#idk how longgg. its kinda weird

[marsbotz]

slamming my fists against the floor like an animal thinkinh abt dadfario

[lucapizzelles]

TWO THINGS (though one thing has parts a,b,c,d)

1. I think it is at least slightly possible for the fins to grow longer but it could be based on sexual dimorphism, which can explain why a lot of the older female seafolk that we see have longer "hair"/fins (specifically Daniela) while a lot of the older male seafolk (and Luca and Alberto) have shorter fins.

Granted we, of course, never see young female seafolk. (Which has been the bane of my existence when it comes to stuff like this) (Unless I missed a character in the movie) So it's impossible to say if it necessarily grows or if they're just born like that. Same with facial hair, though it's kind of funny to imagine a baby seafolk with a literal mustache. I don't know what exactly would have caused the sexual dimorphism to form in the way it did, maybe it's just a fun coincidence, maybe something with hormones, because Libera has shorter hair (maybe, lucia, its an animated children's movie!).

But also I don't think cutting the hair is possible, like you said, because for a long time it wasn't even necessary for their hair to mimic being able to be cut, because a lot of human cultures for a longgg time left their hair long for both genders/legit had no way to cut hair besides like. rocks. (and a lot of cultures still do to this day) so I definitely think if it were to be cut it would be bad for them (even though there's not that much bloodflow to the "hair" due to the thin size, it would probably still at least pinch if you cut a hair, not to even mention cutting multiple at once (as haircuts often do)). BUT I do think it's possible for it to grow at at least a slow rate like mentioned, possibly affected by hormones (iirc, estrogen does increase hair growth rate on the head in humans so. but idk how it'll affect.. skin..)

Also, if we go with this theory (which, it's funny, so I'm going with it. All the evidence I need), even though they can form individual strands and though you see the head fin retract and then the hair forms after it (in the gif), I imagine the curls or general clumps of hair still tend to follow where a head fin would have been. They form perfect sections/curls and I imagine though it can be separated it wouldn't feel nice to be separated. Not that it would hurt, per se, but maybe somethjng like brushing a cat's fur the wrong way.

ALSO (one more thing) with Alberto, we see that he doesn't really have head fins extending down to his neck, like Luca does.

This effectively mimics the "shaved back of head" look that you talked about despite it mechanically being lowkey impossible, but also in the same back of the head image used, his hair under a certain point just kinda looks Different.

Explanation for this? Him being a character model? It being an animated movie where things aren't perfect? Hair being time consuming to make look perfectly realistic in an animated movie (and it looking weird when it does look perfectly realistic)? Yeah probably, but I'm going to use it to my advantage anyway.

That's pretty much where his head fins end when he doesn't look human, so I think it makes sense if head fins do at least play a partial role in forming the hair, though it can still grow on its own in places where there weren't/aren't head fins. The hair in those places probably just looks thin/disorganized/slightly weird looking. A shaved look. though you can't really shave the "hair."

2. Coming from someone with curly hair and how much of a bitch it is to style and maintain, I can imagine. So much between Giulia and Luca. Them waking up in the morning and Luca's being perfect and he's all ready to go to school and Giulia's taking 5-10 business days to get looking nice. At school and their classmates/friends go "oh Giulia, Luca's hair is always so nice do you know what he does to style it?" and her gripping the table in anger and going "He Doesn't." And likewise with Alberto. Giulia sees him with his tight curls and her first thought it like "haha yess he gets it" nope. nah. He wakes up with that perfect pompadour esk thing and goes on about his day.

Also the entire concept of their hair maybe being skin reminds me of velvet. Daily reminder that velvet is just thin skin on bone.

Seafolk Fins & Hair: A Study

something I noticed while rewatching this scene — and I’m not sure if this is because Giulia has actual hair while Luca has fins-disguised-as-hair, or if it’s a difference of texture/curl pattern, or if it’s from Giulia being more active than Luca, or if its just a style choice and I’m looking WAY too much into this — is that Giulia’s hair looks much more real compared to Luca.

By that I mean, zoom in. Giulia’s hair makes shapes, but the strands of hair are much more obvious than Luca’s, and there’s a lot more fraying strands. On the other hand, Luca’s looks damn near perfect, like he just got out of hair-and-makeup. It looks sculpted, like clay, rather than individual hair strands making a shape.

And it would be pretty damn easy to make a fins-to-faux-hair/uncanny-valley headcanon right there—had it not been for this one scene.

Yes, they do have strands of hair. Yes, their near-perfect appearance might have something to do with the automatic-stylization granted by The Change, and Yes, this whole post may very well be very, very silly because Dude, It’s An Animated Movie.

But there is one last thing that I want to point out, and it’s that Not All Hair Fins Become Hair:

And its just. what the fuck??? the cheek fins were right fucking there and obviously placed to look like ears. Why would you make a hair-fin become a piece of flesh(?) & cartilage???? This ruins everything, also, does this mean that seafolk-fins-to-hair are made of cartilage??

To which brings, holy shit. Cartilage.

The type of cartilage that would make the most sense, in my opinion, would be hyaline cartilage or elastic cartilage, but both would have their own problems.

Elastic cartilage, for one, is more focused on the anatomy of a human, given that humans have elastic cartilage in their ears. Although, elastic cartilage would explain the flexibility, but then there’s the issue of the perichondrium having stuff like blood vessels and nerves that just wouldn’t fare well for mimicking hair.

Hyaline cartilage, on the other hand, is found in the fins of fish (yay!), but it is less flexible and also has a perichondrium. Although, it is tougher, which would explain the very change-resistant curl patterns. But then you have the fact that it’s called the “glass cartilage,” because it is literally see-through to pearl grey, which, also isn’t really that good for mimicking hair (unless you’ve made it to old age).

The last type of cartilage available is fibrous cartilage, but, like elastic cartilage, it’s based around the anatomy of the human ear. Although it doesn’t have a perichondrium, it is far, far less flexible, and like hyaline cartilage, it’s white.

So idrk. Until we see more of the sea monsters—which is highly unlikely atp—it’s probably gonna remain a mystery.

WHICH IS WHAT I WOULD HAVE SAID, had I not realized I was looking in the wrong place.

I was heavily focused on a fish’s rays, which are highly flexible support beams of the fish’s fins, but I wasn’t looking at the actual fin—the very, very flexible, very, very thin piece of skin between each ray.

Skin.

It’s fucking skin.

Or, at least, something very, very similar to it with an abundance of keratinocytes or keratinized cells that have the same kind of flexibility, durability, and allowances for pigmentation.

(it being skin also kind of explains for the near-perfectness, being so much thicker and change-resistant than your typical hair follicle)

Though, when standing-in as a faux hair follicle, rather than the much easier task of acting like an ear, it would have to form kind of similarly to teeth, in the sense that what you get is what you get, and this is where we go back and reference the movie.

Alberto does not have access to a razor, and if he did, he does not have access to electricity, either. He could, in fact, have a pair of scissors, but even then, he proved that he didn’t exactly know what a mirror was/have access to one with the photo-on-the-makeshift-vespa, so I highly doubt it that he did this himself.

And although malnutrition is known to impair hair growth and structure, if he had truly been on his own for well over a year, his hair should be far longer than that. Also, sea monster haircuts just seem plain improbable, given the presence of the previously-mentioned rays.

That being said, sea monster hair-fins can be assumed to not really grow. At least, certainly not at the speed at which natural human hair grows, meaning the epidermis and dermis would be very, very thin as well as minimal blood supply in this respective area.

And extending upon (see: taking and running off with) this, I assume it would have to be similar in shape (not structure) to villi. And to explain that, here is a diagram, because I have run out of words:

“But-but-but skin would never naturally grow like that” right. because it’s not growing in as usual skin. It was originally a fin. Of a fucking aquatic animal. And now has to act like mammalian hair. there are some hijinks and creative liberties at play, okay? Just run with it.

Hope this all made sense.

[nochuuuenthusiast]

tag!

hii~ so i got tagged by @snugglemejeon thank you so much ! i think this is really cute hehe (to the people i tagged: i’m sorry if i tagged you and we haven’t talked that much... i don’t know that many people on tumblr... and also, you don’t have to do this challenge, so feel free to ignore it !) 

rules are: (1) tag the person who tagged you (2) answer the questions (3) tag 10 people (sorry i don’t know that many people here on tumblr so i’m only gonna tag one or two :( but ps! if you wanna be friends with me, don’t hold back and just talk to me hehe) 

(1) how tall are you? 

i haven’t checked in a bit but i’m about 5′2″ (ish) so that’s around 158cm (*sighs* yeah i know... i’m pretty short) 

(2) what color and style is your hair?

i actually got a haircut yesterday before my blackpink concert hehe so now my hair is layered and it goes a little past my shoulders. i didn’t start growing out my hair until late last year since i used to always cut it short (like, a little above my shoulders) so yeah... i used to dye my hair a longgg longggg time ago but now it’s its original color which is dark brown 

(3) what color are your eyes? 

a solid brown (not totally light, but not too dark) (my mom has really pretty light brown eyes but they didn’t get passed down to me so ahhaha *cries*) 

(4) do you wear glasses? 

yes, but no (?) i have glasses but i don’t wear them 24/7 since my eyesight isn’t that bad... i only wear them in class when i’m too far away from the board. i have kinda circular, brown glasses (lmao, i know no one asked but...) 

(5) do you wear braces?

i used to wear braces a couple of years ago so now i just wear my retainers once a week (you’re supposed to wear them every night but whatever,,, i’m pretty lazy and irresponsible and my teeth haven’t shifted sooo once a week will do ahah) 

(6) what’s your fashion sense? 

i care about how i dress but i don’t worry about how i look all the time soooo... i’ll sum up my style in a few words: 26 year old single korean girl walking to an aesthetic cafe on a sunday afternoon. yeah. that’s basically my style. lol i hope you guys understand what i mean... if not, i’m terribly sorry

(7) full name? 

only a few people on tumblr know my name... but i don’t want to reveal it here since i know everyone can see this, and tumblr is the only social media platform where my identity is hidden sooo... 

but if you want to get to know me and learn my name then you can definitely message me or send something to me :) i’m nice, i swear

(8) when were you born?

july 2001; i’m 17 ;) 

(9) where are you from and where do you live now? 

i was born and currently live in los angeles, california however, i am 100% korean. both of my parents were born and raised in south korea. and yes, i am fluent in korean. 

(10) what school do you go to? 

i am a highschooler. and that’s all i’m gonna say. skool sucks :P

(11) what kind of student are you?

i would like to say that i’m more of a hard worker than a naturally smart person, but i am currently getting straight As and for those of you who live in the us, i’m taking 5 APs (which totally sucks :’( but i’m handling them kinda well... i think). and i don’t really like being complimented because one of my biggest fears is of me becoming arrogant so let’s move on,,, pls. 

(12) do you like school?

hell no. but i have to deal with it since everyone does so :/// school isn’t that bad if you daydream and think about bts all day hehe. but in all seriousness, i think school is okay if you have the right friends to hang out with and talk to 

(13) favorite subject? 

history!!! i know this is really weird since not a lot of people like history, but i love ittt!!! i think it’s really fun since it’s kinda like one big story of our world (i’m sorry, i’m such a dork)... i took ap art history last year and i fell in love with it! 

(14) favorite tv shows? 

i used to watch kdramas a longgg time ago, but i kinda stopped but idk why... but my favorite tv shows are friends, the office, stranger things, jane the virgin, etc, etc... i can literally name so many tv shows that i’ve watched but then i’d go rambling on and on and on and i don’t want to bore anyone...

(15) favorite movie? 

forrest gump !!! (and also, did anyone see the two bts movies? i watched both of them at cgv and i literally exploded when i saw the members... okay, moving on (sorry... i get off topic really easily)) 

(16) favorite books? 

i read a book called “pachinko” by min jin lee over the summer and it was so! freaking! good!!! i highly recommend it everyone~ it’s a historical fiction novel about 3-4 generations of this korean family who lived in korea and then moved to japan. it takes place a little before the korean war and it talks about the discrimination that koreans faced in japan at the time. i recently went to the library to check it out since i wanted to read it again but they didn’t have an english copy of the book so i’m reading it in korean at the moment. 

(17) favorite pastime? 

rewatching and rewatching and rewatching bangtan. oh, and streaming their new album ;) oh, and stressing over the new test questions on the fan cafe that the staff upload every week (i need to level up but the test is so hard... i cry every time) 

and writing for this blog! i originally made this blog to de-stress and write some scenarios and reactions and i didn’t know that people would actually like them and respond to them,,, so hey, thank you :) you make me happy every day 

(18) do you have any regrets? 

yes. too many to count. but i’m not gonna sit here and list them all lol

(19) dream job?

i don’t really know... but something in corporate law (?)

(20) would you ever like to be married? 

yessss! have you seen my entire blog??? it’s an entire fluff kingdom!!! i mean, i know that marriage is not just one big fluff and i know that it’s tough, but i would still like to get married one day 

i have my own little fantasies about how married life would be, but that’s a little secret so i’ll save it for next time ;) 

(21) would you like to have kids? 

as much as i love kids, i’m not too sure if i would want any... i mean, obviously my answer will change in the future, but i kinda want either no kids or just one kid... the responsibility of being a parent kinda freaks me out...

(22) how many?

oops, i kinda answered this already in (21) but i’ll answer again anyway: 0-1 

(23) do you like shopping? 

no, i absolutely LOVE shopping. i think i’m addicted lmao. 

psssss: i know no one asked, but my favorite retail shop is madewell

(24) what countries have you visited? 

ahhh finally... the question i’ve been waiting for... so if you get to know me, i really really really reallyyyyy love traveling and i’m so grateful for all the opportunities i’ve been given to travel at such a young age. 

so, let me just list all the places i’ve been to (an i know not all of these are countries, or out of the us, but just hear me out,,, okay?) : france, italy, south korea, mexico, us (hawaii, nevada, utah, etc (lol, i can’t remember all of them)) 

my favorite location out of all of these places is definitely italy <3 (italy has my heart)... i stayed at rome and i also visited pompeii and positano (which were absolutely stunning and beautiful). i went to rome last spring (around april/may) and i personally, really love sightseeing and history and since rome is full of those two things i reallyyy enjoyed it there. oh, and don’t even get me started with the food <3333 

i also really loved france... i stayed at paris and my favorite thing about paris was definitely the louvre museum (once again, i love art history) as well as this place called montmarte (ahh! it’s so pretty) 

and last but not least, (as much as i love love loveee south korea) i really enjoyed mexico! i love calming, relaxing vacation spots so i got to go to cancun (twice!) and snorkel and swim and see little fishies in the clear turquoise ocean... yeah, i miss it there... :( 

(25) scariest nightmare you have ever had

i would totally tell you guys, but it was too complicated so i’m not even gonna bother. 

(26) any enemies? 

i am a lover, not a fighter (hehe)

(27) any significant other?

does jungkook count? lmaooo it’s a joke... he doesn’t even know i exist lol. 

my answer is no. 

(28) do you get along with you family?

yes, yes i do.

(29) do you believe in miracles?

i believe things happen for a reason... so does that count? 

last but not least... (30) how are you?

i’m actually doing pretty well :))) i was in this really big emotional slump that kinda felt like a roller coaster ride last year, but i’m over it now so... yeah... i doing pretty well :) 

okay, so now that i’m done, i have to tag people, and like i said, i don’t talk to that many people on tumblr since i’m a loser lol so here are the people i’ll tag (sorry, i’m not gonna tag 10 people) : 

@pjmochii @jsuga @kpopsffct @ anyone who wants to do it... 

but yea, i seriously don’t know that many people since i haven’t been on tumblr for a long time, so i’m sorry to the people who i tagged (if i haven’t talked to you a lot, i’m sorry... i’ll try to be a better person and try to talk to you more ...) 

[charlieism]

Tagged by @princeyandanxiety

1st Rule: Tag 9 People

I know most of yall have probs been tagged already oops. but oh well sorry, you dont have to do if you dont want :)

@mylasagnaisraw @imin-loveanon @just-a-random-word @softbludemon @jaye--universe @cappuccinohowell @eriysa-p​ @deafinatelyfangirling @annoyinganx

2nd Rule: Bold the Statements That Are True

APPEARANCE:

I am 5’7” or taller

I wear glasses

I have at least one tattoo

I have at least one piercing

I have blonde hair

I have brown eyes (Kinda? They’re hazel but they got brown in em so)

I have short hair (Its not longgg but it isnt short)

My abs are at least somewhat defined

I have or have had braces

PERSONALITY:

I love meeting new people

People tell me that I’m funny (Only some)

Helping others with their problems is a big priority for me

I enjoy physical challenges

I enjoy mental challenges

I’m playfully rude with people I know well

I started saying something ironically and now I can’t stop saying it

There is something I would change about my personality

ABILITY:

I can sing well

I can play an instrument

I can do over 30 push ups without stopping

I’m a fast runner (I guess)

I can draw well 

I have a good memory (But only for really weird things like random facts n stuff)

I’m good at doing math in my head

I can hold my breath underwater for over a minute (I can hold my breath for long time but idk exactly how long)

I have beaten at least 2 people in arm wrestling

I know how to cook at least 3 meals from scratch

I know how to throw a proper punch

HOBBIES:

I enjoy playing sports

I’m on a sports team at my school or somewhere else

I’m in an orchestra or choir at my school or somewhere else

I have learned a new song in the past week

I work out at least once a week

I’ve gone for runs at least once a week in the warmer months

I have drawn something in the past month

I enjoy writing

Fandoms are my #1 passion

I do or have done martial arts

EXPERIENCES:

I have had my first kiss

I have had alcohol

I have scored the winning goal in a sports game

I have watched an entire season of a TV show in one sitting

I have been at an overnight event

I have been in a taxi

I have been in the hospital or ER in the past year

I have beaten a video game in one day

I have visited another country

I have been to one of my favorite band’s concerts

RELATIONSHIPS:

I’m in a relationship

I have a crush on a celebrity 

I have a crush on someone I know

I have been in at least 3 relationships

I have never been in a relationship

I have asked someone out or admitted my feelings to them

I get crushes easily

I have had a crush on someone for over a year

I have been in a relationship for at least a year

I have had feelings for a friend

MY LIFE:

I have at least one person I consider a “best friend”

I live close to my school

My parents are still together

I have at least one sibling

I live in the United States

There is snow right now where I live

I have hung out with a friend in the past month (Does htis mean inside school too??)

I have a smartphone

I have at least 15 CDs

I share my room with someone

RANDOM SHIT:

I have break danced

I know a person named Jamie

I have had a teacher with a last name that’s hard to pronounce

I have dyed my hair

I’m listening to one song on repeat right now

I have punched someone in the past week

I know someone who has gone to jail

I have broken a bone

I have eaten a waffle today

I know what I want to do with my life

I speak at least 2 languages

I have made a new friend in the past year