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she/they | 30+ | ace lesbian | a writer with no physical form icon: @katiemonz.bsky.social (also the wife) header: @lycaneum.bsky.social

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Ashe! 🐝 @theashemarie.bsky.social · Nov 19

📌 Hi there! I’m Ashe! I write a lot, and that’s probably why you’re here. Currently, I’m in the middle of multiple Pearlina projects (again) and responsible for 30+ fics in the archive. 400k words and counting.

Find my work on ao3! 📖 archiveofourown.org/users/theash...

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Ashe! 🐝 @theashemarie.bsky.social · 19h

THANK YOU SKIES!!! It’s been a great day!! 💜🫶

Ashe! 🐝 @theashemarie.bsky.social · 19h

Thanks Dizzy!!

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Thank you Shai! It glows in the dark 💚

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TY!!

Ashe! 🐝 @theashemarie.bsky.social · 19h

THANK YOU!! My day has been lovely! I hope yours has as well

Ashe! 🐝 @theashemarie.bsky.social · 19h

Thank you!!

Ashe! 🐝 @theashemarie.bsky.social · 19h

THANK YOU RORY POOKIE

Ashe! 🐝 @theashemarie.bsky.social · 19h

Thank you, Kale!!

Ashe! 🐝 @theashemarie.bsky.social · 1d

32 years old and you can wrestle my pikmin shirt from my cold dead hands

Ashe! 🐝 @theashemarie.bsky.social · 1d

it’s MY birthday and *I* get to wear all gray and black

Ashe! 🐝 @theashemarie.bsky.social · 1d

fall concoction for my fall birthday

Ashe! 🐝 @theashemarie.bsky.social · 3d

haters all of us

Ashe! 🐝 @theashemarie.bsky.social · 3d

Reporting in. Still doing the character flats. Discovered how annoying Grand Fest Big Man is to color. Becoming his number one hater (for legal reasons, this is a joke)

Ashe! 🐝 @theashemarie.bsky.social · 3d

I’m still updating this daily on ao3. Just stopped posting here because I have major social media fatigue.

You can read the next three chapters here as always: archiveofourown.org/works/716278...

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malamars friend taylor 🇮🇪 @abilitayy.bsky.social · 4d

happy international lesbian day and world octopus day to marina ida specifically

art of pearl and marina from #splatoon giving peace signs. pearl is coloured like the lesbian flag, marina is coloured like the trans flag

art of frye and marina from splatoon taking a selfie with squid and octopus pillows and smallfry

art of marina and shiver from splatoon as witches on an inkbrush. shiver is in her splatoween ensemble, while marina wears the enchanted robe amiibo outfit

art of pearl and marina from splatoon as glinda and elphaba from wicked. pearl is making a big gesture after putting a pink flower in marinas hair. text reads "You're gonna be OFF THE HOOK!"

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👻 BOOp! 👻 @booparoos.bsky.social · Oct 8

HAPPY LESBIAN OCTOPUS DAY TO MARINA IDA
#splatoon #pearlina

Ashe! 🐝 @theashemarie.bsky.social · 6d

Writing a Pearlina flash fiction piece every day of October, day 5/31:

💫 archiveofourown.org/works/716278...

[ #pearlina | #ashewrites ]

Ashe! 🐝 @theashemarie.bsky.social · 7d

Writing a Pearlina flash fiction piece every day of October, day 4/31:

💫 archiveofourown.org/works/716278...

[ #pearlina | #ashewrites ]

Ashe! 🐝 @theashemarie.bsky.social · 9d

Writing a Pearlina flash fiction piece every day of October, day
3/31:

💫 archiveofourown.org/works/716278...

[ #pearlina | #ashewrites ]

showgirl

“This is where we keep our costumes.” Marina throws open the double doors, deep in the basement, to show Acht the large storage room, resplendent with uplighting that Marina wired herself, glass cases, perfectly pressed and steamed costumes stored on dress forms. A reverse chronological account of their lives in mockups and preserved fabrics, all kept in climate-controlled ease, all with enough memories that Pearl can’t help but smile as she steps past the pinned-up mockup of her world tour jacket.

“Some of them we had to buy back,” Marina continues, ghosting her hand over the glass case that’s protecting their Chaos and Order costumes. “They auction them. For charity. It’s in our contract.”

Acht hums, unreadable, chewing through that. “Okay,” they say, followed closely by a string of language that Pearl doesn’t understand. She doesn’t let it get to her, even though she considers herself fluent in Octarian. Well, in reality, she’s more fluent in Marina, with a little Eight thrown in. Apparently neither one of them likes slang.

Still, Marina laughs and shoves Acht fondly, jostling them enough that their overlarge sweater slips off one shoulder.

“Guess I am a bit of a showgirl,” Marina giggles. “You always said I was too dramatic for the army.”

Acht chuckles and moves to the end of the line to get a better look at their first costumes, from back when they were independent and playing clubs and malls—the ones worth both nothing and more than Pearl could ever say. Marina’s arm lands around Pearl’s middle, tentacle wrapping around her shoulders.

“Showgirl?” Pearl asks, feeling the word out. She thinks she’s got the meaning, compound word, similar enough to its Inkling cousin.

“Performer,” Marina explains, “a little derogatory, unnecessary extravagance, someone who’s voice is worth too much. It was a joke.”

Pearl snorts. “If anything, your voice is worth more—”

Marina giggles, high and chiming, and her tentacle curls possessively around Pearl’s ear. “Yours too.”

She always says that, because Pearl’s voice is what brought them together, but it’s Marina’s music that sealed the deal. “We should raise our rates,” Pearl reasons, a conclusion that makes Marina chortle again. “C’mon, before Acht opens a case and sets off the alarm.”

“Ah!” Marina yelps, and rushes off to stop her friend from doing just that.

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Ashe! 🐝 @theashemarie.bsky.social · 10d

Writing a Pearlina flash fiction piece every day of October, day 2/31:

💫 archiveofourown.org/works/716278...

[ #pearlina | #ashewrites ]

squabble

The make up almost makes the argument worth it. Almost. Pearl crawls into bed at close to three in the morning, sullen faced and flushed, cute in her frilly pajamas, and Marina doesn’t look up from her laptop. She doesn’t really remember what they were arguing about—a rhythm, she thinks, maybe, a syncopated triplet that Pearl decided to die for. It’s never really about the rhythm; it’s always something else, and Marina thinks that this time it’s Pearl noticing how late Marina comes to bed, now that she’s got this new project to work on, how exhausted she is in the studio and at the piano.

“Gonna sleep,” Pearl mutters—not an apology, but Marina isn’t ready to apologize yet either, so. “Turn off the light.”

Marina does her one better. She closes her laptop and sinks down into the pillows next to her. Pearl watches her, muted, unreadable, but scoots closer when Marina lays a careful hand on her side. “We’re keeping the triplet,” Pearl grumbles, right into Marina’s face.

“Relationships are full of compromises,” Marina hums in return, an acquiescence that makes Pearl squint. “I’ll come to bed by two.”

Not early enough for Pearl’s liking, but Marina doesn’t like the syncopation in this particular song. Pearl scowls and elevates up onto her elbow. “Fine. Can we kiss now?”

Marina chuckles and pulls Pearl down.

Ashe! 🐝 @theashemarie.bsky.social · 10d

Writing a Pearlina flash fiction piece every day of October, day 2/31:

💫 archiveofourown.org/works/716278...

[ #pearlina | #ashewrites ]

squabble

The make up almost makes the argument worth it. Almost. Pearl crawls into bed at close to three in the morning, sullen faced and flushed, cute in her frilly pajamas, and Marina doesn’t look up from her laptop. She doesn’t really remember what they were arguing about—a rhythm, she thinks, maybe, a syncopated triplet that Pearl decided to die for. It’s never really about the rhythm; it’s always something else, and Marina thinks that this time it’s Pearl noticing how late Marina comes to bed, now that she’s got this new project to work on, how exhausted she is in the studio and at the piano.

“Gonna sleep,” Pearl mutters—not an apology, but Marina isn’t ready to apologize yet either, so. “Turn off the light.”

Marina does her one better. She closes her laptop and sinks down into the pillows next to her. Pearl watches her, muted, unreadable, but scoots closer when Marina lays a careful hand on her side. “We’re keeping the triplet,” Pearl grumbles, right into Marina’s face.

“Relationships are full of compromises,” Marina hums in return, an acquiescence that makes Pearl squint. “I’ll come to bed by two.”

Not early enough for Pearl’s liking, but Marina doesn’t like the syncopation in this particular song. Pearl scowls and elevates up onto her elbow. “Fine. Can we kiss now?”

Marina chuckles and pulls Pearl down.

Ashe! 🐝 @theashemarie.bsky.social · 10d

Of course, the more the merrier!

Ashe! 🐝 @theashemarie.bsky.social · 11d

I decided to challenge myself to write a flash fiction piece every day of October. Day 1/31:

💫 archiveofourown.org/works/716278... [ #pearlina | #ashewrites ]

darker mornings

Marina barely believed it, the first time she realized what was happening. “The planet really is tilted…” she muttered to herself, in that small, sweet, wondrous voice that Pearl loved to hear. It put things into perspective, all the tiny things that she took for granted, like the leaves changing on the trees, the frosted tips of the grass in the morning, the shorter days, the shiver that quivered Marina’s whole body.

Marina didn’t have any of that, where she came from. And she muttered her wonder in a language Pearl could understand, just so Pearl could share in her awe.

It doesn’t change, years later, when they curl up together in bed and watch the rain meander down the windows in large rivulets. It’s not cold enough for the fleece blankets, but it’s getting close, and Marina presses her mouth to the shell of Pearl’s ear and mumbles, “the mornings are darker now...” It’s small, sweet, wondrous, and enough to make Pearl shiver.

Ashe! 🐝 @theashemarie.bsky.social · 13d

you can be the change you want to see in the world, instead of perpetuating the same predatory system or whatever 🥺 think of us, boss

Ashe! 🐝 @theashemarie.bsky.social · 13d

Thank you Skies!! There’s been LOTS of soup and rest 🙏