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Theme: SFW, headcannons, fluff, romantic relationships, no poly.
Inspiration: Pokemon Sword&Shield - Gym Leader Battle Theme.
Words: 1101.
Warnings: Nothing extreme or explicit. Mentions of being pressured by a parent’s fame, slightly unhealthy coping mechanism to deal with a defeat. Mentions of alcohol.
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General
- A people's man. He loves to get in contact with others as seen when he interacts with his fans.
- Maybe a little attention seeker if you ask me, but not in an unhealthy way.
- He likes to show off and you cannot change my mind. Just look at his pose when he fights. If that’s not sassy, I don’t know what it is.
- Probably had a hard time when little because everyone compared him to his mom and had great expectations of him due to her fame.
- I think at first he chose rock-type to be able to have the advantage over his mom if they were to fight.
- He probably suffers a lot after a defeat. It’s cannon that he locks himself in the locker room, and the fans find it endearing, but I once suffered a rather unfair defeat in a competition so I can imagine him feeling what I did that time. He probably feels extremely disappointed with himself for a few hours at least, until he cools his head and gets his determination back.
- Luckily, as time passes he deals with his defeats better. He still locks himself, but his thoughts are not as bad as they were in his first years as a gym leader.
- He’s proud of all the trainers that defeat him, and tries to encourage all his challengers to give it all when they fight. That’s why I think that, even if he takes loses rather hard, he also accepts defeats with honor since being defeated means he can improve and keep growing as a trainer.
Romantic
- A man after your heart. He can be sweet and even cheesy if you let him.
- Will let you play with his hair only if you do cool hairstyles for him. If you know what you’re doing he’ll even let you dye it.
- The type to invite you to watch him training after heading to catch something to eat. Will maybe trick you into drinking some alcohol unless you give him a serious no for whatever reason, you don’t even have to explain yourself.
- You don’t have to be a trainer for him to like you, but be sure that if you’re one he’ll ask to train with you whenever he’s free and will give you tips so you can improve. Will secretly be a little conflicted if you like ice-type pkmns more than rock ones.
- Will show interest in your day-to-day life, and will try to adapt to it so you won’t feel uncomfortable with him around. The only thing he asks in return is sincerity and for you to be able to deal with the fact that he is famous and has a fanbase.
- Not the biggest fan of PDA, but will never push you away if you want a kiss, a hug or to hold hands. Just don’t ask him to be clingy in public.
- His relationship with his mom is complicated, but will never let that interfere in how you and Melony treat each other.
- Will let you in the locker when he loses. It will be awkward at first, but even if the silence will maybe never go away in those times your presence will calm him faster and you both can transform this into a routine for you two as a couple.
General
- Never thought he would be gym leader when he was a kid. His dream was to have a simple, happy life on the family farm.
- Always with a smile on his face. This man is full of positivity and rarely gets sad, much less annoyed.
- I’m sure he lost on purpose more than one or two times when he was a rookie gym leader, until he got scolded by Kabu for it.
- However, I can totally see him and Kabu having a good relationship even if their pokemon are the opposite types. They’re the hard-working but calm kind of people who enjoy training as much as a relaxing picnic.
- He’s smarter than he looks. People can take him as a country bumpkin but I assure you he’s not easy to deceive. Man has a good eye and clever mind.
- A clumsy cook. He can’t make fancy dishes but the little things he knows how to cook are always delicious. His sandwiches are to die for, and if you’re vegetarian or vegan prepare yourself for heaven.
- His cute appearance hides a rather heavy-weight. He can drink a bar dry and get out of the door being just slightly tipsy. If you want to see him getting drunk you’ll need the strongest thing you can find, and in a good amount -this lucky boy has never had a hangover-.
- Even if he’s the first gym leader, and because of that the “easiest” of all, he’s canonically strong both in physical strength and as a pokemon trainer. I can see him giving the other gym leaders a real trouble when they compete in the finals. He likes to go with all he has when he knows his rival is a strong one.
Romantic
- The kind of guy who will give you flowers even before you’re dating. Not bouquets or purchased flowers, but wild ones he found while training or working. If he has a crush on you and hasn’t confessed yet, he’ll ask his pokemon to deliver them to you.
- If you let him, he will carry you everywhere. I mean it. The moment you get in his arms -no matter how tall or heavy you are- he won’t put you down unless you fight him for it.
- KISS. HIS. FRECKLES. Just kiss them. Do it.
- Easy to blush and embarrass, but also very straightforward with what he likes and wants. If he wants a kiss he will ask for it even if he’s shy.
- Prefers homelike places over fancy ones. If you two have a date, expect him to take you on a stroll or a picnic instead of a fancy restaurant.
- If you don’t like kids or don’t want to have them it’s fine, but he’s the type to want a very big family even if that’s a little cliché.
- PDA master, no joke. Will be shy at the early steps of your relationship but as time passes he will be bolder although he never forgets to ask before doing anything.
- On days you’re stressed, annoyed or just need a break he’ll take you to your favourite place and will sooth you with some aromatherapy and massages. You better treat him and his pokemon to some berries afterwards, they always work hard to make you happy and comfortable.
Bonus: If I were a gym leader, I’ll probably choose the poison type. At first I thought fire because that’s my choice for the first pokemon in all my games -save for Gen V, I prefered Snivy over Tepig- or even dragon since it’s a type that has some of my favourite pokemons.
However, I think a poison gym would be a real challenge if you mix the types right. I would probably choose Dragalge and Salazzle as my strongest pokemons though I’m no expert in pkmn strategies so I don’t know how well they’ll work in a real combat.