Post by sightshade on Sept 11, 2016 4:41:31 GMT -5
Hello, all!
So, I've been a bit frustrated lately. The Paper Mario stories are very important to me, since I grew up with the series. I've been sinking into this sad little slump because I miss that world so much. Nintendo hasn't been helping - Sticker Star, etc. - and good fanfiction is incredibly hard to come by. Most stories by fans are very light and silly. (I suppose because most fans are kids, yeah?) That's all fine, but it's not what I'm looking for. I like 'em epic and dark.
I finally decided to take action, by writing the kind of Mario story I'd spent years hoping to read. The kind I could really enjoy and be proud of. The Kingdom Beyond Midnight is basically that - my gift back to the series I love so much, and to all the fans of that series. It's the culmination of fifteen years worth of pent-up daydreams and headcanons. Like, I'm literally pouring my heart and soul into this.
Here's the premise:
It's the night of the Star Festival, and Peach is hosting a grand gala at her castle. Everyone who's anyone is there, including the Mario Bros. and their friends. Sometime past midnight, however, an ominous falling star plunges the castle and everyone inside into a grim alternate timeline where the kingdom has fallen to ruin. The sky is empty - the stars and everything they represent have mysteriously vanished - and this world's version of Peach rules over the broken land as a mad and tyrannical Empress. Now, a ragtag party of survivors must solve the new world's mysteries, and find a way home, before "home" is consumed by a new evil that threatens both worlds.
So basically, I'm going for a dark fantasy, parallel world apocalypse kind of thing. There's a rotating PoV cast, which includes Mario, Luigi, Vivian, Peach, and Bowser so far. Mario has lines, which might be controversial, but I feel like it helps the narrative. (The silent protagonist shtick doesn't really work outside of games, y'know?) Also, while romance isn't the focus, expect some MarioxVivian here and there, because it's sweetand because I'm secretly total shipping trash.
Oh! I should also mention that inspiration is taken from every Mario RPG thus far, not just the Paper Mario sub-series. If you're an M&L fan, or even a SMRPG fan, there's still a ton of stuff in here for you!
Six chapters are up as of now, with new ones being posted as I write them. (It usually takes about a week and a half.) That's ~33000 words, for scale.
Here it is on fanfiction.net, and here it is on AO3, if that's what you prefer.
If you read it, please tell me what you think! Feedback gives me life.
Thanks! :3
So, I've been a bit frustrated lately. The Paper Mario stories are very important to me, since I grew up with the series. I've been sinking into this sad little slump because I miss that world so much. Nintendo hasn't been helping - Sticker Star, etc. - and good fanfiction is incredibly hard to come by. Most stories by fans are very light and silly. (I suppose because most fans are kids, yeah?) That's all fine, but it's not what I'm looking for. I like 'em epic and dark.
I finally decided to take action, by writing the kind of Mario story I'd spent years hoping to read. The kind I could really enjoy and be proud of. The Kingdom Beyond Midnight is basically that - my gift back to the series I love so much, and to all the fans of that series. It's the culmination of fifteen years worth of pent-up daydreams and headcanons. Like, I'm literally pouring my heart and soul into this.
Here's the premise:
It's the night of the Star Festival, and Peach is hosting a grand gala at her castle. Everyone who's anyone is there, including the Mario Bros. and their friends. Sometime past midnight, however, an ominous falling star plunges the castle and everyone inside into a grim alternate timeline where the kingdom has fallen to ruin. The sky is empty - the stars and everything they represent have mysteriously vanished - and this world's version of Peach rules over the broken land as a mad and tyrannical Empress. Now, a ragtag party of survivors must solve the new world's mysteries, and find a way home, before "home" is consumed by a new evil that threatens both worlds.
So basically, I'm going for a dark fantasy, parallel world apocalypse kind of thing. There's a rotating PoV cast, which includes Mario, Luigi, Vivian, Peach, and Bowser so far. Mario has lines, which might be controversial, but I feel like it helps the narrative. (The silent protagonist shtick doesn't really work outside of games, y'know?) Also, while romance isn't the focus, expect some MarioxVivian here and there, because it's sweet
Oh! I should also mention that inspiration is taken from every Mario RPG thus far, not just the Paper Mario sub-series. If you're an M&L fan, or even a SMRPG fan, there's still a ton of stuff in here for you!
Six chapters are up as of now, with new ones being posted as I write them. (It usually takes about a week and a half.) That's ~33000 words, for scale.
Here it is on fanfiction.net, and here it is on AO3, if that's what you prefer.
If you read it, please tell me what you think! Feedback gives me life.
Thanks! :3
