kintsugi
try as I might I couldn't bring myself to hold you
for sure! It's so exciting to see all the different directions a character can go in--sometimes the games really give us so little to work off of, and it's fun to see the convergences/divergences there. likewise glad to snag a few more Mt. Silver recs from your profile, though my reading speed is effectively glacial at this point. <3I guess more than anything I wanted to reach out to make connections with other writers who are inspired by the trainers like I am! I used to be heavily involved in Pokémon RP groups, but it's been a few years, and most of my friends irl aren't into Pokémon like that. But I feel the same, I like seeing other interpretations of canon and the characters, cuz there's so much flexibility for being creative. I'm very interested in your fics that you described (N my beloveddd), and all the ones you listed sound amazing too!! I have much to feast upon >:3 I think I'll prioritize trying to read fics from everyone who replied directly and then dig around this list - which will definitely take quite a while, but it'll be fun!
( And I appreciate the inclusion of Colosseum!! I love all the different spin off games, I just haven't played them all yet hehe - Colosseum and Gale of Darkness are the one's I'm most excited to get to )
I also edited the list with a few other inclusions I'd forgotten in the initial post--I'm really pulling a blank on Bede, Grusha, and Hop, but I think I managed to get a few more from your list!