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pokemenlovingmen · 11 months

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Hello!! I keep reading your ingo writing and man I love how you write him;; I am so gay for this man the closet is made of glass. Also MALE READER BLOG!!! PUNCHING THE AIR IN JOY AND GOING STIMMY MODE RN!!! AND RUN BY A TRANSMASC MOD!! JUST LIKE ME FR!!!!

I wanna request while I have the chance, I was thinking Ingo and a s/o with an overprotective Houndoom? I absolutely love Houndooms because 1: they look like my dog irl, and 2: big dogy :] ;; i just think it’d be cute and kinda funny to see Ingo try and win over his boyfriend’s big and mildly threatening dog.

Tysm!! <33

I… have nothing to say for myself for my absence. Life has been painful. I’m so so sorry my friend, your request has been the one I’ve been sitting on all this time.

But omg you’re so sweet thank you for the compliments!! I’m glad that you like my Ingo, he and Emmet are both written by me to lean unashamedly into hard autism territory so maybe that’s what it is lol.

And wow tbh I was considering not including that I was transmasc (still a bit… nervous in gay male spaces as someone who’s transmasc. I know it isn’t true, but I’m so worried of being perceived as not a man or less of a man in those spaces.) but I’m glad I did because I’ve pulled so many trans guys in to visit this blog and!! Big solidarity!! I’m giving each and every one of you a Platonic Kiss on the head

Meeting the Real Boss — Ingo x male Houndoom trainer Reader

⚫️ — Don’t let that serious face fool you, Ingo is just as soft and sappy as his more emotive brother. When he fell for you—that mysterious stranger who shook up the Super Singles Line that fateful day, he fell hard.

⚫️ — You were seen around Nimbasa the following days, but Ingo assumed you were just visiting, as he’d never seen you in the area before. So time to talk to you was limited, at least in his eyes. That was enough of an excuse to get him to give up and write you off as a passing fancy—but it was not enough of an excuse for Emmet who, the moment he found out his brother had developed a crush on one of the challengers, would stop at nothing to get you two talking. (Because he can lack all the social skills he wants and have as little confidence as any grown man could have in his speaking ability, but if it meant getting his dear brother a boyfriend, Emmet would turn into a social savant right then and there.)

⚫️ — So yeah, your relationship with Ingo started out interacting with Emmet more, mainly because every time Emmet not at ALL subtly dragged his brother over to talk to you, Ingo genuinely couldn’t look you in the eyes.

⚫️ — But eventually you guys got together via bonding through—how else?—battling! There was a love language Ingo could get behind, and after your repeat challenges became a constant thing at the Battle Subway, sometimes multiple times a day, he finally worked up the nerve to ask you out after telling himself he’d do so if he won your battle today. He did, and one nervous coffee date later, you two actually managed to start properly talking without needing Emmet (Emmet, of all people, even HE is shocked!) as the middleman.

⚫️ — All is well. You both share a great passion for battling—of course—and you find all his little quirks from his loud voice to stone face adorable. You definitely know you’re onto something real when you actually make him happily stim in public after saying he looks so cute and excited when he talks about the subway, something Ingo has tried incredibly hard to iron out through all the masking he’s done all his life. To be honest, you absolutely have him wrapped around your finger, but it’s okay, because you’re a total fool for him as well and would do anything to make him happy.

⚫️ — But as you two begin pondering how to define your relationship, wondering if it’s time to make things official, your Houndoom starts to realize Ingo is going to be more and more of a presence in your life as much more than a casual friend. And he takes issue with that.

⚫️ — Houndoom was always fine with Ingo before. The thrill of battling on the subway and having such worthy opponents was something you could tell Houndoom savored, which made it all the stranger that he began getting worryingly aggressive around Ingo.

⚫️ — You wanted to ask him to be your boyfriend officially a few times now, only for Houndoom to intrude by putting himself between you and Ingo, growling all the while as if he could sense what you were about to ask and did not like it.

⚫️ — Houndoom means well, he really does. He knows what happens when humans get close like this and knows that if you and Ingo continue down that path, he’ll be in your life all the time. Maybe even where you live. Maybe sleeping beside you. There to see you at your best and your worst and, most concerningly, your most vulnerable. But you only met recently, and even if his Pokemon seem to indicate he’s trustworthy, that doesn’t mean anything! You’re a part of the pack to Houndoom, and he is not about this total stranger (at least, a total stranger by his standards) being a permanent fixture in your life. How on earth could he earn the right to be by your side so easily? No, you’re part of his pack, and Houndoom is hellbent to keep you safe from the encroaching outsider.

⚫️ — (Does he completely miss how happy Ingo makes you? A bit—the protectiveness fogs up his perception, okay? And even if he does make you happy, Houndoom thinks the month and a half or so you’ve known each other for is not long enough to just welcome Ingo into the family with open arms.)

⚫️ — Ingo is… troubled, to say the least. He’s worried your Pokemon disliking him will make you dislike him, which you assure him otherwise. Even still, the Houndoom line is not native to Unova and Ingo knows very little about it, therefore he has absolutely no idea how to proceed. Unova has the Growlithe and Lillipup families, but they’re much more good-natured than this. Still, he loves you, and while he’s worried about causing friction with you and your Pokemon, your assurances that he’s fine are (relatively) enough to spur him to try and make peace with Houndoom.

⚫️ — Treats were some of the first things he tried, to minimal success. The only reason Houndoom let him into the house that day at all was because you begged and pleaded for him to lay off your boyfriend, and even then he watched you two like a hawk. Treats Ingo brought and Houndoom’s favorite snacks that you already had in the home did nothing to persuade him. Attempts to play? No. And Ingo knows better than to even think about petting him.

⚫️ — Eventually Ingo just starts rather desperately trying to exist around your Houndoom’s wrath. He loves you and doesn’t want to break the news but. Your Houndoom scares him.

⚫️ — You can’t say he didn’t try, though.

⚫️ — But then! One day, you get sick. It’s a pretty nasty stomach bug that lasts for a day but wreaks havoc while it’s there. You’re practically bed-bound from the severe nausea, but Ingo is there the entire time, fretting over you and caring for you like any good boyfriend should. Houndoom’s prerogative is the same. He’s worried for you and wants you to feel better. So while Ingo is bringing you plenty of fluids, nausea medication, blankets and pillows, Houndoom is there to cuddle up and keep you warm and calm. It’s just that… it’s very hard for Ingo to care for you when Houndoom won’t leave your side and growls whenever he gets close.

⚫️ — This time, though, Ingo doesn’t shy away. He’s too worried for you and even though Houndoom is being incredibly threatening and there is a part of him a bit worried for his own safety, he brushes right past Houndoom’s huffing and puffing to keep caring for you. He brings you water and helps lift the bottle to your lips while Houndoom snarls. He sits at the bedside and dabs at your face with a damp towel while getting death glares. His need to be wary of your Pokemon is greatly outweighed by his need to take care of you. Essentially, they’re both fighting for the role of your primary caretaker.

⚫️ — Time goes on, though, and Houndoom definitely notices how his snarling and snapping isn’t stopping Ingo from aiding you. And after all these negative interactions, Houndoom is finally stifling his concerns and instead just quietly watching. Then helping. He and Ingo have a common goal here. And while Ingo is certainly surprised to find the defensive Fire-type suddenly aiding him, it’s a welcome change. In seeing his dedication to you at your most vulnerable, Houndoom has at last deemed the Subway Master as a worthy partner.

⚫️ — While you’re sick, they continue working together to care for you until their own energy is spent. You wake up in the morning, a bit sweaty and nauseous, but otherwise feeling far better. And you look over to the foot of the bed where Houndoom usually curls up to see Ingo right there with him, resting his head on Houndoom’s side—the both of them are fast asleep, knocking out together after such long and dedicated day caring for you while you were sick. The hostility Houndoom regards Ingo with seems completely gone as he lets him rest against him to sleep. You can’t remember much of what happened last night, but you know both of your boys here were caring for you with all the love in the world…

⚫️ — And though you had been thinking this about Ingo for a while now, seeing Houndoom accept him at last really solidified the fact that Ingo was “the one”.

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sterling-starlight · 3 years

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Okay get comfy kids. I have a lot of Feelings (tm) about how Ingo is portrayed in Masters. So keep in mind that I’m not an expert on neurodevelopmental disorders, I’m just one of the people who was diagnosed with one. So this is coming entirely from my perspective as someone who was diagnosed with AS (asperger syndrome). Autism is a spectrum and no two cases are identical so this is less an accurate diagnosis and what I’ve noticed.

One thing that stood out to me in his A Day With episode is that he seems to have somewhat of a hard time controlling the volume of his voice when excited (”BRAVO!! “ASTOUNDING!!”) Which is something my family has told me I have trouble with, too. According to Healthline’s page on autism in adults, voice modulation is a symptom. So there’s a box ticked right off the bat. And let’s take a look at Ingo and Emmet’s dialogue

Ingo

Emmet

There’s also their voiced lines:

“My apologies” vs “I’m sorry.” “Much obliged.” vs “Thank you”. “I must refuse” vs “No thank you”. Ingo is noticeably more formal -even stilted- when played back-to-back with Emmet, but that’s another sign of autism. Some of us have more “eloquent” ways of speaking, or an advanced vocabulary. Ingo is more verbose, Emmet is more clipped. These are both ways that autistics can talk, and I find myself fluctuating between both all the time.

(Also I feel like he messes with his hat more often than Emmet does? Someone correct me if I’m wrong. But if he does, that can be read as him stimming with his clothes.)

Ingo also mentions trains and various modes of rail transit more than Emmet does. The boy loves his metaphors about trains and tracks and even the various battle facilities and why they were built the way they were. Things make sense when he applies them to trains and railroads. He also describes feeling lonely without a train system on Pasio the same way an autistic person would describe being without their comfort item.

He legit starts gushing about trains in other regions out of nowhere because the PC will listen. I can’t even begin to tell you the amount of times I’ve found a hyper fixation and started gushing about it to the first person who would listen. It’s super relatable. “I’d love to show them all to you” is a one-to-one comparison to my “Let’s watch this thing I love!”

There’s also this line of dialogue:

Which hit me right in the honey-nut feelios. A lot of people on the spectrum, myself included, have trouble with... emoting the “right” way when we talk. I’ve been accused of being stoic, aloof, and distant by my own family members because I just... can’t do facial expressions or emotional inflections the right way. And it clearly *bothers* him since he’s surrounded by all these people who are bright and expressive and energetic (which again, is such a mood. I can tell you from personal experience it’s like being in a glass box).

His voiced lines as surprisingly upbeat and lively, but that reads to me as as a “customer service” vooce. He works in a high-energy environment where he has to be heard over the subway and the sounds of battle. So as sad as it is, him having a smooth baritone doesn’t really fit (restoroni in pepperoni Japanese anime special voice). I’d bet monopoly money that he tones it way the fuck down when he’s alone or with people he trusts (*cough*Hilda*cough*).

In fact his voice lines here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRW9ORkJRUk&t=83s from 1:23 are considerably less “GO GO GO” than his battle voice lines. (Unrelated but “You’re not going to miss the last train, are you? Please, make sure you get home safe.” Makes me so fucking soft jkshfkdsghd) Also, throat clearing? Humming? That’s him vocal stimming, my friends. I do it all the time when I’m by myself somewhere quiet.

So to answer the question: He’s definitely somewhere on the spectrum and I’m love him.

#Pokemon Masters #Subway Boss Ingo #Subway Master Ingo

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