#every researcher worth their salt is at least tangentially terrified of mer

[ghost-bxrd]

Mer AU is basically

Us: It don't bite 😚💕💕💕

Mers: *loom ominously*

Researchers: YES IT DO

Absolutely lmaooooo 😭😭😭

Literally EVERY SINGLE REAEARCHER would rather cut off their own arm than willingly go swimming in waters that are known to inhabit mer 😭

Meanwhile we’re all like: “But they be squishy!” 🥺💚

Let’s be real. We would all die within minutes of meeting a mer from that au because we’d immediately jump into the water for a hug 😭