suppermariobroth:

In Level 6-9 of Super Mario Bros. 3, it is possible to skip the entirety of the level by using a glitch to jump over the wall at the start. If Small Mario jumps towards the wall, touches it at exactly the right pixel and the A button is pressed again, he will perform another jump in mid-air and have enough height to get to the top of the wall. From there, going to the right will lead directly to the end of the level. Warning: there is an unseen Koopa Troopa on top of the wall that may kill Mario, so it is best to keep jumping to avoid touching it. (Source)

Literally my only knowledge of fairies/fae/the Fair Folk are from lighthearted fantasy, like The Legend of Zelda and Prydain Chronicles, where they are portrayed as nothing but helpful and benevolent, even if a little moody at times. Even Fairy Pokémon are portrayed as friendly.

So, my question is, why, then, are signs of fae/Fair Folk in realistic settings (mushroom rings, fairy lights, etc) treated with absolute fear and horror?  Like, literally every picture of a mushroom ring I see has a long stream of #NOPE comments attached to it with warnings never to step inside.

Genuinely curious here.  My background is South Indian, and we don’t have any sort of fae lore, so I have no frame of reference.