The Rivals From Scarlet & Violet Are Too Wholesome

[@cinderleaves3949]

Found it absolutely hilarious when Arven was like chastising the player for being friends with Kieran as if he has a crush on the player(very silly boy). I love the S/V rivals and characters they bring so much life into the game. I hope they keep this trend in future games.

[@SashGirl34]

I loved it. Epilogue made it clear Arven has a crush on the player too. He was all jealous just for the friendship with Kieran, and Kieran is heavily implied to be in love with the player. You can imagine both competing for the players attention.

[@SashGirl34]

Also Kieran having no idea Arven saw him as a rival. LOL

[@Championoko]

So summing up Nemona is declaring whe are HERS Penny is trying to not be around people that get her out of comfort zone Arven wants us to only be HIS BEST FRIEND AND HAVE NO ONE ELSE WITH THAT TITLE and the kitatgami sibling are now joining our har- I mean our friend group discovering their chemistry with them.

[@GothicRoseRH]

My har- I mean friend group is growing nicely (Kieran and Ortega and Grusha still best baby tho)

[@tanandalynch9441]

Arven being mad possessive is great

[@ES-dp6tw]

Feel a bit bad for Nemona, mind. The way Lacey talks about her challenging Clay causing a stir at the party, means Nemona probably got a real lambasting from her parents for embarrassing them in front of all the socialites (even though Ckay was cool with it). Probably saw her as acting out even though she’s only passionate.

[@BrandonJames2016]

I love that we were able to have characters from paldea interact with the new characters. My favorite interaction is Drayton and Kieran when he calls him ex champ every single time 😂

[@lightdarksoul2097]

Yeah kinda cold but also kinda funny

[@Sleepyhead_037]

Carmine really does live for the drama lol

[@FireFury190]

2:21 Not unless you also give him an Applin. Gotta let my boy know I love him too.

[@ragingraichu219]

I gave him an Applin in return named "I Love You". 😂

[@hi6575]

Yeah I did that too I like the idea of the mc and Kieran having childhood crushes on each other

[@lucygirl1111]

what i noticed about carmine she is a hopeless romanticus aka she wants all the juice details of romance when she thinks there is a possiblity of their being any but at the same time she is a tsundere

[@minicle426]

Fun fact. You have in-universe blackmail material on Carmine.

[@Glitch___ed_stsr]

Wait what really

[@eglol]

*What?*

[@That-guy-27]

Wait is it using the fact that she was caught doing the dance by the trainer?

[@katmichaelis5128]

That sweet, mochi-flavoured blackmail?

[@Kurotaisa]

Arven is our PC's brother in all but name. He oughtsa get adopted by the PC's parents.

[@johnherb4243]

Absolutely.

[@tempertenchi]

I will never feel as happy as when I experience Kieran's wholesomeness especially whe he talks abotu his pokemon and the player lol

[@The_One_In_Black]

The Arven/Carmine convo makes me start to think Arven is aro, because he doesn't seem to even conceptualize what she's asking (despite probably being the oldest one in the crew).

[@shannongrummisch8881]

Either that or he is just unfamiliar with the concept. Which makes sense considering the fact that nobody was around in his life to explain it.

[@The_One_In_Black]

@@shannongrummisch8881 Even without an explanation, an allo person's hormones will kick in at puberty.

[@tuntalia]

5:13 Kieran going off on Drayton to get him to stop is the same vibe as the "I said STOP" or "I DONT WANNA PLAY THIS ANYMORE!" memes

[@Chaoskingdonovan]

Low key I would beat draydon up just for doing that to Kieren that low key our bro

[@deepseastonecore3017]

When do monster like to party the most? April Ghoul's Day.

[@NamikawaHitomi]

I wanna hug them all

[@chaosdragun1608]

I dont think these "rivals" are actually rivals as we know them. Since it's an academy it seems all about helping you learn and all the quirky things that go along in school which I think is a refreshing twist. This games theme was really on point it's just a shame there's no voice acting because I'd of enjoyed it more not having to read so much.

[@Selixn140]

Doesn’t Arven have a crush on us?

[@IsaiahLynch-dj3iy]

Yes

[@AtomicOwl]

I thought all of them did ngl

[@abeermahfoud5660]

On the main characters mum

[@sirdragonmoon7092]

If you rewatch the scene it makes sence that he would say he felt something during that moment

[@Selixn140]

@@sirdragonmoon7092 Yeah i thought that to…

[@Glitch___ed_stsr]

I think you're missing some of Penny's interactions specifically Lacey and geeta

[@Owlhousefan101]

Yes they pretty much

[@eglol]

They are so wholesome, that is the definition of half of the DLC... Wholesome

[@Owlhousefan101]

@eglol indeed this is why one reason I like ddlc so much

[@SomeGuy-cf2lp]

Lets not forget that 1 of them is definatly in love with us

[@SashGirl34]

Kieran to me is very obvious for the moment he's introduced that he has a crush the player. Though Arven acting seems to indicate he likes the player too. The fact he gets all nervous when asking to go to the players house...and he views Kieran as a rival. Acting all jealous. When he didn't do this with Nemona and Penny...even questions when the player is hesitant at calling Kieran a friend. And questions it. Thinking like this guy is competition when Kieran isn't even aware. LOL.

[@Itsokfranzy]

How many times did he say simple when he was talking about crispin?

[@ChūyaNakahara8243]

I just realized Tyme rhymes with Ryme are they sisters or is it just a play on their names? Interesting 🤔

[@anthonydavid3348]

I’m confident they’re sisters - beyond the possibility of one of them outright saying so (which I do not recall offhand), they both look very similar to one another as well

[@hydrosphagus9672]

They indeed are sisters.

[@jamesmartin8054]

do anyone knows when Kieran and carmine does to their dorm room ?

[@CertifiedNerd15]

Yass

[@AstolfoFanboy0]

lil zesty ass 👍