I was keeping this concept to when I finished a good art piece that depicted the AU to go along with the submission, but I just can’t hide it from the world anymore and I need feedback and more ideas for when I doodle something out of this.

So basically something happened (e.g. a spell gone wrong, or Star saving Marco’s life after he’s seriously injured or I don’t know, they just agreed to do this) and now their hearts are linked, meaning that one can sense how the other is feeling, almost as if the emotions were their own. And while that would go for great Starco material, I can only think of the many, many situations in which it could get really awkward - imagine Star in the classrom being all chill, doodling in her notebook before class, then all of a sudden her heart starts racing and there’s butterflies all over her stomach and she turns to see Marco staring longingly at Jackie, and wow Jackie is actually really cute- oh wait, that’s what Marco thinks. Or maybe some prankster randomly startling one of them just to see how the other will react.

But there would also room for super feelsy moments, like maybe some insight into a side of them that they didn’t know about each other before, or some anxiety or fear they kept hidden from everyone because they thought it would make people think less of them. They’d become more protective of each other because they’d literally know what it feels like. Less words would be needed.

I also thought that it could be a thing Star’s family (or the Mewnian people in general) is able to do since the dawn of time, but they don’t because it’s considered impractical and/or inappropriate in their present days due to how their culture changed over the ages. Imagine how pissed outraged queen Butterfly would become if she ever found out.

As for a symbol of their connection, I was thinking about Star losing the little heart in her right cheek and maybe Marco’s beauty mark turning into a spade card suit? I’m not sure about this part.

Yeah, I know it sounds super cheesy, but I can’t help but squeal whenever I think of this idea and the endless possibilities (not to brag, but I’m quite proud of it). What do you guys think?