Archive of Our Own ^beta

Works which have used it as a tag:

• a new trainer's guide to happiness by Anonymous

  Fandoms: Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Anime 1997-2023)  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Gen
  • Complete Work

  29 Oct 2025

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Manon | Mairin & Hari-san | Chespie
  • Alan | Alain & Manon | Mairin
  • Manon | Mairin
  • Hari-san | Chespie
  • Alan | Alain (Pokemon)
  • YES for once i have tagged all applicable relationships i feel so awesome lol
  • i have finally joined the ranks of tsme fics at long last
  • anyways i've always wondered how mairin's early journey was
  • before mega evo and travelling with another person came into the picture
  • the fact that the whole prism tower incident resonated with her so strongly
  • that it was a tale that she felt like telling to a guy she just met says a lot doesn't it
  • and similarly the way that tale was a connecting point for both her and alain
  • just arghghgh they scratch my brain in a way that i can't really word just yet
  • very ray of sunshine + intimidating serious grump dynamic going on
  • or at least starting out
  • alongside the obviously just as precious caretaker chespie and the weight of the world
  • aka when your trainer is more prone to rash decisions than is expected
  • and it just ends up that this is how this is going to be. fun but also terrifying
  • Platonic Relationships
  • Relationship Study
  • Character Study
  • Pokemon Journey
  • i mean i guess
  • Fluff and Humor
  • For the most part
  • no beta we die like. hmm. no. we live like legends :)

  Summary

  It's journey-ing time for Mairin at last, and this awesome newbie is ready to embrace everything in front of her! From skateparks to mysterious caves, she's going to travel far and wide to find something amazing! And nice! And generally worth going for, alongside new friends and Pokemon. And not generally in that order!

  (It would be better if they they weren't lost, but adventure's about finding something new, right? So she'll just stick it through. Hopefully.)

  Series

  • Part 20 of beware of kalosian woods; lovely, dark and deep
  • Part 28 of when one life meets another (something will be born)

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  English

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