Fics like How far would you go? Just how much would you to do? For the sake of your brother? (A mother?) (Your brood?)

Luigi tends to falter under the weight of responsibility. So, his family expects Mario to carry the slack. After all, he is the older! (By 36 minutes...) And, Luigi tells himself he's alright with that! He's a coward! After all... Really, it's for the best. Yet, for the first time, his acquiescence and fear can not overcome his loyalty. His love. His willingness for self-sacrifice undiscovered in the shadow of Mario's own stoic martyrdom. And he refuses to continue living as a burden. He gathers his courage and steps up, heedless of his brother's familiar comforts and determined to become someone who could stand as an equal, and could guilelessly speak his truth, and could protect himself without needing a brother to serve as a shield. He just... hadn't expected adopting such responsibility to come with (unexpected)(secret)(royal) child-rearing duties, too. (Not that the bambino's kaiju of a father was even aware. And, if he's lucky, it should stay that way.) [A reimagining of the Mario Movie, and the Mario Universe itself.]

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