>>51906343Alright, this is going to sound weird.
So out of the blue, one day, my friend sends me pic related as a sort of shitpost saying “I finally know who Dawn is for”, and we both kind of laugh at it. However, soon more pictures end up getting posted that involved Goh asking about Dawn’s ancient Sinnoh outfit and wanting to get their picture taken together, and Goh and Dawn initially going into the alternate dimension in the Palkia/Dialga episodes as well as the two having a few interactions in the Arceus special (the aforementioned picture scene and Piplup being fascinated with Inteleon).
Of course, as my mind does, I began to brainstorm funny and cute situations between the two, and the thought of Dawn roping Goh into participating in a contest along with her really stuck.
It stuck so hard that not only had I convinced myself to write about it, but for one week, I churned out five chapters and was only stopped because I was going on a family vacation.
I kind of found it surprising and a little funny when the dawnposters on the Dawn thread told me to kys when I hyped them up about a fanfic involving Dawn and an unusual pairing. Turns out it’s more than unusual, since as far as I know, this is literally the only “Gohkari” fic on AO3. I kind of like being the first to foray into something new. Thankfully the dawnposters for the most part seem to support my fic.
So yeah, hope that explains why I decided on the pairing.
As for your compliments, thank you so much! Dawn really turned out to be a super fun character to write for.
