♡grass, grass, grass♡

(SDHGHGHDSHG Sorry if I seem excited here anon, this is the first time anyone’s ever asked me about it-)

She is 😭 And same thought! I headcanon that Kalos isn’t too far away from Galar, because of where their real life country counterparts are located. How I got into it though is kind of tricky to describe (and I’m sorry in advance for the length 😂):

So, I love Valerie. She’s one of my favorite gym leaders, right next to Milo. A little while after Milo was revealed in the first trailer for SWSH, I just....started thinking about them? And then I started thinking about the dynamics they could have.

Val specializes in fairies and lives in an otherworldly city off in swampy woodlands. Milo specializes in grass pokemon and lives out on the countryside. They each got a real close tie to nature in both senses, so imo they can connect to one another over that. 

Second, I honestly have this fun lil headcanon that Valerie’s actually a faery / faerie (the mythological creature, separate from fairy pokemon), because I mean...look at her. And, the thought of a faery falling in love with a human, especially one close to nature, really appeals to the “immortal x mortal” ship lover in me tbh. Think of it like those “angel / demon x human” stories that’ve been done a lot, though a faery and a human would make a great focus in a medieval / fantasy love story ngl if it hasn’t been done already.

Their professions outside of the gym leader roles also fit together in an ironic kind of way. You would probably see Valerie as an elite or noble, widely respected in Kalos for her fashion design work and recognized globally, while Milo’s just a simple farmer who doesn’t have an extravagant life. In that regard their different social classes are almost sheer opposites, but then again, opposites attract.

Lastly, I think their personalities would gel really well! It’s canon that Milo’s a gentle, sweet guy, but I’ve formed my own interpretation of Valerie (since so little of her is shown in XY, and I don’t watch the anime or read the manga). 

Here's my full illustration for Motostoke Lifestyle, a zine featuring Kabu! This took me a long time to finish, and I'm happy with how it turned out!

This makes my innards all fuzzy and stuff!

I don’t know why but his smile in this screenshot is making my heart do flips non-stop!

I’m such a romantic doofus.

Bea: Really? You throw away the outside then cook the inside, then eat the outside of the inside and then throw away the inside of the inside. It’s stupid.

Milo:

Me:

🍀 Milo had been wanting to tell you how he felt for what feels like ages. (It’s only been like a week, this boy falls hard and fast, but can get nervous sometimes!)

🍀 He spent the whole day making sure he could make the prettiest bouquet with the cheesiest meaning ever. Romance, love, happiness, beauty. all that jazz. Milo wants to make sure you understand just how much you mean to him, and sometimes words just aren’t enough!

🍀 But, he’d get called for a wayward gym challenge, or to help with the wooloo in the fields, and other tasks all throughout the day. He got less free time than he thought he would today.

🍀 Before he knew it, it was dark outside on a cooler summer night. So much for showing up at your door and surprising you-- Though, there was always tomorrow! Or the day after that. Maybe the day after that--

🍀 Before he could even finish another thought, though, there was a soft knock at his door. Who could be at his door at like... 10 at night?

🍀 He answers and there’s you! With a bouquet just as cheesy as the one he’d planned to give to you in your hands. Roses, smaller sunflowers, lilacs, primroses, stock... Honestly you went even farther than he had. And he went pretty far!

MILO BODY PILLOW PRE-ORDERS ARE OPEN!! 

Pre-orders will be open until January 5th! I will only be manufacturing as many as are purchased in the pre-order period, get one while you can! Each pillow case is $80 (case only)! 

Can’t stop thinking about this post it’s literally them x