Pokémon Ship Week Day 6! Today's prompt is Firsts. Enjoy your Vanivilleshipping!
His heart was pounding so hard in his chest he swore it was a Pangoro using Mega Punch. It was another day in Vanville. The whole gang was there. Calem, Tierno, Shauna, himself, and Serena. It was a wonderful auburn day, with the leaves falling off of the tree. He had his gift for her in his bag. He wanted to gift it to her, but consistently, he’d find a perfectly good moment to propose… and then he’d swallow his tongue. We were all having such a good time, he thought. He didn’t want to ruin the mood, maybe make it awkward by asking her out on a date or something only to have her turn him down. The friend dynamic that brought them together was now betraying him. This would be ironic if his brain would let him think of such a thing.
“So then, I tell him, no, not electric, Eelektross!” Calem’s joke was a home run with the group, making the others double over in laughter. And Trevor was so busy having chicken skin he didn’t even notice the joke. Calem gave him a playful shoulder nudge to snap him out of it, but he felt the light dampness on his skin.
“Woah, Trevs, you okay?” He gripped the brim of his hat as he spoke to his friend. Trevor just nodded.
“Y-yeah, perfectly fine. Sorry, I was uh, thinking about Pokedex stuff.” He stammered back.
Calem just smiled, but Tierno couldn’t help but get a quip in. “You’re looking kinda sweaty, bro. Maybe if you got a different haircut you’d ventilate a bit better.”
Tierno laughed, but Serena came in for Trevor’s defense. “Aw, lay off of him a bit. His hair style is cute and fashionable, you know.”
Trevor swore that every vein in his heart clutched for just a second. Cute?! Then… maybe there really was a feeling being reciprocated?! Wait, is she just being nice? No, there’s no way, right?!
“Here Trevor.” Shauna handed him a handkerchief. “Wipe yourself down! I’d hate to see your sweater get stained.”
“T-thanks Shauna.” He patted himself dry, and sighed happily. He was glad he at least had one friend to make this a bit easier.
“Hey guys,” Calem began to speak again, checking his watch as he adjusted the sleeve of his blue jumpsuit. “I gotta make a call with Sycamore. Break here for a bit?”
“Sure, I’ll go practice my dance moves over there.” Tierno hopped out.
“I’ll go use the restroom. Be right back!” Shauna scurried off. Calem nodded, gripping his hat as he moved out to make his call. That left Trevor and Serena together.
She sat on the stone planter, in her usual attire. Stylish red hat with shades. Red skirt. Black top. And he was just Trevor. He sighed deeply as her eyes seemed to gaze off into nothing. He scooted close to her, and before he could clear his voice, his hand accidentally brushed against her hip, making her turn her head quickly to face him. He was paralyzed, staring right back at her eyes. Her face went from neutral to a slight smile.
“You look like you’ve had something to say since we all agreed to meet up here.” Serena just giggled. Trevor’s heart fluttered. He closed his eyes and inhaled deeply. With a silent nod, he reached into his bag and pulled out a heart-shaped box. With a flick of his wrist, he opened it up, and Serena went wide-eyed.
It was an assortment of Sweet Hearts. Some were plain. Some were covered in sprinkles. One was even drizzled with white chocolate; Serena’s favorite. But it was as obvious to anyone that this was Trevor’s way of confessing his love to her. Each chocolate was immaculately pressed and laid into the box. Normally, someone can only get one of these once a day in Camphrier Town, so to have a whole set meant that Trevor was dedicated. Serena’s mouth curled into a soft shape, and a blush came across her cheeks.
“Trevor…” She took the Sweet Heart box into her lap and smiled brightly. “I… I don’t even know what to say.”
He sighed, thinking this is a good sign so far. But he couldn’t help and say it.
“I love you, Serena.”
She turned to him and smiled back. She brought a hand up and began to place it on his thick head of hair, her thumb and fingertips massaging his scalp.
“...I love you too, Trevor.”
“R-Really?!” He almost burst with his response, before clutching his hands to his mouth. This just made Serena giggle. She was not oblivious to how fanciful she looked; she must’ve made Trevor extremely nervous with her style and grace, she thought.
“Yeah. Yes. I mean it. But why tell me now, hm? Why not sooner?”
“...I was always so intimidated. I always thought that maybe you’d, you know, have feelings for someone else, like Calem, or I dunno, Grant or something. And then I didn’t say anything. I almost didn’t even say it today because I was afraid of, you know, making things awkward.”
“Were you afraid I was going to turn you down?”
“I was afraid to hear you say you were taken. But then my mind thought, that if you were taken, I’d rather find out than let the thoughts just rot in my brain. So…here I am.”
The two stared at each other after he let his mind speak.
“Do you like the Sweet He-”
Before he could finish his question, he felt a warmth on his lips. She kissed him. Eyes closed, a hand on his shoulder. He stopped trying to speak. He just closed his eyes and felt her taste on his lips too. His first kiss. Eventually she’d pull back with a giggle and a wink.
“I’m sure I’ll love them, but I’d rather share them with you, Trevor~.” Serena winked yet again. “I’ll save these for later once the rest are gone. Then you and I can have our first date. What do you say?”
Trevor smiled in earnest for the first time today. He nodded, and the two scooted up to each other on the planter, hands holding each other as their fingers intertwined.
Everyone loves this vanivilleshipping photo I do in pokemas whenever I set it up on my profile (unsourced claim) so I thought it’d be fun to do some of my other ships with the same vibe. Tadahhh!
A sketchy comic I started last month while trying to stave off a panic attack during a storm and finished sometime this week. I miss the era when I would draw pokemon XY comics on loose leaf paper and wanted to capture that feeling with my more recent take on the vanivilleshipping dynamic.
