How people view Sinnoh's Elite Four and Cynthia so far in The League Chronicles will never not be amusing to me.
Bertha: is the designated league mom who will bake cookies for the Sinnoh League Brunch but also totally works as the Sinnoh league godfather behind the scenes. A much more polite version of Agatha, if you will. Carrying the mental health of her fellow elites on her back. You better hope this woman doesn't die soon. Sinnoh would fall.
Lucian: ranges from "weirdly adorable" to "what a fucking psychopath" and it very much depends on the chapter. No really. This man will gaslight and manipulate the public like no one you've ever seen, extremely charismatic, and at the same time will be :( if Bertha and/or Cynthia are mad at him. Totally not in love with his boss.
Flint: is unhinged. Actually rabid. Definitely in the top three of most batshit league members shown. But at the same time would punch someone for you. Please, just let him punch someone. Violence sometimes is the answer. Let him do it. He would be delighted. Basically is Sinnoh's older brother. Gruff macho tough boy but also completely whipped for the golden boy of Sunyshore (Volkner).
Aaron: is sweet boy. Sunshine boy. The league will corrupt him, being around people like Flint and Lucian. Gives out jars of honey as a way of showing friendship. Really, really, really hyperfixated on bugs. Poor boy, a lot of mental health problems. Surely this won't affect him in the long run with his sanity still intact as Galactic comes around.
Cynthia: known in this fic as the champion that traumatizes every. single. league before she becomes champion of sinnoh. she's just in a silly goofy mood (deranged). Also totally not in love with lucian back.