GeminiAngel87

Hi! I'm GeminiAngel87, I love ASH KETCHUM!!! & I'm a proud Pokeshipper too!!! (Ash & Misty belong together!). I love Astrology, Animals of all kinds, art, music, movies, books, anime, & manga. My Tumblr is mainly for posting my thoughts & re-blogging stuff I like so please enjoy your stay. :D

[rfurny]

I just have to share my thoughts because I've got no other crazy Pokeshippers in my life.

This Ash and Misty episode was amazing and adorable.

Thoughts:

1. Parallels

The parallels between this episode and 'Don't touch that dile' were fun! Ash won Totodile last time and it was Misty's turn to catch Clauncher by using her Politoed (which evolved into Poliwhirl in that episode). Also, the ending was a sweet parallel to Ash and Misty's first day travelling together! Although I find it odd that Ash wasn't immediately like "let's travel together!" But I'm sure it was played out that way just to parallel the first episodes. Maybe Ash is trying to act cool?

2. Misty won!

While obviously Pikachu would have won... It goes to show that Misty continues to rival Ash in battle.

3. Ash inspires Misty

Misty left the gym she built from the ground up because Ash fulfilled his dreams.

4. Fate

Fate was mentioned so many times! Misty said Clauncher and her were connected by fate like 4 times - including Misty saying she and Clauncher were connected by a "red string of fate" just moments after literally catching Ash by the arm with her fishing line. All of this fate makes me think about how Ash told her that their friendship was not coincidence when they parted after 'Gotta Catch Ya Later'.

5. Love

The relationship between Corphish and Clauncher was fun. They were battle ready, training together, and still obviously attracted to each other... Sounds like another pair I know...

6. Pikachu

Even though Ash was being smug and acting all cool Pikachu was not shy about his feelings. Pikachu adores Misty. Pikachu - Ash's very best friend and Pokemon parallel - adores her. I'm convinced Ash really wanted her to join him just as much as Pikachu did.

7. The Lures

Misty was so pissed that Ash was using the Cilan lure instead of hers. Of course he teases her saying he is using Cilan's because it catches more Pokemon. However, as far as I know Cilan's lure has never caught Ash a Pokemon while Misty's lure caught Buizel. My headcanon is that Ash keeps Misty's lure safe from harm since Buizel almost stole it in AG.

[nightfurylover31]

"It's not like I missed spending time with you and wanted to travel together again, okay!"

I love how he smirks at her. "Come on. You know you love me."

[platina-inc-deactivated20240613]

I LITERALLY CANNOT STOP STARING BECAUSE THIS IS THE ASH I’VE MISSED ALL THIS TIME—

AND MISTY BEING ALL FLUSTERED—IM JUSTT FJFJFJD IM CRYING THIS IS PERFECTION

[brendyln]

Till the end I will be with you

We will go where our dreams come true

All the times that we have been through

You will always be my best friend

[penguinclover]

Pokeshipping week 2022

Day 1 - Lovers & Best friends

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"First journey, first friend, first date, last lover"

[taillow-suift]

Yesss commentary from you :) I love your thoughts and now reading that last post omg I’m like idk so happy that pokeshipping is clearly being acknowledged by the writers. Question, does she say Red string of fate and what exactly does that mean? Thank you!!

It’s a trope that suggests that a red string (invisible or not) exists that ties two people together. A lot of anime use this trope to signify that two characters are destined to be together as a couple. It’s not a casual narrative device that a story should be throwing around. 

The Pokemon anime would usually try to tip toe around subject like this and understand the optics of an Ash and Misty episode, especially considering how controversial Ash ships have been for the entire 25 years this anime has been airing. But no, Atsuhiro Tomioka, the writer of this episode, just straight out had Misty say that her and Clauncher are tied by the red string of fate. Like what? At face value, I guess you could explain it by saying that Misty just kind of loves water Pokemon to the point of delusion. But again, why even mention that narrative device at all in an episode where Ash and Misty have an episode to themselves. The subtext is just thick, intentional or not.

[taillow-suift]

Well per the gang in discord, the next episode A&M don't even display remotely what happened in the previous ep. No arguing, no tension, notta!

I don’t think Ash and Misty need to be arguing or teasing each other 24/7 in order to be conveyed romantically. Even in the previous episode when Misty meets up with Ash, when they weren’t arguing, the two were always being silly and dumb together and would always react the same way to something happening. Like when Ash and Misty fell into the ocean, they animated them spitting out seawater the same way while drawing them with the same SD silhouette. So for two people who are known to disagree, Ash and Misty happen to be in-sync so incredibly well.

They seem to want to convey that Ash and Misty are two sides of the same coin, just different in their own ways. Yeah, Ash and Misty in the latest episode didn’t argue or tease but they 1-to-1 had the same reactions as each other which was really cute and showed just how compatible they can be. I’m sure this episode they wanted to communicate that, yes, things got spicy last episode but for this episode, look at how much they vibe.

[rfurny]

Recently I reflected on why I am such a hardcore Pokeshipper and didn't fall into amourshipping.

Honestly, I like XY and I like Serena. She is a nice character and her feelings are relatable in many ways. It doesn't even bother me that she got Ash's first real kiss. Not everyone's first kiss is with their soulmate/future person. Did Ash like her back? I don't know. He let her leave without saying anything to her. Then he went home and there were baby's breath flowers on screen as he returned home? People say that baby's breath flowers mean everlasting love so that means he has everlasting love for Serena? After one series? After one kiss? No. There are dozens of flowers that mean everlasting love/romantic love. There are also other flowers that mean 'innocence' as the writers claim it meant. The writers did not have to choose baby's breath which is synonymous with Misty's Japanese name, Kasumi, but they did! They know how to work symbolism. It was deliberate.

Now you can call it character development or whatever, but Ash became the experienced trainer when Misty left which watered down some of his rougher character flaws that made him interesting. Hoenn Ash and onward was smoothed around the edges. He was flawed yet by the end of each episode he was the perfect hero again. Serena "fell in love" with this new ideal Ash while Misty fell for his raw, original portrayal. To me this made pokeshipping feel real for both characters. There is also the little fact that Misty is the only person of whom he was ever outwardly jealous. So when Misty came back in Seaside Battle it was fascinating to see him revert back to OS Ash who automatically regained his personality around her. He was annoying, smug, and cocky, but that's alright because Misty was hot headed and loud right back. AND PIKACHU. I believe Pikachu represents Ash's true feelings. Pikachu sees through Ash's facade and straight up disobeys for his love of Pikachupi. There was no choice to be made. Misty belongs with them and Pikachu knows it.

I think the biggest sway though is just how similar the two characters are because opposites may attract, but similarities are the foundations of a successful relationship. All of the screenshots of them making the same damn faces and gestures in Seaside Battle are unbearably adorable. You also better believe that Ash and Misty would be the kind of couple that would settle matters with a battle. Who's going shopping? Battle. Who takes out the trash? Battle. Who feeds the Pokemon? Battle. Whoever first said that Pokemon battling is their love language isn't wrong.

After Seaside Battle, I just can't see a future where Ash and Misty aren't together.

And now I need to channel this Pokeshipping excitement into my fanfics.

[geminiangel87]

couldn’t have said it better myself. :)

[sougu]

“With new companions, Ash and Pikachu’s journey grows even more livelier.”

~ Welcome back, Misty! ☆

[psyduckmar]

Do you get Deja Vu?

[breaniebree]

Hi Breanie! hope your having a good day! :) so I have a request: could you please post a list of the canon characters that didn't die in canon but got killed off in your story? it's just I'm curious and I want to know that I'm not missing anybody. :D Thank You -Nessa

Hi, Nessa!

Thank you! I hope you're having a good day too.

Um... I don't think I've done anyone different so far except for Viktor Krum and Andromeda Tonks. Everyone else who has died so far has been canon.

Oh right and Narcissa.

[geminiangel87]

don’t forget Winky. :) @breaniebree​

[breaniebree]

Hello! :D hope your having a great day! So really quick question. Is Lord Clovenfield a bad guy? I'm asking because something about that name stuck out to me. anyway any answer would be great. :D -Nessa

Hi, @geminiangel87

Hi! I hope you are having a great day as well!

Well, Lord Clovenfield is a vampire. He's been a vampire for centuries so he has some some reputable things in the past. But then he fell in love with a witch. Now he's part of the Vampire Confederacy of Europe, a Lord of the Wizengamot, Head of the Vampire Confederacy of England; VCE rep for Crann Bethadh Cabinet (CBC); Owns a winery in France; and the father of two twin boys.

[geminiangel87]

@breaniebree Thank you so much! you answered my other question by answering this one so thank you! :D and keep up the good work, your a really great writer. love your story. P.S - I hope Macmillan dies/died a slow painful death ;)

[breaniebree]

Hi! first off love your story. :D I'm only on chapter 37 as I just discovered your story and so my question is, in your story ASC do you ever mention what happened to Dudley? (I know it could be a spoiler if you put it in later chapters or something but I don't mind) I know you didn't put in what happened to Vernon and Petunia and that's fine but did he go to Marge or foster care? just curious. :) -Nessa

Hi, @geminiangel87!

Thank you!

Dudley doesn't exist in this story I'm afraid. So, no, you never really find out what happened to him.

[geminiangel87]

Thank you for taking time to answer, I really appreciate it. also awesome job on this story. :D

[firemoon42]

Ways to un-stick a stuck story

Do an outline, whatever way works best. Get yourself out of the word soup and know where the story is headed.

Conflicts and obstacles. Hurt the protagonist, put things in their way, this keeps the story interesting. An easy journey makes the story boring and boring is hard to write.

Change the POV. Sometimes all it takes to untangle a knotted story is to look at it through different eyes, be it through the sidekick, the antagonist, a minor character, whatever.

Know the characters. You can’t write a story if the characters are strangers to you. Know their likes, dislikes, fears, and most importantly, their motivation. This makes the path clearer.

Fill in holes. Writing doesn’t have to be linear; you can always go back and fill in plotholes, and add content and context.

Have flashbacks, hallucinations, dream sequences or foreshadowing events. These stir the story up, deviations from the expected course add a feeling of urgency and uncertainty to the narrative.

Introduce a new mystery. If there’s something that just doesn’t add up, a big question mark, the story becomes more compelling. Beware: this can also cause you to sink further into the mire.

Take something from your protagonist. A weapon, asset, ally or loved one. Force him to operate without it, it can reinvigorate a stale story.

Twists and betrayal. Maybe someone isn’t who they say they are or the protagonist is betrayed by someone he thought he could trust. This can shake the story up and get it rolling again.

Secrets. If someone has a deep, dark secret that they’re forced to lie about, it’s a good way to stir up some fresh conflict. New lies to cover up the old ones, the secret being revealed, and all the resulting chaos.

Kill someone. Make a character death that is productive to the plot, but not “just because”. If done well, it affects all the characters, stirs up the story and gets it moving.

Ill-advised character actions. Tension is created when a character we love does something we hate. Identify the thing the readers don’t want to happen, then engineer it so it happens worse than they imagined.

Create cliff-hangers. Keep the readers’ attention by putting the characters into new problems and make them wait for you to write your way out of it. This challenge can really bring out your creativity.

Raise the stakes. Make the consequences of failure worse, make the journey harder. Suddenly the protagonist’s goal is more than he expected, or he has to make an important choice.

Make the hero active. You can’t always wait for external influences on the characters, sometimes you have to make the hero take actions himself. Not necessarily to be successful, but active and complicit in the narrative.

Different threat levels. Make the conflicts on a physical level (“I’m about to be killed by a demon”), an emotional level (“But that demon was my true love”) and a philosophical level (“If I’m forced to kill my true love before they kill me, how can love ever succeed in the face of evil?”).

Figure out an ending. If you know where the story is going to end, it helps get the ball rolling towards that end, even if it’s not the same ending that you actually end up writing.

What if? What if the hero kills the antagonist now, gets captured, or goes insane? When your write down different questions like these, the answer to how to continue the story will present itself.

Start fresh or skip ahead. Delete the last five thousand words and try again. It’s terrifying at first, but frees you up for a fresh start to find a proper path. Or you can skip the part that’s putting you on edge – forget about that fidgety crap, you can do it later – and write the next scene. Whatever was in-between will come with time.

[writingtipsandtricks]

Great advice for all of you writers out there with a writer’s block. -Sherry

[loveoffiction]

I needed this

[ndbern]

Pokégirls gone Disney! some important ones are missing so a sequel is planned ;)

I will make single posts later on my Pokémon Blog (ndbern-rocketmonster) or on my art blog @ndbernarts

[emily-kinney]

Elizabeth Brings Lucky his Gutiar and he Sings “Elizabeth” the song he wrote for his Girlfriend, Elizabeth.  1998/2010

[fyeahimogene]

Elizabeth: Lucky? Lucky: HAPPY BIRTHDAY Lucky: You ready? Make a wish. Elizabeth: Ok. Give me your hand. Lucky: You aced it. One wish coming true. Elizabeth: Feel like it’s already on the way. Here, take half. Lucky: You want the fork? Elizabeth: Nope. Lucky: Thank you. ——- Lucky: OK. Look, I wasn’t sure that the brownie would be enough, so I got you this too. Elizabeth: Oh, Lucky. Lucky: The charm symbolizes your future as a painter. Elizabeth: I love it. Thank you. It’s very thoughtful. Lucky: Are you sure? Because I would’ve bought you something more expensive. It’s just… Elizabeth: Lucky, you don’t have to get me expensive gifts. Just being with you is the best present I’ve ever had.