#croc hcs

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just saw a video of a small gator/croc chasing a laser pointer, yal know what that means

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dammit i watched a buncha baby crocodile videos and now i want bowser's kids to make the little laser beam sound at bowser and luigi 😭😭😭😭😭

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EDIT: now with art by jooqlz!

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Bowser hears the chirping and rushes to find whoever's making it (he can definitely tell who's who by sound alone, Junior in this case), only to hear the sound /stop/ before he gets there.

It's. Concerning. The kids instinctively make that sound when they want their /mom, specifically/. Or, Bowser, in their case. And they won't quit until Bowser gets there. They won't stop for any of the staff, not for Kamek, not even for Peach on the rare occasion.

Okay, Bowser's freaking out. He doesn't even know if Junior will still be in the spot Bowser heard the sound come from. But he finds himself in the kitchens, anyway, where he spots Junior hoisted up to one of the sinks, his hand being held under running water by— Luigi.

It's impossible not to notice Bowser's frantic entrance. Luigi cuts off his soft murmuring to Junior to look over his shoulder at Bowser. "I'm sorry. I heard the sound and found him here by himself. To be honest, I think he was trying to sneak a cookie while the cooks were gone, but it was a fresh batch. The tray was hot."

Bowser finally notices a baking sheet lying face down on the floor by one of the counters, surrounded by smushed cookie remains. He picks up the tray and sets it in the large basin with the rest of the dirty dishes. The tray was still oven hot.

"...He's little. His hands can't handle that sorta heat, yet." Bowser walks up behind Junior and runs his fingers over his shell, threading between the tiny spikes. "This is why I tell you not to sneak treats from the kitchen."

Junior only nods. He blinks a single fat tear from his eye. Poor kid.

"He'll be alright," Bowser says to Luigi, who was looking between Bowser and Junior with worry. "He's my kid. It won't leave anything permanent. It just stung, is all." Honestly, the water wasn't doing anything for the pain that Junior's tough skin wasn't doing already. But Bowser was also aware that it was a human thing, to soothe a burn with cool water, and it seemed to comfort his son.

Enough that he had stopped calling for Bowser.

Unless it wasn't the water, so much as the person helping him, that caused it. But Bowser didn't want to jump to any conclusions. No need to scare Luigi away with /that/ can of worms...

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I just think the sound is precious ok i know they're turtles but leave me and my croc headcanons in peace

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watched so many croc n gator vids that i also wanna do a thing about luigi watching bowser do the water dance thing 😭😭😭😭😭🥹🥹🥹 it's so PRETTY, FUCK 😭