#tw bpd

Starting off with something pretty short and sweet (mostly an intro), Mario was born in Brooklyn, New York (obvs). He is 25 years old goes by he/him pronouns. He is a transgender dude (came out at 20 and) and pansexual (heavily feminine leaning). TLDR: Mario's fuckin' gay.

Mario has quite a few hyperfixations that he could go on for hours about if you'd let him. To name a few: stamp collecting (specifically cat-themed ones), music (records, CDs, mixtapes, etc.), ANYTHING Italian-related, recipe books (he can't cook for shit but he likes looking at the food), pins, plastic pipes, plumbing books, and posters (not anything specific... he just likes posters).

Pretty early on, Peach learned that the quickest way to win Mario's heart was just to give him some food. The man absolutely loves food, especially if it's Italian. He also likes making some... interesting combinations. His favorite is pasta with fire flower seeds sprinkled in marinara (he says it's spicy). He can come up with a long list of Frankenstein foods, and Peach is more than happy to tag along (albeit a little confused)

Speaking of food, Mario cannot cook for shit... mostly. He can cook a few things (pasta, toast, pizza, and waffles), but that's it. Even then, the kitchen is a big mess, and somehow he manages to smoke up the entire house. He is not allowed within a five-foot radius of the kitchen as far as Luigi's concerned.

Mario absolutely LOVES video games. Even as a kid, he could sit down and play on his consoles for hours. He... isn't very good, though (he gets angry too easily whenever he starts losing, and is generally easily distracted). Still, if it's something chill after a long day, he's more than happy to plop down on the couch and play a little Stardew Valley or something (Psst... he's married to Sam)

When Mario came out at 20, he started therapy (mostly to start HRT; gotta love healthcare 🫠). He did get the diagnosis he wanted (gender dysphoria)... but also a few others: ADHD, dyslexia, dyscalculia, and (at the time) severe depression (I'll... get back to this later). Even now, he still attends sessions, even when he feels he doesn't need to... just not as often.

On that note, Mario often mixes up words, either out of excitement... or just his mouth moving faster than his brain. This often leads to quite a few funny situations. Peach's favorite was when on one of their dates, Mario meant to ask for the spoon... but instead ended up asking for the "sponks." He was embarrassed as hell about this, but Peach thought it was adorable. To this day, spoons are now called sponks. 😊

Mario is a HUGE cat lover. He loves pretty much any animal (even watching Bambi over and over as a kiddo)... but kitties are his all-time favorites. Even now, he still has to keep himself from dashing across the street if he even sees a stray cat... because they will be coming home with him.

Mario is VERY fascinated by Italian culture. He always loved hearing his mom talk about growing up in Tuscany (... and maybe still does), and he did all he could to learn all about Italy. He's no good at cooking the food, but he knows almost every song by heart, and he could even point out a location on a map just from memory. His biggest dream as of now is to take Peach on a romantic getaway to Tuscany ❤️️

His favorite movies are Mad Max, The Princess Bride, Bambi, Treasure Planet, and Indiana Jones. As a kid, he used to beg his mom to get one of each from the video store, and he'd even draw all the characters (and by proxy, himself) indifferent scenes. Even though said store is closed now, his mom sometimes jokes that there's a folder in the archives just labelled "MARIO" from how much he rented those VHS's.

Before he dated Peach, Mario had dated eight different times (he's a hopeless romantic). A vast majority of his relationships were fairly okay, and he's friends with two of them to this day. However, two in particular hurt him. BAD. They're the reasons he sometimes feels ashamed of his appearance... and even has trouble trusting others. Thankfully, Peach has been nothing but a sweetheart and makes sure that he knows 100% that she loves him for just being Mario.

Mario's actually a pretty good athlete. As a kid, he was involved in almost every sport imaginable, and he annihilated everyone in it. His favorite is soccer and basketball... and he is RUTHLESS in both. He mostly did this as a giant middle finger because "girls can't play sports and you're short." Yeah... he ended up sending a few bullies to the hospital-

Bro is DEATHLY terrified of eels. He refuses to elaborate on why, but Luigi says it comes from watching a nature show about them when they were 4-5. Needless to say... he's a little leery about swimming in the ocean...

Remember when I said Mario had severe depression? Well... that was a misdiagnosis. Mario actually has BPD (or more specifically, quiet BPD). He tries to downplay it, but Luigi and Peach know better than that. He's gotten a bit better about outright telling them that he's not okay and trying to trust that they won't get tired of him, but hey... nobody said improvement's a steady path, y'all.

Whenever Mario gets really angry or stressed, he can't help but let loose a string of swears. He tries not to, but sometimes ya gotta let it out. Most of the time, he does this in Italian, but he'll sometimes say it in English. And... one time he swore right in front of his family... 😬 Yeah that was a real fun night-

Mario practices woodworking in his free time, and he's pretty good at it! He mostly does it for himself (he has a small collection of little wooden cat figurines), but he'll go ALL out with it whenever it's one of his loved ones' birthdays! Currently, his favorite gift he's made was a little music box for Peach... which she still has on her nightstand.

Mario also does painting work around Toad Town and up at the castle. In the center of town, just outside the wall where Peach's castle comes up, there's a HUGE painted mural of all the toads, Luigi, Peach, and anyone else Mario could think of. It's still a work in progress to this day, but all the toads love it! However, his crowning achievement is painting the stained glass window of Peach, which he does every month (hey, somebody's gotta make sure his Peachy Pie looks good!).

Kind of an obvious one, but Mario's not exactly the brightest bulb in the box. He is REALLY street smart and great with combat... but just generally coming up with solutions, not so much. He's a "shoot first, ask questions later" kinda guy. He also doesn't bother to think very hard about things unless he has to. Thankfully, Luigi's got his back on that.

Mario's a big mama's boy. Granted, he's a bit more subtle about it compared to Luigi, but it's obvious to anyone. Every Friday night, he'll call her just to talk (mostly just to hear her voice), and he's constantly making little projects just so he can give them to her. He may pretend that he's too cool for it, but... c'mon. He's a softie.

Mario is selectively mute. This usually happens when he's too overstimulated or hyperfocused (especially if he's working on an art project). He doesn't mean to be, but his thoughts are off in another plane of existence.

Mario has chronic shoulder pain (courtesy of working under Spike and Bowser being an asshole). Most days, it's manageable, but other times, he comes home swearing under his breath. He acts like it doesn't bother him, but the second Peach asks if he's okay, he goes FULL baby mode. Before he knows it, he's sleeping against her as she's gently kneading lotion between his shoulder blades. ❤️️

Mario is a masc guy. He's moderately okay with wearing feminine stuff, but he has to be ready for it because dysphoria is wonderful/sar. However, he does make some exceptions. When Luigi came out as bigender and started experimenting with nail polish, Mario offered to be her canvas. One thing led to another, and he wound up with black nails... which he thinks he looks badass with. He doesn't do it often, but he'll let Luigi paint his nails when he's up for it. 🖤

And lastly, Mario's favorite holiday is Halloween. To him, it's all about dressing up... and by god, does he have the BEST costume choices. He does love the candy, yeah, but he moreso just likes putting on whatever costume he can get his hands on, and practicing his method acting... because why shouldn't he?