You just got Bowuigi'd!

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Luigi and Bowser’s relationship

Luigi: *in a nervous voice* Can I ask a dumb question?

Bowser: *with no sarcasm in his voice whatsoever* Of course, my love. You can ask me anything you want. *kisses the top of Luigi’s head*

Mario and Bowser’s relationship

Mario: Can I ask a dumb question?

Bowser: *without hesitation* Better than anyone I know.

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Mario and Luigi’s relationship

Mario: *anxiously opens the door to see if he can see Peach*

Luigi: *enters the living room while holding a tray of drinks* Shall I set this down someplace?

Mario: *with no sarcasm in his voice whatsoever* Yea, can you put it next to the plate of appetizers please? Grazie, fratellino. (Thank you, little brother.)

Mario and Bowser’s relationship

Mario: *anxiously opens the door to see if he can see Peach*

Bowser: *enters the living room while holding a tray of drinks* Do you want me to set this down someplace?

Mario: *look at Bowser then points outside* No Bowser. Go to Toad Town and open a stand.

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Mario and Luigi’s relationship

Luigi: *enters his and Mario’s house while carrying a large pizza box* Hi big bro. I brought dinner. :)

Mario: What did you get?

Luigi: A large pepperoni pizza from our favorite pizzeria in Toad Town. :)

Mario and Bowser’s relationship

Bowser: *enters Luigi and Mario’s house while carrying a large pizza box* Hey Luigi and Red Luigi. I brought dinner.

Mario: What did you get?

Bowser: …A bucket of chicken.

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Mario and Luigi’s relationship

Mario: *to Luigi and Bowser* I just keep thinking about Peach and whether she’ll marry me for love or go through with the marriage alliance and marry Prince Peasley.

Luigi: Are you worried she might marry Prince Peasley?

Mario: *nods* *with no sarcasm in his voice whatsoever* Yea…

Mario and Bowser’s relationship

Mario: *to Luigi and Bowser* I just keep thinking about Peach and whether she’ll marry me for love or go through with the marriage alliance and marry Prince Peasley.

Bowser: Are you worried she might marry Prince Peasley?

Mario: *without hesitation* No, I’m worried that she might marry Donkey Kong.

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Mario: *walking to the front doors of Bowser's Castle*

Luigi: *following Mario* Mario, you really don’t have to go.

Mario: Thank you Luigi. I’d love to stay but I hate your husband.

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(Context of this scene: Princess Peach has to travel to the Beanbean Kingdom and has asked Luigi to accompany her. With Luigi leaving, Mario has to help Bowser rule the Dark Lands (for some reason)).

Luigi: *puts his hands on Mario’s shoulders* Now Mario. You’re gonna do what Bowser tells you?

Mario: Yea.

Luigi: You’re not gonna give him any trouble?

Mario: No.

Luigi: You’re gonna be Bowser’s little helper?

Mario: Yea.

Luigi: *smiles and hugs Mario* Good, I love you.

Mario: *hugs Luigi back* I love you too. Goodbye Lu.

*Luigi leaves Bowser’s Castle*

Mario: *As soon as Luigi is gone, he closes his door, puts his back against the door, and smirks while staring at Bowser* Fasten your seat belt, King Koopa. This ain't gonna be no cakewalk.

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Princess Peach: *sigh* Bowser…

Bowser: Okay, okay, I lied, but so what?! You never have Mario?!

Mario: Only once Bowser. The day I told you that I was fine with you dating Luigi.

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*Mario, Luigi, and Peach are having an important conversation when the phone suddenly rings. Mario answers the phone*

Mario: *picks up the phone* Hello? Yes, it’s-a-me Mario and how did you get this number? Better yet, why am I even talking to you? I don’t like you. As a matter of fact, I hate you. You can just tear up my number and then go climb back under your stinky rock with the rest of your stinky friends. And don’t you ever call here again! *Hangs up the phone* Luigi, call your husband.

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Bowser: *enters the living room*

Mario: *laying on the couch with a hand resting on his forehead* *sighs dramatically as soon as he sees Bowser*

Bowser: *completely ignores Mario*

Mario: *sighs dramatically, but much louder*

Bowser: *still completely ignores Mario*

Mario: Hey!

Bowser: *faces Mario*

Mario: *sits up* You’re not even gonna ask what’s wrong?!

Bowser: What’s wrong Mario?

Mario: I got 3 days to live!

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Luigi couldn’t help but let out an involuntary groan as he slowly began to regain consciousness. Between the soft pounding sensation in his head to the silent observation that most of his limbs felt as heavy as lead, the green-clad plumber was not only slow to open his eyes, but it also took him quite a while to realize that he was laying on something that could only be described as a large fluffy cloud.

Luigi tried to recall the events that led him to this precise moment, but this resulted in the soft pounding sensation to spike into a much stronger headache. The green-clad Italian closed his eyes due to the painful, but to his surprise, he was able move his right arm far enough to rest his hand on his forehead.

But whatever emotions Luigi felt at that moment were immediately replaced with confusion as soon as he felt silk-like fabric touching his forehead.

This bewilderment was more than enough to give Luigi the strength he needed to simultaneously open his eyes and inspect both of his arms. The green Italian furrowed his brows when he saw that he was wearing long white opera gloves instead of his familiar worn-down cotton gloves.

But what especially made things all the more puzzling for Luigi was that when he eventually forced himself to sit upright, he discovered three very important things:

First, he was wearing a puffy white dress instead of his usual dark blue overalls and green long-sleeve shirt.

Second, a few pieces of long blond hair were right in front of his face.

And third, a surgical mask was covering his round nose and mustache.

None of this was making any sense…

What on Earth happened to him?

Luigi silently stared at his very puzzling getup for what felt like hours before he decided to make actual use of his time and observe his surroundings. It didn’t take the green Italian much time to discover that he was in a fancy pink bedroom. In addition to the king-sized bed that Luigi was currently sitting on, the bedroom also had a large magnificent fireplace, a closed-off room that Luigi suspected was either a closet or a connecting bathroom, a grandfather clock that read 3:45 pm, a vanity dressing table, and three large windows masked with light blue fabric curtains.

Funnily enough, if it weren’t for the three large windows, Luigi would’ve guessed that he was in Peach’s bedroom at the Mushroom King-

Luigi let out a loud, sudden gasp as his memories came rushing back to him.

That meeting with the Mushroom Kingdom royal court…

Peach teaching him how to act and speak like her…

Toadette and the royal seamstress putting the finishing touches on his disguise…

Mario visiting him despite that he still needed to get ready for his wedding ceremony…

And Bowser standing right in front of those balcony doors…

Wait a minute…

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We begin our story all the way back to the very first Luigi’s Mansion game. To be more specific, this story begins in the Secret Alter room where Luigi confronts King Boo for the very first time. Now throughout most of this haunted adventure, King Boo has never seen Luigi as a real threat. The ghost king saw how terrified Luigi was of him and his Boos back in the Storage Room, so he figured that one of his Boos (or one of the many other ghosts in the mansion) would have a pretty easy time stopping the scaredy-cat plumber from ruining his plan. But now? Well, seeing Luigi standing in the Secret Alter room with a brave-ish look on face kind off…surprised King Boo.

In fact, one could even say that seeing Luigi…kind of scared the ghost king.

But instead of showing any hint of fear, King Boo makes a snarky comment on how he’s surprised that Luigi was able to get this far without passing out from fear. Luigi doesn’t respond to King Boo’s snarky little comment at all. King Boo then genuine complements Luigi by saying that even though Luigi is deathly afraid of ghosts, King Boo is impressed that Luigi is willing to face his deepest fear even if it means saving the one and only person who doesn’t belittle and mistreat him. This remark makes Luigi flinch ever so slightly, but he tries not to show it. However, King Boo can tell that his comment bothered Luigi, which leads to him eventually making the following deal with Luigi:

“I will let Mario go and I will promise to not bother him or anyone else in this pathetic galaxy ever again on the sole condition that you work for me for all eternity.”

This deal…makes Luigi speechless. Like…really, really speechless. First off, if Luigi were to both say no to King Boo and lose the fight against the ghost king, nothing would stop King Boo from taking over the Mushroom Kingdom. And if anyone got hurt because of King Boo, Luigi would feel incredibly guilty (since those people wouldn't have gotten hurt if he had defeated King Boo).

Second off, the fact that King Boo gave him a genuine compliment made Luigi feel…like he matters. Since the very first day Mario and Luigi landed in the Mushroom Kingdom, almost every single Toad, enemies, and what-have-you has belittled and/or mistreated Luigi. Even Starlow herself (who gets along with every single other person she meets even if she doesn’t know them at all) has repeatedly told Luigi how annoying and cowardly he is and wishes that he was half the hero Mario is.

It’s a very tempering offer and part of Luigi is seriously considering King Boo’s deal.

But what about Mario? And Peach? And Daisy? And Yoshi?

They care about him too.

Isn’t that enough?

After what felt like an eternity, Luigi breaks the silence with a determined, "No." This surprises both Luigi and King Boo, but the green-clad plumber quickly regained his focus and explain to the ghost king, “There's…there’s no guarantee that you won’t turn me into a painting and attack the Mushroom Kingdom if I agree to your deal. Plus…, Mario is not the only one who cares about me. Peach, Daisy, Yoshi…, they’re all my friends too and even though I’ve met a lot of mean-hearted people throughout my life, I truly believe that there are more people in this world who will see me as more than just Mario’s shadow.”

The Secret Alter room is quiet for a while (and I mean a while). Luigi knows that his words will make King Boo mad, but quite frankly..., he doesn’t care. There are people in the world who really do care about Luigi and the green-clad plumber does truly believe that he will eventually find more people to befriend (and maybe, just maybe, even find that special person).

King Boo eventually breaks the silence with a laugh. He…He should’ve expected this reaction, but a part of him honestly thought that Luigi was going to accept his offer.

“If that is how you really feel…,” King Boo eventually said, “then I will fight you like a true Boo!”

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This next section pretty much aligns with the 3 Luigi’s Mansion games. The final fight between Luigi & King Boo (& the aftermath) in Luigi’s Mansion remain the same, the events of Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon remain the same, and the events of Luigi’s Mansion 3 remain the same.

But throughout & in-between all of those games, the idea of Luigi working for/teaming up with King Boo has never been brought up again.

Well…, that’s not entirely true. King Boo’s offer has never been brought up to Luigi’s face again.

King Boo himself, on the other hand, has thought about the offer he made to Luigi many times. Many, many times, actually. However, King Boo is not stupid. As much as he hates to admit it, whatever chance he had in persuading Luigi to work for him is completely gone now.

What King Boo really needs is…a different puppet. A big, strong, dumb puppet.

This is where Bowser comes into the picture.

About 6 months after the events of Luigi’s Mansion 3, Professor E. Gadd is working on an invention at his laboratory when he suddenly hears a knock at his laboratory door. This was a rather strange occurrence to the professor because it's rare for him to get visitors (besides some ghosts who show up every once in a while, but they just let themselves in cause they’re ghosts). Nonetheless, the professor makes the decision to take a small break and see what the unexpected visitor needs.

As soon as E. Gadd opens the door though, he has two different reactions.

First, he is happy to see Luigi.

And second, he is confused to see a large Koopa standing right beside Luigi.

E. Gadd is quick to let Luigi and his new friend in the laboratory. Luigi apologizes for dropping by without giving the professor any heads-up, but E. Gadd doesn’t mind that. It does warm the old professor’s heart to see the man he thinks of as his son.

Although…, E. Gadd is still a little confused with the new friend Luigi brought with him.

Eventually, Luigi says this to E. Gadd: “Professor…, this is Bowser, King of the Dark Lands and…my boyfriend. I…I thought it would be a good idea for you two to meet.”

The laboratory is quiet for a while. Each second that silently passes only fills Luigi with more and more anxiety. He didn’t know how E. Gadd was going to react to him dating the #1 enemy of the Mushroom Kingdom, but Luigi wanted to introduce Bowser to E. Gadd (and vice versa) because he does see E. Gadd as a father figure.

Eventually, E. Gadd confesses that he is happy that Luigi found someone he loves and care about and tells them that they have his full support. While Luigi (and Bowser) blush at the mention of the “L” word (because they have not said the “L” word to each other yet), Luigi is also extremely relieved that his father figure is okay with…well…, all of this, really.

But unbeknownst to Luigi, E. Gadd, and Bowser, someone had been…watching them.

A certain…ghost king…

And considering that he also heard every single word of their conversation, King Boo’s evil smirk only grew as he stared at his ghost canister’s reflection.

He found him.

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This idea starts with the important detail that DK and Luigi have been dating for 11 months now (Note: this post takes place 7 months after the events of part 2). While yes, things started off a little rocky between them (because if you recall in part 1, DK did shatter Luigi’s self-confidence by calling him a weakling), it wasn’t long before Luigi and DK’s relationship blossomed into something both wonderful and heart-warming.

In fact, when DK notices that his and Luigi’s 1-year anniversary is next month, he decides that he wants to go all out for his human boyfriend. At first, DK thought about doing something like taking Luigi to Isle Delfino (since Luigi has never been to Isle Delfino) or recreating their first date, but those ideas weren’t good enough for DK. DK wants to do something that will not only show Luigi just how much DK loves him, but also show Luigi that DK wants to spend the rest of his life with him. That’s when DK gets an idea. DK could propose to Luigi.

Now while their anniversary is 1 month away, there are two very important things DK needs to do before he can even begin to figure out how he wants to pop the question to Luigi, the first being that he needs to ask Mario for his blessing. Yes, DK could just propose to Luigi without asking/telling Mario, but that wouldn’t feel right to DK. DK wants to let Mario know that he wants to marry Luigi.

About a week after DK gets the idea to propose to Luigi, DK and Luigi decide to spend the weekend at the Mushroom Kingdom with Mario and Peach. While the three humans and DK are relaxing together, Peach (for some reason) has to be pulled away for something. Whether it's Luigi's choice or not, he accompanies Peach, which leaves Mario and DK alone together. Since DK is alone with Mario, DK tries to start the conversation by mentioning that his and Luigi’s 1-year anniversary is 3 weeks away. Mario takes a little bit to process this information and saids something along the lines of, “It has been an...interesting year for all of us, but I’m glad that you and Luigi found each other. He’s been…really happy ever since you two became friends.” Hearing this from Mario really reassures DK to the point where he then asks Mario for his blessing to marry Luigi. If Mario is surprised to hear DK's question, he doesn’t show it. It’s quiet as Mario thinks about his response (which starts to make DK nervous). About a minute later (although it feels like an eternity to DK), Mario gives DK his blessing (which is a huge relief for DK to hear). However, Mario also states that if DK hurts Luigi in any way, he (Mario) will personally send DK to the Underwhere.

Now that DK has Mario’s blessing, the next thing DK wants to do is ask his dad (Cranky Kong) for his blessing to marry Luigi. Similar to Mario, DK could just propose to Luigi without asking Cranky Kong for his blessing, but Luigi and Cranky Kong have an…interesting relationship. To be more specific, while Luigi and Cranky Kong do get along, DK knows that Luigi is also afraid of Cranky Kong (purely in the sense that a boyfriend is afraid of their girlfriend’s dad).

About 2 weeks after Mario gives DK his blessing, DK invites Diddy Kong, Tiny Kong, Lanky Kong, and Chunky Kong to hang out with him, Luigi, and Cranky Kong so that they can all spend the day together. Everyone (including Luigi and Cranky Kong) accepts DK’s invitation.

The next day, the 6 Kongs and Luigi are all hanging out together at the Jungle Kingdom. While Diddy Kong, Tiny Kong, Lanky Kong, and Chunky Kong are telling Luigi about the DK Rap (from the Donkey Kong 64 game), DK privately asks Cranky Kong if they can talk later that night. Cranky Kong agrees to DK’s request.

Later that night (after Diddy Kong, Tiny Kong, Lanky Kong, and Chunky Kong leave and after Luigi falls asleep), DK arrives at the throne room and sees Cranky Kong sitting on his throne. DK then starts talking to his dad about how his and Luigi’s 1-year anniversary is next week. DK also explains to Cranky Kong about how the past year have been both wonderful to Luigi and DK because they made each other better people (for example, DK helped Luigi become more confident and Luigi helped DK take things (like his royal duties) more seriously). Cranky Kong is quiet for a little bit, but then tells DK that he agrees with the observations DK has noticed over the past year. Seeing that he and his dad are on the same page reassures DK enough to where DK then tells his dad that he wants to marry Luigi and asks his dad for his blessing.

It’s quiet for a while (and I mean a while). Cranky Kong is not showing any emotions, which inwardly starts to worry DK. Eventually, Cranky Kong breaks the silence with a very serious, “No.” This response immediately confuses DK because he genuinely thought that Cranky Kong would give him his blessing. Cranky Kong then explains that while he does like Luigi, the #1 issue with DK’s plan is that DK is the very last heir to the Kong throne, meaning that in order to continue the Jungle Kingdom's royal bloodline, DK needs to marry a female Kong (Candy Kong).

DK and Cranky Kong’s conversation very quickly turns into an argument. DK loves Luigi and really wants to spend the rest of his life with him. Heck, DK even saids to his dad that he is willing to give up his crown for Luigi, but this makes Cranky Kong really mad because DK giving up his crown (or not marrying a female Kong to continue the royal bloodline) would give King K. Rool and his Kremling Crew the perfect opportunity to conquer the Jungle Kingdom.

DK and Cranky Kong’s argument lasts for about 10 minutes before Cranky Kong goes silent and suddenly grabs his chest. DK quickly notices this and worryingly asks, “Dad…?” DK takes a few steps towards his dad, but Cranky Kong soon falls off of his throne and onto the floor. Seeing this causes DK to cry out, “DAD!”, which leads to a Kong guard storming into the throne room. When the Kong guard sees a passed out Cranky Kong and a terrified DK, the Kong guard is quick to pick up Cranky Kong and take him to the castle hospital (with DK following closely behind).

About 1 hour later, DK is pacing back and forth in the castle hospital waiting room. So many different emotions are plaguing DK right now, but the most prominent emotions that’s plaguing DK is guilt. Luigi then arrives at the waiting room (which surprises DK), but Luigi explains to DK that a Kong guard woke him up and told him that Cranky Kong passed out. While he’s hesitant, DK confesses to Luigi that he (DK) and Cranky Kong got into a really big argument (which led to Cranky Kong passing out due to a heart attack). Luigi doesn’t ask DK what the argument was about (because he knows that DK is going through a lot right now) and instead tells DK that he wants to support DK through this difficult time however he can (which DK really appreciates). After a while, the doctor eventually enters the waiting room, but saids the following to DK and Luigi: “We did everything we could to save him, but…His Majesty is gone. I’m so sorry.” The waiting room is completely quiet for a while. So many different emotions and thoughts are rushing through DK’s head right now. Luigi asks the doctor if they can see Cranky Kong, to which the doctor saids yes. However, when Luigi and DK finally see Cranky Kong laying on the hospital bed, this is when DK finally breaks down. Luigi quietly waits outside the room to let his boyfriend grieve. While Luigi’s waiting outside of Cranky Kong’s room, he also makes the decision to stay at the Jungle Kingdom for however long he needs to so that he can help/support DK (and the Jungle Kingdom) through this very difficult time.

The next morning, Luigi and DK meet with the Jungle Kingdom’s royal court with the purpose of telling them that Cranky Kong died last night. Upon hearing this, the royal court immediately express their condolences to DK (which DK appreciates). However, this meeting eventually turns into a really big argument between the royal court and DK because as Cranky Kong mentioned to DK last night, the royal court tells DK that he is the very last heir to the Kong throne and in order to prevent King K. Rool and his Kremling Crew from taking over the Jungle Kingdom, DK needs to marry a female Kong (Candy Kong) and have a heir. Like he told Cranky Kong last night, DK tells the royal court that loves Luigi and is even willing to give up the crown so that he can spend the rest of his life with Luigi. 

DK’s argument with the royal court leaves Luigi speechless. Like, really speechless and honestly torn. On the one hand, while he had never thought about it, he is open to the idea of spending the rest of his life with DK. But on the other hand, the Jungle Kingdom’s needs are much more important than Luigi’s wants. The Jungle Kingdom needs DK as their king because without DK and an heir, King K. Rool can very easily become king of the Jungle Kingdom.

Throughout that evening, DK notices how Luigi hasn’t said a single word since their meeting with the royal court. To help Luigi, DK takes Luigi to a balcony where they can sit, look up at the night sky, and quietly hide from the rest of the world. While this does somewhat help Luigi, DK can still see that there is a lot going through his boyfriend's mind right now. Eventually, Luigi tells DK about the thoughts that are running through his head, like the fact that the royal court is 100% right. Whether DK likes it or not, he is the last heir to the throne and if DK were to give up his crown for Luigi (or marry Luigi instead of a female Kong), then King K. Rool can very easily become king of the Jungle Kingdom. While he’s hesitant to say this, Luigi also tells DK that they need to break up so that DK can do what’s best for his people. DK is so torn with this. He doesn’t want to end things with Luigi at all, but deep down, he can’t let King K. Rool take over his kingdom. DK needs to do what’s best for his citizens, even if it means breaking up with the man he loves.

Now even though Luigi and DK agreed to break up, that doesn’t mean that this is easy for Luigi. In fact, the next 6 days are just devastating to Luigi. Mario tried to help Luigi the best way he can, but it's hard. Now, it's not because of Mario, but it's because after Luigi returned to the Mushroom Kingdom, he pretty much locked himself in his bedroom. During the early hours of the 7th day (i.e., the day that would've been Luigi and DK's 1-year anniversary), Luigi spontaneously decides to take a walk at a nearby park. After seeing that Mario's asleep on their living room couch, Luigi quietly leaves the house and walks to the park. Once he's there, Luigi sits down on a nearby bench, closes his eyes, and thinks.

After 10 minutes passes by, Luigi hears a familiar voice speaking to him. A very, very familiar voice. Curious on who the owner of the voice could be, Luigi slowly opens his eyes and is shock to see King Bowser Koopa standing in front of him.

Yes, after seeing Luigi sitting on the bench by himself, Bowser made the decision to attempt to make small talk with Luigi. At first, Luigi feels awkward talking to Bowser (because the last time Luigi and Bowser talked to each other was 7 months ago), but slowly and surely, he does eventually warm up to Bowser. When they both see the sun rising over the horizon, Bowser asks Luigi if he wants to continue their conversation on another day. Luigi thinks about it for a few seconds before he answers with a, "I...I would like that."

Over the course of the next 3 months, Luigi and Bowser continue to hang out at that same bench at that same park at the same time. At first, they only meet once a week for about an hour, but it’s not long (like 2-3 weeks) before it escalates into Luigi and Bowser hanging out a lot (i.e., multiple times a week). Heck, Luigi and Bowser even agreed to hang out at other locations during the day.

At the end of the third month, Luigi carefully thinks about his relationship with Bowser. At this point in the story, Luigi thinks of Bowser as a good friend. However, unbeknownst to Luigi right now, Bowser has feelings for him. (In fact, ever since they last spoke to each other in part 2, Bowser never fell out of love with Luigi.)

While Luigi's pondering about his relationship with Bowser, DK visits Luigi unannounced. Now the reason for DK’s unexpected visit is because DK has the exciting news that he (with Diddy Kong’s help) actually found a relative who can become the new ruler of the Jungle Kingdom. That Kong is named Great Aunt Grouchy (she’s an actual Nintendo character who’s also apparently still alive, I checked). With Great Aunt Grouchy willing to become the new ruler of the Jungle Kingdom, DK and Luigi can get back together. However, right at this moment, Bowser also decides to visit Luigi unannounced (because he wants to take Luigi out on a surprise date and confess his feelings for him), but all of Bowser's plans immediately go down the drain when he sees DK talking to Luigi. Both Bowser and DK kind of interrogate one another (since Bowser’s mad that DK might want Luigi back and DK's mad that Bowser is showing his face to Luigi after leading him on for 6 months), but Luigi is quick to stop things from escalating into a big argument. Luigi then explains to Bowser about what DK just told him and Luigi explains to DK about how he and Bowser have been hanging out for the past 3 months.

Now here is where Luigi faces a tough dilemma. At this point in the story, Luigi discovers that both DK and Bowser have feelings for him. While Luigi cares for both of them, he doesn’t know if he wants to be with DK or Bowser. Because of this, Luigi asks DK and Bowser to give him time to process everything. Luckily for Luigi, both DK and Bowser are fine with giving Luigi some space to figure out what he wants (since they are aware that this is a big decision for Luigi to make).

But as for whether Luigi will eventually choose Bowser or DK?

Well…

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So first off, I like to imagine that Luigi sees Peach as his big sister and Peach sees Luigi as her little brother (even though I’m pretty sure both Luigi and Mario are older than Peach). From their good chemistry in Mario Superstar Baseball to the fact that Peach always call Luigi by his actual name instead of insulting nicknames like “Green Mario”, “Green ‘Stache”, or just simply, “The other guy”, it’s very obvious that Luigi and Peach are canonically close friends.

So naturally, when Luigi tells Peach that he’s in a romantic relationship with a man, I like to think that Peach is very happy for Luigi. Now yes, when she finds out that Luigi is in a relationship with Bowser, her happiness is quickly replaced with much more worrisome emotions (not because of Luigi, but because she does not trust Bowser at all), but after a rather long process in which Bowser proves to Peach that he wants to stop his evil ways and become a good Koopa, Peach starts to warm up to Bowser (although, she does start to become a protective older sister to Luigi).

However, not long after Peach gives Luigi and Bowser her blessing (in the sense that she is fine with them dating because this also means that Bowser will stop kidnapping her), things kind of...start to go south for Luigi.

To be more specific, Luigi starts having this feeling that Bowser might not be completely over Peach. Just to name a few things Luigi noticed over the course of his relationship with Bowser:

When they first started dating, Bowser gave Luigi his own private room made just for him. However, Luigi soon realizes that his room is in fact Peach’s old room back when Bowser constantly kidnapped her (just with a green/dark green color scheme instead of a pink color scheme).

Before Bowser gave Luigi personalized nicknames (such as "my little green bean"), Bowser gave Luigi cute and generic nicknames such as “my love” and “my sweet”. However, Luigi soon finds out that Bowser gave Peach the exact same generic nicknames back when he constantly kidnapped her.

Bowser would shower Luigi with a lot of wonderful gifts (clothes, books, and other things Luigi likes). However, the very big catch to this is that either Bowser or someone else would accidentally mess up the gift to where it’s a combination of things both Luigi and Peach like. For example, Bowser would give Luigi a book (since Luigi loves to read), but the genre of the book is Peach’s favorite genre, not Luigi’s favorite genre. Another example would be that Bowser would give Luigi a really nice outfit, but the fashion designer who made the outfit made the outfit pink (Peach's favorite color) instead of green/dark green (Luigi's favorite color).

To kind of add on to the previously bullet point, once a month, Bowser would take Luigi on vacation to a location that Luigi has never been to before. However, the locations aren't completely new in the sense that both Peach and Bowser also went to these exact same locations during the timeframe that Bowser constantly kidnapped Peach. Isle Delfino from Super Mario Sunshine is a great example of this because:

a) Peach has been to Isle Delfino while Luigi has never been to Isle Delfino and coincidentally

b) Peach was kidnapped by Bowser Jr. (and technically Bowser since Bowser told Junior that Peach was his mother) during her stay at Isle Delfino.

Early on in Luigi and Bowser's relationship, the royal chefs made Peach’s favorite food for Luigi because Bowser genuinely thought that since Luigi and Peach are both humans, they must like the same type of food.

One time early on in Luigi and Bowser's relationship (like 1-2 months after they started dating), Bowser misremembered Luigi & Peach's birthdays and accidentally celebrated Luigi's birthday on Peach’s actual birthday.

Now, in Bowser’s defense, he’s not doing any of this intentionally. This is the first relationship Bowser's been in where his feelings are 100% mutual and he just wants to show Luigi how much he loves him.

But at the same time though…it’s not fair to Luigi. For as long as Luigi can remember, he was never anyone’s first choice. From friends to almost his entire family (who are not supposed to pick favorites), Luigi always felt like...an afterthought.

And even though Bowser is genuinely trying to be the best boyfriend he can be, his actions are causing Luigi to feel really insecure about himself and his entire relationship with the King of the Koopas.

Especially because of this one pertinent question Luigi can't help but wonder.