Lol, I was gonna use "latest" for the title, but "newer" got a giggle out of me, so, there we go.
Anyway! Hello to my selective few Bowsario (aka Bowser/Mario) shipping fans. I know there aren't very many of us out there, lol, but hey, we exist! And we have what fun we can.
It's been a few years since I made this kind of post, but I collected the fanfics that I've written in the past (found on this link and then also on this one too) for the pairing.
The content is easy enough to organize elsewhere, but I thought it'd be nice to put it in a convenient spot here too. And maybe some new readers will be delighted by the finds?
So, I figured I'd add a new one, since I've added a bit of new stories since the last post. And I'll share the old stories like I did before as well, because why not?
Presenting the list of the lesser-viewed Enemies-to-Lovers greats!
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Amid the Roses - Set in an alternate universe where Mario and Bowser are removed from the Mushroom Kingdom conflicts, this stars the pair as a flower shop owner and tattoo parlor artist respectively. They end up meeting and bonding in a new way here!
Constellation Quelling - A much more traditional fare for the couple, this story has Bowser interrupt Mario while he's alone and relaxing. They bicker at first, but soon open up to one another in a way neither really expected, and the stars above certainly set a mood...
Distant Dawn - Based on a fanfic prompt from years ago on Tumblr, this is a short story to show some early morning musings from Bowser, who considers how his new relationship with Mario can develop, while a secretly not-slumbering Mario listens.
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Along with those latest stories listed above, there were a couple of updates to my ongoing Bowsario fanfic, which started a decade ago.
That feels weird to post! But, with some new updates from earlier in the year and more since the last posts, I'll add that below here.
Eternally Never Yours - An ongoing fanfic that details a full affair between Bowser and Mario, as they try to make their seemingly impossible relationship a reality, while struggling to deal with the Mushroom Kingdom at large.
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As for the rest, I'll be copying and pasting those below here, so that they can be included too. Makes it a little easier to find it all in one place, I think, right?
Mario’s Defender - A fanfic for Mar10 Day, it tells the story of Mario overhearing some unkind comments about himself, and then a certain someone (Bowser) going back against them.
Time for Tea - Peach has a small tea party gathering between herself and her friends, the Mario Bros. She wanted the brothers to invite their partners, but didn’t realize who Mario would bring until it was too late. Daisy, however, wants to hear the story of how they got together!
Red and Blue - In a slight change to the usual storytelling, this is a story that doesn’t use any dialogue to describe tender moments between Bowser and Mario while they explore a relationship together, going over their thoughts.
Bowser’s Beard - For Bowser Day, a story where Mario and friends go to find out where Peach has been taken, but then find Bowser’s Castle mostly empty when they get there…save for one hairy Koopa King.
Quiet Life - In a “what if…?“ styled story, Bowser is essentially exiled in exchange for the Koopas finally being at peace with the Mushroom Kingdom. Mario is the one that brings comfort to him.
Inn’s Covers - While going to an inn before a golf tournament, Mario ends up paired in a room with Bowser. They slowly learn to get along, and then some.
Upon A Dream - After taking a mystical pendant, Bowser ends up in a dream where he’s married to Mario, and grows to not hate it.
Heart of the Ancient Kingdom - Mario and Bowser are sent on a quest back to the oldest parts of the Mushroom Kingdom to retrieve a rare jewel. They go back to World 1-1 of their earliest adventures, and grow closer too.
A Spirited Story - Based on Super Smash Bros., the spirits of Wolf and Fox get into a chase sequence of sorts. Mario and Bowser are among the couples they visit. Not quite from this year, but I’ve included it too.
Wild Cards - A tennis story that focuses on Wario and Waluigi, but has a good deal of shipping support for Mario and Bowser. Also, Bowser wears his tennis outfit and Mario approves.
Jolly Season - A Christmas special that features not only Bowser and Mario as a couple, but some fluff for Peach and Pauline as one too!
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Actually, you know what? Speaking of Peach/Pauline, I may as well include those fanfics here too. What the heck, you know?
This group is a series of stories that I started, um...also a decade ago! But, I've only stirred up the latest fanfic recently, so, gotta get to work on that one again.
Nevertheless, if you're a fan of Mario and Bowser being gay, then I hope you might enjoy Peach and Pauline doing so too!
Toying With Her - The first in the series, where Pauline finds a new object of her affections in the famous princess of the Mushroom Kingdom. Set prior to Pauline's return as mayor in Mario Odyssey! (This story was from years before that even existed.)
Toying With Them - Sequel to the first, Pauline finds herself invited back to Peach's Castle, and finds several more lovely ladies to inspire her toys. Though she's only musing her crushes, that might not be the case forever...if one happens to read between the lines...
Toying With Peril - Finally set after Pauline's return in Odyssey, Miss Mayor comes back to the Mushroom Kingdom...only to find Peach kidnapped and Mario totally unavailable for the rescuing! Guess who gets to step up to the plate this time? Ongoing for now, but do you think Peach will finally learn of and return Pauline's feelings...?
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Ha, I haven't done this for a few years. It's nice to see them all together again. Last time was in 2021, and now we've got this in 2024; I didn't think I'd have enough for another round.
Anyway, I know there are fewer fans of them, but for anyone that might be curious to try fanfics featuring Mario and Bowser as a couple, here's my current listing for them.
Meanwhile, if you want stories from other lovely authors, be sure to explore the tag link which I’ll be adding in right here for Bowser/Mario on AO3! It's grown a lot more since I last posted. There are even new regular posters for the pairing besides me!
Though I'm less practiced on Peach/Pauline (they're called Peachline, if I'm not mistaken), they've grown a bit more from my one-off notion of the ladies in love. (Started that back in 2014!) Find some authors that explore the pairing in better detail here. Hope you enjoy!
Part of me likes the idea of writing some more one-shots for Bowsario fanfics at least, and of course finishing that Peachline story in the future. ENY still has some ways to go, but it's moving towards its later stages finally. I wonder what this will look like next time...
Ah, neither here nor there.
For new readers, welcome, and if you've made it this far, thank you for reading and stroking your curiosity! Hope you enjoy.
For older readers, welcome back! If you find something new or want to revisit an older story, I hope you do so and enjoy too.
To everyone, thank you for reading this, and spending a little while with me! If you read any of the stories, please enjoy! Hope you all take care and have a wonderful day.
i am doing this in parts because ummm... i need time to think BUT these are characters from other IFs i think would pair well along my own❤ all of these other IFs are lovely, truly well manicured works of art, and the authors are SO COOL! check them out :)
Stéphanie:
Delilah Krakowski from This Too Shall Pass (@ttspinteractive) - I just think about them as friends who meet up for coffee and conversation and dinner sometimes and slowly progress to being in love. Dw abt it. I feel like they'd get along, just two people who consider doing things in silence to be doing things together.
Eddie Reagen from Water to Blood (@veirsewrites) - Eddie seems very put-together and seems to love in such a... non-traditional way, she would adore them. Would leave the house regularly to bring them dinner at the club. She hates leaving the house, but she would love them very much. Drops meals off with them or sets them on their desk and gives a brief goodbye, mon chou. They can take care of themselves, and she is proud of them.
Gabriel Joan Utterson from Façade (@altair-interactive-fiction) - Stéphanie would not see this woman as drab, but so very charming. She'll take care of her when she's intensely focused on her new interests, and try to stay on top of her recent curiosities to ask her about them. Will nag if she senses her heading too far into danger; very selfishly would want her to be home all of the time. Makes sure that she is eating. It's a love language, after all.
I was tagged by @luallice Thank you sweets <3 <3 ^W^
RULE(S): Pairings could be from any anime, manga, game, movie or whatever and you can tag however many people you’d like.
1. Jeff Moreau x Shepard
2. Elena x Nate
3. EDI x Samantha Traynor (Don’t ask XD me and @flowerynameslover had a long discussion about this which ended up in us both shipping this. No judging XD)
4. Souji Okita x Chizuru Yukimura
5. Dorian x Male! Inquisitor (I think that it is a really sweet romance and my sweet boi Dorian deserves to be happy ;w;)
6. Ruby x Oscar
7. Barnaby Lee x Jacob’s Sibling
8. Olivia Benson x Rafael Barba
9. Hajime Saito x Chizuru Yukimura
10. T’challa x Nakia
I have so many more ships but I love these ships so much XD hahaha Now who to tag...umm....
@flowerynameslover @naromoreau @ihavearandom @resshiiram @lescahiersdesable @vorchagirl @scientistsalarian and anyone else who wants to do it XD
these are characters from other games that i think would pair well alongside my own! i love and adore these other games; the authors are so lovely, and their characters are enthralling, please check them out! 😸❤❤❤❤
Dorothea:
Undine from After Hours (@afterhoursgame) - She would appreciate her no-nonsense attitude, and she's got the brawn to make sure no one has a problem with it. Adores her for her heart, ogles when she talks because wow, her mind. Dotes all of the time, which Undine cannot escape in her gay panic, because Dorothea is here and she is lavishing her in affection.
If Undine is having a hard time asserting herself, Dorothea has no problem being a polite version of the "she said no pickles" meme. Accepts her fully, and wants to be there for her.
Matt Atkinson from You Live and Fern (@beetlebethwrites) She too, can relate to the feeling of being the only human in a Muppets movie. Both of them are very outdoorsy and traditional in their love, and I feel like this would translate well to the time they could spend together! She would respect how practical and confident he is, and seeing his resolve as a fearless leader would steel her own. Being in a similar position in her own life, I think she would be there to catch him when he needs to come back down; be it with affirmations ("Wow! You've come so far from when I first saw you.") or spending time together to unwind.
They do both seem to feel protective of their cars, though. The "Okay, who drives?" question might be a point of contention.
Richard Milton from Fatherford Woods (@fatherford-if) - She'd be very taken with him being so gentlemanly! She's never met someone like that before, so meeting him feels like someone who fell out of a storybook. It would be a very soft, gooey relationship; Richard treating her so kindly would fluster her, she would treat him specially in return. Would like to take him out for a very nice adventure, one day. Maybe for now, though, she'll settle for a hike.
Well, new and updated, but you get the idea, hopefully.
Anyway!
There are not too many new additions from this year, but I’m not sure if I’ll get to writing more Bowser/Mario stories. (Yes, I too underestimate myself...)
Nevertheless, I wanted to update the list from 2020, and rather than do the easy thing and just reblog the old post, I decided to do this instead!
So, updating the 2020 list to the 2021 updates that I said would happen, here’s some more Mario/Bowser fluff that few asked for, but I delivered anyway!
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Mario’s Defender - A fanfic for Mar10 Day, it tells the story of Mario overhearing some unkind comments about himself, and then a certain someone (Bowser) going back against them.
Time for Tea - Peach has a small tea party gathering between herself and her friends, the Mario Bros. She wanted the brothers to invite their partners, but didn’t realize who Mario would bring until it was too late. Daisy, however, wants to hear the story of how they got together!
Red and Blue - In a slight change to the usual storytelling, this is a story that doesn’t use any dialogue to describe tender moments between Bowser and Mario while they explore a relationship together, going over their thoughts.
Bowser’s Beard - For Bowser Day, a story where Mario and friends go to find out where Peach has been taken, but then find Bowser’s Castle mostly empty when they get there...save for one hairy Koopa King.
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It’s not quite new, but since it updated a few times this year, I’ll add:
Eternally Never Yours - An ongoing fanfic that details a full affair between Bowser and Mario, as they try to make their seemingly impossible relationship a reality, while struggling to deal with the Mushroom Kingdom at large.
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And even though they were on the old list, I’ll add the others in below, so people have some Bowsario fanfic variety, which is necessary!
Quiet Life - In a “what if…?“ styled story, Bowser is essentially exiled in exchange for the Koopas finally being at peace with the Mushroom Kingdom. Mario is the one that brings comfort to him.
Inn’s Covers - While going to an inn before a golf tournament, Mario ends up paired in a room with Bowser. They slowly learn to get along, and then some.
Upon A Dream - After taking a mystical pendant, Bowser ends up in a dream where he’s married to Mario, and grows to not hate it.
Heart of the Ancient Kingdom - Mario and Bowser are sent on a quest back to the oldest parts of the Mushroom Kingdom to retrieve a rare jewel. They go back to World 1-1 of their earliest adventures, and grow closer too.
A Spirited Story - Based on Super Smash Bros., the spirits of Wolf and Fox get into a chase sequence of sorts. Mario and Bowser are among the couples they visit. Not quite from this year, but I’ve included it too.
Wild Cards - A tennis story that focuses on Wario and Waluigi, but has a good deal of shipping support for Mario and Bowser. Also, Bowser wears his tennis outfit and Mario approves.
Jolly Season - A Christmas special that features not only Bowser and Mario as a couple, but some fluff for Peach and Pauline as one too!
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Phew! That’s a lot of content between these past two years.
If you’re interested in some stories that pair Mario and Bowser together as a couple, these have some fun flavors to dip into. So, be sure to check them out!
Mostly one-shots, but I even added a story with chapters besides ENY, so, that was pretty fun! More than I expected last year too, ha.
Don’t know what the future will bring, but this is what I’ve come up with thus far. If you’re interested, please feel free to click a link and read up on the various interpretations of this heavily underrated pairing!
Oh, and if you want stories from other lovely authors, be sure to explore the tag link which I’ll be adding in right here for Bowser/Mario on AO3!
Thank you for reading this, and if you read any of the stories, please enjoy!
Tagged in @yeahhiyellow's tag game by @my-name-is-markus-with-a-k (Thank you! I love tags v u v )
Rules: For each (relatively) main character in the game, name the top 3 characters you ship them with. If you don’t ship them with anyone or only ship them with 1 or 2 characters then leave them blank/list only the characters you do ship them with.
The purpose of this is to say which ships you like, not to hate on anybody else’s. Please be polite.
Markus: Connor, North, Elijah
Kara: Luther, Connor
Connor: Markus, North, Elijah
North: Markus, Connor, Chloe
Simon: Markus, Josh
Josh: Simon
Leo:
Lucy:
Luther: Kara
Ralph: The Jerrys
The Jerrys: Ralph
Rose: Hank
Adam:
Hank: Rose
RK900: Connor
Echo: Ripple
Ripple: Echo
Rupert: Connor, the Jerrys
Kamski: Chloe, Connor, Markus
Chloe: Elijah, North, Connor
Tagging: @sheyshocked @sing-a-sirensong @charlietheastr0naut Ignore this if you don't wanna do it! Just wanted to throw some names out there. ^^ Also anyone who wants to play, just say I tagged you! <3
