>>50264198>>50264212>>50264237So... a lot of this hits home for me more than I'd like to admit. Everything from the entire "sex is taboo" and my attempts to actively NOT find things sexy growing up (which worked until I let my guard down with something I wasn't expecting to need to have my guard up for, after all, the idea that I might find a Pokemon attractive didn't occur to me until it happened), to the "Pokemon as friends" thing, and to the being attached to a Pokemon and having non-sexual romanticish fantasies about her (in this case, Eevee) even before I realized what I was doing was, in fact, that.
The fact that, unlike animals, Pokemon were portrayed as friends who can listen, understand, and relate, and then even go out of their way to help of their own accord or make smart decisions that prove their agency, is one of the primary things that started me down that path in the first place, so I will never think of them any other way no matter what any Nintetails poster presents as evidence, because that is how I grew up thinking of them.
>>50264602Why would the Eevee run away? It sounds like a pretty stable and loving relationship from what we see here, he's looking for a present for her!
