#mario daemon au

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Settled Dæmons (Mario Dæmon AU)

Once humans reach a certain age, their dæmons (souls) settle into a final form. Luigi's dæmon, Belissia, settled first as a ferret. Mario was overjoyed :')

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I know that this looks utter rubbish! I had this drawn up ages ago, and then left it waiting to get back to it later one day. However, as I was going through my files, I found this one and just decided to post it because I do think it's a cute idea ^^ I may go back and make this even better - I can't promise anything but hey it's something.

[istadris]

@multicolour-ink gave me permission to share this idea I had about her daemon AU (which you should absolutely check out because :

1)it’s absolutely amazing and gives me lots of feels

2)the rest of the post won’t make much sense otherwise)

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After the Power Star broke their mental barrier, after they learned once again to enjoy the touch of each other’s souls, at some point the bros are on an adventure in another kingdom.

Or rather, they’re in Trouble.

They’re on the run from Bowser’s troops, with a hefty price on their heads (especially Mario), and while they have fought the army before, they’re currently ragged, with no power ups around, and are forced to run and hide this time.

Thankfully, the kingdom they’re hiding has races with daemons, so their companions don’t stand out too much...but if the Koopa Troop starts asking questions, their description might give them away quickly.  They manage to sneak inside an abandoned mansion (no boos around, thankfully) and find all sorts of clothes and costumes. Disguises! That’ll do the trick!

That’s when Luigi thinks of something completely crazy, but just to muddle their tracks further...what if they switched daemons for a while? Touch is not a problem with them and none of their enemies would expect them to pull such an outrageous trick. They know the other’s daemon enough to expect any reactions. And it’s only for until they can find a way home. It’s crazy, yes, but it could work!

Mario doesn’t like this idea at first, obviously; what if they get separated and their daemons feel the pull? What if someone figures out their souls don’t match their human? But he doesn’t have any better idea...and after thinking on it for a bit, he realizes that Luigi is not suggesting it on a whim : he would trust Mario with Belissia, with his very soul, despite having lived through the trauma of Bowser trying to separate Luigi from his daemon. Likewise, if there is one person in the world Mario would absolutely trust to look after his daemon, it’s his brother.

They still practice for a bit, while looking for clothes and supplies; Mario feels weirdly unbalanced without the large presence of Eliseo by his side, feeling him further than usual (not to the point of hurting, but usually, his daemon is barely a couple of steps away). And it’s even weirder for Luigi, who’s used to his daemon skittering all over his body.

They find clothes and dress up, and try to look as different as possible for once. Mario grabs the most simple and mundane clothes he can find, counting on trying to be unremarkable and plain. Luigi should probably follow his lead, but as he comes across what seems to be the suite/personal quarters of the master of the mansion...he can't help it: he's already dreamed to dress fancy, to look elegant and rich, and these clothes are so beautiful, so delicate...he compromises his more flashy appearance by using a kind of veil to hide part of his face.

As they reach a big town, they start feeling eyes on them. Whispers and open stares, some even pointing, and worst of all, Luigi seems to be the one drawing them. Or is it Eliseo ? It's rude to stare at someone's dæmon in Mario & Luigi's world, but it seems this kingdom doesn't have the same customs.

Then suddenly the mayor of the town strides towards them with several guards, and Mario is bracing himself for a fight...but no one pays him any attention and instead, the mayor goes straight to Luigi, welcoming him warmly into their town and thanking him for granting them such a high honor by his visit.

Turns out, in this kingdom, dæmons are strongly associated with status, even more than in the Bros' world. And a lion dæmon? That's the mark of royalty, assuredly. Both brothers are caught off guard but manage to play it off ; yes yes, Luigi is a prince from another kingdom, and Mario is his personal servant (with "his" ferret dæmon, no one bats an eye at his low status). Thankfully, they have learned enough from spending time with princesses and kings to be convincing.

Meanwhile Mario has to make himself into something he hates to be. Quiet. Small. Unnoticeable. Slipping out of sight as if he never existed. But Belissia by his side helps him see the power of hiding in shadows and concealing his true nature, and he realises there's a side of his brother even he never noticed.

Mario does his best to stay around, but sometimes he's supposed to act like a servant and needs to leave his side (thankfully not far enough to become uncomfortable for their dæmons).

It's a very stressing time for Luigi; he regrets suggesting that plan, he wishes he could cuddle Belissia to reassure himself when dealing with the high ranked people of the town. But Eliseo is by his side, reminding me his brother is always watching over him, pressing its large head against his flank when Luigi is afraid to fail; he manages to find an inner strenght he didn't realise he possessed, acting braver and stronger than he is. Maybe because he can comfort himself with the idea that "they're not looking at me, but another person".

I don't know exactly how it happens, but at some point the jig is up (Koopas passing by and recognizing them ? A slip in their behavior? Someone connecting the dots?), but thankfully they have managed to recover enough, and gain allies and power ups, so they manage to get away and fix some issues of the kingdom in the meantime...

...but now they can't ever go back there because rumors have gone wild about the freaky conmen who are sharing dæmons.

"I heard one of them doesn't even have a dæmon..."

"Yes, it's because the other has TWO of them, and they share one to mask as normal people"

"I heard one of them is actually a dæmon himself, that's why he's never far from the other!"

"Don't be silly, dæmons don't talk, and they have been fighting hand to hand with a lot of troops!"

"Who says normal rules apply to them ? They're from another world, maybe dæmons don't work the same here ??"

[subtlesilvertongue]

Goncharov Daemon AU pt. 5/6

Hamila settled into the serval form when she and Mario were 11. They were orphans, hungry, cold, living on the streets and they had stolen their first wallet.

Serval souls are independent, specialised, intuitive, ambitious and obsessive. this form represents power, ferocity, stealth, cunning and wealth.

[sylibane]

Pop Culture and Fandom-Themed OC Questions

I came up with some pop culture-y OC questions because I like silly OC games. Some of these are more general, while others are for a specific genre or piece of media. Go ahead and reblog to use for your own OCs!

Was your OC influenced or inspired by any particular fictional character(s) when you made them?

What genre (not counting the one they’re in) would your OC thrive in?

What genre would your OC do badly in but it would be hilarious or interesting to watch?

What media does your character enjoy? (For characters in settings that aren’t modern Earth, could be media from their home setting or what they’d like in a modern Earth AU)

What song(s) do you associate with your OC?

Alternatively, do you have any OCs you associate with the song(s) I just sent you?

If your OC had to cosplay as a fictional character, who would they choose?

Has your OC ever had a crush on a fictional (to them) character?

If your OC wrote fanfiction (or if they already do), what type? (fix fic, ship, crossovers, AUs, smut, etc.)

How would your OC do in the last book/movie/tv show/game/etc. you read/watched/played?

If your OC was a superhero, what would they be like? (powers, title, general vibe, etc.)

What animal would your OC have as their His Dark Materials daemon?

What Pokémon would be on your OC’s team and/or what would be their preferred type?

If your OC was a Dungeons and Dragons character, what would their class be? And/or: If they were playing D&D, what kind of character might they play? (these aren’t necessarily the same thing)

How well would your OC do in a standard slasher movie?

What stock character would your OC be stuck as in a sitcom?

Who would your OC main in Super Smash Bros?

Who would your OC play in Mario Kart?

If your OC was in Star Trek’s Starfleet, what would be their role/position? Or, if that doesn’t really fit your OC: why would they get kicked out of Starfleet?

What role would your OC play in a heist story?

What kind of classic horror monster (vampire, werewolf, alien, etc.) would your OC be?

What type of Avatar The Last Airbender-type bender (or non-bender) would your OC be? Any bending specialties?

Your OC gets isekai’d to a bog-standard fantasy world. What does your OC do and how badly does it go for that world?

In the Muppet version of your story, is this particular OC a Muppet or the one human?

What would be your OC’s My Little Pony cutie mark?

Your OC is stuck in a musical episode. What song(s) do they sing? (And how thrilled or annoyed are they about being stuck in a musical?)

In a murder mystery, what role would your OC play? (e.g. detective, sidekick, wacky suspect, rival investigator who gets in thew way, red herring, true culprit)

What is your OC’s Warrior Cats name?

Gun to their head, what is your OC’s fursona?

[cyanbugremix]

Reductive Audio #7 Spoilers

Uhh this is just a list of my favorite facts from the reductive audio

All d(a)emons are ambidextrous, and Ivan is left-handed, but the cool part is that Ivan became ambidextrous when Vega was controlling him (idk is that cool?? It's interesting for sure)

Brachium has only ever experienced vanilla extract through the memories of the dead.

Caelum on the other hand has made a "Vanilla Extract Tumblr Cake" (one of those polls where people "bake a cake" and it has too much vanilla extract voted for, i think) and it turned out horrible!

In Mario games, Elliot was forced to play as Luigi by Aaron, because of his at home nickname being "Ell/L" and Luigi starts with an L (you get the gist. It sounds the same)(Elliot wanted to be toad tho)(Aaron would play as Mario)

Gavin technically can and has pretended to read a book, he just has never actually committed to doing so

Lasko is scared of heights even though he knows that he could catch himself if he were to fall, so he thinks the fear is annoying

Damien peut parle français (Where did Damien learn french?? At home? School? As a hobby?)

Ash was taller than David, until David hit puberty and shot up (thus the big guy nickname came to be)(Seriously tho. So many boys would shoot up in like 3 months during summer break and be wayy tall when we'd get back to school and I was always amazed that someone could grow that tall that quick)

Oof T-T Sam was close with his Grandma Adeline (Adelene?), and when she passed he went back home to Mont Blanc to say goodbye to her grave (he snuck into the cemetery at night because he was a vampire by then)

Kody was gonna originally be involved with Closeknit, but then his character was taken in a different direction (makes lots of sense. He would be a closeknit guy)

Huxley was the fastest kid in his grade because he was obsessed with Bionicles (specifically pohatu with the mask of speed) (omg i forgot about bionicles until I looked them up again. I never did anything with them but I remember them)

Milo doesn't drink alcohol because he doesn't want to find out if he can get addicted to things as easily as his dad

Avior has HEARD of Gavin but never met him before

Oldest 3 d(a)emons in order: Polaris (Dead), Vega (dead for a bit but alive again), Ursa (elation daemon)

Camelopardalis has been in therapy for 2 years to work through the the bad memories that he had to keep of the whole Vega and Ivan problem (and he hasn't wiped his therapists memories yayy!!)

Arden took out the second most shades (David is the winner in taking out the most) during the Inversion, and Christian and her defended the VIP box through the whole night, even when Christian couldn't stay in wolf form

Kelsey started the Chrissy nickname! (Arden and Asher use it the most)

Aaron, when Elliot's powers first manifested, would imagine what it was like to be magical (He wanted to be a "Warder" and do force field stuff)

BLAKE WAS GOING TO ORIGINALLY BE CALLED CARVER OMG

Zeke (Member of Closeknit) drinks "Cactus Cooler" (orange and pineapple soda)

Xavier (contra-elemental) was originally supposed to survive the inversion

Bailey's mother is beta of the Keaton pack

DJ Anxiety (Hudson) still makes mixes, he just hasn't done live DJ-ing since the Inversion

Gregory Keaton doesn't exist in the Fooliverse (his parents never met in that AU)

Anton doesn't like gore, and bcuz of that he prefers black and white horror movies (modern ones often have too much gore in them) (Such a vibe for him)

Brachium was the last serenity daemon created by Min'Ara's own hands

E'Laetum has a grudge against Vega because Vega was specifically built to be the opposite of Polaris (even tho the dude didn't have a say in his creation)

Quinn sounded like he was interested in turning Darlin' (but they never could figure out if he was serious or not)

Hush was supposed to originally be apart of one of Echo's "deals"

Porter's maker was a dude named Felix, who got executed because Felix seemed to really like creating progeny (as well as being horrible to them)

Alexis resents Porter for becoming William's favorite when he wants someone to go out and do whatever, because Alexis does more "collateral damage" than Porter

(And there's cool Vampire lore from The Summit vampires from 26:18-27:36)

[omgauplease]

We could not be more excited to open the curtain on Day 1 for the AU, Please! fest with these incredible works!

Subtext & Symmetry - Rated T - 80,918 words

Featuring: Derek "Nursey" Nurse/William "Dex" Poindexter, Eric "Bitty" Bittle/Jack Zimmermann, Larissa "Lardo" Duan/Shitty Knight, Chris "Chowder" Chow/Caitlin Farmer, Adam "Holster" Birkholtz/Justin "Ransom" Oluransi

Summary: What is it like to open a book and find your soulmate within? Dex is about to find out.

University student Dex works part-time for a local bookstore, receiving shipments and restocking the shelves and such. Someone leaves a handwritten journal behind during an open mic poetry night, and the bookstore manager asks Dex to please check (!) if there’s any information in it that could lead to its owner. Dex starts paging through it, and then reading it, and brings it home. As he keeps on reading, he slowly falls in love with the person who wrote all of the words. A person who hasn’t left enough clues in the journal to help identify who they are: A receipt for coffee? A feather? Part of a business card? A photograph or two, taped at the corners… A whole list of introspective questions and answers? It’s been months, but no one has come back to the bookstore to claim the missing journal.

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Triple Bee - Rated G - 2,179 words

Featuring: Eric "Bitty" Bittle/Jack Zimmermann

Summary: Jack is traded away from the Falconers mid-season to the Leafs and he is very grumpy about it. Luckily, he has a great support system willing to help him through the move, including the bored (but maybe cute?) host at the little B&B his parents booked him to stay at while he finds a new place.

A story told through Jack's texts and emails.

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Flying, Fears, and Falling in...Something - Rated G - 1,855 words

Featuring: Eric "Bitty" Bittle/Jack Zimmermann

Summary: It’s Bitty’s first time flying in an airplane, and he’s terrified. Before the plane even takes off, the overwhelming nature of his flight is compounded when he finds his seatmate is a level-headed, definitely-not-super-cute guy.

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*bleep* Late Night Radio - Rated T - 691 words

Featuring: Eric "Bitty" Bittle/Jack Zimmermann

Summary: Shitty hosts a late night radio where he gives advice and is bleeped out.

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fond - Rated G - 579 words

Featuring: Eric "Bitty" Bittle/Jack Zimmermann, Derek "Nursey" Nurse/William "Dex" Poindexter/Larissa "Lardo" Duan/Shitty Knight, Adam "Holster" Birkholtz/Justin "Ransom" Oluransi

Summary: A short series of snapshots into sweet moments between lovers and their daemons.

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[Podfic] It's an Emergency! A Romance Emergency! - Rated T

Featuring: Eric "Bitty" Bittle/Jack Zimmermann

Summary: A little Zimbits ficlet for the “A toddler broke your nose and I may or may not have snapped my thumb during a very intense game of Mario Kart and now we’re both sitting next to each other in the hospital waiting room” AU.

Podfic of It's an Emergency! A Romance Emergency! by rhysiana.

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A reminder to all creators whose works are revealed today to please update your publication date to today so that your works are shown at the top of the feed on AO3.

Please also remember to show love through kudos and comments to our creators when you enjoy their work! ❤️

[breezy-cheezy]

Tagged by @x-i-l-verify !

Favorite color: Currently probably teal blue! Not influenced by a certain dragon I rp not at all-

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Last song: Well since I'm doing my gacha dailies (I just woke up.....) tbh my last song was. Ad Astra. The Lone Trail music is so good?? I keep hanging out in the lobby to listen....waugh...

My last song with words tho......

ToP sontinues to be my fave band ever and they have a song in Arcane now???? Weeps....so good...

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Currently reading: Do audio books count? I'm working through the Mistborn trilogy by Brandon Sanderson! I'm on the last book on Graphic Audio...Hero of Ages. Really been enjoying these...

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Currently craving: Uuuuh I just ate so idk. In general, I crave an executive function PLEASE I WANNA DO THINGS-

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Coffee or tea?: Neither.....if I had to tho ig tea but with alot of sugar??

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Hobby to try: Xi's right, for me or you? Uh. For me I'd love to do more watercolor I think........something completely new tho probably crochet??

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Current AU: NOT SURE....I guess the RP games I'm in can count? Multifandom game where I play Aventurine and Executor stuck on a horror boat. Mario is there. And the other multifandom game is a sci-fi, Pacific Rim-esque world Dan Heng is stuck in. ....I'm always haunted by daemon aus tho. Idk man.

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Tagging: ONLY IF YOU WANNA: @ishgardian-salt-rock , @insertsomthinawesome , @forwantofacalling , @simplyghosting , @wintersphoenix

[therealmofamorus]

Au(S): College AU: Free for All, Fantasy AU: Free for All, Spy AU, Breeding Stud AU, Bimbo Maker AU, Super AU: Free for All, Naruto AU: Warring States Period AU & Missing AU

General Moods: Kinky, Unexpected Crossover, Crack Ship, Unusual Shipping

Kink Moods: Loving Sex, Rough Sex, Breeding

Muses: RWBY, Naruto, Fairy Tail, Bleach, A Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones, Sonic the Hedgehog Series, Super Mario Bros Series, Blazblue, Harry Potter (Additional Note: The one that is bolden is my main muses)

Male: Sun Wukong, Jaune Arc, Garnet Rose, Ying Xiao Long, Kiba Inuzuka, Jiraiya, Rock Lee, Gray Fullbuster, Laxus Dreyar, Isshin Kurosaki, Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez, Jon Snow/Jonothor Targaryen, Daemon Targaryen, Robb Stark, Kagura Mutsuki, Knuckle the Echidna, Luigi, Sirius Black, Harry Potter

Female: Hentai Girls, A Song of Ice and Fire, Legend of Zelda, Avatar Girls, Harry Potter Girls, Fate Series

Meme:

[wheeloffortune-design]

happy birthday! what's your favourite goncharov au?

His Dark Materials crossover, I just love to see what everyone thinks their daemons should be.

Here's my headcanon

Gobcharov: great white wolf

Mario: Fox

Andrey: Python

Katia: White owl

Sophia: Long haired gray cat.

[darkangel0410]

Rules: post the names of all the files in your wip folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Send me an ask with the title that most intrigues you and/or interests you and I’ll post a little snippet of it or tell you something about it

WIPs:

i'm hanging upside down

i wanna tattoo you on me (look what you created)

nobody will love you (like i do)

what a big heart i have

i love the way you hurt me

godlings -noah

godlings -charlie

McEichel In Death au

Hughes, a/b/o, third part

Hanny/Drai, bdsm hotel

Hayes/Yandle, bubble hockey fic

Crow fic

McEichel daemon fic

Hanny/Drai, werewolf au

McEichel college au

Tkachuks baking au

Tkachuks Pern au

Mario/Kevin, a/b/o

Tkachuks, bondage

Tkachuks, sex bet

new york eyes (chicago thighs)

godlings -dylan

EJ/Sam, panty fic

Skinny/Reino, trade verse

godlings -john

Cam/PLD, a/b/o, club

Mo/Johnny, a/b/o, WCoH

GK/WB, a/b/o

That's all the ones I've worked on within the last month or two, so. Tagging @007waffles007 @adamsgirl42 @candy-belle @caixxa but only if you guys want to!

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PREMISE

In "His Dark Materials" by Philip Pullman, "dæmons" are essentially the soul of a person, which take the form of an animal outside the body. Dæmons are precious companions to their humans.

Rules for Dæmons (HDM):

1. Dæmons can interact with and touch another dæmon, but not another human. It is a taboo in of itself to touch another person's dæmon. Doing so can cause the person and their dæmons great distress and pain.

2. Dæmons can speak, but will mostly converse with their own human, and no one else.

3. Dæmons shape shift during the stages of childhood, but will settle into a permanent form once their human reaches puberty.

4. Dæmons are often the opposite gender of their human.

5. Dæmons also have names.

The story (and rules) for the AU

Rules

What inspired the AU

- Mario's dæmon is a lion (about the size and height of a Great Dane) and Luigi's is a ferret.

- Mario dæmon is called Eliseo

An Italian/Spanish name from the hebrew form "Elisha" - "el (God) and "sha" ("to help/to serve")

- Luigi’s dæmon is called Belissia.

Taken from the Italian female name "Bellissa - meaning fair/lovely one, and the Italian word "belissima" ("very beautiful")

- Unlike in HDM, the dæmons cannot talk.

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Part 1 - The Beginning

- Thousands of years ago, amongst the Star Spirits, a prophecy came to be...

An evil King's rein spreads darkness across the land...

Two souls from another world are destined to put things right...

Though separated, they shall overcome trials to be together...

And the love of two brothers, shall restore the balance across all worlds...

- Mario and Luigi are special in which, ever since they were born, they have always been able to interact with each other's dæmons, without causing each other any pain.

- Others were quick to notice, and regarded this with fear and resentment. Adults were scared. Kids would bully them.

- The brothers were reminded over and over how wrong it was to touch another person's dæmon, and they must never do so with each other's. This ingrained itself in their heads so much, that the Bros actually (unknowingly) created a "barrier" around their bond, which prevented them from ever physically interacting with each other's dæmons ever again.

Part 2 - The Warp Pipe

- During a plumbing job, the brothers find a warp pipe, before getting sucked in. They are unfortunately separated halfway through.

- Mario ends up in the Mushroom Kingdom, and Luigi ends up in the Darklands.

- Bowser is aware of what a dæmon is (thanks to having come across Peach and her dæmon years ago). He then proceeds to torture Luigi by holding Belissia - something that is of course taboo. Luigi is overcome with so much pain and disgust over his dæmon - his soul - getting held and hurt by this monster - that he ends up spilling everything about Mario, much to his shame.

Part ? - The Underwhere

- Halfway through the journey the Bros reunite but Peach is taken down into the Underwhere by Bowser!

- Determined to rescue her, the Bros prepare to go to the Underwhere...However, this comes at the cost of having to leave their dæmons behind, a process that is usually impossible and too painful - as dæmons cannot go too far from their humans. They are overcome by pain during the journey - but also realise that they can feel each other's pain; thus confirming that the spiritual connection that was thought to have been erased by the "barrier" is still there!

Part ? - The Final Battle

- The strong bond of their brotherly love (as well as the Power Star) is what is able to heal all worlds of the darkness leaking out from the Darklands.

Part ? - Post Adventure

- The Power Star "broke" the barrier and allowed them to finally interact with each other's dæmons again ❤💚

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Here We Stand, Here I Hold You

Started writing this immediately after posting this. You will need to read that, and this, in order to fully understand what is happening here.

part of the Mario Dæmon AU

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A rift had now opened between the worlds.

Mario strode on with determination. His posture stiff. His face set. This was bad. He and Peach knew what would happen if the zones between the worlds became unstable. It all had to be fixed, and quickly.

This rift he was walking beside under the bowels of the Peach's Castle, the one that had opened up suddenly yesterday and was just about covered up by the underground walls, was a danger to every living thing in the universe.

And yet this might mean...

Mario stopped and shook his head. No. It wouldn't be possible. He shouldn't think about that. He couldn't. The chances of that happening to them were impossible...

And yet....

A low growl from his dæmon drew his attention.

Mario sighed, crouching down so that the lion could nuzzle him in comfort.

"I know, Eliseo", he muttered. "I know we have to focus. But I know we can't stop thinking about -"

"Mario!"

The cry of his name drew Mario's attention completely. He shot his head up. He froze.

No. That voice. It couldn't be. But then again because of this rift...No! Still impossible. He didn't want to believe. Believe he was actually...

Mario spun round. A figure was peering in excitedly through the bars on one of the large doors on wall of the rift.

Mario didn't even hesitate. He ran over to the the figure, tried yanking at the door and (realising it was not going to open with the rift blocking it) shamelessly hoisted himself up to the bars as high as he could go, and grabbed the figure's face in his hands.

"Luigi?!", he breathed.

His brother smiled tearfully.

"Nice to see you, Bro."

Mario couldn't believe it. Was this actually real? It had to be, because so help any deities out there who would dare to play a trick on him like this. He would be sure to unleash exactly how he felt.

"Is it really...?", he asked, stroking his hand down his brother's cheek. Taking in every inch of his face. His eyes. His brother felt warm. Real. As real as the day they parted. Mario could still make out the beauty marks adorning his brother's face.

"Yeah", said Luigi. He was still smiling, but Mario could also see there was longing behind his brother's eyes.

Mario hoisted himself up more and, as best as they could given the bars in the way, they clung together tight and pressed their foreheads together.

"Oh my Lu", Mario said tearfully. He felt a huge weight lift off his chest.

"You look older", Luigi teased.

Mario laughed at that. It had only been a few years since...that day. But already both Bros were showing age lines.

Mario gently rubbed at some lines on Luigi's forehead: his own way of teasing.

Then, a little ferret peeped around his brothers neck. Her eyes shone as she stared at Mario, and her brown and cream fur (with a hint of green) shimmered with warmth.

Mario's eyes shone back as he regarded her.

"Nice to see you again too, Belissia."

The ferret squeaked with joy. She nuzzled Mario's hand as he petted her head.

Luigi sighed in content as he felt the loving caress on his dæmon.

Eliseo leapt up onto his hind legs, and pressed his paws in between the bars. Luigi gasped in delight, and stroked the lion's paw closest to him. Mario smiled as he too felt the loving touch pass from his brother to his dæmon.

Belissia couldn't wait any longer, and launched herself onto the lion's other paw, nibbling and nuzzling gently. Then she slipped through the bars, right through to Mario's side.

Mario and Luigi held each other and smiled, as they shared in the love and joy of their dæmons reuniting.

Mario then noticed another person standing further back behind Luigi. Someone Mario should've known he'd see, but didn't expect to see.

"Hey Spike", he waved half heartedly.

The large man awkwardly smiled and waved back, his mastiff dæmon crouched down: ears pinned back, her tail still.

"What is he doing here?", Mario asked his brother.

"Hey!", said Spike.

"I was just curious!", Mario replied.

"He's helping me out", Luigi explained.

"For the record!", Spike jumped in, "He asked me. I didn't volunteer or nothing!"

"Right...", said Mario.

"So...ehh...You're looking good Mario", Spike said approaching them cautiously. Something about his posture and the way he looked so shy would've made Mario laugh. But things were different now.

"Thanks Spike", Mario replied, not even attempting to hide his deadpanned tone. "But what's happening? Where are you both?"

"Brooklyn sewer system", said Luigi.

He gestured behind them, and Mario could now clearly see all the scattered pipes that made up the complicated system.

"Something's happening back in Brooklyn", Spike explained. "Whole giant opening suddenly appeared. It's like it's there, but it's almost like..."

"An opening?", finished Mario.

"Yeah...", said Spike.

Then he stepped forward.

"But what is...all this?!", he asked gesturing to the window where the Bros were still holding each other, and along the wall. "I thought that mushroom place was through a pipe? Where are you, Mario?!"

"Peach's castle", answered Mario.

"No way!", Spike cried, dashing up to the bars as well and peering in. "The princess' pad?!"

"Castle", Mario emphasised harshly.

"But...", continued Spike, either oblivious or just choosing to ignore Mario's tone. "How is it that you're here, and we're here, at the same time?"

"Maybe", Luigi spoke up, "the worlds are...on top of each other?"

"Like...like a layered cake?", Spike asked scratching his head.

"Yeah kinda", said Luigi.

Mario tightened his grip on his brother.

"We gotta fix this, and fast. Things are worse than we thought. I'll run to Peach. I'll tell her everything. I'll tell her I saw you and..."

"We'll meet up back at this spot", finished Luigi.

"Might be worth seeing if there are any more of these 'windows' further up", suggested Spike. "Would be easier than just running all the way back here."

"Yeah, that would be handy", agreed Mario. He was still reeling from everything that was happening.

Suddenly Belissia left Eliseo and crawled back up Luigi's arm to his shoulder, where she started chirping excitedly in his ear.

Whatever she was trying to say, Luigi seemed to understand, because his eyes suddenly widened and he gripped Mario tighter.

"If the worlds are trying to open up to each other again, and we're able to communicate and reach through to each other from here...", Luigi began.

"Then that means there might be a way to fix the connection!", continued Mario. "And that means, if we can find a way to do that..."

"Then...we can...", said Luigi.

Neither wanted to finish that sentence. It all sounded too farfetched. Too good to be true. They knew, when their bond had mended the worlds but fated them to be apart, they took that fate bitterly, but willingly, knowing it was the only way.

So for a new chance to finally open up. For everything to be right...for them to be....

Mario rubbed his hands up and down his brother's arms, trying to focus himself. Then he gently clasped his hand around the back of his brother's neck, and brought their foreheads together again.

"Whatever happens", he said. His voice quivering. "We won't be sad. Whatever happens, we got to see each other again."

Luigi nodded, but he was too choked up to say anything.

Mario thought he was going to break down there and then, in front of Spike no less! But who cared if he did. He needed to say this to his brother.

"I've missed you, so much, Luigi." He choked out. "Sometimes I wonder, if we did the right thing. Nothing hurts more every day than being away from you."

"I feel the same way.", Luigi whispered.

"But we kept ourselves busy", said Mario. "We have busy lives. But I don't just want a life. I want you right there with me."

"I do too", Luigi said. The tears were already coming down his face.

"So we're going to do our best", Mario said quietly. "We're going to find a way to save the worlds, and be together. But if we can't..."

"We won't be sad", said Luigi, repeating Mario's words from earlier.

"Right."

Mario felt Eliseo nudge his side. His mane soft and reassuring. Belissia leaned against Luigi's neck, giving little licks and snuffles in comfort.

Then suddenly there was a loud noise from behind Luigi and Spike.

"Ah stars we gotta go!", Spike said urgently.

Luigi nodded but he still hung onto Mario, fear evident in his eyes.

Mario gave him a warm smile and a nod.

"You'll be fine", he said.

Then he turned to Spike.

"You keep him safe!", said Mario fiercely.

"Ha, hardly!", Spike laughed. "He's been keeping me safe."

Mario blinked. Did Spike just...praise Luigi?!

Another loud bang sounded behind the green plumber and construction worker.

Spike grabbed hold of Luigi's arm.

"Come on Green", Spike said more urgently. "We gotta go!"

Luigi panicked as he felt himself being pulled out of Mario's grasp. Mario held onto him a bit longer, giving a last reassuring smile.

"I'm going to hug you so tight next time we see each other", he said.

Luigi smiled, before he was yanked harshly by Spike out of his grasp, and they disappeared into the darkness. Belissia's squeaks echoing around the pipes.

Mario stood there for a moment. He suddenly felt...lost.

Then he noticed Eliseo. His dæmon was surprisingly standing tall, determined. A new light clearly in his eyes.

It was obvious he had not given up yet.

"Alright", Mario gave one of his best grins. "No time for waiting!"

And with that, filled with a new sense of purpose, they raced off to find Peach.

- - -

Author's notes under the cut

Ok, so when I wrote this earlier today, I was honestly not expecting to follow it up with a fanfic! I'm usually not one to follow up on angsty ideas, as it's usually just too hard for me to handle solo.

However, I am down for hopeful angst. And I am also down for scenarios where the Bros are separated but they have a chance to be together again, so help me! I will always do my best to support that!

Anyway, hope you like the fic. I know it might be rushed and honestly might not make a tone of sense given the series it is using as the basis for its AU. But I hope you at least enjoy the brotherly moments :)

Not gonna lie, I teared up a bit writing the ending ❤💚

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Journey to the Underwhere

Another scene for the Mario Dæmon AU I discussed in conversation with @istadris .

Inspired by a scene in Chapter 21 Book 3 of ”His Dark Materials” (some spoilers for the source material!).

I am not sure if I will make a full fanfic of this - cannot make any promises - but for now, have this ficlet instead.

- - -

Halfway through the journey the Bros reunite, but Peach is taken down into the Underwhere by Bowser!

However, in order to journey to the Underwhere to rescue her, they must leave their souls - their own dæmons - behind so they can be accepted as "dead". They are also told that this will be painful (as dæmons cannot travel too far from their humans).

Mario tries to get Luigi to stay behind, as he refuses to let his brother go through that, especially with what he has been through already - but Luigi is stubborn and tells Mario that he'll follow him no matter what, and he'll shoulder this with him.

True to what they have been warned, the journey proves excruciatingly painful in of itself due to the pull; but to their horror, they also realise they can feel the pull away from each other. This is before the Power Star awakens the bond, so this is the first piece of evidence that a spiritual connection still exists between them, despite the "barrier".

And all they can do is hold each other as the pain cuts so deep. The dæmons are crying at being left behind by their humans; the humans feel the pain from being pulled away from their dæmons and each other. And it distresses them so much. They know they are physically next to each other, but they can't stop this internal pain. They hold each other so tight, trying to hang onto the warmth and comfort.

Luigi cries and screams with tears pouring down his face, and Mario holds him. He tries to remain strong for both of them, but inside he's mentally kicking himself from how much he's hurting his brother and the guilt of leaving behind his dæmon - and he ends up breaking too. Everything that's hitting him from the pain and the fear gets to him...

“I'm not strong enough. This is all my fault...”

- Luigi notices this, and while he is still distressed by their suffering, he refuses to let his brother shoulder their burden alone. He looks into Mario's eyes and communicates.

"It's ok. I'm sharing this pain with you."

Mario knows there and then that his brother really is the best in the world.

No matter what, they will never leave each other. They will rescue Peach, find their dæmons again, and set things right with the worlds...

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See Dæmon AU here

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Reconnect

Another one for the Mario Dæmon AU. Please refer to the masterpost to fully understand what is happening. Takes place at the end of the AU.

Eliseo is Mario's dæmon (a lion). Belissia is Luigi's dæmon (a ferret).

- - -

A dæmon is a person's soul, and must never be touched by another.

But in the case of two brothers, and with some guidance from another world...

They can reclaim...what was once thought to be lost...

- - -

To say that a lot had gone on was an understatement.

Mario and Luigi sat together in a the clearing, the leaves on the trees rustling gently above, and the grass soft beneath them.

It was early evening, and this was the only time they had been able to get away together in days; there was still clean-up to be done, and they hadn't had time to rest.

That wasn't a bad thing mind, as they were more than happy to assist. It kept them occupied from thinking of the...other events that had transpired. But it hadn't even been a full day after everything had happened, that they longed to just get away for a moment: just the two of them.

"Hey", said Mario now turning to his brother.

Luigi, hunched over knees on his chest, turned to regard him.

"You ok?", Mario asked. He approached his brother cautiously. He could sense Luigi was a little on edge.

"Yeah...", Luigi started quietly. "Yeah I am."

The younger brother sat up a little straighter, and touched a hand to his chest.

"The Power Star....", he began.

"Yeah...", said Mario cautiously.

Their conversation was patchy. They both knew there were things they wanted to voice to each other, but weren't sure where to begin.

Mario leaned over and gently pressed a hand to Luigi's wrist.

"You were pretty great out there", he said.

Luigi smiled.

"So were you."

Their dæmons sat a short ways in front of them. Eliseo sat sphinx like, his tail waving slightly, and Belissia laid beside him, her nose and whiskers twitching anxiously.

They stood up, and slowly approached their humans. The brothers looked up to regard them.

"And you both did great too!", Luigi smiled fondly at them.

Both dæmons smiled. Belissia bounded forward and crawled up to Luigi's shoulder, nuzzling his cheek. He stroked her and smiled with content.

Eliseo came to lay in front of Mario, his head on his human's knees. Noticeably, one of his paws was outstretched towards Luigi.

Luigi focused on it. A newfound sense of longing came over him. He looked at Mario, and their eyes met.

Face set, Mario slowly nodded. And he watched as Luigi reached over and stroked the soft paw.

At once, Mario gasped sharply. He felt breathless, and clutched at his chest as if his heart would burst.

He felt a joy like no other flooding through him; a brilliant warmth that spread and caressed around all parts of his very being.

A feeling he recognised from so many years ago.

He looked back at Luigi. His brother was smiling: the ecstasy radiating from his eyes like the sun.

Belissia also eyed Mario, her eyes mirroring that of his brother's. She cautiously crawled across the younger plumber's shoulder towards Mario, her tiny paw outstretched.

Mario reached out, and, with a quick glance of permission from his brother, gently petted her subtle, furry head.

Luigi let out a gasp as well, but tears of joy also leaked out from his eyes.

They looked at each other. Neither could speak. It felt like they were five years old again; only the feelings of the bond being shared between them felt different. Stronger. Intertwined together so tight that it would never come apart again.

They reached out to each other with their free hands, and gently interlaced their fingers together.

All these years...missing that feeling...locked away because of fear from the taboo....when it was always meant to be...

The Star's power had shown them the truth.

Getting a burst more confidence, Luigi leaned over and lay his head on Eliseo's soft mane. Mario felt another wave of warmth and love course through him. It was indescribable, and he wondered if he was going to be able to hold it all in, or just collapse from all the emotions swirling inside him.

"It's so soft", Luigi chuckled quietly.

Mario could only chortle in reply.

Belissia crawled up Mario's arm, her tiny claws digging slightly into it, and once she was up on his shoulder, nuzzled and licked his face.

Mario happily responded by drawing her tiny face close to his own, and nuzzled her back.

Luigi sat up again. The green plumber looked a little light-headed, but his eyes were shining. He leaned against Mario with his head on his shoulder, and closed his eyes in utter bliss.

They held onto each other, taking in the moment.

They were here. They were ok. Bodies and souls. Together.

They were whole again.

- - -

Bonus story under the cut!

"You know what this means?", said Mario softly

"What?", Luigi breathed.

The two brothers lay side by side, the canopy of trees shading them in the quiet ambience. Eliseo was curled above them, his head nuzzling Luigi's. Belissia lay between them, her long body fully stretched out as she snoozed.

A smile graced itself under Mario's moustache.

"We can go anywhere we want. Whatever we want."

Luigi shifted slightly.

"I'll go wherever you want Bro. I'll be there, no matter what."

"I'll show you the Mushroom Kingdom", said Mario, the warmth evident in his voice. "The proper tour this time!"

Luigi chortled at that.

A wind suddenly began to pick up. The brothers sat up fully this time, as the luma, Polari, descended from above towards them.

"You have both done very well", said the luma. His blue eyes shone like they held the universe. "But there is still much to be done."

The brothers were standing now, their dæmons also alert and beside their humans.

"There are still worlds that need to be saved. Only the two of you, with your unified strength, can save everything."

And as quickly as he had come, Polari ascended back into the sky as stardust.

Mario turned to Luigi.

"You sure you're ready for this?"

Luigi took a deep breath, then turned to his brother with a confident smirk.

"Like I said. Wherever you go....I'll follow you Bro. Always!"

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"You Could've Hurt Him"

A prequel to the Mario Dæmon AU. All credit and thanks goes to @istadris for the idea. They told me about it, and I liked it so much I asked if I could adapt it into a oneshot! I really enjoyed writing this, and also having the chance to expand the story on this AU.

A dæmon is a person's soul. To touch another person's dæmon is a great taboo, and can cause great distress and pain.

Please refer to the masterpost for full context.

- - -

"Hey, Luigi", said Mario with a sly grin. "Wanna play a prank on Mama?"

Luigi blinked at him. The two of them were five years old, sitting in the family living room.

"A prank?", Luigi asked nervously?

He glanced over to their Nonno, who was fast asleep in front of the still blaring television set. His dæmon (a blue budgie) sat on his hat, her head under her wing.

"Don't worry!", said Mario, sensing his brother's distress. "Not that kind of prank. A fun one. Mama will find it so funny!"

Luigi blinked again, then smiled and nodded, and Mario told him the plan...

- - -

"MAMA!!!", Luigi cried out, in his best panicked voice.

Their mother immediately came flying into the room, her hen dæmon equally in flight as she toppled in after her human, her feathers all puffed up.

"What is is darling?!", cried their Mama. Her heart stopped as she saw her youngest son kneeling on the floor in tears.

"I've lost my dæmon!", Luigi wailed, before hiding his face in his hands.

Mama blinked. She stepped back a little, as if ready to run outside and prepare a search party. A missing dæmon was no laughing matter!

But then she caught sight of a baby squirrel hiding on top of Luigi's head. She also caught the very obvious smile Luigi was trying to hide on his tear stained face.

She breathed out slowly, pretending to still be worried.

"Oh my!", she exclaimed, playing along. "Oh that's veeery bad to hear, darling! But she can't have gone far. I'll help you look."

And she started making a great show of it, peeking behind the door and under the worn couch.

The two brothers started snickering, as Mama started looking in even more obscure places. They started cackling even louder as Mama's hen dæmon started pecking at the carpet, as if expecting to find Luigis' dæmon hiding under the floorboards.

"Could she be...here?", Mama asked, as she lifted a pillow on the couch.

"Or maybe...here?", as she looked under a chair.

"Or maybe she's under here!", Mama declared, as she carefully lifted Nonno's cap off his head. Neither Nonno or the budgie stirred.

"Ah no, just Nonno's head!", said Mama, pretending to grimace.

The boys were at this point beside themselves, unable to keep up the act any longer.

Mama stood up and scratched her head in pretend confusion. Then she turned, gave a cheeky grin towards her boys, and then carefully approached her youngest.

"Ah ha! There she is!", cried Mama, pointing to the squirrel with a flourish.

She was quite surprised to see her boys still laughing.

"No no, Mama!", Mario giggled. His words almost obscured by his laughter. "She's not there. She's right here!"

And he suddenly lifted up his shirt, reached under, and presented a small mouse in his palm. She squeaked and twitched her nose in excitement, clearly proud of the joke.

Mama blinked. She frowned. Her eyes quickly darted between her sons, the squirrel, and the mouse.

Then she clasped a hand to her mouth, her face draining of colour.

"MARIO?! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!", she shrieked. As if her eldest son had just pulled out a hand grenade.

Before Mario could even answer, his mother strode over with tremendous speed, grabbed his wrist, and started shaking his arm hard in an attempt to dislodge the mouse from her perch.

"Put her down, NOW!", Mama shrieked again. Luigi's dæmon, Belissia, fell to the ground with a small thud. Luigi cried out at the impact.

Mario rubbed his wrist as Mama let go; the squirrel, Eliseo, jumped down from his perch to comfort his human.

"How could you do that?!", Mama was still yelling. "You could've hurt Luigi!"

"But Mama it didn't hurt!", Luigi tried to say, but was cut off immediately by Mama.

"How could you both do such a thing?!", her voice was getting higher and higher. They had never seen their mother look this distressed.

"Hey, hey! What's going on?!"

Uncle Arthur came tumbling into the room. His wife, Marie, followed close behind, with Uncle Tony bringing up the rear.

The three of them were certainly surprised to see such a scene. Mama was crying and tottering in one spot on the floor, as if she was about to fall over: her hen dæmon equally as ruffled and distressed. Nonno was startled awake by all the yelling. And then there was the boys, who looked scared and confused as if they were deer caught in headlights.

"Th-they were", Mama started, shakily. She gestured a trembling hand at the boys.

"They were...holding each other's dæmons!"

Aunt Marie gasped and covered her mouth. Uncle Tony peered over their shoulders, equally as confused.

Uncle Arthur blinked.

"You...You're having a laugh, right?", he chuckled, expecting it all to be a joke.

"No I am NOT!", cried Mama. Her voice raising again.

"What's all the yelling for?", asked Nonno. He was now fully awake as he gazed around the room.

"You! You daft old-", shouted Mama. She strode over to Nonno, pointing a threatening finger in his face.

"Wha'choo yelling at me for?!", exclaimed Nonno, as he shrank back into the chair. The budgie fluttered out of reach from the dishevelled hen dæmon.

"You were supposed to be watching them!", shrieked Mama. "My boys could've been hurt because of you!"

"It wasn't Nonno's fault, Mama!", Mario bravely spoke up.

"Don't you dare speak!", yelled Mama. "How could you do that Mario?! How could you hurt your brother?! How could you play with his dæmon?! Luigi, why did you let him do that?! Do you not understand?!"

Luigi couldn't even reply. He was trembling, his head buried in Mario's shoulder. Mario kept a tight hold on his brother. Their dæmons were equally as on edge, huddling together as little mice.

"Hey now!", Uncle Arthur stepped forward, holding up his hands in an attempt to gain some control of peace. "That's enough, you're scaring the boys."

Mama did a sharp gasp, as if she had suddenly been snapped back to her senses. She took in her boys. Mario tight lipped and stony. Luigi shaking against his brother, tears rolling down his face.

Mama went over to them at once, and fell to her knees. She gently cradled their faces in her hands.

"Oh my boys", she breathed. She took in the faces of her sons. Her babies. Her sweet angels.

"I'm so sorry for shouting like that! I didn't mean to frighten you so. It's just...what you did was very bad."

"Are we in trouble?", Luigi asked quietly.

"No! No.", answered Mama reassuringly. "You're not in trouble my darlings. But you must never, ever do that again. It's not right."

"We were just playing!", said Mario.

Mama shook her head.

"You must never, ever, touch another person's dæmon", said Mama firmly.

She swallowed.

"Especially each other's. It's wrong."

"But why Mama?!"

Mama sighed.

"There are...rules, in this world, my darlings. Rules that are in place to keep us all safe."

"Like when we're told to always knock on the bathroom door before going in?", asked Luigi.

Mama's mouth twitched into a faint smile.

"Yeah...Something like that."

She sighed again, before standing a little straighter.

"I will have to tell your father about this", she said, her lip quivering. "Just...be good until then, and please don't let me catch you doing that again for the rest of the night."

The brothers could only nod in response.

- - -

It was only an hour later until their Papa came in the door, whistling a merry tune after a day of work. He yelled out greetings to the rest of the family, and then all too quickly noticed the sombre silence filling the walls.

Mama took him quietly aside into the kitchen. She had shut the door a little, but the brothers could still make out what was going on. Mario approached cautiously, peering in but not getting too close to the door. He caught sight of his mother pacing around the kitchen in a state. His father poised as rigid as a statue.

Papa then suddenly turned, sensing his son in the doorway, and their eyes met.

Mario's breath hitched. Their father was not a strict man. And he was certainly not a scary man; but the frown now adorning the man's face told all. To Mario, that was always the worst expression to see on him.

Dinner was just as silent. The room suppressed of any chatter.

After everyone had finished eating, Mama took Luigi into the living room, and Papa pulled Mario aside into the hallway. He wasn't frowning now, but he looked sad.

He sat on the staircase and gestured Mario to sit down, patting the empty spot beside him.

Mario cautiously did so. Even though his father was quite a short man, he seemed to tower over Mario on the narrow stairs. Their dæmons, Papa's peccary and Eliseo (as a dormouse) sat side by side against the wall.

"Your mama told me what happened today", he said.

Mario swallowed.

"I hope you understand, that what you both did was very wrong."

Mario shook his head.

"We were just playing!", he said indignantly.

Papa sighed tiredly. He pressed his index and middle finger to his forehead, before letting out a breath, and turned to his eldest son again.

"I know you both are too young to understand. And I know you didn't mean any harm, but that was still a very dangerous thing to do, Mario. You're the big brother. You need to make sure you and Luigi are always safe."

Papa shifted again, placing a large hand gently on his son's shoulder.

"You didn't know, and that's okay. But now that you do know, you won't do it again, alright?"

"But it didn't hurt..." Mario said in a very small voice. He leaned forward and pressed his face into his knees.

"I like holding her..."

Papa rubbed his back.

"You're both alright now. But next time, you may not be so lucky.", Papa said, his voice stern but soft.

"You didn't realise it, but it's dangerous. You don't want to hurt Luigi, do you?"

Mario sat up at once.

"Of course not!"

"Then just remember what we told you. Me, and your mother.", Papa smiled.

He patted his son on the back.

"You best get upstairs and ready for bed. Mama and I will be up to tuck you boys in soon."

Mario nodded and sped up the stairs at once. Eliseo slinking behind as a weasel.

- - -

Only a few moments after getting his teeth brushed and finding his pyjamas, Mario was more than exhausted. But he was still too upset to go to sleep.

He kicked the dresser in frustration, then sat back against the bedroom wall, knees up to his chest.

Eliseo approached cautiously as a lion cub, and nuzzled his arm. But Mario remained stiff: he didn't just want the comfort of his dæmon.

He wanted Luigi. But his brother was currently still downstairs getting the same (less harsher) lecture from Papa.

It wasn't fair! Mario was more confused than ever. Why was it wrong to hold each other's dæmons?! Mama and Papa had said it was dangerous, but how? Nothing had happened, and they were fine. They had held each other's dæmons even before today, and neither Mama, Papa, or the rest of the family had noticed.

Maybe they just had to be more careful next time, and not get caught. But the last words from Papa still burned in Mario's head:

"You don't want to hurt Luigi, do you?"

Mario frowned. He would never want to hurt Luigi! And he knew Luigi would never hurt him. But Belissia wouldn't hurt him either. She was always very sweet. And she liked sitting in his hand!

He couldn't explain why it felt so nice to hold her....She just did...

Mario now stood up from where he sat, Eliseo more alert. They would both have to be careful. If Mama and Papa said it was dangerous, and there was a chance they could get hurt (Mario worried more so for Luigi), then they just couldn't hold their dæmons anymore.

He would have to talk to Luigi later, but right now, he wanted to cuddle with Eliseo and be kissed goodnight by Mama.

So with that, Mario got under the covers (Eliseo transforming into a cuddly red panda for comfort) and soon after drifted to sleep.

- - -

Years later, when they were much older, Mario would be able to explain exactly how it felt. Holding Belissia was like...she was almost another part of himself. It felt like, in the moments when he held her, he became more connected with Luigi than ever before. And he knew Luigi felt the same way with Eliseo.

In the years that followed, the refusal to hold each other's dæmons would unknowingly create a rift. Though the brothers loved each other still, the bond between them and the dæmons wavered, until they were unable to connect as they did before.

And it would not be until even later, when a chance encounter with an evil king and a Power Star, would decide the fates of the worlds...

And the love between brothers...