Unrelated Pokemon Oneshots

do you kiss on the first date?- Rotom Dex x Reader

Specifically Ash's Rotom Dex in the anime. A few notes on this.
One, I am in love and I could not help myself.
Two, reader is mostly based on an OC I'm slapping together for the anime, which is why there are some details figured out, such as where she moved from, her main partner, etc. It's pure self-indulgence, written in the reader format cos I had not named her or anything when I started it, and then I left it like that so that I could post it here and expose myself.
Three, this is dumb, like nothing short of stupid, so please just ignore how stupid it is, and let me live. Sometimes when you're in love, you just do these things.
Four, if anything seems off, refer to the above point.

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"Don't keep him out too late!" The remark from your professor is certainly meant to be teasing, but it still leaves you blushing furiously as you leave his house, the Rotom Pokedex belonging to your classmate floating along beside you. Ash and Kukui continue to call their goodbyes after the two of you, and your heart is in your throat, pounding wildly and showing no signs of calming down.

You can hardly believe that any of this is happening, that you actually managed to make it this far. From the moment you joined Kukui's class in the Pokemon School, you have been captivated not by any of your classmates, but by Ash's Pokedex, quickly developing a crush that has become obvious to pretty much everyone but the Rotom himself. Well, perhaps it was more obvious to some than others, but by now, even the most clueless of your classmates have been filled in by the more perceptive ones, and though the majority of them think that it is kind of weird for you to have fallen head over heels so easily, they are ultimately supportive.

Well, Sophocles claims to understand perfectly, though you are not so sure if it has as much to do with understanding your romantic feelings, or if he simply thinks of it from the perspective of one who loves technology. Ash just seems happy that the two of you have made such a connection, and that is why he gives you permission to ask Rotom on a date, something that you're sure he never would have expected to have to deal with, but is definitely taking incredibly well.

You are not sure just how much Rotom understands about what is going on. Obviously, he is used to being around people and has some understanding of how humans work, and even lives with a married couple, so he is not completely unaware of romantic relationships. But as for his own ability to return your feelings, or even his ability to understand your intentions, you are still pretty clueless, and it doesn't help that you really don't know much about any Rotoms to begin with, much less ones that manage to inhabit devices that allow them to communicate freely.

It is what feels like the combination of going out with both a machine and a Pokemon that leaves you completely out of your element, not that you have ever gone out with a human before either. He has enough personality to qualify as human, in your eyes at least, and that has led you to wonder if all Pokemon would be like that, if able to speak with humans. Perhaps then your crush would not seem so weird, but for now, you are left wondering how to put your feelings into words, and left wondering if Rotom would understand or be capable of reciprocating.

The two of you get along well, as he loves how interested you are in listening to his descriptions of everything. He loves your Pokemon partner, Purrloin, quite a bit, and while the two of you walk down the path, you decide to call her out, so that he can spend time with her as well, and so that you might not feel quite as awkward, since you won't be alone together. It's the first time you've actually been around Rotom away from your classmates, come to think of it.

"Oh, hello, Purrloin!" he calls, once you have brought her out. Immediately, he is buzzing around her, as if looking for a new photo angle that he has not yet found, as if he could never run out of things to observe. You could watch him like this for hours, finding his excitement endlessly endearing.