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"Oh- I don't think my name is important to my day to day life. People come and go from me so often that it's unreasonable to give them my actual name. You can just call me the Gardner."

Meet the lovely "Gardner" - my idea for a purely hypothetical partner for both Peach and Grey from the lovely @prof-peach. More about them under the cut!

Gardner came upon the island very suddenly. One day they were not there and the next... They had situated themselves within the greenhouse, pulling weeds with a hum in their throat.

Peach and Grey paid them no mind at first. No questions of where they were from or what they wanted of this island. But, one day they received news of the guardian pokemon from the restricted north end spotting the seemingly very smart individual having a bloody picnic on the very border of the land, with a very surly Sylveon on the other side joining them - all at ass o'clock in the morning.

Peach confronted Gardner the next morning and started asking questions. Mostly what the hell they were thinking and how they had gotten the Sylveon to eat with them when that Sylveon had been there for literal years with human blood on its muzzle and a dead, violent stare at any who passed it. Who the hell were they?

Gardner's answer?

They weren't anyone special- just someone who found themselves peckish on a insomnia induced walk and found themselves entertaining a "very kind" and "pleasant" Sylveon. They really had no idea they weren't supposed to be there until a guard pokemon tried to usher them away.

Peach and Grey kept an eye on Gardner after this and learned more of the odd fellow.

Their past is a mystery. They wave off any questions of who they were before this, and don't answer where they're from. If the accent is anything to go off of, they at least grew up in Galar. They loved to garden, seeing Peach every day in the greenhouse. They see Grey most often in the breeding center, a seeming expert on the craft of raising and caring for eggs, carrying pokemon, and reering any abandoned young. They learned of their partner pokemon; the dear elderly November the Roselia, the freshly hatched Peep the Hoothoot/Oricorio hybrid with no wings and only one leg, the aptly named "Surprise" - a stubborn unknown egg they always have in their overalls that has refused to hatch for a while now, and the mentions of another partner the duo know nothing of- but that is missed dearly.

Grey was the first to get closest to Gardner, wanting to make sure the fellow was legit at first but... They were so kind and lovely! Sure, they didn't talk of their past, but Peach didn't either at first. Maybe they had family issues as well. And, this island was open to anyone looking to escape from their lives. So long as they didn't cause trouble. The true terror in their eyes at the idea of returning to the mainland, and the voracity they defended the place during attacks with sealed it.

This "Gardner" was a friend.

A... friend who seemed to flirt without realizing they were flirting. A friend who wrote and passed letters to Grey when they were relaxing in the same room, and he wrote back. A friend who stayed up all hours to watch a sickly egg they weren't sure was going to make it. A friend who cried happy, blubbering tears seeing two pokemon find love. A friend who sang odd songs, and cooked terrible food at all hours of the night. Who straightened Grey's clothes with a passing comment that there was such an odd spot that looked a bit funky. Who made tea and awful snacks Grey ate anyway while they watched eggs. Who held his hand as they walked. Who pet his more vicious pokemon and became a staple to life.

Grey fell hard and fast for Gardner. They were just so... Lovely.

Peach was apprehensive but... Let Grey do as he pleased. Helped Grey pick out an outfit to ask the lovely Gardner out. Sat and listened as Grey gushed about the lovely night they'd had and how Gardner didn't even seem to know it was a date until Grey outright kissed Gardner's hand at the very end of the night.

Peach fell for Gardner when Gardner seemed to be sticking around more and more. Their knowledge of plants and grass pokemon was... attractive. And the "Secret notes" Gardner left to boost Peach's day were nice. How Peach learned of the horrific burn scar that covered most of their torso that they waved off after taking off their shirt to warm a cold pokemon. How they still pet Val... a bit apprehensively but kindly. How they could gush about Grey together, and plot ways to woo their man. Gardner seemed to hid a mischevious side that showed more when around Peach. How they watched Peach wrestle a protective Ursarang and offer a nice drink after. How she was slotted between the cuddling Gardner and Grey at night. How Gardner would try their best not to wake them when their insomnia kept them up. How they convinced the Sylveon they met all that time ago to return with them to the main island. How Grey lit up to talk about them. How they laughed and snorted and were just lovely and-

Oh.

Oh dear.

Peach was encouraged to pursue Gardner by an estatic Grey. They both had two hands to hold them with! Peach was, of course, stubborn and refused to do anything until the notes Gardner left turned into "secret admirer" notes. Then she had to confront the silly, sweet Gardner and be taken out on a nice moonlit walk.

The three are all very happy together.

They can never know Gardner was originally hired to bring Peach back to her family by any means necessary, or face more, worse consequences than the burn they endured. How they used to be a hired breeder for the family Peach never met, but their heart couldn't take the treatment the pokemon endured and they paid for it with this favor. How they didn't mean to fall for Grey and Peach, but they did. How it's never been an act, but that Sylveon incident was planned. How that's their Sylveon and always has been; that mysterious "other partner" and their first pokemon.

They can never know.

Almost forgot to post these lil chibis here hehe

Very Unordinary

Dreams come true, that's news to me! How wild (blueberry)! Who knew that our buffoonery could bear fruit so divine? Even I- I don't have the vocabulary to describe what I'm- feeling inside. But for me, it's very unordinary.

I'm fraught with jealousy. I can't believe you're telling me that he's the favorite side. Even I- I don't have the vigor to bear the loss of pride that I'm feeling inside. But for me, it's very unordinary

MY FIRST FIC ON AO3! GO READ IT!

A small sketch to test out a concept.

Hitchcock has a small.... issue with blood. He's not.... scared of it, necessarily. It’s just.... any time he sees it-

Their screams fill the air. (Who's? And why-) His troops beg for mercy. (His? He's never.... Has he? A long forgotten mission maybe?) Ubris shows no mercy (Ubris? He's never liked Ubris. He never could place why. Well-) Ubris's face shows no emotion. (Sometimes something pricks at his mind.) Their blood colors Ubris's cloak a different color. (This very scene sometimes.) Please please please just let it stop- (He never remembers that the memory passed by until it passes again) Ubris coldly tells Hitchcock it's over (What's over? What is he forgetting?) So long as he never tries this again- (Tries what? What had he done?) He could live. (Why is he crying- living is good!)

The blood is dry and caked into him by the time he forgets. Did he spill food coloring? Odd. He doesn't remember. He should clean up.

That's it. That's Percy's character right there. Summed up in one silly drawing. Everyone pack up, series is over.

I liked the little gremlin me I drew earlier so I drew myself again with a Covah in that style. I was gonna do more than Covah but I got lazy.

Another gem for my personal relaxing oc au where I replace all the gems (minus the diamonds and steven and rose) with gem ocs of mine. 

This is Brimstone! The right hand of Yellow Diamond.

Brimstone is the sole survivor and emergent gem of a disastrous first colony attempt by Yellow Diamond. The colony was plagued by hostile/powerful organics, permafrost in the ground (which would cause erasures in an emerging gem’s coding if they were infected while they were incubating), and it was unable to support the pressure upon it. The colony literally collapsed in on itself. This caused the loss of all files on how to make Brimstones. Yellow was devastated by this embarrassing loss, caused by her bullheadedness and rush to complete her first colony in her eyes. So, she was truly thrilled to see that but one Brimstone emerged and survived the collapse. Even if the Brimstone was infected by permafrost and lost a few abilities she wanted Brimstones to have due to it, Yellow quickly took Brimstone in as her official right hand, protecting the one success from her first colony from the wrath of White Diamond.

Brimstone herself is very quiet, shy, and anxious. She frets for her poor Diamond’s health, and fears the “scary” rebels that have come to a head suddenly. She feared them during the war too. Feared that they would steal her away from her diamond. Her lower half is a broom so she can sweep as she walks.

The four Diamond right hands are a very close nit group, so Brimstone is close with Dolomite - something very few gems can say. She finds Steven terrifying at first, when they think he is Rose. She hides behind Yellow’s leg the best she can while taking notes of the trial. When they think he’s Pink, she is polite and doesn’t talk to him much. Asking to be excused from his next “game” a few times. And when they finally realize he’s his own person, Brimstone is kind and more open to him. 

Hiding from the Sunshine

I’m out of my head, of my heart, and my mind.

Cause you can run but you can’t hide.

I’m gonna make you mine!

OH MY GOD!! OH MY GOD!!! >POINTS< AAAA LOOK AT MY GAY DAUGHTER I?? I HONESTLY DIDN'T THINK YOU'D DRAW THEM THIS MAKES ME REAL HAPPY I??? HHH

@ihaveweirdotps' covellite with my Gold ✨