#bermuda triangle jellyfish

[cryptid-quest]

Cryptid of the Day: Bermuda Triangle Jellyfish

Description: In his book, The Devil’s Triangle, Richard Winer described seeing a 50ft jellyfish south of Bermuda. Winer had a camera, but when the jellyfish showed up, he had run out of film. It was later speculated that it was a giant squid or giant octopus. 

[hallucinateonpaperspines]

What kind of place is Australia now that it's cyberformed ?

A myth and legend.

Most of Earth doesn't dare approach Australia, it took several years to regain contact with Florida (they ride the gators now). Australia is ranked up there with the Bermuda Triangle. You just don't go.

Envoys mentally check in every now and again. Australia is doing fine 👍

Just... don't go there unless you're planning to stay forever. Or you don't mind tolken esq spiders, metal stingers on jellyfish, and *shivers* kangaroos...

[chronicallylatetotheparty]

Perfect Paradise Ch.14:

The Risen are Ridden with Rhythm and Dance

Summary: On the Shadow Path.

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"How disturb-ox," Caramba muttered, rubbing the "chin" of his short, round, yellow exosuit.

Looking through the data on his other arm's wrist screen. Caramba paced the length of the Chaos. Occasionally glancing at the waters of the Seine below.

"How did they open a vortex without a Blix?' Carapace asked.

"They didn't," Cece slid down the mast onto the main deck of the Chaos. "The astronomical rings you described are an Aerian dimensional anchor. They must've waited for a vortex to open in the general vicinity of France and redirected it to Paris."

Rena Rouge smacked her fist into her palm. "That's why it didn't close! They were keeping the vortex open because it was their only way back."

"But what were they after?" Carapace asked.

"You have a matriarch in that zoo of yours don'tcha?" Zak pointed out.

"The Blix? Isn't it a bit big?" Rena held her hands up and moved them apart to represent the relative size of the giant jellyfish and the pirate ship.

"Never stopped them from trying before," Cece replied.

"An entire dimension between her and the Triangle and these boneheads still can't leave her alone. Typical," Zak muttered.

"I hear you dude," Carapace said.

"It was definitely one of Caligo's missing ships." Caramba pulled his robotic limbs in and rolled his spherical exosuit towards Cece. Popping back to his feet and showing her his wrist screen. "Look at the engine signature."

"Caligo?" Rena asked.

"Admiral Caligo. He's the only skeleton with an eye patch," Zak explained.

Rena Rouge's brow furrowed. "Why would a skeleton need an eye patch?"

"What's more surprising is that you can detect anything at all, little dude," Carapace said.

Caramba opened the face screen of his exosuit. The small green alien grinned, single antenna bobbing. "Wahoolian technology is far more advance-ox than Earth standard. The only civilization that comes close is- No, I shouldn't say."

"Spoilsport," Rena muttered, disappointed at not getting a hint.

"If my calculations are correct the rate at which viable vortexes are appearing outside the Bermuda Triangle is stabilizing," Caramba stated.

"That's good. Right? That sounds good," Carapace observed.

"It's within expectations," Caramba shrugged.

"Huh?" Rena gave them a confused look.

"Remember when I unlocked the Triangle twenty-ish years ago?" Zak asked.

"Vaguely."

"Vortexes started opening sporadically across the Earth due to so many dimensions of null-time being... Reattached, so to speak," Cece explained. "The imbalance only delayed the stabilization process. Now that Carapace's ward is in place it appears the metaphysics of the Triangle is making up for lost time."

The present members of the Seven C's laughed at what was probably an inside joke.

"Hear that Turtle dude? Progress already!" Zak held his arm up for a fist bump. Carapace obliged.

"However, it does mean that more vortexes are safe to travel through," Caramba said. "Usually exiting the Triangle would send you back to the time and place you entered it."

"But skeletons were never ones for rules," Cece said.

"Neither are we," Zak grinned.

"You think they'll try again?" Rena Rouge asked.

"Unlikely. Timeline pirates have to contend with the temporal authorit-ox of Timesters, your own Bunnyx and the anti-paradox magic of the Bermuda Triangle itself. Coming back is just asking to get caught."

"Silver lining. I'll take it," Carapace grinned.

Zak rubbed his hands together. "Great! Then we're done. And since we're already here might as well go sight seeing!"

"Uh, don't you think an Atlantian and a Wahoolian will attract attention? Paris pretty much assumes anyone weird is an akuma nowadays."

"Rena Rouge is correct Zak Storm," Cece agreed. "We would stand out."

"I've thought of that!" Caramba raised a finger and then brought it down on a device in his hand.

A holographic field spread out from it. Zak's sword vanished. Caramba appeared like a short, pudgy boy in a yellow shirt. And Cece's clothes changed to more surface appropriate attire. Her hair was still pink but the scales on her forehead and the points of her ears disappeared.

Cece touched the invisible fins along her forearms to make sure they were still there. "And this is why Atlantians don't like visiting the surface."

"Aw, c'mon!" Zak wrapped an arm around her shoulders. Already walking down the ramp. "It'll be fun! We can visit an aquarium if you get land sick."

"Very funny, Zak Storm."

Caramba stretched his exosuit arm from the walkway on the bank of the Seine to pat the Chaos' hull. "We'll be back before you know it!"

The Chaos' eyes glowed briefly as he acknowledged their departure.

Rena glanced down at them, still on the deck, and pointed. "Should we?"

Nino waved her concern away. "Ah, let 'em be tourists. They deserve a break."

"I thought you said there were seven of them?"

"Yeah, two of 'em are spending time with family in the Middle Ages and one's in the Golden Age of Piracy. Apparently."

"Shut up!"

"I'm serious! Time doesn't flow linearly in the Triangle. You know that, dude."

"I keep forgetting that they're older than they look."

"Zak and Cece are about our age."

"They look twenty!"

"Yeah, they don't spend much time outside the Triangle... Or at least Zak doesn't. Atlantian dudes do age slower than us."

"I'd be jealous if it didn't come with temporal displacement trauma."

"You still look beautiful, dude."

"I'll have you know that I'm not the type of girl who fools around with another man's husband."

"Ha, ha," but Nino couldn't quite hide his smile.

(Read the rest on AO3)

[phoenix-manga]

💎Sea Serpent Lore💎

Sea Serpents are known to be legends among merfolk from all across the oceans, lakes and rivers.

The Sea Witch was belived to have lived in the fossilized body of a dead leviathan that had been hollowed out.

Other than a slight connection with the lore of the sea witch, many merfolk have heard tales long ago that the serpents ruled the seas with fericious power.

Their roars summon whirlpools and hurricanes that decimate ships. Even the waves bow to their sheer might, tsunamis were to be expected by towns who live near the shore long ago.

The phenomenon of the Bermuda Triangle was used among the sailors to avoid a certain part of the ocean. It just so happened to be the area where sea serpents lived in.

Nowadays it is still avoided, though no sea serpents were spotted on the surface waters, storms are still prevalent in that area that it becomes dangerous to traverse through.

💎Serpent Kingdom💎

The Serpent Sea is home to the serpent merfolk, it is located in the deepest depths where the sun does not reach. It is very dangerous for those who aren't used to deep waters.

Not to mention the water pressure can be dangerous for non-deep water merfolk.

Though Cerule visits Azul, she always has bodyguards or her father was around as they leave the depths.

She is never allowed to explore the depths on her own!

Without bioluminescence, you can’t find your way in the dark. Even if you do acquire a light source, you would be a beacon for any rogue sea creatures itching for a meal.

Hence why some merfolk regard serpents as fearsome and even dangerous because they can live there in the depths.

But the stereotypes about serpents aren’t entirely true. The serpents are much more intelligent and have an entire community that is much like any other merfolk community.

Albeit you have to get past the danger and darkness to know.

The kingdom of the serpents can be accessed through a large hole in an oceanic trench. You would have to navigate past maze-like tunnels that are confusing and would lead to dead ends if you are not careful. 

There are even deep sea creatures who will ambush those unsuspecting prey that passes by their tunnel. Serpents know to flash warning lights to scare them off and if they persist then they will simply fend them off.

Such is the way of the darkest depths.

Upon reaching the entrance to the kingdom, it will be guarded by an enormous lobster. The shell is dark as the cave walls making it blend in perfectly for an ambush. And not to mention the shell is strong as volcanic rock, so any firepower made by man or even magic couldn’t do much damage.

This is the guardian of the entrance, and only serpents were permitted to enter and exit.

So, even if you were to try and get past the darkness and find the entrance, without a serpent escorting you, this creature would end you within moments.

The residents of the kingdom lovingly call him, “Levi”.

The actual kingdom is very unusual, there is a large air pocket that is held by a spire-like structure naturally formed in the center. It has been hollowed out to be used as a stairway and fortified with minerals to keep it sturdy. 

The spire is NOT the throne however. It’s located below the spire, in a very deep yet large cavern illuminated by bioluminescent jellyfish, algae and even crystals. The throne room is not the typical fancy chair often seen with royals. 

It is the room where the royals reside, there they lay at the bottom coiled around the flat surface of their dwelling. There is a dome made from a gigantic conch shell that is used to keep the eggs or hatchlings safe. 

The structure of the throne room is less of aesthetic and more of functionality, it keeps the babies safe from any intruder who managed to get past the guardian.

This is technically Cerule’s room and it has soft coral sponges for her bedding and a lot of trinkets she collects are stored there.

💎Two Kinds of Serpents💎

Serpents from the kingdom are more civil though a bit hesitant to socialize with those outside their home. The serpent royalty has only recently been making an effort to attend royal meetings to better their relations with other kingdoms.

Though there are also serpents who live outside the kingdom and they are known as "Rogue serpents".

They often clash with the kingdom serpents that leave either side with scars.

Rogues don't follow any rules and even their speech has become growls and roars. They don't follow the rules of the royals and sometimes would venture out of the depths to cause trouble.

But this only happens when food is scarce.

Also, sea serpents can either be carnivore or herbivore. One can tell by the type of sea creature their serpent form takes after. Anything that has sharp teeth or venomous properties are carnivores.

Those that don't are herbivores, though they are still as fierce as the carnivores they just don't like to fight that often.

Sometimes there can be a mix of the two appearance-wise but as for the diet, it can be either one.

💎Early Stages of Serpents💎

Sea serpents are hatched from eggs which are often plenty in number. The eggs are hatched in giant shells to keep them safe, all serpents would start to venture out of the kingdom to search for shells.

It is their instinct, the male risks his life in the depths to find them for his mate along with any food because the female has to stay and give birth to the eggs.

When they hatch the babies' tails are similar to that of an oarfish, only by reaching their puberty stage can they start to develop other features that mix with the oarfish ones.

Puberty also refers to gaining the ability to turn into their serpent form.

Cerule in this case still hasn't reached her serpent puberty yet as she still looks like an oarfish. But she does hope to have betta fish fins like her mother.

💎Royal Pearl Rites💎

Serpents who have reached puberty must undergo the passage of rite to venture out into the depths and obtain a pearl.

All serpents undergo this trial to prove their might and test their independence.

It is a long and very dangerous journey as they must swim outside their kingdom through the abyss and face other deep see terrors to reach the source of the pearl.

The serpents refer to it as the All Mother of Pearls. It is an enormous clam that has been living for centuries and produces magical pearls that serpent children need to retrieve in order to pass the rite.

The pearls are actually large and quite heavy which makes it difficult to swim back with. Not to mention it was also glowing which attracts unwanted attention.

Once they return with the pearl, they wear it on their forehead as a symbol of their strength and that they are free to leave their safe caverns without the aid of any parent.

Also, the pearls are naturally large but after it is attached to the serpent, it can shrink when they de-transform into a smaller size mermaid.

The pearls are also used to help the young seprents control their power when in serpent form, as they tend to lose a bit of control when transformed.

[bpd00m]

*than once

[thundergodfanclubpresident]

the day has finally come. the day for me to finally talk about my Mortal Kombat OC that i DEFINITELY didn’t make specifically to be gay for my sweet darling thunder god (or wind god, depending on what i'm vibing with. it is not consistent. sue me.)

i'm trying to write a gay little fanfic about him but i can't get my sorry ass to finish the first chapter 😫

anyway here he is! the lad himself: Ryūjin!

YES i used an online character maker to design him. i came up with him at like 2am, i was NOT drawing his ass that late.

things that aren't depicted as a result:

his eyes glow just like any other god's; they're a bright yellow

he has glowing tattoos (similar to Fujin's) all along his arms. a dragon surrounded by ocean waves winds around his right arm, his left depicts jellyfish, fish, and other sea creatures within the seas

anyway uhhh. detailed-ish explanation about him under the cut if you care.

Name: Ryūjin (龍神; "Dragon God")

Height: 7'2

Age: Eternal

Occupation: God of the Sea

If you didn't guess from his name, Ryūjin is directly based off of the Japanese dragon sea god of the same name. In mythology, he is mainly depicted as a dragon that lives in his undersea palace, Ryūgū-jō (竜宮城, 龍宮城; "Dragon palace castle"), however in many myths he possesed the ability to turn into a human. If you want to know more about Ryūjin from the myths, look it up. I don’t think anybody wants me infodumping about Japanese myths on my silly little MK sideblog.

Anyway, I digress. Ryūjin (or just Ryū), the OC, is Earthrealm's god of the sea. He's a little bit older than Raiden.

Much like his origin, he usually takes on the form of a massive dragon within the sea, but will take on a human-like form when the want or need arises. His human form has long, unkempt, white hair (if you couldn't tell), glowing yellow eyes, and he either wears his armor (as above) or just simple red and black robes.

He prefers to live in solitude in his Dragon Temple, controlling the oceans and mostly staying away from others. Local legends say that disasters such as tsunamis are caused when he leaves his temple in anger to swim around the seas, and the thrashing of his body causes the water to act up. He...might also be the cause of the whole Bermuda Triangle problem.

Much like the other Earthrealm gods, he has a sworn duty to protect Earthrealm when the needs arises, and will do anything to do so. However, he is generally an abrasive individual to those that work with him, and is quick to disappear into the seas when his work is done.

He has a soft spot for both Raiden and Fujin, causing them to be the only ones that see the kinder side of him. Generally, he's written to have a relationship with one or the other (usually Raiden). Regardless, he enjoys visiting both of them in the Heavens, and is always happy to see both of them (even if Fujin has a habit of getting on his nerves sometimes).

He specializes in hand-to-hand kombat, specifically jiu-jitsu, but he also possesses a sword and dagger should the need ever arise.

As a god, any standard rules that may apply to Raiden or Fujin will also apply to him.

Before you ask: No I have not thought about his role in MK1. That's a WHOLE other can of worms, methinks.

[the-hot-zone]

Child me thought knowing the difference between crocodiles and alligators was gonna be a lot more important to life than it is now.

[limeinaltime]

Okay okay hear me out I am rotating Jean Jacket in my head and while I am kinda sick of sequels, I really want to see more of her species in one of Peele’s future works (at least, a different movie/story in a different location where the stakes and environment would lead to different hunting patterns and adaptations which would then force the new cast to adapt as well or maybe just die idk) so here I am throwing my midnight-fueled brain jam out onto the internet wheeeeee

(Warning for slight spoilers)

- There’s a melanistic variant because that would be cool as fuck. Imagine a black UAP coming out of the sky like a black hole and eating you. Yikes.

- There’s smaller variants, ranging from the size of a large butterfly that sucks up insects and has a pearly appearance, to ones small enough to eat household pets. I’m sure rich weirdos on the dark web would sell them behind the scenes for a pretty penny (imagine having your own pet UFO lol), but good luck explaining to your local neighborhood why their pets have started to vanish.

- Certain species have bioluminescence, which mostly lights up at a defense mechanism or in certain cases, to camouflage against the night sky. People who claim to have been abducted by UFOs simply set off a UAP, but got lucky enough to be dropped, in which their concussed brains imagined being visited by aliens from another planet. Due to light pollution, this form of camouflage has become less effective.

- Some UAPs can grow to tremendous size, and any aerial crafts that enter their territory and look into those giant eye-mouths are good as gone.

- Aquatic variants, because why not. They turn upside-down when they feed, forming a whirlpool that sucks in everything in its path, from fish to unlucky vessels.

- The Bermuda Triangle could be a possibly feeding ground for a very big, very old UAP (electronics start malfunctioning, everything that enters vanishes forever, the setting is almost too perfect)

- Honestly any place where things mysteriously vanish could be a UAP’s territory in the Nope universe. 

- While primarily carnivorous, they will suck up dirt and silt and eat the minerals inside, which is why most UAPs are seen in deserts or dry areas with lots of dirt and rocks. They often seek out salt pans due to the abundance of salt and other minerals (and maybe the odd tour group or two).

- UAPs age very slowly upon reaching adulthood. Any scars or chinks in its body can also indicate whether or not a UAP is old or not, but a surefire means of identifying age is unknown and currently impossible to achieve.

- Can either reproduce asexually or form pairs, usually during the warmer seasons every decade, maybe more. The males are usually in their opened, eldritch monster form and do elaborate displays where they sway that green frill around in hypnotic patterns and make themselves look at big as possible. It’s different from the snappy, quick pattern Jean Jacket was flashing in the movie. These rituals happen high up in the atmosphere where humans cannot see them.

- Pairs usually only stick together for the gestation period. The male brings food and drives off threats, but once the eggs are laid, the male dips and moves on until the next season.

- The eggs form a thick mucus coating that allows it to attach to the female in a sticky protective sac that insulates heat and provides nutrients. The female can’t hunt during this time, so she has to eat a lot beforehand in order to last long enough to see parenthood through.

- The sac explodes and the babies attach to the parent, only occasionally detaching and floating around. The residue from the egg sac is known as star jelly. Animals can eat the jelly, which is why DNA traces from said animals usually end up on it.

- The infants look like disk-shaped jellyfish upon hatching, but their bodies become more matte and tough as they get older. They fully detach from mom after about 3-4 years, but still remain close for protection from other wildlife. They start out the size of Frisbees, then grow to about the size of a small car, then eventually reach the size Jean Jacket is in the movie, in which they leave to seek out their own territory, or are driven out by the parent.

-The species only reproduces once (maybe twice if lucky) in their lives, so they are very protective of their young until they reach adulthood, even if many of the offspring die before their bodies harden, with only a small fraction of the many small babies surviving, and even less making it to adulthood and independence. The stakes in Nope would’ve somehow been raised of Jean Jacket had babies. There also could’ve been a theme about how baby animals (and kids as well) are usually exploited then get tossed aside for new ones once they reach adulthood/teenhood and stop being “cute”.

- I’m imagining that Jean Jacket is a descendant of the UFO from the Roswell Incident (which in real life was most likely debris from a weather balloon or something), a parallel to How OJ and Em are descendants of the unnamed man on the horse. New Mexico is just a state over from California, after all.

- Jean Jacket is the typical textbook UAP, and I headcanon her to be around the age of a young adult, hence all the aggression towards those who pose a threat to her territory and inexperience when living around humans. Since most UFOs are usually claimed to be metal, I’m assuming that they’re usually kind of shiny or maybe iridescent (to tie in that sea creature vibe), which is why I do headcanon that Jean Jacket is a female variant of her species (emphasis on headcanon) due to her more matte, sand-colored appearance.

-The little nick on her edge is due to another encounter with another member of her species that ended in conflict, due to an accidental trespass on an older UAP’s turf, or maybe in an attempt to fight another member of her species for a another spot.

- She was born the gulch, and and her mother left due to the increase in human activity (The Haywood ranch, Jupiter’s claim, etc.) Upon reaching adulthood, Jean Jacket made the journey back to the gulch, and since the Haywoods (mostly OJ since the dad gets killed eventually and Em was hardly around during that time) were so chill and not inclined to look at her, she just decided to stay there. Animals usually return to their birthplace since they know it’s a safe place to have babies, so she just thought that with the abundance of food, open space, and non-threatening neighbors, it was a good place to settle down in and do what animals do. At least until Jupe fucked up and set her off. God damnit, Jupe.

- Idk what scientific classification UAPs would be in; JJ is shown to be capable of the kind of intelligence found in most hunting carnivores, but looks a lot like jellyfish when unfurled. They also don’t seem to have a visible spine. My best guess as this point would be a very weird flying, intelligent echinoderm, or maybe an entirely new classification of creature entirely.

- Like all wild animals, the UAPs are very unpredictable and dangerous and should never be domesticated, tamed or approached unless with intent and a steady will in the event of intending to break one. But when witnessed from a same distance, they can be just as majestic as any other predator.

[quixotic-writer]

Bermuda Love Triangle

Request: @gionline and anon(s?)

Summary: Flirting between Sal and Q had always been a little quirky joke between them for entertainment value until they both catch feelings. Sal plays it up, Q plays it off. When Sal seemingly moves on though, jealousy brews in Q and he doesn’t know what else to do but finally say what’s on his mind.

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Truth be told, Q was a bit of an idiot. He was well aware of this and knew it often caused him to get into situations he sometimes couldn’t escape from. There was nothing he was more oblivious to than emotions. He was more specifically blind to romantic feelings, be it his own or others.

The moment he heard about vulquinn, he and Sal both played it up for their audience just for the reactions and their own personal entertainment. The need to always be right next to each other at live shows, their own podcast filled with inside jokes and personal stories, the way they managed to communicate through only their eyes, and the countless compliments and jokes about being romantically involved with the other.

‘If chicks can do it and be simply best friends, why can’t we?” Was his thought process. And it was true, it was just simple little gestures to one another that was merely just platonic affection. That was until it started bleeding into their regular life and the pair found themselves doing their little “act” for an audience that was non-existent around them. There was no one to get a good laugh or reaction out of, so they just tried to laugh it off.

Hidden behind those laughs was a realization within Sal that he had actually started falling for his best friend hard and fast. The flirtation slowly didn’t become an act, it melded into meaningful gestures. He found that his heart would race when Q would wrap an arm around him to bring him closer, when they made eye contact he could feel the butterflies burst from their cocoons into his stomach and tickle his throat, and the way that no matter where they would, the flirting never stopped. It all felt so real and he believed it was real too.

Q felt the effects of it all but had chocked it up to typical feelings for your best friend. Everyone felt comfortable with the thought of kissing their best friend… right? Cuddling your best friend during a scary movie and letting them hide in your arms was totally normal, all simply platonic… right? So on he kept saying how Sal was his “best friend,” little did he know exactly how much it hurt Sal to hear them being only that title and never anything more. Sal kept quiet about his feelings and never said anything not wanting to destroy or lose everything the two had built up.

One tour though, the tides quickly changed and shifted.

“Bri! This is Chris Distefano, he’s gonna be an opener for our shows!” Sal introduced Chris to Q. In that moment he got a look at this guy, he thought he looked way better than him and Q felt something inside of him coil up and make him sick. He passed it off as some nerves from being around someone new, so he remained civil and made his best attempt to make a good impression on this guy.

As the tour progressed, Q noticed that Sal wasn’t attached at his hip so much anymore. He was busy chatting things up with Chris. What he saw had made this fire ignite in his head, a jackhammer was what it felt like. He saw Sal leaning up against him, crying tears of laughter, hands folded over his stomach pushing out more laughs, and Chris in the same condition as the other. Q had thought he was one of the few people that could get Sal to laugh like that, and seeing Chris effortlessly do something he thought only he could do made him unreasonably upset.

As he lay in his bunk on the tour bus, Q couldn’t help but wonder: ‘What is going on with me? Why do I feel like this? I should be happy he’s making other friends.’ He barely got sleep that night and he was a total drag up until they were called up onto stage for their next show.

“Hey babe!” Q had never whipped his head around so fast at the sound of the familiar voice and he almost thought he was gonna get whiplash or pull something. As it turned out, Sal’s words were yet again not to him, but to Chris instead who greeted Sal with a wide smile and a warm hug. Q didn’t realize his jaw and fists were clenched so tight until Murr had pointed it out and he allowed it to relax and all the pressure in his head eased a bit and his hand stopped throbbing.

“Just a bit of pre show nerves, heard it’s gonna be a big crowd tonight.” He lied through his teeth and to himself too.

Tour had come to a close leaving Q within the four walls that he had grown familiar too along with the silence that accompanied it. He was finally able to have time to self reflect and really think about what was going on with him. It had been so long since he had even felt this strongly about anyone in his life and for so long he had kept trying to tell himself that everything they did was strictly platonic and nothing more. But Q seeing Sal with someone who was, in his opinion, much more attractive than him and doing basically everything that they used to do together had flipped the switch that this wasn’t just simple friend jealousy.

“Fuck…” He said out loud to himself, “I’m in love with my fucking best friend.” He finally admitted it out loud and buried his face in his hands as his cats nuzzled around him demanding immediate attention. Q’s head felt like it was spinning, he felt almost sick. “Why am I so stupid?!” Mentally beating himself up for not realizing things and sorting it out sooner. Now that he finally realized what that feeling was, jealousy, every other emotion attached had felt so much more intense. Magnified even. He had called Sal for lunch to get together.

“Maybe Chris could join us?” Sal asked curiously.

“Can't just be us?” Q said in quick opposition and realized he sounded like a jealous boyfriend without actually being his boyfriend, “I mean, we haven’t had a day with just us in a while.” He quickly back paddled and covered those secret emotions.

When the day rolled around, he convinced himself that he would finally confess everything. All he wanted was to finally have it all out in the open and hold nothing back. It felt weird keeping secrets from his best friend. Everything was going great, they were catching up on some things, sharing some little life updates, and as always they shared a few good laughs and stories.

“You know Q it’s great we had this day because I have exciting news that I wanna share with you! You’ll be one of the first to hear it.” Sal sat across from him in the booth they were in and had a big beaming smile plastered on his face. He looked as thorough if he didn’t get whatever it was out in that moment, he was just gonna implode.

“Well i’d love to hear what the news is!”

“Chris and I are starting a podcast together!” Q’s stomach sunk like the titanic. It felt painful and he knew he couldn’t mask any of his emotions after trying to build himself up. Sal quickly picked up on all of it and could read Q’s signals well, “Is there something wrong with me doing that Bri? I can read you like a book. You’ve been acting strange lately, what’s going on?” Q doesn’t know what came over him, but his emotions swirled him like a tornado and consumed everything.

“What’s going on? Sal, I know you’re smarter than this.” He forces a chuckle as he rubs his forehead staring down at the table. Sal had an inkling as to what it was, but he wanted to hear it out of Q.

“I don’t think I know what you mean…”

“For god’s sake Sal I like you okay! More than a friend should. Seeing you with Chris… It just…” There it was. The confession. But, for some reason it made Sal mad. All this time, the hints he kept dropping, the countless moves he tried to make. Only when Sal started taking interest in someone else did Q finally show up and show out what he had been wanting for so long.

“Does it make you jealous Brian?” Something about the way Sal said his name made it feel like his veins were wrapped tight around his neck and were suffocating him. “Only now that i’ve started showing interest in someone else do you care. I liked you too, okay?! But you couldn’t be bothered to notice my desperate hints. You just kept throwing ‘friend’ and ‘buddy’ around so I just gave up trying to win you over.” Guilt riddled Q and he felt paralyzed in that moment.

“Sal, i’m just so stupid.”

“Yeah, you are.” Both of them knew Sal didn’t mean it, but it still stung Q like a jellyfish wrapped around his leg. “I’m tired of the mind games Brian.” His head hung low as Sal left without another word. More than ever, Q had felt like the biggest clown in the circus he called his life. He tried to finish eating his food, but all he could do was pick around at it and wallow in his own self pity. By the time he left the diner, he came to the conclusion that this discussion wasn’t done and shouldn’t be left where it was.

He had made his way over to Sal’s house, approaching the front door and about to hit the doorbell

“Q?” All motions come to a quick halt as he turns around to see Chris standing there. He feels the jealousy and anger slowly building again, “What are you doing at Sal’s man?”

“What are you doing here?” It was a little sharper than he intended to sound.

“I asked you first!”

“And I asked you second!” He didn’t want to dish out any info about him and Sal, especially to the guy that Sal’s found a new interest in. Chris takes a deep breath, looking at Q with almost hurt eyes.

“Do you hate me or something? You just seemed to not want to be around me, especially on that tour. What did I do?” Before saying anything else, Q takes a moment to step back before making another mistake he’ll regret. Chris stood there with hands in his pockets waiting for an answer.

“Listen, I don’t hate you. Guess I was just getting a little jealous…” He admits not giving away too many details as he rubs the back of his neck. Looking at Chris though, he could tell he was able to piece some things together with that sentence alone. A moment of clarity hit him.

“Of me and Sal?”

“You just seem to make him happier than I have, you’re a lot more attractive than me… like honestly really attractive…” Q was trailing off and slowly understood Sal’s attraction to Chris.

“Don’t be like that, you’re quite the looker yourself babe.” Q’s cheeks rose in heat and he found it a bit hard to speak.

“You just seem to make him happier and get him to laugh really hard. Guess I let jealousy get the best of my emotions. Maybe… Maybe it’s better he has you. I should… I should just go.” Q began backing away from the door and was gonna leave, but Chris placed a hand to his chest and stopped him.

“Funny, it’s you I should be jealous of. Not gonna lie, I am interested in Sal but he told me he liked you, Q.”

“Wait what? When did he say that?”

“When… we got back from the tour..?”

“Well he just got done telling me he liked you. That’s actually why i’m here.” They both stood there in silence for a moment looking at each other. Their eyes wandered to Sal’s front door, then back again to one another. In a mirrored movement they both went right to the door and rang the doorbell. Footsteps grew louder as they got closer, the door unlocked and cracked open.

“Chris!” Sal said with a smile. Chris moved his hand out opening the door more to reveal to Sal that he had more than one visitor and his eyes grew wide. “And… Q…”

“You’ve got quite a bit of explaining Sally.” Q said with a devilish smirk as Sal broke out into a nervous sweat. When Sal looked to Chris, he wore a similar smirk.

“Yeah, babe. Let’s get to the bottom of this, shall we?”

[incendiaris]

to make up for my absence today, here is an extensive (but not fully comprehensive) list of things lenka fears:

fire. large and loud dogs. sleeping alone. home invasion movies. not being able to find her friends in the club. going blind. being blackout drunk and choking on her own vomit. swarms of insects. getting a tattoo she hates. small spaces. jellyfish. getting to know her parents and discovering that they’re assholes. getting to know her parents and discovering that they’re nice people. gordon ramsay. never finding love. the scent of petrol. the bermuda triangle. people being repulsed by her scar. accidentally drawing on herself with permanent marker and never being able to remove it. plane crashes. rollercoaster crashes. high-speed train crashes. the hole in the ozone layer. the side effects of the contraceptive pill. air embolisms. that fish that killed nemo’s mom. sleeping with a stranger and then finding out they’re related. throwing up mid-blowjob. coke nose. 

[ivwxy]

FMP Brainstorm:

what am i interested in?

recycling

food waste, finishing all your food

turning off lights in rooms you won’t be using for a while

keeping good habits and saving energy and electricity

reusing, hoarding

closing windows, doors, drawers and handling other furniture in the house gently

interior design, home accessories

redesign iKEA? design iKEA promotional image for each continent to better suit it? increase appeal? make catalogues and infographics of the unique architectural and interior differences between countries and continents, tying in their differing cultures, traditions and origins of the people and culture, communities

organisation, colour-sorting

genuine human interaction, consideration and looking out for others

balance of each individual’s needs in a relationship

give and take ratio, balance within one’s life both personal and in general

putting in effort into maintaining a friendship, subsequent ratio? does it even exist? is there a formula to a successful long-lasting friendship?

give and receive: in life, what is the average output you receive back out of what you invested? do you receive more than you give, if so what affects that? which circumstances define and influence how far your effort goes and what or how much you get out of your investment?

self-driving cars are the future; advocate for self-driving cars

consume less meat to not only improve overall health but save the planet

how humanity has wiped out thousands of species without ever having even discovered them

the impact of humans on planet earth

the impact of humans to other species co-existing on our home planet

is intergalactic expansion of humanity a positive thing? will we only ruin more planets and damage them irreversibly?

old archaeology, lost civilisations and nomadic tribes; Mayan civilisation, the Ancient Huns, Atlantans, lost peoples, lost languages

how astronomers of the past became so advanced and knowledgeable about the sky without using any of the modern tools we have today

the Paris catacombs: how the hell people used to navigate them; current illegal activity in the catacombs and the fact that no one has mapped it fully, still unexplored. caves carved by ancient civilisations that preserve thousand year old art and stories

supernatural phenomenon such as the Bermuda Triangle and other areas on earth that emit strange energy

how the majority of the ocean is still unexplored; what’s the biggest sea creature? does the Kraken exist? what lies at the bottom of the ocean?

how is the jellyfish immortal and how on earth did all the various species on earth evolve from the same point and turn out so vastly different from one another? for real jellyfish and lobsters (and every invertebrate) could convincingly be from an entirely different solar system. yet here they are, on earth with us, sharing the same resources

is everything we experience a simulation?

superhumans? genetically modified gene pool, GATTACA

are we headed toward a dystopian future?

astral projection, the subconscious: what are we really? do we understand ourselves? are we really aware of ourselves?

BANANAS

Banana house? What would it look like? Banana land, banana production, banana uses, history, benefits, health effects

badminton, promotional visuals

dogs at shelters; how to boost appeal to the public on adopting a dog from a shelter? rescuing dogs and discouraging backdoor breeders

japanese culture: internet/cyber cafés, hikokomori, kodokushi, gigolo/host industry, rent-a-family business in japan, fake-family industry, escape/moving companies, mass overworking, impact of overtime, holographic virtual idol concerts, projected characters welcoming people home, marrying virtual characters, super sophisticated interior design and functionality for tiny homes and apartments, parents letting 4 year old kids travel alone to school taking public transport and navigating to and fro on entirely their own, maid cafés and the like, weird services and industries you’d only find in japan

[thenixkat]

Things I gotta figure out for my crossover/working on

So, this is a crossover b/w Animorphs (semihard/semisoft? scifi) and Ben 10 (soft sci-fantasy) and since Ben 10 shares a world with The Secret Saturdays (full sci-fantasy) also crossing over with that.

And for the purposes of things the city Animorphs takes place in is going to be made the same city as Bellwood. Both share plenty of features ie.

-A beach

-Lots of forests

-close to the Badlands/desert

-Not terribly far from a government base in the desert/Badlands that has rumors of alien stuff

that means that we have the Yeerks invading, Vilgax looking for the Omnitrix, Limax kidnapping the elderly, the Great One tries to devour the Earth, the mushroom people attempting to devour folks and spread their spores, Forever Knights being dicks, robo squids in the Bermuda Triangle, Ghostfreak (who’s real name I can’t spell) attempting to terraform the Earth, the Naga and VV Argost trying to take over the world, ‘cryptids’ around the world getting increasingly aggressive all to account for. Ans other things.

(plus all of my hcs)

So differences for the Animorphs side of things:

--There’s literally an underground secret town full of aliens, hybrids, mutants, and monsters near the city. Far enough that the yeerk pool stuff and facilities won’t run into it but still close to the city.

Theoretically, Ax (and any other aliens for that matter) could get a ride home. If he had money. Or something valuable enough to trade for either a ship or trip.

-- Undertown is staying out of things b/c the mayor and the majority of the inhabitants don’t really give a singular shit about what happens to the humans. Also wars are costly in lives and resources that they aren’t really willing to give without getting something in return. 

They also aren’t worried about being invaded or infiltrated by b/c the city has the magical equivalent of a gleet biofilter over it. As in a shield that keeps out uninvited yeerks and humans.

-- Monsters from cryptozology, folklore, folktales, and mythology/religion are generally real. They are descended from the god/dragon/eldrich abomination Kur. Kur has been reincarnated as a 12-13 yr old Black kid who’s a genuinely good person and also friends/friendly with Kevin.

‘Cryptids‘ are generally all sapient and somewhat immortal unless killed. This is more likely to be true the smaller a species population is given that the magic of the species is divided evenly between all members. ie. Zon has lit been around for several million years. 

Bigfoot is real. As are ghost deer. As are the giant dragons capable of swallowing the moon that sleep at the bottom of the ocean.

The mayor and the magical native inhabitants of Undertown aren’t worried about aliens b/c of the giant fucking dragons have fended off alien invasions before. Ya lasers don’t mean shit to giant snakes that can breathe in space and spit fire underwater.

Any space ships hanging out in the atmosphere will have to deal with atmospheric jellyfish that can shoot lightning. The sky jellies are absolutely capable of wreaking most ships if agitated.

-- There are human people who know about aliens on Earth. 

The Plumbers. Who are a military/police group that enforce the Galvan interplanetary treaties and agreed upon laws. They do not believe that Earth is ready to know about aliens and would try to keep things either on the down low or erase the evidence. Not terribly liked due to corruption and biases that plague most chapters.

The active Earth chapters are dying out b/c of low to no recruitment. ANd the majority of the human members either retired or headed there.

There are bases littering the US specifically with ships and weapons sitting in them.

The Secret Scientists and allies. WHo are a collection of fringe scientists and secret agents who are aware of aliens, magic, monsters, super tech, supervillians, and etc and are keeping this information hidden from the general public and certain governments for various reasons.

While they don’t have the numbers they do have ships and tech capable of fighting aliens.

Dr. Beeman’s specialty is aliens and he got Earth included in the Galvan Milky Way peace treaty. He may attempt to negotiate with the yeerks. (hc: he is immune to pretty much all forms of mind control)

-- Supervillains exist

There is a vampire zombie clown that robs towns with his circus and he also steals people to eat after the show.

Honestly, Peicemeal would def try to eat an andalite, hork-bajir, taxxon, or yeerk.  

VV Argost would probably be interested in the town with all the action and weird shit sightings.

--Andalites have a terrible reputation

Listen they’re tied to multiple genocides, are generally dicks to the more ‘primitive’ species, and are wannabe space cops. 

No one actually likes them.

--Every planet has more fucking biodiversity b/c fuck these half-assed worlds.

Wibbly things?

Combine Z Space with Ledgerdomain? Or make it associated?

What the fuck are the Animorphs doing b/c I’m def not paying attention to them?

The Pack and Animorph interactions? I have no idea b/c the Pack would pretty quickly decide that they don’t wanna work with them.

How long would the war actually last with free horks, taxxon rebels, yeerk rebels, and freed human hosts working together to take them down?

[bespectacledbookworm]

#Repost @visualatelier8 • • • • • Caption this 😍 Art by @limitlessmindgames * * * * * * * * I used to have a co-worker who was really into conspiracy theories. The Bermuda triangle. The moon landing. Bigfoot. She had an explanation for all of it. I remember once she told me her theory about this. “I was watching the history channel,” she said, spraying down the counters, “and they think they’re going to come from the ocean. ” “They?” “Yeah. You know. Aliens.” I bent up from the box I was working on. “That doesn’t make sense. If aliens were here, we would have known about it. The government would have told us. ”

She looked at me like I was stupid. Like I was so stupid it physically pained her. “Would they? If you’re planning on surviving the zombie apocalypse, you gotta be smarter than that.” She never said they’d look like big honking jellyfish. #scifi #sciencefiction #writingprompt #flashfiction #aliens #thetruthisoutthere #writersofinsta #imawritertoo https://www.instagram.com/p/BrYN94-hRm4/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16c6as3sz6iib

[otherwindow]

Continuing off from this post about mermaids being demons:

As demons are kin with angels, both are considered mermaids. The greatest proof are an angel’s eerily matching description with marine life:

Angels have three levels dubbed “Spheres” -- their positions reflected by their closeness to God.

Marine life are divided by three levels of depth: Euphotic (Sunlight), Dysphotic (Twilight), and Aphotic (Midnight).

Angels of the “First Sphere” and marine life of “Aphotic Depths” don’t interact with humans as often as entities of the Second (Dysphotic) and Third (Euphotic) Sphere.

Furthermore, First Sphere angels and Aphotic marine life appear more “monstrous” the further they live away from humans.

I’m no marine biologist and this stuff -- I just really like mermaids.

Read more for some juicy Angel/Sealife info.

First Sphere Angels (Aphotic)

Seraphim: Giant Octopus

Seraphim are described as fiery six-winged beings; with two wings they cover their faces, with another two they cover their feet, and the last two they use to fly.

Due to a serphim’s close relation to God, their descriptions and intelligience match that of octopuses -- 6 tentacles (wings) are used for basic activity, while the other two tentacles serve as legs.

The Seraphim “Fire” could refer to the bioluminescent lights on octopus bodies, or their red colored flesh which appears as “fire” when swimming.

Cherubim: Mimic Octopus

Cherubim have four faces: one of a man, an ox, a lion, and an eagle. They have four conjoined wings covered with eyes (although Revelation 4:8 appears to describe them with six wings like the seraphim), a lion's body, and the feet of oxen. Cherubim guard the way to the tree of life in the Garden of Eden.

Mimic octopuses match the shape-shifting nature of Cherubim angels.

Thrones: Clams

Thrones and Ophanim appear as a beryl-coloured wheel-within-a-wheel, their rims covered with hundreds of eyes. 

Clams, like Thrones and Ophanim, have hundreds of eyes on their body. When open, clams appear as seats or “thrones”, housing giant pearls mistaken for halos or “wheels”.

Second Sphere Angels (Dysphotic)

Dominions/Lordships: Jellyfish

The Dominions are believed to look like divinely beautiful humans with a pair of feathered wings, much like the common representation of angels, but they may be distinguished from other groups by wielding orbs of light fastened to the heads of their scepters or on the pommel of their swords.

Jellyfish flesh is colorful and transparent; their their heads and tentacles combining to look like scepters. Just like Dominions/Lordships, humans finds jellyfish beautiful. 

Virtues/Strongholds: Turtles

These angels are those through which signs and miracles are made in the world.

Known for their good luck, medicinal properties, wing-like fins, friendly faces, and “Stronghold” shell, Turtles match with Virtue Angels.

Powers or Authorities: Starfish

These angels are usually represented as soldiers wearing full armor and helmet, and also having defensive and offensive weapons such as shields and spears or chains respectively. Some believe that no Power has ever fallen from grace.

Starfish are armored creatures with hard bodies matching both swords, shields, and armor. Although harsh, starfish have no brains, matching the fierce loyalty of Powers.

Third Sphere Angels (Euphotic)

Principalities/Rulers: Blue Whales

The Principalities are shown wearing a crown and carrying a sceptre. Their duty also is said to be to carry out the orders given to them by the upper sphere angels and bequeath blessings to the material world. Their task is to oversee groups of people. They are the educators and guardians of the realm of earth. Like beings related to the world of the germinal ideas, they are said to inspire living things to many things such as art or science.

Both crown and sceptre of these angels reflect the water ejected from whale blowholes. Blue whales were chosen for this, as the barnacles adorned on older whale head appear as crowns.

Archangels: Dolphins

The word "archangel" comes from the Greek ἀρχάγγελος (archangelos), meaning chief angel, a translation of the Hebrew רב־מלאך (rav-mal'ákh). It derives from the Greek archein, meaning to be first in rank or power; and angelos which means messenger or envoy.

Dolphins. Archangels are dolphins. What more do you want. They’re perfect.

Angels/Guardians: Goldfish | Tank fish in general

They are the ones most concerned with the affairs of living things. Within the category of the angels, there are many different kinds, with different functions. The angels are sent as messengers to humanity. Personal guardian angels come from this class.

Goldfish. The bubbles are halos. The big fins are wings. Humans love them.

Extras:

Notes: The Garden of Eden would originate from ocean depths, as both locales are the source of all living things.

Protected by the angel Uriel and their “flaming sword”, possible locations for Eden would be the Marinara Trench (Uriel’s flaming sword in reference to the bioluminescent sea life) or the Bermuda Triangle -- both areas flooded by God.

This is based on Christian Mythology.

[lovetanvir14]

Beautiful and dangerous places in the World

There are so many places in the world, it would be wrong to say that those places are very beautiful in the true sense, because those places are the beauty of heaven. But there are hidden dangers at every step. Many people think of going there with the risk of life. I would say, it's better not to go in those places. If you want to go, then study and make sure you have enough safety. I will introduce you some of these places. https://fairyqueentravel.com

Beautiful and dangerous places in the World

Fraser Island, Australia

Despite numerous beautiful beaches with white sand and crystal clear waters, Fraser Island is an extremely dangerous place to be around. The deserted beaches are home to deadly spiders and aggressive wild dingo dogs, while the sea is infested with sharks and venomous jellyfish.

Death Valley, California

Located near the border of California and Nevada in the Great Basin, Death Valley got its terrifying name for a reason. The area is extremely hot in summer (reaching temperatures of up to 56.7 °C (134 °F)). Surprisingly, it can also be dangerously cold during the winter months if visitors are not prepared. Moreover, storms in the surrounding mountains can produce sudden flooding on the floor of the valley.

Lake Nyos, Cameroon

Situated in Northwestern Cameroon, Lake Nyos sits on area of volcanic activity where carbon dioxide leaks from beneath the ground. During a “limnic eruption,” the carbon dioxide bursts out from the bottom of the lake to form a deadly cloud. Because the gas is heavier than air, it descends, pushing oxygen away and suffocating any life in the area. Two eruptions in the 1980’s killed over 1,700 people and 3,500 livestock in the area.

Dallol, Ethiopia

A ghost town found in Northern Ethiopia, Dallol is one of the most remote, lowest, and hottest places on Earth. With an average annual temperature of 34.6 °C (94.3 °F), the town was once the hottest inhabited location in the world. Underground water is extremely salty and acidic; there are also geysers that spout toxic gases. https://fairyqueentravel.com

Bermuda Triangle, North Atlantic

One of the most feared areas in the world, the Bermuda Triangle is a vaguely defined expanse of the Atlantic Ocean triangulated between Puerto Rico, Florida and Bermuda. For decades, the area has been associated with a number of allegedly mysterious disappearances that have been credited to everything from magnetic force to aliens. While most of these cases have been explained rationally, some of them remain unexplained.

Manaus, Brazil

Home to 2 million people, Manaus doesn’t have as high a crime rate as some other Brazilian metropolises, but there is another reason why this city is on the list. Located right in the middle of the Amazon rainforest, Manaus lies on the bank of the Amazon River, which is home to a number of dangerous creatures. A swim or paddle in the river means you are sharing the water with piranhas, anacondas, electric eels, and other deadly animals.

Mailu Suu, Kyrgyzstan

Home to about 23,000 people, Mailu Suu is a uranium mining town in Southern Kyrgyzstan. A site where 10,000 tons of uranium was processed for Soviet nuclear programs, the town is one of the most radioactive places in the world. Landslides, earthquakes, and flood are common in this region, which only increases the risk of radioactive contamination here.

Naples, Italy

One of the largest Italian cities, Naples is famous for stunning architecture and delicious cuisine; unfortunately, the city is also referred to as one of the world’s largest deathtraps. The reason is simple – the whole city sits on the gigantic supervolcano Campi Flegrei. Scientists have found that any eruption of the volcano could kill millions of people living in the area.

Lake Natron, Tanzania

Located at the base of a mountain in Tanzania’s Gregory Rift, Lake Natron is undoubtedly one of the deadliest bodies of water in the world. The water is over-saturated with salt, can reach temperatures of up to 60 °C (140 °F), and has a pH between 9 and 10.5—so corrosive that it can calcify dead bodies, strip ink off printed materials, and burn the skin and eyes of unadapted animals and humans. https://fairyqueentravel.com

Skeleton Coast, Namibia

Located along the Atlantic coast of Namibia, the Skeleton Coast has a reputation of being one of the most inhospitable and deadliest natural places on Earth. This extreme piece of land got its name from whale and seal skeletons scattered all over the area; many people (mainly shipwrecked sailors) have died here too due to the local harsh environment.

Mount Sinabung, Indonesia

Mount Sinabung is an active stratovolcano situated on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Eruptions occur here very frequently, often leaving thousands of people without shelter or livelihood. Many nearby towns and villages have been completely covered in lava and ash several times, most recently in 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016. Sadly, dozens of people have already been killed in the eruptions.

Alagoas, Brazil

Some of Brazil’s metropolises such as Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo are known to have a very high crime rate. However, it is in fact the tiny and way less-known coastal state of Alagoas that has by far the highest murder rate in the country…possibly even in the world. Every year, more than 2,000 people are killed in this state with just about 3 million inhabitants.

Oymyakon, Russia

Located deep in the heart of Siberia, thousands of miles east of Moscow, the Russian village of Oymyakon has the lowest recorded temperature for any permanently inhabited location: -71.2 °C (-96.2 °F). One of the coldest places in the world, the village is home to about 500 people. Mobile phones usually don’t work in the freezing weather, and no crops can be grown here.

Danakil Desert, East Africa

Located in northeast Ethiopia, southern Eritrea, and northwestern Djibouti, the Danakil Desert is known as one of the most hostile and dangerous places in the world. The area is known for volcanoes and geysers that spit toxic gases and extreme heat, with daytime temperatures surpassing 50 °C (122 °F). Moreover, conflicts in Eritrea increase the risk of getting kidnapped. https://fairyqueentravel.com

Source: List25 ✍️Tanvir Hassan

[underfell-crystal]

no hang on I'm doing some big braining right now

What if all the sisters had certain parts of the Bermuda Triangle (I'm making it canon that's where they live geographically but also some of the places the leviathans are probably don't exist there so.....) they live in/ mostly habg around in?

Ok ok ok

Myla (octopus) mostly stays around the deepest part of the triangle, preferring to stay far beneath the surface unless food comes along

Jax (shark) stays around the top of the triangle, close to the shore, where it's juuuuust deep enough for her to be able to touch land if she really tried

Trixx (sea snake) lurks around the continental shelf, the steep angle beneath the ocean's surface perfect for making holes in and hiding in until an unfortunate crew passes by

Elli (lionfish) drifts from place to place, but mostly swims around the shallower parts of the ocean, constantly snacking on the fish she finds and making sure the two smallest leviathans are doing alright

June (jellyfish) prefers to hang around the coral reefs. she has a large cave that she hides in at night, drifting along the reef during the day, eating any fish that get caught in her stinging arms

Harp (seal) makes her home around a cluster of islands rich with life, occasionally making small piles of treasure she finds after her sisters.... deal with.... pirate ships, leaving behind no bodies but plenty of wood and shinies

Mimi (seahorse) hides in the massive kelp forests, preferring to stay near the surface where the warm sun is. Elli visits her and Harp often to make sure they're okay.

what if leviathan Mimi had the bottom half of a giant seahorse

Alright that is really nice precious