🌜welcome! 🌛
my name is mak, my pronouns are she/her. writing wise I mainly gravitate towards splatoon (overwhelmingly pearlina lol) but love star wars, atla, hockey, and music as well! my ao3 is here!
ask me anything!
HIGHLIGHTED WORKS UNDER THE CUT
ebb & flow (Pearl x Marina)
Getting Together, Pre-Canon, Canon Compliant, Origin Story
“Let’s start a band!” Marina blurted out, words twisted by an unfamiliar accent dripping off of plush lips. The moon shone between them, lush and full, the final chords of Marina's song still echoing across the cliffside, bouncing off jagged rocks and dancing across ripples of clear water. The girl's eyes were starry, filled with hope. “Huh?” Pearl asked, incredulous. That had come outta nowhere! Coddamn. Was this girl for real?
A song and a mission brings unlikely companions Marina, certified genius and recently-defected Octoling combat engineer, and Pearl, Inkling streetwear heiress and (former) death metal screamer together. But as they navigate language barriers, parents, and the music industry, their friendship begins to blur into something more. With each new song, their connection deepens, and they realize that they may be playing for more than just Off the Hook.
with you there's no pretending (Pearl x Marina)
Fake/Pretend Relationship, Getting Together, Mutual Pining
"You called her 'my girl,'” their label rep added, around a mouthful of sushi. “That kind of language tests well with younger demographics.” “Yeah, like--my girl as in my homegirl,” Pearl insisted. "Not my girlfriend!" Marina slid down in her seat. This was not happening. And yet, something about that phrasing left a strange ache in her chest.
After an awards show loss, Off the Hook finds itself trending for all the wrong reasons…or maybe the right ones, depending on who you ask. With their tour, sponsors, and reputations on the line, Pearl and Marina are offered one ridiculous way out:
Pretending to date each other for three months.
The only problem is… Marina has been head over heels in love with Pearl for years.
i long for your touch–but don't miss (Pearl x Marina)
Oneshot, Mutual Pining, Pre-Relationship
“So… where should I get one?” Marina asked. Pearl cocked a brow, her face wrinkling up in the endearing way Marina had come to know signaled her confusion, golden eyes crinkling at the corners. "A piercing, that is.”
Pearl chuckled again through closed lips, the lilt of it sending heat to Marina’s cheeks. “You want a piercing? You sure?” It sounded like a tease, but Marina could tell—after knowing Pearl for a little over two years—that this was a sincere question.
“Why not?” Marina asked, frowning. If a piercing was what helped Pearl to become her own person, of course Marina would want one too.
all of the girls you loved before (Pearl x Marina)
Pre-Relationship, Queer Themes, Crushes
“Y’know, I never thought I’d get this,” Pearl said, her voice abnormally soft. What this was went unspoken. The trust. The loyalty. The mutual respect. The camaraderie. (And yes, the attraction.) How, even though the two of them were so different, they seemed to understand each other completely. How Pearl gave Marina a voice. How Marina gave Pearl stability. “I… me neither,” Marina swallowed, her eyes locked with Pearl’s. Pearl leaned back in her chair again, swiping a thumb across Marina’s knuckles. “Yo, look at us, ‘Rina. Livin’ the life.”
Pearl and Marina recount their pasts. (aka pearlina's gay awakenings… among other things)
