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Lillie explains to Lana that nothing she’s done for waking up Magearna has worked, and Ash instantly tells her to not give up, and that everything’s gonna be alright

It’s also worth noting that not only is the first thing we see after that is Lillie staring at her with a visible blush on her, but she continues to stare at him like that while everyone else is encouraging her too, as if she’s locked on Ash specifically

Added with the fact that this is literally the episode before she leaves (and was totally gonna confess, who are we kidding), I’d argue this is a clear sign of her liking Ash, even if she herself may not fully comprehend that yet

Tootles!

I like to think that this similarity was something that was done deliberately to draw a parallel between Ash and Lillie. Both of them having the special evolution stone that would make their starters bigger and stronger than before, but letting their partners themselves decide and ultimately deciding not to do so for the sake of their happiness and pride

That’s all for right now, tootles!

I watched a video recently that argues that the 3 most essential things for a good relationship are vulnerability, kindness, and understanding, and based on what was said in that video, Ash and Lillie fit that perfectly

In both scenes above, Ash and Lillie show a clear ability to be vulnerable around each other. Lillie’s talking about how she feels about not knowing her own past and not being able to touch Pokémon, Ash is talking about him being saddened by Rotom choosing to leave him for a TV show, and both are responded to with genuine kindness and understanding

Ash gets Pikachu to make funny faces to cheer Lillie up so she doesn’t feel so gloomy over her regression from being able to touch Pokémon, which cheers her up and makes her realize that she wants to remember everything, even the bad stuff. Lillie tells Ash how she felt when she had to move away from her mother and gives him meaningful advice that helped make things better between them

Both of these actions were kind, and both of them came from a place of understanding what the other was going through. Ash has felt like a failure before (after the battle of Lake Acuity, after losing to Wulfric with Ash-Greninja…) and he’s already traveled with girls with their own phobia of Pokémon (Misty with bugs, Dawn with Plusle & Minun, Iris with Ice types…), he knows what it takes to cheer someone up in a state like this and he knows better than to ask Lillie to be someone else or to change who she is, and Lillie knew the same when talking to him on the beach. She’s not yelling at him to “bring back the Ash I know m” nor to fit an image she has of him, she’s just giving him the support and advice he needs to do something constructive about his issue and not put himself down over this, while also showing him that she can relate with his struggle

And all of this applies to their dynamic in general. Ash practically held Lillie’s hand throughout her entire journey, boosting her confidence and taking important steps with her, being the only one to cheer her on when she was about to try a Z-move for the first time (granted, everyone else was quite cause she needed focus, but still), and Lillie returns the favor by giving him necessary council and always supporting him in the things he does. They don’t wear fake smiles nor do they carry imaginary versions of each other in their heads and try to force that image into reality, they are genuinely kind to each other, they’re able to be vulnerable with one another, and they understand each other very well…

But that’s just what I had to say. Tootles

Ash and Lillie are looking at his phone to see a message. That’s it, that’s the premise of this piece

Link: https://www.deviantart.com/supermememaker5/art/Looking-at-Ashs-Phone---Aureliashipping-1388408652

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