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The summary for But How Will It Be

The Facadeverse is a series of Pokémon fanfics written by Torchic.

Combining elements of the different aspects of the franchise, the series deals with topics such as trauma, queer identity, toxic family dynamics, and abuse. While the stories mainly focus on Steven, Winona, and Wallace, characters from across the series make appearances.

    Larger works in the series 

  • But How Will It Be: A Drabble Collection. A collection of drabbles focusing on the lives and backstories of Winona, Steven, and Wallace. Incomplete.
  • In the echo of the ocean/in the hunting of the wind. After accidentally revealing their relationship, Wallace and Winona meet each others' families.
  • Alternate Title (Alternate Champion). When Steven steps down as Champion, Wallace takes his place. Adding Champion duties on top of his perfectionist attitudes and other unresolved issues might not be the best idea. At least he has the help of his friends and family. Incomplete.
  • Hey maybe I should do my headcanons here. A blog that catalogs assorted lore about the Facadeverse.
  • I'm a Marionette (Often shortened to IAM). A fic about college aged Wallace concealing their issues behind a mask of perfection. It doesn't go very well.

     Drabbles and one-shots 

  • The Twins. A character study about Hoenn Gym Leaders Tate and Liza.
  • Hell Eternal. A character study about Kalos Elite Four member Malva.
  • Crescent Moons and Baroque Pearls. Lillie buy a gift for her girlfriend Selene.
  • A Night in Kanto. Sabrina and Erika go on a late night date.
  • I Love You; I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do. Wallace proposes to Winona. It takes two tries to get it right.
  • Wind and Rain. A drabble about Wallace, Winona, and their daughter, and things being okay for once.

Contains examples of:

  • Adaptational Angst Upgrade: And boy does it ever.
  • Adaptational Gender Identity: Happens for quite a few characters.
  • Adaptational Sexuality: Like the above, this applies to several characters with no canonical sexuality.
  • The Alcoholic: During college, Wallace struggles with binge drinking, which often leads to him blacking out.
    • Theresa is also a heavy drinker.
  • All There in the Manual: The headcanon blog serves as this.
  • Ascended Extra: The Gym Leaders, who were supporting characters in the original games, serve as the main characters for the Facadeverse.
  • Bilingual Bonus: Several stories involving Sootopolis City or featuring Wallace feature Greek.
  • Blackmail: Malva's childish threats evolve into this by the time she joins Team Flare. She uses it on everyone: subordinates, higher ups, her romantic partners, everyone.
    Extortion became her sword, burning and biting like hellfire. It was how she held onto power, how she felt alive, how she felt happiness. The way her victims would beg and plead, as though she were a vengeful goddess, the rewards that came with it. The rush it gave her was better than ecstasy.
    Hell Eternal
  • Driven to Suicide: In Parents - Steven, it's revealed that Steven's mother Sophia took her own life, and his father is worried that he'll lose Steven like he lost his wife. (As one reviewer on Bulbagarden pointed out, Joseph may have been skipping work to be there for Sophia.)
  • Fantastic Slurs: "Fish sucker" (or the more offensive "fish fucker") for Umijins (people in the Grand Archipelago, which includes Sootopolitans, Pacifidlogians, etc.).
  • Freudian Trio: Wallace (the Id), Steven (the Superego), and Winona (the Ego).
  • A Minor Kidroduction: The first three drabbles of BHWIB focus on the characters' first memories, which all occur when they're toddlers.
  • My Beloved Smother: Winona's mother Rina.
  • Named by the Adaptation:
    • Winona's Pokémon aren't given names in the games, anime, or manga, instead being referred to by their species names. In the Facadeverse, she names them after sky deities.
    • Wallace's elder sister is given a name: Nicole.
    • Several characters—including Gym Leaders, protagonists, etc.—are given surnames.
  • Nothing but Skin and Bones: Played for Drama. At the height of his eating disorder, Wallace's ribs show through his skin, much to his shame and embarrassment.
  • Self-Harm: As a teen, Steven would cut himself.
    • Wallace's starving and purging habits are partially motivated by this. Specifically, he desires a way to deal with negative emotions and, to a lesser extent, control over his life.
  • Stepford Smiler: Wallace suffers from an untreated eating disorder, anxiety disorder, and alcohol abuse, but because he’s being groomed to be Sootopolis City’s perfect guardian and Gym Leader, he has to put up a facade that everything is fine. From BHWIB (College - Wallace):
    But no one could know about his coping mechanisms, not even the two people that Wallace let himself be slightly vulnerable around. Sure, Steven could let him stay at his dorm when Wallace was too exhausted to make it to his and Filbert’s dorm. Sure, Winona could hold back his hair as he vomited from progressively worsening migraines. None of that meant that they could know why he had panic attacks over eating in public, why he always wore long sleeves even on Hoenn’s hottest days, why he suffered from seemingly constant nausea, vomiting, headaches, exhaustion, and dizziness. They couldn't know. His professors couldn't know. Even his family (which included Juan, in Wallace's eyes) couldn't know. They’d probably see him as a failure—imperfect—if they knew. Wallace had to be perfect on the outside; he could be secretly suffering, but his surface had to be perfect, perfect, perfect.
    • It’s only after crashing in his sophomore year of college that Wallace finally gets treatment.

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