Lowish-effort Aro Mario and Aro Bowser icons for @arospecfanworksweek! They're very simple but I like making them I should do it more often :D
Anyway there's whole lot of rambling about the headcanons under the cut if you're curious, haha. I guess it makes this entry technically match Day 1's prompt but honestly I wasn't intentionally trying to follow said prompts at all, lmao
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OK, so I've headcanoned Mario as aro for a while, now. Part of it is me projecting, of course. But also I think it would be interesting if he was, mainly because of how it would affect his dynamic with Peach. Because, you know, the hero and the princess; the knight and the damsel; he was a boy, she was a girl - at least a lot of the Toads seem to think that it couldn’t be any more obvious. But Mario wouldn’t think it was obvious. And any suggestions otherwise would just be mostly awkward and off-putting for reasons that are difficult to get across to the romance-minded. He and Peach were already close, as friends. That's all they needed to be, right?
But anyway what I'm trying to say is a major appeal of this headcanon for me is the like…inherent defiantness of it. Standing in step with so many normally romance-coded things and doing them platonically despite what everyone wants or expects. And then also me projecting, like I said before 😊. Wrote a couple of fics about it even, if you wanna read them~ 😁
As for aro!Bowser, though, it's only something I've vaguely been thinking about recently. 'Cause I read a whole bunch of Bowuigi fic last year, and in almost all of those they gotta wave away/retcon/reconcile Bowser's attraction to/kidnapping of Peach, right? So one way I've seen of doing that is something to the effect of Bowser kidnapping Peach because Junior needs a mom. Which is such an interesting rationale to give him, haha. But to be fair its usually not by itself; there's usually a sense of 'well, Peach is very kind and beautiful, so marriage is definitely the way to go on this (or so I thought'. But sometimes it isn't and that's very funny to me. The things shippers do to pull their stories off are something to behold sometimes 🤭
But still! It got me thinking. What if Bowser's crush on Peach was completely manufactured? Unknowingly, of course; in the sense that Peach is very kind and beautiful and powerful and the monarch of a nearby kingdom in his age range so that's how these thinks are supposed to go, yeah? He wasn’t totally sure; becoming King didn’t really leave any room to know otherwise, with how much work there was to be done every day. At least Kamek had seemed to think so, though, talking about alliances and heirs and a bunch of other things Bowser hadn't been really listening to. Though Kamek was hardly wrong about anything important, would it kill him to be a lot less boring about it?
But even still, Bowser's proud and headstrong and stubborn, so when the marriage-alliance with Peach doesn’t work out then he decides to make it work out. And then the kidnappings start. And then continue. Because "it'll totally work this time, this plan is perfect!".
Like trying to jam a square peg into a round box over and over with no clue that there's anything wrong. Or maybe an inkling of a clue that we've decided to ignore because, you know, "I'll kidnap Peach for good, this time, you'll see!"
Also I remember seeing discussion somewhere about how Bowser could be interpreted as someone with abandonment issues, which could play into this too; people will stay if you keep them by force, after all, whether by kidnapping, marriage, or both.
So yeah. Not the greatest outlook on things, obviously.
Regardless, I think that in this universe where Mario and Bowser are both aromantic they both get on track to consciously realizing it post-Super Mario Odyssey.
Mario because as he and Peach are flying home Peach obviously wants to know why he snap-proposed to her like that. To which Mario has to sheepishly explain how his inner competitiveness had flared up when Bowser had tried to propose to her again. To which Peach sighs because yeah, of course it was that. And then Mario gets around to asking if Peach is okay, to which Peach describes the nightmare of a past while she'd had because of this wedding business, to which the conversation pivots to weddings in general, and then romance in general.
And Mario contributes to the conversation as best he can, but… he knows from watching Luigi's romance-related ups and downs over the years that the way he himself thought about the concept wasn’t…correct.
But Peach won't stand for Mario thinking that there was something wrong with him; it takes an overnight stint or three in the castle library (to Toadsworth's chagrin) before she finally finds an answer for him. So she invites him to the castle for tea, and for a vocabulary lesson that'll change his life.
Meanwhile Bowser sits on the moon,. Reflecting on his utter defeat that must have been more crushing than he'd thought for him to not even remember how he got out of that cave, thinking about how even aside from Mario being on his tail the entire time this whole wedding planning business was more of a stress-filled ordeal than he'd initially thought it would be, considering the fact that the post-wedding future that he'd figured he'd figure out as it came had stubbornly remained an amorphous blob of ambiguity instead of snapping into place during those final hours, despite the Broodals' assurances to the contrary. He'd indulge in a rare bout of self-reflection, maybe, about these inconsistencies.
And then he would shrug, get up, and make his way home. Because while he wasn’t particularly sure about marrying Peach anymore, he knew he would still be kidnapping her. Because of the engaging process of making and executing perfectly laid plans, because of the adrenaline rush of a good fight, because of the future bonding experiences with his kids, because the rest of his minions needed something to do, ha.
Because of the fact that he was Bowser, King of the Koopas, and he's absolutely not the sort of person to just give up, even if his core motivations have shifted slightly! And just as Mario would always show up to ruin his plans and take Peach back home Bowser would just make new plans, and he was going to successfully pull a kidnapping off and beat Mario once and for all, he just knew it!
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50 of My Favorite Fics from 2023
Did something like this last year on Dreamwidth and it was fun so I’m doing it this year, on Tumblr this time! These are all fics I read last year and loved a lot!
It’s 50 fics because that’s about how many recs were on my list last time by happenstance so I decided to just roll with it. Especially because I read so much fic this year, between the comment bingos and the explosion of Mario fic in the months before and after the Mario movie, for example. Thus, I probably forgot some good ones, somehow (I was mostly going off my AO3 bookmarks for the year + what I’d reblogged on Tumblr) so whoopsies if some quality fics slipped through the cracks! ^_^;
This list ended up being
50% Super Mario Bros,
18% Ace Attorney,
6% Danny Phantom x DCU,
4% Professor Layton, Pokémon, and Linked Universe each, and
14% comprised of other assorted fandoms,
which is obviously a way different distribution from last year, haha!
Regardless, if you’re going through the list and wondering about an author showing up more than once (or maybe even four times) then that’s your cue to go check out the rest of their fic catalogue because it all slaps! That's why they're on here so much! (^o^)/
So, without further ado:
Super Mario Brothers
A Dream of Sunny Skies by Skippy_Watts
Rated T | M/M | No Archive Warnings Apply
Bowser/Luigi, Luigi & Mario, Bowser & Mario, Bowser & Peach
11 chapters | 62,474 words | Complete
A strange affliction is causing Luigi to sleep more and more each day. Worried about his constant collapses, Mario enlists Princess Peach’s help in looking for a cure, leaving Bowser to play nurse and watch over the dreaming brother.
To Bowser, this is just an easy favour to make Mario owe him in the future. However, he soon starts to find himself getting much too invested in the wellbeing of a man who may soon never wake up again.
a gentleman by MrSpockify
Rated E | F/M | No Archive Warnings Apply
Mario/Peach
One-Shot | 4,568 words | Complete
Peach spent her nights longing for Mario to touch her, to grab her with a passion she knew he possessed. She had seen him scale mountains with ease, punch his way through brick walls, and beat down enemies while hardly breaking a sweat. He was strong and sharp and so, so capable of taking whatever he wanted from her. She wanted to give it to him, whatever it was that he wanted.
He just… wouldn’t take it.
All the Gold in the World by peaches2217
Rated G | M/M | No Archive Warnings Apply
Luigi/Prince Peasley
One-shot | 2,647 words | Complete
The quality of one’s character based on the fabric they clad themselves in. The notion made little sense to Peasley. "What constitutes a 'real man'?"
~
Or, "Peasley Doesn’t Acknowledge Gender Norms and Wants to See Luigi in a Pretty Dress."
Coming Down by MrSpockify
Rated T | Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply
Mario & Luigi
20 chapters | 70,245 words | Incomplete
“You can tell me anything,” Mario tried again, leaning over to look at his brother, but he couldn’t quite catch his eye.
“You won’t like what I have to say.”
“Tell me anyway.”
~
The brothers face the realization that one of them is unable to cope in the aftermath of Bowser. They just never really thought it would be Mario.
Cooking Mama (Luigi)! by Little_RedHots_Riding_Hood
Not Rated | F/M, M/M | No Archive Warnings Apply
Bowser/Luigi, Mario/Peach, Luigi & Bowser Jr, Luigi & Koopalings
27 chapters | 83,036 words | Complete
Luigi was having a perfectly peaceful stroll through the Toad Market - the sun was shining, he'd just found a lovely handmade blanket, and was on his way to the bakery before heading back to his and Mario's home.
Only... what was that sniffling noise from that dark, scary alleyway?
Of all the creatures he was expecting to find, the littlest prince of the Koopa Kingdom certainly wasn't it.
Day Forty-Two by Useless19
Rated G | M/M | No Archive Warnings Apply
Bowser/Luigi, Mario & Luigi, Bowser Jr. & Luigi
One-Shot | 7,119 words | Complete
Luigi returns to Bowser's castle. Somehow he's the only one who isn't surprised by this.
Father Koopa by Razzbarry
Rated G | No Archive Warnings Apply
Bowser & Kamek
One-Shot | 1,457 words | Complete
Something’s sent Bowser into a furious rage, and it’s up to Kamek to calm him down.
Growing Pains by JupiterRainstorms
Rated G | Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply
Mario & Luigi
One-Shot | 4,946 words | Complete
It’s something he shares with his brother, a connection that feels almost tangible if he thinks about it hard enough—he’s always been the green to Mario’s red.
For as long as either of them can remember, it’s always been the two of them off in their own little world.
I Diagnose You with Crocodile by KnightOn
Rated G | Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply
Luigi & Mario
4 chapters | 4,833 words | Complete
Alternative title: The Id and the Ego Walk into a Bar…
Luigi has a chat with his other half.
Koopa Princess by Esperata
Rated G | Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply
Bowser & Wendy O. Koopa
One-Shot | 687 words | Complete
Boy things, Bowser understands. With girl stuff however, he struggles. He tries his best for his little princess though.
Linguistically Challenged by Krackaroo21
Rated G | Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply
Mario & Peach
One-Shot | 4,768 words | Complete
It was nothing short of a miracle that someone came to rescue Princess Peach. But she would never expect a language barrier to make her getaway so frustrating.
Looking the Other Way by Istadris
Rated T | Gen | Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Bowser’s Army, Bowser, Mario
One-Shot | 1,500 words | Complete
All around them were the loyal, the fanatics, the enthusiasts, the fatalists; the ones who followed King Bowser out of worship and the ones who wouldn't care if someone challenged the status quo. Ears which could listen and report any signs of dissension. Their companions, their friends, their family, all would turn on them if they voiced their doubts.
King Bowser was the strongest. Therefore King Bowser was right. That was all there was to know.
The best thing to do was to look the other way.
Nobody’s ever heard of a girl Toad by wordbending
Rated G | Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply
Toad, Peach, Mario
One-Shot | 2,092 words | Complete
Nobody’s ever heard of a girl Toad, least of all Toads themselves. If you asked a Toad what pronouns he used (it was always “he”), he’d just stare at you quizzically for a moment before answering “I just check the dictionary!”
Still, as one Toad stares into the mirror, looking back at a Toad indistinguishable from the thousands that look exactly like him, he wonders if it was always like that.
Pay No Mind to the Man in the Mirror by h0moquixotic (h0moneurotic)
Rated T | Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply
Kamek
One-Shot | 511 words | Complete
Kamek cherishes his opportunity to look like the Princess. Until he doesn't.
Plateau by peaches2217
Rated E | F/M | No Archive Warnings Apply
Mario/Peach
One-Shot | 3,803 words | Complete
“A spell that does what?”
“‘Prevents contractions of the bulbospongiosus muscle and withholds resultant bodily and neurochemical emissions,’” Peach repeats directly from the page before her. That’s an unnecessarily complicated way of saying ‘This spell makes it physically impossible to orgasm.’
Super Bowuigi Odyssey by ProtoChan
Rated G | M/M | No Archive Warnings Apply
Bowser/Luigi, Mario/Peach
102 chapters | 166,306 words | Incomplete
When Luigi and Bowser find themselves stranded together in the Lost Kingdom after a turbulent windstorm sends them flying off Bowser’s airship, a busted up Odyssey becomes their unlikeliest of saviors. Now reluctant traveling companions, doomed to remain marooned without the other’s help, the two gather power moons and embark on a globe-trotting adventure home. However, as they fly and hunt for moons together, encountering and overcoming any and all conflicts in their way, their reservations about each other wither away while a fondness forged through their travels grows into something neither of them ever thought was possible.
tethered by MrSpockify
Rated M | F/M | No Archive Warnings Apply
Mario/Peach
One-Shot | 2,214 words | Complete
Mario woke with a knot in his throat and a soft cry on his lips. His eyes shot open, and as he lay struggling for breath and clutching his own chest, his eyes darted around rapidly, trying unsuccessfully to see through the darkness that surrounded him. The only thought on his mind was Peach.
Peach, who he had just seen die before his very eyes, burned alive by his greatest enemy.
~
When Mario wakes from a terrifying nightmare, Peach takes care of him and sooths his worries.
Little Events by Vegebulluv
Rated G | Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Toadsworth & Peach
2 chapters | 5,115 words | Incomplete
Expansions on little moments of Peach's life following my other fics.
The Mushroom Kingdom’s Unconventional Line of Defence by Amethyst_Goldwind
Rated T | Gen | Graphic Depictions of Violence
Mallow & Bowser
One-Shot | 3,665 words | Complete
That Toad remembers his bazooka at a time nobody needed him to.
The Quiet of Night by Istadris
Rated G | Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply
Mario & Luigi
One-Shot | 954 words | Complete
It was true, Mario preferred to travel alone. But never for the reasons everyone expected when they looked at the brothers.
This Blazing World by SelanPike
Rated T | Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply
Kamek, Geno, Fawful, Ludwig von Koopa, Wendy Koopa
8 chapters | 14,462 words | Complete
Even the Star Sprites had questions about the Dark Star. Surely they knew more about what the Dark Star was, but maybe they were in the dark as to what exactly happened to it, and what it left behind. If that was the case, then Kamek was at an advantage.
He had something they’d want to see.
Three Times Toad Broke In And One Time He Didn't Have To by BlueJay2
Rated G | Gen | Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Mario & Luigi & Toad
One-Shot | 8,810 words | Complete
After the bros move into the Mushroom Kingdom, their new friend Toad is excited to show them things in his world. Unfortunately, he gets a little too excited and also knows how to pick locks. There are shenanigans.
Traduzione, Per Favore? by peaches2217
Rated G | F/M | No Archive Warnings Apply
Mario/Peach
One-Shot | 1,682 words | Complete
"I’m named after a fruit. Surely you have a word for ‘peach’."
~
OR: Peach asks a silly question and Mario falls a little harder.
Untitled Dimigi Smut by lizadale
Rated E | M/M | No Archive Warnings Apply
Dimentio/Luigi
One-Shot | 3,905 words | Complete
You’re not trying to be rude to him. It’s unintentional, this time, but at this rate you may be lucky if he ever lets you leave the house again.
Whatever the universe is made of. by TheMusicalCC
Rated G | F/M | No Archive Warnings Apply
Luigi/Rosalina
One-Shot | 4,908 words | Complete
"They do say butterflies can’t see their own wings.” She muttered.
(Super Mario Galaxy but Luigi and Rosalina get to interact.)
Ace Attorney
An Insecure Turnabout by Red_Acted (96percentdone)
Rated T | Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply
Miles Edgeworth & Larry Butz
One-Shot | 2,178 words | Complete
Crying at the drop of a hat is a quirk of Larry's that you get used to after spending a few minutes around him. Miles has spent several years, and yet despite all those years, all those horribly loud bars and messy break ups, he's never seen anything like this. Larry is crying, and it appears it's Miles' fault.
In which Miles Edgeworth has had enough of being dragged to clubs, but his annoyance is the least pressing issue.
atroquinine girl and the fox with the hole in his heart by kbots
Rated G | F/M | No Archive Warnings Apply
Vera Misham/Wocky Kitaki
One-Shot | 7,724 words | Complete
After a beat, the boy shrugs. “S’cool. You don’t gotta talk if you don’t want. Ma always says I can do enough talkin’ for two.” He pulls a box out of the pocket of his hospital gown - the box of pocky - and offers it out to Vera. “Name’s Wocky. Want a pocky?”
~
where Vera Misham meets the strangest boy of her life while recovering in the hospital and somehow, against the odds, makes her very first friend
Cold Case by RockettoMusashi
Rated T | F/F | No Archive Warnings Apply
Maya Fey/Franziska von Karma, Maya Fey & Phoenix Wright, Maya Fey & Miles Edgeworth
One-Shot | 9,489 words | Complete
Deep into a strangely cold LA winter, unseen from prying eyes... the most despicable, most uncouth, most heinous crime has been committed. Of all the hardship the young Maya Fey has seen since leaving her quaint little commune in the mountains, truly no horror has trifled her on such a level as this.
Someone... has gotten her sick.
Ever the determined truth-seeker, and with years of (totally legit) legal experience under her obi, Maya is going to find out who.
come dine with me by pheenick
Rated T | M/M | No Archive Warnings Apply
Dick Gumshoe/Phoenix Wright, Phoenix Wright & Maya Fey
One-Shot | 5,715 words | Complete
“It’ll be a long drive,” says Phoenix, cautiously toeing the waters. He spares a glance at Gumshoe and ends up staring openly.
Gumshoe smiles. That’s all he does, but Phoenix swears he sees the afternoon sun rising above the clouds.
~
Or, how Gumshoe gets the guy.
Leopard Lily by frogs_in3_hills
Rated T | Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply
Viola Cadaverini & Maggey Byrde
One-Shot | 3,564 words | Complete
Wright frowned, straightened, and looked her in the eyes. “It’s not like that. I won’t pretend to know what it’s like having brain surgery, but… in therapy, you’re the one in control, not the doctors. You don’t have to tell them anything you don’t want to, they’re just there to help you out. This woman specializes in trauma and abuse recovery, so just… please consider it, Miss Cadaverini. You’ve been through a lot, and I think it could really help.”
Well, that did sound a little better than being put under anesthetic so that a stranger could lobotomize you.
~
In which Viola enacts her vengeance through community gardening.
my crown i am by zombiekittez
Rated M | Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply
Rayfa Padma Khura'in, Pearl Fey, Nahyuta Sahdmadhi, Apollo Justice
3 chapters | 6,367 words | Complete
Pearl Fey cleans the temple like the lowest devotee. She helps translate foreign records into Khurainese, for she is nearly fluent. She stands beside children and frightened women in the docket, helping Apollo and his newly trained lawyers coax testimony from the anxious and weak. They call her the Golden Pearl for the way her light hair catches in the hot Khurainese sun and Rayfa hates her more each passing day.
~
Or, Pearl Fey comes to Khura’in.
the only love i ever found by jambi_cafe
Rated G | M/M, Other | No Archive Warnings Apply
Miles Edgeworth/Phoenix Wright, Miles Edgeworth & Phoenix Wright
One-Shot | 1,571 words | Complete
"Have I not made myself clear? I do not spend my time idly. If I am with you, it is because I want to be." Edgeworth speaks with the thoughtfulness and commitment that he brings to everything he does, declaring the above statements as if they are courtroom evidence. Incontrovertible.
Phoenix's heart does an odd sort of thing, filling his whole body with warmth.
~
a queer-platonic love story for phoenix and miles. set sometime after aa2.
The State of Spicy Noodles in Southern California by RokettoMusashi
Rated T | F/F, Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply
Maya Fey/Franziska von Karma, Franziska von Karma & Miles Edgeworth
One-Shot | 6,317 words | Complete
“Maya Fey,” she says, “I regret to be the bearer of bad news, but it seems as though my living space is woefully unprepared to properly nurse you back to health.”
“Are you drafting me a fucking work email right now?”
Turnabout Substitution by pictureswithboxes
Rated T | F/F | No Archive Warnings Apply
Maya Fey/Franziska von Karma, Pearl Fey & Franziska von Karma, Pearl Fey & Maya Fey, Franziska von Karma & Miles Edgeworth, background Phoenix/Miles
8 chapters | 54,776 words | Complete
'“I must have misheard you,” Franziska said, almost surprised by how flat and cool her voice sounded as she spoke. How easy the words escaped her mouth, forming into the voice of someone cold and clinical, without a hint of the anger she felt in her words. “Because I could have sworn you’d just asked me to act as a defense attorney.”'
~
When one Maya Fey is in need of legal help, once again, and neither Phoenix Wright nor Miles Edgeworth are available, there is only one person they trust enough to take on the case. And that person is Franziska von Karma, the prodigy prosecutor.
Danny Phantom x DCU
The Health and Wellbeing of Hybrid Entities by Faeriekit
Rated T | Gen | Graphic Depictions of Violence
Danny Fenton & Justice League
17 chapters | 25,604 words | Incomplete
Adrift in an unknown space, his transportation lost, his body a wreck, and only half-conscious, Danny has to find himself somewhere safe to recover.
Now, if only he can convince the locals to leave him alone while he does...
those who serve. by aryelee
Rated T | Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply
Danny Fenton & Alfred Pennyworth, Tim Drake & Danny Fenton, Danny Fenton & Bruce Wayne, Danny Fenton & Damian Wayne, Cassandra Cain & Danny Fenton
6 chapters | 49,024 words | Incomplete
Running away from Amity Park—from his entire dimension—Danny takes refuge in the streets of Gotham. It's hard, suddenly being a homeless teenager in such a crime-ridden city, but it's better than dying a second time.
Enter Alfred Pennyworth, a kind old man who works as a butler and, for some reason, has decided to befriend Danny.
His future is still up in the air, but he's hopeful that things will work out. After all, Alfred isn't getting any younger and someone needs to help him with his butler duties. Danny's just the right person for the job.
Or: Alfred Pennyworth sees a homeless teen who looks like he'd fit right into the Wayne family and decides to take matters into his own hands. It's not like he's just going to leave this very sad, possibly meta teenager alone when there's more than enough space in the Manor to house one more child in need.
Throwdown Therapy by gamma_radio
Rated T | Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply
Danny Fenton & Jason Todd, Jason Todd & Bruce Wayne
12 chapters | 30,715 words | Complete
Danny hears about a suspicious character lurking around Gotham and decides to befriend him. Jason has no thoughts on the matter — mostly, he has a lot of empty-head green-tinged rage on the matter.
This is less of a roadblock than one might expect. Danny thinks he might even be able to help the guy, if he can form enough of a relationship to bring up sensitive topics like "you have the ghostly equivalent of lead poisoning or maybe rabies, we aren't quite sure".
Professor Layton
Breaking News: 12-Year-Old Kidnaps Himself in an Effort to Make Local Professor Attend High School Reunion by DawnCloud
Rated G | Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply
Hershel Layton & Randall Ascot & Henry Ledore & Angela Ledore, Hershel Layton & Clark Triton, Emmy Altava & Luke Triton, Hershel Layton & Luke Triton
One-Shot | 19,081 words | Complete
Hershel Layton, feeling rather out of place, made his excuses and left Monte d'Or as quickly as possible, with little to no intention of returning.
Unfortunately for him, his apprentice had other plans.
In your rearview mirror by MagicWhiskers_29
Rated G | Gen | Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Aurora & Flora Reinhold, Hershel Layton & Flora Reinhold, Flora Reinhold & Luke Triton, Emmy Altava & Flora Reinhold, Flora Reinhold & Claire, Don Paolo & Flora Reinhold
"And... Not at all robots die when they're supposed to, right?" softly, she responded.
~
Having the spirit of a deceased Azran golem show up in her tower was one way to make it less lonely for Flora...
Pokémon
Goodknight, Sweet Prince by EmeraldSands
Rated T | M/M | No Archive Warnings Apply
Tracey Sketchit/Gary Oak
One-Shot | 3,149 words | Complete
Gary, a loyal knight, is injured while protecting his prince from a pair of dangerous bug-types. Tracey does his best to help his knight--it's the least he can do.
Stun Spore Detour: The Threequel by EmeraldSands
Rated G | M/M | No Archive Warnings Apply
Tracey Sketchit/Gary Oak
One-Shot | 2,200 words | Complete
On a trip to Kalos, Tracey gets hit with a stun spore... again. It's up to Gary to find a cure.
Linked Universe
The Wondrous Sword of Legend by ImperialKatwala & PolynomialPandemic
Rated T | Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply
Hyrule & Legend, Four & Hyrule & Legend & Sky & Time & Twilight & Warriors & Wild & Wind
21 chapters | 59,581 words | Complete
“Well,” the boy said to it as the sun dipped closer to the trees, “your hero didn't show up yet, but I bet they're coming! I bet they're real nice, too. You’re probably going to save the world together.”
He was borrowing it. He was borrowing the Sword of Legend, and… what, checking in to see if it was needed? Waiting for a hero to come for it?
It wasn’t sure what to think. It wasn’t supposed to think about its wielders. But it found itself looking forward to the stories, keeping an eye out while the boy slept, memorizing as much of the information he gave it as it could.
Its job was to protect the innocent, after all.
Or: Hyrule finds a sword. The sword has opinions about this.
Warriors says by Zarvasace
Rated G | Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply
Hyrule & Warriors
One-Shot | 1,635 words | Complete
Hyrule covered his face, feeling it burn in shame. "It's fine, they're just old. It'll be a while until they're entirely unusable."
He heard Warriors exhale, then stand up again. Warriors took Hyrule's hands and held them up to try and sign into them again. Hyrule did his best to focus.
Other Assorted Fandoms
An Arm and a Leg by AzuraJae
Hi-Fi RUSH
Rated G | F/F, Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply
Chai & Peppermint, Chai & Korsica, Chai & Macaron, Chai & CNMN, Chai & 808, Peppermint/Korsica
One-Shot | 6,004 words | Complete
"That hurt. Like really hurt." Chai was looking down at his leg in disbelief.
"Are you okay?" Peppermint asked again, now seriously worried once more.
“Ow, ow… It’s fine, I’ll just walk it off,” Chai managed to say, voice strained with pain. A moment later, there was another crash as Chai fell right back into the pile of debris. “Okay, you know what, nevermind… I think I’m just gonna… lie down.”
Peppermint narrowed her eyes, sending off a command to 808 to give her a reading on Chai’s vitals and see what’s wrong. His heart seemed fine, though his stress levels seemed quite high. It wasn’t until Peppermint saw the scans for his leg did she finally understand what was wrong.
“Your leg’s… broken, Chai,” she said, unable to believe what she was saying.
Art Exercise by cucumbet
Rhythm Doctor
Rated G | Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply
Maximo "Lucky" Jonronero & Lucia Moon
One-Shot | 3,327 words | Complete
A few nights into his stay, Lucky is having a particularly rough time. He can't get himself out of his own shoulder, but you can always trust Lucia to do it for you. Just, maybe in the most Lucia-way possible.
I Can't Accept All This by MeaslyFurball
Sonic the Hedgehog
Rated G | Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply
E-123 Omega & Sonic the Hedgehog
One-Shot | 4.869 words | Complete
It was all fun and games until the roof collapsed. Sonic finds himself buried alive with the one Badnik who doesn’t want him dead. . .
. . . maybe.
Peering into Shadows by Menolly5600
Kingdom Hearts
Rated T | Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply
Donald Duck & Goofy & Sora
One-Shot | 6,825 words | Complete
Sora, Donald and Goofy learn why its maybe not a good idea to play with Drive Forms too often.
Perfectly Reliable by chantolove
Fallen London, Mask of the Rose
Rated T | Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply
Mr. Pages & Griz Smith & Player
One-Shot | 6,292 words | Complete
The first thing a new citizen of the Neath gets accustomed to is the daily occurrences of impossible phenomena. The second thing they get accustomed to is said impossible phenomena mixing with ordinary, daily occurrences and inconveniences. Relatedly, you are beginning to suspect that something might be up with your boss.
Things We Don’t Say Aloud by TheGoliathBeetle
Hetalia
Rated G | M/M | No Archive Warnings Apply
China/India
One-Shot | 1,830 words | Complete
“Don’t.” Kabir fights down something panicky in his heart and reaches out, a hand on Yao’s thigh. “Don’t say such things. Don’t invite such rotten luck. What will I do without you on my doorstep?”
“My country will live on without me. There’ll be a new personification.”
OR,
They are old countries. Sometimes they get tired.
Trial and Error by ApatheticRobots
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Rated T | Gen | No Archive Warnings Apply
Casey Jones & Leonardo, Donatello & Casey Jones & Leonardo & Michelangelo & April O'Neil & Raphael, Donatello & Leonardo & Michelangelo & Raphael, Leonardo & Splinter, Leonardo & Leonardo
21 chapters | 104,123 words | Complete
The world ends. The Krang win. Leo failed.
It was supposed to be on Casey's shoulders (and his shoulders alone) to go back and make sure the invasion never happened in the first place, but apparently his student had a little more inherited stubbornness than he'd thought.
(Leo ends up in the past. This changes some things.)
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WIP Wednesday
I mean to do these more often than I do but Wednesday is usually my busiest day of the week because its the day I actually have to do a work commute longer than the 10 feet from my bed to my desk XD
Anyway, when the year started I wanted to have the angsty aroace!Mario fic written for Valentine's Day/AroSpec Awareness Week but then I looked at what I had left to write for it and how much time I had and there was no way I was finishing it within that deadline, lmao. So I put it down and decided to work on some other WIPs instead; I have some outlines and ideas from late 2020/early 2021 that I can knock out real quick, with how much my writing skills have progressed. And it would be nice to actually put a tangible dent in my WIP pile for once. I already wrote two of them, and luckily I have a different aro!Mario WIP half-outlined that I can definitely write and finish in time for ASAW so I think I'm going to focus on that, now. It's not much to do with Mario being aro itself (aside from Peach being mad about amatonormativity for a bit, ha); it'll probably mostly be, like, platonic cuddling and junk. But it'll be nice to get another entry in the aro!Mario series after so long…It's really hard to get ideas for new fics for it :(
This also means I have to pause the WIP I was actively in the middle of working on, which was a late-2020 idea about Kamek accidentally shrinking himself and Mario deciding to mind him. Because I don't know if I'm looking in the wrong places or something, but its really hard to find fics where people are shrunken that aren't, like, Borrowers fusions or a vore thing. Which, no shade to either of those, but they aren't the vibe I'm after, haha. But I suspect the shared change in perspective and helpless vulnerability and having to trust someone who could just crush you if they wanted etc etc etc is still fueling it all regardless :)
So anyway here's some of the tiny!Kamek fic because I won't be working on it for a hot minute —
“Either that spell I’d cast was more powerful than I’d realized,” Kamek slowly said, “Or I somehow managed to shrink myself, instead.”
“...”
“I’d shrunk myself, didn't I.”
Mario’s mustache curled up in amusement. Kamek ground his teeth and fumed. Of all the stupid mistakes to make...!
Despite his magic reserves being low, Kamek reached into his sleeve for his wand; whether to put himself back to normal or knock the amusement off Mario’s face, he couldn't say. Either way, his hand came out empty. And it did so the second time Kamek rummaged in in his sleeve, and the third, and the fourth, and the —
Absolutely not panicking, Kamek dove back into the tree hollow to overturn every dead leaf and stick pile and moss clump in search of his wand. He didn't find it, of course, and he spared a moment or two to just stand there, head in hands. With how today was going, he’d probably dropped it just after miscasting that spell. On the very dim bright side, though, at least he knew why his broom wasn't working; those enchantments weren't designed to play nice with these sort of shrinking spells. Kamek sighed. Curse Lord Bowser and his incessant, almost impossible demands...
Kamek lifted his head to find Mario peering through the opening of the tree hollow, watching him with a furrowed brow, considering Kamek’s misfortune. He backed up to allow Kamek to leave, and once Kamek stood upright, he extended a hand to him.
“I don't need your help,” Kamek snapped. Ignoring Mario’s hand, he turned on his heel, marched a few steps, tripped over a protruding bit of exposed bark, and lost his balance. His next step was on empty air, at a height borderline unsurvivable, with little but a broken broom to break his fall.
So he fell. And he hit the ground. Sooner than he’d expected, considering. Kamek unscrewed his eyes and found the surface he’d landed on was whiter than he’d expected, as well. And then it moved, and Kamek lost the little balance he’d been barely holding on to. Mario’s worried face filled Kamek’s vision, and he realized that he wasn't dead because Mario had caught him.
“...I suppose I should thank you,” Kamek eventually said, with no intention of thanking Mario. Mario huffed, but still watched him, lips pursed in thought. He was being quieter than usual, and that combined with the sudden awareness of just how vulnerable he was — many fractions his size, unable to cast any spells, sitting on his archenemy’s palms high in the air — had Kamek swallowing nervously.
“You can put me down, now,” Kamek hesitantly said, because Mario was a good guy, and he would do that. For sure. Hopefully.
Except Mario didn't. Instead, he transferred Kamek to one hand, opened the front pocket of his overalls with the other, and dumped Kamek in there as if he was some common —
Kamek struggled to right himself in the small, mostly enclosed space. “Wh — You —!” he sputtered. “How dare you — !”
Mario chuckled at Kamek’s indignation. The vibrations of it rumbled through Kamek's body, and the whole ‘you’re very tiny and powerless and more-or-less at your archenemy’s mercies right now’ dilemma screeched back to the forefront of Kamek’s mind. So he shut his mouth with a clack, thinking better of poking his head out of the pocket to give Mario a piece of his mind. Through the meager opening above him he saw Mario give him one last look before starting to move; with the way the world shifted probably meant he was at a brisk walk, down the forest path to who-knew-where.
Kamek sighed, making himself comfortable the best he could given the circumstances. Well... at least Mario wasn't likely to let Kamek get accosted by wildlife again. And besides, all Kamek had to do was wait until he could scrounge up enough magic to cast spells again; though he was still without his wand, he’d still be free to ditch Mario and make his own way back to the base for his spare wand and broom. And then he could make Mario pay for this indignity ten-fold.
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