King of the Koopas ||| Bowser x Reader (2024)

Headcanons

———————————————

Some fluffy headcanons for Bowser inspired by his character model in the new Super Mario movie. (Because I paid a bit too much attention to him when I first watched it).

• Pairing: Bowserx Gender Neutral ! Reader
• Relationship: Romantic
• Tone: Fluff

Warnings: Spoilers for the movie if you count description of Bowser’s character model as a spoiler. There’s nothing beyond that.

Bowser Masterlist

A/N: I may have one group project and one coursework due this week, alongside a seminar on Monday and an exam on Tuesday - buuuut my love for Bowser prevails.

———————————————

• Bowser has multiple small scars all over his body - from his legs to his arms - all from his previous battles and any other accidents he’s been in. Notably, there are a couple of small marks near the right edge of his jaw. They’re mostly unnoticeable, however there is a pale shine when they catch the light, especially firelight and any hot glow emanating from the falling streams of lava.

1. Bowser had forgotten about them. To him, they are just one of the many cuts and bruises he’s gained from fighting. They’re just insignificant parts of his body. Not only that, he wouldn’t see them often unless he was to look into a reflective surface, which realistically he wouldn’t do that commonly unless he needs to boost his confidence and pep talk himself.

But, once you notice, you won’t forget.

He wouldn’t know how to react when you kiss him there.

• At first, he wouldn’t assume much of it. A kiss is a kiss and he will take anything he can get from you with how touch-starved he is. From your gentle caresses to your undivided attention. He’d revel in the way you tilt and angel his face, and will get all flustered and smitten and every other love related word.

1. However, even through his heart-eyes, he would take note of you kissing that one spot if you chose to make it a habit. It would take a while, but he would pick up on it and he’d eventually ask why you choose to kiss that spot every time, only to be surprised when he finds out it’s all because he has scars there.

• He would completely melt if you were to kiss any other scar on his body, especially any on his arms where he can see you.

Tough-guy who? Not Bowser. Not when he’s with you.

• And there would be no poker-face. He’s bad enough at masking his emotions as is. If you were to look up at his face, you would see him grinning like a lovestruck teenager.

Oh, and speaking of shiny and reflective things: his scales reflect light. A lot.

• The ombre of green scales on his shoulders have an almost iridescent sheen to them. They reflect the environment very well, glowing golden in the firelight and purple in the night sky. Some of the scales are glossier than others, and there’s a pattern of mismatched reflectiveness.

And sometimes the scales look like scattered stars around his body.

• Because of their position, it would be another aspect of himself Bowser doesn’t really pay attention to. Not only are they just like any other scales to him, and he has plenty of those, but he wouldn’t pay much attention to the appearance of his shoulders and neck. I doubt it would even be something his eyes flicker to when looking at himself in the mirror.

Which is why you mentioning them would throw him completely off course.

• His eyes would be wide, and he’d do his best to look at the scales on his shoulders, angling his head to see what you see. He wouldn’t understand why you find them so interesting, and would be too stunned to fully take in your explanations if you chose to compliment him.

1. You find his scales fascinating? But they’re just scales… And you say they shine like stars? But diamonds can do the same thing…

He wouldn’t understand at first, until he realises you like them because they’re beautiful in your eyes and they’re a part of him.

And then cue the tail wagging, because he would be the giddiest Koopa in his entire kingdom.

• And another thing - if him lacking a pokerface wasn’t obvious enough - his eyes glow with his emotions. Though it’s mainly visible with ones of wrath and anger, they do glow. And there are stages to it. They go from his normal crimson coloured eyes and carefully climb up levels of brightness. They become a copper orange and increase in saturation to mimic the tones of molten rock.

It’s almost like he takes the phrase ‘seeing red’ literally.

• It’s that glow that lets you know whether your attempts to calm him down work. If you coo at him, gently stroking and patting his arms to place him back in reality, you’d know of its effectiveness almost immediately. If it works, that dangerous glow would sizzle out, and he’d look at you with the most endearing eyes, completely forgetting what made him so angry.

1. There’d still be smoke puffing out of his nose, but the absence of the glow would tell you that he sees you, and that he’s in control of himself.

If your attempts to calm him down don’t work, you’d know to give him some space and wait patiently for him to calm himself down. He would, eventually, and he’d come straight to you.

It’s also what lets you know if something you said upset him. Not like he’d ever direct his anger at you, though. It’s always good to know.

———————————————

Bowser Masterlist