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I grew up with the first anime and the first 2 movies. I would watch those movies over and over again. I also had the first game but could not read yet so pkmn pinball was more fun until I learned it. Had always been a huge fan of sentient creatures but no other fiction had been a better fit. Loved that concept of monsters and humans working/living together exactly like that other anon described. Such a sucker for that whole feel I'm making my own fictional monster world. There is something very beautiful about the pokemon world. My heart aches when I see the scenery. A deep longing to be there. Don't have a story similar to the level of op but I do have high functioning autism. I mean autists are known to escape into better worlds and not get treated well by their peers so I was depressed as well. That feeling of bittersweetness I described is overwhelming to me and I love to get invested in this world. I learned how to draw simply because I was so obsessed with it. I drew Pikachu so often throughout my life that he became a part of my heart. When people look at their old hobbies/art they cringe and denounce who they were but I never felt like that. That person who has a passion for this world was me and it will always be me. I don't care about how bad it became because what I experienced will never vanish and it inspires me to this day.
