The third story in the Placeverse series. Humanized AU. "He had never thought that one day, the former princess of the Mushroom Kingdom would be lying in his arms, smiling, the both of them safe and hidden from the rest of the world, from Bowser, who was still looking for her. But he would never find them here, he made sure of it." Contains: Fluff and mentioned character death. Originally published to fanfiction.net on August 26, 2017.