#MERMEN band

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

PRINT, POSTER, & GRAPHIC DESIGNS FROM AN AMERICAN MASTER -- ALL-AMERICAN STYLE, BABY.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on a modern postcard of disgraced U.S. President Richard M. Nixon titled "LOVE American Style," graphic design by the late, great Frank Kozik (1962-2023). This ad specific postcard was published in England in 1999.

EXTRA INFO: The postcards are reproductions from concert poster designs by Frank Kozik, of which band's include: THE HEADS, HOLIDAYS IN THE SUN, UNSANE, SOCIAL DISTORTION, SWINGIN' UTTERS, MERMEN, & MORPHINE.

Source: www.hippostcard.com/listing/richard-m-nixon-love-american-style-by-frank-kozik-art-postcard/605300 (all found on HipPostcard).

[ps3got-n0gamez]

Okay zest fest.

[edsbacktattoo]

🙋 hiiiii so remember at the end of Mermen when Lucius and Pete become mateys and Roach offers them some knives on a pillow and says ‘you may now slash each other’s faces!!! >:D’? very sweet, perfect in every way, thanks so much. so i imagine the point there is for mateys to give each other matching scars, right? like yeah they’re framing it in a violent way for the Comedy of it all, but i imagine that it’s probably closer to giving each other just little matching scars on the cheek or something, just to visually provide the ‘I’m Married’ symbol in place of a traditional wedding band.

all that being said. guess who already has matching scars. take a guess!!! a wild guess!!!!!!!

[ofmdrecaps]

07/05-06/2024 Daily OFMD Recap

TLDR; Rhys Darby; David Jenkins; Nathan Foad & Con O'Neill; Leslie Jones; Nat Torres; Darby Family Foster Kittens; Articles; Fiber Arts Brigade: Auction/Fundraiser Updates/Bronson Pinchot Cameo; Uproar in the UK; Fan Spotlight: Cast Cards; OurFlagMeansFanfiction/BabyKrakenPodfics; OFMD Themed Earrings; Love Notes; Daily Darby/Today's Taika

== Rhys Darby ==

More coverage of Rhys' new show The Hungry Games! This time on Today.com.

Source: Rhys Darby's Twitter

Annnd more shots of Rhys and Bonus Rosie & Finn at the Great Big Cow Band Concert on July 4!

Source: Rosie Carnahan Darby's Instagram

Annnnd yet another Tural Commercial for FFXIV!

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== David Jenkins ==

Well the last two days were big clowning days for everyone! Early Friday we had Chaos Dad commenting on a tweet from March.

Source: David Jenkins Twitter Next, fans noticed that the "Got a really good feeling about 2024" post that David took down from Instagram was re-added. Our friend cremeishere noticed that the post had been removed from David's Instagram after one of the cancellations (around March 22). Today however, it was noticed that it was back. Do we know exactly when it came back? No idea-- but Honking ensues!

Source: CremeIsHere's Twitter

And if that wasn't enough honking, our friend Jules mentioned the following from Kinga's recent post about Simone LeBone, "When dad is working we're napping" and asked "what is he working on"? Good question.

Source: TheRevengeBoys Twitter

== Nathan + Con ==

Nathan posted some more about his spotlight in the Hot Shots publication, and our dear Con wrote him a lovely love note <3

Source: Nathan Foad's Instagram

== Leslie Jones ==

Leslie's been out to the LA Sparks game!

Source: misterjt319 Instagram

== Nat Torres ==

One of our awesome writers, Nat Torres, is making a rare appearance on Instagram.

Source: Natalie Torres Instagram

== Darby Family Foster Kittens ==

As we all know, I'm a sucker for kittens! Here's new Darby Family Foster Kitten content!

Source: Rosie Carnahan Darby's Instagram

== Articles ==

@adoptourcrew Found some very interesting articles regarding the cancellation of OFMD. In addition-- the #1 from Collider is adding to the Honkfest going on!

10 Canceled TV Shows That Deserve to Be Revived

Source: Adopt Our Crew's Twitter

"I Tear Up Every Time I See It": Here Are 23 Romantic Movie And TV Moments Without The Words "I Love You"

Source: Adopt Our Crew's Twitter

== Fiber Arts Brigade ==

The Fiber Arts Brigade reached their next tiered goal! They've raised $1750 with the #ThriveAsACrew campaign to support SageUSA! Thank you to everyone who's donated!

An anonymous donor was kind enough to pay for another cameo in honor of FAB reaching the fourth tier goal! Below is a video from Bronson Pinchot on his (and Ned Low's) advise on how we can ThriveAsACrew!

The Fiber Arts Brigade Ebay Auctions are ALMOST DONE! If you were bummed to miss out on Moosh's cross stitch commission from the AOC raffle, here's another chance! Check out the ebay listing here! Thank you to all the artists and patrons of this auction!

Source: Fiber Arts Brigade Twitter

== Uproar In The UK ==

Thank you @adoptourcrew for keeping us apprised of the UK Release of Uproar on Prime video! Check it out UK Crew!

Source: Adopt Our Crew's Twitter

== Fan Spotlight ==

= Cast Cards =

Tonight's cast cards from @melvisik are Nathanial Goodman who's "another submission for ‘Outstanding Cinematography in a Comedy Series for Impossible Birds’ -AdoptOurCrew"! And Jaden McLeod -- "Soldier #1 in Mermen, no doubt someone who came across Ed and/or the crew of the Revenge..."

Source: @melvisik's Twitter

== Our Flag Means Fanfiction ==

Our dear friends over at Our Flag Means Fanfiction are moving up the charts on spotify!

Annnd coming up this Monday, a New Episode - The Silly Voices Episode, this time joined by BabyKraken Podfics!

Source: Our Flag Means Fanfiction / BabyKraken Podfics

== OFMD Themed Earrings ==

I would just like to say I love all of the beautiful and creative ways everyone continues to honour our favourite show! The darling @paleoleigh has been making OFMD Themed Earrings and she was kind enough to allow me to share some of her work! You can learn more on PaleoLeigh's Tumblr Post and if you're interested, order them on her Etsy Store!

Source: PaleoLeigh's Tumblr Post

== Love Notes ==

Hey there Lovelies! I hope you all are getting some much needed rest this weekend! It's been a lot lately, huh? The world, elections, so many different countries struggling, online -- everywhere's been pretty crazy lately. I know a lot of you have so much on your minds, and rightly so. When so much is happening all at once, seeing struggles go on in your safe spaces too can make things so much harder to cope with. It is okay to feel sad or upset if your safe space doesn't feel the same way it did right now. It doesn't mean it won't feel safe again one day. Life and situations ebb and flow, and circumstances change, as much as we always want good things to stay the same. Good things can come from change too. Our magnificent and kind friend @xray-vex shared a screenshot on twitter the other day of this tumblr post and I thought it was incredibly appropriate to how a lot of people have been expressing they've been feeling lately.

I know sometimes it feels like you have to respond to that tweet, or get into that discourse, but if you don't have the energy, just remember you don't owe anything to anyone. You are wonderful the way you are, and you deserve to enjoy your space too. If it feels like too much, take a break, watch a new show, read a new book, step away if you need to. Or if re-watching our pirate show would help-- feel absolutely welcome to do that too. Whatever YOU need for YOU. It will be different for everyone, and there is no shame in wanting to do something different to make you feel better. There will always be folks here for you if you decide to step away and come back, so don't be afraid to if you need to okay? We love you crew, we care so much about you, and your health. Be well <3

== Daily Darby / Today's Taika ==

Some BTS gif tonight for the discerning gif lover. Git courtesy of @dallonismysavior!

[psycho-static]

KLOKTOBER DAY 8: MERMAIDS (a n d monsters?)

Oh wowee going underklok! Pirate nathan and his new crew of death metal mermen they rule the sea, and they want you to join them in the depths Live there. Die there.

But theres even greater threats that lie below the surfaces. Sea creatures beyond comprehension, violent, feral scum, they too, long for your soul and they wont rest.....Until your dead- Enjoy!

ive never drawn the whole band before in one peice lol so this was rather amibtious for me ngl sorta tempted to make this into an AU lol I dont think "pirateklok" has been done before has it??

[artstar1997]

Here is the updated design on my Splatoon AU Branch, Poppy, and Rose. Poppy would still use shooters, Branch is more of a rollers type, and Rose is an expert on chargers but their designs changed to match the new Trolls movie. I still couldn't decide on the fourth member but its still vacant so let me know who can take on the last parking spot.

With their band, the Snack Pack, I thought of getting inspiration from mermaids and mermen for their stage outfits, complete with shells, pearls, scale-patterned outfits, and other mermaidcore aesthetic for their outfits and looks. The glitter was inspired from the Squid Sisters with their instruments having marine themed details or designs. I only worked on Branch, Poppy, and Rose’s outfits but I'll get to DJ Suki, Cooper, Smidge, Guy Diamond, Biggie and Mr. Dinkles, Satin and Chenille, Fuzzbert, and Legsly.

[pls-let-me-out]

It officially was the worst day of Nico’s life. First he woke up late, thus he arrived extremely late to the Coral Moon celebration, which gave his father a fit. Then he lost his mother’s bracelet. But all this was nothing to what he’d just done.

After twenty years of carefully avoiding the surface, he’d finally decided to disobey his father’s rule and see what was so captivating to his sister Bianca, to the point she’d renounced her tail. So of course he got tangled in a fisher’s net.

“Look what we just got!” One of the men screamed. “Can’t believe it!”

“Jackson, where are you?” Another shouted. “Come take a look! A mermaid!”

Nico sputtered. “A what?”

“It’s clearly a mermen,” another said. Nico was ready to bite his head off, when he took a look. And what a look. “And we should really get him out of the net, before he decides to sing.”

“Will, you’re a spoilsport,” a young woman said. She had bright red hair, but the ends were tinted green. Nico’s lips curled. What a weird choice.

“He’s right,” Nico said. “You should really let me go.”

One of the pirates screamed. They all took a step back.

“And take this horrendous net off me, before I start biting and clawing it.”

The one named Will stepped forward, but he was thrown back by another men, dark skinned and with arms as big as Nico’s head.

“Let me,” the muscled one said. “It’s not safe, and we need our healer.”

They’d just taken the damned thing off Nico, when two people reached them: a blond woman and the one, only and damned Percy Jackson.

“You!” Percy shouted, pointing his stupid finger at Nico.

So, thinking back on it, Nico might not have been such an exemplary son and mermen prince. He might have ignored his father’s rules a couple of times, and he might have enchanted a pirate or two with his voice. One of those pirates was Percy Jackson, and that happened four years back. Of course even then Percy was in love with this Annabeth girl, who he spent most of his time talking about, and all he ever saw Nico as was a younger brother. Unfortunately, Nico fell in love in the worst of ways. He might also have gotten resentful at angry, thus selling him off to his father, and his father may have tried to kill Percy.

But all well’s that ends well.

Nico swallowed his bile. Percy could kill him on that pirate ship. “Missed me much?” He asked with a smile.

“About as much as I miss malaria,” Percy replied. He watched over at the men on the ship. He had to be the captain. “This is the deadliest creature you could get on Annabeth’s ship.”

Oh, good. So now Nico was on mysterious Annabeth’s ship. Just his lucky day.

“No worries, I’ll just get off,” Nico said. He winked at Will, the only one who’d wanted to free him. Will’s cheeks turned red. Good, Nico still had it, then.

Percy unleashed his sword. “I don’t think so.”

Annabeth put her hand on Percy’s arm. The light caught a golden band on her finger, and sure enough Percy had an identical one on his. “I suppose this is the famous Nico, then.” She tilted her hair, her grey eyes seemed to read Nico like an open book. He hated it, almost as much as he hated her.

“He hasn’t done us anything,” Will said. He stepped over Nico’s tail, to reach Annabeth.

What was he on that ship? Clearly he wasn’t just anybody, maybe he was Annabeth’s advisor, as Thanatos was to Nico’s father.

“If you know who I am, then you know who my father is,” Nico said. “And you are in his territory.”

“Nobody owns the ocean,” Percy replied.

Nico laughed. “You remember how it ended last time you told him that?”

Percy’s lips tightened in a white line.

“Enough,” Annabeth said, when Percy was about to reply. “We won’t kill Nico. We’ll use him to pass through the Neah Cascades. If he tries to drown us, we remind him we have his son.”

“It’s too risky,” Percy said.

“It’s worth it. I want somebody to always guard him.” Annabeth stepped closer and closer, until her shadow was over Nico. God, how he wanted to lounge at her. “And you won’t allure them.”

“Why wouldn’t I?” He asked. “You want to kill me, for what I did to your boy. I want to live. So I’ll allure everybody as soon as I get the chance.”

She was so quick he couldn’t react. She took one of his scales, which was painful as hell. She used it to cut herself. “Because now it’s a blood path. You help us, I don’t kill you.”

“You don’t, but what about the rest of your crew.”

Her lips tightened. She’d thought of it, too, then. Good. Nico wasn’t such a fool.

“None of us hurt you,” she said. Then she passed around the scale to her crew, and they all cut themselves.

When it was done, Nico held out his hand. “Let’s shake it, as you do, then. I help you, you help me.”

Annabeth smiled. “Done.”

When her hand tightened around Nico’s, he used it as leverage. With his fangs out, he lounged for her throat.

[dani-luminae]

I got too obsessed with looking at all the mermaids in this image and I made a few observations:

Mermen of the Piton Sea (Perla's sea) have a difference in the white pattern on their tales; see the Piton merman on the far left and compare to Perla, perches on the rock on the left. The merman features larger white "splotches" on his tail than Perla's "dotted" pattern.

Similarly, merman of the Chaine Sea, Mala's sea, also have a differing tail pattern to mermaids of the same sea. The mermen feature a more distinct "dotted" or "smeared" coloration of pink and gold/orange while Chaine mermaids have a smoother gradient. It also may be a trend for Chaine mermaids to wear the same pinkish coral headpiece as Mala; both Mala and another mermaid, on the rock behind Mala, wear the headpiece.

Karina's hairstyle (silver high ponytail) may also be a trend in the Saithe Sea; a mermaid in the back of the scene sports a silvery ponytail similar in style. There are also multiple Saithe Merchildren with non-silver hair color present throughout the photo.

There are multiple Brinedive Sea MerFolk throughout the photo; a merman sitting on the rock in the back appears to have a more solid "banded" pattern on his tail compared to the henna-inspired pattern in Indira's scales and tail. All mermaids of the Brinedive Sea featured the one-shouldered scale pattern.

Multiple MerFolk sport patterns likely to belong to the Apneic Sea (Caspia's sea).

There appears no notable for certain MerFolk belonging to the Carinae (Ariel's sea, the local sea to the island kingdom) or the Fracus (Tameka's) Seas, sporting either Ariel's tail pattern or Tameka's scales.

Screencap from @neverscreens whom I thank so much!!!!

[ps3got-n0gamez]

WIP art for a concept

Basically Ritz is a merman

Not sure if I'll finish this

Not sure how I feel about it, but I like to think he'd be a little bitey for a "magestic merman".

He's a fish, and can breathe under water, he can't talk under it tho. Sometimes he opens his mouth under water and breathes it in, thinks it feels weird, then cries out that he's drowning.

Here's a little normal Ritz too lol

[ao3-deviance]

oh my im sorry to hear inspiration has been tough to find for u. im struggling with the same thing too, artwise (´。＿。｀)

as for krbk ideas, i have a few if youd like to hear!

-mermaids krbk ( maybe in the courting stage? getting shiny pearls n treasures from the bottom of the ocean for each other!! a dead dolphin too maybe? ) -hybrid au ! maybe with alpha leopard bakugou and dog/wolf beta kirishima -oh ohh !!! i love how u write kirishima taking care of a tired bakugo....with the nonsexual intimacy...with a sprinkle of subspace mmm MMM !! -a band au could be very fun too !! krbk being in a bad together or bakugou being the drummer of the original band in bnha and kirishima being a big fan and meeting his idol -the bakusquad ( exception of krbk ) get turned into dogs? or lil animals n krbk are to take care of them and is super soft and cute thats all that i could come up with !! (^///^)

sorry for the long ask and of course feel free to ignore this if none of them cought ur eye !! im a big fan of ur works so thank u for all the wonderful fics u shared with us so far !!! hope ull feel better soon !!

ο(=•ω＜=)ρ⌒☆

Thank you for the prompts! I kind of got inspired/combined two of your prompts, mermen KiriBaku and nonsexual intimacy!

This one could be a stand alone or could be a continuation of my series A.S.A.H. (All Sharks Are Himbos). Whatever you prefer!

Hope you enjoy!

-----My Siren Gets Clean-----

Bakugou brushed a coral comb through Kirishima's hair, allowing himself a moment of peace hidden away in their den. 

"Hey."

Bakugou hummed, looking down to see Kirishima's eyes peeking open to stare at him. The bull shark mer immediately smiled once Bakugou met his gaze, the affection clear enough to send a blush to Bakugou's face. 

"I wanted to ask…before you did it yourself," Kirishima said, "could I help you this month? With your cleaning?"

If Bakugou had thought he was blushing before, that was nothing compared to now. His face was as red as the tips of his fins as he shoved Kirishima off him. 

"The fuck?! You can't just ask to–"

"I'm sorry!" Kirishima shouted over him. "I don't mean to pressure you! If you're not ready–"

"Who said I wasn't ready?!" Bakugou demanded.

"No one, I just mean that it's a really personal ask, if you want to wait, that's totally cool! Or if you never want my help, that's also fine! I'm sorry I brought it up so suddenly." 

Bakugou crossed his arms, embarrassed and frustrated. He wasn't angry at Kirishima; it was a fair ask since they'd been courting for months, and they'd both already accepted the courtship for good. It was just an embarrassing thing for Bakugou. 

Sirens–unlike most marine species–tended to sing while sitting on reefs or rocks or other things above the waterline. They were one of the few species able to stay in the air for extended periods. However, the trade off of this was that on occasion they had to clean off any pesky barnacles or algae that clung to them in…delicate places due to the constant transition between spaces. Bakugou honestly hated that time of the month, and if he wasn't so careful about maintaining his own health, he might even skip it for the awkwardness alone. There were…certain areas that required additional eyes and hands to get to, and he despised letting other sirens assist. Most of them avoided him when it came time for the task, though he had a handful of other mer he would forcibly wrangle into helping him, depending on which was the least painful at the time.

So no, he wasn't mad that Kirishima might be interested in helping him. He was more mad that it was even necessary. Still, the longer he thought about it, it would probably be less painful to direct Kirishima in where to look versus having to deal with Uraraka's chipper attitude or stupid Deku's constant muttering about him changing colors or new fin growth.

"This isn't a yes," Bakugou warned, pointing at him, "but it's not a no either. Let me think about it."

Kirishima beamed, bumbling closer in the already tight den so he could wrap Bakugou up in his arms, accidentally scraping Bakugou's lower half with the rough hide of his tail. "Whatever your choice, I'll accept," Kirishima promised, as if Bakugou had any doubt. "I'm really happy you'd even consider it."

"Well fuck, you're going to be my mate, aren't you?" Bakugou mumbled, looking away. "Not like you won't see everything eventually anyways."

Kirishima squeezed him even harder, like he couldn't contain his enthusiasm at the idea. 

…..

"Fuck, okay," Bakugou said, fins fluttering stiffly. "You're a brute, so be fucking careful, alright? I don't need my backside fileted. Most sirens use shells to get the barnacles off, but you can probably manage fine with your nails since they're so hard." Bakugou studied Kirishima's hand, not at all stalling. 

"Hey," Kirishima called, gently pushing Bakugou's head up until he met his gaze. "I promise to be gentle. I want to help you, Katsuki." He leaned closer, nuzzling under an earfin, softly setting his teeth against his skin in a shark's kiss. 

Bakugou sighed, relaxing against him. "Okay," he agreed. Kirishima smiled, nipping his jaw before he grabbed Bakugou by his hips and turned him around.  

There was a level of humiliation when it came to his monthly cleaning that Bakugou hated. Having to swim upside down was awkward enough, but having to flare out all of his fins and leaving himself on display while someone inspected him wasn't his idea of a good time. Bakugou, in another unfortunate genetic lottery fact, was related to the lionfish species, meaning he had a lot of fins, which was the main reason he wasn't able to get to them all by himself.

Bakugou tried to just put it all outside his mind as he had to do every month when Deku or Uraraka handled this for him, and he rolled over, fanning out his fins for Kirishima's assessment. 

"Wow."

Kirishima's quiet exclamation immediately had him on high alert, tensing. 

"What?" He demanded harshly. "Just because I'm–"

"You're beautiful," Kirishima said, cutting through Bakugou's defensiveness with his quiet adoration. His hands brushed across a few of the thinner fins, leaving Bakugou shivering. "Are you steady? You can hold onto my tail if that helps."

Kirishima started to comb his fingers through the forest of prickly fins from Bakugou's tail. At the first catch of a stray barnacle, Kirishima's fingers deftly plucked it off without pause, and Bakugou was immediately sent reeling at such a soft touch compared the shell-fight the others usually had to put up with to get him clean. He slammed his eyes shut at the well of vulnerability, reaching out blindly for the shark mer's tail and just hanging on, not unlike a seahorse tangled with its mate. He took a few deep breaths, relaxing against the other as two more barnacles were removed from their annoying hiding spot, Kirishima soothing the irritated scales with his fingers before moving on. 

Cleaning Bakugou took hours of meticulous work, but Kirishima didn't complain once. He even started humming partway through, and Bakugou could feel the sounds thrumming through his entire body. He didn't feel uncomfortable and adrift anymore; he just felt held, cared for. Kirishima's touch was never aggressive and he was methodical in moving through Bakugou's fins so he didn't miss a single spot. Eventually Bakugou's tail found itself wrapped over the shark mer's shoulder, the blond siren completely lax against Kirishima who wasn't even slightly phased at having to hold Bakugou's weight while grooming the blond's tail. 

"Almost done, I think," Kirishima murmured quietly, one hand resting on the small of Bakugou's back as he held the other close while his other hand combed through the last of Bakugou's dorsal fins and spines. 

Bakugou could only hum in response, feeling too settled to do anything else. 

"There we go," Kirishima announced, now just holding Bakugou. "You okay?"

"I'm good," Bakugou said drowsily, blinking slowly. 

"Wasn't so bad," Kirishima teased him, gently coaxing him back upright. "You're usually ready to fight whenever you have a cleaning, but now you're just a jellyfish puddle. Are you sure I did it right?" 

"You did it fucking perfectly," Bakugou assured him, wiggling and twisting his tail and spines to make sure he couldn't feel any barnacles still clinging to him. He felt cleaner than usual even, like Kirishima may have found a few hanger-ons that had been missed in prior months. 

Kirishima smiled, hands resting on Bakugou's hips. "I did? So I can do it again, maybe?" 

Bakugou actually looked at him then, surprised to see genuine pleasure and hope on his face. Siren cleaning was a boring chore every month, why would he want to do it when he didn't have to?

"I guess," Bakugou agreed with a shrug, "if you want to. Whatever. Sure."

Kirishima's tail wriggled happily and he immediately swept Bakugou into a tight embrace. "Thanks, Katsuki! I promise to do my best every time!"

Bakugou blinked, a bit taken aback by his enthusiasm, but slowly managed to relax into his hold. "Idiot," he accused, even as he softly ran his clawed hands up the other's strong back, returning the hug. 

He'd never understand shark mers. 

[it-happened-one-fic]

Cha-Cha - An Enigma - Strictly NRC Dancing

Author Notes: And with this the Octatrio will all have their dance fics. I'm not gonna lie, I think Azul's turned out the best. But that could just be personal taste and/or the waltz speaking. While this specific dance doesn't have any inspiration the judges comments were heavily inspired by the judges comments on Milo Manheim and Whitney Carson’s Cha-Cha from Week 1 Season 27 of Dancing with the Stars. Just like the rest of this AU/series the reader is female for this fic. I hope you enjoy!

If you would like to read more this AU/series, the fics can be found here: Strictly NRC Dancing AU Master-List

Type: Dance Au/ Female reader/ fluff/ platonic but you could probably take it as romantic if you squint a little

Word count: 921

The cha-cha was a playful and rather flirtatious dance, which meant one would naturally want a partner that could keep up with such energy. 

Cater, Ace, Floyd, or Ruggie would be the individuals one would select simply based on that description. But my partner was not on that list.

That said, Jade had no trouble being playful or even flirty. In fact, despite his usual gentlemanly butler act, he seemed to excel at both things. 

What he apparently did not excel at, though, was dancing.

Jade wasn’t like Ace or Lilia, who threw in too many of their own moves, and he wasn’t like Riddle, whose dance was rather devoid of emotion. Jade followed the rules but also managed to get into the basic energy of the dance. 

His trouble also wasn’t that he was lacking in strength or coordination. 

In fact, one could even argue that Jade was rather elegant with little to no difficulty. But then, to be fair, all of the mermen of Octavinelle seemed to have a natural sort of grace.

But despite having the makings of a good dancer, Jade was not good. I couldn’t say he was exactly bad either, but… Well, dancing didn’t seem to come naturally to Octavinelle’s vice-housewarden. 

He perpetually needed polishing if Floyd’s instruction during off-hours at Monstro Lounge were anything to go by. 

It was an enigma, rather like Jade himself. How could someone be so innately graceful yet so unable to dance? Was it a simple lack of rhythm? But that didn’t make sense either, considering Jade could play both the upright bass and the bass guitar in the Octatrio’s band.

It was truly unfortunate, because even during choreography, I could tell Jade had the makings of a good dancer who would be a fun partner. 

He was capable of teasing his partner and having a good bit of fun, save for the fact that while he was dancing, he was so incredibly out of his comfort zone. Because Jade knew he wasn’t a good dancer. 

In fact, he’d fessed up to it the very moment I’d walked into choreography practice and saw him standing there.

“I’m afraid this is more in my brother’s realm of expertise…” He’d trailed off, a rather uncomfortable smile on his face. 

It had been startling since the only other time I’d ever seen Jade out of his comfort zone was usually when he was up at any height, such as during flight class. Other than that, the eel merman seemed to excel at everything. But now I knew something else he struggled with. Dancing.

Despite my usual habit of teasing, I didn’t even think of picking on the young man as we got ready for our performance. Instead, I ended up smiling reassuringly at him, “It’ll be okay. You’ll do fine, and even if you don’t pass this class, there are other dances that I’m sure you’ll be great at.”

The tight smile he gave me was all the answer I needed, but, ever polite, he still responded as he readied himself, “I appreciate the sentiment, Prefect. However, I'd prefer not to have to perform again. I do not relish making a fool of myself.”

I patted him affectionately because Jade wasn’t all bad and I couldn’t help but feel for the usually poised young man. 

Seeing Jade behave awkwardly was… unsettling.

 “You won’t. Just think: you’re going after Ace. As long as you don’t gyrate as much as he did, no one will mock you,” I smiled winningly up at the young man and received a flickering smile to his face, half-amused by my words.

“No, but Floyd will crucify me if I ruin this.” I laughed at his comment, drawing a smile to his face.

And that wasn’t the only time he smiled. In fact, he grinned at me throughout our performance. Slipping in little teasing remarks even as I could tell he was doing his very best to ignore the multitude of people watching.

But even then, he didn’t pass the class.

“Your timing was brilliant, and you have a wonderful stature for a good appearance while dancing. But,” Crewel paused, meeting Jade’s gaze, and the poor boy didn’t even look surprised. 

He just stood there. A polite smile on his face as he received his condemning grade.

“You unfortunately did not finish your moves, and this is common for a boy of your height,” Crewel finished, glancing over to see Trein nodding his agreement before picking up where the younger instructor left off.

“Yes, your height and the length of your limbs seemed to be your greatest trouble, Mr. Leech. You stopped your motions too soon and didn’t stretch all the way through your legs, and even ended up looking a little knobbly kneed sometimes.”

Crowley pressed his hand to his mouth, frowning slightly as he nodded before looking up at the young man next to me once more, “Yes… I’m afraid we cannot give a passing grade for this performance due to too many technical issues.”

Jade accepted his failure with grace, as expected, but I still found myself patting him on the arm as I leaned around to better look him in the eye, “Either way, you did good. And I don’t think Floyd will crucify you.” 

He paused, glancing over his shoulder with his signature sharp-toothed grin of his face that promised he was just as much trouble, if not more, than his chaotic brother. "True, I would give him a great deal of difficulty with that."

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[fangsnfair]

Is that LEO SUTER? No, that’s RAEN CYRAENAN-TACT. The 35 year old MERMAN ALPHA CISGENDER (HE-HIM-HIS) is JOBLESS. If you ask their friends, they’re known to be DETERMINED & STALWART, but beware, they’re also known to be RECLUSIVE & STUBBORN. Can you believe they’re from THE PAST? Me either. 

general statistics

name: raen cyraenan-tact

nicknames: none at the moment

gender: alpha cisgender male

pronouns: he-him-his

age: 35 old

species: merfolk

subspecies: merman

tail design: dark burgundy and burnt orange in color.

occupation: currently jobless

pets: none at the moment

positive traits: determined and stalwart

negative traits: reclusive and stubborn

a few favorites: rough seas, thunderstorms, the smell of sea salt, sushi, rum, nighttime

a few hates: the modern world, humans, witches, drying out, loud music, pollution

sexuality: homosexual

position: top, very rare/situationally verse

some kinks: rough sex, choking, hair pulling, marking, slapping, restraints, biting, public displays, anonymous encounters, more to come...

anti-kinks: scat, vomit, age regression play, diaper play, food play

biography

though he was capable on both the surface and beneath the waves, he preferred spending his time in the depths of the ocean. he didn't care much for humanity-- as far as he was concerned they were loud, dirty, arrogant beasts that held little to no understanding of order; of respect. they were lawless creatures that seemed to think if they saw it they owned it. they were a cancer upon the waves, in their crudely built ships. it was only a matter of time before that insatiable, constant state of curiosity lead humans to look beneath the water's edge rather than simply riding over it.

the mermen were ready for them though. using their voices to lure them into the waters depth, or simply watching as they fought amongst themselves and fell overboard, they drowned as many of them as they could, feasting on some of them as well, in hopes that they would grow to fear the ocean; in hopes that they would turn away and stop looking for more.

he wouldn't call it a war, there was no official declaration or anything that grandiose, but as he matured it became very clear that there was tension growing between humanity and the seas. he was so preoccupied spending his days defending his homes, and his fellow mer's, that he didn't have time to waste on finding a mate and building a family. he didn't realize, though, how lonely that life had become for him until he was separated from his clan in a cruel, twist of fate. caught in a fisherman's net, he was forced out of his home and brought onto land as some prized trophy for a band of washed up, drunken pirates. they kept him chained to the front of their ship for months as a warning to other mers in the sea, but also to boast of their power to other ships that passed or to towns whenever they sailed into port.

he only managed to escape because of another cruel twist of fate; this one being magic.

ripped from his chains, and ripped through time altogether, he was thrown back into the depths of the ocean-- but it wasn't his ocean. he swam for hours, days even, trying to find any signs of his home or of his clan, only to be caught again. this time, though, he didn't find himself tangled in a fisherman's net. no. he was caught in the grips of some sort of underwater creature made of stone and metal. claws reached out and gripped onto him as humans stepped into the eyes of the-- the beast-- as they held up strange, small blocks that flashed blinding lights in his eyes.

he managed to escape, this time on his own, but that was hardly his last run-in with humans.

rumors began circulating of a merman, what humans believed to be a myth or a legend, attacking smaller ships out at sea; and the people that survived the attacks all had the same story-- a dangerously handsome creature pulled them from their ship, screaming at them in a language they didn't understand.

eventually he was found by people from a settlement here-- or, rather, a town as it was called in this modern time-- but even their first interaction with raen didn't go quiet as planned. rather than bowing his head and accepting their help, he fought against them and stubbornly swam away. he didn't know them. he didn't need them. he was going to survive this world on his own and find a way back home.

he was left to his own devices for a month, or two, before more reports of his activity started making headlines again; and just like that the people representing that damned town-- new haven-- were back; this time with someone that, through magic, was able to communicate with raen. it took a lot of convincing but, eventually, they managed to get through to the stubborn merman and convince him that he'd be more comfortable in new haven.

so, for now, he's staying. he prefers to keep to himself, and though he can understand some english he refuses to fully learn the language or speak it himself. he doesn't want to be here, he wants to go home, but for now this seems to be his only choice.

maybe this was where he was meant to be all along. maybe this is the home he was meant to defend. maybe he'd figure it out if he stopped being so hard headed and tried.

[freak-out-t]

Hello, fellow Stranger Things writers,

I've been thinking of starting a private group roleplay, for adults (18 and above) only to make sure it's a mature space + for my own comfort. In short, I wanted to see which AU people would be most interested in writing. This would be canon characters only, weekly and monthly events guaranteed. I have seen a bunch of modern and band AU settings so I decided to approach different themes,

'Monster High' AU: Vampires, Werewolves, and Witches, each and every one of them feared by most which is why they'd find themselves in the infamous town of Hawkins. It is a place known for being inhabited by monsters rather than humans, especially the local schools. These creatures mostly spite each other for their differences in the past, something that might bring tension- or perhaps unlikely friendships.

Folklore & Pirate AU: Mermaids/Mermen, Weresharks, Sirens... all kinds of creatures inhabit the depths of the sea, some wish to live hidden from the world while others spite the beings that sail the great seas. These people may be members of a pirate crew seeking hidden treasures, simple fishermen who are just trying to make a living and so much more.

Fantasy (D&D) AU: Following the general setting of Dungeons and Dragons and its canon world (Forgotten Realms), this roleplay would take place in a small city of sorts. Writers would need to fill out character sheets (based on their character) as if they were to enter a campaign themselves, hunt monsters, criminals, or simply have an occupation outside of the Adventurer's Guild that the city is most known for.

Greek Gods AU: Each and every character would represent one of the many Greek Gods/Goddesses, Titans/Titanesses, living their lives on the peak of Mount Olympus. Each and every one of them has their own role in the world, though writers would be allowed to alter the personality and history their character is known for (for example just because someone's character is Zeus, it doesn't mean their character sleeps around all the time)

(I also accept mod applications! If this piques your interest, contact me in DMs)

[mageathenaeum-hl]

In general, Garreth and his brothers steered clear of the ladies when the latter were having fun. The young mermen lived out their dull days quietly completing their chores, and most of them preferred it that way.  Most of them.  Ever the troublemaker, Garreth, of course, had a particularly developed penchant for exploration and experimentation. He was a curious sort, to a fault.  And as one such oddity, he had devised a plan to follow a band of his cousins to the surface, jot down their routes and preferred spots, and the rules of their hunting game.  Purely for research, certainly, and just out of aforementioned curiosity. After all, what was his life's worth if he were to spend it solely in servitude of the overly ungallant. He might as well journal something, discover something, leave a mark which would be his very own in some way, shape or form.  Preferably, a mark which would not decay together with a corpse upon which it would be carved. Something more intangible, original, but equally more durable. A legacy, if you will. 

-- Pearls of Golden Chapter 2 <AO3>

[earthbovndmisfit]

in the mer joestar aquarium au jotaro hates being carried by humans because he feels so vulnerable so he opts to crawl around when on land with his big strong arms and he is very stubborn

Considering all/most Jobros work at the aquarium, I think this would be the perfect scenario for him and Kak to start bonding. Just think about it:

Jotaro doesn't like to be seen or taken as a vulnerable being. He doesn't want to depend on others even though he knows it's basically unavoidable at this point to depend on their caretakers one way or another for as long as they stay at the aquarium/on land.

Naturally, and despite how smooth the floors may be at the aquarium to make it easy for the mermen to move around if/whenever they wish to, moving around like that and crawling all over the place all the time will definitely end up causing some damage to their tails, as they're not made for that kind of treatment (hence why the caretakers are always willing to help them around).

So, Jotaro will definitely end up with a lot of scratches and cuts and bruises on his tail. Cuts and scratches that he will try to brush off and just pretend they don't exist. But, of course, they need to be taken care of as to prevent some kind of infection (especially considering the bacteria and etc on land are not the same as underwater, and so merpeeps might be at higher risk of infection if they catch one of those bugs).

This is where Kakyoin and him can bond and become closer. Normally, Jotaro doesn't allow Kak to carry him around, and Kak doesn't press further as not to annoy the hell out of him. Still, by the end of the day, the two sit together by Jotaro's tank where Kak will help him get his tail cleaned and then he will proceed to patch him up if he needs to (it's usually not that bad, so normally it's just the cleaning process, and maybe a band aid here and there).

The first times, they were probably mostly silent, with Kak doing some of the talking while Jotaro only gave monosyllabic answers, and toughening through any pain or discomfort he felt. Then, as days go on, Jotaro's little hisses whenever he feels a stinging on the bruise that's being cleaned would become a subtle indication that he's opening up more, especially when it becomes evident that he only does this with Kak and no one else (meaning that he's become comfortable enough around Kak to the point where he can allow himself some vulnerability around him). And so, Kak would begin to try to talk and get more words out of him. It's a slow process compared to other Jojos and their caretakers, but they get along well and, sooner than later, they become quite close to the point where maybe, just maybe, Jotaro will let Kak help him around the aquarium (and, of course, he will be the only one allowed to do so!).

Cue Jotaro later on trying to come up with some bullshit excuse as to why he hasn't gone back to the sea if he really doesn't want humans to help him around. Or why he will only let Kak help him, for that matter lol

[5sosfanfictioncatalogue]

Magical Creatures Masterlist

come alive and bring the thunder (ao3) - merlypops michael/luke E, 36k

Summary: Prince Luke of the Faeries is forced to marry King Michael after a War between kingdoms threatens to tear their lives apart… and maybe Luke and Michael fall in love too. Maybe.

Fish food (ao3) - drummer_boy G, 1k

Summary: Mermen aren't too common around school, and though Luke expected weird questions, he certainly didn't expect this.

I'm Not Being Me (ao3) - NarryEm michael/calum E, 1k

Summary: Michael is a creature of the night and Calum is unaware of it. When they meet outside a dingy club, they decide to spend the night together.

in the jaws of the beast (ao3) - mockturtletale OT4 E, 17k

Summary: “You also drink blood now,” Luke points out.

“Like, exclusively,” Calum adds, looking down at the remnants of the hot dogs the rest of them had for lunch like he’s in mourning.

in the sickness of you, i'm just a white blood cell (ao3) - lucasfletcher luke/ashton T, 3k

Summary: It sounds something like sucking your blood until your heart stops beating and Ashton snickers quietly at that, glancing at Luke.

“What now?” he sighs, feeling Ashton’s gaze, and before Luke can turn his head, he quickly retreats to staring out of the window.

“It’s just... kind of fitting, isn’t it?” he mumbles, suddenly feeling self-conscious, the weight of Luke’s gaze pinning him to his seat, “the song, I mean.”

“Not really,” his words are underlined with something Ashton can’t quite decipher. “It’s not funny or fitting for that matter, Ashton. I could truly hurt you. Especially now.”

Is it just me or is it getting hot in here? (ao3) - drummer_boy G, 2k

Summary: A Dragon having a crush on a Merman is just asking for trouble, but things turn out surpisingly well when they go camping with a couple friends.

It's Not Easy To Be Me (ao3) - insideimasadrainbow luke/calum, michael/ashton, michael/calum, calum/ashton E, 3k

Summary: It's not easy being in a band and it's definitely not easy being in a band when you're the only human and your band mates are vampires.

Let Me Play Among the Stars (ao3) - gravityinglass michael/calum G, 4k

Summary: Michael always had a goddamn unfair advantage, Calum thought. He’d practically been raised to this, and he always rubbed it in whenever he won and the rest of them were still struggling through the course.

“Fuck you, Michael,” he yelled, as Michael sailed past the row of trees they’d chosen for their finishing line. “Fuck you too, Marziale!”

Michael just smiled and waved, he and his dragon doing loop de loops in celebration. Marziale threw her head back and roared, flapping her large blue wings.

“Bloody dragon-born,” Ashton called. He and Aria were struggling through the rock-pillar weave. Tight turns were never their strength. “I vote we disqualify him next time.”

--

Or, 5 Seconds of Summer are dragonriders on patrol.

Like the Ocean Finds the Shore (ao3) - Cliffordiste (cliffordiste) michael/luke G, 71k

Summary: Luke is content living his normal life, sharing his little world with his best friend Calum. Nothing even remotely curious or interesting ever happens to him. Then he discovers an under-the-surface secret about a kid from his class named Michael and a whole hidden world is revealed to him. He is catapulted into a friendship and has to put up with Michael and his stupid blue hair, slowly discovering that not everything is as it seems.

Mermen in Melbourne (ao3) - awfuldaycupcake michael/harry, michael/ashton T, 14k

Summary: When it comes to relationships, Michael Clifford's type is human. Definitely not cannibal mermaids (er, mermen,) who kidnap him while he's just trying to go fishing. No, he's not really a big fan of that at all.

Mermaids (wattpad) - pigletmichael luke/ashton

Summary: "So you don't have a willy?"

No Place Like Home (ao3) - malumqt (bunwuji) luke/ashton, michael/calum N/R, 7k

Summary: "You aren't going to die. Stop saying that."

"A dragon, Cal. A. Freakin'. Dragon." // "They breath fire. I could be burned to a crisp. Flambed. Barbecued because you were up in my grill-"

Silver and Gold (ao3) - orphan_account michael/calum, side luke/ashton E, 40k

Summary: Michael was convinced he was normal. Until, he realized that he was as far from normal as possible. Thrust into a world he'd been forced to forget with powers he doesn't want, Michael is forced to figure out that being the Savior isn't all its cracked up to be, especially when every creature he didn't know existed is counting on his to win a long fought war. But, with a cute , not entirely human boy and two kickass Valkyries, Michael might just be able to save the world and get the boy. (Considering people stop trying to kill him first.)

The Fire You Put Me Through Turned Me Into Gold (ao3) - DismantledSun michael/luke, implied calum/ashton N/R, 88k

Summary: a medieval au in which Luke is the king, and Michael is the worthy man selected to conquer the dragon plaguing the kingdom

They Say We Are What We Are But We Don't Have To Be (ao3) - lukey_irwie luke/ashton G, 21k

Summary: Luke is fairly adjusted to his life as a vampire and he actually really enjoys it, however one night hunters attack his clan's lair. But what if instead of killing him, one of the hunter's decides to spare his life, and what if Luke falls for him.

Or the one where Ashton is a monster hunter and can't seem bring himself to be able to kill this really cute blonde vampire.

Where the Water Meets the Sky (ao3) - guyi (orphan_account) luke/calum G, 11k

Summary: Calum looks down at where their fingers are interlocked and then back up at Luke. He wears a smile on his face and his eyes glisten in the sun. His hair is wet and it’s dripping down the sides of his face. Calum loves this, loves seeing Luke in all of his natural beauty in the sun. Loves spending time with him even though he shouldn’t. He loves every second of it, up until the minute he has to go back underwater.

or, Calum is a merman and Luke is a human. They fall in love.