and a hell of a lot more! Also this is a huge shout out to any of my friends who still use Skype – I don’t use it, I use Discord. Mail me and I’ll shoot you my details :)
Hi hi I’ve had the pleasure to take part in Palentines Lear Big Bang 2026!! My prompt was: The first Palentines after Lear's redemption.
Made in collaboration with @emet-selch
! Check out the artwork they made for this!!
A bond like no other (4365 words) by Fable_Nebula029
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types, Pokemon Masters EX (Video Game)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Lyer | Lear, Absol (Pokemon), Lyer no Hoopa | Lear's Hoopa, Break-dan | Team Break, Cheren (Pokemon), Corni | Korrina, Original Pokemon Trainer(s)
Additional Tags: Palentines Day, Angst with a Happy Ending, Mega Evolution (Pokemon), Shiny Pokemon
Summary:
Lear gets invited to a Palentines party, has a pep talk, gets a new pokemon, spirals, and discovers a new Mega Evolution. Not necessarily in that order.
Here's my piece for the Palentine's Big Bang, featuring Lear and shiny Minior! The piece is based off of the climax of @souenkun 's beautiful fic, per aspera ad astra. Give it a read here!
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Full design for lear's outfit, based off of Kei's suggestions :)
Pieces I drew for the Palentines Lear Big Bang… thank you for having me 🙂↕️ do check out @skitter-kitter and @ar-reality360 ‘s works for the event as well, these pieces were made for their fics!
“Huh?” Lear froze, because he swore the boulder just twitched in his lap, as weak as the kick of a Pokémon egg that was halfway near its hatching time. In the darkness of his bedroom, Lear’s fingertips could feel textures and ridges lining its surface, carved in a systemic pattern that was nothing like the natural imitations scattered all around Pasio. Hoopa chose that moment to click the nightlamp on, and only then was the air punched out of Lear’s lungs, because… “Hoopa, what is the meaning of this?”
There, nestled on Lear’s thighs, was a Minior.
Hoopa did not drop a comically big rock it found as a mean joke onto Lear tonight, but it was a Minior in its Meteor-forme, instead.
Or: Lear, Hoopa, and a lost Minior now saddled in his care— as Palentine’s Day draw nearer, this unlikely trio has to come up with a fitting plan to both return the Minior back to its family and show their gratitude to the citizens of Pasio. Grief also found Lear once again, when his newest friend seemed to be a perfect reflection of his past.
This work is a part of Palentines Lear Big Bang 2026 hosted by @leararchive
I was part of this super fun event for Palentine's Day event hosted by @skitter-kitter!! I had a lot of fun drawing this, especially when I could take some inspo from my ideas related to mixing PokeMas lore with the Hoopa Movie lore!
Please enjoy a short lil thing related to the artwork! I am not a writer pls be nice-
"Welcome to Centra City! This is the very heart of Pasio. Explore to your heart's content, and enjoy the sights and people that make this city what it is today!"
Another day, another opportunity to show off his island with a confident smile on his face. This time, however, it was to show it off to the siblings he met back in Kalos to what felt it was ages ago. It was a pair of siblings from Dahara City who traveled a great distance to visit the very island their small, mischievous Pokemon friend helped with it's creation.
"This is incredible…! To think this is all on top of an artificial island!" said Meray, taking in the sights of the city.
"Yet, despite that, the community and bonds people show here are as real as anywhere else we've traveled." Baraz adds with a smile on his face.
Hoopa immediately floats between the pair of siblings, giggling.
"Duh-! Of course everyone's happy and getting along well! It's pretty much the point of this whole place. Right, Lear?"
The prince can be seen placing both hands to his sides, standing in a proud manner. He lifts his head up a bit, almost to make his sunglasses shine under the sunlight.
"Hah—! That's right! After all, I wish to foster the greatest power of all: bonds!"
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Slowly approaching them is a duo that has ventured plenty around Pasio. A woman with rose-brown hair with blond streaks wearing a uniquely styled fedora, and a Lucario with a bright red scarf.
"Hehe, it's nice to see Lear grow the way he has. The guy has grown plenty since we got dropped into Pasio some years back." Rose said with a soft smile.
"Even though he's still boastful as ever." Steffan replied, scoffing.
As they headed closer, Hoopa turns around to look at them with an excited smile.
"Heeeey! You're finally here!!" the djinn excitedly exclaimed. "Meray and Baraz just got here!"
The female trainer smiled seeing her small, pink friend. "Oh! Their flight here went smoothly then!" She then stops besides Lear. "It's nice to see you guys again! Glad you both could make it for Palentine's day."
Lear scoffed, crossing his arms. "At least you both arrived on time to welcome them in Centra City. I was starting to think you got distracted along the way with some Pokemon battle."
"Good morning to you too, your highness~" Rose tips her hat forward, before snickering a bit.
If it weren't for the large sunglasses he wore, she could've seen the big eye-roll he did after her playful, but friendly greeting. However, he's used to how casual she is around him. Sure, it was annoying at the start of their eventual friendship and rivalry, but he slowly realized it was simply how she's like with everyone she meets and befriends.
On a day like today, he arrived in the region his small, but powerful friend was from. A trip that started to be planned from nightmares of a danger Hoopa sensed, a darkness that kept them awake most nights. Sure he already had some concerns about them at the time with their trouble of going through their hoops, he didn't have the time to properly look into it save for the few times he read about legendary and mythical Pokemon. However, as if the universe itself was listening to his own worries that swirled in his mind, an e-mail arrived from the the siblings that knew Hoopa at a young age. How convenient! Yet, the day he stepped foot into Kalos and arrive at Dahara City, nothing could've prepared him for the stressful, dangerous situation he and those involved would end up in.
Meeting Hoopa's friends from years back, even before the two of them met; coming across Rose and Steffan during their trip as they learned about the Prison Bottle from Meray and Baraz; the horrifying realization that the bottle itself contained decades upon decades of frustration and anger of Hoopa's Unbound form; legendary and mythical Pokemon being summoned left and right— How did the city not end up in ruins!?
Regardless, if it weren't for everyone working together, Hoopa wouldn't have made peace with their stronger self. They wouldn't be able to travel freely through their hoops. They wouldn't have had another moment to bond over the feelings to prove themselves to others. Sure he feared for his life in multiple occasions, and he certainly didn't expect his rival (and newfound friend) to grab him and carry him around to safety, but it was a needed trip. He grew a deeper bond with the djinn.
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"To think it's been that long since we dealt with the Prison Bottle back in Kalos…huh Lear?" Rose asks the prince.
"…quite frankly, I didn't expect my first visit to Dahara City to end up being an ordeal you yourself would be used to." He adjusts his round glasses.
They find themselves at a local cafe, very much blending in with the crowd so they can spend time with Meray and Baraz. They decided to keep a low profile to not draw any unwanted attention towards them, despite the fact Hoopa is literally right there. So, Rose had the brilliant idea to just go around in disguise. It has worked multiple times before, so it wouldn't hurt to do so again. Right?
"Oh come on Lear, you have to admit… it was a ton of fun!" She leans back on her chair, drinking her iced tea. "Bet you wouldn't have imagined to ride on a Latios yeah-?"
"Of course you'd call a situation where we tried to escape a rampaging shadow entity that was Hoopa's Unbound form that wanted to trap us and turn Hoopa into a revenge-filled djinn. Are you that used to dangerous situations!?" He shakes his head, letting out a sigh.
"Aww come now, it was an opportunity of a lifetime to be on the back of the Eon Pokemon! Plus, I was ready to help ya out in a flash! …but to answer your question, yeah! I am!"
Meray and Baraz laugh a bit, enjoying the banter between the two.
"Well, she was the one who stopped Team Flare some years back, right? Surely she's used to all kinds of crazy adventures!" Meray adds to the conversation.
"Quite frankly, if it weren't for you both, I don't think our dream of helping Hoopa could've become a reality." Baraz takes a sip of his tea. "It makes us happy that Hoopa is doing a lot better, and even enjoying Pokemon battles!"
"Lear and I make a pretty good team~! Though, we haven't used up our trump card just yet. Hehe~!" the Mischievous Pokemon snickered. "You should see us go all out while you're visiting!"
"Hm…that would be fun to see…" The man ponders, smiling a bit. "Would be fun to join in as well. The trainers here are filled with motivation to get stronger and strengthen the friendship they have with their Pokemon."
Lear smirks a bit. "If you wish to become a sync pair with any of your Pokemon, you already know where to go thanks to my grand tour of Pasio! Surely it's a once in a lifetime opportunity to be lead around by royalty, yes?"
"You truly are a kind and considerate prince, Lear! It shows the growth of your time leading and developing Pasio as a whole…" Rose playfully, but kindheartedly spoke.
"Y-You didn't have to say it like that-!" The prince gritted his teeth.
"Heheh, sorry! Couldn't help myself." She shrugged before drinking more of her iced tea.
The days that followed, Meray and Baraz gain the chance to participate in the festivities of Palentine's Day this year. From teaching the trainers about the customs of their home town, to telling the story of the Prison Bottle's origins, and even recounting their own point of view of the events that occurred when trying to restore Hoopa's ability to go through rings once more. It was a day of not only cultural exchange, but also showcasing the importance of bonds between humans and Pokemon. After all, Hoopa couldn't have regained such strength by themselves. Lear couldn't have faced his own weakness and pride by themselves either. Friendship is a vital connection that lets us see the good and the bad from one another, and help each other navigate through it. It's a way to gain strength and grow, and to encourage others to do the same.
after so so so much procrastinatin and last minute crunching, heres my accompanying pieces to @thevoidbunny's writing!! i had so much fun drawin these up HEHE
…..not even six hours later i got an offer of a well paying full time long-term job with free room and board in queens in nyc, allowing me independence and a way to escape an abusive situation and an unhealthy environment
likes charge reblogs cast, folks, this is the good luck post
the last time I reblogged this post right before I got a great job, in a permanent work-from-home position, with benefits, retirement, and a salary literally 3x what I was making before, doing something I really like.
I'm real tired of folks using this assumption to mischaracterize Mario as a Diet Wario.
Mario is a blue-collar plumber. That's his WHOLE character design. He's a humble man who wears his work uniform even when visiting royalty, and lacks the resources or the showmanship necessary to host giant go-kart competitions named after himself. He's also reactive, not proactive. We never see him initiate anything: if Peach doesn't invite him for cake or Bowser doesn't invade, he's content living a peaceful life with Luigi. These are all REALLY important aspects of Mario's character, because without them he's almost indistinguishable from Wario. Wario is the proactive seeker of fortune and fame who puts his name on everything. If Mario ALSO does that, then Wario has no reason to exist.
A good rule of thumb: if it's something Wario would say or do, then Mario WOULDN'T.
The spinoffs aren't parties BY Mario, they're parties FOR Mario, organized and funded by the people he's helped, primarily Princess Peach. You think Bowser would peacefully participate in an event hosted by Mario? Never. But if PEACH was hosting, then of COURSE he'd show up, invited or not.
Lastly: folks often wonder about whether we should consider the spinoff games canon, which is totally fair, because they create a LOT of questions: How/where are they building all these crazy tracks, stadiums, and boards? Does Waluigi really own a giant pinball machine? Is Mount Wario a location or an instruction? My personal headcanon is that (with a few exceptions) they take place in Mario 64 painting worlds. That lets us hand-wave most of the logistics.
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