#and i could either do something small or something like the koopa valley au for the renovations idea

[jayyydez]

@istadris

I have been given permission to ramble lol

So, three different ideas. One of them is honestly very small and I hope to post it by the end of the month. It's meant to be a Valentine's day oneshot with "Secret Admirer" as the prompt. Nothing super crazy, so not much to talk about

Second idea was inspired by a random video I stumbled across on YouTube where a contractor was going through the original Luigi's Mansion and discussing what he would do if he were tasked with renovating tbe building. I've just been toying with the idea that Luigi probably renovates it in his spare time, because he at least has some of the skills to do so himself and it gives him something to stay occupied with. I also toyed with the idea of him making it a Bed and Breakfast or an inn, or even being hired to do some renovations on one of Bowser's older castles/ forts and that's how it turns into a Bowuigi fic. I also have a random note about it maybe taking place not long after SPM and it being him trying to ignore that trauma and just keep chugging along.

However, looking back on it now, the handful of ideas I had could easily fit into the Koopa Valley AU that @darkwingsnark and I talked about a while back. Which was roughly a Harvest Moon/ Stardew Valley AU in which someone that the Mario Bros saves ends up leaving their house/land and property to them after they pass away. Said person that passed is a Koopa that lives on a farm on the fringes of the Darklands. Mario isn't really about it, he's got a million things going in already, but Luigi is absolutely up for moving away and looking after the farm the way the old man wanted. Luigi basically integrates into the community little by little and strikes up a deal with Bowser using the farm. Ans it was basically a bit of discovering things about koopas and their culture, integrating with the village, falling in love with Bowser, and learning more about the old koopa that passed away through his old belongings. Said idea is currently forbidden because I know Snark has a million things going on and I have a literal dozen ideas chewing on my brain at the moment, on top of having my own plate full of things irl. So it's a very fun idea and I'd like to revisit it one day and collab with Snark, but I know there's a lot going on at the moment. Even for myself, I know I probably cannot commit to that kind of project right now.

Third idea is inspired by my all time favorite Mario political intrigue fic, which was Firebird by LightningLaveau. It also takes some influence from a very old fic idea I had started back when I was working on stuff like The Failed Pixl but never got far on, as well as @shapeshiftinterest saying there is not nearly enough fics and art exploring the Mr. L and Rookie dynamics of Luigi and Bowser. Said fic idea is basically that MarioKart is translated into underground/ illegal street racing, which leads racers to take on alter egos/ ways of concealing their identities. Daisy and Bowser are close friends and Daisy somehow convinces Bowser to give it one singular chance and to race with the group she's with. Bowser, not expecting it to stick, does a semi-basic disguise to dress up as Rookie. Meets Mr. L and the rest of the group and kind of can't help but stick around for the shenanigans.

I don't know how political I'd make it, especially considering how that Firebird was the inspo for it. (And really, truly, I can ramble about Firebird all day. I LOVE that fic and I think about it every month, I swear. I hope the author is doing well, especially since they took the fic down a couple of years back. If anyone can find it on Wayback Machine or internet archive, I will love you forever.)

Firebird is honest to god my gold standard for writing political intrigue and suspense with the Marioverse, and I loved the way the author weaved both things they plucked from canon and things they riffed off of for the story. As far as my own fic, it's not a very fleshed out idea yet, but it's definitely there. Which is why it's going in the vault for the moment

Instead of a swear jar, I need a WIP idea jar, for every random fic idea that I know either is not going to be written, will take a million years for me to write, or is probably not going to be completed. Double points if I'm already eyeball deep in one, if not more, other projects.

On an unrelated note, I feel the need to drop 3 coins into a jar