Sakura Jade's Links
Thinks she's just precious. LOVES to shower her with gifts from his tours. At first they tried to initiate a rivalry against both siblings, but couldn't really bring himself to say anything mean about Valerie when she's just a cute preteen at the time. He loves his fans, after all. May or may not throw their decent friendship in Marlow's face though.
Thinks he's funny! Really appreciates his underdog performer story and connects with it. Thinks they and Marlow really are just friends, just... vitriolic ones. Isn't too close to him otherwise, but still considers them a friend!
Thinks he's a little punk. Doesn't quite believe that he's human, instead thinking he's a human fanatic. He thinks this is dumb since he thinks lowly of humans. (They don't have any attacks! And you say they put us in little balls? How HORRID!)
Was interested in him being a shiny at first, very quickly grew frustrated with him. He doesn't like people with big egos, and good god put those scythes away!
Ah yes another one of his fans! In all seriousness, Sakura started their friendship to spite Marlow. Yeah. But as time went on he did really enjoy Alli and Felicity's company and hangs out with them when he visits Serenade Falls. He can be insensitive towards Felicity's struggle with Marlow, but he does sympathize with her illness and wants to connect with her on it. He's too prideful to admit he's also struggled though so he's in this weird gray area with her. He does like her though. He may or may not have sicced his fanbase on someone who mocked her. The one who made that post hacked his account he swears. Trying to get her into the social scene as well
Gets along with him, but is wary of his status as a famous contest performer. She finds them to be a little too much at times. She often remarks on how petty he can be and tries to keep a hold on him. She's taken note of Alli's crush on them, and tries to advise her away since she's concerned Sakura's attitude and fame are more likely to hurt Alli than not. She also doesn't really let him know any secrets since they're a big gossip. But like she appreciates him I promise she just finds him to be a lot.
Ah yes another one of his fans! In all seriousness, Sakura started their friendship to spite Marlow. Yeah. But as time went on he did really enjoy Alli and Felicity's company and hangs out with them when he visits Serenade Falls. He's never really had genuine friends before, so he's a little defensive of them yet doesn't communicate with them well. Thinks Alli is just adorable and wants to have her on his PR team. He seems to be jealous of her larger family too... Wonder why? He's also trying to get her into the social scene, she'd be so cute.
He's like aware and unaware of her crush at the same time. Like in a "oh EVERYONE falls in love with me I'm just irresistible" way so he flirts with her, but not realizing she's in too deep.
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Bitter arch-rival. His rivalness is founded exclusively on pettiness. He's outraged that despite his fame, Marlow is still the most famous star in Serenade. That's where his mothers have retired! This just won't do. So Sakura is determined to dethrone him... at least at first. He grows frustrated that Marlow hasn't left town at all and wants Marlow to get out there and gain more of a following so that he's a more worthy rival.
Bitter arch-rival. Does not understand what his problem is and is despaired when the two are set to compete in the Winter Solstice Contest because it means he'll have to interact with him. He's determined to prove that even if he's not famous across the continent, it doesn't make him any less of a contest performer. He's admittedly a bit more above it all, but it's all to easy to sink down to Sakura's levels of pettiness for him.
LOVES his mom very very much. She was one of his only friends growing up and he missed her a lot on that mission, as it happened during a stressful time in his life. Though because of that mission, they do connect less. He's frustrated with her lately since she won't help him evolve, and thinks her training is annoying. Why can't he just learn to fly as a Scizor??
His mother. She missed out on a bit of his childhood due to a mission, and ended up spoiling him due to this along with his illness. She heavily regrets this, as while she's proud of her child for his fame and fortune, she wishes he's have more humility. She refuses to assist him with evolution, and tries to make them go through training before she'll help them. She's doing this to try and get some late-game parenting done by saying "no" and having him work for it, but also because she doesn't think they understand the consequence of evolving yet and wants to make sure they do.
Her child. LOVES her loves loves loves his mom. Is actually a bit closer to Maya. He appreciates her a lot for having so much faith in his dream and would do anything for her. Literally anything. He tends to get competitive over her and Cheri though... case in point, Marlow.
His mother. Loves her child very much and put a lot of effort into helping him achieve his goal, as well as looked after him when he was bedridden. She's the main cause of the spoiling, however, since she wanted to avoid her own toxic family's mistakes, but never really told him "no" either. She regrets this a lot but still finds it hard to say no to him.