Serebii Yuletide: Fan Fics Hub (Info and Discussion)

[Dramatic Melody]

All the merry Christmases and all the cakes to the person who got me as their recipient - that was an amazing read! Not only did you make Wally even more impossibly adorable than he already is, but you even pulled off what is, imo, one of the most difficult kinds of writing - describing food and taste. Seriously, your description was spot-on and it really took center stage in the fic. And the way you construct dialogue puts my own project to shame. Unlike the others, I can't pinpoint who you are right now (though I have a couple of ideas), but whoever you are, thank you so much!

 

[Bay]

To the person that got my prompts and wrote the Aarune fic, I really love it! I like how Aarune's start is when he discovers that little hidden park and then he finds out about the hidden grottos before the secret bases. Irwin is pretty fun, too. Thanks so much!

 

[Psychic]

Merry Christmas, everyone, and thank you to my gift-giver! I so did not expect anyone to choose that prompt, since so few people know about/seem interested in Orre! I quite enjoyed the story of Rogan and Dart and their fateful late-night encounter, and man was I not ready for that ending. Oof. I almost feel like there's more to the story - I'm so darn curious to know what Rogan went on to do at ONBS, and what happened to that Sandslash - where was it's trainer, what was it doing in the trash, where did it go after? If you ever wrote an epilogue I would be all over it, just saying!

Thank you a ton for the fic! I really couldn't even guess at who you are - I had one person in mind who recently wrote a fic about Shadow Pokemon, but your style is definitely different from them (which means there are TWO members here who wrote about Shadow Pokemon, which makes me so darn happy). Can't wait to find out who you are!

~Psychic

 

[PhalanxSigil]

Thank you kindly to the person who wrote my fic! It's a little sappy, sure, but hey, it's the holidays. I'm looking forward to figuring out who my mystery writer is.

 

[JX Valentine]

(was the ending supposed to be that sudden, though? Kind of felt a little incomplete, but I dunno).

Haha, that was probably my fault. orz Your author received a head's up about the deadline, but in doing so, I accidentally left off the date on each message I'd sent out. Consequently, your author thought they had minutes to finish the fic, rather than a full extra day, which resulted in them not quite finishing it to their liking. I've talked to them about it, and they'd like a chance to fix it up before posting it to the forum if that would be cool with you.

And who comes to an implicitly-Christmas/wintery themed challenge and thinks "football"?

Amazing people, that's who. (I read this person's other prompts—and yes, football was literally on the list—and all of them were incredible. Please, dear God, submit your prompts to this thread after the event. Or write them. Whichever.)

Actually, come to think of it, I highly encourage folks who want to release their prompts somewhere to abuse this thread to their heart's content. Just sayin'.

In the meantime, a comment about the fic I'd received! Gooooood lawdy, thank you to the person whose identity I totally didn't know because I totally didn't accidentally cheat while uploading fics. (Yeah. Nailed it.) No, but for real, honest moment here, I was fangirling 100% through the entire fic. You nailed Sycamore's character completely, and even the part where he was flipping out over [heeeeey, is it wrong to spoil a game that's been out for two years?] seemed completely in character. But my favorite moment has to be all the lovely bits surrounding the part where Lysandre kisses Sycamore's hand. Like, all that warmth and that bit where Sycamore touches the spot after Lysandre leaves and guh.

Tl;dr, absolutely melted. Thank you, author!

And now I'm rooting for Sycamore to figure out how Mega Evolution works because aww yeah.

(Poor Lysandre, though. Best of luck to him on his journey, wherever he may go~!)

 

[AmericanPi]

And who comes to an implicitly-Christmas/wintery themed challenge and thinks "football"?

Amazing people, that's who. (I read this person's other prompts—and yes, football was literally on the list—and all of them were incredible.

*blushes* Why thank you, Jax. I was that weird football fan. The Teller, you'd understand if you've let football/soccer (I use those two terms interchangeably, bear with me) take over your life. It's the most popular sport in the world for a reason.

I'm going to make more comments on my present on the Google Doc and during the Author Reveals, but IS SILVER SERGIO RAMOS? Attractive, passionate defender who fouls a lot and is kind of a jerk? XD

I just realized that people who don't follow football have no idea what I'm talking about. DX

Anyways, to whoever wrote my present, thanks a billion, or, as they like to say in my favorite soccer club, gracies. The only orphaned prompt this year happened to be mine, and I thank you tremendously for picking it up and tackling it. I love the way you incorporated so many of my favorite things into an entertaining story.

I've already narrowed my writer down to two people. Can't wait until tomorrow!

Merry Christmas to everyone!

 

[Firebrand]

So late to this, read my fic this morning and thought it was great. I actually had to go back and look at my prompt because I'd forgotten it, and I nearly submitted a quote that was about the WWI Christmas Truce and I was so sure that was the prompt my writer was working off. Then I saw the actual one I gave and... well, thanks for making something out of what was a really really vague and open ended prompt. I got a very All the Light We Cannot See vibe... if in aforementioned book the character who was nominally a Nazi wasn't a total wuss. If that was the goal/germination of the idea, very clever slipping in the nod to the radio repair shop.

If that wasn't the case... then you are a very clever and intuitive writer, you.

 

[Kutie Pie]

Haha, that was probably my fault. orz Your author received a head's up about the deadline, but in doing so, I accidentally left off the date on each message I'd sent out. Consequently, your author thought they had minutes to finish the fic, rather than a full extra day, which resulted in them not quite finishing it to their liking. I've talked to them about it, and they'd like a chance to fix it up before posting it to the forum if that would be cool with you.

Ah, I see. Well of course they can fix it up if they want, I don't see why they can't if they wanted to post it on the forum.

Oooh maybe I could go ahead and visit the plot-bunny farm and lay out the prompts that weren't used, since I can't seem to think of scenarios for my own prompts lol.

 

[JX Valentine]

The Great Yuletide Tree
... Revealed!​

Below is a listing of all our Yuletide stories with their authors added. All authors may now post their stories in the appropriate forum (meaning shipping fics go to Shipping Fics, while gen fics go to Fan Fiction). We’d like to thank you again for a great Yuletide, guys! It’s because of you that this year was a pretty good success.

Before you go (and before the listing), we’d like to invite you to leave comments on how we did this time around so that we may improve the way it might run in 2016. Of course, we’ve thought of some stuff on our end, so feel free to comment on our comments as well. In particular, we’re planning on making the following changes:

Yes, we’re keeping dates straight this time. (Sorry about failing hardcore at that! D: )
Submission directions will also be included in the main post, not just the PMed assignments.
We’re also including notes that, yeah, you can totally get your fic illustrated if you have time and a handy artist friend. (We’re not sure if we’ll open Yuletide up for art gifts due to the inactivity of the art side of Serebii, but feel free to talk about it anyway!)
Maaaaybe a note concerning the awards, as that seems to be a concern some folks have with regards to the Yuletide, given that the eligibility period ends five days after reveals, and, um, this is a gift-giving event, so...

Huge thank-you to American--Pi and GingerDixie for serving as this year’s pinch-hitters! Without your hard work, we’d be short two fics, so awesome hussle, guys! Thanks also to all of our pinch-hitting volunteers, even those of you who haven’t snapped up fics. Pinch-hitters do wonders to ensure that the event goes smoothly, so you guys rock.

Without further ado, the writer list of Yuletide 2015!

The Link
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The Fics​

[spoil]For American--Pi
Your Santa Was...: PikaBones
Fic Title: Johto Action Futbol
Rating: T
Warnings: None
Summary: The Violet City Sprouts face off against the Goldenrod Bullets for the Johto premier championship.

For Bay
Your Santa Was...: Psychic
Fic Title: Sharing Secrets
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Summary: Aarune’s passion for secret bases started from a young age, beginning in a small park in Unova thanks to some unlikely friends. From there, it just never stopped growing.

For ChloboShoka
Your Santa Was...: American--Pi
Fic Title: "Crazy"
Rating: R
Warnings: This one-shot is rated R for graphic violence, sexual content, strong language, and incestuous themes. I'd also like to add the warning that I wrote a decently heroic character in the Pokemon canon as a major villain.
Summary: Lance walks into his hotel room to find that his cousin has murdered his husband. Then he discovers that Clair has been hiding her true evil self for many years. Lance flies into a rage towards his traitorous cousin, and when his friend Iris comes into the hotel room to investigate, Clair traps both Lance and Iris in the Cube of Void...

For Cutlerine
Your Santa Was...: Firebrand
Fic Title: Ironside
Rating: PG
Warnings: Blood
Summary: When a dragon falls in love with his princess, she'll never need a hero to save her.

For DeliriousAbsol
Your Santa Was...: The Teller (art by littlebuster-k2 @ deviantART)
Fic Title: Delibird's Tales
Rating: G
Warnings: A dash of sadness; cautionary tales (if either of these constitute as warnings)
Summary: To battle against a fierce snowstorm going on outside, old Delibird decides to tell young Wynaut tall tales about their home, themselves, and beyond.

For Dramatic Melody
Your Santa Was...: Poetry
Fic Title: Dessert Course
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Summary: Wally and an enigmatic stranger sit down for desserts and conversation.

For Firebrand
Your Santa Was...: JX Valentine
Fic Title: Good People
Rating: PG
Warnings: Mention of war, implications of genocide
Summary: Outside an isolated village, miles away from a raging war, a young girl meets a soldier on a cold winter day.

For GingerDixie
Your Santa Was...: JX Valentine
Fic Title: Into the Woods
Rating: PG
Warnings: violence
Summary: When Oran Greenwood escorts his younger brother, Lansat, on a mushroom hunting trip, he encounters far, far more than just mushrooms: a mystery dungeon with a dangerous secret.

For Kutie Pie
Your Santa Was...: GingerDixie
Fic Title: Teamwork Training
Rating: PG
Warnings: N/A
Summary: Darkrai tries to decide whether or not he will go insane having to spend mandatory teamwork training for twelve hours in a Pokemon daycare with the legendary counterpart he is supposed to hate.

For JX Valentine
Your Santa Was...: Bay
Fic Title: And an Adieu to You
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Summary: Professor Sycamore thinks Lysandre is dead, but he’s actually still alive. And Lysandre comes to visit him.

For Mizz Nikki
Your Santa Was...: American--Pi
Fic Title: "Three Yuletide Drabbles"
Rating: G
Warnings: N/A
Summary: Three completely unrelated Yuletide drabbles in which Brendan is a Steven Stone fanboy, Nate is really shy around Yancy, and Dawn is worried about Gary Oak.

For PhalanxSigil
Your Santa Was...: xEryChan
Fic Title: See You Again
Rating: G
Warnings: Major spoilers for PokéSpec’s BW arc
Summary: After Black disappears, White blames herself and descends into sorrow … until she finds comfort in her friends.

For PikaBones
Your Santa Was...: ChloboShoka
Fic Title: The Princess Of Pallet
Rating:PG
Warnings: Don't think there is any.
Summary: Advanceshipping fic with May reflecting on her life.

For Poetry
Your Santa Was...: Delirious Absol
Fic Title: Elesa's Troublesome Shopping Trip
Rating: K+
Warnings: None
Summary: Elesa and her Pokemon embark on a disastrous Christmas shopping trip which culminates in an explosive food fight.

For Psychic
Your Santa Was...: GingerDixie
Fic Title: The Sacrifice
Rating: PG
Warnings: Mild swearing, violence
Summary: A Trainer recalls when he first encountered a Shadow Pokemon, which his own Pokemon valiantly gave his life to protect him from.

For SilentMemento
Your Santa Was...: Cutlerine
Fic Title: In The Bleak Midwinter
Rating: 12
Warnings: Mild violence. Nothing worse.
Summary: In a Kalos long since abandoned by humans, a vivillon and an ariados go on a quest in search of Christmas.

For Starlight Aurate
Your Santa Was...: Dramatic Melody
Fic Title: Two Mightyena
Rating: Uhh, never really been good with this...PG I guess?
Warnings: None.
Summary: Two Mightyena experience every obstacle imaginable to keep them apart, but will they come through and bring themselves together?

For The Teller
Your Santa Was...: PhalanxSigil
Fic Title: Calls with an Ex-Champion
Rating: PG
Warnings: None
Summary: Cynthia has been beaten, and Lucas now stands as Champion of the Sinnoh League. But how well can he handle the pressure, and what can Cynthia do to help him when he has nothing left in the tank? (In other words: why is it, in the games, that you don't seem to be Champion after the credits roll?)

For xEryChan
Your Santa Was...: starliteevee
Fic Title: High Hopes for the Holidays
Rating: G
Warnings: None!
Summary: Christmas is coming closer, and Brendan wants to let May know how much he cares for her while his Marshtomp tries to give his own input.[/spoil]

 

[ChloboShoka]

Thank you!

I had a lot of fun writing my fic for Pikabones, I enjoyed the prompt because how how open it was. Also had fun reading some of the other fics before the big reveal, I hope later on I get a chance to read all the rest. I also love the one that Americian-Pi wrote for me, very unpredictable and a lovely twist on Clair's character. It's the kind of fic that I love reading.

 

[Psychic]

Thank you so much, GingerDixie! And to Bay, I'm so happy you liked your fic! When you mentioned Aarune being from Unova I remembered all of the places I discovered while playing those games, and thought it really fit! I had so many other ideas I wish I'd had time to implement, haha.

Ice also been reading some of the other Fuchs and have really enjoyed them, including the disc for Jax and Cutlerine! Awesome jobs, everyone! This event was really a blast.

Edit: aaaand that is why I never type on my phone! Thanks for the above, autocorrect!

~Psychic

 

[PikaBones]

*blushes* Why thank you, Jax. I was that weird football fan. The Teller, you'd understand if you've let football/soccer (I use those two terms interchangeably, bear with me) take over your life. It's the most popular sport in the world for a reason.

I'm going to make more comments on my present on the Google Doc and during the Author Reveals, but IS SILVER SERGIO RAMOS? Attractive, passionate defender who fouls a lot and is kind of a jerk? XD

I just realized that people who don't follow football have no idea what I'm talking about. DX

Anyways, to whoever wrote my present, thanks a billion, or, as they like to say in my favorite soccer club, gracies. The only orphaned prompt this year happened to be mine, and I thank you tremendously for picking it up and tackling it. I love the way you incorporated so many of my favorite things into an entertaining story.

I've already narrowed my writer down to two people. Can't wait until tomorrow!

Merry Christmas to everyone!

Hey as far as I'm concerned, everyday there's football on this world it's Christmas. And anyways, nobody said it had to be Christmas related And you're very welcomed American-Pi, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Eh, Silver could be Sergio Ramos...I definitely tried to think about some football personalities when I wrote this.

Thank you! I had a lot of fun writing my fic for Pikabones, I enjoyed the prompt because how how open it was. Also had fun reading some of the other fics before the big reveal, I hope later on I get a chance to read all the rest. I also love the one that Americian-Pi wrote for me, very unpredictable and a lovely twist on Clair's character. It's the kind of fic that I love reading.

And it was a lot of fun reading your fic. I loved it. Can't go wrong with you and advance shipping

 

[Kutie Pie]

I knew it was Ginger ! Awww, thanks a lot, it really is a cute read, and so I do look forward to seeing what fixes you'll make on it. Make it your very own and very Ginger-esque. *smush-hugs*

Also, thanks for taking over for Starlight Aurate's prompt, Dramatic Melody. Sorry I couldn't get out a story for you, Starlight, I do feel bad for not being able to get through it. I had gotten stuck on your Snorunt and other Ice-types prompt (it had to have a happy end, but I didn't know how to make an old, cranky Cryogonal work out with the kids that had taken issue with him--sucks, too, I'd have liked to write about a Cryogonal), and then even after asking a couple of people not in the Yuletide for ideas, I couldn't figure out how to make the pair of Mightyena prompt work out (even though that apparently didn't need a happy ending like the other one). Then on top of all that came other things life threw my way, and I was getting stressed about it. You being the first to pat me on the back when I threw in the towel made me feel even more guilty about it, lol, I just couldn't say anything about it. So... yeah. That was what happened on my end. But at least you were able to get something.

 

[Dramatic Melody]

Poetry: Thank you so much for the awesome fic! It's the first Wally fic I've read in years and it was so freaking good. I really hope you post it on the forum so that more people can see it!

starliteevee Starlight Aurate: I'm glad you like the fic! And yeah, it was a pretty easy guess in your part. Thanks for the awesome prompt — been a while since I wrote a fic from a Pokémon's perspective so it was a welcome challenge.

Kutie Pie: Thanks, but... I'm not sure if I'm the right person to thank? I got Starlight Aurate's prompt from the beginning and I'm not a pinch hitter, so unless the prompt was assigned to both of us I couldn't have gotten yours when you dropped out. In any case, I'm also glad it all worked out in the end. I hope things are less stressful in your end!

And to the people who made this Yuletide possible: Thank you so much! It was such a fun event, and the anticipation with the Yuletide Tree was definitely welcome! It's my first Yuletide ever, but I'm pretty sure I'm gonna have a go again next year. Thanks for all the time and effort you put in to make it a smooth and successful event!

And to everyone: Happy holidays!

 

[xEryChan]

I kinda had a feeling that it was going to be starliteevee, not that I peaked before when you first sent the email in haha hey, don't look at me like that honestly., it was such a great fic and I really did enjoy reading it. You did such a great job with it and I thank you for the adorable fic.

Happy holidays, everyone

 

[Starlight Aurate]

Also, thanks for taking over for Starlight Aurate's prompt, Dramatic Melody. Sorry I couldn't get out a story for you, Starlight, I do feel bad for not being able to get through it. I had gotten stuck on your Snorunt and other Ice-types prompt (it had to have a happy end, but I didn't know how to make an old, cranky Cryogonal work out with the kids that had taken issue with him--sucks, too, I'd have liked to write about a Cryogonal), and then even after asking a couple of people not in the Yuletide for ideas, I couldn't figure out how to make the pair of Mightyena prompt work out (even though that apparently didn't need a happy ending like the other one). Then on top of all that came other things life threw my way, and I was getting stressed about it. You being the first to pat me on the back when I threw in the towel made me feel even more guilty about it, lol, I just couldn't say anything about it. So... yeah. That was what happened on my end. But at least you were able to get something.

Hey, no worries! I guess I'm sorry about trying to cheer you up though...? Haha, it's all right If you ever DO finish that fic (with or without its happy ending), just give me a shout and I'd like to come read it

starliteevee Starlight Aurate: I'm glad you like the fic! And yeah, it was a pretty easy guess in your part. Thanks for the awesome prompt — been a while since I wrote a fic from a Pokémon's perspective so it was a welcome challenge.

Thank you so much again! Haha, sorry about the sudden name change I didn't realize it would take this long for it to happen and it just happened at an inconvenient moment (though it was a nice surprise on Christmas day!).

Kutie Pie: Thanks, but... I'm not sure if I'm the right person to thank? I got Starlight Aurate's prompt from the beginning and I'm not a pinch hitter, so unless the prompt was assigned to both of us I couldn't have gotten yours when you dropped out. In any case, I'm also glad it all worked out in the end. I hope things are less stressful in your end!

... Did both of you get my prompt? o_0 Either way, I thank both of you for trying!

I kinda had a feeling that it was going to be starliteevee, not that I peaked before when you first sent the email in haha hey, don't look at me like that honestly., it was such a great fic and I really did enjoy reading it. You did such a great job with it and I thank you for the adorable fic.

Happy holidays, everyone

Aw, thank you so much! I'm really happy that you enjoyed it; it was the first time that I ever tried writing a shipping fic, so if it came off as awkward, that was my bad XD I also accidentally left a bit of my actual current fic at the end; I had put it on because I just wanted to use it to set the format, and ultimately forgot to erase it DX Sorry... glad to hear you liked it though! Thanks for giving me something to work with that made me expand my borders and tried a new writing style

Merry 2nd Day of Christmas to all of you as well!

 

[Kutie Pie]

Hey, no worries! I guess I'm sorry about trying to cheer you up though...? Haha, it's all right If you ever DO finish that fic (with or without its happy ending), just give me a shout and I'd like to come read it

No, don't feel bad about trying to cheer me up when you didn't know I had your prompt. That's just how it happened. As of the chances of me actually finishing it, I'm afraid that's come and gone at this point. I might try again as something else, but it wouldn't be for the same purpose.

Kutie Pie: Thanks, but... I'm not sure if I'm the right person to thank? I got Starlight Aurate's prompt from the beginning and I'm not a pinch hitter, so unless the prompt was assigned to both of us I couldn't have gotten yours when you dropped out. In any case, I'm also glad it all worked out in the end. I hope things are less stressful in your end!

... Did both of you get my prompt? o_0 Either way, I thank both of you for trying!

This confuses me--a lot. It took me a few days-or-so longer to get my assignment, but if the same prompt was given out twice... huh? I guess it's a good thing it worked out the way it did, otherwise it sounds like Starlight would've gotten two prompts.

 

[JX Valentine]

This confuses me--a lot. It took me a few days-or-so longer to get my assignment, but if the same prompt was given out twice... huh? I guess it's a good thing it worked out the way it did, otherwise it sounds like Starlight would've gotten two prompts.

Basically, yes. Apparently, there was miscommunication between the mods divvying up the assignments, and long story short, you wound up getting skipped. (Sorry!) It's one of the reasons why I'm considering going with a single-mod assignment system next year (or at least encouraging it if I'm not the one running things). However, there are downsides to this, including the more obvious "the mod will know who wrote for them" and the less obvious "the list is split up in a way that the mods handled the members with the writing styles and preferences they'd know the best." With the latter, for example, I'd know the gen writers' preferences, so I largely handled those, whereas xEryChan handled largely shippers. There were a few others mixed in, of course, so that it would actually be a cross-forum event (i.e., so that it wasn't just that shippers wrote for shippers), but that's basically how it was supposed to go. Last year, it worked in a pretty similar manner too. It was just that Psychic and I interact with/lurk in both forums pretty much equally, so we split them up based purely on who had ideas for matches.

The alternative to the single-mod system would be, of course, to separate members out in a clearer manner on our spreadsheet. The main problem is that you were listed in between a few members I'd handled (the chart went alphabetically, so you can probably figure out which members I was meant to handle), but if the mods' assignments were split up into two lists right on the spreadsheet, that would probably solve some of the problem right there. (We don't list assignments on the master spreadsheet, for those curious. Mods just kinda keep track of that in their own way in private. This helps to maintain that level of secrecy right up to the uploading part of things.)

In short, yes, Starlight was going to have two stories written for her, and another member was going to write two stories to cover you. However, because you'd dropped out at the end, it worked out with everyone just getting one fic each. That's why there was no call for pinch-hitters at the very end (except for American--Pi's prompt, which was reclaimed by PikaBones ... which, uh, is another story that is also probably a point of discussion for later): because the prompt we gave you was already going to be covered.

 

[Poetry]

Poetry: Thank you so much for the awesome fic! It's the first Wally fic I've read in years and it was so freaking good. I really hope you post it on the forum so that more people can see it!

Haha, I'm so glad you like it - honestly towards the end as the deadline was approaching, I was panicking a little trying to bring everything together since the material I had at the time was quite bare-bones and very un-cohesive, but I'm really glad that you're pleased with the finished result. I have to say thanks as well for making it easy for me in terms of the prompts you provided; I actually breathed a little sigh of relief when I saw them because they were all exactly the kind of things I love to write (I was actually half considering calling the fic "Slice of Cake" as in "slice of life" but thought it was too broad of a reference to really work in the end).

Also of course, thanks to Delirious Absol for your fantastic fic - I can't even say with honesty when I last read an Elesa-centric fic (why exactly I have no idea - this should be fixed!) but you nailed it in the end.

Finally, thanks to all the organisers for making this year's such a success - I'm really glad myself that I managed to get off my arse for once and actually write something as well - and y'know what, I had a hell of a good time doing it, too. Already looking forward to next year's. Happy new year, everyone.

 

[Bay]

In the meantime, a comment about the fic I'd received! Gooooood lawdy, thank you to the person whose identity I totally didn't know because I totally didn't accidentally cheat while uploading fics. (Yeah. Nailed it.) No, but for real, honest moment here, I was fangirling 100% through the entire fic. You nailed Sycamore's character completely, and even the part where he was flipping out over [heeeeey, is it wrong to spoil a game that's been out for two years?] seemed completely in character. But my favorite moment has to be all the lovely bits surrounding the part where Lysandre kisses Sycamore's hand. Like, all that warmth and that bit where Sycamore touches the spot after Lysandre leaves and guh.

Tl;dr, absolutely melted. Thank you, author!

And now I'm rooting for Sycamore to figure out how Mega Evolution works because aww yeah.

(Poor Lysandre, though. Best of luck to him on his journey, wherever he may go~!)

Glad you really enjoyed it! Haha the part with Sycamore's outburst my beta also liked it. I was thinking how some folks criticized the way Sycamore's reaction was when he was talking to the player is numb/dulled and that reason for that is probably he's been bottling up his feelings for a while. Also glad to hear you like the kissing hand part! That was one of my favorite parts to write haha.

Thank you so much, GingerDixie! And to Bay, I'm so happy you liked your fic! When you mentioned Aarune being from Unova I remembered all of the places I discovered while playing those games, and thought it really fit! I had so many other ideas I wish I'd had time to implement, haha.

Again, thanks! When Aarune said about being from Unova in ORAS, I got interested in more of his backstory. Pretty cool you still remember those places from Unova! I can understand the time constraints due to holidays and other real life stuff.