▷ I'm looking to play cis-het male characters.

▷ One-shots, short-term and long-term lines are all options; I prefer starting with a self-contained oneshot and then expanding if mutual interest allows.

▷ I typically write 2-5 solid paragraphs (3rd-person POV) per post; some writing samples are on this Google Doc.

▷ I'm equally open to highspirited campy adventure lines balancing story with smut (each element supplementing and providing solid foundation for the other) and character-focused shameless romantic fluff (the pair having a preexisting/established relationship, skipping over the "intro" of how they wound up together). Not looking to "fade to black"; we can discuss smutty specifics in private.

▷ I love geeking out over lines. Sharing line-related media/personal headcanons and whatnot makes my day, as do partners who are enthusiastic about the RP in general.

▷ I typically post at least once a week. While I prefer partners match this pace (I won't "nudge" a partner unless it's been over ten days with no response), I'll happily wait a good while between responses if partners keep me in the loop. I will archive a line after a month of unexplained/unaccounted for radio silence, but will generally be open to continuing if approached again.

▷ Here are my main limits and no-goes:
✗ Dry, barebones battle descriptions.
✗ Making the Pokémon setting "darker and edgier/grittier" in general.
✗ Storylines where "jerkass vs. jerkass" is the central or driving conflict.
✗ Aggressively or monotonely dark storylines where everything is exhaustingly awful 24/7, and the setting's drenched in indefatigable Dickensian-level suck and brutal systemic oppression.
✗ Toxic pairings with an abusive, grossly exploitative/manipulative/cruel dynamic or outright rapey vibe.
✗ Meek, naive or helpless damsels-in-perpetual-distress.

▷ Have a solid knowledge of the setting (at least having played beyond the first six gens and open to involving Pokémon from differing regions)!

▷ Be open to writing semi-descriptive Pokémon battles! Placing creative spins on attacks, Pokémon being merely KO'd in battle, tossing aside the games' four-move limit...that sort of thing.

▷ Be willing to play a cisgender female or trans-female character, with a 2D/art/anime faceclaim! A partner's RL gender is a non-factor.

▷ Put solid effort and at least two paragraphs into their posts! I'm not demanding perfection, as I certainly can't provide it. But I do put solid work in my writing (proper spelling, grammar, etc.), and appreciate partners who do the same. No AI writing, please.

▷ Communicate and be actively engaged in the discussion/planning process!

▷ Be able to post at least once a week! I'm not painfully rigid about this; once we get the line going, I'm very patient and willing to wait considerable periods between replies if partners keep me in the loop.

I love seeing partners play physical, confident, assertive/tough female fighters who are a lot to handle--perhaps with this sort of vibe? ;)--or sweet, bubbly, affectionate sorts who love their neighbors (but will not take their shit). Ladies who, in short, possess class, sass, and ass (both in having a nice posterior and having the ability to kick considerable amounts of it when needed). See the trope bank below:


At present, there are certain female characters I'm seeking for partners to play as, both from within the Pokémon anime and non-PKMN canon ladies I'd to see transplanted into the setting as if part of it all along. (Especially wanted characters are in yellow.)
I wouldn't request flawless character portrayals from partners, or demand rigid canon adherence. I'd be perfectly fine if a partner added whatever personal headcanons and character/personality spins they want into playing one of the below characters.

I have a few general open-ended prompts below (which we're certainly not limited to).

▷ The classic Pokémon journey with highspirited adventures and journeys is always a fave. (I'd greatly prefer our characters already be relatively experienced, rather than them just starting out.) A rom-com sorta deal with plenty of fluffy funtimes between two traveling trainers/Coordinators/whatever crushing on each other, with plenty of lighthearted moments (a Pokémon capture, a tournament or festival battle encounter Meet Cute, those sorts of things) would be delightful.

▷ I'd also be keen on some slice-of-life moments between our characters: Our characters making a bet on who wins a given battle, two trainers being in the mood to celebrate after an especially intense/noteworthy victory (or needing some comfort after a narrow loss), etc.

▷ Our characters being rivals and foils, their prodigious skills eclipsed only by the captivating nature of their differences--one being a fiery force majure on the battlefield/stage while the other's the calm amidst the raging storm--and having sharply different approaches to life and their respective careers. Either way, their relationship is a constant shifting tide of counterplays where they trade victories regularly, their interactions in public always carrying an undercurrent of competition that never fails to draw the media's attention. That sort of thing.

▷ I'd also be game for some lighthearted adventure between rival Lara Croft/Nathan Drake-esque treasure or rare Pokémon hunters seeking a lost legend of antiquity.

▷ Something involving childhood rivals meeting again several years later as adults during an annual meet n' greet for newly-minted Gym Leaders or Elite Four members (especially if they specialize in the same type), or as professors at some elite Pokémon academy.

▷ I'd be especially game for a power couple sorta deal between two Champions/Elite Four members/Top Coordinators from different regions.

▷ A line where one or both of our characters are former members of a villainous team now trying to make good (or one of them is while the other has become a Pokémon G-Man/International Police agent).

▷ For a line with a more female-led relationship vibe, I'd also be game for a line between a female of high position/authority (Champion, Frontier Brain, Elite Four member, Pokémon Prof, Top Coordinator, etc.) and her husband, trying to have a romance while being in the spotlight.