#Mario ''I will punch a child if I have to but I will NOT be happy about it'' Mario

[pianokantzart]

Thinking about Bowser Jr and how the dynamic would be in the movie universe where Bowser's not just a regular baddy who causes trouble on a monthly basis, but an overpowered maniac with a long history of doing significant damage. He has conquered kingdoms and left them in ruins. His presence forced the entire Mushroom Kingdom to evacuate, he nearly killed Luigi alongside an army of Donkey Kong's allies (as well as DK himself), and he easily beat Mario to a pulp in their first encounter. Through a combination of teamwork and sheer luck Mario narrowly managed to put this guy away, hopefully for good.

And then along comes Bowser's 13 year old kid.

And this kid loves his dad with all his heart and just wants to make him proud, but making him proud (unfortunately) involves following in his footsteps.

But Mario himself has a long history of wanting to make his dad proud, so he feels for this kid because he's 13, of course he wants to be just like his Dad! But then Junior turns out to be a legitimate threat? And Bowser... for all the damage he's done and lives he's ruined... seems to genuinely love his son in return???

So Mario is caught between helplessly trying to talk this kid down, not letting him hurt anyone, and not getting killed himself, but he did NOT sign up for these conflicting emotions he just wanted to fix people's pipes!

[illdothehotvoice]

Guys it's happening. I am finally becoming obsessed with Super Mario RPG

[aakeysmash]

college!sukuna lives literally next door. you live in one of those apartment complexes where you rent a room and then have a common kitchen, bathroom and stuff with your almost-roommates inside of a bigger complex made of apartments just like yours, for students only.

if it wasn't for his 9 year old brother yuuji, who casually lives across from your room (wasn't this place for college students?) and is the literal definition of a ray of sunshine, you'd hate his guts. sure, he's hot for a guy who looks like he's failing half of his classes and makes sure you hear every single one of the girls he brings into his room at night, but he's still a major pain in your ass.

"where the hell do you think you're going?" he tells his brother, leaning on his door, arms crossed. the child is rushing to put his shoes on and zipping his sweater up.

"yn said she's going to take me running!" he responds grinning, tripping on his own feet from how excited he is before softly knocking on your door, all while sukuna looks at him raising one eyebrow.

"i'm starting to think you like her more than me, brat," he grits out just as you get out.

"oh he does, he just doesn't want to hurt your feelings by saying it," you rub in his face without sparing him a glance. he huffs and rolls his eyes, really wanting to punch you in the face. you ignore him and smile at yuuji, getting at his eye level.

"ready? whoever gets tired last will be the first player tonight in mario kart," you say wiggling your eyebrows.

"deal!" he squeals happily before running out the door. you know he's going to wait for you, he's a good kid, he's not going to run away. he's more mature than any 9 year old should be.

"y'know, if you needed some cardio you could've come in my room," sukuna tells you coming closer and looking you up and down. you have this cute set on that is making him salivate, but he still maintains some kind of distance.

"on my dead body, itadori senior," you lightly push him out of the way and go back into your room to get your bag.

"come on, i'll even push your head in the sheets so as not to look at your annoying ass face," he remarks, and you shoot him a dirty glance. he flips you off.

"can you talk about something that doesn't make me want to rip my ears off?" you mumble while searching for your house keys.

"i can talk about how i'll break your neck if you don't bring back my brother in two hours, if you want," he says, looking at you from the doorway, bored.

"he still likes me more."

"when you get home there will be another lock, bitch."

[gtinthepot]

MASTER LIST OF GIANT/TINY CONTENT

Disclaimer, I have not looked up everything on this list and most of it was suggested from others. I cannot promise the accuracy of the content. Suggestions for the list are more than welcome, leave a comment on the post for people to browse through after checking to see if its on the list already :)

I’ll be editing and adding to it here and there, so some reblogs of the post might be outdated. I suggest clicking on the source /main post to get the newest version. The old list can be found here.

7 deadly sins

A bug's life

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (some episodes)

Adventure time

Alice in Wonderland

Alvin and the chipmunks

Amour de poshe (the girl in his pocket)

Animorphs: #24

Ant bully

Ant man (1 and 2)

Antz

Archies weird mysteries (one ep)

Army of darkness

Art Attack

Arthur and the Invisibles

Athena complex (webcomic)

Attack of the 50 foot cheerleader.

Attack of the 50 Foot Woman

Attack of the puppet people

Barbie and the nut cracker

barbie movies (look up specifics)

Barbie Thumbelina

Beastars

Beatle juice

Berserk

Big man japan

Bottle Fairy

Bramble the mountain king. (video game)

Brave little tailor (mickey mouse)

Bugs life?

Captain America: Civil War

Card captor sakura (one ep and some scenes)

Christmas Stories: The Tin Soldier is a good one.

Clifford the big red dog

Cuphead: Don’t deal with the Devil (mostly with certain bosses)

Darby o’gill and the little people

David the Gnome

Disenchantment

Dollman

Downsizing

Dr cyclops

Dr who (one ep: into the dalek)

Dragon ball

Dungeon meshi (a few chapters)

Ella Enchanted

Elusive people.(video game)

Epic

Ernest and Celestine (more of a mini-giant/doll-sized tiny size dynamic)

Fairytale: a true story (1997)

Fantastic Planet

Fantastic voyage

Ferngully

Final space episode 5

Frame arms girl.

Futurama (some episodes)

Gelias and the giant

Gen V

George shrinks

Gods of Egypt

Godzilla

Grandpa in my pocket

Gravity falls (one episode)

Grounded (video game)

Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 2 more so than the first one)

Gulliver's Children (webtoon)

Gullivers travels (1939, 1977, 2010) as a well as a mini-tv series

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child: Aladdin

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child: Season 2, Episode 2 thumbelina

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child: The shoemaker and the elves

Helmecrons

Help I shrunk my friends

Help I shrunk my parents

Help I shrunk my teacher

Here come the littles

Hilda

Honey I blew up the kid

Honey I shrunk the audience ride at Disneyland

Honey I shrunk the kids

Hornby sets

How to Keep a Mummy ( Miira no Kaikata)

Inch high private eye

Innerspace

Invincible (Some episodes)

It takes two (game)

Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story

Jack the giant slayer

Jackie Chan Adventures (one episode)

Jaimes and the giant peach

Jitsu wa watashi wa (mostly the 4th episode)

Journey 2 The Mysterious Island

King kong

Kubo and the two strings

Land of the giants

Legoland

Lilo and Stitch the series (two episodes)

Little (Grrl) 

little nightmares 1 and 2 (game)

Littles

Lord of the rings

Macross sequel shows (-anime-)

Mars attacks!

Mickey and the bean stalk

Micro Machines

Micro Ventures

Militsioner (Video game)

Minami-Kun no Koibito (2015)

Minish cap (video game)

Moana

Modest Heroes Kanini and Kanino (Short film)

Monster (video game)

Monsters Vs Aliens

My hero Academia (some episodes)

My Little Lover

My Miniature Manual (webtoon)

My Monster Secret (specifically one character)

natsume yuujinchou

Nau-lmg

Night at the Museum

Nils holgersson

Ok Ko! lets be Heroes season 3 episode 9 Planet Vacation

One Punch Man (some episodes)

Onward (a few scenes)

Osmosis Jones

Ozzy and Drix

Pans labyrinth

Paper mario sticker star (Video game, two levels)

Peter pan

Pikmin 1, 2, and 3 (game)

Pinocchio

Pokemon sun/moon anime second season (one ep)

Ponyo

Rainbow Magic

Ratatouille

Rick n morty (one episode)

Robotech (-comic series; new ones-)

Robotech (season one/The Macross Saga) (-anime-)

Robotech Remix (-comic series-)

Super Danganronpa 2 (video game, final boss)

Shadow of the colossus (video game)

Small blessings (webcomic)

Small Lands Survive The Wilds (Video game)

Small soldiers (1998)

Smallfoot

Smurfs

Smurfs lost village

Snorks

Spirit of wonder: The shrinking of miss China

SpongeBob SquarePants (the wumbo episode)

Steven universe

Stormlight Archive (-book series; has tiny fae people-)

Strange days at blake holesy high (one episode)

Strange magic

Stuart Little

Sugar apple fairy tale.

Super giant robot brothers.

Tales to Astonish (comics)

Ted Hughes

Tentacular. (video game)

The 3 worlds of gulliver

The 7th voyage of sinbad

The amazing colossal man

The bee movie

The BFG

The bfg 1989

The borrowers (1973, 1993 1997, 2011)

The Borrowers (Arrietty)

The Borrowers exhibition at the Hancock Museum

The Boys (some episodes)

The dwarf and the giant 1901

The Fantastic Planet

The hobbit

The hulk

The incredible shrinking man

The incredible shrinking woman

The Indian in the cupboard

The iron giant

The iron man

The Journey.

The Last Guardian (video game)

The Last of the Huggermuggers by Christopher Pearse Cranch

The Little Bits

The littles

The magic school bus

The nut cracker

The owl house (one episode)

The phantom planet

The Rescuers

The return of the Borrowers 1992 and 1993 tv series

The Secret of Nimh

The secret world of Arrietty

The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde

The simsons (one episode)

The storyteller (one ep)

The Suspicion and #42

The Sword in the Stone

The tale of the princess kaguya

The ultimate avengers (1 & 2)

Thumbelina

Time loader. (video game)

Tinkerbell and The Great Fairy Rescue

Tinkerbell and The Pirate Fairy

Tinkerbell movies

Tinykin. (video game)

Tom and Jerry

Tomb thumb

Townsmen VR. (video game)

Toy story

Transformers

Transformers (old series)

Troll hunter

Troll in central park...??

Trolls

Trolls band together

Ultraman cosmos

Underdogs

Unravel. Porcelain tales. (video game)

Valkyrie Drive Mermaid (one episode.)

Village of the giants

Violet Goes to The Beach (webtoon)

VR Giants. (video game)

We’re Back! A dinosaur story

When the Dolls Woke (book)

Wild Kratts

Wild, wild planet

Wiplala

Wrath of the Titans (one scene)

Wreck it ralph

Yarn (video game)

Zootopia

[firegirl888101]

If I was reader in the insatiable madness series I’d have a “let’s try it!” Day once a week with the harbingers, when it comes to games tho

“Let’s try Mario cart!”

“Let’s try Fortnite”

“Let’s try Dress to Impress!”

I’d only do this once a week bc I know it would take me a week to recover from their bs😭 on a serious note, I can see Childe and Scara getting sooo competitive with Dress to Impress, like they are ready to rip each other’s throats out bc “YOU COPIED ME”. Reader has to sit near them tho bc they have to explain the categories and show them examples😭😭😭 the other harbingers kinda love it bc it forces reader to explain stuff to them

Hahah I love this idea!

Y/N most likely wouldn't suggest the idea of a weekly game night because of the amount of stress it would bring for them. Maybe after introducing them to Among Us they'd slip up and reveal that there are hundreds of different games leading to one of the Harbingers suggesting the idea.

'One of the Harbingers'? What am I talking about, of course it's Childe who would suggest such a thing. He'd probably be feeling homesick and ask further to try and create a small routine between you and the group. With Pulcinella's help, they'd eventually convince you to hold the game night once every week.

Mario Kart is waaaay too competitive for the Harbingers to try. I really don't recommend playing it or even suggesting it when they're nearby. Just trust me. If you think streamers punching their tables and screaming in anger at a loss is bad, you haven't seen the Harbinger's rage. It doesn't matter which one you look at, they're all sore losers. The ones who are better at hiding it are Pierro, Pulcinella and surprisingly Childe. <- Columbina and Capitano are also better at hiding it, however, they're not good at preventing snappy replies if another Harbinger talks to them.

Dealing with a passive aggressive and possibly aggro Harbinger (ahem, Scaramouche) is not something you should voluntarily do. That's why I suggest not bringing up the game at all. If you decide to introduce the game, I recommend only doing easy levels such as Moo Moo Meadow. Never, under any circumstance, allow them to play Rainbow Road. Also Sandrone and Scaramouche are really good at the game, Sandrone because she's good at making the perfect cart for her character and Scaramouche because he's good at racing no matter what cart combo he picks.

I personally don't like Fortnite, and Y/N wouldn't either because of uhh... y'know. But, I can see Capitano and Childe genuinely bonding whilst playing the game together. I don't know if it's against the rules to cross team in Fortnite, but whether that rule exists or not they'd do it anyway since they don't care. Capitano always wins if it's only them two left in the game, if it's not only them two, Childe either dies by not paying attention to his surroundings enough or Capitano falls from fall damage because he forgets that it's a thing.

I can't help but think about that fanmade Fatui trailer where they're fighting eachother and Pantalone has the double guns. Just for the beautiful existence of this anime short, I'm going to say Pantalone is also good at the game because he has god tier aim. Imagine what else he could do with that aim... Now's not the time, NEXT GAME:

Dress to Impress or Fashion Frenzy (my childhood) would be so funny. Since Y/N probably wouldn't trust the Harbingers in a public Roblox server, they'd have to buy a private server for all the Harbingers to use. Signora is dominating the rest of the Harbingers in this game, I think she'd have the most wins and often has to help the others find things in the game. Somehow she's memorised the entire map and knows where everything is after only a few rounds...

Anyway, the women of the Harbingers would slay this game so hard. The men however... they're questionable to say the least. At first, they likely struggle and create abhorrent outfits that land them the lowest on the scoreboard but gradually they begin to make outfits that the average person would wear. Pantalone would be an exception to this group, he'd most likely grasp the concept the quickest. This is because of how many clothes he's seen as a rich businessman. He's shopped for clothes for the Tsaritsa before, so he's probably seen some elegant items of clothing and doesn't need to rely on his imagination much. As long as he remembers what they look like, he'll score reasonably high, when the other men learn, he'll gradually go lower on the leaderboard due to him not being too passionate about the game. He's a one-trick pony, if you will.

Y/N would get so tired of having to Google the categories and show reference images to the Harbingers every single time they play the game. If Dress to Impress is a popular game and the Harbingers want to play it every game night, Y/N would start to make moodboards of each category and shove them in the Harbingers face so they can leave them alone. It's not like they want to help the Harbingers, but there is literally nothing else they can do, and they don't feel like dying from boredom yet.

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Pierro doesn't want to engage in these game nights because he finds them a waste of time and stays in Y/N's office to do work. Meanwhile, Dottore likes the television a lot more so he rarely takes part. If he does take part, he enjoys it but would rather do something else. Arlecchino also wouldn't be the biggest fan of the game nights, but it would remind her of taking care of the children in the House of Hearth so she'd gradually open up to like it more than she should in her opinion.

[struwberrii]

semi headcanons ⋆౨ৎ˚⟡˖ ࣪

here are some random general headcanons for semi eita my underrated king :3 (also pls it’s actually so hard to read this guys personality BEAR WITH ME!!)

look at this man and tell me he doesn’t play guitar

his notes app is literally filled with random lyrics and guitar riffs

also i can imagine him having a mac book and his photo booth app is just vids of him covering songs and playing guitar

it’s canon that tendou thinks his style kinda sucks so i imagine him just owning some of the most horrendous graphic t-shirts

likes taking walks in wooded areas and just listening to music and getting lost in thought

i feel like he would be the type of guy to make every conversation with someone he doesn’t rlly know too well super awkward

like the type of guy to say “you too!” when a server say enjoy your food

he gives me middle child vibes and i feel like he’d have an older brother who introduced him to cool bands and guitar

probably the type of guy to randomly get super philosophical

i feel like he’d be super gullible on certain topics too, like he probably believed a lot of those dumb internet shams for an absurd amount of time

would def judge your music taste silently then try to put you onto his favs

always in a bad mood/irritated but the second someone compliments him or is nice to him he’s wagging his tail

movie fanatic, he has seen every movie on the planet

i also feel like he’s 2011 older brother core, ykwim?

failing in school and knows he’s gonna have a hard time if he doesn’t get it together but has no motivation

beat up doc marten boots wearer

i honestly feel like he’d be kinda rude unintentionally and then be confused as to why people are calling him mean

also it’s canon that he’s in the lowest class at shiratorizawa so you already KNOW he’s a scholarship boy because no way he got in for those grades 😭😭😭

probably goes to the gym like twice a week because he forgets

spends literally 3 hours to do the simplest homework because every little thing distracts him

always smells like musky apples or rotten fruit for some reason

genuinely a chill person to be around if you understand his humor

pretends to play drums with his pencils on his desk

will stop talking mid conversation if he thinks of a good song lyric to write down

i feel like he would think he’s really deep and wise but he’s actually just kind of clueless 😭

mario kart champ

definitely the type of guy to get easily talked into doing stupid things like ufo hunting at 2 am on a school day

i actually imagine him to have a really deep and smooth singing voice (i could actually write a whole drabble abt band au semi)

probably has the worst diet ever, bro is eating leftover pizza for breakfast lunch dinner AND snacks

always thinking about his future but never doing anything to better his situation

has the comfiest sweaters but you’ll have to ignore the holes and questionable stains in weird places

type of guy to ruin your concert videos because his singing is so bad and off key

i also feel like his room would be really weirdly decorated, like he’d have a stolen stop sign up as decoration and then like holes punched in his walls and missing light bulbs

always has a lighter on him for some reason

also always has a headache

i feel like he’d also have a lot of instagram followers for some reason, like a couple thousand and he doesn’t even really post anything

the type of guy to constantly be thinking about how he could be doing better/more when his friends share good news and accomplishments with him

i feel like he’d have a pet lizard or frog yk :]

[istadris]

Mareach headcanon time :

In the Mushroom World, King or Queen isn't a title you gain automatically when taking the throne of a kingdom. Prince or Princesses can be acting, legitimate rulers for years without anyone questioning their right to rule (aside from villains obviously).

Likewise, marrying royalty doesn't make you royalty by default. After her wedding, Peach is still the Princess, and Mario takes it for granted that he's still just Some Guy who happened to have married the ruler of the kingdom, and that said ruler's title is "princess". He'a a hero, sure, but he didn't become royalty or nobility or gain titles or land or anything he associates with royalty customs from Earth.

Things take a strange turn, however, when Peach becomes pregnant.

Mario doesn't pay attention to it at first, because he has other things to worry about like his wife (his wife!!!) expecting their child (their child !!!)

But some people start acting a bit weird around him.

"Did you think of what gems you will have on your crown?", someone asks in the same tone one would ask about your plans for the baby's bedroom.

"Can't wait to do business with you !", a king from another kingdom tells him cheerfully, as if Mario was ever expected to do more in politics than sit around, look pretty and bash some villain skulls.

"I'm expecting you for a visit as soon as you can find the time in your schedule!" The royal tailor says, which Mario takes as a joke about his eternal overalls.

Even Toadsworth suddenly asks him a lot more to help with various diplomatic and budgetary tasks, which Mario obliges with because he's a dear, but he doesn't get the sudden need for his help, given he's a plumber by trade when not punching Bowser in the face.

But as I said, Mario just waves it off and focuses on becoming a dad soon.

When Peach gives birth, he cries, Luigi (who's been waiting in the next room and drove him there because Mario was too nervous to drive his kart when he learned Peach's water broke) cries, everyone cries but not as much as the baby (or babies ? Haven't decided that yet), they show the baby to the crowd gathered outside the castle, it's a beautiful day and even Bowser sent a gift basket.

Then some days later, as Mario is busy cooing over Peach breastfeeding the baby, Toadsworth shows up and asks Mario to come greet a foreign delegation. No, not Peach, Mario.

"Why would they want to see me over Peach ?"

"Now now, it is part of your duties as King now after all"

"Part of my what now."

"After all the Queen has to rest, your Majesty."

"Wait what."

Turns out, in this world, one does become a King or Queen only after birthing or naming a heir. The role of Prince/Princess is then passed on to this heir, as their parent now enters a new step of their rule : acknowledging that they are now continuing the line even if they were to pass away.

And, especially in the case of birthing a heir, as the new parent will be too busy taking care of their child for the first months, it is expected of their partner to act in their stead in political decisions. And since you can't have any commoner acting in the Queen's name...

...Mario is now officially King of the Mushroom Kingdom.

Everyone just assumed he knew all of the package deal when he started courting Peach, so no one bothered to fill him in.

(Mario spends the next ten minutes hiding under Peach's bedsheets while she's very amused by the situation, before she comforts him and assures him he'll do great).

[pinkestmenace]

Edit: Expanded reference sheet

WOOOO! Done just in time! @kirbyoctournament

Name: Olympea, the Pummeling Peacekeeper

Gender: She-himbo, She/Her

Age: Never ask a woman her age! (She's an adult.)

Occupation: Warrior/Hero of Yore

Species: Puffball/Starborn/Star Child/whatever the Kirby species is called.

Uh-oh, due to a temporal anomaly the Hero of Yore Olympea suddenly finds herself transported alive and well from Ancient Halcandra to the Kirby OC tournament! She doesn't know what's going on, but she'll roll with the punches and treat it like a fun dream vacation of sorts. She does like meeting all sorts of new people and trying new foods, weapons and technology. She'll have so many stories to tell her friends when she returns! It's probably for the best if she doesn't learn what disaster befell the four heroes in the regular timeline, though...

Some ground rules, just in case:

I would love seeing people's OC's interact with her! Asking Olympea questions is okay, but this is not an ask blog/rp blog and I'm not looking for extended roleplay. I may not answer your question. If I see potential for an interesting interaction I may draw it, but I can't promise anything. (Keep in mind if I don't respond right away -> 1: I'm timid and get anxious easily. 2: I may not have figured out that part of her story/the history of Ancient Halcandra yet. 3: The answer would have contained a spoiler for my fics. 4: I'm very slow at drawing.)

I'm joining this tournament for fun, so thank you for understanding!

Propaganda and Answered Asks:

Arrival

Found cupcake!

Ask (Giant upcake): quanblovk

Ask (Kettlebell): graycoin

Ask (Pet rock): anonymous

Ask (Punching): anonymous

Bonus: Punch!

Ask (Green bean): maybeher0

Ask (Fic canonicity): anonymous

Propaganda/gift art for my competitor: zeros-witness and Rimuri

Ask (Unexpected cursed hands): morp

Off to the loser's bracket

'Tis pride month! Thou knowest what that meaneth.

Bonus: Rock Rider Olympea

Weatherproof outfits

Grillmeisters

Ask (The Gospel Of The Lamp™): the-chaos-axolotl

Bonus: So Moth It Be

Olympea's Space Gauntlet

Ask (Grip strength): cauli-flawa

Bonus: Wanya-fication

Bonus: Noddyfication

Ask game: Graycoin 💫🥘☀️🐛

Ask game: Anonymous ⚔️🧋⚙️

Ask game: Anonymous 🥀 (Asks about Soul forms so CW: discussion of body horror and death!)

Propaganda/gift art for my competitors: Inufaiya and Cauliarty

Bonus: Star Allies icon

Bonus: Keigo's P.E.T.R.O.C.K. interface

Bonus: Fake Dream Buffet Costume

Bonus: Paper Mario style emulation

Bonus: Starstruck 🤝 Olympea

Bonus: Expression Practice

Bonus: Mirror counterpart Olivia

Bonus: Halloween Outfits

Overview:

While she's not very big, intellectual or attuned to magic, she is unbeatably chipper and physically strong. She loves fighting and gleefully uses a variety of lovely accessories/weapons like a giant club, enchanted glaive, magitech gauntlets, etc. Her left glove allows her to access a dimensional storage. Teases hard, punches even harder. Actually quite feminine when off the clock. Loves magitech gadgets a lot. Doesn't think science or magic is better, because their society needs both. She's definitely not insecure about her height. She'd also never conjure a giant squeaky hammer to bop you over the head if you call her short.

Likes: Vegetables, Nectar, Trying new foods, The colour green, Flowers, Butterflies and moths, Pretty/cool/badass women, Her club, Brass knuckles, Tinkering, New gadgets, Teasing her friends, Seeing a certain winged magenta knight open up and feel genuine joy

Dislikes: Being mistaken for a child, Being called stupid, Stuck-up people, Seeing her friends being hurt, Strangers flicking her antennae, How much dust and scales her wings leave behind

Abilities: Able to fly. Very physically strong. Innately has access to Suplex and Hammer, but mainly uses her trusty club. Her boots and gauntlets let her emulate elements of Hi-jump, Laser and Mecha. (The boosted jump, laser finger guns and palm blasts, respectively.)

Weaknesses: Can't fly quickly. Stubby little arms limit her great strength with little reach. Distractable and a little naive. Can't resist eating strange and exotic snacks no matter the source. Seeing cute girls (she HAS to show off).

Fighting Style:

Her gauntlets are good for punching and the palms can release blasts of energy as well. They're mainly so she can hold large weapons well, since her actual hands aren't very big.

Her moth wings aren't very big either, so while she can normally fly and can still break her fall when she's armoured, she prefers to zip around close to the ground. It's often faster and easier to run and jump when she's fighting. Especially when she's wielding her heavy club. Her boots help her boost and maneuver quickly.

Don't make the mistake of thinking that because she prefers close range combat and isn't proficient with magic she can't attack at a distance. Her gauntlets possess finger laser guns and she can use her left glove (which she also wears under her gauntlet) to access her weapon hoard at all times. Who knows what else she keeps in there?

Even her civilian outfit isn't harmless. She still has access to her innate Suplex and Hammer abilities, after all. And those shoes have steel toes! Of course, the platform heels are just to keep her delicate wings from scraping across the ground when folded. No other reasons. (Like being taller.)

Design Thoughts:

Olympea is the first of the Heroes of Yore who came to me. I was thinking about how to describe the Heroes of Yore and knew I wanted at least one to be a woman. Suddenly her name resounded through my head! Then I just started associating. Olympea sounds like Olympics, so she must be strong. Pea calls to mind small, round and green, so what if she's (mostly) the same species as Galacta Knight? Peas are famous for research on genetics and alleles, so what if she was born, not formed like him? Maybe she doesn't have a lot of magical affinity. Then she needs weapons. Pea, peace, pea shooters, peas in a pod, peacemaker, pea-smacker. Let's give her a hammer, no, a club! She's strong, so what if she packs a punch? How about some gauntlets for punching? She can have a gun, wait, let's put the gun (pea shooter!) in her gauntlet's finger! She needs storage for her weapon hoard (girl needs to accessorise!) so what if her enchanted gauntlets let her access dimensional storage (peas in a pod)? Hmmm, does she have wings? There's a bug called a pea moth, so she has moth wings now. Her ponytail is twisted like a dried pea pod and not-so-coincidentally looks a bit like a cocoon when down and a boxing glove while up in a bun.

I maaay have gone completely overboard with the whole pea thing, but such is life. Although there is a bit of Hammer Lord in there as well. She doesn't hate magic, she just doesn't have a lot of affinity for it. She does enjoy tinkering and building weapons. This is how she ended up relying mostly on technology instead of magic.

She's not a knight and has no mask, because while many people depict all adult puffballs as masked knights (probably influenced by the Star Warriors from the K:RBAY anime) I personally don't think this has to be universal for their kind. How sad it would be if all they were destined for was fighting! ...And then I made her a warrior anyway. Oh well.

[aebinspa]

switch it up like nintendo

PAIRING: gyuvin x y/n reader

GENRES: fluff, gyuvin loves mario kart more than anything else and he is a shy loser, stressed&passiveaggressive!reader, reader is trying hard but gyuvin doesn't see anything, hao (zb1) is a menace as always, they are just two dumb in love <3

WORD COUNT: 1.1k

AUTHOR'S NOTE: english is not my first language! so i’m practicing my writing hoping it will get better and better!

The room may have been crowded, but your gaze kept falling on Kim Gyuvin. The short dress you had put on so confidently in front of the mirror now seemed too short. And seeing that everyone was staring at you except the one you wanted to look at you was driving you crazy.

“If you frown a little more, I'll soon be able to fit a tennis ball into those grooves” Your best friend, Hao, tried to cheer you up even in your worst moments, even if the only thing that needed cheering was your little dress. “The worst thing is that I don’t have a chance. The last girlfriend he had was the complete opposite of me.” Hao didn’t miss the opportunity to mock you. “Blah, blah, blah. Do you hear yourself when you talk? You know each other, you have mutual friends. At worst, you cut the relationships you have with everyone and go back to crying in my arms." While Hao wasn't the greatest comforter in history, he was certainly closer to earning the title of the town's best motivator.

“Anyone wanna play Mario Kart with me?” Gyuvin’s beaten dog look wasn’t enough: the boy stomped his feet like a spoiled child: all of it, was enough to make half the people at the party laugh and the other half fall in love. “Hao, I'm joining the fray” “If Mario Kart can save your love life, then go and beat them all.” Hao's resigned look was enough to get you excited. You were ready to prove him wrong.

“Gyuvin, I’m playing too! Pass me a joystick” “Oh Y/N, sit down next to me, there’s room!” The jealous looks the other two behind you gave made you even more excited. It may be time to use the heavy artillery.

You get as close to Gyuvin as possible by making initial contact. The boy’s problem is that, beyond the extreme joy with which he socialized with everyone, he proved to be a shy loser in front of every woman. The embarrassment he felt colored his cheeks and the desire to eat him assailed you in front of those few people who had gathered to watch you play. Having returned to your senses, you chose Rosalina and any motorbike; the game was important but less than your mission.

Mission inevitably failed when Gyuvin focused too much on the game and needed to be more on what was around him. These guys are playing seriously… A Mario Kart tournament was enough to make you lose faith in your seductive skills. Once you knew what needed to be done, you intended to talk to Gyuvin, who had already turned to speak to a thousand different people. From afar you noticed Hao's victorious look and mentally told him to fuck off. Going out for fresh air seemed like an excellent solution to that terrible evening.

The cold air hit your body like a thousand needles, but you preferred this feeling rather than that of the imminent defeat to which you were about to surrender. For two years now you had observed Gyuvin as a boy to whom you would have liked to dedicate your every day and every thought; the first time it was a shock to discover that he had gotten engaged to someone you had never heard of and now, dressed in the best way, you had not managed to attract more than the attention he usually gave you. Maybe we work better as friends. The thought of not having him all to yourself made you nervous like nothing in the world, so much so that you ungraciously punched the nearest tree, to see what it felt like.

“Y/n, are you okay? That tree has no way of defending itself” A loud laugh, two beautiful lips, and a breathtaking smile. Kim Gyuvin was there in front of you and he was doubling over with laughter. “You know, I came here to check if you were okay. I'm glad to see you're doing well." Confusion could be seen on your face. “Why?” “Compared to usual you seemed… Well, how can I put it… Angry? And I’m afraid it’s my fault!” Hearing him admit his faults - which you knew very well weren’t his - made something click in you. “Yes, it’s always your fault. You stick to everyone, you have eyes for everyone, you make eyes at everyone and, the icing on the cake, my dear Gyuvin, I’m the only one who doesn’t receive this treatment. So I ask you this: do you hate me, Kim Gyuvin?”

Gyuvin's shocked face made you regret everything you had acidly spit out of your mouth in seconds. You tried to make excuses but they seemed just as stupid so you kept quiet.

"Y/n" "Uhm?" "Take the jacket I brought you in the meantime because it's freezing out here" "Uhm…" As he passed you the jacket, Gyuvin clumsily touched your hand, and a blush appeared on his face that would hardly have gone unnoticed. You immediately grabbed his hand and shouted "Gyuvin, look me in the eyes!" So he did.

“Is it possible that Mario Kart interests you more than me?” “Well, you’re not a video game, I could never compare you-” “So what am I to you?” It was too cold to argue outside, but you played your last cards. One rejection and it would all be over.

“The girl I’m in love with” “Okay, now tell me something that-” You couldn’t believe your ears. “Kim Gyuvin”

Red as a pepper, the boy hid behind the tree you had previously hit. “How is this possible… I hate you… Because… You drive me crazy! How long have you had feelings for me?” Intimidated but fascinated by how beautiful you looked when angry, Gyuvin timidly stepped forward. “Well, I left my ex-girlfriend because I realized I was in love with you” “I want to hit you, but then I remember that you're such a loser. My god, can I hit you?” The anger soon turned into pure love when Gyuvin decided to take you by the waist and shyly kiss you. It took a few seconds for you to return to the initial calm.

“I’m not that good with women” “We all get it. Keep going” “But I want to be the best boyfriend in the world with you. We can have sex, go to the movies together, we can study together, I swear I’ll try, and we can have fun playing Mario Kart” Your loving gaze betrayed your intentions, but Gyuvin was too dull to see it.

"Anything except Mario Kart. I really dislike that game" “Y/n, I take back everything I said” For the first time, you laughed together, holding hands. “Shall we go back in?” he asked you, his face red from the cold and embarrassment. “Gladly” Oh, Hao, I can’t wait to tell you, "You lost".

[linskywords]

Please pardon the following rant. It's late and I need to go to bed but this idea popped into my brain. If I may soapbox for a moment:

How do you think the Claude Giroux rivalry would fit in with Sid's story? To me, I interpret their beef here as Claude being super uber traditional. And that just pisses Sid off (in his mind he doesnt know why yet. It just does). Claude leans into it on the ice but then he really digs his claws in when he realizes chirping about wanting to take Sid down. Calling him a dirty kneed sub. He would give Sid such good bruises to go home and show his daddy (aka Mario) and oh man it would just make Sid lose it.

Like not only is this his rookie year. There's also the added pressure of "you have to save the team AND earn them a new stadium AND save the league AND be the poster child AND your family and friends back home are counting on you AND-" so of course Sid is feeling overwhelmed.

And Claude is just the straw that breaks the camel's back. I dont think Claude really knows why Sid is reacting the way that he is. He just probably thinks its entertaining that he found a tender spot to poke and prod at.

Geno finds Sid shaking and folded into the corner of a random closet (I'd like to think this eventually becomes Sid's unofficial breakdown closet (ofc he has an official closet. Do you know the intricacies that make up Sidney Crosby?) known only to Geno and Kris) and Sid softly tells Geno to go back to the locker room. Someone needs to look after the team. But Geno cant help but think "fuck the team who will take care of SID?"

And I know endgame here is SidNate and I will ride that train until I die but Geno would be so helpless and heartbroken about Sid. He would rather find Claude himself and punch his face in. But doing that would mean he would have to leave Sid who is just about to hyperventilate.

Anon, this is so good. Claude just thinks he's found a weapon to use and isn't thinking about it too hard. Then years later after Sid's started subbing for real, he walks in on something and finds out the secret. Sid is horrified -- this is the last person he wanted to have that knowledge -- but Claude is immediately full of regrets. He never thought about whether there might be real trauma and repression behind Sid's reactions to his chirping, and now that he knows, he feels awful for ever having said all that. He's still tough on Sid on the ice but he never says anything like that again, to anyone.

And Geno! Yes, okay, this might need to be a proper polyamory situation. Sid's been on his guard against Geno in a way he never has been against Nate, and it's been so hard for Geno to see Sid suffer like this over the years and not be able to help. He's so relieved when Nate comes to him with a proposal. As long as he gets to be a real partner to Sid. It can't just be a transactional thing. He cares about Sid too much for that.

[sincerely-sofie]

Sofie's Belated Reactions to Today's Nintendo Direct:

Mario & Luigi: Brothership

I'D KNOW THOSE CRIES OF TERROR ANYWHERE

BEES

LOOK AT MY BOY GO!!!!! YOU MOMENTARILY DEFY THOSE GRAVITIES MAN!!

Wasn't sure about the visuals for the new Mario & Luigi game but they very swiftly grew on me!

ADORABLE CHILD CONNIE I LOVE YOUR HAT

I already love the Extension Corps mini boss squad

"Brothership" is the best title for a Mario & Luigi game oh my word.

(More below the cut!)

Nintendo World Championship: NES Edition

Neato! Nintendo-sanctioned online speedrunning competitions is not something I expected in this Direct, or at all, but I'm happy to see it!

This is reminding me of my goal to speedrun the first Luigi's Mansion game and see what my personal best is... I gotta do that sometime.

Fairy Tale 2

I don't go here but I'm happy for all you Fairy Tale enthusiasts out there!

FANTASIAN: Neo Dimension

WHOA WHOA WHOA did the announcer just say the creator of Final Fantasy created this game??????

I don't go here either but it looks fun!

Nintendo Switch Sports (free update)

MIO: Memories in Orbit

I'm digging the visuals for this!!! Not sure what I'm looking at, but I like it!

OH??????? RAIN WORLD-ESQUE ROBOT CHARACTER????? I'M LISTENING OuO

I absolutely adore this player character design oh my word

THE ENVIRONMENTSSSSSS OH MY GOLLY GEE WILLICKERS

NINTENDO YOU CAN'T JUST SHOW ME THIS TRAILER WITH NO COMMENTARY AND DROP A RELEASE WINDOW WITHOUT ANY FURTHER COMMENT. I NEED TO KNOW MORE.

Disney Illusion Island (free update)

Not many thoughts here other than I absolutely LOVE the pin connecting mini game idea.

Hello Kitty Island Adventure

OH MY GOSH HI HELLO KITTY HIIIIII

There's a Sanrio game with character customization????? EXCUSE ME??????? MY SANRIO-SONA IS PENDING YOU GUYS.

WHERE is Tuxedo Sam. WHERE is My Melody. WHERE are my children.

THERE THEY ARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nintendo this can't launch next year, I need it NOW

Looney Tunes: Wacky World of Sports

Oh they had to get people's attention for this with Lola Bunny, huh

The lineart effect being blurred and pixelated in places even in the trailer does not bode well in my eyes (they are the eyes of someone playing Pokemon Scarlet)

It's a fun cartoony idea for a party game though! I like it!

Among Us (free update)

No comment beyond I still have never played a game of Among Us. I don't know if I could survive a public lobby.

Farmagia

OH MY WORRRRRRRRD

Digimon / Pokemon / Harvest Moon / Stardew Valley / Ooblets combo punch of a game I LOVE YOU

WATERING CAN NOSE GUY I LOVE YOU

IT DROPS IN MY BIRTHDAY MONTH GUYS

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD

I'm sorry everyone but I hate monkeys and apes and I don't like Donkey Kong or anything to do with him ;w;

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake

INSTANTLY IN LOVE WITH VISUALS FOR THIS. I AUDIBLY GASPED SEEING THEM AND SENT MY BOYFRIEND INTO A FIT OF GIGGLES

In a perfect world, all HD remakes of 2D games would look like this photo-bashing beauty instead of uncute 3D adaptations (side-eyes the Diamond and Pearl remakes)

I think I might enter the series with this game, or maybe 1 or 2 when they launch. I LOVE THE VISUALS.

Funko Fusion

Exclaiming that I hate this game and then listening in shock and horror as my boyfriend tells me there's two or three other Funko Pop games on Switch

Bonding over our shared distaste for Funk Pops with my boyfriend right now. This is true romance.

Luigi's Mansion 2 HD

Seeing the tagline "Spooky, Silly, and Strategic" and PRAYING it's the Luigi's Mansion 2 HD's launch trailer

YEAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH

The New Denpa Men

Got jumpscared by the Denpa Men character and immediately fell in love.

Unironically adore the character design of Denpa Men. I gotta get this thing.

Metal Slug Attack Reloaded

I'd rather play Battle Cats. Sorry guys.

Darkest Dungeon II

I have no words, only polite applause as I wait for the next drop to enthrall me.

Switch Online Expansion Pack

I miss the Four Swords companion manga!!!!! I loved that thing!!!!!!

"AND" says the announcer, followed by a black screen and dead silence, causing me to burst into laughter.

Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero

*gets yeeted offscreen* AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA---

I like the eye designs in this! Very fun!

Marvel VS. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics

My dreams of learning a fighting game and getting really good at it... they are returning........ I gotta main Peach on Smash Bros...........

Learning about fighting games and the concept of infinites from my boyfriend and feeling myself wither at the realization it's just a matter of reaching your infinite before your opponent in order to win.

Super Mario Party Jamboree

Boyfriend exclaimed in utter glee when this little guy came on screen and I got to hear about how much he likes them!!!!! My man is adorable!!!!!!!

I gotta get this...... I've never played Mario Party before and I need to main Goomba or Shy Guy.............

Learning about the legacy of Mario Party 4 from Boyfriend and I'm utterly enraptured

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

THE LEGEND OF LINK EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I finally can play Zelda for the first time since Spirit Tracks!!!! And it'll be for realsies this time!!!!!

I LOVE THIS GUY I LOVE THIS I LOVE THIS GUY I WAS GENUINELY SPEECHLESS WHEN I SAW THIS GUY I LOVE YOU LITTLE GUY I LOVE YOU

I'm playing this game for Tri oh my word. The gameplay mechanics are amazing but Tri is the number one reason I'm gonna play and fall in love with this game

I love how this game is so much more strategic than straight-up combat focused!!!! We're playing Zelda mode lads!!!!

Putting September 26 on my calendar POST-HASTE

Just Dance 2025

Lego Horizon Adventures

Lego adaptation of Playstation and Window exclusive video game supremacy!!!!!

Stray

MY BABY BOYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!! THE KITTY MAN!!!!!!!!

I've already played this but I'm so happy it's getting an adaptation for Switch!

Tales of the Shire

I still need to read Tolkien's works so bad ;w;

Not going to play this most likely, but I enjoy the idea of a cozy LotR game regardless!

Ace Attorney Investigations Collection

*SCREAMS LOUDLY*

YOU CAN SWITCH BETWEEN THE NEW ART AND THE ORIGINAL PIXEL ART???????? I'M SOLD

The Hundred Line - Last Defense Academy

Squinting during the whole trailer while trying to figure out if it's made by the team who made Danganronpa

I WAS RIGHT

Romancing SaGa 2: Revenging of the Seven

Boyfriend and I just share a Look because we're bored

Metroid Prime 4 Beyond

MARBLE TRACK SAMUS GO WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Boyfriend and I are weeping and wailing at how this game looks compared to Scarlet and Violet

Conclusion

TLOZ ECHOES OF WISDOM BEST GAME Y'ALL!!!!!!!!

[bunnimew]

In the rotg film, do you think the Guardians get along with any other spirits, regardless of alignment? The Groundhog, Leprechaun, and Tooth Mouse are only mentioned or seen briefly, but most of their relations with the Guardians seem negative: Bunny apparently doesn't like the first spirit, and with the third spirit, there seems to some sort of discrimination and unawareness from the tooth fairies based on how Baby Tooth reacted so violently to what was basically a co-worker?

Hello Anon!!

Well, we know Bunny doesn't get along with the groundhog, and he didn't seem particularly impressed with anyone's suggestions for teammates, or even the idea of someone new joining the team, so I'm gonna say Bunny does not get along with anyone.

Everyone else seemed very excited about someone new, so it's conceivable that they have positive working relations with any number of spirits. But yeah, Tooth clearly never gets out into the field, to the point that her own fairies don't know about other international divisions. So even if she has positive working relations, they're probably not anything more than acquaintances.

North seems like the kinda guy where everyone is instantly his friend for the length of time they are in his presence. I bet North has invited every spirit on Earth back to the workshop at least once, and upon arrival, he's completely forgotten why they're there but welcomes them in and offers fruit cake, anyway. I wouldn't be surprised if the more extrovert spirits showed up more than once and those are the spirits North actually thinks of as his friends.

There is no telling what Sandy gets up to, though. That gremlin could be partying in every time zone every night and his teammates wouldn't even know because they never leave their houses. Maybe Sandy isn't tired all the time because he's the Sandman; maybe it's because he literally hasn't slept for 48 hrs, jumping from edm concert to edm concert, throwin back dippin' dots and slamming gummy bears because he has no adult supervision to stop him.

So Sandy probably has all of the friends, and plays a mean game of Mario Party.

Jack clearly did not have many friends, but did know about other spirits, which would imply someone bothered to stop and talk to him. He probably has some fair weather friends or acquaintances who are willing to spread some gossip, but aren't interested in actually hanging out. Otherwise, he would not have been nearly so lonely, or talked about Sandy in that distant, "Oh cool, that guy I kinda know but shouldn't bother," kind of way. If he'd had friends, Antarctica would have looked a lot different.

Insofar as alignments, I imagine Bunny and Tooth would give a thought to the day job of whoever they were talking to. North sees the good in everyone, and seems like he'd give them a shot or three before writing them off for good, if he ever does. Sandy was going to punch a child, so I don't think he cares. And Jack was too lonely to be picky about who he talks to, but I think he would have been picky about what he was willing to be party to, to keep them talking. He listened to Pitch's offer, he just didn't want to doom the planet to darkness, yanno?

Thank you so much for the ask, Anon! And thank you for putting the image of Sandy guzzling Dippin Dots in my head.

P.S. Alternatively, maybe Baby Tooth is just a crazy brawler and it isn't that Tooth never mentioned the other divisions, it's that Baby Tooth's fight or flight instinct is superglued to fight and the mouse jumpscared her.

[spookymoonz]

SO… i’ve seen your tape and hp designs but do you have any designs/hcs for the other legion of stationary members??

YESH (I rushed while making these so sorry if they look kinda shitty, but you prolly get the basic idea of what they look like)

Colored Pencil/Jean Pierre

-✨French 🥖🇫🇷✨

-He/him Bisexual

-As a human, he uses actual missiles (He built them himself)

-He builds a lot of stuff and spends a lot of time in his workshop

-He’s also a very good artist

Rubber Band/Robbie

-Gender-fluid (Any pronouns) Pansexual

-Owns a fainting couch

-I feel like he’d be the type of person who would harshly criticize your fashion choices and then take you shopping for new clothes

-Has a very high vocal range

-If they get sick, they’d definitely end up acting like some kind of dying Victorian child

Hole Punch/Harold

-He/Him Omnisexual (Male Preference)

-Really likes music from the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s

-He definitely have a disco ball in his room

-Blares disco music at three in the morning

-NOT allowed to have caffeine

Tape/Terry

-He/him Gay (For whom, I wonder)

-Loves his car a normal amount (JK, he was very upset when Mario destroyed it)

-Like I’ve said before: Very ugly sleeper. Tongue hanging out of the mouth, drooling, snoring loud enough to break the sound barrier, the whole shebang. (Harold finds it adorable tho)

-Shares a room with Harold. Thankfully, he’s a very heavy sleeper so he can sleep through the disco music at three in the morning

-Really likes playing with Stapler/Spike

Scissors/Sylvester

-They/Them Asexual Pan

-They have a special sword that can split into two swords

-Doesn’t like coffee

-Finds the rest of the group semi-annoying

-Likes hanging out outside and admiring nature

Hope you like these! Sorry if they’re kinda rushed, my mind is in a lot of different places today

[hyperfixatingonbowuigisohard]

Super Mario Bros Labryinth AU (Pt2)

(Note: Sorry the the strange looking Bullet Point, copy and pasted this from my notes and this is what it formatted as)

- [ ] While Mario has multiple things to freak out about— such as a giant lizard koupa, and suddenly being who know wheres when he was in his room just minutes ago—he manages to stifle his questions for later

- [ ] After all, he has a little brother to save

- [ ] And a little brother to applogize to as well

- [ ] He couldn’t beleive he said all those things…

- [ ] Mario makes his way down the hill to what he can assume is the entrance to the Labyrinth

- [ ] There’s another Koupa there, spraypainting the walls

- [ ] While he looks strikingly similar to that Bowser guys, he’s smaller and has less hair.

- [ ] When he spots Mario, he jumps in surprise and immediately raises his spraypaint cans at Mario, as if to threaten him

- [ ] “You didn’t see anything, got it?!”

- [ ] Ah, Mario thinks. So he wasn’t supposed to be spraypainting the wall.

- [ ] Mario: “I don’t know kid, it’s pretty obvious you spraypainted those walls….”

- [ ] Junior: “Hey! Thats Prince to you! Prince Bowser Jr!”

- [ ] For a second Mario considers taking this child hostage or somthing. Trading him for Luigi would he much easier than solving this maze.

- [ ] But then Mario remembers how big the Koupa King is and that he doesn’t want to see what all those spikes and mussles can do to him if he threatens his child

- [ ] Also Mario isn’t a monster, duh.

- [ ] So instead, Mario thinks of a way he can use his status as a witness of Bowser Jr’s mischief in his favor

- [ ] Mario: “Alright, Prince. I need to get to the castle in the center of the Labyrinth. If you take me there, I won’t tell your dad what I saw.”

- [ ] Junior: “Ha! Yeah right, Daddy would burn you to a crisp beforr you could even get a word in!”

- [ ] Mario: Well I guess I’ll have to tell every Koupa in the city about your graffiti before I get to the castle. Surely one of them will tell the King about this—“

- [ ] Junior: “Your a tattle-tail!”

- [ ] Mario: “But if you take me to the caslte, then he’ll never find out.”

- [ ] Junior: “….”

- [ ] Mario: “So? Do we have a deal?”

- [ ] Junior: “Fine, whatever! Your such a snitch!”

- [ ] Bowser Jr grabs Mario by the wrist and leads him to a giant door that definitely was not there before.

- [ ] Bowser Jr leads him through the door

- [ ] Before Mario can say anything thought, Bowser Jr runs back outside and locks the door behind him

- [ ] Mario: “Hey! This wasn’t the deal!”

- [ ] Bowser Jr giggles wickedly

- [ ] It would have been cute if he wasn’t a little cheater

- [ ] Junior: “Daddy won’t ever find out if you never make it to the city in the first place! Good luck getting out of there!”

- [ ] Where is there? It seems to be a long straight road, going on for miles and miles

- [ ] Mario does his best to continue through the Labyrinth, but it seems this single path goes on forever

- [ ] Theres not a single turn anywhere, seemingly no way to progress further

- [ ] Mario cries out in frustration and tries to punch the wall

- [ ] He ends up falling forward onto the ground

- [ ] The wall was an option illusion, and there was a fork in the path right in front of him!

- [ ] Mario sighs in releif

- [ ] And also embarrassment

- [ ] Mario finds himself in a much more complicated area, the paths lines with giant green pipes.

- [ ] Different creatures and things seem to pop in and out of them at random.

- [ ] He tries to keep track of where the pipes seem to go, but its no use

- [ ] And as for the creatures that are using said pipes?

- [ ] Well, lets just say after getting bit by a piranha plant he’s avoiding anything that comes out of those pipes

- [ ] Mario feels like he’s finally getting somewhere in this Labryinth when he hears loud screaming

- [ ] And no, its not Luigi’s! Thank Goodness!

- [ ] The shouts seem to be in fear and distress, and among them he can hear wild laughter and shouts of amusement

- [ ] Whatever he’s hearing doesn’t sound like a good situation for the screamer, and so he goes to investigate…

No sketches this time I’m afraid, but the next part will have some! I hope you all enjoyed this second part, what do you guys think of it?

(1)…(You Are Here)…(3)…

[cosmic-spider]

Rottmnt four kings au x fem reader part 3

Going on a adventure

━━━━━━━⊱✿⊰━━━━━━━

Well if you want to prove that you are capable of going on this adventure with me. Your going to have to go throw this obstacle course first.

He said as he leaned on the tail of the floating balcony. Looking up at the sky before looking down at you with a smug face.

Or you don’t do it and can stay here a chicken out.

You then returned the smug face and lean a bit forward to him.

What? Think I can’t do it your highness?

Leo then pushed himself off the railing as he got in the middle of the floating balcony. He then becan to stretch out his arms and legs.

Well if your so confident in thinking that you can do it. Watch and then show me that you can do it.

Leo told you with a even bigger smug grin on his face than before running off the balcony on to a few blocks. Then over a few with spikes on top of then.

Next jumped to the left side to a few yellow blocks on to a higher blocks. Then he jumped on top of a few of the robotic piranha plants.

Elevating him to the highest of the blocks. He then docked down sliding on the blocks under him to dodge the mechanical fire row.

He then got on a few metal plat form bricks that then turned red when he ran on them and started to fall after tuning red.

Through out his run in the obstacles course he had a smile the whole time. Showing he wasn’t scared at all and was actually having fun doing the course.

Finally he jumped on top off some mechanic bullet bills that aimed at he as he was so close to getting back to the balcony.

He then jumped on the last bullet bill giving him a final push to get to the flag in the middle of the balcony. Twirling around the pole for a few before ending up back we’re he was at the beginning.

The whole time you watched him you realized that this was exactly like the Mario games just in real life.

Whoa! Now I got the blood pumping!

He said as he jumped around a bit and throwing a few punches like a child hyping himself up.

You think you can do something like that?

Leo said as he stoped and looked over at you. Waiting for a response to come out of you and a bit of curiosity of wanting to know what you can do.

He then saw you staring at him with a shocked face and mouth open.

Wow…what..ho-how did you do that?!

Leo then started to to get a bit of a ego bust from how you complemented and was so amazed by him.

Well I have a lot of talent plus I trained a lot. Well enough about me and my amazing talent. Time for you to show me what you can do human?

He then walked over to you and he gave you a small teasing smut as if he was challenging you.

We’ll just give me a moment to see how I’m going to do this.

You then walked around the balcony looking at the placement of everything. Thinking of how you were going to do it and the timing of things.

As you did Leo then walked over to the end of the balcony leaning back on it. As he got in a position to see all of the obstacle course.

Ok we have all afternoon to do this. Well until sundown then we have to go to inside for dinner and bed for the night. Other than that take your time.

Oh that’s good to hear I thought I needed to do this quickly to not waist your time.

You then got to the center of the balcony and started to run. Jumping of the last seconds as you then landed on a few lower pathway of bricks.

You then kept run then jumped to the side on small wall. You pushed your self of it as you get on a higher platform that had the spinning fake fire balls. You then slide down on your legs like a baseball player avoiding them.

Quickly getting up after as you keep running until you stoped at a green pip. You ducked down under it as the mechanic piranhas plant popped out of the pip for a bit before going back in.

After it got back into the pipe you then jumped over it and jumped on top of the next one. Before it could fully get out there pipe giving you a little jump to get to a higher ground. You got on a spring that pushed you up to a golden plat form.

As you got on one of the gold tiles you stared to run since the tiles turned red and stared to fall down after being stepped on.

You quicker got the end to the tiles as you saw the fake bullet bills getting ready to launch. You jumped off the last time as the bullet bills were shoot out in your direction.

You jumped on top of three bullet bills as you got closer to there you stated. You then gave your self one final push of a last bullet bill.

You then looked at the flag pole and saw the completely shocked face that Leo was making.

Wow never thought I’ll see a human do something like that!

Leo then go off the edge of the balcony and went up to you. Putting his hands on your shoulders.

Well it’s decided. You will be coming with me to the Boom Kingdom on the way to to Boo Kingdom. So we can find a way to get you home.

You then smiled at the fact that your going to find a way home.

Grate! When can we go!

Oh well be heading there starting tomorrow morning after breakfast!

Leo told you as he then pressed a block that made the balcony to go back to the castle.

Well it’s almost dark so it’s better to wait until tomorrow. So we can get everything ready to go.

Oh ok then.

You then went into the castle as the two of you walked for a bit in the hallway.

Well In the mean time we’ll have dinner.

He said as you both entered into a lavish dinner room with a big table in the middle of the room.

As the two of you ate you both had questions for each other.

I don’t want to be rude, but what exactly…are you?

You asked a bit nervous as you looked down at you food.

Oh I’m a turtle. Isn’t it  obvious what I am?

Well, no sense since turtles in my world, don’t look the same as you.

Wow really! That’s a shocker!

After dinner you went back to the room that you were earlier that was now you room. As Leo called it.

[jui-imouto-chan]

One Kid's Trash (Full Fic)

(Or, read it on Ao3)

Summary:

He approached the mushroom beasts and—huh? Red Guy fell off the screen with a “Waaah,” that drew a surprised and delighted laugh from Sakura, one that startled him enough to look around like someone else made the sound and snapped the DSi closed. From it, he heard a “Bye-Bye!” When he was sure again that it was just him, he flipped it open again, eyes sparkling even as he jumped. “It’s-a me, Mario!” the device proclaimed. “H-Hi, Mario…-san,” he greeted back, bowing his head minutely. He tried again to punch the mushroom, this time, but it turned away before he could get to it. He hit a button while he was moving and Mario leapt into the air, arcing up and then landing on top of the mushroom, crushing it. “Mario-san! You beat him up!” His eyes sparkled.

or:

Seven year-old Sakura found a DSi at the playground and played New Super Mario Brothers. He never forgets it.

Tags:

a little Suo/Sakura if you squint, A look at what I imagine Sakura's childhood could have been like, sad childhood, self hatred, a little bit of food rationing if that is triggering for you, Hurt/Comfort, Sakura Haruka Needs A Hug (Wind Breaker), Ostracization, Quote: It's-a me! Mario! (Super Mario), Sakura & Mario could unironically be a tag in this fic, Game: New Super Mario Bros. DS (2006), DSI, Coping, some present shenanigans, Suou Hayato is a Little Shit (Wind Breaker), References to Super Smash Brothers, Sakura's empty ass apartment but even in childhood, still no pillows, i cant believe he canonically sleeps in the fetal position, child sakura haruka, seven year old sakura

Sakura found an interesting toy near the slide. It was blue, shiny, and it flipped open to show screens on the inside.

He thought he’d seen one of these before. He wracked his brain to try to remember what it was called, but it was no use. He knew some of his classmates had them—usually pulling them out at lunch time and when they’d skip cleaning duties.

(He’d usually have to hide that he was curious about them—if he showed that he was interested, they’d hide them away and whisper to themselves. The best way to avoid that was to pretend he was reading the posters on the classroom walls of color-coded hiragana. If he wanted to listen, he’d pretend to doodle in his workbook with his ears perked.)

There was a light sheen of dew over everything, a drizzle accompanying Sakura to the playground; when the other kids saw him, they scattered. Their parents muttered to themselves as they packed up and left, sending scathing looks his way when they thought he wasn’t looking.

(Sakura was always looking, always listening. There was nothing else to do, no other senses that he could engage with his peers, not unless he made to touch and all that could connect was a punch.)

It’d been an hour since then, and Sakura took to wandering the playset mindlessly. What was so fun about a slide? He could understand the jungle gym—he loved climbing every which way—but there was nothing waiting for him at the bottom of a slide.

(He said this, but he never stopped going on it. Listlessly making his way back to the top and hoping every time he came back down that he’d find someone there.)

It was there, right at the entrance of the slide, that he had found this thing. The bright screen lit up his face from below, casting shadows across his face, shining through and illuminating white hair.

Then he heard a few voices. He flipped it closed and tucked himself in to the slide, out of view.

“Kouji said he couldn’t find his DSi. You think it’s around here?”

“Dunno, but we can look later. He already has an XL that he shares with his sister so it’ll be fine.”

“Luckyyy.”

“Right?”

Sakura poked his head out as the two kids walked away.

So this thing was a DSi?

Sakura resisted the urge to look at the DSi for the rest of the day. It sat on his desk, the only item in his barren room besides a few plastic water bottles, two towels, and his futon. The pop of color in the cold neutral tones of the room pulled at his vision, though it was only after he brushed his teeth and turned off the lights that he finally let his curiosity win.

The screen was a beacon in the dark, almost blinding.

On the bottom screen, there was a colorful image of a rotund character with a red hat and a brown moustache.

Sakura pressed a few buttons. The ones on the left side of the screen seemed to move through the applications, which was a little annoying since all he wanted to do was see what this red guy was. He tried the buttons to the right side, and on his third button, labeled with some foreign, non-Japanese letter, he was finally able to select the red-guy-thing.

More foreign letters came up—underneath, the katakana to read it. It took him a few minutes to sound it out.

“Ni-yu.. Niu Su-pa Ma-ri-oh Bu-ra-za-zu…?”

New Super Mario Brothers.

He saw the red guy—the one that caught his attention—in front of a castle, beside him a blonde girl in a pink dress. He walked ahead to the castle and then—what!? Some kappa-thing just stole the girl!

The red guy chased after it. Sakura accidentally, in his impatience, rapidly tapped a button and the scene disappeared, replaced with the red guy on a big circle. The screen went black as the red guy jumped into the background.

“Where’d he…”

Then the world loaded in, and there were these mushroom creatures that came in his direction. He hit another button, hoping he could punch them. Take that, you stupid vegetables. Nothing happened. He tried a few other buttons, then went to the buttons on the left side that annoyed him earlier.

Oh! That’s how he moved.

He approached the mushroom beasts and—huh? Red Guy fell off the screen with a “Waaah,” that drew a surprised and delighted laugh from Sakura, one that startled him enough to look around like someone else made the sound and snapped the DSi closed. From it, he heard a “Bye-Bye!”

When he was sure again that it was just him, he flipped it open again, eyes sparkling even as he jumped. “It’s-a me, Mario!” the device proclaimed.

“H-Hi, Mario…-san,” he greeted back, bowing his head minutely.

He tried again to punch the mushroom, this time, but it turned away before he could get to it. He hit a button while he was moving and Mario leapt into the air, arcing up and then landing on top of the mushroom, crushing it.

“Mario-san! You beat him up!”

His eyes sparkled.

Sakura didn’t get much sleep. He was a zombie walking into class the following morning, squinting eyes appearing like a glare to his classmates. They kept further away from him, but it was okay.

He had Mario-san waiting for him, so it was okay.

(When he fell asleep, the DSi was pressed to his chest. He curled around it like there was a tiny Mario-san in his arms. Then, in his dreams, there was a giant Mario-san, one that ate a big orange mushroom. Sakura was big too, big enough to stomp through all of his problems.

Mario-san said, “Wa-hoo!” and Sakura copied him, back and forth like a conversation. He isn’t sure when the last one he had was, but this was how they went, right?

Together, they jumped through the clouds, and for once, Sakura felt like a superhero.

He had to remind himself once he woke up that he wasn’t made for a role like that. That all he was ever made to be was a villain.

A monster.)

There wasn’t anyone in his class named Kouji. Sakura checked the roster twice over, but to no avail. He’d have asked his classmates, if it weren’t for the fact that everyone would shrink away at his approach.

Maybe he’d come to the playground again today, he hoped.

(But really, he hoped he didn’t. There was no use lying to himself—who better would know his evil nature than himself?)

There was no one named Kouji at the playground. Not from the yells of kids’ names across the park when he walked up. And of course, when it cleared out again at his presence, there were none then, either.

Sakura got through a few more hours of the game before the screen turned black, and nothing he could do would turn them back on. There was a red light pulsing at the hinge of the device.

Tears filled his eyes, but he quickly swept them away with his sleeve. He considered hitting the device to get it to work, but he immediately thought about Mario-san—that would hurt him, so he put his hand down.

He checked the clock: 5pm. Gingerly, he put the DSi and all his money in his hoodie pocket and made for the convenience store around the corner. Before he went through the doors, he pulled up his hood and tucked his white hairs in more than the black ones, mussing his bangs enough to cover up his right eye.

The clerk at the desk peered at him suspiciously. After grabbing a few non-perishable pre-made meals and some snacks, Sakura walked past him to go toward the electronics area, where a few different cords hung neatly from hooks.

From what he remembered, these things needed to be charged. He wasn’t super familiar with the concept, but he’d seen enough things plugged into the outlets of his classroom to know that.

Of course, there were a few different cords to complicate things. He pulled out the DSi and tried to fit each one in, frustration growing with each failure.

He turned as he heard footsteps approaching, and then the clerk was kneeling beside him.

“This one should work,” he said, grabbing a gray cable with a plug block at the end. He scooped up Sakura’s items and brought them to the counter. When the cashier was ringing up the other things, Sakura pressed the cable against the hole in the back. It fit!

“Yes!” he said, hopping giddily.

The clerk stared at the register as he read off, “Your total is 1200 yen.”

Sakura fumbled around his pockets to dig out his coins and one 1000-yen bill. He went to hand it over—the exact amount, with a few coins remaining in his hoodie—when he noticed the clerk staring at him in disbelief.

What was he—oh.

Sakura’s hood had fallen off.

The clerk’s face was unreadable, but he knew what that meant. Sakura dropped the money on the counter, scooped up his items, and raced out of the shop, lips pursing tightly. Usually he’d at least have a bag to hold everything in, but in his haste, he ended up cradling everything. He struggled with the knob of his room when he got back.

He scooted his futon close to an outlet—he’d never needed to use it for anything other than the small A/C that was currently tucked into his closet. He plugged the DSi in, brows furrowed as he watched the red light change to a pulsing yellow.

He wasn’t sure how long he was supposed to wait, or if he was allowed to even turn the device on before it finished charging. His knees bounced and he kept looking back at the light every few seconds.

Maybe if he closed his eyes, it’d charge faster.

He pressed them together tightly, his face scrunching together.

One, two, three…

Fourteen…

Twenty-four….

Fifty…

“It’s done!” he yelled, opening his eyes to find that it was—still charging. He pouted. One minute should have been enough, how could something take so long? “Mario-san… hurry up…” I miss you.

When a few more attempts at closing his eyes and counting didn’t work, he finally gave up and nibbled on some chips, careful not to eat too much of the bag at once. As long as he ate exactly what the serving sizes on the back said, he could make it last about five days.

Ten chips later, he was… not satisfied, per se, but he already indulged in having one extra chip (It had extra seasoning on it! It was begging him to eat it. It tasted so good, even if the flavor was already dissipating), so he downed half a bottle of water and went to brush his teeth.

Impatience got to him at the forty-five-minute mark. “Sorry, Mario-san,” Sakura said, preemptively. The light was still yellow, but he couldn’t wait any longer.

The screens didn’t turn on when he flipped it open. Sakura bit his lip, tears already pooling. He fiddled around with the buttons he didn’t touch while playing.

Heavenly light flooded from the screens. Sakura bounced on his heels, a wide, open-mouthed smile spreading across his face.

“Let’s-a go!”

“Welcome back, Mario-san!”

(Sakura didn’t need a pillow. In his head, the floor was grass, the clouds were fluffy, and there were turtles with wings.

Peach-hime wasn’t far out of grasp right now, but he was in no rush to get to her. Mario-san kept looking into the distance, in the vague direction the little kappa ran off in. Sakura held onto his glove.

He hadn’t held anyone’s hand in years—the last time was in kindergarten, when it was mandatory so they wouldn’t get lost. It was so warm, but so foreign, those intrusions between his fingers. Sakura chimed, “Mamma mia.”

Mario-san was silent.

“Mario-san?”

Sakura looked down at their hands, slowly coming apart.

“Mario-san, what are you looking at?” Still no response. “I-I’m sure Peach-hime will be okay. We’ll beat up that stupid kappa together and rescue her!”

Why wouldn’t he say anything?

Why wouldn’t he look at him?

Please look at him.

Couldn’t someone please just—)

Kouji was at the playground that day.

Sakura knew, because he snooped through the DSi and found a photo app. The most recent photos were there, two brunet kids smiling wide with their parents’ tired expressions in the background. Kouji, he assumed, was the one pulling on some girl’s pigtails—probably that sister those other kids mentioned. The picture was so warm to look at, but Sakura was dowsed with an icy feeling that tore into his chest.

(It was like last winter, when he slipped in some ice and scraped up his legs through his thin sweatpants.

Most other kids cried when they bled—Sakura knew firsthand—but he knew his tears would only make his cheeks colder and bring more dirty looks his way.

He just had to throw the pants away, bloodstains and all, and smear some spit into the snow caked on his wounds.

He was fine.

It was fine.)

Sakura had his hoodie on today. He stopped by his room after school before coming by, putting on a beanie someone left in the lost and found. This time, he tucked his white hair into that, then put the sweatshirt over.

With the beanie, there were no worries of his hood slipping. His black bangs were perfectly arranged, and no one would know that he was a freak.

He didn’t give himself enough time to turn around and forget about all of this. He just took a deep breath and marched over to the boy at the top of the playset.

“H-Hey. Kouji, right?”

“Hm? Yeah, that’s me.”

“Um. I f-found this. A few days ago…” (Two weeks ago. Liar. Selfish.)

It took a Herculean effort to pull the DSi out of his pocket and proffer it to the boy, hands shaking.

The boy looked confused for a moment, before his eyes brightened up. “My DSi! I’ve been looking for it everywhere—I thought I lost it! Thanks for finding it!”

Kouji stepped closer to Sakura, ecstatic.

“We should play on it together sometime! What’s your name?”

A half-familiar feeling bubbled in his chest, creeping up his neck to his cheeks and his ears. Pink seeped into the edges of his vision, and his face was unbearably hot.

His mind was fuzzy, he was floating on this warm cloud that brought tingles to his fingertips. He answered without thinking. “Sakura—”

The boy stepped away quickly.

The color drained from Sakura’s face—from the world—as realization and fear occupied both of them.

Kouji’s eyes were wide, blood rushing out of his face as he recognized him.

“K-Keep it. Just stay away, don’t hurt me.”

(Don’t look at him.)

Sakura stepped closer, pushing the DSi toward him, opening it to show his picture. “It’s yours, I’m giving it back t—”

“I don’t need it! Get away from me!”

Kouji slapped the DSi out of his hands.

Sakura watched in horror as it soared over the edge of the playset, smacking along the bars of the monkey bars on the way down, the hinges snapping and the device making a cracking noise as it hit.

(The sound of bones breaking sounded similar, he realized, when he kicked someone in the ribs, years later.

It sent a chill down his spine, but he was used to the cold, so he kept kicking.)

“Why did you do that?!” he cried, grabbing Kouji up by the collar of his shirt. He snarled in his face, vision blurry with moisture. Why couldn’t he just accept it? Why did he destroy it?

Why couldn’t things just be simple?

As quick as the anger came in, it dissipated.

Sakura deflated, head falling forward as he grit his teeth. Kouji, with shaking legs, bolted across the playset, jumping off the ledge into his father’s waiting arms. The man stared at Sakura with disapproval.

(Don’t look at him.)

(Was he just made wrong?)

When he went to pick up the battered DSi, the top hung backwards and flopped with any movement. The screens were partially blacked out, with green cracks crawling across them. Sakura couldn’t even see Mario-san’s face through the damage anymore. He dragged his feet as he headed out of the park, his fingers beginning to bleed as the rough, scuffed plastic on the outside tore through his skin.

Near the entrance, he gently set the DSi into the trashcan and pressed his red-smeared hands together in a prayer.

(If there was a god, it hated him. If there were multiple, they must’ve all felt the same about him.

That was fine. He hated them, too. If he had access to the heavens he’d go and throw a few punches around. Let them hit him back. Maybe it’d feel better to feel those blows directly instead of all this indirect crap.

Even so, he still goes to the shrine at New Years.

He still wishes for better luck.)

Sakura stares at the weather app on his phone, trying to figure out if he should wear a jacket tomorrow or not. Suo and Nirei fiddle with the TV in front of him, all of them lounging in Nirei’s living room. Nirei’s parents are still at work, and Kiryu and Tsugeura are on their way over, having been sent out for patrol that day.

Nirei tries to get a cable through the back of his TV stand to connect with his console—he called it a Switch, which doesn’t sound all that cool to Sakura beyond being an English word—but every time he pushes it through and asks for a different cable, Suo sends the same cable back through the hole and undoes Nirei’s efforts, the plug sailing behind the TV stand and into a narrow space that Nirei struggles to reach. Then, while Nirei is fishing for the cable that fell, Suo pushes the other cable through and swings it around like he’s impatiently waiting for Nirei to grab it.

“Nirei-kun, I don’t think we’ll get this set up before the others get here if you keep messing around.”

Sakura snorts to himself. Sadist bastard. “You really have an awful personality,” he says.

“That’s so mean, Sakura-kun. Umemiya-senpai said I was a kind gentleman.”

Nirei gets the cable, begging Suo to grab the right one. Suo, feeling merciful after all the torture, swaps cables with him and they finally get the Switch plugged into the TV.

“We’ve gotta play Smash, right?” Nirei prods.

“I don’t mind playing until Kiryu-kun and Tsugeura-kun are here.”

“Hm, Suo-san, I didn’t expect you to be the type to play video games at all.”

Oh, it’s gonna be 24° tomorrow. No jacket should be fine.

“I don’t do it often, but I’ll join if friends are playing. I’m not entirely un- tech-savvy.”

Suo sends a pointed glance at Sakura, which gets his attention up from his screen. The smile on his face makes Sakura hiss.

“The hell’re you looking at, bastard?”

Suo laughs. “Now, now.”

Nirei dispels their banter quickly, before he’s caught in the middle. “Sakura-san, do you wanna try playing?”

Sakura finally looks over at the TV, where there’s a big menu of characters displayed on the screen.

“What is it?”

“It’s a fighting game,” Nirei says, glowing at the interest sparking in Sakura’s sun and moon eyes at his favorite word. “It’s not as graphic as Mortal Kombat, but I think you’ll like getting to try all kinds of fighting styles. Here, I’ll even pick your character for you—you’d probably like playing as Kazuya, since he’s from Tekken—that’s another fighting game you’d probably like—or maybe a lighter character like Starfox or Captain Falcon since you tend to fight in a very—”

Sakura tunes Nirei out partway through, eyes glancing over the characters and then catching, in the far left…

Sakura shoots up. “Mario-san!”

“-san?” Suo snorts, which devolves into full-blown snickering. “I’ve never heard you be so polite before, Sakura-kun! How cute!”

A blush flies from Sakura’s shoulders, up his neck, all the way past the tips of his ears to the roots of his hair, even managing to color his white strands with a light wash of pink. Steam must be erupting off his head.

“Sh-Sh-SHUT UP! WHAT’S IT TO YOU?”

Suo laughs harder, holding his belly. There isn’t enough blood in Sakura’s body to make his blush darker than it is now. His hands twitch into fists.

…Yelling at Suo isn’t enough, he needs to kill him.

Nirei wraps his arms around Sakura’s waist to keep him from fully lunging at the redhead, who is quickly up and striding around behind the sofa, dodging just as Sakura manages to get out of Nirei’s grasp and pounce.

“Sakura-san, you can’t commit murder in my house! My parents just redid the carpets!”

“Fuck the carpets, he’s dead!”

It takes a while for Sakura to be placated, only calmed by Nirei getting some snacks in his mouth in between mad leaps at Suo. Eventually the food seduces his tongue enough for him to absentmindedly nibble on whatever items Nirei gets in his mouth’s proximity, and he melts back into the couch cushions like he’s never sat on anything so comfortable in his life.

Nirei pointedly sits in the middle of the two and keeps the Pocky they have in his hands, feeding them into Sakura’s mouth himself so Suo wouldn’t get any ideas that could jeopardize the safety of his home. Suo pouts at him slightly, but there’s no budging the blond once he makes up his mind.

Sakura agrees to still play with them, a little red climbing back into his cheeks as he selects Mario, making a small noise of intrigue when Nirei shows him how to change the skins.

Nirei and Suo hold their breath at the roundness in Sakura’s usually-sharpened gaze. There was this childlike wonder that softened his features, a quiver to his grin that tugs at something in them, this need to smother him and show him everything he’s ever missed almost overbearing in its intensity.

Suo feels a little bad for making fun of him earlier. That’s a subtle apology to be made later, though, because all he can do now is let his eye soak in this image and try to replicate its splendor again and again in the future.

They’re drawn back in when Sakura looks at them, puzzled about what to do to proceed to the fighting part of the game.  

They pick their characters—Nirei has Meta Knight and Suo picks Bayonetta, hitting start and snagging a map before Sakura can even begin to process Suo’s choice.

The round goes long—mainly between Suo and Nirei. Sakura falls off the map once or twice before he commits to button-mashing for his third life. He’s not great at getting Mario to move the way he wants him to; he’s caught in the crossfire of one of Suo’s attacks and he is out, scowling at the screen and flipping Suo the bird. Suo takes his hand off the controller to blow a kiss for half a second, which Nirei uses as a chance to hit him with his Ultimate.

Suo laughs airily and starts his next life in stride, continuing where he left off with a strategy that suits him perfectly: dodging, taunting, blocking, and spamming his B-attacks until Nirei flies off the stage cleanly.

“Suo-san, I thought you didn’t play video games often.”

“I don’t, but I never said I’m bad at them.”

Nirei has a fire in his eyes. “Well, I won’t lose!”

He doesn’t. Suo is not the best at getting to the Smash ball, and Nirei is able to tear through his last life.

“That was awesome, Nirei-kun. Good job.”

Sakura mumbles his compliment. “That was kinda badass, I guess.”

Nirei sparkles. “Sakura-san…”

Sakura looks interested in playing again, but seems reluctant. Nirei knows Sakura is a little sad when he realizes, after Nirei explains a few things about playstyle, that Mario isn’t really the best character for him. Suo is able to distract him a little by explaining why he likes some of the specific characters he plays, to which Sakura listens attentively.

They don’t really get it, but that goes for a lot of things about Sakura—they don’t really need to.

Sakura is relieved that they don’t ask.

(Sakura was 15 when he went into a game store with his classmates and found out that devices can be repaired.

Nirei told him he’d give him his old consoles, asked if he wanted to play anything specific.

Sakura said no, but Nirei gave them to him anyway. He tried to leave the bag behind at Nirei’s desk, but Suo snuck the bag into his apartment, so the decision was made for him.

When the floor felt too hard and cold and he couldn’t sleep, he grabbed the WiiU and tried to play a game.

It was the most normal Sakura had ever felt.

It was the best gift ever.)

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This is the first fic in a series :)