#anyways roy keeps wanting a rematch to fight boom and boom keeps agreeing because he has nothing better to do

[cocoa-rococo]

in terms of rare pairs, i kinda love the ship of boom-boom and roy, honestly? it's funny to me. definition of Intricate Rituals, like.

roy is a bit of a fighter to most people, and he definitely enjoys a brawl every now and then, but the problem with being near the top of the pecking order means that not many folks are interested in duking it out with you, either because they like their job or they want their muscles and bones to be in working condition.

so when bowser hires boom and pom to work for him, roy's "!!!" at the prospect of a potential sparring buddy. sidles up to him with the offer for a wrestling match -- low-key, no pressure, and just for fun -- and he's delighted when a normally quiet boom agrees, because hell yeah, fight partner, let's fuckin' gooooo.

he's hyped the whole day, and when he tells others why, no less than six different people all tell him, politely as they can, to maybe? reconsider this? just a bit? since they heard boom is kind of strong. roy ain't hearing it (he wrestles with morton all the time, he's fiiiine), and he's practically bouncing when he gets to the ring and boom's there.

roy is braced for a fun match. he is not braced for getting STEAMROLLED in two minutes, tops.

boom, quiet as ever, walks away once he's done because he has work to do. roy, learning some fascinating things about himself in real time, immediately hops up after him, shouting for a rematch and also his phone number.