I think you made a post once about the TRio's love languages once, what would you say the coordinators' are?
my TRio one was super in depth and because the coordinators have Less Material this one probably won’t be as meaty. because love languages are about how one gives love as well as prefers to receive it, i’m tending towards that because we see how they show affection moreso than how they respond to it.
May - Quality Time: this one was hard to pin down for me initially but now that I have it in my head, I think it’s the safest bet. May finds joy in experiences, and I think the best thing a person could do for her/what she’d be most likely to share with her loved ones is those adventures. She’s always excited to take her friends on dates to new food places or shopping areas, and half the fun of May’s Expeditions is including them in those moments. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that May immediately sidled up to Ash after approximately half a day on her own, and fell in love with pokemon as soon as she had some to devote all her time to.
Drew - Gifts: Obvious choice but correct nonetheless. Drew is the definition of calm waters running deep--there is, at any given moment, a lot of introspection going on inside his head, and he’s wise beyond his years, but articulating those feelings & emotions to the people he cares about isn’t exactly his strong suit, which is why he stays fairly quiet and uses tokens instead. There is rarely a point in spending breath on words when a rose will suffice for May, when a battle will suffice for Ash. He speaks his fondness for people wordlessly but loudly nonetheless.
Harley - GOD, MOST OF THEM?: I’m having SO much trouble pinning him down to just one, mostly because Harley gives us a lot of fake affection and it’s hard to swat all that out of the way and find those genuine moments. Acts of service comes to mind first when I think about how he threatened Team Rocket and crashed May’s sulk fest all in the name of cheering her up, and babysat them in the dark pretty much unbeknownst to May. It also comes to mind when I think about how he lent Jessie his pokemon and worked his ass off to win her a contest, or how he volunteered to work at the Saffron Pokecenter in gratitude. But then words of affirmation also comes to mind, thinking about how much he hypes Jessie up in both the truce episode and in AG187 where he’s telling her she has to come to Johto with all of them because she’s such an amazing coordinator. BUT THEN ALSO physical touch because Harley is physically incapable of being around a person without holding onto them in some manner. BUT THEN ALSO QUALITY TIME BECAUSE HE IS CONSTANTLY JUST... GOING OUT OF HIS WAY TO WIGGLE INTO HIS FRIENDS’ LIVES? APPEARING AT RANDOM?? HELLO I AM HERE TO PLAY??? I think acts of service probably has the most points here but Harley’s just a very affectionate person gfhdghfs.
Solidad - Words of Affirmation: Solidad has established herself from the get-go as someone who likes to sit down and have long heart-to-hearts with her friends, and when we’re privy to one of those conversations she come across as a person who speaks sagely and warmly to those she cares about. This same episode is dotted with her praising aloud other coordinators she’s impressed by, in Harley’s case literally showering him with compliments backstage. We aren’t given a lot of her, but hilariously enough I’m 100% sure of this. Solidad is someone who loves with words, with conversations, with communication.