I couldn’t resist drawing these scenes from the fanfiction Apharine wrote for me of Siane & Nanu being absurdly cute together. Nanu is taking Siane sightseeing around Ula’Ula after Siane has spent a long time indoors recovering.
A big thank you to @apharine for spoiling my gremlin heart. This may just be the push I’ve needed to write them myself.
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Summary: Siane hadn't meant to wind up in Alola, under Nanu's care, while she recovered from a mysterious illness that left her prone to weakness and collapsing. But now that she's here and getting stronger, she wants to see more of Ula'ula than just the rainy skies and the Po Town wall by Nanu's police station. And who could be better suited to give her a tour than the Kahuna of the island himself?
Notes: Siane is the wonderful HybridDragoness’ OC and she is amazing! This fic is a commission for Hybrid and I’m honestly so honored to have been able to write for Siane and Nanu bc I love them so much! Hybrid is a really talented artist and you can find her art of Siane here! You can also find Hybrid on Twitter and AO3 under the same handle as on Tumblr!
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“Is every day like this here?” Siane asks, gesturing vaguely out the window at the grey and looming clouds. It’s already started to drizzle, and she’s sure that by the afternoon, it’ll be pouring. Because here, on Route 17, where she’s staying with Nanu in his police department-slash-home, that just seems to be what the weather always does.
She’s hoping that Nanu will just say that it’s been an unusually bad stretch of monsoon season weather for the last….four weeks? Five? Siane’s a little foggy on exactly how long it had been, and she has the sudden feeling that time has been getting away from her while she’s been so weak.
But Nanu smirks, sipping at his coffee - black - and lowering the newspaper he’s reading, his shocking crimson eyes meeting hers from across the small kitchen table.
“Pretty much,” he responds easily. For a moment, Siane is sure he’s watching her for a reaction, but all she does is blink and look at him closely in return. He’s an odd one to figure out, in some regards - he reminds Siane, oddly, of some of the Pokemon she’s worked with as a conservator, back home. More specifically, he reminds her of the ones that don’t like humans very much.
Except…there’s that light in his eyes, that light that he thinks he conceals. He thinks he’s so surly - and sometimes he is - and he thinks he’s negative in a way that puts her off. But Siane notices the little gleam of curiosity about him, and she knows exactly what it means. She’s seen it before, and she’s seen all the Pokemon with it come around, in the end.
“So,” Siane says, finishing her breakfast and sitting back. “The whole island’s like this?”
Nanu, who had been about to return to his newspaper, sets it down and sighs. A Meowth cries, brushing against his leg, and he automatically reaches down to pet it. Siane’s lips curl into a slight smile at the sight.
“No, of course not,” Nanu returns. “There’s a lot of variety on Ula’ula.”
Siane raises her eyebrows encouragingly.
“Like?” She prompts.
“There’s Malie City, of course, where the weather is typically nicer. We’ve got Hokulani Observatory - they picked their site on Mount Hokulani because it’s above the city lights and it’s almost always clear there. There’s the Haina Desert, too, and the Ula’Ula Meadow just off this Route, which is covered in flowers,” Nanu says, ticking things off on his fingers as he goes.
“Wait - an actual desert? On this island?” Siane says, gesturing again out the window vaguely with a little snicker. It’s nearly impossible to imagine that there can be a place on this same landmass that isn’t absolutely smothered in rain and puddles. “You’re sure you’ve got that right?”
“I better,” Nanu grumbles, picking up the Meowth and setting it in his lap. “I’m Kahuna of ‘this island’, after all.” He does little finger quotes as he speaks, and Siane can’t resist the way her smile grows on her face at his unintentional antics. Nanu notices, though, and frowns at her. “What?”
“Well,” she says, careful to deflect. She’s learning that being too directly friendly with Nanu often puts him off, and she really doesn’t want to put him off just now. “I was just kind of thinking…I’m feeling better these days.”
“You nearly passed out before your shower yesterday,” Nanu says sardonically.
“Yeah, but that was like, the only time I had an issue all day,” Siane says, waving his concern off. Sure, he’d had to catch her, but still - she was doing better, and she hated feeling - or admitting to being - weak. “Don’t give me that look. I know I need to get more of my strength back. But I also need a change of scenery. I’m pretty sure I’m going to wind up with a Vitamin D deficiency here otherwise.”
To her surprise, Nanu actually makes a little snort through his nose that she thinks is supposed to be laughter.
“Vitamin D deficiency or not, you’re in no shape to be going galavanting around the island alone,” Nanu returns, his voice holding a little of that biting edge that he seems to think is so off-putting.
“I know,” Siane shrugs easily. “That’s why I was hoping you’d come with me.”
Siane watches as Nanu takes a sharp breath in, his crimson eyes flashing.
“I have - things to do,” he mumbles, suddenly deflating and looking away.
“I thought it was your day off today,” Siane prods. She knows she’s being a little pushy - there were plenty of friends back home who would be quick to point that out in a moment like this - but she also knows it’s the only way she stands a chance at getting her way. And she needs to get her way. She needs to be stronger - not only for herself, but for all Aedis, too, and she won’t get that if she stays inside this police station forever.
The Meowth in Nanu’s lap jumps off and scampers away, interested in something across the room.
“Yeah. It’s my day off. Doesn’t mean I don’t have things to do around here,” Nanu returns, though the biting edge to his voice is gone.
“I can help you with whatever needs to be done tomorrow,” Siane offers.
“Oh? Then we could just as easily tour the island tomorrow,” Nanu quips, his eyes narrowing.
“I guess we could,” Siane acquiesces. “No reason why it’s gotta happen today, right?” Somehow, the ready admission seems to put Nanu off a little, though he covers it quickly and well, years of his police training likely kicking in at a moment’s notice.
A long silence stretches out between the two of them, and Nanu takes a sip of his coffee, his red eyes drilling into her. Siane tears her eyes away from the Kahuna, instead looking out the window again. The rain had picked up a little, and she traces one particularly fat raindrop as it rolls down the window, gathering other droplets in its path. As easily as she’d admitted that tomorrow worked just as well as today, spending another day doing nothing feels intolerable to her spirit, which is just bursting to be free.
“We can go today,” Nanu finally speaks up, setting his drained coffee cup down on the table.
“We can?” Siane says, her head whipping around to allow her gaze to refocus on Nanu. She could swear that the edges of his lips are turned up just the slightest bit - though it’s hard to see for sure at this distance.
“Yeah. You got me, girl. No reason I can’t do my stuff tomorrow, either, I guess,” the grey-haired man says. Siane’s foot bounces just a little in excitement, and her chest feels like it could explode at the thought of sightseeing and adventure.
“Well - thank you,” Siane says, a grin spreading across her features. She stands to clean her dishes and get ready to go, but immediately, a wave of dizziness hits her. She’d stood a little too fast, though she’s able to conceal this from Nanu by putting her hands flat on the table to brace herself. With the eagerness written all across her face, she’s pretty sure the move just comes across as excitement. “I promise you won’t regret this - we’ll get through everything you need done tomorrow. I’m actually really excited about this, you know. I finally get to see Ula’Ula, and my tour guide is going to be the island’s own Kahuna!”
A crooked smile flashes across Nanu’s face for a moment.
“Finally get to see the island, huh? Didn’t know you’d been wanting to go for so long,” he comments, arching one eyebrow.
“I’ve mentioned it, like, three or four times before now,” Siane laughs, standing up straight now that the dizziness had passed. She gathers up her dishes and sets off for the sink, flashing a teasing smile over her shoulder at Nanu. The man gathers his dishes and hovers close to her as she walks; he clearly doesn’t trust her on her feet just yet, which Siane figures is just as well at this juncture.
“Didn’t really think you were serious when you were saying that stuff, since you couldn’t make it to the door if you’d tried,” Nanu returns dryly.
“Well, I was,” Siane says. “Serious, that is. And I really am excited about this. So thank you again.” She affixes the Kahuna with her best smile, and this time, she definitely sees the way his fingers fidget just a little on his coffee cup.
“Hm,” Nanu says. “You’re welcome, I guess.”
As Siane moves off to the side to put her rinsed dishes in the dishwasher, he scrubs at his coffee cup with a sponge, trying to get the ring of black out of the bottom and trying even more desperately to convince himself that he had agreeing to this just because he didn’t want her to keep bothering him about it. It had nothing to do with the fact that he felt a twinge of pride when he thought of all the radiant locations across the island - his island - or that he wanted to see the look on this young woman’s face as she took them all in.
You could have let her go alone, a small voice insists in the back of his mind. Send Honchkrow with her. She’d be fine, and Honchkrow could fly her home if she were to have a problem.
But the thought of Siane, crumpled on the ground and hurt, alone, in a strange place, makes his heart clench a little. And why shouldn’t it? His job - both as a cop and a Kahuna - was to protect people. Whether Nanu liked it or not, he was a protector, and the young woman currently telling him she was going to go find some shoes for going out in had landed herself squarely in his protection.
“You’re going to want to change your clothes, too,” he calls after her, putting his coffee cup in the dishwasher. “The rest of Ula’ula is a lot sunnier and hotter than it is here.”
“Okay!” Siane calls back, and Nanu allows himself to smile a little to himself as he scratches the ear of a Meowth who’d come up to nuzzle at him on the counter.
Whatever the reason he had agreed to play tour guide for the day, he has to admit that he feels a little excited about it, too.
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“So, Kahuna,” Siane grins, standing under the eaves of the police station to stay out of the rain. Nanu glances up from the device he’s trying to operate - apparently called a ride pager - and affixes Siane with what should be a withering gaze, except that she’s in too good of a mood to find it anything other than amusing. “Where to first?”
“If I can get a Charizard to come, we’ll be going to Malie City first,” Nanu grumbles, turning to frown down at the device again. “Pretty sure I just - there we go.”
“You use that thing often, huh?” Siane asks coyly, and Nanu’s eyes flit back up to her, a sharp expression in their red depths - but it vanishes quickly, as soon as Nanu realizes Siane’s teasing is harmless, playful, even.
“Usually I just fly on Honchkrow if I’m going any distance, but I can’t ask him to carry both of us,” Nanu explains.
“Makes sense,” Siane says, shifting on her feet a little. Nanu’s surprised to find himself taking a step closer to her, just in case that little weight shift was a sign of any impending wooziness. But no - she seems steady on her feet, and he’s just worrying too much. “You know, I am a flying-type specialist. I’m sure Fearow could carry me.”
Nanu frowns at this.
“No. I’d feel better if you were on the Ride Pager Charizard. They come with this, kind of a saddle thing,” Nanu explains, trying to gesture with his hands to indicate what he was talking about. “You’ll be safer on that.”
The unspoken implication of the hazards of Siane’s unpredictable weakness hangs between them for a moment.
“So what’s in Malie City?” Siane finally asks.
“Well, there’s the Malie Garden, and the architecture is pretty spectacular in the city. It’s right on the ocean, too, so you’ll get to see that. Plus I figured we could pick up some takeout to have for lunch later,” Nanu shrugs.
“Yeah? Like, a picnic?” Siane asks, sounding a little excited. A lopsided smile pulls at Nanu’s lips, but he smooths it over in a flash.
“Something like that. Mount Hokulani isn’t far from the city, so we can take a bus to the observatory if you’d like,” Nanu continues, thinking through his last-minute plans for the day out loud.
“I wanna see this desert you claim exists here, too,” Siane says, giving Nanu another teasing grin. Nanu only frowns at her words.
“The desert is halfway across the island, Siane,” he says. “And the conditions there are harsh. Neither of us are really sure how much you’ll be up to…”
Siane’s face falls, and to Nanu’s surprise, he actually trails off instead of hammering his point home, like he usually would. He grimaces and glances away, scanning the cloudy skies for any sign of the Charizard he’d called. Nothing yet, of course.
“We’ll see how the day goes,” Nanu concludes. Even as he continues to look away from the young woman by his side, he’s surprised to hear himself softening his own words for her.
Must be getting soft in my old age, he thinks to himself, grimacing again.
A long silence stretches out between the two of them, but Nanu can sense the way she continues to shift her weight a little, clearly regaining her sense of anticipation for the day ahead. Nanu is happy to stay quiet and listen to the rain, which pours off the eaves over them and trickles to the ground in great drops.
Finally, he sees a winged figure approaching through the clouds - Charizard. He puts one hand up to wave it down, though he knows it’s likely unnecessary - all Ride Pager Charizards know the Island exceptionally well. Siane looks to him, then back to the approaching Pokemon, and decides to mimic him, waving it down as well.
Hmm. Cute.
Nanu’s eyes widen at the thought. Had he - had he just thought she was cute? No. Acerola was cute. Meowth was cute. A grown young woman relying on him for safety and protection could absolutely not, under any circumstances, be cute.
Charizard lands with a happy roar of greeting, and Siane’s eyes light up at the sight. She glances over to Nanu, a brilliant smile on her face, and exclaims,
“Are you seeing this? He’s got a saddle! And I’ve never seen a Charizard so orange before! Their faces are different in Aedis, too!”
Before Nanu can reply, she hustles over to the Charizard, approaching him politely and letting him sniff her while she continues to coo over him. Nanu rolls his eyes, but ultimately smiles to himself. If she thinks this is exciting, she’s gonna have an amazing day ahead.
Sianie is upset :(( Ko's of Seung Jae is here Changed the lyrics of phantom of the opera for Sian lol In sleep daddy sang to me In dreams he came That voice which calls to me and speaks my name And do I dream again for now I find Your jealousy of your friend Seung Jae of the Ko's is there Inside your mind Daddy Lee Dong Gook Sing once again with me Our strange duet My power over you grows stronger yet And though you turn from me to glance behind Your jealousy of your friend Seung Jae of the Ko's is there Inside your mind. Those who have seen your face Draw back in fear I am the daddy who hughs you Sianie It's me they hear... BOTH Your/My spirit and my/your voice in one combined Your jealousy of your friend Seung Jae of the Ko's is there Inside your mind. BACKGROUND He's there, Your jealousy of your friend Seung Jae of the Ko's is there Inside your mind. ! Beware, Seung Jae of Ko's here ! Sianie From all of my nightmares , I always knew you like Seung Jae more Daddy Dong Gook Were both in you Sian & Daddy Dong Gook And in this home where day is bright Your friend Ko's of Seung Jae is here, inside my/your home Daddy Dong Gook He's there, your friend Seung Jae Siane play football with me not with me Sing nice songs to me not to him Sing for me Sing, my dad! Play football with me play with me! if you'd like to listen Phantom Of the Opera Here's the Korean Version
시아 니가 화가났다. ((코의 승재가 여기에있다. 시안 오페라의 유령을 바 꾸었습니다 잠에서 아빠는 나에게 노래했다. 꿈에서 그는왔다. 나에게 전화하고 내 이름을 말하는 그 목소리. 그리고 나는 다시 꿈을 꾼다. 너의 친구 인 승재의 코에 대한 질투가 거기에있다. 마음 속에 아빠이 동국 나랑 다시 한번 노래 해. 우리의 이상한 듀엣 너를 넘어서 나의 힘은 더 강하게 성장한다 그리고 나 한테서 뒤에서 눈을 돌리지 만 너의 친구 인 승재의 코에 대한 질투가 거기에있다. 당신의 마음 속에. 얼굴을 본 사람들 공포로 돌아 오라. 나는 너를 괴롭히는 아빠 야. 시니에 그들이 들으면 나야. 양자 모두 내 / 내 영혼과 내 / 내 목소리를 하나로 결합 너의 친구 인 승재의 코에 대한 질투가 거기에있다. 당신의 마음 속에. 배경 그는 거기에있다, 당신의 친구 인 승재의 고 씨에 대한 당신의 질투가 거기에있다. 당신의 마음 속에. ! 조승재 고지용)의 조심하세요! 시니에 내 모든 악몽에서 나는 항상 알고 있었다. 너는 승재를 더 좋아해. 아빠 동국 너 둘 다 있었어. 시안 & 아빠 동국 그리고이 집에서. 하루가 밝다. 너의 친구 Ko의 승재가 여기있다. 내 / 당신 집 안에 아빠 동국 그는 거기에있어, 친구 승재 시안 나와 함께하지 않은 축구 경기 그에게 좋은 노래 부르지 마. 나를 위해 노래 불러줘 노래, 아빠! 나와 축구하기 나랑 놀자! Phantom Of the Opera Here는 한국 버전입니다. #TheReturnOfSuperman #슈퍼맨이돌아왔다 #ReturnOfSuperman #슈돌 #고고부자 #KoJiYong #고지용 #JiYong #지용 #KoSeungJae #고승재 #SeungJae #승재 #Daebak #Daebakie #LeeSiAn #이시안 #SiAn #시안 #대박이 #Sianie
A commission I did for a guildmate, Siane, of her half-Night Elf, half-Blood Elf Druid and her intense beardboy Xandric the definitely not evil looking Paladin. I hope the two like it! o vo/
