#barrikadark

[incineraze]

@barrika-dark  ♥’d for a starter ​

The rest of the world is still drowsy. Deep within the Battle Café, people murmur softly to each other, their words formless and quiet, every sentence smeared slow and blurring. A mug thuds against the table. Slides. In his lungs, sticky sweet, the smell of coffee. Kabu picks up the remainder of his tea just as Melony says goodbye, and he finds someone else coming in. 

Piers. She winks a quick hello, a bell chimes above, and the door finally slows to a hushed close behind her. 

Kabu tastes tea, bitter warm in his mouth.

”I hear you've passed the torch," he says at last. "Is that right?" The cup sleeve is cooling down in his palm. So will the rest of his tea. There's a tiny spark in Kabu's eyes that never dies out, though. Not even now. "Darkness may be your specialty, but allow me to say: ...Burn bright!" he calls. "I see only your blazing futures."

#barrikadark #( v: main: everlasting fire. ) #kabu punches a hole in the i support you capri sun pouch #the gift that keeps on giving even if you don't want him to (:

[oleasters]

@barrika-dark​​: ROSE FORGOT BEDES NAME???? AHJGKSDHGKJSDG THATS THE FUNNIEST SHIT

that actually isn’t exclusive to Pokespe...it happened in the games as well so Pokespe shouldn’t get credit for the tragic hilarity of that fact

“For you, the day Chairman Rose graced the orphanage was the most important day of your life. But for me... It was Tuesday.”

(i think the intended point with this line was so show that, while Bede clearly has a huge amount of respect and admiration for Rose and feels hyper-devoted to him...Rose barely knows who he is. he’s just Bede’s sponsor and, to him, that is the extent of their relationship: purely professional. i don’t even know this kid!)

Pokespe did make it even clearer and funnier, however, by having Rose forget Bede’s name not once, but twice

#barrikadark #ooc #all Rose does is sit on his elephant and wait for Oleana to explain things to him

[cottonthumb-archive]

Gordie: In my defense, I was left unsupervised.

Milo: Wasn't Piers with you?

Piers: In my defense, I was also left unsupervised.

#crack #incorrect quotes generator is a fucking BLESSING #barrikadark #mirrorzure

[earngalar]

@barrika-dark​ : “Who did this t'you?” Piers speaks low, their voice calm but there's a dangerous, angry look in their eyes. Not at Lillian, of course not, but to those who would harm her. Their anger comes from a place of concern, only wishing for her to be safe, as well as a burning desire for justice to be dealt.     /     accepting.

Tears slip down her cheeks as he approaches her as she dismounts from the taxi; she can’t even bring her trembling hands up to wipe at her face.  There’s a messy bruise  on the right side of her visage; her hand raises to cover it out of habit, don’t worry them, won’t worry them.  Won’t be a burden.  Too late.

“Ah...”  Her head shakes, when they ask — voice gentle but eyes burning.  It doesn’t matter.  It’s her fault.  Shouldn’t have visited; she wasn’t supposed to be back in Wyndom for another several hours.  But she’d cut her quick visit to Postwick far too short after ———

<  it’s nothing.  >  It isn’t.  <  i’m sorry.  it’s my fault.  >  Lillian wills her hands to stop shaking.  She doesn’t want to be this afraid of him.  She doesn’t want Noah to still have power over her.  <  one of the boys who — used to bully me grabbed me and surprised me.  i panicked and shoved him.  he hit me, just — out of surprise, i think.  not to...hurt me.  he knocked me over and i —  >  Got bruised up.  And reminded of the times he DID want to hurt her.  It feels like she’s unraveling like knotted twine.

<  he didn’t mean it.  i’m okay.  >

#* answered. but little do we know : the stars welcome her with open arms. #bullying / #barrikadark #* relation : barrika–dark. why would anything good happen if bad was all we got? you left a trail of hope so i won't get lost. #* verse : main. chin up‚ i can’t step into the spotlight. #:^(

[glrchmp]

#this is too much #drakenskies #obsiidianblu #barrikadark

[psyshocking]

@barrika-dark​ SENT OUT:  📂

when avery says that he’s exhausted a fair amount of his power through battling, he means it very literally. skilled psychic trainers tend to flex their abilities in battles, though not necessarily through ways you would be able to pick out. 

( mostly telepathic communication with their pokemon on strategy, or using future sight to attempt to predict outcomes, for example. this isn’t really a fair fight that way, but nobody said psychic trainers played as clean &&. composed as they like to present themselves. ) 

although avery’s own capabilities are extremely weak &&. limited ( as of now ), his volatile emotions during a fight will often tire him out instead. as we see with caitlin, those gifted with esp are easily overtaken with whatever intense feelings they have in the moment, &&. it’s advised that they stay calm rather than let it flare up. of course, not that avery really abides by that, with how sorely he takes losses against his pride. whether it’s the high of a victory, or the crushing defeat of being bested, it’s all much too strong for his body to handle. it isn’t rare to find him significantly fatigued or drowsier after an all-out battle, even if he plays it off for his ego’s sake &&. whatever false, phony pretense that he’s playing up at the time. generally speaking, he likes to push himself beyond it --- but he’s equally guilty of taking naps, too.

#this isn't really 'useless' but someday i'll write a proper post on it #thank you for the ask!! :] #barrikadark #barrika dark #i like the idea of some psychic trainers being slimy battlers #while they simultaneously condemn like. idk unfairly stereotyped ones like dark type trainers for the Same Shit #[looks at avery] #✦ — ¦ ❝ allow me to ease your confusion. / asks. #✦ — ¦ ❝ a moment to reflect. / headcanons. #q.

[pixylate-archive2020]

@barrika-dark​ said: "Hey, y'know Milo, right? I've seen ya hangin' around him sometimes." Great job at starting the conversation in a totally not weird way, Piers. Normally, Milo mostly mingled with fellow farmers or other members of the league, but this beautifully dressed woman had caught his attention.

                                                ( received from an interaction call )

     ❝ Uhh- ❞ Redness darkens her pale cheeks, and she's a little too stunned to answer right away. It wasn't that she found being questioned about Milo strange, only that she just wasn't expecting it right now.

     ❝ Yes, ah do. Ah know him...very well. ❞ 

Very carried many implications, as indicated by her tone change.

#barrikadark #❥┋┋𝓌𝑜𝓃𝓀 𝓊𝑜𝓎 𝓃𝒶𝒽𝓉 𝓃𝑜𝒾𝓉𝒸𝑒𝒻𝒻𝒶 𝑒𝓇𝑜𝓂 𝒹𝑒𝑒𝓃 𝒾 (ic.)

[oukido]

@barrika-dark said: Piers walked up behind Green, draping his arms over his shoulders and resting his chin on his head with a tired sigh. He mumbled something incoherent into his hair, leaning his weight against him somewhat.

        Piers really takes advantage of their height difference, usually by using Green’s head as a chin rest at any available opportunity. Green hears him coming, so he’s not all that surprised to feel arms around him and a weight atop his head. Doesn’t his hair tickle Piers at all?

        Green doesn’t look up from his notes. He’s in the middle of watching a few of the wild Zigzagoon that run around Spikemuth. They’re cute, he half-considers catching one at some point. It’d grow to be a great addition to his team, he thinks. He’d always liked Dark-types; if Eevee ever evolved, Green has thought about Umbreon.

        “Yo, Piers.” He’s casual as ever, but one corner of his lips twitches upward. “What’d you say? You have to speak up.”

#no icons we die like men #barrikadark #ask.

[poppyluck]

There had to be some sort of mistake. Emerald eyes peeked up from the map in her hands and looked out to the large, foggy area before looking back to the map and then once again to the vast, fogged over area she had found herself in. After a moment f grumbling Poppy folded the map back up and tucked it into her bag, giving up on it right now. How anyone was able to see anything in this dense cloud of fog and hope to navigate through it without incident was beyond her.

Turning to the left, she could see maybe two feet in front of her. Not wanting to waste precious time looking for Pokémon to research when she could not even see, Poppy had begun to sprint forward. Just a few moments into doing this though, she found herself running straight into something or rather, someone.

     “Ow,” rubbing her nose which had taken the brunt of the damage. After a moment she looked up to see the person she had run into with monochrome colored hair. “Sorry, I’m so sorry!” Offering up her sincerest apologies. “I didn’t hurt you, did I? I’m really sorry, I got turned around in the fog and just started running and… I’m really sorry.”

@barrika-dark​

#barrikadark #barrika-dark #✷ ic;; ɪ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴇɢᴇɴᴅs ᴀʀᴇ #✷ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴇxᴘʟᴏʀᴇ ( starter )

[bonnefey]

@barrika-dark​ said:

“Strange to see a fresh face 'round here.”

A figure dressed in blue crouched, hunched over an odd corner of one of the main roads of Spikemuth, only looking up to meet Piers’ gaze with an odd mask and something of a mildly electronically amplified voice through an unseen speaker on it.

“Mm?”

Though he was never one to keep up with sports especially thoroughly, considering the demands of his job, the media coverage of every single Gym Leader in every city was more than enough for even Bonnefey to recognize the gentleman approaching him.

Slack posture, a tired look in his eyes, and something a of a growl in his voice... Yes, it’s unmistakable.

“...Ah! You are... the former Gym Leader Piers, are you not?”

He scoots over, revealing a Galarian zigzagoon, visibly less-than-energetic with a fresh bandage on its paw.

“I apologize if I have caused you or any others here any discomfort, but this one got into a nasty scuffle with some of the others here... I’ve done what I can for now, but she’ll need to go to a Center soon.”

#barrikadark #//finally got this one done! more to come #ic - pro salutem

[incineraze]

37 - gone

one word writing prompts (accepting)

Mother plants a kiss to his forehead. Chubby drops splat on his shoes. She's crying.

“Call home often. Don’t work too hard. Ai. Look at you, so skinny.” She smooths her bony fingers onto his shoulders and scolds him. “Eat more.”

“Yes, mother.”

“Don’t let them push you around.”

“I won’t.”

“Lock the doors at night, Kabu. Don’t let any strangers inside.”

He fixes the duffle bag on his shoulder and swims in his coat --- a bargain deal, twenty-five percent off, still dusty. There’s a chime and the intercom crackles to life. All passengers for flight 75B to Galar are boarding.

“Kabu?” Blotchy pink patches smear over her nose and the puffy, pillowed space around her eyes, salty wet. There are streaks down her face. A stray lash stickered to her cheek. She laughs, raspy airy, and he remembers the sound of her sobbing silently just yesterday when she thought he was still asleep, packing down rice in his bowl.

Lots of things he remembers. Like being five years old and curled in bed as mother fanned him to sleep. Mother cracking rice grains when he woke up for school. Cracking rice grains when he came back. Soupy porridge on sick days. The smell of burning wood.

He hugs her and promises he’ll lock the doors. Won’t trust strangers. She smudges tears in his hair and he smells firewood.

“Good,” she says. Her smile shakes. “Silly boy.” She pats his back. Swats his chest. Scolds him some more. 

When the sky is a pale orange, Kabu has taken his seat and stares out the window. Something wet runs down his cheek and slips into the corner of his mouth. He tastes salt, and the plane takes off.

#barrikadark #( incineraze: asks ) #( incineraze: drabble ) #little baby kabooboo leavin the nest #steps on him

[oleasters]

@barrika-dark​​: you say that but london is shit

Oleana: 

#barrikadark #ooc

[cottonthumb-archive]

“Can’t believe I need to look for a nanny for Piers and Gordie since neither can be trusted without supervision...”

#ic rp #barrikadark #mirrorzure

[earngalar]

@barrika-dark : headcanon + found family     /     accepting.

lillian’s feelings on family, generally, are complex.  on the one end, there’s her mother; who worked so hard for her that she often couldn’t be there for, who lillian views herself as being a burden on, who lillian loves dearly.  and then there’s her father, who left her.

the thing is, before her dad left, lillian was already very alone.  she was getting bullied by her peers and ignored by other adults because she made them uncomfortable.  so her family was her entire support system, and she very much believed that they would never leave her.  her mother and father, no matter how Bad she was or whatever thing was Wrong with her that everyone else saw, wouldn’t leave.  she truly believed that they would never go.

and.  she was wrong!  her dad did go, and lillian very much believed and continues to believe it’s her fault.  so suddenly, she can’t trust that ANYONE will stay, that ANYONE will protect her, that she can depend on ANYONE.  it took lillian years after her dad left to stop fearing her mum would abandon her, too.  once hop became part of her life and very much part of her family, on some level she still believes that he’s going to leave her, too, eventually — it’s just a matter of time.

obviously, family and found family aren’t the same.  leon, raihan, piers...the family she’s building with grit and focus and desperation and love, is different.  but because of her experiences with half of her biological family abandoning her for reasons that she believes boils down to her Internal Badness, it’s hard for her not to believe that, eventually, they’ll all see whatever Bad Thing in her that the adults saw before that made them ignore her, or caused her peers to hurt her or look away when others did.  and when piers sees or, or leon, or raihan gets reminded, they’ll leave her.  and she’ll deserve it.

she expects to be abandoned, and so the way she interacts with her new family is with the thought process ‘this relationship is temporary, so i want to enjoy it and be good during it as much as i can.’  the only person she really trusts not to leave is hop (  which goes...poorly once he does leave  ) and it’s very hard for her to believe that anyone will stick around.  leon is working really hard to convince her that she doesn’t have to expect that, but it’s slow going.

#barrikadark #* answered. but little do we know : the stars welcome her with open arms. #headcanon. #long post / #roblox OOF

[glrchmp]

#idiot brigade #drakenskies #barrikadark

[maruyasude]

@barrika-dark​ replied:

Im curious as to what kabu thinks of piers, and if you want to plot something, you're more than welcome to dm me

He definitely doesn’t share the masses’ opinion about Spikemuth and Piers. If anything, he only has admiration for Piers and his more rogue way of going about battling in the league. And by extension Team Yell’s very passionate cheering. Of course, they could go without harassing people so much, but that doesn’t reflect poorly on Piers at all. 

That being said, I don’t think Piers and Kabu speak alot. Maybe it’s due to Kabu’s awkwardness towards younger folk, but it’s more likely Kabu respecting Pier’s boundaries. 

#barrika-dark #barrikadark #⁝₍˚į˚₎⁝ 炎炎 ( headcanons. ) ᶠˡᵃᵐᵉˢ ᵈᶦˢᵗᶦⁿᵍᵘᶦˢʰᵉᵈ ⁝₍˚į˚₎⁝ #// kabu vc: please let me fight you friend