Taking on the world

"I know where I'm going, and I know the truth, I don't have to be, what you want me to be, I ' m f r e e" Independent AU Special!Gold Role Play Blog OC, Crack, and crossover friendly This blog is multiship and likes to smut. It also uses strong language. Viewer discretion is advised M!A: None I track: arrogantaurum

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Lucas kept rubbing circles on Gold’s back until he pulled away. Then he smiled at the other and gave him a soft peck on the cheek. “No problem, Gold,” he responded with a soft smile. “Anytime.”

Lucas gave Gold’s hands a gentle squeeze when he asked what he missed. It wasn’t like he was mad at Gold for missing as much as he did (especially now after Gold had been crying)…but if he told him everything that happened, it might make him feel even worse about not being there. Especially where Simon was concerned. If his Charizard’s death weighed heavily on Lucas, how would Gold take it since he wasn’t there? “Well…I did finish the Johto League - got all the Badges. I’m training up a team to take on the Kanto Gyms now.”

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"You beat Johto!" Golds eyes lit up like fireworks, it was as if their whole previous discussion had been tossed out the window. "That's awesome!" He giggled, pulling Lucas in another, much friendlier hug. Almost lifting him up off the ground. 

"Ahh Kanto'll be a pice of cake now!" He giggled happily, brushing his nose against Lucas's.

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Lucas could only listen as Gold rambled. He couldn’t help chuckling sheepishly as he asked how he managed to hook Lucas, and couldn’t help the small shiver that came when Gold tangled his fingers in his hair and nuzzled him. Lucas really didn’t see himself as too special - sure, he was an excellent trainer, and his sense of empathy was a rare thing to have…but that didn’t make him any more special than the next trainer. So Gold listing off his bad traits made him want to

"W-Well…you must’ve done something good…" he stammered, still hugging Gold and nuzzling his shoulder. "I-I’m not perfect, though. I can be a little naive, a-and sometimes I overthink things. I get anxious and embarrassed easily…I could go on, really…"

"And…you’re not a coward, Gold. Y…You’re a lot of things, but a coward isn’t one of them. If you were…y-you wouldn’t be here right now. You might’ve texted me…or done something to prevent a face-to-face conversation. Or you wouldn’t have contacted me at all. But…here you are. I think…I think you’re really brave for that. "

He almost asked where Gold went all this time and why, but then figured…did he really want to know?

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Gold let the silence sink in after Lucas was done speaking. His crying has slowly come to a stop, eyes drifting closed as he took in the others warmth. "Thanks... He sighed, slowly pulling back to face the other again, eyes and nose red from crying.

"Do I even want to ask what I missed?" He tried to pull a smile, hand working its way down to hold the backs of Lucas's hands. He still wasn't sure how far if at all he could take anything. 

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Lucas always found some comfort in hugging Gold. That didn’t change even now - he was still warm, and he smelled good too. In any other circumstance, he might have fallen asleep, but the fact that Gold was just as upset as he was made him cling even tighter.

His heart broke even more when he heard Gold choke on a sob. He had never really seen Gold cry - usually he was the one crying for some reason. That nightmare he had, his mom…Gold supported him through all of that. Thinking about it that way, it would only make sense to comfort him in return, right?

And then he told him to say all that stuff. Lucas couldn’t say all that, not the toxic part anyway. Sure, Gold did mess up, and Lucas ended up getting hurt as a result…it would probably take a while for things to be better. But…these sort of things happened, right? Not every relationship is perfect, he understood that.

"You’re not toxic. Y-You’re not. I-I mean…" He swallowed, trying to get the words out. "You c-came back. S-Sure you d-disappeared, but…i-it’s not like you d-disappeared for good…"

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Gold felt some much needed comfort on those arms. A hand slowly moved up for fingers to tangle in short dark locks, head burying itself into Lucas's neck and shoulder. The boy had a point, he did come back. It would have been worse had he left for good. Yet at the same time he couldn't stop thinking about the hurt he caused.

"Damit Lucas..." He half chuckled half croaked out. "...You're way to nice to me you know that." He spoke through light sniffs, drying his eyes. "How in arceus name did I manage to hook someone like you...I'm childish, I gamble and drink on occasion, I've gotten in trouble with the law more times than I prefer to count, I pull stunts like this..." He eventually trailed off, pushing his head into the others shoulder again. 

"...I shouldn't have run away...god i'm a coward..."

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Of course Lucas was surprised to see Gold so suddenly. He seemed to have disappeared so suddenly, and it worried him. He had faith that maybe Gold had something important to do and it kept him longer than expected. It…It had to be that, right…?

But the fact that he missed a lot…him getting the rest of the Johto badges, actually beating the League, Simon…that really hurt the most. Not even the fact that he had disappeared so suddenly, but it was just the fact that he missed all of that. Gold made a promise to be there for him for the rest of his Johto run, didn’t he?

Lucas hesitated before gently hugging back when Gold wrapped his arms around him, and he just wanted to start crying all over again. A few tears slipped down his face as he thought more about it. He couldn’t hate him…he never could, even though most would say he probably should. He didn’t even say anything at first - the sobs he tried to force down probably would have drowned any words out anyway.

The moment he felt the slight dampness on his shoulder he knew he fucked up. He always fucked up, that was nothing new. But the fact that he fucked up with Lucas. The one person that ever shown any sort of care or love, and he hurt him. Went back on a promise, damaged his trust. The thought ripped at his heart as he clung to Lucas tighter, thankful for the fact the boy hadn't shoved him away and told him off like he should have.

He didn't deserve this, didn't deserve any of it. After all that time and all that hurt Lucas was still there, hugging him back. He wanted to apologize, just say he was sorry and patch everything up. He knew better though. A simple apology wasn't going to make up for the fact that he ran away like a scared little chicken shit.

Tears began to prickle in Golds eyes as he stood there, gritting his teeth. He hated crying. Yet right now crying was the only thing Gold could think of to do. Just cry till he couldn't cry any more in his lifetime. It didn't take long for a sob to rip from his throat, almost causing him to crumple to the ground. "Go on, say it..." He croaked out, burying his head into Lucas's shoulder. "Tell me I fucked up. Tell me how much I hurt you, that you hate me, hope to never see me again. That i'm...i'm toxic." 

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"Jeesh...I haven't been home in ages...Kind of a...scary thought."

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Johto Expert

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Scout gave a happy hum as she was given a pet on the head. She wasn’t sure who this stranger was…but whoever he was, he seemed to make Lucas happy. And darn right she was cool! She helped take down all those Ghost-types in that Gym! Oh, the looks on those trainer’s faces were hilarious!

"Let’s relax a bit longer," he responded, chuckling softly. Lucas was honestly ready to head out now…but he wanted to spend some time relaxing with Gold before he went to Olivine. He hadn’t seen him in a while, after all.

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"Alright!" He nodded, looping an arm around Lucas's shoulder and brushing his nose against the boys cheek. "Hmm, well, I suppose we could to go one of the restaurants." The raven pondered and rubbed his head. 

"There's a noodle shop that way, a burger shop somewhere down there and I think there's a place that sells tacos. I don't know if their still around though." His fingers pointed every witch way.

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SPIT IT OUT!

"I love you…"

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"Heh, you sound so bashful when you say it. Admittedly it's kinda cute."

"I love you too dork."

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SPIT IT OUT!

6.

"I love you."

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"... I... B-Bren...you okay? I...didn't quite expect something like that. I umm...Thanks? I... I like... Umm...nnnnn..." Gold has been left speechless. Gold has become confused, Gold hurt himself in confusion, it was super effective somehow.

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Johto Expert

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Clint gave Gold a toothy grin as he was given a pat on the head. Scout noticed this and pouted, poking at the Croconaw a bit. It was almost like she was asking, ‘How come you get all the attention?’ Clint responded by poking back. Lucas saw that and returned his team (save for the Furret and Croconaw) and sighing. “Scout, be nice,” he scolded. 

Lucas gave a warm smile in return,his face a little pink. It really meant a lot to hear that he had taken good care of them so far. “Well…I just beat the Ecruteak Gym, so I guess my next stop is Cianwood Gym. I think I’m gonna have to get to Olivine to get to Cianwood…”

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Gold couldn't help the laugh that ripped from his throat as Scout gave a jealous look. Hey now, you're cool too, dan't you forget it." He gave the Furret her own rub on the head. 

"Yeah going through Olivine's gunna be the quickest way." He nodded, adjusting his cap. Didja wana head out now or didja wana relax a bit longer? I'm down for either, but don't think you can go sneaking off without me." He giggled, fiddling with the goggles on his head.

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Johto Expert

Lucas grinned when Gold’s face lit up. “Okay, I’ll send them out. And seeing Clint being a Feraligatr should be interesting.” he responded, unclipping the pokeballs from his belt. He tossed them and released the pokemon inside. In a flash came his current party: Clint (Croconaw), Scout (Furret), Dirk (Jolteon), Nina (Pidgeotto), Apollo (Kirlia) and Break (Aron). Clint seemed to recognize Gold, and waved at him. The other five just…stared curiously.

"Guys, this is Gold. He’s the one who gave me Clint. Say hi!" he introduced. As his pokemon gave their respective greetings, Scout instantly started poking at Break. Lucas chuckled sheepishly at Gold’s comment about how strong he became. "Thanks. But I didn’t get four badges on my own. My pokemon helped out a lot. I’ve caught a good handful here in Johto.

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The trainer stared as each individual pokemon popped out of their pokeball, giving clint a wave back. "Hey buddy, boy are you looking big and strong!" He complimented the water type, giving him a light pet on the head. "You've taken really good care of em." He commented back to Lucas, giving the boy a warm smile.

"So, where ya headed next? "

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Whistles approvingly. "Look at that shiny new badge! Man I wish I was there for the first part of this fiasco. I'm sticking to you like glue from now on. No more getting away from me mister cutie pie!"

Lucas chuckled sheepishly as he showed Gold his new badges. That was the first thing he did upon seeing his boyfriend, really - show him the badges he earned while traveling through Johto. 

"Okay," he responded, closing his new badge case closed. "I’d like that. Oh, I brought Clint with me when I started. He’s a Croconaw now, and he’s really tough. In fact, a lot of the pokemon I caught or brought here are really really good. You want to see?"

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"Hell yeah I wana' see 'em!" Gold's face lit up at the mention of Clint. "Well I'm glad I was good for something." He giggled, "a Croconaw huh? Well I can't wait to see him as a big mighty Fereligator. Maybe him and Typhlosion could duke it out."

"I figure you could use a Johto expert!" He winked and pushed up against Lucas's side. It's not every day your boyfriend decides to travel your home region. Man you've grown so strong already."

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I'm sorry I haven't been on Gold in ages. I blame allergies...and Mario Kart!

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Ever have that moment where you just wished you fit in. Where you had a group that truly accepted you for who you are and listened when you tried to speak up instead of just nodding their heads like robots. Where people had the same interests as you and you could just sit and talk about things for hours on end. Somewhere you feel like you belong. Somewhere that if you left people would actually remember you, like you were able to make an impact. You meant something or did something in the world.

I wish I did.

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Dude chillax you can change the hair color just like in x and y

I would agree with you but that feature hasn't been confirmed or even talked about yet. We don't know anything about the customization in this game, if it will even come back at all. So as of right now his hair is staying brown at least until we get hopeful confirmation. It would be in nintendo's best interest if they did but only time will tell. And even then people are still going to be looking at the official art and seeing brown hair. And now people are going to try and make a distinction between the two just like what happened to Red. And get angry when someone "tags the character wrong".

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[[Brendan's hair is brown now...Can we just think about that for a second...

Brendan's hair...

...is fucking...

...brown now...

.....

WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK NINTENDO, WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT! YOU HAD ONE JOB NOT TO FUCK THAT UP AND YOU WENT AND BLEW IT! NOW PEOPLE ARE GOING TO START CALLING HIM "OMEGA" JUST LIKE WHAT HAPPENED TO RED, EXCUSE ME, "FIRE".]]

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Heeeey look at that, coming back from my mario kart break and see anon haters in my inbox. Gotta love it.

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