>>43929455Gloria is deredere towards Avery and he is slightly tsun out of jealousy that she gets more attention than him, but he also isn't immune to her charms either. She is permissive of his haughty and eccentric behaviour, to the point of naivety to his more sinister plans and forgives easily.
Ex,
>Avery gives Gloria the deluxe fashion card to try to make her end up running late/not showing up at the dojo>from that point forward Gloria thinks the world of Avery and wants to be in good terms with him>Gloria thanks him and immediately speeds off to go on a shopping spree>later, Avery tries to tell Honey that Gloria won't be coming>Gloria comes back wearing a stunning new outfit and looking cuter than before>Honey loves it and welcomes her>Avery is a mess of infatuation and seething that his plan failed>Gloria about to turn in the max mushrooms to Honey>Avery busts in and demands that they use his instead>Honey agrees to it and apologizes to Gloria>Avery thinks Gloria really cared about having her mushrooms used in the soup and smirks to himself thinking that it'll make her cry like a brat>Gloria ends up being really happy that she gets to keep her mushrooms and thanks Avery sincerely for being kind and gentlemanly enough to insist on using his>Avery is the one that ends up turning away and hiding his tears wishing desperately that he could teleport his shame away while begrudgingly letting her know she's welcome>they both end up enjoying the soup togetherI love pairings like this, it's soft and fluffy but the rivalry gives it just a little spice to make things interesting so it's not pure diabetes. He envies her youth and talent while she refuses to lose in pokemon battles since she cares for her mons above all else.
