Archive of Our Own (AO3) DawnADO (I post Mario fanfics, that much is obvious. I do have other fics for other fandoms up there too.)
DeviantArt; DawnADO. (I also post art there. I just steer clear of the icky stuff and the AI garbage.)
Hi, the name's Dawn. Welcome to my updated pinned post, here to tell you a bit about what to see on this blog. My tags, links, some rules, and just me talkin' bout stuff.
Well, lets get started!⭐
I'm a fan artist, fanfic writer, and fangirl of all things Mario.
You can probably tell by my art.😊
My all-time favorite characters of the bunch are the bros themselves, Mario & Luigi. I just love their brotherly bond; good sibling relationships are important to me. Platonic love is kinda slept on. (I still love me some ships, like Mareach and Luaisy, but the boys' wholesome bro moments are just so adorable.)
I could talk about Mario & Luigi for hours, but I don't wanna scare you off. I can be normal... sometimes… Can’t say I won’t talk about them for hours later…
Hah, I just have an overactive imagination.
Anyway, you can mostly expect art from me. I love drawing and have been happy with my progress. I hope someday I can inspire someone to become an artist just like I was inspired by other fan artists over the years.
I also like to talk about random things, mostly just me making a joke or showing something I found; I like talking.
!Schedule!
Back at work, so I'll be most active on Saturdays and Sundays, art will mostly be posted on those days or after work if I feel like it.
I'll notify of any breaks I get, and I'll still check in here everyday after work. Anyway, if you wanna talk or have questions, then feel free to ask.
!Some rules!
Please do not steal mine or other peoples artwork. That goes in hand with no taking mine or other peoples art to use for dumb AI training. I will be watching.
Alright, now for some extras.
First up, my obsession with making Mario AUs. I make a lot of AUs with the Mario characters, all of them being me just saying “Hmm, what if the bros were ____?” or “What if the bros had this happen to them?”
I’ve shown some of my AUs here, but we’ve really only scratched the surface. I got 60+ of these things. Doubt I’ll ever get to show them all. But if you would like to see them, click the link below.
Mario AU Post 1.
Includes;
Swapped Perspectives AU
Merfolk and Sirens AU
The Wacky Dream Team AU
Lovesick AU
Always Together AU
NOT aLone
Next, some tags
#My art (Well, it’s my art.)
#Super Mario fanart (I only have Mario fanart on here, but if I ever do post my other art I'll have all my Mario art with this tag.)
#Dawn's talkin' bout stuff (Just me posting something I wanna talk about or make a joke with.)
#Dawn's reblogs (My reblogs, I’m a bit more confident in it now. I just didn't wanna be annoying by reblogging. If you don’t want me to reblog please let me know. I don’t wanna make anyone mad.)
#Homemade memes (Well, my silly attempt at memes. They're random.)
#Mini comic (Silly mini comics.)
#Incorrect Mario quotes (My silly incorrect Mario quotes.)
#Dawn's answering asks (Me answering questions or just responding to anyone.)
I think I got everything I want to say. Have a good day, put a smile on your face (if you wanna)
First day of work is done, it's been a long day. I finally got some down time, we were really busy getting the last of the stuff for our cats and going out to get them.
I said I'd show some pics of our new kitties, Imma keep my word.
(These are pics the shelter took for us)
Here they are, Bagheera and Opal!😸😸
Bagheera is the black cat, he's a sweetheart and very playful. Opal is the slightly cross eyed gray one, she's silly and quirky.
(Splitting this up, it got long. More story and pics under the cut)
Right after work we all got in the car and headed out to get them, the shelter they lived in is a really nice place, all the cats have big rooms to just walk around in.
I wish I had pulled my phone out sooner, because Bagheera had crawled into my lap the second I got in and sat down. Oh my gosh he's such a sweetheart🥰
We got to play with them and the rest of the cats for a bit before we were ready to take them home. Opal was really chill in her carrier, but poor Bagheera was meowing almost the whole car ride home.
I did manage to get a silly pic of Opal in her carrier.
Look at those eyes, not a thought behind them.
I couldn't get one of Bagheera, he was a void in his carrier. All I saw was darkness. You'll see what I mean later.
Once we got them home, they were a little scared, as it always is when you bring home a new animal. We put them in a side room to get used to before we will show them the rest of the house.
We also have two dogs, so we thought it would be best to keep them apart. The dogs are old enough to have remembered when we had our last two cats, so I think they know what a cat is.
They're checking out the new area, we got them a tunnel to run around in. The shelter told us they love running around in them.
I had sat by a corner to take pics and not move around so much, I didn't wanna scare them more. While there Opal ended up settling beside me.
Then Bagheera went over too, I was a cat shelter.
The poor little guy even went and hid behind me🥺
Oh it's so cute, but I feel so bad for him, he was shivering behind me. At least I could help him calm down a bit. I gave him and Opal a few small pets, and they seemed to feel safe with me.
I eventually had to get up though, I had a long day at work and my legs were starting to hurt from sitting on the floor. My sister did end up getting a bin for Bagheera to hide in.
And this is what I was talking about...
Look at him! He's a void in the dark! All I see is a silhouette with eyes.
We went ahead and also put some blankets in there, and now both cats are hiding. It's gonna take a few days for them to warm up to their new surroundings.
Luckily, one of my sisters is going to be home on a count her school hasn't started yet, so she's going to be watching them while we're all at work and my younger siblings are at their own schools.
Well, anyway, I'll have more updates as they get used to their new home. We'll do our best to make this a good home for them.
My scheduled will change in my pinned post, I have Saturdays and Sundays off, and I'll notify of any longer breaks as they come.
I'll now mostly be active on Saturdays and Sundays, I'll be posting less art unless I get really motivated. Art will mostly be posted on my days off, but like I said if I get really motivated I'll just post after work if I can.
Even if I don't have anything to post, I will still check in everyday on here and DeviantArt after work.
It's been a good summer break.
(Oh, in some good news, we got a cat tower for our cats we'll be getting. We should be getting them after the work day, I'll be making a post and showing pics of them tomorrow if all goes well. Can't wait to bring them home😊)
Now that we have our own house and aren't renting we can get cats! We've all been wanting cats again for a while, ever since our last cats passed away.
Rest in peace Link and Zelda, you were the best kitties. (Yeah, we named our cats Link and Zelda. They were a brother and sister pair that my sister got years ago for her birthday)
I had been volunteering at an animal shelter before I got my job at the school, and I got to play and care for a lot of cats. It made me want one even more.
We'll be getting our new kitties soon, the shelter just needs to finish some paper work. But yeah, I'm gonna be posting some pics of our new little fur babies once we get them, they're so cute🥰
They have names from the shelter, Bagheera and Opal. I once took care of an elderly black cat named Bagheera (he was such a sweetheart, and so snuggly❤️), guess it was fate that we would get a cat with the same name.
Anyway, yeah, I'm just excited, plus I just got 100 watchers on DeviantArt the other day. Lots of good stuff happening right before I have to go back to work it seems.
The boys watching the Backrooms movie in theaters 🍿🥤
Mario's seen scarier things, plus he likes horror movies. Luigi only came because he didn't wanna be home alone so late.
(He's gonna be wrapped in a blanket next to Mario tonight though.)
Again, so sorry it took me so long to upload anything, we've been really busy. I'll be going back to work soon as well, on the 20th, uploads will be much slower then over my break.
But anyway, I liked making this. Now, for a little story I said I'd tell...
Around last week, me, my father, and my two sisters all went to see Backrooms. This is only me and my sisters second official horror movie viewing, the last one being M3GAN, (which wasn't all that scary anyway)
We all went as a break from moving and for my youngest sisters birthday (I'll be referring to her as Michayla. Both my sisters have online names like me). My father and me had been getting into watching Backrooms stuff, so it was inevitable we would watch this.
My one sister, Lynn, gets scared easily. The movie hadn't even started yet and she got scared by a trailer for an entirely different movie. Idk, it was something about some guy getting eaten by a whale who was eating a giant squid. Valid fear though, Lynn has major thalassophobia. (We ain't watching that)
There was also a trailer for a Resident Evil movie that caught our attention. Some may not know this, but I'm a pretty big fan since watching my father play the remake of the second game for us. I've only played RE 9 myself, I liked being Leon and going on a zombie murder spree.
Once the movie did start though, there were some moments that got them. Backrooms has always been about the dread of something happing rather than jumpscares every second, so I liked that. Made Lynn and Michayla jump anytime something did happen.
But yeah, we liked it, we all agreed the therapist lady (I think her name was Mary?) definitely needed therapy herself after all that.
Anyway, if you read all that, thanks, I like writing out my thoughts. Again, sorry for being away for so long, I'll try to work out a new schedule for when I go back to work.
(Ok, ok, making two posts like this cause I can't contain the excitement!!! I REALLY wanted to do this on the day of, but like I said I had next to zero internet on that dang hotspot.)
I know I'm late to say this...
But anyway...
HOLY COW, THE AVATAR AANG MOVIE IS COMING OUT ON THE 25!!!
I SAW THE TRAILER, I SAW IT!!! THEY ALL LOOK SO PRETTY!!!
Ok, ok, I KNOW the whole dang movie was leaked, I KNOW!
But I wasn't going to watch it, people worked hard on this and I didn't wanna just watch it for free!
Yes, this movie deserved to be in the theaters, I'll stand by that fact, but if it takes me to get a dang Paramount plus subscription even just for this month I'll do it!
I'm not doing this for Paramount, I'm doing it for the movie. This movie deserves it! Even if you're someone who already watched it, WATCH IT AGAIN!
Dang, sorry for not posting for awhile😅 it was nearly impossible because we used up all the hotspots data. I could really only get on here to like and comment on stuff. (And it took freaking forever to load, if at all. It was real annoying.)
Not to mention we were all busy with cleaning the old house and getting the last of the stuff over.
But yeah, glad to have internet again. Because we were so busy I didn't get much time to draw, but I did start a drawing last night when me, my father, and my sisters went to watch Backrooms. (I got a silly story to tell when I upload that drawing)
Anyway though, glad to be back, glad to have internet, and yeah, see you later when I get that drawing done😊
I might be without internet for a few days. We're finally getting everything over to the new house.
I can still maybe upload some art over the weekend, I do have a hotspot working. Or I might not have to worry if we get some internet in the new place fast.
🤷♀️I just wanted to update y'all just in case something happened.
Time to do more incorrect Mario quotes! Idk I'm bored.
I've even got one that perfectly fits my Wacky Dream Team AU❤️
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Luigi: What are you up to today?
Mario: Nothing.
Luigi: But you did that yesterday!
Mario: I wasn’t finished.
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Peach: We should be partners.
Mario: You mean like, partners in crime?
Peach: Yeah... that’s precisely what I meant.
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Mario: I don't need to go to bed. I'm not tired, I'll be fine.
Peach: But, darling, I'll be so lonely without you. Come curl up in my arms so I can feel whole again🥺
Mario: O-oh. Well. Are you trying to seduce me into healthy sleeping patterns??
Peach: Is it working?
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Daisy: What do you guys do when you're stressed?
Peach: Try and calm myself down.
Luigi: Sleep.
Mario: Get myself into even more stress, so that the first reason for my stress gets cancelled out.
Toad: I don't.
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(Aaaand this is the perfect one for my Wacky Dream Team AU. This fits them all so well🥰)
(Wacky Dream Team AU incorrect quote)
Peach: *is hugging Mario*
Daisy: Hey! It's my turn to hug Mario!
Daisy: *grabs Mario*
Luigi: *kicking down the door* What do you mean, "yOuR tUrN"? We agreed now is my time slot!
Peach: No, it's still my turn!
Mario: *suffocating* Guys, I love you, but just because I'm the smallest doesn't mean you can be hugging me constantly!
Daisy: But we need the moral support!
Peach: And you're small! Which is cute!
Luigi: If I don't hug you right now I think the depression will kick in and my body will stop functioning!
Mario: *close to tears* Well- I, I guess.
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(Mario's the emotional support teddy bear, lol. Ok, his friends aren't this desperate for a Mario hug, but they all agree he gives the best hugs. And he is the littlest of guys, I actually made Mario smaller in this AU😊)
A little late to the party, but happy 30th anniversary to Super Mario 64!🥳
It took me a bit figuring out what I wanted to draw, I grew up playing the DS version and the 64 version (mostly the DS one when I was really little.)
One place that I liked to hang out in was the back of the castle by the fountain, to me, it was peaceful.
That and the water around Peach's Castle. I'm not like other gamers, lol, I like being in or around the water (That sounds cheesy, but it's true, I like water levels.)
I wouldn't go into the deep water at Peach's Castle though, you know, the big pond with the cannon next to it. For some reason I was scared of that part, but anywhere else was fair game.
Yep, even Jolly Roger Bay, I loved going there to swim. Yeah little Dawn, you won't go into the deep water near Peach's Castle but Jolly Roger Bay with the big eel is happy and fun for you.
I made very little sense as a child.
Anyway, just wanted to share a silly story with this game, it's got so much nostalgia, it's one of my favorite childhood games for a reason.
Well, ok, I started the sketch to show my grandmother how digital art works. Had this thing sitting around for a bit, and decided to finish it. More or less just more practice drawing my boys.
They're a pair of tiny living Mario and Luigi plush toys that share one brain cell and operate on semi-toy story logic. (Meaning they act like Mario and Luigi, just sillier versions of them, but they don't really mind you seeing them move around if they like you.)
They also refuse to be separated, they're very protective of each other.
They'll also eat all your snacks you leave on the floor, or sneak into your kitchen and help themselves. They also really love to play hide and seek and red light green light.
Whimsical little creatures🥰
(Using this one as my new AO3 profile pic👆)
I made these guys from some old art I drew a long time ago. I just changed the design a bit and shaded them to look more 'plush like'.
I think they kinda look like they're made of fabric now.
(Old art👇)
Plushie Mario and Plushie Luigi — artwork by DawnADO on DeviantArt. I have made them into plushies. Must be bought together, they are not so
The last ep of The Amazing Digital Circus comes out tomorrow.
My irl friend will be happy, she's been keeping back spoilers from me for weeks now (she watched it in theaters). I'm lucky to have not been spoiled this whole time.
But yeah, happy to see it when it comes out. While I'm not a super fan or anything, it's been a fun show, I like it.
"While I do love seeing Mario squirm in my painting prisons, having him as my puppet is so much fun.~ He is quite useful to me like this, and you wouldn't dare harm your brother, right Luigi?~"
Someone order more angst? No? Welp, I made it anyway.
(Made two versions again cause I couldn't decide which one I liked better)
Ver 1
Ver 2 (Or as I like to call it, ✨The Cinematic One✨)
More angst below the cut👇
Idk if I'm gonna finish this one. The poses were tricky and I didn't like how the sketch turned out. Y'all see the vision though, right? I was trying to draw that one art piece from Dark Moon.
Since this is also a fanmade Luigi's Mansion adventure taking place somewhere new, I tried to design a new poltergust. I was thinking it would be cool to go back to the first game with the different elements you could use.
Hmmm, maybe some day...
Then I just drew random stuff. Mario is not having a good time.
King Boo definitely made him kill someone, lets hope it was just a very misplaced Goomba...
(That one blue eye breaking though, Mario's trying to regain control.)
for shits and giggles and im bored. battle royale between these animated marios who's winning guys
who's the last mario standing
saturday supercade mario
TGMTRPP mario
super show mario
TAOSMB3/SMW mario
hotel mario
movie mario
Voting ended onJun 15
just kidding, i dont think theyd actually fight eachother at all i think theyd all be friends and have a nice picnic together. that's the real answer actually. there is no last mario standing they all have a nice picnic together and the power of friendship and kindness
Wanted to just vote and leave a comment, but it got long, I wanted to talk about these Marios for a bit, hehehe🤭
So thanks for that, Blue👍
Let's-a-go!
Alright, if we're talking power scaling, I would say TGMTRPP Mario or Movie Mario. Those guys have the hardest journey, the most growth, and deal with the hardest Bowsers at the end.
Supercade Mario doesn't have a Bowser to deal with, he's just chasing DK everywhere, and he doesn't have power-ups, and Cartoon Mario (Super Show, TAOSMB 3 and SMB World) and Hotel Mario have way too goofy of a Bowser to be all too threatening.
Their journeys in general are pretty goofy, but Cartoon Mario can win a scrap and he has power-ups, so he would be third place maybe, followed closely by Supercade Mario (as I'm sure chasing a beeg monkey gotta be great exercise), then Hotel Mario.
Hotel Mario's just closing doors... not too impressive in the fighting ring, but great if he wants to be a Doorman.
But if we say they all just have a picnic… Oh, I got it! A silly answer!
Who’s eating the most at this picnic?
Super Show Mario, no question, it’s him. I would also put TAOSMB 3 Mario and SMB World Mario in there cause they're all technically the same Mario but it only lets me vote once. But know Cartoon Mario is taking home the prize of biggest eater at the picnic.
Supercade Mario's winning the Uno game I've decided, just on vibes alone, Hotel Mario's gonna make at least one joke about toasters, Movie Mario's gonna casually be on his phone and the other Mario's will stare at it flabbergasted the whole time (these Mario's never seen a modern phone before), and TGMTRPP Mario is the one who brought all the food from his grocery store.
And they all have a good picnic and are friends forever, the end😊
