luigi slowly woke up that morning to the sound of rain patting his window, slowly scooting up with a sigh. he had many things on his mind and mario was one of them-
.. mario. yeah. he hasn't been himself lately.
luigi slid out of his bed, rethinking about what he was gonna do for the day. first, he was gonna make mario breakfast - his big bro really liked breakfast in bed. it felt right. next, well, it WAS next, he was gonna take mario to the park to relax, but it's raining. that idea's out the window. great.
it didn't matter though. luigi started to brush his hair as he thought. a fun day of movies and baking! perfect. mario was really good at baking, like the princess was. luigi was.. not so good, but he'll try. he just wanted mario happy again.
again.
that word sent a chill through him.
a frown formed onto luigi's face as he thought about mario's recent behavior. he was wearing long sleeves, but it was hot.. mario didn't want to get into the castle pool.. he was sleeping more often.. and many other things that made luigi flinch. sure, bowser DID leave some scars on mario, but they couldn't be that serious to the point of hiding them. luigi thought of he could be.. harming..himself, but the thought of it made luigi really scared. he wasn't harming himself. luigi knew it.
.. sigh.
once luigi finished brushing his hair and putting his clothes on for the day, he walked out of his room to mario's, knocking on the door. "big bro! it's me, luigi!" he said, loud enough for mario to hear but not too loud. there weren't a response for a long moment and luigi was getting scared, until he heard mario say, "come in. it's open."
luigi gently opened the door, giving mario a small wave and he sat on mario's bed. "good morning, mar!" he hummed, hoping he sounded happy. mario let out a small tired groan, slowly sitting up. "oh! morning, bro!" he replied, and luigi almost immediately knew the smile on his face and the happy tone to his voice is fake.
"what i was thinking today was that.. we could have a relaxing day of baking and movies, since it's raining today! ill make you breakfast in bed, and--" luigi was cut off by mario's voice. "eh, i was about to put my clothes and stuff on anyway. i appreciate you making me breakfast, though." luigi paused, but then nodded. "i'll go start the pancakes. you'll be downstairs?" "mhm."
luigi stood, and started to walk towards the door. "alright. love you, bro." he said, gently closing the door and mario heard his footsteps go downstairs. the red hero let out a small sigh, looking through his dresser for something. an important something. when he found it, he took it out of the dresser and opened it.
it was a red box with a switchblade in it, with a roll of bandages in there too.
mario's eyes dulled as he picked up the red blade, rolling down his sleeve. he hesitated for a moment before dragging the blade across his wrist. mario didn't make a sound as he did - staring at the previous scars on his arms.
after a bit, he cleaned up and bandaged his arms, letting out a small sigh and getting ready for the day. mario put on his clothes and made his way downstairs, smelling the smell of pancakes and bacon.
it was gonna be a long day.
mario could tell.