Quite honestly, I think these so called "shippings" are total bullshit.

Ah, but they are widely used, so I might as well.

...although, I have no clue what the shipping between Riley/Gen and Steven Stone/Daigo Tsuwabuki is called.

However gay it might be and however much I dislike all the English names in the Pokemon franchise, I also have a strange hatred of Japanese endearments, and avoid them whenever I am able to.

Except if it's KHR. A very special exception, of course.

I really like the pairing between these two specific trainers.

They make the fangirl inside me squeal until I faint with a hand to my forehead from the catastrophic force.

I mean, Steven's main choice of type is steel, and I'd say that Riley leans to it too, except not as much.

Steven quit the position of Hoenn Champion, just to look for some... rocks.

(Rocks. How many people would give up one of the strongest positions to look for a couple of rocks? I know I would. Ha. Haha.)

Riley owns(? does he, really? Game Freak never really clarified in the games, besides from him saying "my cave" or something)Iron Island, in which I remember him claiming that it used to be teeming with iron ores.

I found one or two evolutionary stones in that cave. I'm pretty sure if a weeboo like me could trace them down with over a thousand steps and the Dowsing App on my (verymuchhomo)Pokétch, then I am (マジLOVE)1000% sure that Steven-goddamn-Stone can do it even better.

Oh, I'm terribly sorry... This has gone along too far. Let me close this note with just a few more sentences, if you please?

Before all this rambling, I had planned to write a quotation or two from the fanfic authoress ExperimentalSubject (I do love your pen name).

The first one was:

"Assume Steven is still the Champion because I like him there (bah, Wallace, you and your derpy character design, no me gusta). Also, I know this ship makes no sense but I like it and there needs to be more fanart. And stories. Yup. Hinthint."

I completely agree that Wallace's fantabulous character design is derpy. But that is what made me love him as much as I love Ironshipping (COUGHRileyandByronCOUGH) and Haganeshipping (BLERGHRoarkandRileyGYAK).

(Where do you people come up with these shippings? I can (sorta) understand Ironshipping, but why in the world did you decide to name the Riley/Roark pairing "Haganeshipping"? No megusta desu.)

And then:

"...but dammit I will convert people to this ship if it kills me."

So, this is my response. I'm just so glad that someone finally did a fanfic regarding the bromance (notreallyhaha/shot)between iamsopimpRiley and suicidalrockcollectorSteven.

(I mean, come on. I found that guy in Meteor Falls. ...Meteor Falls. Falls. HELLO? Oh, Steven, sweet illegal crackmuffin... you make me want to jump off a cliff. And I'm sure you make your dear old father want to do it as well. Add Riley to the list too.)

Also, because I do not want you to die from massive persuasion skills. I am still waiting for that third chapter, honeybun.

But never fear! I am sporadic and I(actuallydonot)understand.

Ah, now I know this has been going along for way too long... I apologize.

Oh, wait, I forgot to tell you guys—

-proceeds to dodge the rotten fruit like a ninja that I am-

—I am awful, no, utterly terrible at romantic scenes. But please bear with me, I cannot conjure actions scenes as well. Or describe pokemon.

BUT DAMMIT I LOVE RILEY AND STEVEN SO I SHALL PUSH MYSELF IF IT KILLS ME.

/failquotecopying

Thanks for reading 'til the end,

—Kanabo.

(Who actually understood that マジLOVE1000% reference? Haha.)