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1. Rubies, Sapphires, and Rocks in Hard Places by starlightSeer

   Fandoms: Pocket Monsters: Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire | Pokemon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Versions, Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Main Video Game Series)  

   • Explicit
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   22 Jun 2025

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Aogiri | Archie/Matsubusa | Maxie
   • Aogiri | Archie & Izumi | Shelly
   • Aogiri | Archie & Ushio | Matt
   • Homura | Tabitha & Matsubusa | Maxie
   • Aogiri | Archie
   • Matsubusa | Maxie
   • Izumi | Shelly
   • Ushio | Matt
   • Homura | Tabitha
   • Original Characters
   • Athena | Ariana
   • Rocket-dan no Shitappa | Team Rocket Grunt
   • Aogiri no Samehader | Archie's Sharpedo
   • Matsubusa no Bakuuda | Maxie's Camerupt
   • Lambda | Petrel
   • Breakup
   • Lovers to Enemies
   • Pokemon Battles
   • Pokemon Death
   • Gun Violence
   • Trans Male Character
   • Trans Male Homura | Tabitha
   • Pre-Transition Homura | Tabitha
   • He comes out by the end
   • Financial Issues
   • These boys are in debt
   • Team Rocket (Pokemon)
   • Team Rocket Archie and Maxie
   • Suggestive Themes
   • Dead Parents
   • Ariana is the antagonist because I believe in women's wrongs
   • Petrel is bigender
   • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse

   Summary

   Archie and Maxie are a pair of late 20 somethings living together in Slateport when they fall into money trouble. They try to make things work, but resort to working with some unsavory people to get by. What happens when those same unsavory people have plans for them? And what will become of pair as that puts a strain on their relationship?

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   English

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