even more pokemon headcanons + blurb
gabriel used to live in a big city, but moved back to the family's farm/nursery to raise nico, since nico's mother bailed on him after giving birth- nico was technically a surprise for both of them, and the result of a fling, but when gabriel tried to step up and bring up the idea of committing seriously to being a family, she freaked a little and disappeared. the only contact they have is paying child support, she is completely removed from gabriel and nicos life
nico technically has his own bedroom at the nursery with his grandparents, but he sleeps in gabes room and bed more often than not, he just feels safer in there and he likes being surrounded by his dads stuff 🥺
during gabes work with the international police as reaper, he often gets paired up with prominent trainers from the local region- as much as he would prefer to work alone, he ends up having to work with some surprisingly young trainers, who have gotten mixed up in disasters and their region's villian teams shenanigans
nico's favorite berry is pecha berry, and he loves apples, blueberries, and peachs! abuelita always makes a blueberry pie to mark the start of fall, and when gabriel was living in the city, he would always make the trip home to get some and take it home lol
gabriel actually has a motorcycle, but he just uses his dad's truck when he goes places because it's not really safe for him to put nico on the bike yet, but he's getting close and shopping for helmets 🫡
abuelo loves to tease gabe about how similar they are, and gabe acts like he hates it, but he's pretty proud to be so like his dad, because his dad is cool- and he hopes nico will turn out similar to both of them as well, secretly. so far, he seems to take more after his abuelita though- he's a sweet kid, and very curious!
The sound of the front door and a duffle bag hitting the floor alerts the house to a new arrival, boots being pulled off and joining the other shoes in the neat rack next to the front door. There's a sharp, high barking noise, before a bundle of black fur rockets down the stairs, immediately running circles around the feet of the newcomer. Gabriel laughs, watching his son's Zorua sprint around him, being very careful when he steps over her to walk into the living room, the small fox Pokemon trailing right behind him with another cry. He calls into the house that he's home, and a grin splits across his face when he hears the pattering of feet, and spots his son poking his head around the corner of the dining room, before he bolts, launching himself at his father and getting caught easily, scooped up into strong arms and lifted into the air. "Hey, little man!" Gabriel laughs, as Nico immediately latches onto him, burrowing his little face into Gabriel's shoulder. "Miss me that much?" Nico nods, quietly, sinking tiny hands into the fabric of Gabriel's hoodie, as another voice calls from the kitchen. "You're right on time, Gabe, dinner is almost done!" His mother's voice echoes through the house, and Gabriel's grin only widens, glancing back to his son and bouncing him slightly. "Abuelita's been hard at work, huh? You been helping her out, Nico?" He winks, and Nico nods again, staring up at him with big eyes. Nico was a pretty quiet kid, but Gabriel learned he was pretty expressive, and didn't necessarily need to speak to communicate. As tired as he is from his flight and working the last week, being back home, with his family, and the promise of a warm meal and his own bed is enough to push him forward, carrying his son into the kitchen with him to investigate what his mother's been making, Nico's Zorua hot on their heels with the intent to get any dropped scraps or treats to be offered. Being home was so nice.