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AAAAAHHH!!! Mer au be upon ye
Been working on designs for my fanfic (that I'll probably be rewriting I don't like how I characterized them).... fish archie.
He's based on a Demanson's Cichlid :3 which are. really difficult to draw for some reason
More under the cut!!! Fish rambling and lore stuff. Plus fish maxie that I am currently too lazy to color or otherwise finish
Man I love mer aus. Uhm. FISH BEAM BLAST AUGHHH!!!
Archie is currently 37 years old in this au (unless I change it. LOL)
Him, along with Matt and Shelly (and maybe other members of team aqua in the rewrite. idk), live in the wreckage of a ship fairly deep underwater, choosing to stay as far away from humans as possible. In contrast to this, Maxie and his group take more inspiration from humans in their little settlement thingy, choosing to take scraps of metal and other things to build their home.
Most merfolk live in groups called pods, in the rework of the fanfic I'll elaborate more on this but. I'm lazy right now. Sorry.
Anyways Archie is generally more like??? adventurous and stuff, and him and the other members of his pod are like. really tight-knit. They're also generally more muscular than the members of Maxie's group, choosing to hunt fish & other prey using their own strength and speed, whereas the magmas use traps and stuff.
Also. Maxie has a collection of little human trinkets and stuff. Most of the space in his den/house thing is just like. trinkets. He also has a very unfriendly relationship with dolphins. I admittedly haven't done much with it in the original since it's... y'know... one chapter at the moment... but ill do more in the rewrite i prommy.
ANYWAYS!!!! Fish beam blast MAXIE
He's a common mudskipper. I love common mudskippers and just mudskippers in general really. Top tier fish.
He doesn't have glasses because. reasons involving the fact that he lives in the ocean.
However. I plan on giving him glasses eventually, he'll probably find a pair and think "Oh joy!! A new human invention I have not yet seen! Joyous day!!" and he decides to constantly wear them even though they make his vision like, ten times Worse.
Goodbye for now. I will inevitably post more Fish later. like when i finish the maxie design. LOL!!
(If you would like to read the fanfic even though it's like. ugly at the moment. It's "Sunlight on the Ocean's Like the Scars on Your Skin" on a03. Enjoy.)
My part in the #drawthisinyourstyle trend!
Well, Mermay is almost done buuut, Aquatic batfam is always lovely. So which would you be fine hearing me ramble about-slash-work on the Oneshots lol
Eel Mer- Eeels. Long wriggly friends. Now with apposable thumbs! And Bruce's growing adoption problem- and a slight family curse but shhh.
Merfolk- I mean, fish! A mixture of modern and fantasy with the merfolk of Gotham waters being cryptids compared to the rest of the seas. The bats think it's hilarious.
Octopus Mer- Octopi are fun. And you ever see the videos of octopus continuously escaping their tanks? Imagine if the octopi were vigilantes with weapons. Yeaah...
Crabtaur- Lazarus crabs? Lazarus crabs! And a curse to them all that they have to work around in their day to day lives.
Nudibranch- Sea Slugs? Indeed. And a lot of them poisonous and using the poisons in their work- along with messing with each other.
Mershark- Sharks! Includes Flashpoint-esque Thomas being a murder grandpa and past AlfredxMarthaxThomas, along with Bruce being less murderous
Kraken- Squids. Think giant merfolk but well, giant squids. Fantasy-esque AU with Gotham being the largest population of pirates & crime on the seas.
Sea Dragon- Sea serpents mixed with seahorses and a bit more. Includes the kids being bio-kids via blood ritual and a couple galas. Also some shapeshifting.
If they continue following the books without changing the nature of characters, Jaskier is human and with no magic. So there's nothing supernatural about him, he's just naturally charming and talented, and apparently ages really well.
As for sirens, they are only mentioned in the books if I remeber correctly, but Geralt meets a mermaid in the second book in a story that's pretty much The Little Mermaid of that universe. Sirens and merpeople are different species in The Witcher, the most notable differences being that sirens are classified as monsters, are very agressive and have bat-like wings, while merpeople are intelligent beings that are usually peaceful and always wingless. There's no appearence of any merpeople in the Witcher games, but Sirens appear as enemies in the third game, The Witcher: Wild Hunt.
Hope this clears things up!
THE WITCHER timeline
The Mer Music List
Recently I was checking my inbox and I’ve gotten questions inquiring what music I find connects me to my kintype. I find a variety of music helps me connect, but I find instrumentals and Celtic is the most prominent among the types.
Took a little bit to compile, there seems to be a bit more music for other major kintypes ( I’m looking at you fairies and vampires, you beautiful mythical beings) but not much in the way for Mermaids/Merpeople. But nevertheless I found some and without further ado, here they are in no particular order.
*Beyond the Sea - Bobby Darin *Orinoco Flow - Enya *Caribbean Blue - Enya *Sailing - Celtic Women *The Call - Celtic Women *Sirens of the Sea - Oceanlab *Siren’s Song - Jon Foreman *Come Undone -Duran Duran *Atlantia - Secret Garden *Under the Sea - The Little Mermaid *Into the West - Annie Lennox ( from the LOTR Return of the King, by far my favorite on the list - I still cry when I listen to it 13 years later) *Infinity Ocean - Era *Return to Innocence - Engima *Ocean - Azam Ali & Loga Ramin Torkian *Master of Tides - Lindsey Stirling *The Ocean - Oxygene
The merpeople will win!
Trying to Get Into Mermaiding
Hello, merpeople of tumblr! I want to get into mermaiding, and I have some questions.
A little bit of background first:
I was recently diagnosed with PCOS, and one of its most common symptom combos is easy weight gain + difficulty with weight loss. I want to mitigate this by forming a regular exercise routine, and I think mermaiding would be a fun way to build up strength and stamina.
I'm an experienced swimmer (I've been lifeguarding for 6 years), and I have done occasional mermaiding since I was ~12. I already have a monofin (Fin Fun) and a couple of tail skins (one Fin Fun, one Sun Tail), too. However, I am still very much a beginner mer, especially compared to folks like the ones in the Merpeople documentary.
So here are my questions:
How do I get over some of my preexisting anxiety (worrying about it being "childish," "girly," etc.) about wearing my tail in public?
When my tail skins wear down, where are the best places to find a new one? I'm on a "college student who's too busy to work during the semester" kind of budget, and given the state of student loans in the US, it may be that way for a while.
Is silicone worth it? I know I won't be able to even consider it until I have my first professional job, but will it be good enough to justify once I get to that point?
What are some good out-of-water exercises I can do to keep up my strength during the off-season (or when I simply can't get in the water)?
What are some good, mermaid-ish tops I can wear while I'm swimming in my tail? I know there are tons of gorgeous bikini tops, but that's waaaaay out of my comfort zone. I'm more of a "unisex T-shirt" kind of person.
How can I give myself a more merperson-like vibe when I'm not in the water? There are two major roadblocks in the way of the easiest methods: I like to keep my hair short and accessory-free, and for sensory reasons, I can't wear makeup.
I've seen some amazing mermaid posts here (and on the internet in general), and I hope I can get on your level someday. But for now, I'll just take whatever advice you're willing to offer!
Writing Prompt
A merperson having to find the best seashell on the ocean floor, rare water flower, best coral and offering it to someone is their sort of courting ritual. But it of course is uncommon when one falls in love with a human, not sure of how to approach this they try to present these things to them anyway but the human clearly not understanding accepts it and thinks the little things they're doing is cute and becomes fond of the merperson who comes to meet them everyday.
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Comes to shore to meet them
Merperson: "I hope you can humbly accept this seashell!”
Human: "Oh, It's lovely. I’ve never seen one like this. Are you sure you want to give this to me?"
Mer: “Of course! There is no one, I would rather give this to other than you!”
Human: *Smiles blushing* “Well, thank you! It’s really sweet of you!”
Mer: *Gets excited then swims away*
Some mermen! More anime stuff coming soon but ill post my own things every now and then. (Tap for better quality darn tumblrs resizing)
If your OCs were to a mermaid, what kind of sea creature would they be half of?
John- Discus
Blake- Brook Trout
Josep- Wahoo
Adler- Hogfish
No particular reason why I chose these fish, I just thought they were pretty and made sense 😂
Someone implanted a mermaid melody AU into my head. I really like mermaids so I will write some fun ideas down.
A few characters i have in mind are Ellie the South Pacific mermaid knight and Lance the Human(?)
A mermaid nicknamed Ellie works for the South Pacific Kingdom's military/defense, but is tired of that lifestyle. She wants to live a normal life without protecting a kingdom or princess so she escapes to the human world. She lands herself in California.
She becomes exposed to parties, bonfires, and other things. Many guys really like her pure and naive look. At a house party, she gets drenched from a drinking game and hides out in the bathroom trying to get it off her.
She was seen escaping by co-host Lance. Lance's younger brother Luke hosts the biggest parties of the area at their family house without their parents' permission. He often helps his younger brother clean up or do damage control at the parties.
Ellie is in Lance's bathroom when he walks in trying to give her a few towels and clothing. He sees her mermaid form, dropping the items in shock. Ellie tries to play it off and hide it, but it is already too late.
Lance and his brother Luke are actually disguised as humans. They are Arctic mermen in hiding with their mermaid mom who fell in love with her husband.
Mermen are not look at fondly by mermaids because of how unnatural they are. Mermaids marry each other, take care of each other in their kingdoms, and are born from the magical seashell.
Lance keeps his mouth shut about his identity and help Ellie blend in better. He lets her stay in the house as his pretend friend. He has to teach her many things.
The two of them actually hang out in the bathroom a lot. Ellie is used to bathing in her pod so she often feels lonely. Lance is uncomfortable with that type of thing since that was something he only did with his brother when they were kids. As a compromise, Lance keeps his beanie over his eyes while facing away to talk to her.
Ellie actually teaches Lance a lot about mermaid culture. The kingdom is just one big community made up of pods of mermaids who get along the best. Often times, pods have caretakers and the young.
Ellie's pod only had one caretaker and many young mermaids. She was one of the older ones who took care of those mermaids. That's why she was protecting the kingdom for so long. Her caretaker insisted that she did not need to do so even if there was honor behind it.
A lot of back and forth of misunderstandings. Lance is a mermen but Ellie does not know.
I gave the background and beginning of the new mermaid melody AU, but not the main plot.
The North Pacific Kingdom is having trouble with their princess situation. The original princess left with the kingdom's pearl tear, leaving chaos and no ruler for a long time. They know their princess is not dead since no new princess has been born.
There is a split in the kingdom. There is an acting ruler with no real authority since she does not have the pearl tear. There is also a group threatening to overthrow this current ruler. A secret group is helping them bring the true heir to the throne.
There is the making of a powerful trident that could kill the princess. They are researching Panthalassa powers to help with this.
There were actually a group of survivors who escaped Aqua Regina's genocide and they are protected by Luchia and her successors alongside the North Pacific Kingdom. They live on an island nearby the kingdom for when they are needed.
Many Panthalassa are not full blood and are still a dying race. They are a very guarded race now who keeps their members as close as possible. The majority of them are mixed with humans and mermaids who live on the island. Many mermen are forced to never show their tails and mermaids who join the clan cannot leave.
There are still many who have left the island and all over now, but quite a few are still fearful of mermaids despite the agreement of protecting the dying race. Kingdoms outside the North Pacific are still discriminatory towards them. They are labelled as evil because of Gaito's time and their history.
With the threat of a civil war, the North Pacific Kingdom is on edge.
I’ve got this scene in my head for a Mer!Batfam AU where Bruce is human but he’s raising a bunch of merpups. And I just have this idea of him like picking one of his babies up out of the water while the pup screeches and bites him like that one video of a guy talking about how he pets his dog to relax while it bites the shit out of his fingers without really doing any damage. And he’s just like “and this is my precious little sweet heart *insert bat kid of your choice*”. The context being that merpups need to spend some time out of water for their bodies to properly develop the ability to breathe air rather than just using their gills to breathe water but like when babies get fussy for tummy time they don’t like being out of the water so they scream and hiss and bite but they’re not trying to hurt Bruce so much as show they’re upset (they get over it eventually but begrudgingly lol).
I also want to note that this idea has all of the batkids closer in age and younger because I like the idea of Bruce trying to manage a litter of mischievous little Mer-batpups and also because I think it could play into the idea of mers as social creatures that form pods and would likely usually raise pups communally in the pod and the pups would form their own little pod mirroring the adults.
Lesbian mermaids
I’m honestly pretty proud of this piece even though the attempt shading is bad, should I turn them into proper characters?
super quick and lazy mermaid doodle
Prompt 33
Geralt is a siren who lives with his pod in the deepest trenches of the ocean. Geralt and his pod frequently team up together to take down large seabeasts, protecting their oceans, other seafolk, and even the landfolk from certain monstrosities. Jaskier is a merman who lounges luxuriously in coral reefs and plays pretty relaxing music there all day every day. Both are crushed with a crippling loneliness.
Geralt's hunts that bring him closer to the surface of the water, (and by closer, I still mean deep as hell, he's just no longer surrounded by healthy non-blobby blobfish and photophores everywhere) He tends to hear the humming and chittering of a mer. The sound relaxes him so much, he begins swimming out of the deepest depths after certain battles to find the soothing noise. You can use just this if you prefer shorter prompts, OR, if you'll indulge my gay fantasies- One day, he swims over toward the reef only to hear panicked screeching, and scent blood in the water. He nYOOoms over and finds a mer being attacked by a monster. Geralt fights it off, either with swords or maybe perhaps just his claws and teeth if we're feeling ~✨feral✨~ Either way, he defeats the beast, and turns to the mer, only for the mer to pass out right then and there. Damn him. Geralt takes him to a nice cove nearby and begins patching him up. When the mer wakes up, he's all hissy and scared, but Geralt calms him quickly by humming one of his melodies. And apparently doing this flips a fuckin switch, because the Mer suddenly goes from being scared shitless of Geralt, to being scared shitless when not touching Geralt every second of every minute of every hour of every godsdamn day. It's already been a few days, he has to tell his pod why he's gone missing, but every time he goes to leave, the mer hisses at him. Eventually, Geralt grows tired of the worry he must be giving his family, and swims out of the cave, even as the Mer screeches at him. He informs his pod he's alive and well and just... b u s y... with.... t hi n g s... before he swims back to the cove only to find his mer BAWLING. The mer is ecstatic that he's returned and seems to forgive Geralt after a day of snuggling. Okay, new problem: The merman isn't healed enough to go back into the open ocean and yet keeps slipping out when Geralt is asleep only to return with shells, sea glass, moss, sometimes even anemones that are deemed prettier than others. It takes Geralt longer than he'd like to admit to figure out the merman is trying to court him.
can i marry a picture
Mer!Geralt x Jaskier to cure my soul.
Fun different sort of poll post for you all!