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It Was Always About Love, Ch. 4: Hope's Battle

Janus, Remus, and Logan recover together after last night's revelation.

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WC: 4444 - Rated: M - CW: angst and comfort.

Our bed's warm beneath me when I wake. Comfortably warm, that AC me and Jannie finally caved and bought a couple years back more than earning its keep. The sky's bright outside, bleeding through my eyelids, but I'm not alone in the bed so it can't be all that late in the day.

I sigh and hold Jannie closer. I'm not fucking ready to open my eyes just yet. Last night… Fuck, I’m not ready to even think about last night, either. I sigh again, my fingers twisted in Jannie’s shirt. The material feels different, not his silk from last night, but a soft, nubby linen weave. Did he get up and change? Shit, that meant he'd probably had a nightm—

I open my eyes. My face is smooshed against Logan's deep blue shirt. I look up.

Logan's sitting propped up, my head, the whole top half of my body just sprawled all over his. He's smiling down at me. "Good morning, Remus."

"Oh, fuck, mate, sorry," I mutter. It takes me a minute but I peel away from his body and sit up next to him. My tired ass brain imagines he follows my movement. “’Morning…” I drag my hand down my face and try force my brain’s gears to move. “Didn't mean to lay all over you like that."

Logan clears his throat, still smiling, just a bit. "Last night was difficult, and not just for Jay. You… you were resting comfortably." He lays his hand on my arm, gentle. Familiar. I realize I'd woken up with his hand on my back. "I was loathe to disturb you."

"Thanks, mate." I smile back at him. The light from the window brightens the usual midnight blue of his eyes, turning them a mix of indigo and chinese blue.

Fuck, Jannie was a lucky man.

"Did you sleep well?" His eyes are on mine, examining my face like I'm a suspect Rembrandt. Or a 'copy' he thinks just might be real.

The phantom feel of a hand in my hair sends a cozy shiver down my spine and I nod. "Too good." I yawn and stretch and the rest of the night crashes down on my head. "Fuck, where's Jannie?"

“We’ve been texting.” Logan raises his phone. "He's downstairs, now, cooking. He was genuinely pleased to hear you were sleeping."

I grab my own phone, shaking away the last cobwebs of the night. There are a fuckton of messages in our group chat, loads of back and forth between Logan and Jannie. Too much to read at once. How long had I been sleeping like that, stretched out all over him?

I scroll further. Not a word from Carrot Cake. But three missed calls from—

"Oh, fuck, Emile—" I throw back the covers. "What hap—"

"Jay went down to Emile's last night," Logan's voice is low and steady and it stills me even more than his hand on my shoulder. His fingers slide up and he brushes my cheek. "Everyone's safe."

I suck in a breath and nod. "Okay. But who—"

Hand still on my cheek, Logan meets my eyes. "Jay went to Emile’s and escorted Patton back to his flat last night."

"Holy fuck," I leap up, stumbling when my feet tangle in the sheets. “Pat doesn’t dri—“

"They are both… adequate. See for yourself,” Logan says, voice slow and careful. His hand grips mine, steadying me. His other reaches for my phone from where I'd abandoned it under the covers. With a small smile, he passes it to me. I scroll through the conversation, clinging to the seeming normalcy of Jannie's responses. Logan meets my eyes when I look up.

"I…" I look down at my phone and then over to the door, frozen. I wanna split myself in two, one body to jump down and pull Jannie close.

The other to go find out what the fuck is going on with Carrot Cake.

Logan's watching me, sharp eyes catching every movement. "It is natural to feel conflicted when one's heart is figuratively torn in different directions."

I can't help my smile. How the fuck does he do that? One look and he knows everything in my head. Well, almost everything. I try to laugh. “Might feel a bit o’ conflict if your heart’s literally torn in different directions, too.”

Logan tries to hide it behind his little glasses maneuver, but a tiny smile pulls at his lips. "Indeed." Then he taps my phone, eyes serious. "Which direction are you going to go in this morning?"

I don't have to think about it. "Jannie needs me." Fuck, and I need him right now, too.

"Would sending a message to Patton would help ease your conflict?" He grips my shoulder again. "I can give you some privacy if you’d prefer to call him.“

"Nah," I shake my head. I don't really want Logan to go anywhere, either. I tap out a message then start over, simpler. I hit send before I can overthink it and almost drop the phone I’m shaking so hard.

Logan takes my hand again. His grip's cool and strong. "Shall we go talk to Jay, then?"

"Yeah," I say, pocketing my phone. We're both still in last night's clothes but changing can wait for later. I look down and I'm holding on to Logan's hand like it's a fucking blankie. I should let go. I've invaded his personal space enough for one day. Fuck, for the night and the day.

But he smiles and squeezes my hand. "We shall figure this out together,” he says and I follow him down the stairs.

Jannie's got my big apron draped over last night’s clothes and has been cooking up a storm. The scent of browned butter and garlic, spiced choley, and bright green onions reminds me we all skipped dinner last night. Jannie's got two pans sizzling and a third ready to go. He’s beating something in the big copper bowl as we approach.

"Jannie." I have just enough sense to let him set down the bowl before I throw myself against his back, arms wrapped tight around his middle. His arms cover mine with a little hum and he smiles at Logan over his shoulder.

"Good morning, loves,” he says to us, voice rough. Fuck, he’s been crying.

I hug him a little tighter.

"May I?" Logan asks, reaching for the whisk Jannie's still holding.

I peek past him to see what he’s been making. Scrambled eggs. "Had a craving?" I ask, pressing kisses against his should.

He nods and turns in my arms, melting into my hold. Face buried in the crook of my neck, he shudders, a hitch in his breathing as he lets out a soft sob.

"I've got you," I whisper. "We've got you."

One arm clinging to me, he reaches for Logan's. "I know." Turning to lay his head on my shoulder, he breathes in, still shaky. "I know, Muse. Thank you."

Logan clicks off the stove top and sets the bowl on the counter before drawing close, sandwiching Jannie between us. I feel Logan slide one arm around Jannie's middle, muscles flexing against me, too, as he strokes Jannie's hip. Logan's other hand stretches all the way to reach my back.

Jannie lets out a shuddering breath, drooping in our hold. "Would it help to talk?" I whisper into his hair.

He burrows closer and shakes his head. “I don’t know,” he whispers. "He…" he starts, then shakes his head again.

There are a thousand ways he could finish that sentence, a thousand things that could've happened between them last night. I swallow back my questions and nuzzle the side of Jannie's head.

Jannie's text hadn't said much beyond that he'd brought Carrot Cake home and that he was now safe. Didn't say if he'd been hurt, didn't say what state he'd been in when he'd left.

Emile'd been running that pub for over fifteen years and he's seen some shit go down. For him to have called for help in the middle of the night, Pat had to've been in pretty bad shape.

Or in real danger.

Logan meets my eyes and asks what I can't. "Is Patton alright?"

Jannie's hands tighten on my shirt and his breath stutters, but he nods. "He's safe."

“And you?” I ask, one hand buried in his hair.

He draws closer and sighs.

~

Eventually, Logan peels away to finish the eggs and I get Jannie settled at the table. Our giant coffee pot is barely half-full, the little red Warm light still glowing. "Tea?" I ask, eying his nearly empty coffee cup next to the stove.

Logan passes him the cup without looking and Jannie drains the dregs. "Tea," he nods and hands over the cup.

He sits with his feet tucked up on the seat, knees hugged to his chest, and watches me pull down the box of Tetley's. "What are your plans like today?" he asks us.

"You know me," I wink at each of them and click on the kettle. "Free ballin' today."

Logan chuckles. "I've cleared my schedule," he says, scraping the bottom of the pan. "My time is yours today." He turns off the stove again and plates the food, glancing at Jannie over his shoulder. "I can stay or go whenever you wish. It's completely up to—"

Jannie grabs his hand. "Please don't go," he whispers, voice wet.

Logan lifts Jannie's hand to his lips. "I'm not going anywhere without you, then."

I lean over Jannie's chair while I wait for the kettle to boil, weaving our arms together. He tilts his head back against my belly, eyes closed. "Do you feel like knocking about at home?” I ask. “Or maybe scarf down this feast and go paint the town red?"

He sighs, eyes trailing over to his reading nook. "I think I'd like to go out," he finally says.

"There is a La Cage aux Folles-Birdcage double feature at Lexi this weekend," Logan suggests, setting down the eggs and the bangers Jannie had left warming in the oven.

The kettle finishes and Jannie doesn't loosen his grip on my arms so Logan shoots me a small smile and goes to fill our cups. I squeeze in behind Jannie in his chair and he leans back, pinning me in place. "A trip to the movies sounds wonderful," he says, nodding.

~

"He's been writing to me."

Jay eats only a few bites of his food before he pushes away his plate. One hand cradles his tea. The other clings to Remus’ arm wrapped over his body.

“What?" Remus looks around the house like there was a stack of letters hidden away somewhere.

"No, not in the post, but… I mean… my… paperwork in Copenhagen did the trick. The school got their hands on it. Dead children don't talk to the press and so they called off their search for me. Páidí—Patton found it. Took it. He’s…” Jay’s eyes squeeze shut. “He was leathered when I brought him home and I don't think he was in his right mind. He's…"

Jay sets down his tea and pulls Remus' arms a little tighter around himself. Shields up. "He's got this box. It's full of letters… addressed to me."

I don’t need to ask if Remus knew about the box. The shadows behind his eyes say it for him. “Did you read them?” I ask Jay.

“One of them,” he sighs. “It was… the newest? It was… still open. He…”

When Jay’s voice catches, Remus draws him closer, pressing kisses into his hair.

“I’m not the only one who still carried a torch,” Jay whispers.

With Remus' head bowed, I can’t see his face, but his whole body vibrates with his thoughts. “What would you like to do, Jay?" I grip his hands, fingers laced together. "Whatever you choose, contact, no contact… You have my full support."

“Yeah, Jannie, you know I meant it when I said you could look him up for whatever you wanted." He shrugs. “Even now that he’s…”

At Jay's lingering silence, I shift so I can properly face the both of them. I stroke Jay’s cheek until he meets my gaze. “Yours is not the only heart that matters to you in your assessment of your options, is it?"

Eyes squeezed shut, he addresses Remus’ arms curled around him. “Would you stop seeing him if I asked?"

Shock flashes over Remus’ features then softens into a knowing smile as he presses a kiss against Jay’s temple. “You wouldn't ask that of me, Jannie," he murmurs. "I know that."

"But if I did?" Jay twists around to face him.

Remus is quiet for a bit, but even with his eyes closed, I can see the tears in his lashes as he takes Jay’s hand and presses it to his heart. "Of course I would, Jannie."

Jay nods and reaches for my hand, too. "That's why I'd never ask."

“You know he tried to warn me.” The defeat in Remus’ voice stills us both and Jay and I turn to him as one. “Pat told me he'd done something awful, that he… I shoulda pushed him for more details, I shoulda—"

"And I should have come clean with you about where I was really from," Jay says, looking down at all of our hands woven together. "The fault does not lie on your shoulders, Muse."

“Does it all lie on his?" Remus looks away, like he regrets the question but couldn’t hold it back. Instead of hurt, though, Jannie looks thoughtful. 

He sighs, his eyes falling shut. "I… I don't know what to think. I don’t… want to think. Not right now.”

“Okay,” Remus whispers, nuzzling against the side of his head. Just before I can change the subject, Remus’ lips curl in a stiff smile and he winks at me. "So how 'bout them Dolphins?"

~

Through a sort of wordless agreement, Remus and I worked together to keep Jay within literal reach while we prepared for our outing.

“I bet now you’re glad you left your trousers here last Halloween.” Remus chuckles when I step downstairs after my turn in the shower.

"At least Muse didn't steal them and shove them in the washer to get you leave them behind.”

"What can I say? It worked. Look at the bad bitch I bagged with that little move.” Remus laughs and feigns nipping at Jay's fingers where they trail down his jaw. He grins up at me. “There's plenty of space if you wanna leave more behind."

"If?" I ask, then snap my mouth shut. Remus' impulsivity is rubbing off on me. I seek out Jay's eyes; have I said too much?

"Or when," Jay says simply, one hand threaded together with Remus' as he reaches for mine.

His lightness doesn't last. Jay’s, all of our eyes, really, travel from our intertwined hands to his and Remus’, then to Remus’ other hand clutching empty air. Patton’s absence screamed in its silence and Remus brought his other arm up to curl around Jay.

“Are we ready to go?” I ask and together we help Jay to his feet and usher him out the door.

~

Competing with a weekend filled with festivals and unseasonably pleasant weather, the theatre is most empty, leaving us sequestered in our own little island. We sat in the darkened theatre with Jay sat between us. His tears sparkled in the flickering light spilling out from the screen and Remus and I took turns gently brushing them away.

In hindsight, perhaps a film about husbands, old flames, and fighting to prevail over homophobic obstacles wasn't the best option for avoiding certain… emotions.

But moments of levity still managed to break through.

“Bob Dole was a yassified Nixon at his absolute peak,” Jay murmurs as the last film wrapped.

I had to cover my mouth to stifle a laugh. Remus didn’t bother, head thrown back as he cackled. “What, you don’t like tall, pale, and doughy?”

“You know what I like,” he says, bringing each of our hands to his heart. His smile falters, just a bit, and Remus drapes one leg over his.

“You know we’ve never fucked in a movie theatre before,” he growls loud enough for me to hear. I’m grateful the end credits are loud enough that the row in front of us likely couldn’t.

Jay smirked. “There are too many people,” he says. “Besides, are you forgetting Last Knights?”

“Ah!” Remus presses a hand over his heart, face drawn down in exaggerated outrage. “That wasn’t fucking, we were making love.”

I clear my throat to hide my laugh. “I think perhaps that is our cue to head back?”

~

We have a quiet lunch at Jay and Remus’ flat, the leftover bounty of that morning’s breakfast more than sufficient to sate us even after a long walk back from the theatre. As he's done all afternoon, Remus checks his phone when he thinks Jay’s not looking.

Each time, he frowns at the screen, then he puts it away, face drawn. 

Each time, Jay’s looked away by the time Remus raises his eyes, a smile pressed onto his face.

"I… I nearly left was I saw it wasn't Virgil at the pub." Jay's admission is quiet. And understandable.

We're sitting together in Jay and Remus' garden, Jay cradled between us as he lays against Remus' chest, one leg crossed over mine.

Remus' hand stills in Janus' hair, briefly, before he resumes slowly carding through his hair.

"I would've made sure Emile got him home," he adds, craning his neck to catch Remus' eyes.

Remus is chewing the edge of his mustache, looking out at the clouds gathering along the horizon. “Pat doesn't drink," he finally says. "He—"

"I'd gathered as much," Jay murmurs, reaching up and stroking the back of Remus' neck. It doesn't quite hide the tremor in his hand. "He's fine, or he was, at least, when I left. He'd had two Irish Coffees."

"Emile makes 'em strong," Remus mumbles, eyebrows knit together. "One of, um, your messages said there was a… a fella?"

I had rather hoped Remus hadn't drilled in to that part of Jay's texts. Foolish, but hopeful.

Jay didn't miss his tone, either. "The bloke was just a bartick, Muse," he murmurs, looking up again. “Patton wasn’t…” He shakes his head. “The bloke latched on to him because he was drunk. I don’t think Patton even realized he was being hit on, let alone did anything to encourage it. Emile and I… we got him out of there."

Remus nods, but his eyes are still clouded. "It's really not like him to go and drown his sorrows in a bottle.”

"I wouldn't know," Jay mutters and settles back against Remus’ chest.

"I…" They both look up and it's a struggle to not look away. "I was overly… firm with him last night." My fingers trace the crease in Jay's trousers. "I… Before I came up, he… He'd wanted to go up after you. He expressed remorse and he asked me to share that with you. "I…" Understanding burns from their eyes and I look away. "I said no. I…"

I reach blindly for their hands. "I didn't realize he—that either of you—had been so young. I didn't realize you were just—"

Jay shakes his head. "Just children play acting at rebellion." He turns his head, scarred cheek pressed against Remus' chest. "With consequences."

We all watch butterflies dancing through the honeysuckle growing in the planters along the railing. “I… I’d like to go see him tomorrow,” Remus says quietly.

“I’d never stop you from following your heart, Muse,” Jay whispers. “Do you know what you'll…” His voice trails off, like he’s choosing his words with care.

Remus doesn't make him voice his worries. “Still figuring it all out.”

Jay nods, blinking slowly. His breathing steadies and his grip on our hands loosens fractionally. Exhausted after only a handful of hours' worth rest last night? Almost certainly. 

Hiding from his emotions in the void of sleep? Perhaps.

Remus and I exchange a glance, a quiet, shared assent to let the conversation wind down, to let Jay escape to the questionable shelter of his dreams.

Finally, he sleeps.

When I’m certain Jay’s completely asleep, I brush the edge of Remus’ arm. He looks back at me with wet eyes. “I…" I keep my voice to a bare whisper. "I apologize for not allowing Patton to follow you last night, for not…” He starts to shake his head but I continue. “For not making it yours and Jay’s choice.”

“You were looking out for Jannie.”

I squeeze his forearm where it rests over Jay’s stomach. “And for you. I thought he… I thought… I was mistaken,” I say at last.

"It's almost too much." Still quiet, Remus' voice bursts out, rough and broken. He's holding Jay close, but his eyes are haunted. "It took me a few years to piece together just how young they'd had to've been when it all went down." He swallowed hard, adam's apple bobbing. Jay's sleeping, upper half of his body cradled in Remus’ arms. If he loses it, Jay will wake to a sobbing husband.

“And now…” He watches the slow, steady rise and fall of Jay’s chest in sleep. “Both of them… I… They’re both so hurt, Jannie especially, but Carrot Cake, too, and…” Words run dry, he rests his cheek against the top of Jay’s head. “I just want him to know he’s not alone.”

Moving slowly in case I’m overstepping, I reach for Remus' hand and brush my fingers over the back of it. He flips it over immediately, gripping mine, and looks up at me with red-rimmed eyes. It occurs to me I’m not completely sure which ‘he’ Remus doesn’t want to feel alone.

I’m not completely sure the difference even matters.

“You’re not alone either, Re.” I draw closer and Remus leans back to meet me, head on my shoulder. I wrap one arm around him, the other curling around both him and Jay. He melts against me, each breath a little easier than the last. I whisper into his hair as I watch his eyes start to close. “We’ve got you, too.”

~

Muse and Lo’s soft whispers of comfort for me—and for each other—lulled me to sleep but I wake as the late afternoon sun washes down over the terrace. And our faces. Muse’s stomach grumbles and he shifts, that sudden, deep inhalation telling me he’s awake now, too.

I reach up behind me to cup his cheek and he turns, nuzzling against my palm. “You’re awake,” he whispers.

Lo’s quiet, his hand still and relaxed where it lays on my belly. Still sleeping. He’ll lament the damage to his circadian rhythm later, but for now, he clearly needs the rest.

I nod, stretching my fingers to play along the edges of Muse's hair. He hums, jaw flexing then relaxing under my hand. I didn’t sleep long enough to dream, and I… I’m glad I didn't. Relieved, even, that I didn’t dream of him. The ache in my chest has nothing doesn't mean I missed seeing his eyes, even in a dream. 

As sleep took me, what I truly didn't miss was the catch in Muse’s voice, the regret and worry and fear all wrapped up together as he spoke to Lo.

I wish I’d known. I wish I’d known Muse had spent the last year handing his heart to someone who…

Muse’s stomach grumbled again, pulling me back to him, back to where my thoughts belonged and I turn, carefully, slowly, holding Lo’s hand in place. He’d been up late and woke early, messaging me me as I peeled and crushed and sautéed my mind back to the present. Lo needed rest.

But I needn’t’ve bothered. I look up and two gorgeous sets of eyes, espresso and indigo, my earth and my sky, look back at me.

“Gentlemen…” I smile, squeezing out the whispered cry for emeralds, my seamróga, to join them. “Shall we prepare dinner?”

“Hmm,” Muse stretches again, muscles flexing against my back. “I was going to make that curry. We’re out of coconut milk, though.”

“I could—” Lo begins but I turn and cup his cheek.

“Allow me,” I say. “A bit of a walk would…” I flex my neck, listening to it crackle. “A walk would do me some good.”

Muse’s hand finds mine and squeezes, tentative, testing. Lo glances at Muse then meets my eyes and asks for them both. “Would you prefer company or space?”

“You should stay here and keep Muse away from the ghost peppers,” I laugh.

Lo opens his mouth and I can already hear his response. You’re avoiding the question.

I kiss them both, not ready to voice the answer. 

“Very well,” Lo murmurs, accepting my hand when I reach to help him and Muse up to their feet. “I shall do my best,” he says and follows Muse to the kitchen as I go to the door.

“Okay, let’s chop up some peppers, then,” Muse laughs over the scrape of his favorite knife against the whetstone.

“Remus…” Their voices bathe me in warmth as I slip on my shoes and open the door. “I believe Jay asked for no ghost peppers in this recipe.”

“That’s not what I heard…”

~

By the time I arrive at Oseyo's, I’m greeted by dark windows and a big Closed sign. I stare at the locked doors for several breaths, daring them to magically open. It’s not as though they’re the only shop in town. Aldi’s is just a few more blocks up the street.

But so is Virgil’s café.

Fuck it. I turn and stomp gracelessly toward the grocer’s. This is my city, not his, and I won’t let him keep me from enjoying it. I can walk past the shop without thinking of him. I can walk past the shop without slowing my pace to search for those copper curls.

I can walk past without stopping and watching him struggle with one of the gargantuan machines Virgil insists makes the place look authentic.

A cackling knot of tourists—how they hell did they even find this street?—spill out onto the pavement beside me and Virgil spots me from the edge of the window. He looks at me, eyebrows raised behind his silly emo bangs but I shake my head and continue on my way to pick up the milk.

Muse and Lo are waiting for me.

[staledirt87]

These are my designs for the sides in the other human!au I mentioned in the tags of my last post:

Info under the cut:

Janus does have a hat I just forgot to draw it I'm sorry I realized after I had digitalized it.

Janus and Virgil are in high school in this au, they're not dating yet but they do get together eventually. They met Remus in the park while skipping class (Virgil was on the verge of an attack and the teacher was putting him on the spot) and Remus becomes a sort of guardian father figure to the both of them. Whenever any of the teens are having a bad day they go to the park and Remus always cheers them up, sometimes in questionably legal ways (trespassing, graffiti, shoplifting from chain businesses).

One day when they're all having a particularly bad day Remus offers to have a "spa day" which entails going to Remus' place and DIYing their hair. The hair ends up fine but Remus' bathroom does not.

Virgil meets the light sides when he's skipping school (didn't feel like talking to Remus and Janus was taking a test that period) and goes to a random cafe. Logan sees him and notes the time, realizing that hey, you should be in school. Logan points this out, and Virgil just flips him the bird. Patton comes over and diffuses the situation, asking why Virgil was skipping school. He shrugs and deflects the question, asking why they're so invested in a random teen. That's when Roman comes over with the drinks they ordered and sits confidently across from Virgil, handing him a black coffee.

Virgil's says he's not gonna pay him back and Roman replies that the reason he's here is payment enough. Patton protests but Virgil just sighs and concedes (English was too rowdy and loud). Having Logan as a friend they all understand. After that every time Virgil got overwhelmed and just wanted to chill he went to the cafe.

One day Janus comes with Virgil to the cafe and it turns out him and Logan had already met. Apparently Janus sometimes goes to the college the light sides go to and participates in the debate club. Logan heads that club and hates every time Janus shows up because he purposely chooses the losing side and wins by tripping up his opponent. Janus is the also the head of the Speech and Debate club in the high school and gets bored with the other teenagers and terrorizes college students instead. At the cafe Logan points at Janus just like "YOU" and Janus feigns ignorance.

After that hiccup it becomes a 50/50 chance for the teens to go either to the park or the cafe, to the point Remus is like "bro where are you guys half the time." Janus invites him to the cafe and this time it's Roman that has the "YOU" moment when Remus walks in and surpise! They're twins. It's a bit awkward because apparently Remus hasn't contacted Roman in like two years but they get over it.

Time for some random scenes I had in mind:

Logan is experiencing some heavy sensory overload so Virgil gives him his noise cancelling headphones.

At a pride parade Janus and Logan tag-team homophobes harassing people as Remus dirty dances next to them.

Remus and Roman become the wingmen from hell for the teens when it's evident they're both far too dense to realize their mutual pining.

Somehow the dark sides convince everyone else to do a horror movie marathon on Remus' shitty laptop and Roman and Patton have nightmares for weeks.

Roman gets into a musical and the other five are toeing the line between obnoxious and supportive the entire time.

They play mindtrap and Logan almost loses it with the ridiculous answers. Janus, who has all the answers memorized and is acting as if he's getting them logically is reveling in everyone's frustration. Virgil knows Janus has them memorized but doesn't care to tell anyone.

Not really a scene but info I think is important: Virgil is gay and ace, Janus is NB and gay, Remus is aro bisexual, Logan is bi and ace, Patton is FtM and gay, Roman is pansexual, and Logan, Patton, and Roman are all in a poly.

Random Facts:

Janus does have heterochromia, he just also puts a colored contact lense in the blue eye.

Janus has a pet snake named Alex so he can say stupid shit like "I forgot to close the lid to his cage properly so Alex got out and hid under the couch."

Patton and Roman work at the cafe they hang out at, Logan comes over to study and to spend time with them. Patton makes the pastries and Roman makes the coffees.

Logan is majoring in Astronomy with a focus on galaxy formation, Roman is majoring in Theater and Acting, and Patton isn't in college.

Remus gave keys to Janus and Virgil so now whenever he comes home from his job (probably a sex worker or stripper) he has to watch out for Virgil sleeping on the floor.

The best prank Remus ever did was sneak Virgil and Janus into the poly's shared apartment before knocking on their door. Roman's shriek and Logan's string of curses in several different languages when they saw Virgil sitting ominously on the counter will forever be worth it. Nothing will ever be better though than when Patton walked out to see what the commotion was and Janus grabbed his ankle from under the table he was hiding under. The first and only time they ever heard Patton threaten someone with violence.

[aliennopossumm]

The Stars Welcome Him With Open Arms

Pairings: Familial Moceit, mentions of romantic Intruloceit Warnings: Depression, minimal cursing, slight mention of insecurity/anxiety, it’s all hurt/comfort! Characters: Janus Hart-Green, Patton Hart, Remus Sanders [mentioned] Character notes: Janus uses any pronouns [preference to they/she], Patton uses he/they. They are step siblings! Janus is dating Remus and Logan, but they don’t appear past being mentioned. Summary: Janus plans to go out on a date, but once she realises Patton’s mental state, those plans change.

Gift for @andromedaspace Wordcount: 1,766 words, 9,973 characters

Janus hummed softly to herself as she finished her outfit with a patch-and-pin covered denim jacket, looking himself up and down in the mirror. She adjusted her snakebite piercings, flashing one last smile to herself before going to leave the bathroom, heading towards her older brother’s room. As both their mom’s were out on a date, it gave Janus an opportunity to have his own date with his boyfriends. Still smiling to herself, she lightly knocked on the baby blue door.

“Paaatt? I’m going out, I’ll be back in a few!”

They waited several seconds for a reply, growing slightly concerned when they didn’t receive one. The last time the two had talked, five or six hours ago during lunch, Patton didn’t look fully okay. This fact, along with the lack of reply, worried the younger slightly, urging Janus to slowly push open the bedroom door.

“Patton? You okay?” She asked gently, peeking their head around the corner to look at Patton's bed in the middle of the room; he lay there, curled up inside his blanket.

They weren’t asleep, much to the surprise of Janus. Patton turned over reluctantly - he was not sporting his usual glasses, which resulted in him squinting to his sister.

“Jay?” his voice was tired, almost broken.

Attempting to not drop his smile, Janus waved to him, “hey, Patt. Can I come in?”

“You’re already in my room,” Patton chuckled sadly, adjusting in place slightly, “but yeah, com’in.”

“But my feet weren’t, so I technically wasn’t in your room,” they took off his Doc Martens at the door, fondly remembering the lighthearted disagreements the two got in when they had first moved in together.

The comment elicited a sad laugh from Patton, making room for his sister on the bed, “Jayyy, y’know what I meant.” “Maybe I didn’t?” She was happy to hear their laugh, moving carefully through the room due to it’s mess. It didn’t take long for her to reach the bed, flopping down onto the now free space next to Patton, “so…”

“So?”

“What’s up, Patt?”

The sad smile on his face started to fade, refusing eye contact with Janus, “oh… y’know…”

“But I don’t. Come on, hon, talk to me,” she urged gently.

Silence fell over the room, only being broken once Patton let out a soft sigh, “I don’t know, and… and that’s the issue. I just-” he let out a smaller sigh, “I want everything to be okay right now.” “You don’t need to be okay right now. I’m here to help you,” the younger gently took Patton’s hands in his, “I’ll help you take baby steps to feel better, even if it’s one little thing at a time.”

Patton bit his lip slightly, gently squeezing Janus’ hands back, “you promise?” “Pinkie promise,” she kept their voice quiet, “c’mon, let’s start small. Wanna go get a pizza?” “But there’s other things to do, like…” Patton vaguely gestured towards the floor of his room, “that.” “Cleaning is tomorrow Patton’s problem, for now,” Janus went to stand, “we’re gonna get a pizza.”

The frown on Patton’s face remained, whining a little, “Why do we have to get up to get food?” “You’ll see! C’mon Pattycake,” Janus held out a hand, smiling gently. A few seconds of hesitation passed, before Patton took the hand and let himself be helped out of the bed. No words were exchanged as Janus carefully led his older brother out of the bedroom and down the stairs.

All of the downstairs lights were off, with their puppy, Luna, napping on the couch. The two smiled at the sight, Janus gently leading Patton to the couch and sitting him down. It stayed comfortably quiet throughout the house as Janus sat beside them, bringing out her phone from her jacket pocket to order the pizza.

Eventually, Janus broke the silence, “sausage and mushroom, angel?”

“Please?” the voice that replied was quiet, gently stroking the sleeping Luna. The younger nodded, dialling their favourite pizza place and patiently waiting for the other line to pick up. Patton watched with a sad smile, not fully paying attention as Janus ordered, more focused on the puppy by their lap. It didn’t take long, Patton looking over when silence fell across the room once more. “All set?”

“Yep! Should take twenty minutes, giving us plenty of time to pick a movie and get comfortable.” The only reply Patton gave was a small nod, leaning his head on the taller’s shoulder.

Janus smiled sadly towards him, ever so gently playing with one of Patton’s blue curls. She used the other hand to slowly scroll through several streaming services, patiently waiting until he pointed out a certain movie or company - a small gasp came from the shorter boy after a few minutes of this.

“See something you like?” Janus cooed, shifting to confirm that Patton was in a comfortable position. The question elicited a string of nods from him.

“Yeah! Tangled,” he smiled bashfully, “if that’s good? Sorry if it’s too childish-” “Hey, it’s not childish if it brings you comfort,” Janus smirked a little, switching on the movie, “promise. C’mon, want me to grab us some blankets and pillows from upstairs?” Patton nodded, still cuddling Luna closely. The golden retriever was happy with all of the attention she was getting, now snuggled closely to his chest.

“Doubt the pizza will be that quick, but if they do come, my wallets in the kitchen,” Janus hummed as he stood, placing her phone in the spot she just was sitting in screen-up, “enjoy the start of the movie.”

“I will,” Patton smiled as he watched Janus power walk upstairs, sighing a little once she left his line of sight. He looked down solemnly to Luna, now awake but still just as relaxed, “thanks for the love, Lunie.”

The small puppy let out a soft bark, making a smile spread across Patton’s face again, “I hope you know how much I care ‘bout you, even if you’re just a little dog. I really hope Janus realises how much this means to me…”

Several seconds passed between the two, only being broken when a small chime came from the phone that sat next to him - the screen had lit up, showing a message from a group chat had been received. The group was named ‘the gayest trio’, and very appropriately had Janus, Remus and Logan in it.

From the contact name ‘rat boy’, assumed to be Remus, the message read, “Jan, u coming 2 the date?”

A dreadful feeling washed over Patton once he had fully processed the text. Janus was skipping a date to hang out with him, being so last minute that she hadn’t even told his boyfriends. They simply froze up at the realisation, only being broken from his self-deprecating thoughts when soft footsteps could be heard from the staircase. Violently pushing the thoughts from their mind, Patton looked up to watch Janus falter down the stairs with several pillows and blankets - seeing his sibling struggle only filled him with more guilt.

“Oh, Jan, you should've invited me to help-” Patton frowned a little, shifting a bit.

“I- I can handle it,” Janus chuckled softly, stumbling to the couch and placing down the bedding, “see? You don’t need to worry about me, angel.”

“Right,” Patton nodded, though her words didn’t clear all the worries - the text still circled his mind.

The familiar silence fell over the house again as Janus set up the pillows and blankets, humming softly as she worked. It only took them a few minutes or so, going to sit down afterwards.

“Oh! Don’t forget your phone, Jan,” Patton gave his sibling a regretful smile, gesturing towards the phone which blended into the dark blue couch. She simply nodded in reply, slipping the mobile into her pocket one more.

Remorse felt as if it was suffocating Patton, breathing in and out deeply, “Jan? I uh- didn’t mean to snoop, you just got a notif and… Rem texted you. Wondering where you are, ‘cause of your whole… date thing.”

She hummed in reply, once again getting the device from her pocket, “I’ll cancel and explain to them. You’re more important than this one date, Patt.” “Are you… sure?” there was a clear anxiety in his voice, attempting to distract his hands by stroking one of Luna’s ears.

“Thousand percent,” Janus quickly sent a text in reply to Remus’ concern, “you’re much more important than this one date.”

Softly sighing, Patton let his head fall onto Janus’ shoulder once again, “thank you, so so much.” “Of course,” she smiled, humming a little, “it’s okay if you’re still not okay, y’know? You can still be openly upset, even if you’re doing something you enjoy.” The only reply given was a slight nod, a genuine smile spreading across his face.

The two happily sat through the first twenty or so minutes of the movie. Though Patton never verbally replied to Janus’ light comments, such as ‘who names a horse Maximus?’ and ‘Rapunzel was the original girlboss’, they made him chuckle. As much as the latter would agree that these are dumb jokes, the fact they would make Patton feel better, even if it was only slightly better, was enough for her. Patton hardly spoke through movies anyway, though he happily sang the songs at the top of his voice, as if it was only him at that moment. He was filled with so much childlike joy and happiness, Janus never wanted him to stop.

Eventually, just a bit after Flynn discovered the tower, the doorbell rang - disturbing Luna and prompting the small pup to start barking. Patton jumped at both these noises, taking a second to collect himself before gently shushing the puppy. The taller of the siblings smiled softly at the two, stumbling to her feet, before quickly grabbing her wallet from the kitchen and going to collect and pay for the pizza. She opened the door, welcoming the pizza delivery guy with a small smile. They flashed a silent smile in return, exchanging the pizza for the money without a word.

“Thanks,” she double checked they got the right orde, humming softly as he did.

“‘Course. Enjoy your food,” they started to walk off.

“You too!” Fuck. Janus sighed a little to herself, but shut the door and walked back to Patton, “heya, angel. Luna okay?”

“She’s all good,” he smiled sleepily, stroking her soft ears gently.

“I’m glad,” Janus nodded, focusing on the little smile, which highlighted the scar across his lip. “I’m glad.”

[kda-sides-mayhem]

Patton Hart / (aka) Padre

Everyone recognizes his Dad-like attitude, and even the fans call him ‘Dad’, hence his stage name. It is unknown if he had a stage name before ‘Padre’.

Although he was raised by a Catholic family, Patton doesn’t alway view the Catholic ideals. This has led to many personal moral conflicts.

Despite being allergic to cats, he has two. Lottie and Pasha, who are twin ragdoll cats. He loves them very much and will fight you over them.

He is literally a dad, and treats all group members as his own children. He loves to spoil them, especially on holidays or on their birthdays. He will fight you over his kids.

While he doesn’t dislike ‘True Damage’, he does get upset if they cause trouble or turmoil within the group. He has, however, had to keep Roman from starting trouble with them.

He LOVES interviews. He will show off his cats, or go on for HOURS about the rest of the group because he loves them THAT MUCH.

Although he loves everyone and loves to make them happy, he will set aside his own goals and/or preferences to make sure his boys get what they need or want.

[falseh0od]

So I had the idea... what if the boys were Pokemon trainers?? I know the idea of a Pokémon/Sanders Sides crossover has been done by many (I’m particularly partial to the one by @sugarglider9603- I name my eeveelutions after the boys respectively 😅)

But! I decided to take the Pokémon they chose as the ones they’d be in the Q&A video and give them 5 more Pokémon for a full team! Only three of the boys have a specific typing, but each one has a trait that sets their team apart!

I ALSO included Janus, Remus, Emile, and Remy in this. Janus and Remus’s partners are straightforward as Arbok and Alolan Raticate respectively, but I chose a possible oddball for Emile in Ditto. I’ll elaborate more! Remy’s partner is Snorlax though, which I think is also a perfect match.

I’ll also be explaining the backgrounds of each of the boys and how they caught each of their Pokémon.

Anyway, here we go!

Logan Berry

(TW for mentions of abuse)

Logan was born in Hoenn, way back before any of the events of the games happened. Steven Stone is still champion of the region and is very, very well known. However, Logan’s parents were abusive and very strict, and absolutely hated Pokemon. They weren’t very secretive of their abuse, though, and one day it got bad enough that the neighbors came to investigate and called the police. This was when Logan was officially taken from their custody and sent to live with his Grandma in the Galar region... aka, Professor Magnolia. In this AU, Logan takes the place of Sonia. Which means he becomes a Pokémon Professor, which shouldn’t surprise anybody lmao. He does also end up being Leon’s rival in the gym challenge too! He also decides to specialize in Psychic-Type Pokémon.

Alakazam

Logan found his Alakazam when it was just a baby, a young Abra. This Abra was his first Pokemon, and one of the only two Pokémon he caught in Hoenn. In fact, this Abra is what set off the argument with his parents that led to them being arrested in the first place. His parents forbid him from having a Pokémon, despite the fact that Logan loved Pokémon with all his heart and it was his dream to be a trainer. This resulted in them becoming furious when he came home with his Abra. However, Abra actively protected Logan from the blows of his parents (using its psychic powers ofc) and is the main reason why Logan wasn’t in worse shape after that. Because of this, Alakazam isn’t just Logan’s partner, but is also his emotional support Pokemon, and Logan hates to be away from him for too long.

Metagross

This is the second Pokémon Logan brought with him to Galar from Hoenn, and it just so happens that this Pokémon was a gift to him. Steven Stone himself heard that there was a young boy who had been abused by his parents, and took it upon himself to come visit Logan before he was sent to Galar. The two struck up an immediate friendship, and Steven decided to gift him with the one thing the boy loved more than anything- a Pokemon. A Beldum, to be exact. He told Logan to take good care of the young Pokemon and Logan promised he would- and he would keep that promise.

Espeon

Espeon was the first pokemon Logan caught in Galar. It was just an Eevee at the time! Professor Magnolia had taken him with her when she went to visit Milo at one point, and when passing through Route Four Logan had found the Eevee. Professor Magnolia gifted him with a Pokeball to use to catch it, and Logan had his third Pokémon!

Xatu

It was in the wild area as an older teen that Logan found his fourth team member. He found a little Natu hopping around in the grass, minding its own business. Logan initially didn’t think much of it, and went on with his business... but the Natu thought MUCH of him, and ended up following Logan all around the Wild Area. Logan eventually caved in, catching the little bird and forming such a close bond with him that he added him to his team when he evolved into Xatu.

Galarian Rapidash

Logan found the Galarian Rapidash when he was in the middle of his Gym challenge with Leon, as he was on his way to Ballonlea. It was a Ponyta at the time, and it was actually injured. Logan quickly caught it and ran back to Wedgehurst to have Professor Magnolia take a look at her, almost missing his sixth gym. However, the Ponyta made a quick recovery and Logan added her to his team.

Reuniclus

Logan’s final team member was also found in its unevolved form, Solosis. He found Solosis in the wild area as well, in after he had beaten every gym and before he went on to Wyndon for the finals. There wasn’t much fate about the meeting- but Logan felt a connection from the moment he saw the Pokémon. He caught it, trained it, and it joined him in Wyndon, a Duosion, and Logan’s final team member.

Roman Prince

Roman (and Remus, his twin ofc) was born and raised in Alola. He had his mom, a kind and caring woman who loved her sons deeply. His dad had died when he was very little, so he didn’t remember much about him. His mom was also friends with Professor Kukui and Professor Burnet, and Roman was close friends with their adopted son... Remy. In fact, Professor Kukui was the one who gifted Roman his first Pokemon, and we’ll get into that story right now!

Wigglytuff

Wigglytuff (an Igglybuff at the time) was Roman’s first pokemon and has since been his loyal partner. He received the Pokémon as an egg, a gift from Professor Kukui when he, Remus, and Remy were all old enough to start training Pokémon (Remus originally thought Pokémon were stupid, however, and would change his mind and get his first Pokémon later). After he got the egg, Roman spent every waking hour working to hatch it, and three days after receiving it, it hatched, much to his delight, and Igglybuff was brought into the world. He and his now Wigglytuff have an incredibly close connection, and Roman almost never puts her in her Pokeball.

Gardevoir

Gardevoir was Roman’s second Pokemon, the first wild Pokémon he ever caught. It was just a Ralts, but Roman was super excited to find a rarer pokemon, and immediately struck up a lasting friendship with Ralts. It evolved quicker than any Ralts Professor Kukui had ever seen.

Alolan Ninetales

It was during a ski trip to Mount Lanakila that Roman stumbled upon a lost and scared Alolan Vulpix. Roman didn’t hesitate to bring it back to the group, and helped it calm down. It was plainly evident not long after that the Vulpix was destined to be Roman’s. He caught it, and went to the ends of the earth to find the ice stone that eventually she evolved with when she was ready.

Aegislash

(tw for killing mention and technically animal abuse?)

Professor Kukui was beyond shocked when a teenaged Roman barged through his door holding a Pokeball that held a Honedge, another incredibly rare Pokémon. Roman told the dashing story, how he rescued it from a hitman who was trying to catch it to make it kill for him against its will. Kukui still doesn’t know how true the story is... but between me and you, Roman didn’t exaggerate a word.

Altaria

Roman’s Swablu was another gift, from a traveling friend of Professor Kukui. After hearing the professor speak so highly of the three kids and their dedication to Pokemon (Remus had decided to be a trainer by this point) the stranger gifted all three with a Pokémon not normally found in Alola. All three of the boys added said pokemon to their teams. Roman fell in love with the Swablu and was elated when it evolved into the majestic Altaria.

Milotic

Roman was traded Milotic. There’s not a big, fluffy story to his 6th pokemon, really. It was his first trade ever and when the other person traded him a Feebas holding a prism scale, he was super excited to watch the Pokémon evolve into Milotic. And so he added Milotic to his team on the spot.

Patton Hart

Patton is from Kalos, and doesn’t have much to his backstory. His mom died when he was ten, and his Dad raised him. His dad was a doctor and also Patton’s hero, so Patton ended up also going on to go to med school to become a doctor as well. He would eventually decide to move to Galar for a change in scenery, but not until he was in his mid-twenties. However, Patton has a major quirk to his Pokémon team. Patton decided to become an expert in training Pokémon to their full extent while they were still in their basic forms, aka not fully evolved... but not just any kind of Pokémon. You’ll see what I mean!

Togepi

Some of you might already have noticed the specific kind of Pokémon Patton specializes in. Anyway, Togepi was hatched an egg Patton found in the wild. His dad wasn’t terribly thrilled with the idea of Patton raising a wild egg since they had no idea what it would be, but after persistent badgering from Patton eventually gave in and let him raise it. Let’s just say he was relieved when it hatched into just a baby Togepi!

The rest of Patton’s team were gifts from various people who had eggs they were looking to give away. There’s not a whole ton of background so I’ll just list off each of the Pokémon in order of when he got them!

Pichu

Munchlax

Magby

Azurill

Riolu

Yeah, if you haven’t noticed, Patton specializes in baby Pokémon! Each holds an everstone and an eviolite, and each was given specialized training with Patton to make them as strong as possible! He holds a close relationship with each one! Patton is incredibly proud of his team, and is even one of the strongest trainers in Kalos!

Virgil Storm

Virgil was born and raised in Galar, and he loves the region more than anything and never plans to move. He’s also a close friend (and *cough* boyfriend- I’ll go into that more at the end of the post) of Logan! Both his parents are alive and are super awesome. They almost become like a second family to Logan. Virgil also has a fascination with ghost Pokémon, and as such, decided early on to be a trainer specializing in Ghost type Pokémon.

Haunter

Virgil met his Haunter before he ever even met Logan. He was wandering in the woods, and was hopelessly lost. Scared and crying, he caught the attention of a young Gastly, who approached the boy and helped him find his way out of the woods. It was when they had finally made their way out that Virgil found an abandoned Pokeball on the ground, and decided to catch the Gastly, who had at that point basically adopted the small human and was more than happy to be his partner. While it eventually evolved into Haunter, Virgil has vowed that he will never give away his Haunter, pretty much making it so the Pokémon will never evolve into Gengar. Logan has offered to try and find a way to get Haunter to evolve without a trade, but Virgil denied. He prefers Haunter over Gengar anyway (though he won’t deny that Gengar is his favorite gigantimax form).

Chandelure

Virgil found Chandelure as a Litwick when he was on a walk in the same woods, this time with Logan by his side. He immediately felt drawn to the Pokémon, and while Logan was terrified that something horrible would happen, the Litwick felt the same connection, and decided to let Virgil catch it. Eventually evolving into Lampent, Virgil was elated when he found a Dusk Stone lying around in the Wild Area, and helped the Pokémon to evolve into Chandelure.

Trevenant

Virgil found his Trevenant as - you guessed it, a Phantump. It was in a forest, but this time, in the forest leading up to Ballonlea. He was on his way to watch Logan’s gym match with Opal! It took some coaxing to get the Phantump into a Pokeball, but the little Pokemon eventually decided to go with Virgil. Though Virgil was resigned to having the Pokémon be a Phantump forever, the incredible connection Phantump made with Virgil led to it surprising Virgil with an evolution out of nowhere one day. (I know- don’t fight me on this, I just have a major problem with trade evolutions and Pokemon needs to make it so there’s another way to evolve those Pokémon 😡).

Dragapult

To no one’s surprise, Virgil found his Dragapult as a Dreepy. It was actually in a Max Raid battle, one that he and Logan did together. Virgil was elated when they found one for Dreepy, because he had been dreaming of getting a Dreepy for years.

Mimikyu

Mimikyu was one of the weirder encounters Virgil had. It was in the wild area, and Virgil was wandering in the fog alone when he noticed movement. It took some time to track down the movement, but it was then that he found the Mimikyu, one of the smallest Mimikyus anyone would ever see. He fell in love and his connection with Mimikyu is incredibly strong, seconded only by his connection with Haunter.

Dusknoir

Dusknoir is the only pokemon any of the boys found in the wild as-is. Not a Duskull, not a Duskclops, a full-out Dusknoir. While the encounter got rocky because the Dusknoir was big and formidable, after Virgil won a battle against it, it let Virgil catch it. That is still one of Virgil’s proudest accomplishments.

Janus Sawyer

Janus is a wandering soul at heart, and never stays in one place for terribly long. He was raised in Kanto, but not being able to travel made him miserable. As soon as he turned 18 he left home, and has never settled down since. He also has a connection with Pokémon that resemble snakes (and no one should be surprised by this).

Arbok

Arbok was the first pokemon Janus ever caught, when it was just an Ekans. Janus found the Ekans in the wild, and though his mom was terrified, he immediately was drawn to it, and begged his mom to let him catch it. His mom finally relented and gave him a Pokeball to use. Janus loves his Arbok more than anything.

Dragonair

Dragonair was the only other Pokémon Janus found in Kanto before he left. He found it as a Dratini, and will never let it evolve into Dragonite as he prefers Dragonair and finds it ridiculous that Dragonite looks nothing like the snake-like Dragonair and Dratini.

Cofagrigus

Cofagrigus is the only non-snake-like Pokemon on Janus’s team. He found it in Unova, the first region he went to after he left Kanto. He wasn’t originally gonna have it on his team, but eventually realized that he had too close a relationship with the Pokémon to not keep it on his team. He loves Cofagrigus a lot.

(AN: I included cofagrigus because arms.)

Serperior

Serperior is another Pokemon Janus found in Unova. He found it as Snivy. He’s especially proud of the odd coloring on his Serperior, as it is a lighter green, and has blue accents. (Yes, it is shiny!)

Zoroark

Zoroark is the last Pokemon Janus caught in Unova. After hearing of the pokemon, he became obsessed with Zoroark and vowed to catch it before he left Unova. He did find it, but it took a few weeks before Zoroark would let him catch it. In those few weeks, Janus stood back to observe Zoroark. Finally, Janus saved Zoroark’s life when it was attacked by a Pokemon hunter, and it decided to allow Janus to catch it. Janus and Zoroark are very close.

Salamence

In the second region he ever travelled to, Hoenn, Janus found a Bagon- he wasn’t entirely down to catch it, but Bagon desperately wanted to be catched by him. Janus eventually relented and caught the Pokemon, and with some research realized he would love to have a Salamence on his team. The two eventually grew closer and closer, and by the time it evolved into Salamence, they had a bond close enough for mega evolution- so when Janus first heard about the concept, he put all of his effort into finding a key stone and a mega stone for Salamence, which he eventually would.

Remus Prince

Remus, Roman’s twin, originally thought that being a Pokémon trainer was a stupid idea, and vowed never to be a trainer nor to own a single Pokémon. This changed when he was a teen, and he now loves Pokémon and is one of the strongest trainers in Alola (ironically enough). He completed the entire island challenge, and Kukui ends up asking him to be in the Elite Four when he creates the Alola Region Pokemon League. He doesn’t have a specific type, though a good portion of his team is Poison type, so he primarily uses the Poison Z-Move.

Alolan Raticate

Alolan Raticate was the Pokemon that made Remus change his mind about being a trainer. He found the Pokémon, a small rattata, being attacked by a Gumshoos who was way stronger than the Rattata. Remus chased the Gumshoos off, and then Roman handed Remus a Pokeball as if to say “you know you want to”. Remus gave in and caught the rattata. Now, Raticate is his partner, and he is closer with Raticate than with any of his other Pokémon.

Garbodor

Once Remus had given in to being a Pokémon trainer, Kukui finally got to give him an egg for him to raise. It took some time because Remus wasn’t sure how to go about raising the egg, but eventually it hatched into Trubbish. Remus loves Garbodor a lot, and though there’s no real way for him to figure this out, Garbodor is also gigantimax.

Alolan Muk

Muk was a Pokémon that, once he decided to be a trainer, Remus had his heart set on catching. It took a few years, but he finally found a Grimer, and added it to his team. Muk and Garbodor are very close.

Alolan Exeggcutor

Remus has always loved the concept of Exeggcutor- it’s long neck, the egg shaped heads, everything! Yet once he saw how they looked everywhere but Alola, Remus realized just how special the Alolan variants were. He spent three months trying to catch an Alolan Exeggcutor once he decided he wanted to, and was eventually successful.

Swalot

You remember the story of how Roman got his Swablu? That also happens to be how Remus got Swalot. Swalot was merely a Gulpin when he was gifted it. Remus instantly fell in love with the Pokémon and loves that he’s one of the only trainers in Alola with one.

Weezing

It was during a short trip to Kanto that Remus found his Weezing. Professor Kukui was visiting Professor Oak, and had also booked a ticket for Burnet, who unfortunately got sick last minute. With Roman and Remy both busy, Kukui offered to let Remus tag along, and Remus was more than happy to come. It was a chance encounter with Koffing, but Remus instantly fell in love, and Weezing was added to his party as his 6th pokemon.

Remy Burnet-Kukui

Remy was orphaned at only a year old, so he has very little recollection of his parents. Kukui and Burnet were not exactly looking to adopt at the time, but after hearing of Remy’s story, decided they had nothing to lose. They didn’t keep it a secret from Remy that he was adopted, not wanting to lose his trust at a later date. Remy is still incredibly close with his adopted parents and loves them with his whole heart. He became obsessed with the idea of moves Pokemon can use while asleep, and once he became a trainer, decided to specialize in using sleep to his advantage. He only has five Pokémon on his team, but if you saw him battle, you would see that that’s all he needs. He made it most of the way through the island challenge, but was never able to defeat Hapu.

Snorlax

Snorlax was Remy’s first Pokémon, the Pokémon gifted to him by Kukui while it was just an egg. It hatched into Munchlax and Remy was ecstatic. His Munchlax and Burnet’s Munchlax were always close, and while Burnet’s Munchlax never evolved, Remy happily evolved his when they became close enough.

Komala

Komala was the second Pokémon Remy caught, the first one he caught in the wild. It was in the middle of a busy street, sleeping as usual and just barely avoiding getting trampled. Remy rescued it, and Komala let him catch it.

Slaking

Remy found Slaking in the wild, just a Slakoth. Remy had the absolute worst time wrangling the Pokémon when it evolved into Vigoroth, and he will tell you that the day it evolved into Slaking was the happiest day of his life.

Slowbro

Another wild encounter, Slowbro and Snorlax became very close very quickly, when Slowbro was just a Slowpoke. They can often be seen napping together, and occasionally Remy will join them.

Musharna

Musharna was gifted to Remy as a Munna when Kukui’s friend from a different region visited. Remy fell in love with Munna and Kukui helped him locate a moon stone to evolve it into Musharna.

Emile Picani

Emile is Patton’s cousin, and also his best friend! Also raised in Kalos, he moved to Galar when he turned 18, much to Patton’s chagrin. He was also one of the main reasons Patton himself decided to move to Galar. Emile is a therapist, and is also close with Logan and Virgil. He’s also Logan’s therapist! He prides himself in being a normal-type trainer.

Ditto

Ditto was the first Pokémon Emile found. It was a wild encounter, and it terrified Emile at first because it had shapeshifted into Gengar. Once he realized what it was though, Emile was fascinated, and decided to catch it. It became his partner and helps Emile in his therapy sessions too!

Stoutland

Emile found Stoutland when it was just a little Lillipup. It was hurt, and Emile rushed it to the Pokémon Center. After waiting anxiously to see if it was alright, Nurse Joy gave him a Pokeball to use to catch it once it was fully recovered. Stoutland is one of the gentlest Pokemon Emile has ever seen, and he cares for each of the other Pokémon on Emile’s team, almost like a Dad friend.

Blissey

Blissey was gifted to Emile as an egg. He vigorously cared for it, and was elated when it hatched into Happiny. He made sure to form a close friendship with the Pokémon, wanting nothing more than for it to evolve fully, which it eventually did.

Poryon 2

Emile’s Porygon was an odd gift, given to him by a stranger he had a Pokémon battle with who was intrigued by Emile’s strength and bond with his Pokémon. Emile never saw the man again, but he loves his Porygon and went to the ends of the earth to get it to evolve into Porygon 2.

Smeargle

Another wild encounter, Smeargle was the last Pokemon Emile caught one Kalos before he moved- in fact, he caught Smeargle on his 18th birthday! Smeargle is incredibly loyal to Emile, and doesn’t particularly like other trainers. He gets incredibly competitive during battles.

Dubwool

The day he moved to Galar, Emile immediately knew he desperately wanted a Wooloo. They were cute, they were fluffy, and they were incredibly strong once evolved. He caught one within his first week in Galar, and it evolved within the first year.

And that’s all folks! I hope you enjoyed each of these stories and explanations! I dunno if I’ll ever write this AU, but if anyone else decides to I’d be elated, just please tag me! Also, this would be a great LAMP AU, in my opinion, but if nothing else I really want it to at least be an analogical AU. If ya wanna do something different from there then be my guest!

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Look at the boys!!!

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Patton Hart

Theme: Pompeii by Bastille

Alternate theme: Meteor Shower by Cavetown

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They’re verrrry messy sketches and kinda old, but I wanted to post something and let you guys know that I’m a little busy right now but I am working on the next round of oneshots as well as more drawings for this au!

I want to go back and draw some art for the asks I’ve already answered as well as drawing for ones still in my ask box, but I’m much more comfortable with tradition art than digital, so this would be the general quality to expect. Would that be alright, or would you guys rather I just answer with text?