#captured mermaids

[prettieststarsoftheocean]

Part 1/3 - What if Dr. Denman succeeded in capturing the girls?

see below for unsavoury details

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At first, it is just boring. So, so boring. The girls are separated from each other, kept in blank, white rooms without windows. Dr. Denman comes in and out with malicious smiles and long questionnaires and quiet threats.

Rikki rebels by singing obnoxiously. Christmas songs, mostly. Sometimes songs with obscene lyrics that'd make Emma, Cleo, and Lewis blush bright pink. If Denman tries to talk to her, she sings louder and louder and louder, so the notes become screams. She's never sung Jingle Bells so repeatedly ever in her life. She's never added quite so many sexual innuendos into Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.

Cleo tells stories. Once upon a time, there were three mermaids and an ugly witch. She invents more and more creative and morbid ways the witch dies. Limbs splayed outwards like the ugly frog she is. Chest wide open, revealing a lump of coal instead of a heart. Flesh burnt by one mermaid, frozen by another. Blood boiled.

Emma retreats into her mind. It's far more interesting up there. She is so ensconced in the world she has created for herself that nothing and no-one can pull her from it. Denman tries pinching her, then hitting her, then threatening her friends, then her family. She doesn't even twitch.

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SO GUYS this is a little out of my comfort zone but i thought it was a bit of fun so lmk what you all think!! as above, this is part 1/3 of my dr denman idea, but part 1/7 (i think?? possibly 6) of spooky stuff!! (p.s. the unsavoury details bit wasn't too unsavoury this time but it may get worse so we'll see hehehe)

HOPE YOU LIKED IT!!!

[alkalamity]

Hear me out. Ratiorine AU where Aventurine is a mer captured by a group of researchers and Ratio is the scientist brought on board to teach him how to speak and access his intelligence levels.

[chiliger]

He’s inviting you to step closer.

[maikaartwork]

@xirayn suggested that mer!Eddie learns to speak English the way Starfire did in the Teen Titans universe. It’s THIS scene, if you don’t know what I’m talking about.

They also promised to write a blurb about it if I draw it, so here we are. Mer!Eddie kissing staff member Steve to obtain some language skills, because mermaid magic.

[cherylblossom]

♪~ Out of the sea Wish I could be part of that world ~♪

[paperzombiie]

I missed posting art here so I might start posting again...

Happy Mermay, these are some concepts for a cyberpunk AU @flying-in-a-starry-sky came up with, where we are playing around with these two among other OCs in a crossover

[anggeese]

🫧🫧🫧

[twentyfivemiceinatrenchcoat]

Gojo as a merman. He's of the deep-sea kind: pale and light colored, with pale blue eyes sensitive to bright daylight. Because of this, he only surfaces at nighttime-- that is, until Y/N gets him a pair of sunglasses.

ANONNNNNN YOU’RE A FUCKING GENIUS i’ve been brainstorming ideas for mer!gojo but here we have it….. that’s him…….. i can see him wearing sunglasses SO clearly 😭😭 i feel like he’s super fond of humans (unlike sugu)… probably pretends to be a normal guy and shows his upper body while tourists are taking a dip in the ocean…. flirts with men and women swimming by……… reveals his tail to crying children super sneakily so that they’ll stop crying and cheer up…. parents laugh when their children point to him and call him “mister mermaid” meanwhile he just grins and puts a finger to his lip teasingly <33 it’s their little secret!!!

no but he would actually be soooo cute and charming….. he wants to be human so bad he wants to explore!!! LOVES being a merman but like…. he wants to go on land and eat all the sweets he sees everyone munch on….. :((( mer!gojo is the most susceptible to a little mermaid-esque plot where he turns into seafoam at the end LMAO thankfully he has suguru and shoko to keep him in check!! doesn’t stop him from interacting with humans though…… he just wants to have fun <3

[stimmers-please-interact]

Ursula the Sea Witch from The Little Mermaid with gothic stims

x - x - x / x - x / x - x - x

This post has no DNI!

[ironwhumper359]

Torn from the Sea - Ch.1

Content: lab whump, scientist whumper, mermaid whump, mermaid whumpees, capture, more to come as verse develops!

Word count: 689

Author's Notes at the end!

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Excerpt from Dr. Baltan's Research Log

Day 1

I have found what I hope to be an appropriate place to locate the specimen I am searching for. While much has been speculated about the creatures known colloquially as 'mer,' none have ever been studied in close proximity, let alone in captivity. I intend to change that with this project.

Local folklore speaks of migrating ocean spirits visiting this cove, and for two months out of each year, they do not fish in these waters or hunt in the surrounding forests. Some even leave offerings of fruit or nuts. My colleagues have dismissed my theory; after all, every documented sighting of a mer has occurred at far greater depths than this. However, if my hypothesis is correct, then they may have a very good reason indeed for coming to this cove year after year.

Time will prove whether I am right.

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Day 9

After days of trekking back and forth from my research station to this remote spot, I've finally been vindicated. Not just one, but TWO mer– one male and one female, I presume– have moved into the cove and began building what I can only describe as some sort of nest. From this distance it is difficult to say with certainty, but the one I hypothesize to be female may be pregnant. I must admit, I am basing this on nothing more than the similarity in appearance between the creatures and humans, but even compared to other primates, the female's belly is swollen to a degree that one can only associate with either pregnancy or illness. Given the local legends that surround this place, I'm inclined to believe the former until proven otherwise.

I am eager to move on to phase two of my plan, but I must be patient and observe a little while longer if I am to detect the best opportunity for doing so.

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Day 11

I can scarcely believe what I have witnessed. It's true, it's all true! The others laughed at me, called me a fool for equating silly tales to scientific fact, but I have seen it with my own eyes! The mer aren't merely aquatic, as is thought by the few scholars on the subject who exist. They are shifters! Like the lupine and avian examples studied by Dr. Harrison and Dr. Rodriguez respectively!

Part of me is tempted to take my existing documentation straight back to the Institute. I know more resources would be granted this project if I did so, but along with more resources would come more oversight, tiresome meddling from other researchers, and perhaps most distastefully, the loss of my solo credit from the eventual publication.

This is MY project, and I will use the resources at my own disposal to achieve my goals. No one else can take this from me.

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Day 13

After observing the mer shifters for several days, I have identified several distinct patterns of behavior, as well as an opportunity to facilitate their capture. While I have at times observed both male and female leave the water and shift into a bipedal form, the male does so with far greater frequency, the female preferring to stay near the rock and rubble structure that I assume to be their nest.

Even when the female does venture onto land, she tends to stay on or near the beach, while the male ventures deeper into the foliage in search of food. Another hypothesis confirmed: he often returns with the food that I recognize as the villagers' offerings. Whether either side is aware of it, the local custom has been feeding the mer as they prepare for the birth of their young. Whether it has been the same pair of mer for hundreds of years or whether it is a new coupling each time is difficult to ascertain without any knowledge of their lifespan or gestation rate, and requires further study.

Regardless, my path forward is now obvious. I must contact my lab assistant and make the preparations for transport. Soon, I will have achieved the impossible. 

I will have captured a mer specimen for study. 

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Author's Note: Ok so I know I said skyrim based vampire whump was coming, and it still is! But this verse sprung fully formed in my head yesterday while playing the Sims (as one does) and I just had to write it down! So get ready to see a lot of mermaid whump in the coming days!

[thefreshprinceofjunes]

watching the poor unfortunate souls scene and like. when ursula is telling ariel she has to get a kiss of true love from prince eric

that uh. that symbolism looks

familiar

and of course

soras symbol in kh is a crown

and rikus is a heart

:^)

[prettieststarsoftheocean]

Part 2/3 - What if Dr. Denman succeeded in capturing the girls?

see below for unsavoury details

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Before long, it stops being boring and starts getting frightening. Denman's moral compass, it turns out, isn't too rigid.

Cleo's stories become sad. Stories of longing for warm homes and watching films with friends. Game nights. Sitting in physics lessons and playing hangman. As much as she might try, Denman cannot direct these stories to the story of how she became a mermaid. Cleo is resilient in her silence when it comes to that topic. Denman does, however, manage to convince her that Emma and Rikki are dead, and she is able to carefully record how Cleo's emotions impact her powers.

Working in the same vein, she does her utmost to enrage Rikki. She details the most awful things she can imagine and tells her this is exactly what she's done to her friends. Ignores Rikki's venomous insults, simply noting down the way Rikki's temperature rises with a satisfied curiosity.

Emma is the most difficult to get an emotional response from, so Denman dedicates her to the most science-y stuff. How long can a mermaid hold her breath for? It turns out, not even a lack of oxygen can get a real rise out of her. She splutters and claws at Denman's arms, but once she's out of the water, she returns to that place behind her eyes.

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OKAY PART TWO!! thanks so much for all the nice messages on the previous one!! 💙💙

[xirayn]

A continuation of the merEddie AU based on the amazing art done by @maikaartwork. The ficlet for the kiss they drew is coming, Steve just needs to get some help first.

This is the first year Dustin is old enough to be a summer intern at Hawkins Aquarium and Institute of Marine Research. He spends his days educating guests on the animals and conservation efforts with weekly professional development and environmental advocacy courses. The position is also paid, which is nice, and he gets the aquarium practically to himself as he waits for Steve to finish up and give him a ride home.

He's watching the eastern rat snake climb her fake branch in search of a resting spot when Steve finds him an hour before he is usually done.

"I need to get into the restricted area of the aquarium," Steve states much to Dustin's surprise.

"Why?"

"The voice in my head needs help."

Dustin's eyes narrow. "Have you been talking to the lampreys again?"

"Yes, but they have nothing to do with this," Steve responds with an annoyed huff. Dustin is unconvinced.

"I think they might," he states plainly. "When was the last time you went on a date or talked with, I don't know, an actual human rather than a bunch of fish?"

"I talk to Robin all the time."

"Yet you won't date her."

"Boys and girls can be friends without -" Steve cuts himself off mid sentence. He sets his hands sternly on his hips. "You know what, this is getting us off-topic. Restricted area. Voice in my head. Plan. Go."

Dustin rolls his eyes. "That voice is called conscious thought, Steve."

"Ha ha. No. This was... something else. There is something - someone - who is hurt and alone, and I need to get them out."

"So we aren't just getting into the restricted area," Dustin observes, "we are getting whatever creature you think is calling you out?"

Steve hesitates for only a moment. That does sound pretty outlandish, but the call for help is still echoing in his mind. "Essentially. Yeah."

Dustin tilts his head in consideration. "How big is it?"

"What?"

"The creature," Dustin clarifies, "how big is it?"

"I don't know."

"Is it a siren trying to lure you onto the rocks or eat you?" An obvious question to Dustin, but a new one to Steve based on his look of surprise.

"A what? No. It doesn't want to eat me."

Sirens don't exist, for one. Except they might since there is something psychically communicating with Steve and they've run into things that supposedly didn't exist before.

"How do you know?" Dustin asks because if sirens do exist, it is a perfectly valid question.

"Because I felt it!" Steve throws his hands up. The snakes and other reptiles in the exhibits around them are as indifferent to the gesture as Dustin is. "It just needs help."

"Angler fish lure their prey in with a light on their-"

"I'm not prey!" Steve insists.

"Prey doesn't always know it's prey," Dustin counters.

"Then I get eaten, I guess, but I can't just ignore this. What they shared with me…" The mounting irritation drains from Steve's shoulder. Sorrow replaces it as he remembers the pain of captivity he was shown and the longing for home. "They just want to be free."

Dustin folds his arms across his chest. "That could, arguably, be a really bad idea."

Freeing non-native creatures was never a good idea. There was a whole workshop on invasive species that included how animals in captivity might suffer if released without the proper skills to survive. Media was also full of good intentions leading to the release of monsters.

"Which is why I came to the king of bad ideas," Steve says far too casually.

"Are you insulting me?" Dustin scoffs. "You're asking for my help and then insulting me. Seriously?"

"Do I need to bring up the coyote with mange you trapped in your cellar because you thought it was a chupacabra?"

Dustin frowns. "Considering you just brought it up- no."

"Voice in my head," Steve states to get them back on track. "Restricted area. Plan. Go.

Dustin sighs. "Fine. Do you think I can fit through the vents?"

Steve shakes his head. "They had to put grates in those because the octopus kept using them for midnight snack runs."

"Really?" Dustin feels like he should have heard about that, but he's only been an intern for a little over a month now.

"Yeah," Steve says dismissively, "It was a thing. Robin is a bit obsessed with her now."

"Like you're obsessed with the lampreys?"

Steve is clearly insulted by the accusation. He takes a moment to gape. "I am not obsessed with the lampreys. I am the opposite of obsessed."

"Sure." The one syllable is pure sarcasm. "Okay, so the other plan is we steal the badge of someone who has access."

"What do you mean we?"

"You aren't doing this alone."

"It's too dangerous." Steve's hands are back on his hips, but Dustin doesn't back down.

"If you get eaten, I get eaten," he states firmly. They have a silent standoff that Dustin eventually wins.

"Okay," Steve relents. He's learned in the few years he has known Dustin to not fight his loyalty. It was either agree now or be surprised when Dustin tailed him later. "Any idea who's badge we are going to steal?"

Dustin presses his lips together as he thinks. "There has to be people who do maintenance -"

"Maybe like the head aquarist?"

They both swing around to see Robin standing with a lanyard hanging from her finger. At the end is the badge of someone Steve doesn't recognize. He wonders how long she has been there and how much she heard.

"He left it in the food prep room," she explains as she holds it out to Steve.

He takes it, not bothering to ask questions even if there are quite a few that came to mind. The picture is of an older man with a receding hairline and white goatee. The text underneath reads: Wayne Munson.

New memories are sent to him. The sound of a kind drawl. Sweet and salty and tangy flavors masking the taste of decayed fish. Different textures. Something to look forward to.

Hope.

Steve looks at Robin. He smiles. She smiles back.

"Commence operation we're all getting fired."

[simplesaladsubblog]

To the au that I mentioned, a piece

That day, their quarrel, which had started earlier, reached it's limit. At the same time, a mermaid had been stalking their ship for several days. And so, because Marina wanted to get away from Peggy, she slipped and fell overboard, caught in the mermaid's spell.

This was the first time she apologized and from that time on Peggy began to treat Marina more gently, because she realized that she really cared about her. Perhaps this scared her, but losing Marina scared her even more.

[herobrilne]

the painting i did for my creative work for school !! i finally finished and im so happy !! 😭😭

i also did some fullbodies of both of them, so thats under the cut :^)

[sadboyjacinter]

sometimes i think abt hans christian andersen and his origin and why he wrote the little mermaid and i just think that if he ever heard part of your world he would burst into tears and it makes my heart a little warm.