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Pearlie and Rina go on a boat trip on the S.S.Pearl., you know, the one she got when she was 6
okay we know inklings and octolings cant like live underwater but they can still touch it right so like,,, can they go swimming for fun or not? i just want to write abt pearlina with fun summer clothes doing fun summer things
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"So, you just have an identical copy of the Manta Maria that your dad gave you when you were six years old?"
Pearl shrugged as she threw on a white sundress over her bikini, "Yeah? I remember the party we had on it afterward was hella fresh, I've done like a billion parties on this thing since then."
Marina was not exactly expecting this to be what Pearl meant when she said they should go boating, but as she thought about it a bit more while getting ready for their trip, it made sense. She wore a teal bikini top and a pair of distressed denim shorts over her bikini bottoms, hopefully their time outside would help even out her somewhat awkward tan line she had developed from wearing her signature crop top.
"We've lived together for how long now and I never knew this?" She laughed, packing up the rest of her things into a tote bag she slung over her shoulder. Pearl was nearly ready as well, applying a layer of sunscreen to her entire body.
"There just hasn't been any time to use it! The S.S.Pearl is a special occasion boat and we've been putting on concerts like every other weekend, Rina."
When the pair finished getting ready and arrived at the dock, Pearl's private captain, an older inkling man, greeted her with a bow, "Welcome Pearl, Marina. Pleasure to have you both on board today, as your captain I will ensure the course of your trip is smooth sailing."
Pearl gave a fake salute to him, laughing it off and patting him on the arm instead, "Thanks, Cap. It's just us two so you can loosen up a bit too, have some fun!"
Marina smiled at the inkling, he seemed like the type of person who loved what he did, being on the water was probably as much fun for him as it was for Pearl to perform. She followed her girlfriend onto the main deck where there were various spots to relax and hang out, outdoor couches and chairs around coffee tables, a canopied seating area with a flatscreen tv, and of course a killer DJ booth with a lit up dance floor in front of it. It certainly was different than the Manta Maria in how it was decorated, but the layout was still the same as the boat that many cephalings played turf war on.
"Wow Pearlie, this is really incredible," the octoling sighed as she took in her surroundings.
"Oh you ain't even seen nothing yet, there's still the bedrooms inside, the sauna, the battle station," she rambled on about the features of her ship, but Marina had to interrupt.
"Wait- what's the battle station?"
A mischievous grin dawned on Pearl's face, the kind of expression she wore only when she had some kind of devious plan, "Wanna find out?"
With a bit of hesitation, Marina agreed and let herself be lead to the lower deck which was strangely dark. She felt like she was going to trip and fall as Pearl guided her through the hallway, but she had to trust her girlfriend. After a moment, they stopped along the wall in a different room, at least Marina thought it was a different room, she couldn't really tell in the lighting.
"Are you ready for this?" the inkling asked as she squeezed their hands together.
The taller girl nodded and squeezed her hand back, "I guess so?"
"Good." Then with the flip of a switch, the large room lit up in purple blacklight, revealing a small turf war course with two spawn areas on opposite sides that glowed fluorescent neon colors. Fake plants and obstacles were lit up with unnatural colors, yet enough darkness was left in the room to make it difficult to see quite where you would be stepping. Along the wall the light switch had been on, a line of weapons in every class and type stood waiting to be picked for battle.
"You have... a whole glow in the dark turf war stage on your boat?!" Marina asked, her jaw practically on the floor from how amazed she was at the engineering of such a place. She looked over at her girlfriend with a huge smile, and she received one in return.
"Sure do, now..." Pearl stepped off to the side to grab a pair of splat dualies, twirling one of the guns in her hand. "Wanna ink some turf?"
Marina excitedly ran down the line of weapons, finding her favorite splatbrella and testing its shielding capabilities before laughing, "It's on."
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theashemarie · 21 days
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okay next LDR AU fic is fighting me and i need to work one something else. for today only, send me requests off this prompt list—PEARLINA ONLY
anon is on (for now). please help me get out of this slump
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ayurileopardsdream · 7 years
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A special Pearlina / Splatoon drabble thing (that's a word, right?)
A cute and sad ish little thing written by Cupcake the Snow Leopard (that’s my “code name” for this blog 😘)
Rating: T
Words: 432 (wow I honestly thought this was a lot longer)
Au: Gfs living together? EDIT: Domestic inklings!au
Fandom: Splatoon
Characters / Pairing: Marina the Octoling x Pearl the Squid
Genre: angst, romance, fiction.
All she could think about was how hard her day was without her silly beloved partner’s enthusiastic protection around the city’s people. Without the smaller girl, life was so cruel and awful. She never realized how much she needed the peppy and angry girl.
Wiping her eyes as she reached her shared apartment, she sighed and sat on the porch for a moment, thinking about the day. Everyone was so… racist… without Pearl being around and snapping at anyone who even dared to look their way. Everyone had always hated octopuses, octopi. Pearl was the only thing keeping her alive, so it seemed. She hadn’t really given it any thought, Pearl’s importance honestly when it came to race or species. It didn’t matter if she were a squid or Marina an octoling.  Everyone loved the two together. But when Pearl wasn’t around? The truth came out from the squids of the city. Marina was hated for what she was and there was nothing she could do to change it.
Taking a deep breath, she shakily stood up and opened the door, eyes widening when she was covered in confetti and sparkles, and an over excited Pearl in a messy cooking apron stood before her with a big cake slice and a big blushing grin, and of course a “Welcome Home!” sign. Every day and night was an party with this one. But Pearl’s smile faded and she looked horrified when Marina fell to her knees, sobbing uncontrollably for no apparent reason. Pearl put the cake on a kitchen counter, running to hug and hold Marina without a word, rubbing her arms and back as she comforted the crying octoling, before with a grunt, lifted Marina off the floor and onto their pink and green couch. Yep. Pearl was pretty strong for her size. Carefully putting Marina down, Pearl cuddled against her, stroking her tentacle hair before finally speaking up. “Did your first day alone go to shit?” Marina laughed and lied against Pearl’s shoulder, sniffling and breathing hard. “Everyone hated me… they still hate octolings… it was so terrifying without you. I was so scared… they kept throwing things at me and yelling at me… I love you Pearl… please never leave my side.” She whispered and begged, and Pearl just smiled and tilted Marina’s head for a kiss, before nuzzling her nose. “I will always be here for you, and if nobody loves you here, that just makes me love you so much more.” She whispered back, and held Marina there, just lovingly embracing her. “I will always be by your side.”
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Marina headcannons for octo day? -Bingob
MARINA HEAD CANONS FOR OCTO LESBIAN DAY!!! sorry this is coming late its still the 8th in my timezone tho
- She learned to speak inkling in a short period of time while Pearl taught her due to her natural intelligence
She loves LEGO sets, she’s an engineer and I think she’d love the technic sets so much
Very into like electric punk inspired music, lots of octoling musicians have surfaced since off the hook became popular so Marina likes to make playlists with lots of underrated artists, maybe she has a podcast where she recommends and talks about the artists 🥺
Her fingertips (and other bioluminescent parts of her body) glow when she’s embarrassed or flustered, its like a more obvious blush - pearl loves this
Her tentacles also curl idly when she’s happy or excited about something, not much of a noticeable thing unless you were paying attention to them
She has a habit of playing with her hair
If she could collab with anyone it would be dedf1sh, whether it be a instrumental track only or a combined effort of their DJing skills and Marina’s vocals, she just would want to make a really cool track with her
As much as she likes to work the odd salmon run shift, she does think the smallfrys are adorable, she would like Neo 3′s little buddy (”pearlie can we please adopt a smallfry too? just look, lil buddy is so cute~”)
She likes theories about video games and movies and other media she’s into, she would watch the splatoon equivalent of matpat’s (matsplat’s?) game theory
Weirdly enough, she likes to read scientific journals, like research papers just for fun. It’s really interesting to her and the knowledge isn’t dry like it is to most people, she grew up with books like that in the military to entertain and educate herself so she still enjoys them now
She wants to launch her own tech brand! headphones, keyboards, speakers, accessories, all stuff she designs and creates related to technology they use. maybe even as far as like sound boards and equipment related to music
Even though they’re personally friends now, she does still view Callie and Marie in a heroic light for performing the calimari inkantation and breaking her out of the control she was under
She cherishes her friends as her family, since she doesn’t have biological family members
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Hi there! I ADORE YOUR WORK. Can you maybe write a fic that’s hurt/comfort? Pearl calming Marina down from a panic attack. It would be super comforting to me ^u^
bro i cant believe this ask came in bc i was literally just thinking about a situation like this in the shower (who doesn't imagine fanfics while taking a shower) so tada here we go with pearlina <3 and thank u so much im so glad u like my stuff!!!! sorry it took a while to get it out!!
[cw, description of intense panic attack, PTSD symptoms]
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Marina didn't know what happened, one minute she was watching a new movie with her girlfriend and cuddling on the couch, the next she was hyperventilating and sobbing. Curled up in a ball on herself, her knees were folded up to her chest and her arms wrapped around them with a death grip, her nails were starting to dig into her skin but she couldn't feel it.
Pearl was just as confused, but she knew the octoling got like this sometimes, a symptom of her PTSD which they talked about before. The moment she realized Marina spiraling, she did her best to comfort her and try to prevent a full panic attack but her flashbacks were too intense. She sat with her girlfriend, trying to talk to her and get her to come back into reality, away from the torture her mind was subjecting her to.
"Rina, you're safe, you're here with me in Inkopolis, you're home. It's alright baby, please come back to me... please Marina," she pleaded in her gentlest tone, the one she only used for times like this.
Marina gasped in between sobs, trying to catch her breath but it only made her feel like she couldn't breathe at all, furthering her panic. The only sounds she could make were short syllables caught in her breath, completely incomprehensible. Pearl reached out and grabbed one of Marina's hands, leading it away from where she had been clawing herself by accident. She placed it on her chest where the octoling could feel her heartbeat and the movement of her body.
"Here, focus on me, kay? Feel me and match me, follow my rhythm, you're great at doin' that. Feel how I breathe like this, really slow and steady, just in... and out. In... and out." She demonstrated taking large, deep breaths through her nose and slowly exhaling. "Your turn now, just try it with me, in... and out."
Marina did her best to focus on Pearl, seeing the small inkling's body and feeling her heartbeat while she was breathing distracted her from the current pain she was in. She was still hiccuping, but she managed to take a somewhat normal breath in and exhale it quickly. Then again a second time, she tried following her girlfriend, but her body's involuntary reaction was making it hard. She didn't have control, everything was out of her control and she couldn't do anything-
"Pearlie- can't... I can't breathe Pearlie, I-"
"I know sweetheart, I know. You can do it, just look at me, just focus on my face and my movement and my voice, look in my eyes and see how many colors you find. Look at my skin and every single pore and mole I have, hear all the things I say and the sound of me moving on the couch, hear the fan cooling the house and the music playing,” she looked into her girlfriend’s eyes, desperately wanting the tears to clear from them. She didn’t know what else she could do to help, she hated feeling so useless like this. 
The octoling’s eyes darted from Pearl’s eyes to her face to her lips, she saw the gold and yellow and brown in her eyes. She saw the delicate swirls of color blend together outside her pupil and she traced the outline of Pearl’s eye markings with her gaze. Her skin was pale and clear, but Marina still counted every tiny freckle she could find no matter how insignificant it was. 
She could hear Pearl guiding the same breathing exercise she began earlier, and she hadn’t noticed that she had been following along with the rise and fall of the inkling’s chest. When did she stop gasping and start breathing? She listened in to the faint sound of the air conditioner buzzing throughout the house, a sound she mostly tuned out on a daily basis seemed so helpful now. The bluetooth speaker was connected to Pearl’s phone, playing a quiet piano melody of the Calamari Inkantation. 
For the first time since her panic began, Marina unclenched her hand and stretched out her fingers, gaining feeling back in them again. Her arms felt like they were vibrating, she could hardly feel any of her body earlier, but now at least the uncomfortable feeling of her arms being “asleep” was providing some sensation. She closed her eyes for a moment to fully take in the calming energy Pearl had created for her, breathing in the Inkantation melody like it was a lifeline. It always had been for her, for many people who heard it when they were at their lowest. 
“You’re okay Rina, I got you.” Pearl said softly, reaching out to bring her girlfriend into her arms. 
“Pearl,” Marina whispered as she fell into the embrace, wrapping her arms around the inkling’s small frame. She could feel the softness of Pearl’s sweatshirt on her skin, the tingling in her arms was fading much more now and she couldn’t get enough of the texture she could feel again. 
Her face was still damp, but her tears weren’t falling anymore. Her breath still shook upon each deep inhale but she didn’t feel restricted or unable to breathe like she had before. 
Pearl squeezed her tight, playing with her long brown and teal tentacles idly, “You’re safe, baby. You’re always safe with me, I’ll protect you from anything.”
Marina could only nod in confirmation, her voice too weak for her to speak without it failing her. Pearl didn’t need the words though, the two of them always had an understanding of what was left unsaid through their body language. It was okay that she couldn’t voice the words right now, the inkling knew them anyway. 
“I love you so much,” she sighed and rubbed the octoling’s back comfortingly. It had gotten late, the movie they were watching had ended and the house was fairly quiet now. She felt like she could fall asleep right there on the couch, holding her girlfriend tight and chasing away any bad memories or nightmares that may try to haunt her. 
Marina felt herself relaxing, after an emotional outburst like that she was exhausted. Her mind and body both were shutting down for the night, but it didn’t stop her from tracing her finger on Pearl’s chest in the shape of a heart - her way of responding, “I love you too.”
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Some idea for fic i think? Marina have a haircut so after it Pearlina have some octotrooper in house
THANK U FOR SPALATOON OTP CONTENT!!!!!!
listen, i laughed so much thinking about this idea like they wake up and pearl turns over in bed and theres a baby octarian staring at her *vine boom*
AND UR WELCOME!!! THANK YOU FOR ENJOYING AND READING!! I present to you all now, a very crack drabble of marina cutting her hair (and ending up with a child)
"Rina you look so damn cute! Like when we first met your hair was about this short," Pearl exclaimed, admiring Marina's new haircut.
She had been complaining about it getting in the way of DJ-ing while she was on stage, so she decided to finally make the chop. Her once long brown and green tentacles now framed her face, the length only coming down to the tops of her shoulders. It was reminicent of the haircut she'd had back when first escaping the octarian army, when she met Pearl on Mt. Nantai for the first time.
"Thanks Pearlie, I'm actually really liking it, I feel so free to spin and dance without worrying about getting my hair caught in everything!"
"You gotta post a pic, our fans are gonna love your new look," Pearl took out her phone and went to open up the camera, but she stopped for a moment. "Oh- hey just out of curiosity, you told me before that a lotta octarian military agents or whatever are born asexually from tentacle clippings, right? We aren't gonna end up with a random tentacle baby, right?"
Marina couldn't help but laugh, it was true that tentacle clippings were used to reproduce some octotroopers but the conditions had to be perfect in order for the specimen to actually grow into a new life form. It would take even longer for them to develop coherent thoughts and be considered a real living thing, up until that point it just kind of... mindlessly stumbled about.
“No, we’re fine I promise. It’s just like any other hair!” She giggled, thinking the idea was ridiculous.
Until it wasn’t.
It was a few nights later when Pearl woke up to Marina’s hair stuck in her mouth, gross. She hated being woken up just to get her girlfriend’s long hair away from her face so she could flop back down in bed and- wait. Marina cut her hair recently, why was she still having this problem if it wasn’t long enough to reach past her shoulders?
In her half asleep state, the inkling moved the tentacle hair away from her mouth and cracked open her eyes, only to be met with a tiny pair of unblinking eyes staring back at her. She screamed, loud and piercing even without the help of a microphone which startled Marina awake.
“What?! What’s happening?” The octoling bolted up straight and looked around frantically for the source of her girlfriend’s screaming. When her eyes landed on it, she could only stare in shock- a tiny, brown and turquoise colored octarian was sitting on the covers of their bed. What the fuck.
“Marina! How the hell did your hair manage to turn into- whatever the fuck this little shit is?” Pearl shouted, kicking her legs to move herself farther away from the baby tentacle... thing. It didn’t seem to be fazed by her panic, nor the fact that the host who created it was sitting in front of it. 
Marina blinked rapidly, trying to rub the sleep out of her eyes enough to convince herself she wasn’t dreaming, “I- this should be impossible, the tentacle clippings require very intricate incubation techniques in order to develop at all, and from a non-sterile host there should be no way-”
“There should be no way, but obviously there is!” Pearl pulled herself out of bed, the force of the blankets being thrown off of her made the octarian fall over, unable to get itself back up. Not that it seemed to mind, it didn’t really have a mind yet at all. “That’s it, I’m going to Eight and Three’s place to get them to dispose of this.”
“Wait! This is an absolute scientific mystery! If this one tentacle was able to survive then there must be some sort of mutation that allowed it-”
“Rina, can we please save the nerd talk for after we don’t have a living piece of hair in our room?”
Marina pouted slightly, but complied and pulled herself together to be dragged along by Pearl. Even if she did want to study it, there was hardly any reason she could come up with that her girlfriend would actually agree to letting her do so. Not to mention if it continued to develop into a full fledged octarian... then it would just be unethical. Neither of them wanted to deal with that situation.
Later, when both girls had returned from stopping by Three’s apartment and they settled into bed again, Pearl broke the silence, “Next time you get your hair cut, go to a salon. We’re not doing that again.”
“Agreed.”
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Request guidelines
I figured I should actually make a post about writing requests and what I will accept! So here are some basic guidelines for anyone requesting something for me to write :3
Ships - note that these are my personal faves but I can accept requests for others! - Pearl x Marina (Pearlina) - (Captain) Agent 3 x Agent 8 (Agent 24) - Marie x Agent 4 (M4rie) - Shiver x Frye (Shye)
Genres/Content - Fluff and romance - Angst - Hurt/Comfort - AUs - Trauma and other mental health related issues - Dark themes such as kidnapping and torture - Canon typical violence - Suggestive and intimate themes, keep it PG-13 DO NOT REQUEST  - Graphic violence, g*re, or body h*rror - In depth descriptions of medical procedures or injury - Descriptive smut or k!nks
If you would like to request something that you do not see anywhere here then go ahead and send me a question about it! I can answer it privately if you like before you make an actual prompt request! For the most part I will try to write as many requests as possible <3
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Superjumpintomyheart Masterlist!
Here you can find most of my works, organized by ship! I will do my best to keep this as updated as possible as I create more content and I will especially include my longer fics here for easy access. 
Last updated: [1/8/23]
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~ Pearlina [Pearl x Marina]
-> search #pearlina
- “Love” / fluff and angst / fic - “Sweet Dreams are Made of This” / hurt/comfort / fic - “Thunderbolts and Lightning” / angst and hurt/comfort / fic [TW: kidnapping, torture] - Squid Sisters find out about Pearlina’s relationship / fluff / drabble - OTH conspiracy theories / fluff / drabble - Marina is bilingual / fluff and hurt/comfort / hc + drabble - Pearl meets Marina’s extended family / fluff / drabble - Pearlina’s day at the park / fluff / drabble - Soul crushing angst / angst / drabble - Marina cheers up Pearl / hurt/comfort / drabble - Marina gets a haircut... / crack / drabble - Pearlina’s wedding / fluff / headcanons - Marina day headcanons / fluff / headcanons - Marina fell in love first / fluff / drabble - When Marina infodumps in octarian / fluff / drabble
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~ Agent 24 [Agent 3 x Agent 8]
-> search #agent 24
- “Oh Captain” / fluff / fic, also available on ao3 - Eight accidentally holds Three’s hand too hard / fluff / drabble - Agent 24′s wedding / fluff / headcanons - Effects of Three’s trauma / hurt/comfort / drabble [cw weight gain, body image issues]
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~ M4rie [Marie x Agent 4]
-> search #m4rie
- Lunch date / fluff / drabble [Masc agent 4] - First date / fluff / drabble [Fem agent 4] - Living together / fluff / headcanons [GN agent 4]
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~ Shye [Shiver x Frye]
-> search #shye
- Shiver tries to stay cool asking Frye out / fluff / drabble - Giving Frye forehead kisses / fluff / drabble - Shiver confesses / fluff / drabble - How Shye would ask each other out/ fluff / headcanons - Shiver is shorter than Frye / fluff / headcanons - Frye picks up short Shiver / fluff / drabble - Deep Cut hangs out with the Squid Sisters / fluff / headcanons - Shiver tries neopronouns / fluff / drabble - Shiver is a dork / fluff / drabble - How did the squid make the octopus laugh? / fluff / drabble - Singing alone in an empty theater / fluff / drabble - Frye knows Shiver inside and out / fluff / drabble - Random Shye thoughts / fluff / headcanons - Frye practices henna on Shiver / fluff / headcanons - When Shye first met in school / fluff / drabble in the style of headcanons
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~ North California [Nori (OC) x Callie]
-> search #north california and #nori x callie for various posts relating to the ship that are not full drabbles/fics/hcs etc
- Nori and Callie discover their ship name / fluff / drabble in the form of headcanons - Callie introduces Nori to her family / fluff / headcanons - Nori is always happy with Callie / fluff / drabble - Octavio knew about NorCal crushing / fluff + tiny angst / drabble - Callie wants to sleep in / fluff / drabble  - Nori’s time in the military / angst / drabble - Musician (au?) Nori / fluff / drabble - Nori discovers Squid Sisters merch / fluff / drabble - Friendship bracelets / fluff / drabble - One splat = one kiss / fluff / drabble - First Christmas / fluff / headcanons - Their house / fluff / headcanons
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~ Mariver [Marie x Shiver]
-> search #mariver
- Random Mariver thoughts / fluff / headcanons - Pining for each other / fluff / headcanons and a tiny drabble
~ Callie x Frye [ship name in progress]
- Random Callie x Frye thoughts / fluff / headcanons
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~ Multi-ship
- Favorite places to kiss each other / Pearlina, Agent 24, M4rie, Shye / headcanons - Big Man relationship headcanons / Big Man x Anyone / headcanons - How would each character react to their s/o being bullied? / all ships / headcanons - When will you make her your wife? / North California, Pearlina / drabble - Idols react to s/o calling them cute / all ships / headcanons - Idols/Agents sexualities / all ships / headcanons - Acoustic versions of DC and SS songs / North California, Shye / drabble - What the idols call their s/o / Pearlina, Agent 24, M4rie, Shye / headcanon
~ Non Ship
- About the Agents / informational / headcanons - Meet Nori (OC) / informational 
- “Celebration” / Deep Cut, gen fluff / fic posted to ao3 - Marie and Deep Cut bond / fluff and hurt/comfort / drabble - How did Deep Cut meet? / fluff / headcanons - Splatfest cake shenanigans / fluff / drabble  - How Nori and the agents feel about each other / headcanons - Random Shiver thoughts / headcanons - Captain 3 uses sign language / silly scenario / drabble - The idols and their fave Barbie movie / headcanons - Neo 3′s past / headcanon with a tiny drabble
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uhhh, hey! ur writing is rlly nice and good... i was wondering if you could do a short pearlina fluffy thing? lol it doesnt have to be too specific to any scene, but just... tooth rotting fluff... girls bein gay..,.
I’m always down for girls being gay here’s a cute lil drabble for your fluffy needs I hope it fulfills it’s duties
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Sunny days off from work were days for walking with your girlfriend around the park and doing the stupidest things together. Pearl loved when she got to be with Marina like this, no stressing over work, no concerts to get ready for, no body to tell them they were live in five minutes. Despite her tough exterior, the inkling was such a sweetheart around her girl. She loved to take her out on dates and spoil her with flowers and candy every time they finished a concert or a splatfest, even if Marina’s team had lost. Her eyes were always fixated on the octoling, dreamily gazing at her like she was the only woman in the world, the only woman who mattered, that is. Even if they joked around on the show, there was no hiding their love.
Marina had suggested they find a place to lay down and just enjoy the scenery, so they found an open area, blanketed by the sun, and laid shoulder to shoulder in the freshly cut grass. The blades ticked the octoling’s exposed lower back, as she wore a plain crop top with low rise skinny jeans. She didn’t mind it though, the earth felt wonderful beneath her and the view of the sky was perfect from their location. 
“I’ll never get over how pretty that actually is,” she said, dumbfounded. 
Pearl tilted her head to glance at her, “How pretty what is?”
She pointed her finger skyward, waving it around as a gesture to everything above them, “The sky. Down under, there’s the panels but… it’s not a good as this.”
Her fascination with the sky had been evident from the moment Pearl met her, she kept staring up at the clouds when they were talking and would sit outside for hours watching the stars. There were so many things that amazed her, small,  insignificant things that inklings had grown accustomed too that were completely foreign and new to the octoling. Including the idea of love.
Marina’s culture hardly spoke of love, it was as if it didn’t exist among their species. She had furrowed her brows in confusion the first time she heard her friend speak about it, questioning what the word meant and what it meant to love someone. 
“You don’t know what love is?” Pearl had said to her in surprise. “Don’t you guys have parents and family and friends?”
Her face dropped when the octoling shook her head no. 
“Well it’s… it’s really hard to explain. Love is a special feeling, it means you really care about someone and you’re willing to put them before yourself in any situation.”
Marina nodded hesitantly before asking, “Does that mean I love you?��
The inkling’s face had turned the sameness color pink as her hair, “Woah, woah, woah, take it easy there octo. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves here, if you really mean that then maybe you should wait a bit before saying stuff like that. I want to make sure you… understand the concept.”
“Do you… love me?” She pushed, wanting desperately to wrap her mind around the concept. 
“I uh,” Pearl averted her eyes, her blush darkening in color even more. “Yeah… I guess I do.”
Marina smiled softly at those words, which struck a fire in her heart immediately. It felt like nothing she’d ever felt before to hear those words coming from the girl she’d come to know as he realized best friend, she wondered if that was love she was feeling. She didn’t bring it up though, just accepted the butterflies in her stomach and pondered over everything that had transpired. 
Years later, they were happily dating, both well aware of what it felt like to be loved. Pearl had been so proud to be the one to help Marina experience the emotion, she didn’t have to watch her try and fall in love with someone who would only break her heart, she got to be the one she fell in love with. As far as she planned out, heart break was no where on the time line of their relationship. 
“Yeah, the sky sure is beautiful,” Pearl replied to Marina’s earlier statement. “But it’ll never be as pretty as you.”
“Pearlie!” The octoling whined, her face tinted with teal.
“C’mon did you expect any less from me? Even if you don’t accept my witty compliments, I have to make sure my girl feels loved.”
Marina turned her head to face Pearl so they were eye to eye, “I’m pretty sure I’ll feel loved without them.”
The two giggled at their banter, a bit of laughter never hurt anyone. 
“Well either way,” Pearl continued, leaning in so their faces were just a few inches apart. “At the end of the day it’s just you and me.”
“Always.” 
Their lips met in a soft kiss, short but sweet, conveying all their emotions that were better left unsaid. Pearl reached out to take Marina’s hand in hers as they turned their gaze back to the sky, watching the clouds drift by in the wind. However the inkling’s attention wasn’t kept for very long as she kept glancing at her girlfriend beside her, distracted by how awestruck she still was every time she looked into the the blue abyss above. After all, the sky was beautiful, but so was she. 
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