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i forgot my love for out of context pokespe

Happy birthday Whi-two!

Art by 高木キック (★) Translated by me (chiitan) 

I'm not really one for rarepairs but concretejungle is great tbh

So. I have a lot of feelings about red and his role of "the fighter" and how he percieves and perpetuates violence. The Thing He Is Best At has always been something that seemingly conflicts with his personality and views. Like ok. the most important trait that red has, to me, is kindness. That is above all else his Defining trait. like yes he's extremely talented at pokemon battling and is extremely creative with his solutions in those situations but he does not fight out of malice or contempt or to exert power. He primarily does it for the sake of 1. finding his own purpose 2. for the sake of other people. Hear me out. When we first see Red he is gloating to some kids in pallet town about how hes the best catcher/battler around. He's clearly interested in their attention and adoration of him in stark contrast to when he was bullied in his youth. His strength is one of the only things people actively admire about him. He is a reflection of how other people percieve him and project their ideals onto him. He wants a place to Belong, and so he continues fighting and fighting, constantly looking for both validation from his peers and authority figures. But once he atains the champion spot. The one pinnacle of success in his area? It. becomes less real. He's valued more by his power and strength than as an actual human being. People assume (yellow arc for instance) that nothing can keep him down for long. That he's essentially invincible. And to learn that he isnt, that he is as breakable and malleable as the rest of humanity, is an inconceivable notion. And I think around FRLG he starts to question how much his worth relies on other people's perception of his power.

He is a kind kind person, but the world doesn't let him express that in any other way except for violence.

this probably doesnt make much sense but. breakdances