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Officially licensed 1989 Super Mario Bros. 2 greeting cards that depict Wart as (at least partially) friendly, directly at odds with his characterization in the game, where he is depicted as a purely malevolent entity.

Interestingly, in 1993, Wart would return in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (under his original Japanese name, Mamu, but officially recognized as the same character) and actually be friendly there, making these cards inadvertently appear prescient of the future of the character.

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#super mario bros 2 #wart #toad #mario #super mario bros #too bad he never came back #underrated #greeting cards #mamu

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#pokemon legends arceus #dialga #palkia #eevee #oh no #poor baby #legendary pokemon #don't challenge them

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Hey, just wanted to say that I really love Bluebells are Forever and Melting Gelid Roses! I found both of them by accident years ago and would every-so often come back to check your progress. (I’m currently writing this in the middle of my 3-4th reread).

I just wanted to say thank you, you gave a lot of hope to a young gay man when he didn’t have any. So, thank you.

Hi there! Thank you very much for writing in to me!

It's delightful to learn that you stumbled across the fanfics by accident. Part of me wonders how often that happens to my readers and I haven't a clue. Very fun to consider though!

Anyway, I'm happy to hear that you enjoyed both BAF and MGR so much. Those were two very enjoyable fanfics to write and helped me expand my skills in world-building. For Pokemon fanfics, they became something very enjoyable to create, and the audience interactions were something that I don't think I can recapture with any other piece of work that I've done or perhaps ever will do.

The stories themselves feel enchanting to work on, and I love the amount that I was able to research when I was younger. I think that, because the world itself had to be built up with outside references from the franchise, that gave more creative freedoms than I had worked with previously.

Also, making many couples as gay as I wanted was great fun, lol. But, I think there was a sense of wholeness to their characterizations too, and that made their journeys more compelling for readers to follow. Plus, since the leads are gay, that allows readers to relate to them better than they're given the opportunity to do so normally.

At any rate, I've rambled enough. You're welcome for the stories, and I'm honored to hear that they gave you hope when you faced bleakness in life. I do hope that things have turned around for you, and that there are many more beautiful things in the world that can inspire hope, joy, love, and wonder in your life.

If there are now, and you're doing better, that's delightful to know, and I hope it continues to progress along nicely! But, if not, then I do want you to know that there are going to be moments that will feel overwhelming and awful, and I want you to keep in mind that they are just that: moments. Life is full of ups and downs, and that mostly remains out of our control.

However, those downs will not last, and as long as you remember to find even just the smallest joys from the ups, those are worth it. I've been to dark places before myself, but, I've come to learn as I grow that they are not permanent. Some can even teach us and help make us stronger; you don't realize the challenges you can face until you're coming out from the other side of them.

So, I wish good luck and well wishes to you, and hope that your days are better more often than not. Again, it was a pleasure to hear that my stories were able to bring a little light to your life, and that kind of response warms my heart more than you realize.

Hope you enjoy your latest re-read! And I'd like to imagine that I'll update the 3rd story this year for the series' tenth anniversary come December, but, we'll see about that. But that's neither here nor there as much; I hope you have a wonderful day/week, and please take care as well! All the best!

#askecho #darwintm #bluebells are forever #melting gelid roses #fading wind violets #pokemon fanfics #feedback #such kindness #thank you

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Princess Daisy first appeared in Super Mario Land 35 years ago today. 🌼

#princess daisy #35 #super mario bros #daisy #super mario #35th

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a lil dance

#art by #drops of moonlights #bowsario #dance #super mario bros #cute

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Wow, I missed out on this getting very intense!

Super boop and evil boop? So, like...is that a super evil boop?

(Also, the colors are reversed, but this gives me Bowsario vibes)

#drops-of-moonlights #boop #super boop #evil boop #shenanigans #april fools 2024

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Well, this was pretty cute tbh

#boop #tumblr #april fools 2024 #boopster #boop o meter #cute #silly #fun

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Happy Easter Echo, I hope you're doing well today. Also have you watched/read Delicious in Dungeon? It's really really good and you can catch up on it.

Happy Easter Art! Hope you have a nice holiday too. (And yay, I answered this one on time, finally!)

Also, yes! I am actively watching Delicious in Dungeon, alongside X-Men '97, something from Star Wars, aaaand some reality tv shows.

DiD is fun! It's an enjoyable show to follow. The latest arc got serious though, so now I'm curious where it's gonna go! (Didn't read the manga, so I'm ripe for emotional devastation!)

#art-and-word-dumpsite #askecho #delicious in dungeon #easter

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Aw, you're both so nice and wonderful...! Thank you again! ;_;

#such kindness

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1000 Kudos for Eternally Never Yours!!

At long last...behold:

ENY has finally reached 1000 Kudos on AO3!

This is no longer a large amount for a Super Mario fanfic, let alone a large amount for many AO3 fanfics in general. However, there are still many more stories that do not reach this amount ever.

Personally, this is likely the only story from those I've written that will ever see such a total. So, I consider that much an achievement!

None of that would be possible without so many readers out there who enjoyed the story and spread it around. And it means so much to me that so many people have enjoyed this story!

So, thank you all very much for reading!! For liking the story, talking about it with friends, sharing it around, recommending it, and giving love and care to this adventurous romance! The story still isn't complete yet, but having so much support always makes it worth every while to continue writing it.

Along with that, I wanted to give an extra thank you to my artist readers that created artwork to go with the story! Your work made the fanfic even more alive, and that helped keep interest too! If anyone ever wants to see content included, I would be delighted to feature it in the fanfic or on my blog/socials.

(Long post, but I'll share part of the art below the tab. Please look!)

Just a few samples from the art, but I wanted to make sure their work was visible somewhere extra. Each pic should have a tag for an artist too, so please support them too!

Hopefully that's everything. There is more story to come, but reaching this has made me so happy too.

If anyone told me that a shipfic of Bowser/Mario was going to be my top fanfic/story written years ago, I'd be baffled or laugh. Actually, I'm laughing a little now, but not how I'd have expected.

Thank you all again! More Bowsario fluff and drama to come in the future! Hope you all continue to look forward to it. Thank you so very much for reading! Please take care. And have a lovely day/night!

#mario fanfic #eternally never yours #bowsario #ao3 fanfic #super mario bros #bowser #mario #romance #drama #1000 #1000 likes #1000 kudos #milestone #unreal #thank you all

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Uhhhhh I can explain-

#bowsario #bowser #mario #art by #sweaterblitz #super mario bros

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#dogs #dog #border collie #siberian husky #herding dogs #cute #funny

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THIS was supposed to be like, a BAF (a fic by @echoeternally) inspired medieval knight-ish thing but i hORRRRRIBLY messed up the clothing its SO BAD…. I dont know exactly where I was going for with the weird robe thing and the armor which doesnt really do anything other than protect  his knees?

#sneakpastshipping #art by #2thebluesky #greninja #chesnaught #based on #bluebells are forever #how cute #thank you very much #late but i finally got to see this

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ENY Update Reminder! (Latest: Ch. 58)

Rather than reblog, I'll post again, in that, Eternally Never Yours has updated on both ao3 and also on ffn for the newest chapter!

It features a major revelation for the story, so if you're a reader that's currently following and haven't read it yet, make sure to do so soon!

Plus, who doesn't want to read emotional punches to the gut?

AO3 Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/4012012/chapters/137735257

FFN Link: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10021449/58/Eternally-Never-Yours

Hope you enjoy the conclusion to the Merlon Shaman family arc!

#eternally never yours #mario fanfic #romance #drama #merlon #bowser x mario #mario x bowser #chapter update

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That...that is a valid question

#star fox #darthlenaplant #fox mccloud #peppy hare #shipping

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You know, I'm actually pretty proud of this!

Fu Inle is noteworthy reaching 100 Kudos because it's my first:

Non-video game fanfic Book fanfic (w/o crossovers) Watership Down fanfic (w/o crossovers) Fiver/Bigwig fanfic Valentine's Day fanfic 5k WC One-Shot fanfic (I do that a bit)

It's just kinda nice whenever I see it do well, and it's been one of the few fanfics that I saw reaching near 100 Kudos from a less popular fandom. There was a long time it sat at the 90s, so seeing it go past that is heartening for me.

Cheers to (After Moonrise) making small milestones!

#watership down #fanfiction #ao3 fanfic #bigwig #fiver

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Happy Mar10 day! The Mushroom Kingdom seems like it would be a pretty peaceful place when it’s not being invaded by the Koopas.

#super mario bros #mario #mushroom kingdom #art by #zladdsmith #cool #mushrooms