#bowgraves

WAHOO!

Introduce your s/i as if they’re a canon part of the source

Gravesly is a recurring secondary antagonist in Mario Bros. He’s had numerous appearances across the franchise, including in Super Mario Odyssey, Paper Mario, and Mario Bros Wonder. He is Bowser’s highest-ranking royal knight; Stern, aloof, and loyal as a dog - but if you push him to losing his temper, you’ll suffer his fury at full mindless force. Gravesly never does anything in half measures.

A long time ago, Gravesly’s original goal was to serve Princess Peach. In an attempt to prove himself, he went off solo to rescue some reportedly missing Toads, and infiltrated Bowser’s castle. While there, he was accidentally caught in the crossfire of a spell meant to superpower a Chain Chomp - infusing Gravesly with the Chain Chomp’s essence instead. Gravesly returned to the Mushroom Kingdom, but his transformation frightened the Toads around him, and he soon fled from the kingdom once more.

What do your f/o and s/i’s friends and/or family think about their relationship?

Bowser Jr: Gravesly was already present in Junior’s life, albeit as a servant, so the slow shift in the dynamic between Graves and Junior’s papa was a little strange at first. But even though Gravesly’s not the most fun, he’s always looked out for Junior (and Bowser), and his pointy teeth and glowy swords are SUPER cool!! So it’s okay as long as Papa’s happy.

Kamek: Kamek gives Gravesly a wide berth in general, since he was the one who cast the spell that caused Gravesly’s little mishap. Personally, he thinks Bowser and Gravesly are just asking for trouble, but he’s not going to stick his nose into their business and risk making anyone mad at him.

(Honorable mention) Princess Peach: She’s glad that Gravesly was able to achieve his dreams, though it sucks that he had to join someone like Bowser to do so. It sometimes feels like a reminder of her larger regrets about Gravesly. But the two of them seem happy, so she can’t fault that too much. She’d rather focus on criticising them for the evil schemes they get up to.

What do you find difficult to come up with in regards to your selfship or s/i?

But because Yoshi was there I was also thinking a lot about the BowGraves fankid again......Closes my eyes tight and sighs

My Nilla…. <3

When talking about your selfship, what stage of the relationship do you generally gravitate towards? (Pre-relationship, early into the relationship, dating, married, etc.)

I tend to gravitate to early-relationship with BowGraves. I like that stage where they’ve acted on their feelings for each other but are still kind of figuring things out. It’s a little awkward, full of things done for the first time, and there’s lots of Gravesly (who’s usually very serious) getting super flustered lol.

Is there anything about your selfship you wish you had more opportunities to talk about or explore?

Falls on my knees and screams to the heavens. ICEDRECLUSE!!!! I feel like it could - should - be so impactful to Monte and PV’s dynamic because it helps them deeper understand each other.

The weird and awkward stage afterwards when they’re not really sure how to talk about what happened but knowing that they should talk about it. Monte’s insecurities about whether PV would like him more if he were more upbeat and vocal like he was as Iced Vovo, even if Vovo was basically a clown doll with no free will. Vanilla still getting his bearings back after everything else that happened at the Spire and feeling like he took advantage of Monte-as-Vovo during that time. Two steps forward (renewed faith in his friends and in himself), one step back (possible damage to his relationship with one such friend).

It’s juicy! It’s dramatic! I want to explore it more outside of the passing thoughts or daydreams in my head. Also I adore Truthless Recluse in general and I love getting to look at him at every opportunity. 💙😘

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Wasn't sure who to pick so I went with BowGraves again :]

Introduce your f/o as if the reader has no idea who they, or their source are

Bowser is the main antagonist of the Mario Bros franchise. He is the most frequently appearing villain that the protagonist Mario (and, often, Mario’s brother Luigi) have to face off against. Bowser is the leader and king of the turtle-like Koopas, and he values and hunts for power, intent on expanding the reaches of his rule. He is also in love with Princess Peach and regularly kidnaps her to try and marry her.

Bowser is arrogant, terrifying, boastful, and hot-headed, and he holds an intense grudge against Mario as the constant foiler of his plans.

What is your f/o’s favourite thing about s/i? What about your s/i’s favourite thing about f/o?

For both of them, it’s the other’s ferocity. Bowser is a hot-headed dragon turtle and Gravesly is a highly trained knight that is also kind of a werewolf. They are both equipped to do a lot of damage, and getting to watch the other in action always gets Bowser or Gravesly’s hearts pounding.

Separately, Bowser loves Gravesly’s loyalty, dedication, and skill. Gravesly will do just about anything Bowser orders without question and ensure that those orders are fulfilled. He spends hours keeping his abilities sharp, even the ones he didn’t get until after getting supercharged with magic. It definitely strokes Bowser’s ego a little bit to have someone in his army that’s so obedient, but he couldn’t ask for a better royal knight.

Gravesly admires Bowser’s power, and his ability to command. The stories about how scary Bowser is were not exaggerated, and now Gravesly has seen first-hand how well Bowser is able to keep control of such a sizable army. It’s both fearsome and awe-inspiring. Gravesly also likes Bowser’s claws, teeth, and spikes. He loves a good weapon, and his lord’s natural armory (not to mention, his physical size and prowess) is quite attractive.

Is there anything that your f/o and s/i have completely differing opinions on?