#Aquarium!AU

[lnbeep-art]

What time is it? ✨Mermay Time with the Boys✨

Briefly discussed an Aquarium!AU with the BF, kind of like those Post-Apocalypse settings where people try to preserve or make artificial pockets of environment under a “dome” to pretend life is better than it actually is on the outside. So since the ozone is dying and a lot of big bodies of water are drying/depressing, some of the aquatic lifeforms are dying off or homeless as a result. Aquariums were built for the same reason we have aquariums now, but here they’re acting as consensual housing for the merfolk. The merfolk got their own places to rest away from public eyes so it’s not wholly intrusive 24/7.

They have companion divers, who are the workers in the aquarium and they help acclimate the merfolk to dealing with people on a daily basis. Ari is one such companion diver, and ofc Cam and him hit it off well. :^)

Ari belongs to my BF!

[startheskelaton]

She is going to the aquarium

[hinamie]

siren!megumi concept sheet i whipped up in a single-minded fever state fr @uriekukistan

[saphicsol]

a VERY self indulgent au

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if you want a tv/blonde percy version of the doodle it’s on my insta

[kayarona]

finn's aquarium au made by Kofi201

[captainmaxatx]

Late Mermay idea!

Orca mer Ghost in an aquarium but he is almost always hiding and quite depressed so the aquarium decide to give him a little more enrichment.

With humans lack of mer knowledge they come to the conclusion that because orcas eat seals then surely an orca mer would eat a seal mer. They decide that during closing hours (to avoid guests seeing the blood bath that will surely follow) they will drop a live seal mer into ghosts tank so he has the natural experience of hunting instead of just being fed slabs of meet.

But mer’s don’t eat other mers, regardless of secondary species.

So when seal mer soap is dropped into his tank, ghost just thinks he’s being given a very energetic handsome roommate.

And the humans are confused as to why ghost hasn’t eaten the seal mer yet

[picopubbydawg]

average rivulet outing

[skelowho201]

If Dandy's World was host by Finn

Finn's Aquarium AU!!!

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Finn - Dandy

Shrimpo - Astro

[ahn1zos]

Aquarium dates

[bluedeedeedoop]

Barrissoka Human AU Aquarium date!! @eleventhsister helped me a lot with this piece and actually gave me the idea to do it so thank you sm!!! I'll provide the concept art i made for it under the cut! Im actually really happy with how it turned out and im glad for the background painting practice! (click for better quality i think?)

[lnbeep-art]

Goes from boy time to gal time, instantaneously. More of Aquarium!AU because Mermay has really taken off in my brain this year, apparently, smh. How long will it be before I write some small story to go along with things? Only time will tell.

All the pearls in the world don’t shine as pretty as Ougi and Mii feel the other looks to them.

I’m thinking Mii’s home in the Aquarium is tied to the indoor beaches that the dome offers, because she would enjoy being up on the surface with people. She’s just peeking out of the water and watching the others because she’s still shy to approach even in her own home. But Ougi makes her come out of her shell, both literally and figuratively.

Meanwhile, Ougi may or may not have gotten a job at the Aquarium in order to meet Mii properly after noticing her on the indoor beach level. 😂

I’ll ramble about the Aquarium™️ dome as I’m thinking about it—there’s different tiers to the Aquarium! Mii would frequent the top floor because that’s where the beaches would be, whereas the lower floors are less interactive and more just a window in the deep waters where all the mysteries of the undersea world live, with occasional drive-bys from the huge or scarier-looking merfolk (i.e Whale/Kraken-sized, angler-esque). The aquarium has a lot of floors; not sure how many just yet, which is true to the unknown of the ocean floor’s depths tbh LMAO. Certain floors are off-limits from any visitors because they would be floors that contain “rooms” for the merfolk, caves where they’d have their living chambers and their own “Atlantis” community of sorts.

It’s post-apocalyptic, but scientific technology is advanced and more futuristic to a degree. Since there’s no longer safe water outside of this dome, people who want to swim and visit beaches would have to go to this facility. It still functions like a usual aquarium in other areas/floors, so they can still see feral fish and what not, and the merfolk in particular choose whether they want to socialize or protect their solitary peace. When the merfolk are on any interactive or viewing level of the Aquarium, they’re considered on-duty employees during work hours! It’s like a mix of a cultural center, recreational center, and learning/research place. Definitely need to think about giving them a mini uniform too, or some accessory piece to display that. 🤔 Money doesn’t matter to them, their currency is in the form of building materials (dilapidated houses from the outside, wrecked ships) or precious stones.

Another brief synopsis of this particular AU here: https://www.tumblr.com/lnbeep-art/717240700925853696/what-time-is-it-mermay-time-with-the. Ougi is also bf’s character!

[flyingdidii]

The aquarium’s care taker and the Octopus or The escape from the aquarium.

[rainyfey]

not me still in "finishing year+ old sketches" mode... (sorry to any of the folks looking forward to her ever since that poll I posted last year!)

Gawd I wanna draw Mer!Nadia and Aquarium AU Portia together so baaaad why does it have to be a work night /sob

Q: why is Nadia the only mer-person so far to get clothing in your AU, Rainy?

A: because she's the only one who's not technically homeless.

[sea-lanterns]

Something tell me the slasher/doppelgangef ladies also hear "Fuck the cutie thing here".

It was just their thoughts.

Reader is just standing there, looking all big-eyed and innocent while these slasher/doppelganger ladies are literally towering over her with thoughts no holy human will ever have 🫢

Reader, looking up at them so innocently: Hello! :D

Slasher/Doppelganger ladies, mentally: 🔞🔞🔞🍆🍆🍑🍑🍑💦💦 💦💧💧H̴͖͓̤̗̥̬̠̗̭̏̓̈́̇͜e̸̙̠͎̘͑͑̌̔̕ḽ̷͈̙̩̖͚͇̟̬̑͐̈́͠ͅl̵͕̪̻̗̇̔͆̅̎͜ͅo̷͈͙̘̹͍͗͆̌̀̇̊̀͆̍͝

[megumiluvv]

After the kiss on the cheek, Choso has been sort of awkward and shy around you, while you babysit Yuji like nothing, and Sukuna watches with a smirk.

“You’re really awkward around that babysitter, nephew.” Sukuna says one day when you and Yuji are out.

“What? No, I’m not.”

“You are. Almost like you’re embarrassed by your feelings. If I were you, I’d already have that babysitter wrapped around my finger, if you know what I mean.”

“Uncle, please don’t ever put that image in my head.” Choso’s cheeks flush as he tries to focus on folding his laundry.

Sukuna laughs a loud, hearty laugh at his nephew’s words and reaction to what he said.

“You’re scared they don’t feel the same.”

“That’s not true.”

“It is. You can’t keep your eyes off of them but also see how that Gojo makes them react. You’re scared that Gojo boy is going to steal them away.”

“Uncle, that isn’t true at all.”

“Then what are you waiting for?”

“I’m not ‘waiting for’ anything, because nothing is going to happen between us. They’re focused on watching Yuji and I’m focused on giving Yuji a good childhood.” Choso sighs and sounds like he’s trying to convince himself more than anything.

A few minutes later, you come home with Yuji asleep in your arms.

“He partied hard.” You smile, coming home from one of Yuji’s friend’s birthday party.

Choso’s heart flutters at the sight of you taking care of Yuji, his little brother’s hand clinging to your shirt. He moves the stack of clothes to let you sit on the couch with Yuji and Sukuna plops down beside you.

“Who all was there?” Choso asks curiously. He was unable to make it due to work.

“Megumi, Todo, obviously the birthday girl Nobara, a few of her friends, but those are the most notable ones.” You smile to Choso.

“So Gojo was there?”

“Yup, and so was Shoko, Yuki, one of Gojo’s friends, I think his name was Geto? I didn’t know him that well but he has these twin girls that are adorable.”

“Is that so? Did Gojo say anything?”

“He asked where ‘my other half’ was.” You roll your eyes, cheeks flushing a little.

Your other half. Choso’s cheeks flush a little too and he ignores Sukuna’s smile that appears.

“So Gojo thinks you two are together?”

“Oh, well, I dunno about all that…” You blush.

“And why not?”

“Uncle, quit pestering my babysitter.”

“Whatever, I’m going to call Uraume. Can’t believe they don’t ever come with me anymore. Damn brat would like their cooking…” he starts complaining to himself and leaves the room.

You look up at Choso, who looks down at you, both of your cheeks a rosy pink. Choso is the first to break the silence after he sits down.

“So, I um, have an invitation for you.”

“Hm?”

“Aquarium and dinner? No Yuji, I’ll have my uncle watch him.”

“…Sure. When?”

“Tuesday?”

“…Yeah.” You smile and gently set Yuji on him, patting Choso’s shoulder. “It’s a date.”

“Y-yeah, a date…”

He watches you leave the room and he has a big smile on his face now. A date. It’s a date. With you. He is ecstatic.

You head into your apartment practically squealing in excitement. Did you really just say that? Did he really just ask you out? Does he really like you the same? You can hardly sleep that night from the excitement.

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[paintedpatroclus]

aquarium meet-cute + bonus