unsure if you’re taking requests rn, but you’re the most recent person i’ve found that writes stuff for Arlo, and this thought won’t leave my head.
a couple weeks ago i had multiple Rocket Radars stacked up, which lead to me encountering Arlo at least 3 times in a row, (it may have been more) which lead to me repeatedly beating his ass lol.
this gave me an idea of for an x reader thing where Arlo has this lowkey obsessive one-sided “rivalry” thing with the reader where he repeatedly challenges us to a battle and loses every damn time. it’s really just a poor attempt to hide that he’s down horrendously bad for us. bonus points if the reader is kind of oblivious to it at first like “man this guy is super persistent it’s kinda funny”
(male or gender neutral reader please<3)
MY FIRST REQUEST IN MONTHS, YES!
I will do my best for you!
You were walking with your Eevee, enjoying the warm sunshine and the gentle breeze. Maybe you could wade in a creek nearby, let the water relax your feet.
"Hey, Y/n." A voice cut your thoughts in half. You groaned and turned to see Arlo with that insufferable smirk on his stupid face.
"Go away, Stunky-head." You growled, picking your Eevee up in your arms as she started to growl, ready to defend you at your command.
"Why would I leave when I could simply beat you?" Arlo asked, fist on his hip in a pose that made you want to roll your eyes.
"You never beat me." You replied. "Even your Scizor lost to me." You knew his prized Scizor was his strongest, but you beat it everytime with your Ninetails.
"Maybe fate's different this time!" Arlo barked, getting a pokeball out. "Fight me, Y/n!"
You blinked, then smiled in a way that gave him Butterfree. Stars, he hoped the heat rushing to his cheeks wasn't obvious. "You sound like a Pokebook internet meme. I can't take you seriously."
"I'm serious!" He snapped. "I wanna see if my newest tactic will beat you!"
"No thanks." You said.
Arlo wanted to whine. Battling you was literally the only time he could get close enough to spend time with you. Didn't you see that he only wanted to be around you?
Didn't you want to be around him?
You shrugged, turning around with your Eevee in your arms. "Maybe next time. I just wanna enjoy my day. Later." And with that, you walked off, oblivious to the hurt flashing in his eyes.
Arlo didn't understand. Why didn't you want to spend time with him and get to know him? He was an amazing person, he could spoil you rotten with his credit card anytime you asked, drop important projects to spend time with you (even if it made Boss Giovanni mad).
He would have to try harder he supposed.
Even if he lost to you for what seemed the twentieth time.
" you never talk about your past... why? " with Arlo x Corsen? please?
This might go longer than expected 'cause 1. I have no self control and 2. I was already planning to write something like this hueheuehe
Things will not make sense until all the previous stuff gets written or drawn x'D so sorry for that! ToT but enjoy~! Everything is under the cut! <3
The brunette glanced over to the man sitting beside her. Who would've thought she'd be working by his side now, not that she had a choice if she wanted to keep her loved ones safe.
It had been a little over a year since Corsen had left Team Mystic behind and with it, Blanche. Corsen contained the somber frown from forming as she watched Arlo scribble away in an old journal, too focused to notice the brunette eyeing him. Oddly enough he had grown comfortable with the presence of the, what used to be in his own words, pest that she had been back then.
The moments when Arlo would get too focused in his work would remind the brunette of Blanche, and alongside it came the wash of guilt. She could only wonder what they thought of her now. Corsen would give up anything to make them understand.
"Are you going to keep staring?"
Blinking, Corsen turned her eyes up to meet Arlo's who looked at her with a slightly raised brow. Those eyes had changed in the past year. They no longer looked at her with so much revulsion.
"Ah. No, sorry," Corsen looked away embarrassed. "I just got lost in thought."
Arlo hummed putting his pen down.
"You've been quite distracted lately. Giovanni is not going to like that," Arlo said as he crossed his arms over the wooden desk relaxing.
Corsen clenched her jaw at the comment. Of course he wouldn't.
"It's just silly thoughts," Corsen assured turning to look at the leader once more, a smile on her face.
Arlo eyed the brunette silently.
"If I'm being honest, the more I try to understand you the more lost I get," he said bringing a hand up to rest his cheek over his knuckles.
The brunette chuckled. "Why would you try to understand me? Thought you already knew who I was?"
"Back then you were highly annoying. It was irritating seeing you almost everywhere I went," Arlo smirked towards the brunette. "So impulsive, you thought you could dominate the world."
"And I can't dominate the world?" Corsen teased scooting closer towards the red-eyed leader. Just as she expected, Arlo scooted back letting his hand drop down to the desk. Something shifted in his eyes that caused him to look back to the screen in front of him. The smirk vanished as he cleared his throat.
Corsen eyed the man in silence before speaking.
"Can I ask you something?"
Arlo glanced at the brunette, a serious demeanor now on his features. "What is it?"
The brunette huffed with a roll of her eyes. "If you're going to be like this, let's just forget about it." she waved her hand and prepared to stand up but a gloved hand on her wrist stopped her.
"Tell me what is it?" Arlo asked only this time a little softer. Corsen searched his eyes for honesty, if she could find any. Regardless it wasn't worth it to search for something that didn't exist.
Arlo let go of Corsen's wrist as she sat back down. There was a moment of silence before the brunette spoke once more.
"I know everyone has their reasons to be here," she began to say bringing her gaze up to the red-eyed leader. "the base of it all seems to be broken family."
Arlo remained quiet. He silently searched Corsen's face to see where she could possibly go with this.
"But you're different than Cliff or Sierra," Corsen continued, a little cautious on her word choice. She knew Arlo had had everything anyone could possibly want as a child. A loving family, a stable home, and all the love and attention from both parents. One could even say he was a brat for having abandoned everything to join an organization that did more bad than good. Was it because of a tantrum? The loss of his father couldn't have been the cause for such decision. She remembered all those comments he would throw out involving Candela's name and it made her wonder a million things. Whatever might've happened there had to be a good reason for his choice.
"There are times when Cliff and Sierra talk a little about their past, but you..." Corsen stared intently into Arlo's crimson eyes. "You never talk about your past. Why?"
The atmosphere suddenly grew heavy as Arlo closed his eyes with a deep sigh and turned to face away from the brunette.
Corsen waited for an answer despite the suffocating feeling in her chest. The clock on the wall silently ticked time away while the lab remained in silence.
"It's late. You should go get some rest." Arlo said finally breaking the silence. He didn't turn towards the brunette but his voice was deep, and absent of any emotion.
Corsen furrowed her brows, looking up at the clock it didn't even read midnight yet.
"But it's no-"
"I said leave!" Arlo raised his voice threateningly but still didn't turn towards Corsen. The brunette's anger started to slowly rise much like her heartbeat, she had to get her emotions under control before she blew.
"You could've just said you didn't want to!" Corsen retorted as she glared at Arlo. The red-eyed leader turned to glare daggers at the brunette. She once was afraid of that stare. Once.
"But I'm starting to think you're so stuck in your past, so stuck on an emotion, you're willingly hurting yourself." Corsen said as she stood up. She couldn't understand the disappointment she started to feel, it made the brunette furrow her brows at herself.
"You push everyone away and now look at you," Corsen rolled her eyes, now mostly talking out loud towards her own thoughts. "You're so lonely, Arlo."
Corsen shook her head not giving the leader a second glance. She began to make her way towards the exit when a presence behind pushed her up against the wall. It reminded her of the first time this had happened, back then it was much different.
The brunette stared up at Arlo, all of his irritation had vanished.
Howdy Hey! How are you today? I recently binged all of your Arlo content and I’m still STARVING.
I was wondering if you could write a “enemies AND lovers” trope, reader being on Willow’s side (I’m team instinct but preferably kept vague) and Arlo on Team Rocket ofc. It could be the two of them being super competitive and fighting tooth-and-nail in a raid but together they just playfully tease each other (depending on who loses) and NOBODY knows about it.
(optional) can the buddy Pokémon be Mudkip? I love that lil goober
MY FIRST ARLO X READER REQUEST IN FOREVER YAY
(I'm super rusty so it might not be very good, sorry)
It was just you and him in this raid. You preferred it that way.
He did too.
"Vulpix, use fire spin!" You called out, pointing your finger at the giant Mega Glalie. Your Vulpix obeyed and blasted a tornado of fire at the ice type pokemon.
"Do you really expect your tiny toy to beat this?" Arlo sneered, watching his own Gigalith use Earthquake.
You mimicked his sneer in a goofy way. "Vulpix isn't a toy!" you remarked. "She's gonna be even better when she evolves into a Ninetails."
"That's what you said when you got that thing." Arlo replied, pointing to you, or rather your shoulder.
You Mudkip was tiny, not ready for battles yet. You knew that and preferred when he stayed by your side or on your shoulder, where he was currently perched.
"Mudkip need more training!" You snapped. "He'll get there!"
"Just like you will one day." He smiled that shit eating smile in that condescending tone.
You reminded yourself to smack his ass hard later for that.
"Be quiet and keep battling!" You retorted, trying to bite back a smile.
While it was true you were Team (Valor/Mystic/Instinct), you couldn't help but love the former Team Valor member, even if he betrayed his team and Candela, one of his only true friends.
When you were alone, truly alone at night, only you saw the soft, loving side of him. The way he held you in his arms, the way he loved you like no other.
In the daylight, you were at each other's throats, especially during battles like this.
In moments like that, he hated you, you hated him. Even if just for show.
You smirked as the Glalie finally fainted after your Charizard took him down with Blast Burn. You smirked at Arlo.
"I think I got there." You said, throwing his words from earlier back in hsi face.
What you weren't expecting was for him to kiss you like his life depended on it. You let out a muffled surprised noise, processing what just happened before closing your eyes and kissing him back.
"I knew you would." He said breathily after breaking the kiss off.
You opened your mouth to reply, but let out a yelp instead when you felt a smack to your ass.
"I went soft on you this time." Arlo said, flipping his ponytail. "But next time, it'll be different. I'll beat you for sure."
You blinked, then smirked. "I look forward to it."
Oh man, imagine if Kanae lives from a certain demon attack. Depending on the state of her injuries she is semi-retired or totally retired from fighting but works on pharmacy stuff?
Shinobu retains her “mean” streak but secretly reserves her kindness for Giyuu. He softly snipes back at the young woman but enjoys her company.
Sanemi wouldn’t admit it loudly but he’d kinda overwork/overtrain himself. He worries for Kanae 24/7 & treats her like delicate glass, fearing that one slip up could make it worse.
Kanae softly says to her admirer, “Sanemi, please don’t overtrain yourself to death.”
His voice cracks a little, “But I have to kill that demon who did this to you! I won’t rest until he & his king are gone!”
She gently pats his head & touches his cheek, “Whether you or another slayer finishes him off doesn’t matter, you’re not the only strong warrior in the Corps. What currently matters is that you should rest more often. Look at yourself, your dark eye bags are visible & you’ve become more reckless in battle... you’ve even collapsed one time during training…”
The Wind Hashira wants to say more but is paralyzed.
The Flower Hashira smiles, “I’m grateful that you visited me a lot even after training & the missions in the Butterfly estate. Bringing me things that I need & cooking for me. You truly care about me do you?”
The scarred man wants to say more but is too emotionally choked up.
I NEEEEED more soft Sanemi in my life. Kanae would more or less inspire him to make up with Genya and make sure they're getting along, along with taking care of her little future brother in law and making Genya flustered lmao.
21 demon trio x human! lovers, a belated Valentines edition
Tw slightly suggestive
Out of all tough demons, Giyuu, Obanai and Sanemi act like puppies towards 3 Hashira women they’ve just seen. They were originally going to consume their flesh to get more powerful but they’ve discovered smth better than a fresh meal…
Kanae, Shinobu & Mitsuri are very confused. Weren’t these particular demons notorious for killing & eating humans? Is this a trick to let their guards down? Their parents did say to be careful of men regardless of their appearance or status.
Later…
The guys no longer have a hostile aura but rather treat their future wives with tender care.
Even the ferocious spiky Wind demon is acting like a cat, purring at the confused Kanae.
He and the siren demon even willingly gave their blood samples to the Corp pharmacists.
Giyuu caught some venomous sea creatures so Shinobu can create antidotes. The lady warily takes the net from the guy but says in a curt yet confused tone, “Um thanks?”
“Would you like me to catch more for your research?”
“Perhaps.”
Meanwhile the Naga is already nuzzling a blushing Mitsuri’s cheek whilst her body is wrapped by his scaly embrace.
He’s so gentle yet firm! Oh my, is this what snake scales feel like? His skin feels surprisingly smooth for a demon!
Obanai’s thoughts, I’m not letting her go, she feels so soft yet muscular! I don’t have to use my Blood Demon Art on her, only weak willed slayers.
I just imagine a very confused Kanae giving Sanemi head scritches while he purrs lmao Happy belated Valentines!
Genya is holding/hugging his aggressive smaller girlfriend from mauling someone.
“Say that again about my boyfriend asshole! You’re the one who’s uglier than him on the inside!”
“I’m sorry, she’s usually nice! Turns to his beloved* Nezuko please, don’t get a detention or suspension mark on your education record!”
“I don’t care! It’ll be worth the beatdown! He needs to be taught a lesson if the teachers won’t do it!”
Meanwhile, Tanjiro is grateful for his two lovers for defending him from the harassers. But he’s concerned that they’ll actually send them to the hospital for being 2 meters from him.
GiyuuShino K-Drama style! But the girl is the bigger Tsundere instead of the guy! And I was reminded of a screenshot in a k-drama cliche article were a stoic guy has a gun behind him. The gal looking pissed af at her op/future lover.
The ocean eyed guy’s thoughts are racing in a college classroom. What’s up with the butterfly clip gal? One minute she’s angry the next she’s calm. Is she slowly but surely warming up to me?
The shorter lady is huffing despite her subconscious saying otherwise. Sheesh! This spiky haired guy is such a silly goober but he doesn’t seem too suspicious! I’ve had shitty “dates” who only used me to boost their GPA and dipped!
One time Giyuu used his “puppy eyes” on his friend/crush and she’d cave in to his cute side.
Another time Shinobu would pout and her friend/obvious crush would practically become her servant so she wouldn’t hark on him for the day.
If Shinobu catches Giyuu hiding his cold/fever, she’d scold but still remind him to take the meds and/or eat healthy food.
Meanwhile Kanae giggles at her younger sister who’s in serious denial of her feelings. And Sanemi rolls his eyes at the drama, wishing his guy friend would just fess up like Obanai already had.
Sabito and Makomo lightly tease the lovebirds’ tensions in the cafeteria. Cuz friends do that sometimes.
Chilly days? Shinobu snuggles with Giyuu under his thick jacket. She wasn’t expecting the day to be this effing cold but she just says to him that he’s the warmest person available.
I would love to see Shinobu internally melt at Giyuu's puppy eyes! The way her eyes would soften in a way only he'll ever see.
