they’re watching Mandela Catalogue… mainly just because i wanted an excuse to draw Bill instinctively doing the “throw arm out in front of child protectively” thing. the “dad arm” as i like to call it.
just a redraw of this comic from a while ago. i wanted to redo it because the old one’s lighting was so bad and the lettering was so small you could barely read it. also i think the IASIP quote i used fits well for this AU.
Words fail me on how much I love this scene. I love Luigi coming in, giving his brother a simple “hey” and presenting the food he felt behind, wanting to make sure his big brother eats, then he tries to comfort and reassure his brother that their father’s words are false.
Then he listens to his brother’s feelings, being completely silent as Mario vents.
Then we have Mario being 100% vulnerable with Luigi because he knows he can be 100% vulnerable and is comfortable around his brother to be. Telling his little brother how small he feels and how upset/frustrating he feels about others never taking them seriously cuz this world just doesn’t understand them.