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justshance Shance MerMay: Beach Cute

Once Lance gets over how huge Shiro is, he goes to a secluded spot on the beach to talk to him. Shiro enjoys the company, even if it means half-beaching himself on the shore \o/

Tiny Lance:

Giant!Mer Shiro: one | two

[puppetmaster55]

Shance, 25 + 57 for the trope mashup :o

(fairy tale au + forgotten first meeting)

so let’s go with... they met once, when they were young, and proclaimed themselves married. Lance was of a big family, working all across town, while Shiro was a young squire passing through. Both grew up, and forgot the other over time, until the war comes close to Lance’s home. He sneaks out, scared, hoping to find something new, only to come across the remains of the battle, where their side had won against the enemy forces.

Lance comes across an injured knight, left behind in the field, and spirits him away out of worry for his life. Lance does his best to help Shiro heal, and the two fall in love as they do. The court one another, dancing around their love and dancing with each other.

And words comes that the prince is missing, was a member of the battalion that fought and though there were losses his body is yet missing. Lance worries, and Shiro worries worse, until Shiro blurts out that he is the missing prince, that he was cursed at a young age to have forgotten his true love, only to discover that Lance still found him, and though neither remembered the other they still fell in love, and broke the curse that kept their memories away.

They spend half the trek back to the capital worried about Shiro’s family, but they’re in love and they know their truths, and that together they will overcome anything.

[rigb0ner]

Jsyk, every time I get a notification from u I'm STILL just like 😃!!!!! THANK U for ur positive comments and the free serotonin boost tbh, also ur answers to asks have just been killing me lmaO 🥰👌👌👌

[psychicscavenger]

Shining Pearl (shance)

For the Shance Mermay 2019 prompts that @justshance came up with! Also tagging @shancemermay. 

Tags: Fluff, Flirting, Courting Rituals, Mermay, Fairy tale elements, AU, not gonna lie they don’t talk to each other...yet.  

EDIT: Hey so, I wrote a sequel if anyone’s interested(yes I spiraled and ow this is a series, thanks brain) you can read it here or on ao3 here if thats easier. 

Lance wanted legs.

Specifically he wanted human legs. For himself of course, not to eat. That would be gross.

He continued to watch from a safe distance, the handsome man that was currently walking along the shore, a palace in the distance on dry land where alas, Lance could not go because where humans usually had legs, Lance had a fishtail.

A very beautiful fishtail mind you, with its glimmering blue scales that looked silver where light flashed. His fins were translucent and delicate, some wispy fins trailing along the sides of his tail and up his spine. He was surely the pride and joy of his family since not even his siblings or any others mers in the shoal could compete with his beauty. He wasn't a prince, but his father was a noble making Lance a noble as well so he'd received many courting offers, including snooty Lotor a cecaelia species who just wanted a pretty mate to look at much to Lance's annoyance. Call him shellfish and naive, but he wanted to experience true love!

Plus, Lotor was creepy, who still lived in a cave in the dark abyss of the ocean these days? Fish hermits, thats who!

Lance sighed mind focusing back on the present, a little shy smile creeping up as he watched the man collect seashells, almost absentmindedly since he was picking out a bunch of broken ones that have lost their luster. Almost like a reflex, Lance quietly slipped back into the water, hurrying towards the bottom of the ocean floor and scanning around the murky water, hoping he'll find a shell that was still in tact and shiny enough for the beautiful man. A sparkle caught his eye and with inhuman speed, Lance dove towards it, snatching it up and scaring the shit out of a school of butterfly fish. Lance brushed the sand off the shell only to gasp excitedly as he realized it wasn't a shell but a clam, one that was starting to wither away from age, but what Lance was after, was their beautiful treasure inside.

Busting open the clam, saying a little prayer for the small creature, Lance nearly screeched with joy upon finding the tiny little pearl ball, now clutching it in his hands as he shot up to the surface, ready to show off his prize to the handsome man on the surface.

Carefully emerging above water so as not to alert the man of his presence, Lance carefully swam a little closer, to the point he was barely crawling on the ocean floor, tail dragging behind him as waves broke around his form. Lance was about five feet away from the man who was currently bent over inspecting a shell he had found when lance threw the pearl, watching it bounce off the back of the man's head before scattering into the ocean to hide. Quietly, Lance raised above the water again, nearly grunting with impatience as his bangs flopped into his eyes, he quickly shoved them back only to stare in awe as the prince was now inspecting the pearl, one hand massaging the back of his head with confusion plain as day on his face.

Lance watched with bated breath nearly jumping out of the water from happiness as the man smiled at the pearl, turning it over, probably watching the shiny object catch the light so beautifully. At least thats what Lance would do.

As he watched mesmerized, as the beautiful man turned the pearl this way and that, he was caught off guard when said beautiful man glanced up so suddenly, probably to see if he could find the source of who threw the pearl at him, Lance let out an undignified squawk as he submerged into the deep, swimming so fast below the surface there was no way the man could see him if he dived under to follow. With a relieved sigh at the undisturbed water above him, Lance sank into the sand, rolling in it to help exfoliate his scales a bit as he spread out angelfish style. Watching the light bounce across the waves, he soon drifted unto thoughts of that speculative, appreciative smile the man bore and how it sent tingles of happiness from his gills to his fins. He let another sigh, this one of appreciation, escape as thoughts of the man flitted through his mind. The man was either smiling gently, holding his hand out only for Lance to take a hold of it and be pulled into his warm embrace, standing on his own two legs as the two kissed each other passionately, the waves breaking behind them, soaking them in the sea mist.

Lance's eyes shot open as his thoughts turned very dirty, very quickly. A bright rosy blush bloomed, making Lance curl in on himself as he tried to fight it down but thoughts of the man looking so happy couldn't even fight off a giddy smile of his own from breaking.

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Shiro stared back at the waves, wondering over and over again if what he really saw had just occurred.

He heard the stories, the legends, the myths of these creatures living under the seas by the kingdom. There were sightings dating back years ago when the kingdom was first settled and rumors popped up of beautiful half fish people who lived underwater. He had always wanted to see one secretly since he was a boy. He remembered the fond stories his Baba used to tell him before bedtime, stories of sailors spotting their brightly colored tails, hearing some of the most wonderful singing it could put the early morning birds to shame. He dreamed and hoped when he was little to meet one someday and now that day finally happened.

Glancing down at the pearl in his hand, he smiled as bright blue eyes popped up in his mind followed by dark brown hair pushed back and sticking up in such an adorable way that revealed skin of terra-cotta underneath. He remembered with awe the shimmering dark blue tail that launched a thousand rainbows when the sunlight hit it just right, almost blinding Shiro with its beauty until a second later, he was staring at open sea, no sight of the mysterious creature anywhere, not even a glimmer.

He pocketed the pearl, taking one glance around the area with slight hope of seeing the same blue eyes but like he predicted the person was no longer there. Maybe, he'd get another glimpse sometime soon if he was lucky enough to escape palace duties for a while but he didn't have high hopes for that, so he settled for this one moment, and knew he would cherish it forever.

After all, it's not everyday you see a mermaid.

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justshance replied to your post “There's literally nothing for me to do at work and no one in the...”

Honestly I get that I'm like no!! Give me something to focus on to kill the time, this shift is gonna last FOREVER if I'm just sitting here bored :/

eXACTLY

I literally went through the code for every page of the web site and just deleted extraneous spaces for something to do D:

[coolspacequips]

have just.....!! had this deity(demon??)/apprentice worshipper au on the brain lol....... ill admit this au is mostly abt the aesthetic, but i do have a loose plot arc in mind and lemme tell u,, this is the closest hes gotten to a mortal in a long while, and that could mean some dangerous temptations and repercussions for ya boys...

[shockingly-illogical]

Finishitober day 1

Mermay... in October. Why not?

For one of @justshance Shance mermay prompts: Sea and Sky. Wanted to make Shiro a flying fish. Lance’s wings are roughly based off a Roseate Tern.

[metalotaku-da]

MerMay Shance

Prompts stolen from @justshance. all pieces are up for grabs if anyone wants to take them further or rework them. @shancemermay

phobia of pets? warning

13. Fathomless deep.

“Lance it’s ok i promise.” shiro said a bit exasperated as he pulled along the other mer into the deep. Turning on his bioluminescence as the water got darker the closer than got to his kraken nursery.

“Just because they are small now does not mean they are not dangerous shiro.” lance countered. “They still have all of those suckers and the sharp beaks. Do you have any idea what those things can do when they are turned on you?” he asked sub consciously bringing his hand down to cover the large round scar on his tail.

Shiro stopped swimming bring the two of them to a halt. “Lance. Do you think i’d put you danger? That i would intentionally swim you into in situation that i knew to be dangerous for you?” he looked at lance bringing him around to be face to face.  

“No.” lance answered looking towards the growing darkness, his own tail and shiro’s tentacles. “But you haven’t almost been eaten by one. So i think i’m well within a sane’s person's level of worry about going into a nest of them.”

“Hatchery. Not nest. Black isn’t even going to be there. He is out hunting. It’s just us and babies. Tiny babies. No bigger than your chest width. And these are not wild kraken. These are domesticated babies. They imprint on mers and protect us. From wild ones, like what attacked you.” shiro wrapped a tentacle around the base of lance’s tail stroking up and down it. The firefly squid celia careful to not put his suction cups to lance’s scales with him as anxious as he already was.

“I know, you say that. And they do. A Lot of mers who live around the trenches have them. And totally preach about how great they are. And what good pets and guardians they are but it… it…”

“Doesn’t make the fear anyless.” shiro said with a sad smile, lifting his own missing arm. “It’s ok lance to be afraid. I just don’t want the fear to control you.” shiro let out a little sigh. “And this is a big part of my life, it’s not just my job, it’s more than that. raising all these little guys and seeing them off.” shiro brought his hand up to rub up and down lance’s arm affectionately. “I want to share that with you. The joy at finding them loving homes. I want to share my life with you lance. But i won’t force this on you if you’re not really ready.”

Lance placed his hand on top of shiro’s a squeezed. “I want to be with you shiro. More than anything. I want to do this for you. I’m just scared.” lance said sadly. His gaze turned down in shame even as his head faced his boyfriend. “I lost everything. I don’t want to lose you too because of that. Not after it brought me to you.” he mumbled the last bit.

Shiro wrapped himself protectively around lance remembering the huge storm that had dissipated once it hit the island just near their shoals area. The storm had brought lance with it. Having ripped him away from his migrating open ocean fairing family. Leaving him injured and disorientated. Easy pickings for the wild kraken that to go after. Shiro and black had made it just in time to rescue him. Allura and coran taking in the lost mer and helping him heal. He had been very grateful and excited to meet all of his hero’s. Even though shiro had to watch the mer’s face fall after meeting him that he stranded with know way to find his family unless they made it near their shoal. Which was very unlikely. The shoal did it’s best to integrate the constantly moving and energy bursting mer into their more slower paced community. Shiro being a huge part of that once he had gotten to know the mer.

“It’s ok to be be scared lance. And if it gets too overwhelming, i want you to tell me and we will leave. I understand how you are feeling. And we can take this as slow as you need to.” he brought lance’s hand up to his mouth to kiss.

Lance gave a giggle. “When have i ever taken anything slow?” wiggling his eyebrows.

Shiro laughed and started towards his nursey once more pulling along the mer. “Never. But let's try to this time.”

Once they arrived at the entrance to the hatchery room shiro pulled lance close into his side. “So the first cavern here, is my hatchery. Only eggs are in here ok. No kraken. We are going to start here. And i’m gonna to leave you to go check on the hatchlings. They are just a few weeks old. Once you are ready i’ll bring you into their cavern to introduce you. If you get overwhelmed or it’s too much you can back into the hatchery. The little ones won’t follow.” he watched as lance’s eyes widened and the mer began to hunch into himself a bit. “I’ll be there the whole time. Nothing bad will happen to you. I promise.”

Lance bit his lip but nodded nervously. Squeezing shiro’s hand tightly. Shiro kept a gentle tentacle against his tail. Shiro carefully guided Lance threw the entrance. Touching corals along the wall as they passed. The stimulation causing them glow. As the room brightened he paused to give Lance time to take it all in.

"Whoa." Lance whispered as he turned in place the walls covered in a multitude of colors. Their oblong jelly like shapes anchored in place. The glow from the corals flickering off their casings to make a rainbow effect across the floor.

"Neat right? Methane vents run through the walls. Keeps it warm and feeds the corals." Shiro followed Lance's gaze his own proud. A wide grin as he looked at his youngest charges. "These still have 14 thebes before they hatch. I just keep them clean and safe."

"I wasn't picturing something so beautiful." Lance said in aw. "It's like the colored arch at the surface after it rains."

"Yeah, it is. Just as pretty as you are." Shiro said cheekily ignoring Lance's bashiful shove. "Stay in here for a minute. I'm going to check on the little ones and feed them so they are a bit calmer. Then I'll come get you ok. There are only 6."

The new information has Lance's smile shrinking into a more nervous one. "Yeah ok. That uh. That gives me time to process, and you know maybe so last prayers to the goddess." Lance tried for a joke, but it was still a bit strained.

Shiro wrapped his boyfriend up in all his arms. "It's ok. I promise. No judgement if it's to much and you have to retreat."

Lance just nodded in response. Giving shiro a squeeze of his own before the Celia went into the next cavern. Stopping only at the food storage in the passage way before entering the cavern with his 6 newly hatched kraken. They are as rowdy as he expected them to be clinging to him as he hands out their meals. Once they are full and back to playing together amongst themselves shiro returns to the passageway and calls out for lance to join them.

Lance is slow to enter peeking his head in first. Catching the attention of the hatchlings. The group at least wait till lance enters the cavern before they charge to him. Lance letting out a panicked cry before he backs back into the passageway. The hatchlings stopping at the entrance. Knowing better than to leave their nest. A few even hiding behind him startled by the noise. It was far from the cheerful cooing of his usual visitors.

“Lance it’s ok. They are just excited. They like new people.” shiro tried to coax his terrified boyfriend back into the room. He let out a grateful sigh when lance’s terrified eyes peaked out around the passageway. “Come in nice and slow. I’ll try and keep them still ok?” shiro prompted the hatchlings to his side giving lance the space to make his way into the room. He still looked ready to dash away. One of the kraken tried to dart forward causing lance to flinch. “No stay.” shiro corrected the small creature putting a tentacle to it’s head. The sad creature letting out a mournful chirp at being stopped from playing with it’s new friend. “How are you doing lance?”

“Ok.” lance said pitifully his form started to curl up.

“How about you sit down on the floor with your back to the wall there. That way they can’t sneak up on you. Front and above open.” shiro suggested and waited for lance to get situated before he released his most impatient kraken. The mers flinch the raise of his arms to protect his face wasn’t lost on shiro or the little kraken who stopped just short of the mer swimming around him and watching. The kraken let out a few sad chirps when lance didn’t lower his arms right away. The hatchling instead settling next to his tail and settling down for his after meal nap. Slowly the other hatchlings followed his lead. Coming up close to lance and settling in for their own naps around him. Pressed against each other. Only two touching his tail. “Hey. hey lance. Can you take a little peek?” shiro said softly moving closer to them. A soft smile on his face. As cute as he found his little charges, he still needed to see how lance reacted.

Lance slowly lowered his arms looking around the cavern before looking down at his lap with the little ones gathered around him. Lance gave a tight smile and small chuckle. “They kind of remind me of my niece and nephew. As guppies.” he got out with a choke.

Shiro moved above him to bring his hand down to his trembling boyfriend's shoulder. It lessening the longer it was there. “Yeah. just like guppies. They seem to have taken a liking to you.” shiro replied with a wane smile as lance lifted his head to meet his eyes. It seemed to be weak and tentative but lance managed a small smile back at shiro. “Think you’d want to pet one? Or best for another time?”

“Maybe next time.” lance whispered his eyes going back to the hatchlings. The tension slowly leaving his body as the two sat and watched the kraken nap. Shiro smiling at lance’s words. Next time. That was progress.

[magicfox3]

uhhh, im not very good at drawing, but I really wanted to participate in Shance mermay event. SO, here is mine for the Sea and Sky prompt I guess (I drew this before the prompt list) @shancemermay @justshance​

[roseycanvas]

Lance is a Angler Fish based Siren and Shiro is a man that likes the sea. Based on some art from @justshance and the url (because I don't know how to link on AO3) is in the notes.

[ao3-feedshance]

Beach-Cute

by psychicScavenger

Lance wants to turn into a human to get close with the handsome man who lingers by the shore and gets his chance only it doesn't go the way he had hoped and a mysterious entity lurks into the spotlight.

Words: 3449, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Series: Part 2 of Making Waves and Turning Tides

Fandoms: Voltron: Legendary Defender

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Lance (Voltron), Shiro (Voltron), Keith (Voltron), Hunk (Voltron), Pidge (Voltron), Lotor (Voltron)

Relationships: Lance/Shiro (Voltron)

Additional Tags: Comedy, Fluff, Fluff and Crack, i guess its crack?, First Meetings, Meet-Cute, Alternate Universe, Fairytale elements, Little Mermaid Elements, they finally meet it does not go well, or does it ;), lance becomes a real boy, based on justshance's shance mermay prompts 2019, shance Mermay 2019, Mentioned nudity, nothing descriptive

source http://archiveofourown.org/works/18843043

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So uh, @justshance made a list of prompts for mermay with Shance and I had to jump on it, so uh...

This is for the prompt “Sea Witch” because I just wanted an excuse to draw a very fancy mer!Lance with long hair \o/

@shancemermay

[puppetmaster55]

Tbh ur reblogs/comments have been breathing new life into me like every day lmao THANK U for being the coolest!! 😩🙏🤘🎉 bless u for the validation of my nonsense sgnsjtrhnsf

Yeah!!! You’re so amazing and the way you draw Shiro and Lance are so incredible and soft and in love!!!!

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I'm so weak rn because yes Lance absolutely is the one to serenade his partner lovingly all the time but.... Can u imagine... If Shiro surprised him with a romantic song sometime to show his feelings in turn, and he's a little shy/nervous bc Lance is such a good singer, and he's blushing a little and not sure where to look aND.... Lance is just HEART EYES over the whole thing and giving him the most adoring look when he makes eye contact bc his voice is Rich and Beautiful and I'm 😩👌🖤💙😤🎶

[psychicscavenger]

Beach-Cute(Shance)

Another Shance Mermay prompt inspired by @justshance ‘s Shance Mermay 2019 prompt list. Tagging @shancemermay as well. 

Tags: comedy, fluff, fluff and crack, first meetings, meet-cute, AU, Fairytale elements, Little Mermaid elements,

This one is a bit longer than my first one(i got too inspired apparently) Enjoy~

The sounds of the waves crashing as they hit the shore partnered with the sounds of the strange flappy birds scavenging for something to eat were very soothing, helping Lance to further relax as he reclined along a protruded rock, barely hidden from public view if someone were to stroll upon the beach then.

He kinda didn't care though, if he was being truthful. Yes, he should be more aware of keeping a "low-profile" around the humans, but Lance was curious okay? He was tired of being stuck underwater, not when there was new things to discover and explore above shore!

He could barely make out the little town in the distance next to the big seaside palace. Even from across the distance, he could smell all sorts of enticing scents wafting over to him that always stirred his appetite, even his second stomach would grumble for food despite his successful hunting trips beforehand. At night, there were magical lights that lit up across the town, matching the bright, beaming ones coming from the castle that held Lance in a trance as he lounged, watching the magical lights as some faded in and out, the bright yellow standing out against the dark violet sky above them. He wanted to see them up close, see what they were and how they shone so bright like that.

And he would.

Absentmindedly, Lance pulled out the little trinket, a locket, Lotor had given him earlier after Lance went skulking around the Dark Abysmal Zone, an appropriate nickname for the area where shady no good mers dwelled. Lance had been repeatedly warned by his Mama to never go down there ever, mostly because the sea witch, a notorious cecaelia known for her dark magic, lurked there, ready to trick any young mer that crossed her path. Rumor has it that her witchcraft had once been good, previously thought to be a wonderful healer, but now she was focusing towards the dark arts, which is what banished her from the mers kingdom many seasons ago.

And yet, Lance had seeked her out despite the warnings of his family and his friends. He only made it about a mile into the abysmal zone when Lotor had popped up in front of him and gave him a bargain deal instead. Lance would get to be a human for a week in return he owed Lotor one small favor. It was very vague and incredibly shifty to openly accept but then Lotor had to bring up how the handsome human he'd seen Lance ogling had been returning to the shore with another handsome man which had Lance agreeing to the deal immediately.

Hey at least, he still had his voice!

Lance hummed as his fingers traced the design of the necklace, the magic he needed to switch was contained in the locket Lotor had given him, whenever he wanted to become human, all he had to do was go to shore, think of what his heart most wanted and the spell should work. So now Lance waited, wondering when he should use the locket if he should wait until he sees the handsome man again or simply do it now. As he pondered what to do, he heard familiar machine splashes of two mers surfacing and rolled his eyes, knowing immediately who they were.

"Hunk! Pidge! I told you not to follow me!" Lance shook his fist, looking every bit like an angry spinster fish as Pidge, the youngest of the three mers rolled their eyes.

"Yeah, like we were gonna listen to you. We've been following you since you went to the Dark Abysmal Zone, we know all about that deal with Prince Fish Whore." Lance huffed, closing his arms as he glanced away, refusing to engage in the argument he knew was about to start brewing.

"Pidge is right Lance, remember how that guy has literally been after you to court and stuff? Making a deal with him doesn't seem like the best idea buddy." Hunk pointed out as Lance made an angry noise, leaning closer towards the water to scowl at his 'so-called friends.'

"Screw you guys! I'm gonna be a human whether you support me or not! I have to meet him again, he's so dreamy and the way his eyes are like, so deep, like the abysmal zone and his strong, tall stature, those muscles, and that deep voice. Ugh, he's prince material and I bet he doesn't even know it!" Lance whined. Why couldn't Hottie McHuman court him instead of Creepy Lotor?

"Ew, you sound like a teenage girl." Pidge spat disgusted as Lance rounded on her, practically seething.

"You sound like a teenage girl!"

"Oooooh-kay. Let's have a timeout here." Hunk intervened, knowing this was going to get ugly really fast. Before Pidge could retort, something just as snarky, they recognized movement in the corner of their eye and immediately ducked lower into the water.

"Guys, its the humans!" They whisper shouted causing both Hunk and Lance to spin around, obviously checking out the humans instead of ducking to hide like any normal mermaid much to Pidge's exasperation.

"Don't let them see you, dinguses!"

"Noted." Hunk stated before quietly submerging next to his angry tiny friend. "Lance you coming?" He asked but paled as he saw the look on his friend's face.

"Oh no. Lance, don't do this please, your family is gonna be pissed." Hunk warned as Pidge's eyes widened watching as Lance, with that silly besotted look on his face turned to grasp the locket around his neck before shutting his eyes tight and wishing, focused on the man who captured his attention, possibly his heart, since the first time he spotted him.

"No, Lance-"

"Hoe don't do it!"

But it was too late.

A soft blue shimmering overtook Lance's body as he curled up tight into a ball, eyes shut tight from the needle prickling sensation all over his body took place. He sincerely hoped Lotor hadn't tricked him, not that he would put it past the fish to do something like this, but it would suck if all this unpleasant tingling was merely a prank. The tingling across his body soon focused towards his tail and lower body, he gasped as a tight uncomfortable pull began to spread from his fins to his abdomen. Lance fell into the water, clutching his lower half as his friends scrambled to hold onto him, making sure he wouldn't drown because what he wasn't seeing, they were and they could see the slow changes to his body that were shifting and changing.

His gills, or lack of them which is why they were holding his head above water now, knowing humans couldn't breathe the same way they did, were now gone, the rifts smoothed down as the scales along Lance's cheeks, neck and shoulders were flickering away slowly one by one. Lance's webbed fins on his hands and around his ears were gone, the ridges smoothing themselves down into a rounded curve like a humans. His dorsal fin was also gone, leaving behind a long gash that looked to be bleeding but what had Hunk and Pidge gasping and flinching away from shock the most, was the change to Lance's tail.

Sure enough, like Lotor had promised and Lance wished, his tail began to stretch, almost grotesquely, before breaking apart and rounding themselves into two tails that stretched and formed to create two legs as well as feet. The fins along Lance's new legs disappeared, matching the one on his back forming bleeding gashes here and there where the fins once were. His feet sprouted tiny unusual fins that were curved and similar to his fingers, Pidge was gasping in delight, enamored with the process of it all as Hunk merely held a hand to his mouth, looking like he was about to puke.

"Oh god this is so weird and gross to watch, but I can't stop." Hunk commented, peering through his webbed fins as Pidge began poking the toes, curious if they were sensitive. They got their answer when suddenly Lance's foot shot out nearly kicking them back, a quick laugh escaping his mouth from his friend tickling his foot.

"Guys stop, I'm ticklish remember!" Lance pouted but brightened considerably as he gazed at his new legs, gripping them and bringing them closer to inspect. "Whoa! Check out this gam, I mean, these gams!" Lance stated excitedly waving his legs and feet around similar to a toddler much to Hunk's mortification as he accidentally caught a glance down.

"Ew gross dude, what is that on your tai-legs I mean?" Hunk stated, face dropping into the water to inspect closer as Lance followed suit, only to spasm before coming back up to breathe, coughing up salt water.

"I forgot, humans don't breathe that way." He sputtered as Pidge ducked their head down to inspect as well. Lance waited awkwardly as his friends inspected the weird tail thing on his brand new legs when he felt something prod at it, making him squeal and jump away from the source as his friends came back up, done with their ogling.

"I think its your genitals Lance. Human males probably have something similar to what you've got now." Pidge stated as Hunk bent down to look again out of curiosity. Lance shoved his hands down to cover his privates, nearly kicking away as he screamed, "Stop looking at my junk pervert!" as Pidge merely laughed while Hunk came back up about to apologize when the trio stopped, paling at the sudden voices heading their way.

"Is somebody there?"

"Do you need help?" Lance froze, wondering what to do in this situation as he glanced at his friends helpless.

'What do we do?' He mouthed to them but watched as the two glanced at each other before merely ducking under the water and swimming away much to Lance's bitterness as he kicked his feet hard, hoping at least one of the weird fins at the end would land a hit. 'So much for friends til the end,' he thought annoyed.

"Hey are you okay?" Lance stopped immediately gulping as he slowly turned to look at the voice above him and almost fainting from shock at seeing the handsome man he'd been giving seashells and pearls to for the past two weeks, now standing behind him from the other side of the rock. He was covered in strange cloths that somehow still showed off his built figure with his broad shoulders and narrow waist. Lance was even more smitten upon seeing the handsome face up close, blushing at the concerned dark eyes boring holes into his blues, making Lance feel hot all over despite the fact he was sitting in cool water.

'Oh no, he's too handsome, quick say something sexy,' Lance's brain supplied making Lance gulp as he tried to open his mouth only he couldn't think of anything to say. Flushing, Lance looked away embarrassed now and wondered if this was such a good idea after all when the man knelt closer, putting a gentle hand on Lance's bare shoulder, offering a supportive smile.

"Hey, it's going to be okay I promise. My friend Keith is looking for the pervert right now, they won't hurt you again, I swear." Lance blinked confused. What was he talking about? He racked his brain trying to figure out what the man was saying and it must have shown on his face as the man raised an eyebrow.

"You were screaming about a pervert looking at you indecently. My friend and I were walking along the shore when we heard your cry for help, it was a cry for help right?" The man asked now suddenly unsure and goddess it was such a cute expression Lance nearly flopped over and squealed right then.

But that probably wouldn't be a good idea. Lance coughed, nodding his head a little as he gave the other a grateful smile that hopefully didn't show how nervous he felt staring back into those gorgeous dark eyes.

"Oh that, haha yes! I'm fine! The pervert left right away! He wasn't too interested to begin with so," Lance supplied hoping his lie was believable as the man before him raised a brow uncertain.

"Are you sure? You sounded very distressed and I wouldn't want any of my citizens to be in danger if some pervert is skulking around terrorizing innocent beachgoers." The man stated as Lance nodded his head quickly, a little voice in his head screaming about the 'my citizens' part.

"No, it's fine I swear, he ran off once I yelled at him! He probably won't do it again. My name's Lance, thanks for coming to my rescue." Lance held his hand out having seen a few other humans do this in greeting as the man smiled gladly accepting it and giving it a gentle shake.

"I'm Shiro, but you've probably heard about me already from the townspeople I'm sure." He stated shaking his head as Lance shook his head a little too eagerly.

"No, I haven't actually." He stated smiling innocently as Shiro gave him a curious look.

"Really? Are you from out of town?" He asked as Lance merely blinked back at him unsure how to tell him where he was from.

"Umm, something like that." Lance admitted. It was technically the truth, wasn't it?

"Are you staying with anybody?" Shiro asked curious as in the distance another man, the same one from earlier walked over to them looking disgruntled at the fact he couldn't find anyone.

"Well, either the pervert left or he sprouted wings and flew away. So much for getting to use my new sword." The man Shiro referred to as Keith grumbled before pausing and staring down at Lance, confused raising an eyebrow as Lance simply covered his chest with us hands suddenly like he was indecent.

"Who is this?" Keith asked looking to Shiro who was about to answer when said man huffed, pouting a little as he turned towards Keith.

"I'm right here seaweed head! It's rude to ignore new acquaintances." Lance chastised as Keith rolled his eyes in return.

"Yeah, thanks for the Kindergarten lesson."

"Whats a Kindergarten?"

Both Shiro and Keith looked at the man curious as he sat there smiling innocently, wary if the man had been hurt by the ordeal at all.

"Um hey Lance, were you hurt in any way from the incident?" Shiro asked, now leaning forward to gently poke and prod Lance, particularly around his head which had the younger man giggling and flushing from embarrassment.

"No why?" He asked brightly, curious to keep talking to these two humans before him.

"You seem a little out of sorts. Tell you what, I have plenty of space at my home, would it be alright if you came back with me to have the palace doctor check you out just in case?" Shiro asked as Lance's eye widened at the thought of getting to be with Shiro even longer. He never dreamed this would happen! He actually never thought this would happen!

"Sure, I'd love to! Seaweed head can come too I guess." Lance rolled his eyes earning a deep chuckle of amusement from Shiro as Keith glowered.

"Are you talking about my hair?"

"Keith is my second in command so he has to come too. Don't worry though, my home isn't too far." Shiro promised as he held out a hand for Lance to take who eagerly took it, letting himself be yanked up by the others grip and nearly face planting back into the ocean considering he's never actually stood on legs before!

He felt as if he were moving in slow motion at first, he became aware that he wasn't wearing any clothing over his genitals unlike the other two men at his side, which he guesses is why both Shiro and Keith, immediately embarrassed, try to look away from the southern region of his body. Next came Lance's sudden realization he didn't know how to stand and then screamed internally as he nearly face planted in the sand in front of Shiro.

Talk about an embarrassing first meeting.

Lance almost tried to stand again when he was distracted upon a fabric of cloth being draped around his shoulders, the fabric long and covering his naked body from view. He watched curiously as Keith took off his belt and wove it around Lance's waist, knotting it so it sit tight, keeping the first fabric to his body and concealing any revealing bits.

"Sorry about that, are you okay?" Shiro asked, holding out his hands again and carefully helping Lance up at a time, watching as Lance made slow progress getting up.

"I'm fine, I'm usually very graceful I promise!" Lance stated his cheeks flushing as Shiro smiled when of course Keith had to jump in with his opinions and dumb hair.

"What I want to know is why are you naked? This is a public beach weirdo!" Keith hissed as Lance merely flushed unsure what to say.

"Oh uh, well the uh pervert from earlier..he took them! That's why I was screaming, he took my clothes and ran off with them! Like the pervert he is!" Lance lied, beaming with pride at how great a story that was as Shiro and Keith gazed at him shocked.

"In that case you should definetly come with me to the palace then." Shiro stated as Lance brightened instantly.

"Oh I'll go wherever you want me to go." Lance mumbled eyes hungry as they raked over Shiro's incredibly muscular body, ugh it was even better up close.

"Once you're checked over we can begin a search for this pervert and have him arrested for assault." Lance stopped, mostly because he had barely took a step and was nearly falling again and two, he couldn't keep up with that lie for that long. What if he blurted out where he was really from? Immediately he began to shake his head, a refusal upon his lips when he fell backwards. His eyes closed, ready for the impact fo the water but it never came, curious, lance opened his eyes only to gasp as he gazed back at Shiro's worried expression, his strong arms encircled Lace's waist, keeping him up and dangling inches from the water.

"Are you sure you're okay, you've been stumbling and having difficulty walking." Shiro noted as Keith crossed his arms, giving Lance a narrowed frown of suspicion.

"Uh yeah, it appears so. I must be more injured than I thought. I can't even feel my legs right now, honestly." Lance replied which had Shiro tsking before he pulled Lance closer and ducked, wrapping an arm around Lance's waist and keeping one under the bend of his knees drawing a surprised breath from Lance as he found himself being held in Shiro's arms. Like a princess in one of his old storybooks. Lance blinked, wondering if he had actually died during that transformation spell and that this was actually paradise before blinking up at Shiro who gave him a gentle smile in return.

"Don't worry we'll help you as much as you need." Shiro stated confidantly as Lance smiled back at him shyly.

"Thank you Shiro." Lance breathed. He dreamed of this moment for so long, sure their meeting was a bit different in his head, but being held in Shiro's arms like this, getting to feel the power and strength in those biceps and rippling muscles of his chest underneath him, Lance was definetly going to have to start praying to the godess again because this was surely a miracle!

Lance happily settled against Shiro, beginning his usual conversation starters for flirting, which was mostly just complimenting the person outright which he did and knew he was successful as Shiro blushed at each complement. Keith trailed along behind them, annoyed as the other man kept on talking, knowing right then and there this Lance was going to be a pain in his ass.

Also his hair was not ridiculous.   

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Unaware to the three slowly trekking on the pathway back to the castle, another creature popped its head above the water surface, his glowing yellow eyes showing a wrathful mirth in them, finding the whole scene just amusing and content.

Everything was going according to plan and soon, both kingdoms, humans and mermaids, would be his to rule.

With a dark chuckle, the creature oozed back into the water, it's slithering dark purple and black tentacles flashing briefly above the water before disappearing into its depth, melding back in with the shadows where it's known to roam. 

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