#sliver of mareach

[bberetd]

the girlies! (so far)

thought of a random story to tie together. basically, poor Peach 🤣

CW Drinking

Soooo, as much as we all dread the thought, Peach and Mario were having what we call Trouble in Paradise™, and she was simple tired of being cooped up in her castle and brooding. She didn��t feel like being rational in the moment, she needed to get away.

Her best friend Daisy has always talked about her… remedies, for feeling more free, so the minute Peach called her up, Daisy practically barged into Peach’s castle.

Daisy dragged Peach to Sarasaland. One of the things Daisy’s particular kingdom within Sarasaland was famous for was its bars and grand casinos, so that was the princesses’ stop.

She invited Peach at first to play some Casino games, inviting her to gamble, but Peach didn’t want to waste her money (to which Daisy raised an “r u kidding me” eyebrow; they were multi-MILLIONAIRES). Daisy shrugged and played on her own, and Peach was fine with watching, until she got comfortable enough to spend some money and go wild.

The two have tried all the games, and while Peach was feeling slightly better than she was hours before, she still had a sliver of pain that she wanted to be rid of. That’s when Daisy pulled out the drinks. It was Sarasaland’s very own fine wine, the best in taste and its kick.

Daisy knew Peach rarely drank (she took sips at most), bet desparate times call for desparate measures, so she poured a generous amount wine into a wine glass. Peach took a sip, and already felt herself feeling a lot better. She chugged down the rest of the drink, reeling back and forth, but already felt like she was on cloud nine. Daisy gulped, knowing she made a mistake.

And so uh…

This led to the top pic. 😬

Forgive my lack of knowledge on drinks, still have a few months till I’m 21 🤧 I did my best

The drawing was actually inspired by a render @tatami_DAZE on twitter made, but I couldn’t find her acc :(

But yeaaah Peach and Daisy dump coming soon!

[pianokantzart]

I always love it when I read fanfictions, and they portray Luigi and Peach's friendship as either besties or Peach treating Luigi like a little brother (especially if its a Mareach story).

I always wanted to see something like that in the games, but alas.

My theory regarding the game universe is that, while Luigi and Princess Peach are friendly with each other, their difference in status has an effect on their relationship... that Luigi's self consciousness prevents him from trying too hard to make friends with her out of fear of "overstepping his bounds."

In many of the Mario Party games, the Luigi-Peach teamup is called "Green Escort," which about sums it up. They like each other, but Luigi sees her safety as a heavy responsibility, which puts a dent in his ability to loosen up enough to be anything resembling a "bestie."

Mario, in the meantime, is not only far more relaxed by nature, but he's gone through a lot of bs to for Peach's sake... the kind of stuff that'll take a hammer to pretty much any hierarchical rift. And even then their relationship is only hinted at in terms of what we see on screen. In the end, it's up to fanfic writers to fill in the gaps.

HOWEVER... I do see Luigi's Mansion 3 as the end-all and be-all of mainline Mario game characterization, and while the game begins with Luigi minding his own business while his brother engages the princess in friendly conversation, by the end there's revealed to be a closeness between Peach and Luigi that goes beyond just the responsibility of protecting her. First of all, Luigi goes in to hug Peach alongside Mario after rescuing her, which is HUGE.

Second, when King Boo reveals himself, Princess Peach instinctively reaches out her arms to defend Mario and Luigi alike.

TL;DR: I agree with you! I love seeing interpretations of a close Peach and Luigi friendship, and I especially love seeing Peach treat Luigi like a little brother... but like many things in the Mario game universe, that's something that gets expounded on through fandom rather than what we are actually allowed to see in canon. My interpretation is that Luigi's a bit of a tough nut to crack. He's Mr. Anxiety, overthinking and overly self conscious. He's kind to everyone and wants to do what's right, but that includes... like I said... not overstepping his bounds. Princess Peach– being the one of higher status– would have to go out of her way to let him know how much he means to her as a friend before he relaxes enough for them to actually get close. Though I do hold out hope that maybe one day we'll get more Luigi-Peach platonic moments in the games... just a tiny sliver more than those split second instances in LM3. Please.