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TW: FAMILY MEMBER DEATH

Another commish for @rainbogen Mario AU (heavily inspired by the Super Mario live action movie) where Mario and Luigi lost their parents pretty early and Mario has to be little Luigi's everything from now on.

Thanks for the support :)

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"It's a bit leaky..."

Commissioned by @rainbogen

Hope you like it!

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Just started Mario and Luigi Brothership and it's so adorable, I can't take those two 😭😭😭

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Do you know why Bowser is so angry? 🤔💭

(wrong answers only!) 😈

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A quick update on my medical thing...

I want to give you guys a quick update regarding my emergency commissions.

First of all, I really want to thank you guys so much for always being interested in my art - I appreciate your support, I appreciate every single donation, every single sharing of my current commissions and every single nice word I'm receiving from you guys. It's been tough times and I cannot thank you enough. Really.

Since I really wanted to work on my mental health and actually go through some medical procedures that sadly aren't being paid by the state, I've worked a lot on collecting some money through cheap commissions to undergo it as well as inform myself on those procedures in the first place. ( I won't go into details on what I wanted to do, cause it's private - some people know and those who know, I ask you to please keep it to yourselves.)

Coming straight to the point now: I have been to Vienna last weekend and went to 3 separate, non-dependent clinics that offer these treatments. 

Two of them were absolute rubbish, they were unprofessional, therefore not trustworthy, and I felt very uncomfortable. After these two appointments I've already doubted a lot of those things. The first one even told me it would  be a waste of money if I didn't want to take any pills accompanying the treatment (which was an absolute no-go for me and a border I didn't want to cross). So my brain has already been thinking of.... just leaving it be.

The third appointment was absolutely great. The first time, a real doctor who really knew what he was talking about, talked to me. And he was trustworthy, he was honest, he was absolutely lovely and great. He also was absolutely transparent, even with the price and all (11,500 bucks… PFFFFF) But I have already decided, long before I even went to Vienna, that I don’t need it. 

The problem lies deeper than that. I learned a lot about myself in these two days in Vienna. And I learned that this is going to be the start of an era where I will obtain self love and only self love! Because that is the problem I am struggling with a lot. The lack of respect I have for myself. And this procedure won’t make it better.

The money I have collected for this treatment is now, without a doubt, useless when it comes to the treatment I was hoping to get. And the more I think about not doing it and not undergo surgery, the better and relieved I feel. 

But

The money won't be useless when it comes to my job situation - as you guys maybe know, I will most likely lose my job and the money I have collected by drawing countless commissions now will come in handy for that near future where I will maybe have to look for a new job and maybe build up my own business.

So I’m thankful for every tiny little commission you still want to buy off of me and, as I already said above, I’m so thankful for your support and for every tiny donation. You guys are great.

I wanted to be honest with you, I don’t want you to keep donating or paying commissions for a lost cause (the medical one) because that wouldn’t be the right thing to do. Not at all. I wanted to let you know that the cause kind of changed now.

And that I will still offer cheap commissions until the end of 2024 before I go back to my regular prices! 

2025 is going to be a year in which I will work on my confidence and self love. It’s gonna be tough, but nothing I won’t be able to handle.

Again, thank you so much for being the best community an artist wishes for. 

Love ya all!

-- Lu

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absolutely lovely! thank you for this ✨💚

go check out the story to my comic strip!! 💚❤️ perfect bro moments between Mario and Luigi x3

@1-upboys @stripetkattelalala54-gf Order up, come get y'all's food 😉

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ghosta nova 👻🎸

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Hey there, guys! 💚

Long time no see!

I'm so sorry for not being too active at the moment. My Mario fanart sadly has to be put aside at the moment, besides the commissions I'm taking for my medical bills.

I just want to give you guys a little heads up and update about what's up and what not:

My presentation for my huge final project for my graphic design diploma is coming closer (Dec 11th) and it's a lot of work (designing lots of stuff, going through the printing process, building dummies, as well as creating an own website etc.).

I'm working 40 hours a week and when I come home from a long day at work I usually sit there until 2 am to keep on working on my project as well as commissions for you and my other art community.

Things also don't seem to look good for my work situation. The company won't be able to afford me in the long run which means I'll probably have to leave by the end of the year or around 2025. That's why I'm currently trying to figure out what to do as well. Losing a job you actually loved is not a pleasant experience. Especially now, it feels weird to go to work with the constant thought of not being wanted / affordable. Gives me a bitter taste to be honest.

Plus, of course ,working on my mental health and whatsoever but theres a lot of things happening altogether that makes things turn out to be a bit tougher than usual.

I'll survive for sure so don't worry about me!

I hope things are okay at your end and I hope youll look forward to seeing new Mario and Luigi fanart (besides commishes) hopefully around Christmas :)

Greetings and have a nice day~

-- Lu 💚🍀

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Hey for the Parrotfish comic-if Mario & Luigi's grandfather fought in WWII, could you please clarify whether he fought in the resistance or the Italian military? Because if it's the latter... yikes 😬

The Marios are Italians. So there's that.

Normal soldiers who fought in WW2 were forced to. They didn't have a choice. But yes - yikes.

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Commission for @pixx33

It's Luigi as an exorcist, coming from my commissioner's AU :) - perfect for the spoopy season :D

Hope you like it and thank you for your trust!!

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Wander by Gloomy Grove on Instagram

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Hey, Luigi (Parrotfish comic), I want to say that you shouldn’t care about what Lucia or anyone else say. You’re free to be who you want to be. No matter what. Us fans will always be there to support you and your brother, always. *gives Luigi a hug*

Young Luigi: I-I just hope you are right... Thank you...

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Here have a luigi

Aww he's adorable! Thank you so much :D

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I've opened up emergency commissions!!

Trying to raise some money for a medical procedure to improve my mental state. As the treatment won't be covered by the state at all, I need some help.

I offer some commissions right now, prices are listed below! Any help, even if it's just sharing, helps a bunch! Thank you so so much! 10€ = sketch of your choice 15€ = flat coloured sketch of your choice 20€ = lineart of your choice 25€ = flat coloured picture of your choice

30€ = comic strip flat coloured 50€ = small comic page flat coloured 80€ = big comic page flat coloured

If you have any questions, hit me up in my DMs :)

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Here's a commission for @stripetkattelalala54 who wanted to see Mario struggling with a bad fever after a long battle! Luigi's taking good care of him :)

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Commission for my Mod and good friend Kamek :) it's his version of Kamek Magikoopa :D

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I love how most people have the same headcanons about Luigi that he's a malewife, he's great with kids, he's a good mechanic and likes fixing things in general, he's a very explorative and curious person, he likes cleaning and has bad knees (also a lot headcanon him as trans)(i don't but that doesn't mean you can't)

Same goes for Mario’s headcanons, like he gets easily flustered, he's very protective, he would go to hell and back for his brother, he’s very competitive, he likes giving out compliments and he has a bit of a short temper (some also headcanon him as having low empathy and having mixed feelings about his adventures) (which honestly having trouble connecting to other people's circumstances and emotions doesn't seem to mix well with Luigi’s anxiety)(but it makes an interesting dynamic)    

Totally! it's nice to see that the majority sees them that way ☺️