You're afraid to be corny, but I was born on the cob

Welcome to my Pearlina manifesto! In this essay, I will be introducing you to Splatoon, as well as the characters, Pearl and Marina. I will be going over their lore, their coding, and I hope that I will be able to make you understand their appeal as a romantic pairing.

First, though, I must get you caught up on the not-inherently gay lore of Splatoon. What you need to know is that, around 100 years ago, Octarians and Inklings coexisted in harmony. However, rising sea levels made it so the two had to battle over remaining territory. The Inklings came out victorious, and forced the Octarians to live underground and in much worse conditions. Nowadays, most Octarians are a part of the Octarian army, trying to regain control of the surface.

Also, for clarification: an Octarian is any octopus-like creature, but an Octoling is specifically the intelligent humanoid creature. All Octolings are Octarians, but not all Octarians are Octolings.

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Rating: T

Fandom: Splatoon

Characters: Callie, Marie

Relationships: Callie & Marie

Words: 1,722

Content Warnings: N/A

Tropes: Angst, Character with PTSD (Callie), Mind Control Aftermath & Recovery

Summary: Everyone always says music is calming, or that it helps getting through trauma. They say music is healing. It used to be like that for me, too. But that first performance back from my 'hiatus', music ripped open old wounds, with the words I sang as I was used as a tool against my will.

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