and every fic in it is just as excellent as this one. They're some of the best Arven fics I've ever seen and I cannot recommend them highly enough
I Love You (just in case you didn't know) by WizardGlick Hassel/Brassius oneshot collection. "Where are all the incredible writers for SV?" making old man yaoi content. The Hassel/Brassius scene on AO3 is killing it. This fic has been on my mind since I first read it, it's so GOOD. It's tender it's emotional it's cute it has it all. Even if you don't care for this ship you will by the end of it. Read it
normal people by golden_blue Larry gen oneshot. I'm actually astounded at the charm people are putting into fics about Larry, a character designed to be as basic as possible. This is a fic that really just brings the pokemon world to life, giving so much depth to characters and making everything feel so grounded and lived in. If you like Larry, or even if you don't, read this fic, it'll leave you loving Medali and everyone in it
Kitchen Confidential by aclockworklemon Zerotrio Gen Twoshot (for now). People who characterize the player's mom are the most powerful among us and this is as good as it gets. There's a lot of subtlety in how the characters emotions are explored through the perspective of the character's own mom, and honestly I just love a fic that feels so grounded and sweet. Everyone is characterized so well, and the conflicts feel so real and personal. Good times all around
lost in translation by fivveweeks E4 gen oneshot. This fic is fucking hilarious I am actually begging you to read this one. One of the few times a fic actually got me to belly-laugh. Every work in this author's series about the E4 is equally as funny and equally as good so just do yourself a favor and read them all
holding onto the past (just like her) by centispores Arven oneshot, focused on grief. This one absolutely destroyed me. It has a real mastery of prose, a slowly building sense of dread and confusion that really hammers in the emotional core, and a really good understanding of flow. Setting the fic to a flu delerium backdrop lets the author's talents really shine and also gut punch you right at the end! It hurts, highly recommend
Tenderhearted Trust by infaredlove Jacq focused oneshot. SV introduced the best cast of side characters (the teachers) in the history of this franchise and some valiant authors took it upon themselves to just make banger after banger all about them. This is honestly a recommendation for this author's entire catalogue of work because I adore how they characterize the academy staff, Jacq especially. The prose is great, the feelings are tender, and who doesn't love seeing some nice stories about the adults in the room?
kids and their newfangled lingo by rentaldragon Rika/Geeta oneshot. This one is less than 1k words and as cute as it is funny. It needs no introduction, it's got silly lesbians in it!!
Up the Creek by neutralize Arven oneshot, focused on his failed attempts to heal Mabosstiff. Another ouchie of a fic. This one stings real bad, and the depth of emotion in this one is an absolute killer. The ever increasing desperation here and the ways that Arven's own trauma prevent him from reaching out or getting help for his own mental state are absolutely brutal and an incredible way of illustrating the pre-canon events. This one is rough but it's a very worthwhile read
YOUR _____ APPEARS ABNORMAL. by johnchurch Larry oneshot, Geeta POV. This fic is absolutely genius and even if you don't like either character you have got to give it a shot. It's such a fun and clever way to integrate in-game glitches to an in-universe headcanon. Genuinely delightful. Also watching Geeta slowly lose her mind is more fun than I initially expected
Cool, Cool, Cool by Chumpy Arven/Giacomo oneshot. Really and truly who is doing it like rarepair shippers. They are the backbone of fanfic society and I mean this. This fic is pretty lowstakes in comparison to the others on this list, but man is it cute. I love the characterization, the realism of teenage dialogue and all its awkwardness, and just the way the relationship progresses during the story. Sooo cute, give it a read!
Perennial by Seasonal Penny twoshot. Fics that are canon to me. I'm not even sure how to properly articulate how much this just feels like a legitimate explanation of canon events that happened offscreen. This fic is perfect and also canon. Real to me.
The Fellowship of Glimmora by dragons_tree Geeta multichap, unfinished. This is THE Geeta fic to me. The prose is incredible, the characterization is incredible, the worldbuilding is incredible. If you read one SV fic today make it this one, it will leave you with so many new thoughts on Geeta and her relationships with the gym leaders. Genuinely so so so good I think I would kill to get this fic to update again
Ortega's Drag Race by MimeOfATime Team Star oneshot. This fic is canon in my brain. This is so real to me. The characterization is perfect, the worldbuilding is perfect, begging you to read this fic Right Now. Pls. For me.
Push by agendergrim Professor-focused oneshot. This one is short and also just cracked my brain wide open. SUCH an interesting take on what happened to the other professor and well-written to boot. Do yourself a favor and read this one when you have a few minutes
Historical Perspective by n7punk Sada/Raifort exes oneshot. No one understands Raifort like this author I stg. The characterization of everyone here is absolutely fantastic and is filled with concepts and ideas that feel so authentic to the story of the game. I too love disaster lesbians so this fic was an absolute delight
regret, reflected in crystal by Emolga Turo and Arven focused oneshot. This one is INSANELY rough, big tw for child abuse and an absolutely gut-wrenching internal monologue about it. This fic is really heavy but insanely good, I had to sit down for a while to process it all when I was done. I highly recommend this to anyone who's looking for a fic to blow them away, the author is insanely talented and a master of their craft, but also OOF.
oh, just one more question… by pistachiosoda Penny focused oneshot. Such a sweet Team Star character study, it's really neat to see the unique ways that each character speaks and reflects about the boss and how it serves not only to characterize Penny, but them in turn. This genuinely feels like it could be dialogue ripped from some DLC of the game. If you like Team Star def give this one a look
irony by mousewritings Penny and Arven oneshot. This author REALLY understands teenage dialogue. It feels so real it's almost painful, so if you want something that's really gonna captivate you, give this a read. There's something about the way the characters fumble that feels really natural, and this author is extremely talented when it comes to dialogue and attitude. I adore this fic
Endearment by Sarajaye Penny focused oneshot. Centers around Penny's feelings about her dad-- it's like 400 words and super sweet, just do yourself a favor and read it right now. Click on the link and go for it it'll take like two minutes. You'll thank me later.
Glimmer by WolvZephyr Geeta focused oneshot. Good Geeta focused fics are few and far between, so it was fantastic to see one that really delved into her philosophy and attitudes and personality. This is one of those fics that really puts so much depth into a character that it feels like a natural extension of everything in game. Whether or not u think ur a Geeta fan, read this, because it'll absolutely give you a fresh perspective on her
Patch Up by ColourfulVoid Nemona and Miriam focused oneshot. This might actually be one of, if not my absolutely, favorite fic I've read about Nemona. It so perfectly captures the masking she does and the ways that the adults in her life WANT to help but can't because of all the fronts she puts up. This is filed under lists of fics that changed my brain chemistry. Read it
hues by aukai Nemona and Jacq focused oneshot. Similar to the above, this focuses on Nemona's unhealthy habits and masking and I just absolutely adore it. It's a brief glimpse into her pre-story school life and really adds depth to everything happening offscreen. Nemona my beloved
If you don't wanna use a tumblr post for the links, I have all these bookmarked on my AO3 Vex_ation, which is linked here
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ask-zerotrio · 2 years ago
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ᴵˢ ᵗʰᵉʳᵉ ᵃⁿʸᵒⁿᵉ ˡᵉᶠᵗ ⁱⁿ ᴬʳᵉᵃ ᶻᵉʳᵒ?
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Turo: Ah. It might be better that I answer this instead of Clavell... he might be... upset, if he read about it.
You see, all those years back, after Arven was born and the Tera Orb project completed, Sada and I had wanted to continue researching in Area Zero. After many hurtful words were exchanged, Clavell left to take care of Arven on his own in Cabo Poco whilst we stayed within the Zero Lab.
A year later however, Clavell returned with his Gyrados and new team of powerful water pokemon- and flooded the entire cavern. We had missed Arven's birthday, both in person and even via electronic communications, you see... and Clavell had had enough.
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With our labs ruined and his message heard loud and clear, we had no choice but to return above ground... living in some temporary accommodation in Mesagoza. Upon realising our mistakes, it took us many months... even years to mend our relationship and family.
It is… not one of mine nor Sada's proudest moments. Though Clavell and Arven have forgiven us since, we're still ashamed it even got this far...
On separate note, who- or what, are you?
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ask-zerotrio · 2 years ago
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Greetings!
An ask blog for the zerotrioship, AKA Clavell x Sada x Turo, in an au where the two professors follow Clavell out of the crater post-Tera Orb research and occupy half of his office-lab space. [The professors make it out of the crater a little late, but still reunite with Clavell and Arven in the end.]
Main art blog is @wyrdle​, and I’m fairly new to all of this so pardon me if I do anything wrong haha. If nothing else, this place will be a repository for my cute/angsty doodles of some pretty old people.
[This Ask Blog is now retired, as the story I wanted to tell is finished. Thank you!]
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ask-zerotrio · 2 years ago
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Treasure
A zerotrioshipping comic I really want to finish but am really struggling to get done lmao. I still adore the prose here, but struggling with getting myself to draw all the details........ It’s semi relevant to this ask blog (which will get its own little epilogue). Anyway I hope you enjoy this scribbly mess anyway haha
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ask-zerotrio · 2 years ago
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The time in-between
//OOC these comic pages for the finale are being scrapped, but I reckon they’re still an interesting read for some snippet of Clavell and Arven’s actual relationship in the askblog “canon” timeline. I’m trying to wrap up the blog neatly haha, but keep making comic page drafts of general explorations of these characters instead XD
Anyway: Arven in this askblog’s “canon timeline” was raised from young by Clavell, and is much more well adjusted as a kid. Sada and Turo’s absences aren’t felt as deeply, and Arven’s childhood is peppered with few moments to bond + get to know them... Doesn’t mean he isn’t still angry at them for leaving him behind, but it’s processed better since he has a stable home/family found in Clavell.
Clavell is... well he’s angry too, but also never really got over the harsh split. Things are super awkward in the few moments Sada and Turo come to visit + bring Arven out. Those eventually grow increasingly infrequent, up till a point where it’s largely just emails... then silence.
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ask-zerotrio · 2 years ago
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Director I just noticed your wedding band and it got me wondering, which of you proposed?
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Turo: Yes, we started out as friends, as different as could be but united by our love for pokemon and discovery. I was initially reluctant to join them initially, as Sada's brashness was renown... and I was quite the grumpy kid.
Clavell's kind nature helped temper things, and I'd often be convinced by him to trail along (Sada used to tease us endlessly about being nerdy boyfriends, hah! Look at yourself now, Sada.) She made all of us little friendship bracelets... I think Clavell still has them kept somewhere, he is the most sentimental between us.
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It was during our time together as college mates then colleagues for the Tera Orb project that led to... cementing our feelings more officially. Sada and I were the first to confess, and we had had to track down Clavell... before he could feel happy for us but also terribly sad. He can be a little silly like that, believing himself separate from us.
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Close to the end of the Tera Orb project was when we tied the knot officially... because of Arven. But marriage was a mere technicality. Paldea wasn't as idyllic back then as it is now, you see. For Sada, traditional marriage already meant certain stereotypes (Motherhood and its expectations, for example) would plague her career as a researcher, much less a polyamorous relationship with two men. For myself and Clavell... well.
Again, it was Sada and I who proposed, at the same time... then plotted for our dearest friend and family. In the end, Sada and I were the ones who officially got married, and now all three of us have rings to replace Sada's friendship bracelets. To the rest of Paldea, for a time, we were as "normal" a family as could be, but deep in the depths of Area Zero and later in the quiet of Cabo Poco...
Heh, I'll leave that to your imaginations.
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ask-zerotrio · 2 years ago
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What do you three like to do in your free time?
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Clavell: It really depends, my little anonymous friend. The house is most lively when all of us are home, which is growing more and more infrequent as Arven grows up... We're not as fun to be around anymore i suppose, though I'm glad he has many friends to cherish at the Academy.
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wyrdle · 2 years ago
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a little zerotrioshipping comic WIP
Also I wrote a little fic about them recently if you’re interested
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ask-zerotrio · 2 years ago
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When did you started to fall in love ? And who asked first to go out ? And did they ask the both of them at the same time or one first and then the couple included the last one ? (sorry if its messy to read)
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Clavell: Greetings stranger, I hope you're having a great evening! The other two are at their classes, so I'll endeavor to answer you as best as I can.
This answer may be considered... "cringey" (Please let me know if I used that right), but I find it hard to name when exactly the other two became so precious to me. Our time together as students, then colleagues in Area Zero meant we were always living closely... and the trouble the two of them got into meant I was always on my toes to take care and keep watch.
There might be better terminology for it now, but our relationship was... odd. Queer, perhaps? How do you put a label to this feeling of belonging? Of found family?
It didn't come without its troubles, especially with our careers. For Sada, a regular marriage would've trapped her in endless stereotypes. For me... well. Though things have changed leaps and bounds, the three of us had once had to keep things private-
Ah, pardon me, I've rambled on for too long. Perhaps, if I absolutely have to, I'd say the moment my heart swelled the most was when Sada and Turo lit up at the prospect of having their dreams realised in Area Zero. Their excitement and enthusiasm was infectious, and I was helplessly swept away by it.
As for Sada and Turo, you might have to ask them next time, my friend!
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wyrdle · 2 years ago
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Sharing my Clavell/Turo/Sada hc/au ideas here because I can. It is partially mixed into my trainer clavell au lol, to explain Arven getting him to help hunt the titans.:
- They all met as young adults, furthering their studies at the Academy together. Picture the trio documenting Paldea's Pokemon by hand together, the intensity and detail of Turo, the loud excitement of Sada, and Clavell enjoying the moment/present.
- This leaves room for a looooooot of college shenanigans. Typically Clavell keeps out of it, but someone has to be the mature one when Sada wears down Turo's hesitance so easily lol 😂
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- Eventually, they get the funding to head to area zero lab, researching and working together in close proximity. It's likely here where I'd sprinkle the romance in, though the three have been living together in close proximity for a while already so there's little difference
- Unlike the other two however, Clavell sorely missed heading back to Paldea. Turo and Sada's discussions about the scarlet violet books is met with some hesitance from Clavell, who dismisses the worry. They've been friends for a while, he knows who they are. They're not heartless, they'll listen to his reasons if he stays... right?
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- Sada and Turo eventually tie the knot, and I actually like the thought that Paldea was still progressing in terms of accepting queer families. The founding of the Tera orbs is quite the pivotal moment, with a new chairwoman (Geeta), who gets shit done and changes Paldea into the idyllic paradise it is (There are a few bumps, but the gyms were only more properly set up and as enriching as they are now with her time and effort.)
- Unfortunately, the whole tension about continuing to stay in area zero despite funding pulls (Initial post tera orb discovery hype died down, and the trio weren't seeing any results, so slowly the labs become as empty as we see in present day). This strains their relationship even further, Arven being Clavell's priority and the two profs rift with him becomes something neither party attempt to mend for years. (Basically Clavell was with them for a bit, for the time machine project, but left quite quickly)
- Clavell takes up other research work above ground, being Arven's guardian. Meanwhile Sada and Turo self fund their research, holes up in the crater. Unfortunately, and this will become her greatest regret in present time, Geeta overlooks the profs unsupervised research project, operating under the guise of researching crystals to further tera orb capabilities+ supplying with more crystals. Geeta first hears about the time machine only in present day.
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- Fast forward to present day, Clavell takes up the director's position at the Academy. Arven has a decent childhood actually, but his curiousity for his biological parents burns. So during one fateful treasure hunt gone wrong, Mabosstiff is injured, and Clavell is eventually recruited to help hunt titans.
- The other shenanigans involving MC are dealt with as Clive Lol. I'll leave that to your imagination.
- The professors actually both tragically die in their experiments. The first in an experiment gone wrong, the second by the dangerous miraidon/Koraidon. The second continued their work, devastated by their loneliness, falling even further to their obsession with the machine.
- Clavell and co eventually face off the AI replicas of people he once cared for a lot, Arven actively denounces them as his parents, and overall, everyone has someone to count on to heal and move on. jfdhsiw idk. 😂
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TLDR I like these three pretty people, beyond mushing them together, the angst and proceeding bittersweet resolution is so good. Turo represents the future, Sada represents the past, Clavell represents the present. The end moral of the story is that living in the moment is key, surrounded by that which you treasure.
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ask-zerotrio · 2 years ago
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I am going to tell Clavell and no one can stop me
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Clavell: Is there something wrong? You can talk to me anytime if you have any issues, I'm always here for my precious students. That includes you too, my fellow eyewear enthusiast!
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ask-zerotrio · 2 years ago
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Director Clavel, old friend! Oh, look at you! It seems as though your universe is treating you well!
All of these variables and all of these possibilities admittedly do make my head spin, if I think about them too much -- but I cannot help but be curious about you and your reality! Tell me aaaaall about it!
-@askprofessorsada
"Ah! Yet another universe's Sada I see! And it seems you're doing well as a professor there yourself! And I concur, the tragedy in many of those alternate universes hurt greatly... I feel as though I dreamt of some of them before in nightmares, and always wake up thankful that my loved ones are all alive and well.
Anyway, about my universe! My Sada and Turo is the same as you and your Turo, both teachers at the Academy. Though, they do part time research work at our shared office-lab space. It's very alike our time in the Zero Lab, back when we were researching the Tera Orbs!
They had complained about my office eating into their lab's space initially, but I know all of us enjoy the proximity and nostalgia. It can get quite... messy however, with their experiments to artificially create future and past Pokemon so close to my work desk. Miraidon and Koraidon is what they call them, I believe.
As for how us three got together... I think I'm blessed to have had a longer relationship with my dear Sada and Turo... enough to have memories of college trysts and tomfoolery... best I not share these details as it may be awkward considering... you are also Sada... apologies!!" Clavell blushes furiously at the memory, and adjusts his glasses in nervousness.
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"After the Tera Orb research, it took much convincing from me to make all of us leave Area Zero and raise Arven proper, and seeing the realities where I never stepped in... are heartbreaking.
What about you? What is it like in your universe and how is Arven?"
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wyrdle · 2 years ago
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Some spicy Zerotrio (Clavell x Sada x Turo) shipping doodles. I do have some NSFW sketches as a continuation of this, but you'll have to find those on twt. Minors go away.
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CW: oral sex, fingering, vaginal sex, explicit genitals. Tweet here. Also FYI, any and every Clavell I draw should be assumed to be trans. If you have any problem with that go away lol.
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wyrdle · 2 years ago
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An AI Clavell + AI Arven AU i’ve been musing, but will probably never draw to its fullest. Snippets under the cut:
CW: character death, grief, poor mental health, suicide (OG Clavell’s)
Summary: A young Arven tragically dies from falling at the steep cliffs of Cabo Poco. With no reasons to stay at their new home, the Zerotrio stay holed up in Area Zero. Despite Clavell's initial hesitance of the project, and even desire to leave the place post tera orb project... Being above ground hurts/reminds them all but especially Clavell of what could have been.
So. The three profs dive into their research, it's still focused on bringing Pokemon over, but there is a hint of a hidden hope that they could find and save Arven. ( It's a fool's dream, they know, what with the complications that would follow... but they hope regardless.) Area Zero becomes both a  prison and sanctuary for all of them... though it's probably the worst for Clavell. Eventually, the respective Miraidon and Koraidon’s kill Sada and Turo, and Clavell is left all alone in his self imposed prison.
He eventually makes AI versions of himself, and even AI Arven (no memories, just an approximation). Imagine: Young Arven’s haunting laughter throughout Area Zero, since it’s his playground. AI Turo and Sada are harder to finish, and OG Clavell eventually succumbs to his grief via suicide. Survived by him is his AI, and of course, the time machine that needs to be stopped. PPP is a manifestation of a grieving professor Clavell, not fuelled by personal ambition, only desperation to have his family back.
Additional dialogue bits of AI Clavell I wrote:
AI Clavell: " The professor... was not always like this. He once wanted to leave the crater to live out the rest of his life. He had wanted to be a part of the academy even, with the dreamy goal of becoming director."
AI Clavell: "I think the professor would have much preferred to live with Arven away from the crater... had the boy..." AI Clavell pauses, as if to collect himself. "... had the boy not died."
AI Clavell: "Although I am not the professor, and that is not his son, he is as dear to me as he was to the grieving professors. "
AI Clavell: "Arven's death made leaving the crater hard, and I think... being in isolation with professors Sada and Turo affected his judgement. After witnessing their deaths firsthand... ruined his heart."
AI Clavell: "Now I carry with me the professor's memories, and boundless love for the rest of Paldea's people and Pokemon. I cannot comprehend the intricacies of human guilt and emotion, but had the professor not been consumed by his grief and trauma... I do not think he would want the time machine to destroy Paldea's ecosystems."
AI Clavell: "It is your right, of course, to judge him and cement that as your opinion of him. But please understand, Professor Clavell was ultimately a kind man... trapped first by his grief for Arven, then his love for his dearest friends. Area Zero is as much a prison for me as it was for him."
AI Clavell: "I sincerely hope you will assist me in destroying the time machine... and allow the original Professor Clavell to rest in peace. Please... for Arven's sake and the Professor's late memory, defeat me."
PPP CLAVELL: I 4m s0 cl05e t0.... t0... brinGIng them b4ck.. y-y0u wi11 n0t st4nd in my w4y!
PPP Clavell upon defeat: I 0nly ever w4nted them b4ck... whY is p4r4dise s0 cl0se yet s0 f4r? The AI w4nt5 to le4ve thi5 pl4ce, but we c4nnot, I- c4nnot, I mu5t n0t.
“I ju5t w4nted- my friend5- my f4mi1y- b4ck. H-help me- “
Slowly, the AI professor crumpled to the floor, knees hitting the obsidian tiles with an anticlimatic thud. The small robot boy who had been hiding by Nemona's side let go of her hand, dashing forward to tackle the now powerless protection protocol in a hug.
"4rven-" it manages to sob, mimicking shallow breaths and shedding crystalline flecks till its light blue eyes were restored.
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I have some other stray notes about how Paldea’s very different in this au too, but eh. This isn’t going anywhere besides my vivid imagination haha
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