#merman Shiro

[cielpansyhive]

Atlas Ocean Rescue - Chapter 1 - CielPansyhive - Voltron: Legendary Defender [Archive of Our Own]

Summary: Marine life came in and out of Atlas Ocean Rescue for rehabilitation constantly. There were turtles getting stuck in plastic, dolphins and seals getting too close to boats, otters with oil stuck in their fur. They frequented the surrounding beaches, both cleaning up the land and gently helping animals that accidentally washed ashore. When Hunk and Lance rush through the doors with a real-life merman on the gurney Keith doesn’t know how to handle it. Mermaids apparently exist, and Keith has to operate. As much as it’s a shock to him, how is the merman going to feel waking up in a tank? They had their research cut out for them.

Note: There are graphic descriptions of injuries/surgery in the first chapter and will be some in later ones. Overall, this fic is just mutual pining Sheith with the rest of the crew and their shenanigans, plus smut.

[icypantherwrites]

Fic Update: Bottled Ocean, Chapter 43

Been forever since I posted a Bottled Ocean update on Tumblr (or really any fanfiction updates, but just not really feeling the energy to do so since not too many folks reading anymore and no audience on Tumblr on top of AO3 still not unlocking my story despite removing the link and mention to/of RAINN (which is also still bullshit)). Lots happening though in this Mer!Lance and Slaves! Shiro and Keith whumpy story so might try to resume chapter snippets for it at least (if I can remember). Enjoy :)

Chapter 43 snippet:

It took Shiro a second to realize Lotor had addressed him in his spiel as his brain combined ‘inside’ with the knife and he’d thought Lotor was about to cut Lance but he…

Wanted Shiro’s blood?

Shiro held said appendage out with only the back of his mind knowledge that Lotor was not so stupid as to remove his arm — and the knife was not a bonesaw, it wasn’t — lending him the ability to do so.

He still bit down on his tongue as Lotor, after sliding the arm sleeve back, cut a sliver on Shiro’s arm that immediately welled with blood.

And Lance’s head shot up so fast Shiro winced at the whiplash as those dark ocean eyes zoomed in right on Shiro and he had the strangest sense of deja vu of Lance doing the exact same thing when—

Shiro’s breath caught as he realized it was the exact same reaction as to when Keith had been brought above deck injured and sick and how Lance had been hyper aware of the other boy.

And the common factor?

Shiro glanced down at his arm where crimson was starting to drip down.

“Ah,” Lotor’s voice was soft and delighted and it made a shiver roll down Shiro’s spine. “And so the legends are true. Mers,” his thumb smeared along the wound and lifted up a now red finger, “are attracted to blood.”

He turned to Lance, who shrank back at his approach, and Shiro could see the corner of Lotor’s mouth curl up in amusement at the reaction. “Tell me, Lance,” he knelt in front of the boy and thrust his bloodied finger at Lance’s face and he recoiled even more. “Do you smell it? Taste it in the air? What drives you to it?”

“I…”

Lance’s voice was barely a whisper and he was shaking, face pale. “I just… do.”

“That is not an answer,” Lotor’s voice hardened slightly and he turned to look over his shoulder at Shiro. “That sounds like insubordination, does it not, Shiro?”

“I, I don’t know,” Lance stammered, voice rising in pitch as Lotor summoned a crackle of lightning to his fingers and turned to face Shiro and Shiro fought to remain impassive as he knew what was about to come.

It was just pain.

“I, I swear. I don’t,” Lance continued. “Pl-please. I don’t know. I, I just felt it—”

“Felt it?” Lotor interrupted him and Shiro held his breath as a purple wreathed hand remained inches away from his chest. “But you did not touch it.”

Lance shook his head. “The, the wound. I felt—”

“Of course,” Lotor breathed, whirling back around so quickly his hair slapped Shiro in the face but it wasn’t lightning and the man’s voice was back to excited. “Of course,” he repeated, pulling out his notebook. “With Mers' affinity for healing magic it would make sense that they can sense the wound and therefore are highly attuned to blood. Fascinating. The legends are true but,” he chuckled, “not in the way we interpreted.”

Read the full chapter here

[johaerys-writes]

Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. Spread the self-love ❤️

It was sooo hard to pick just five fics (just FIVE?? you're killing me here 😭) but I went with fics that are completed and that I've often gone back for rereads (yes I do read my own writing all the time haha)

1. you're a walking disaster and yet- (Patrochilles): Do I even need to say it at this point 😭 If someone's been following me for any length of time then they've probably already seen me screaming about this fic in some way, it's my baby, I adore it, I poured so much of my heart into it and I'm still not over it 💔

2. Twin Flames (Patrochilles): the royalty AU that I had been CRAVING for so long and that was such a blast to write. Prince Achilles + squire Patroclus + ungodly amounts of angst, pining, yearning, and of course a very happy ending.

3. Fall Into Your Tide (Patrochilles): another AU that I had been itching to write for very long and that I still think about often. Sailor Patroclus is caught in a terrible storm and is saved by merman Achilles before washing up on deserted island. The friendship and love that develops between them is so sweet. I love those two 💙

4. A Place to Be (Sheith): Veteran Shiro returns to his hometown a different man (white hair, scars, a prosthetic) and meets his highschool sweetheart Keith, whom he still has TONS of feelings for. I really loved writing this fic and I often go back to read it.

5. If The Stars Align (They Were Meant For Us) (Sheith): one of the first sheith fics I wrote and still one of my favourites, the angst + hurt/comfort combo hit aaaaall the right spots for me while I was writing, and the smut is maybe some of the hottest I've written LOL (if I may say so myself)

Thank you so much for this ask!! 💕

[linipik]

FAR OUT AT SEA

"Shiro is determined to know if the new human research base is a risk for his fellow merfolk with the help of a marine biologist and research intern Adam."

rating: T

pairing: Adam/Shiro

tags: Adam (Voltron) Shiro (Voltron), Keith for half a line but he is there, Merman Shiro, Everyone lives, First Meetings, plot-driven action, Alternate Universe Merpeople, Canon-Typical Violence

This fic is part of the Once Upon the Seashore PDF (get it for free on my Ko-fi)

Chapter 1 of 4

Shiro made it his mission in life to see it all. He swam beyond the limits of his people's realm, he defied the currents that made all other merfolk hold onto coral reefs and quiver. He rose to the surface many times and walked the earth, mingling with humans as he pleased and going back to his home unharmed. Afraid of nothing, he ventured everywhere under and above the sea, infinitely curious and confident.

He was so used to going out looking danger in the eye that he never expected it to bite him back.

This time, the UUV (Unmanned underwater vehicles) that suddenly appeared deep in the open sea was not the first Shiro had seen, but it was definitely the most advanced. Its engines were so quiet that he didn’t notice the noise until the artifact was dangerously close. What was that thing doing, roaming merfolk territory? For the safety of his people, Shiro had to find out. He was also intrigued by such a sophisticated trinket that was able to go great depths, yes, but that was secondary.

Concealing himself in the dark waters, Shiro followed the underwater drone around. It took samples of algae, plankton, and whatever else crossed its path, it took photographs and emitted low noises, maybe mapping the topography of the area. After a while, it backtracked and led Shiro to a big building constructed in the middle of the ocean, much like the offshore oil rigs but this one was different, it was a newly and highly militarized scientific base. Shiro's suspicion grew stronger. He had to know what exactly was going on there and determine whether it was dangerous. 

It wasn’t his first time on a recon mission, with one stolen uniform and one forged pass later, he infiltrated the base posing as yet another young recently scouted intern and began his investigation. He found all kinds of fish living in tanks of different sizes, many measuring instruments he had never seen before, and endless fridges stuffed with samples of everything under the sun, but fortunately, nothing that belonged to merfolk. It all seemed harmless so far, but still, a little more time could uncover any real danger like military bases always provided to anything underwater, so Shiro decided to stay a bit longer.

If he was going to infiltrate for a little more time, Shiro thought it convenient to have an unsuspecting human to ask about the details of the operations there. And was like this, that during a boring afternoon of classifying old files, he found an actual intern, a young man called Adam, who offered him a smile when Shiro presented himself as Takashi.

 While Shiro found most people on the base dull at best, Adam quickly grew on him. He was clever, genuinely passionate about marine life, and didn't pretend that being what amounted to an errand boy was any kind of honor or enjoyable activity, something that Shiro could appreciate.

— o –

Speaking with Adam, Shiro confirmed some of his suspicions and learned new information. The base was a military facility dedicated to research, currently focused on finding new materials on the oceanic soil. Most specialists were engineers and geologists; as far as Adam knew, They were one of only five biologists in the whole place. He was deeply unhappy about the official's lack of interest in marine biology, given that they had collected a huge amount of specimens anyway. It was endearing hearing Adam theorize about the next sea sponge they could discover with that kind of equipment. Shiro wouldn’t worry if most humans were like him, if Adam would believe him if he told him his real motives in the base, or if Adam would mind what he actually is…

“You see Takashi? They only care about their little power struggles and their weapons,” Adam lamented one day during their lunch break, “such a waste! Honestly, if this experience wasn't key for the kind of scholarship at the marine institute I want to go to, I'd have packed my bags months ago.”

“There's nothing else here besides that scholarship, then?” Shiro asked while playing with his food, “You didn’t find anything you like here at all?”

Adam eyed Shiro, apparently pondering something. Shiro held his gaze with amusement, which ended up making Adam smile.

“I admit I enjoy some company, yeah,” he finally confessed and looked elsewhere before clearing his throat, “I mean…”

It was so obvious Shiro had to laugh. He was very clear in his in-and-out mission to uncover the secrets of this specific research facility and then return to the open sea with the necessary information to protect his people, but spending one or two weeks more in the base just so he could have these lunch dates with Adam was not too bad. Not at all.

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Far Out at Sea is complete on PDF >> GET IT HERE <<

[klanceficatalogue]

hi hi! welcome back! if it isn't too much trouble, ive been looking for a fic for ageeees; all I can remember is that it is a modern au in which the paladins work at an aquarium, Keith is a new hire and Lance is a mermaid performer. sorry, that's all I can remember :/

is this it? - k

Ocean Eyes by kylinwrites (9/9 | 15,189 | Teen and Up)

Keith starts his new job as a waiter in the Mamora Aquarium's restaurant. Lance is a merman performer for the aquarium. Keith's encounter with the merman leaves him hopelessly confused, possibly in love, and overall an absolute mess. Modern AU with fluff overload pretty much.

(matt/shiro, lotor/allura)

[discordiansamba]

Man, thinking about Adam's POV in the mer AU is so funny because this guy is just having a time. It's pretty hard to miss the weird way Shiro has been acting ever since the attack that cost him his arm. It's understandable that it would change him! That's a deeply traumatic event!

But some of it... doesn't feel like it can be explained away just by the trauma. He doesn't think it would cause Shiro to suddenly become more distant. Sometimes he'll call out to him, and he won't respond to him at all. Plus the sleepwalking is incredibly worrying, even though Shiro insists he's got it under control. But if there's one thing he knows about Shiro, it's that his idea of 'under control' is not always the same as other people's.

And then there's the rumors... people are saying that there's a vicious, man-eating merman out in the waters off of Plaht City- and they're saying it looks a lot like Shiro. Adam's never believed in the Mer legends. He thinks they just exist to attract tourists. But there are people who really seem to believe it- and all of a sudden, they start to avoid Shiro, start whispering behind his back.

Then Shiro disappears.

Adam is frantic, pulling his hair out in worry when Keith finally tells him that they've found Shiro. He says he can bring him to see him, but he has to promise not to freak out. Adam is confused- why would he freak out? Also, why is Keith leading him to his dad's old marine life recovery pool?

...wait. Is that Shiro. Why is he a merman. Mers are REAL?

Finding out that Shiro was turned into a Mer, and that a sea witch has been controlling him for months is a lot to take in. You know what's even more to take in? Finding out that Keith is part Mer. Finding out that Keith is part Mer, and that he dwarfs him in Mer size. What the hell.

[patazys]

I had this idea of ​​Teru finding Mob (a merman) in one of the city's rivers or lakes and visiting him daily after school. Mob would be a Koi (Shiro Utsuri) and Ritsu would be a white Koi with blue spots! I've only drawn Mob so far,,

[ridiasfangirlings]

Merman Nagare x Fem!Shiro fisherwoman continuation, with this kind of prompt:

Lots of weird and wonderful things wash up in storms and end up in your yard and pond. Its a simple fact one comes to expect when living right next to the beach. Still, finding a rather large mermaid/merman stuck in your pond amongst other debris, is definitely a new record for weird shit you’ve found after a storm. 

The previous ask: https://www.tumblr.com/ridiasfangirlings/614409726999117824/merman-nagare-x-femshiro-fisherwoman-shiro-is

Reference: https://www.tumblr.com/write-it-motherfuckers/175797895352

So imagine after the previous ask, Shiro is very aware that mermen exist and probably really wants to find one and have a conversation. All the people of the village think she’s just making things up though, Shiro is always coming up with wild ideas and experiments and clearly this whole thing about how she saw a merperson is another one of those. Shiro herself even begins to question it at some point, like she knows she saw Hisui but people keep telling her that it was just a fish, she was just hallucinating from the cold of the water, and besides all her attempts at finding additional evidence of the merman’s existence so far have failed.

That’s when there’s another storm and Shiro has to stay inside until it passes. When morning comes she heads down to the beach to see if anything interesting washed up and is shocked to see a green fish tail sticking out from under some debris. Shiro moves everything out of the way and finds Hisui all wrapped up in a random fishing net. Hisui’s unconscious but Shiro recognizes the tail as the merman who saved her. Imagine Hisui has some kind of injury that makes it difficult for him to swim initially, kinda how his canon self has to be in the wheelchair, so Shiro decides to take him home and now Hisui gets to live in her bathtub until he’s healed. Of course they’re both super interested in each other, Hisui has always been curious about the surface world and Shiro has all sorts of questions about the world under the sea and merman physiology. As Hisui starts to heal though they have to decide what to do going forward, because Hisui isn’t supposed to show himself to humans and Shiro is worried that if the other people in the village find out about merpeople Hisui could be in danger.

[thedemigodpaladin]

Chapter 1 of How Could A World That Makes Such Wonderful Things Could Be Bad?

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I'll tell you a tale of the bottomless blue 

And it's hey to the starboard, heave ho

 Look out, lad, a merman be waitin' for you in mysterious fathoms below

Keith closed his eyes from his position on the rigging at the bow of the ship. “Isn’t this great?” He called out to Shiro excitedly. “The salty sea air and the wind blowing in your face?” He sighed. “Perfect day for some sailing!” 

Shiro appeared at the railing to look down at him, face an unpleasant shade of green with Kosmo by his side. “Yes Keith,” He agreed. “Can you please come back on the deck so that I don’t need to tell our mother that I lost you overboard?” 

Keith sighed and hopped over. 

“A fine, strong wind and a following sea,” a sailor remarked. “Queen Allura must be in a friendly-type mood.” 

Keith’s ears perked up. “Queen Allura?” 

“Ruler of the merpeople, lad,” another added. “Thought every sailor worth his weight knew about her.” 

Keith flushed red. His lessons had never mentioned a Queen Allura before.

Shiro was, however, completely exasperated. “Merpeople!” He scoffed. “Keith, pay no attention to this nonsense, please.” 

“It ain’t nonsense!” The sailor yelled, waving his bundle of fish in the air in front of Shiro’s face, who almost gagged at the smell. “It's the truth! I'm tellin' you, down in the depths o' the ocean they live.” 

Keith glanced down at the water. 

On occasion, he saw a glimpse of a tail near the surface. The water rippled and changed around it, but it was impossible to tell if it was a merperson or dolphin.

Keith sighed. “Occam's Razor,” he repeated from his lessons. “The simplest explanation is the most likely one.” 

Keith turned to see a fish from a sailor’s hands slap Shiro in the face after it had escaped from the net and dive back overboard as the sailors finished singing their song. Keith ran to the railing again, but the fish was gone. 

Heave, ho, heave ho, 

In mysterious fathoms below

[scattered-winter]

Hey, since it’s spooky season, what do you the Paladins would go as for Halloween? (Allura and Coran don’t really understand, but they just kind of go along with it.)

Here’s my ideas:

Lance: Merman, complete with a bedazzled tail and jewelry made from real seashells

Hunk: Either a famous chef or Iverson (the scariest thing he can think of besides Zarkon)

Pidge: Honestly, not sure, maybe Lance would get her to dress up as Peter Pan

Keith: If he’s into Halloween, maybe a ninja, but if he’s not, he’d probably just wrap himself in bandages and say he’s a mummy

Shiro: Astronaut, even as a Defender of the Universe, he’s still a space cadet

(Alternatively, Shiro and Keith would do some kind of sibling costume like Phineas and Ferb, or DC’s Hawk and Dove)

Allura: Xena, Warrior Princess

Coran: Probably just pulls out the armor he wore when he tried to pilot the red lion in season 2.

What do you think?

AHLSKDGLSDGJSLDGLKSHG YEAH

ok listen i KNOW in my heart of hearts that once the concept of halloween was explained to them. coran would be ALL IN. he and lance would be the guys to drag everyone else into a big group dress-up. like the scooby-doo gang or different colored crayons or something idk.

[pof203]

A Summoner Birthday

Previous post: https://pof203.tumblr.com/post/723166527955861504/a-summoner-birthday

Battle ahead.

Enemies:

Yellow Camouflager

Purple Camoflager

Dark Camoflager

???

???

Preselected Characters:

Lupin

Wakan Tanka∞

Maria

Xolotl

Hogen

Selected Support Character:

Pure Innocence Hanuman

Story (Chapter 7 Part 4)

You managed to get Mr. Triton to stop his attacks.

Now's your chance, My Lupin!

Here I go... Role of the Wanderer. Rule of Rending. Engrave mine name, Lupin Stone, onto thee...

But before you get the chance to finish, something happens. The big merman gets back up. When he does something blows in from the sea.

This doesn't look good. We should take cover.

It's too late, it's here now!

Hold on, I just realized something. If the big merman has already made the deal with the sea witch, that means his voice should be gone. Without it, he shouldn't be able to talk, never mind sing. Unless...

Hogen: Unless what?

Xolotl: Well, in some versions of the story, the princess that the prince falls love with... is actually the sea witch in disguise.

Wakan Tanka: (shocked) But, I'm not the sea witch!

Xolotl: I know that. But in other versions, the sea witch disguises herself as not the princess... but the little mermaid instead. Which means...

The sun has set upon the third day... But I refuse to lose. I will win this game... No matter what it takes...

FLASH

Lupin: Dagon?! Dagon is the the sea witch?!

Shiro's Voice: It's no surprise. If this is the version of the story where the sea witch disguised herself at the little mermaid, it only makes sense that the big merman... is the sea wizard in disguise.

You wish to get in the way of my goals just to achieve yours? I should say not...

Behold, for now, you are about to see who really holds dominion over all the oceans!

Now, bow for me.

With just one wave of his hand, the sea becomes more violent and dangerous like a great force was awakened from deep within.

Maria: (worried) This looks bad. He has the whole ocean on his side.

Xolotl: But we can't give up now. The Breaker is right there. We just have to get past this guy and we're home free.

Hogen: (unsure) How? Like you said, this guy's a sea wizard. How do beat that?

Xolotl: Simply really... You have to be stronger than him. Back in El Dorado, me and my brothers were gods. In a way, we still are. Come one, Quetzalcoatl, we can do it.

Lupin: We can if we work together... If you don't mind another god helping us.

Wakan Tanka: (a bit embarrassed) I'm technically a spirit. But I'll help if My Lupin asks so... But just to be sure...

FLASH

I best not do this... Too naked.

You can't help but blush at that.

Sea Wizard: You cannot stop me! I have power of the the ocean!

You will drown in your defeat!

The battle begins.

To be continued...

[icypantherwrites]

Fic Update: Bottled Ocean, Chapter 44

Chapter Snippet:

Lance gave the barest shake of his head and Lotor’s smile morphed to a frown and previously amused eyes narrowed.

“You misunderstand, Lance. This is not a request, this is the next experiment and one of the utmost importance. Any refusal on your end will result in a missing finger on Shiro’s and I daresay at some point you will not have the magic nor energy to fix such again, assuming I even allowed you the opportunity.”

“I,” the word came out a gasp as panic clawed at Lance’s insides as there was no escape from Lotor’s cruelties, “I c-can’t.”

“You have not even tried,” Lotor countered. “And delaying will not provide you any assistance. On your feet now. Shiro, you too as it appears your presence will be required further.”

Even if Lance had wanted to stand and follow the order his legs wouldn’t listen to him where they were folded beneath his body and his hands wouldn’t stop shaking to put them on the ground to even try to push himself of and he didn’t want to because Lotor was going to make him go into the bottle and he was going to drown again but if he didn’t get up then Shiro would get hurt but he couldn’t move and, and—

And a warm hand — firm and heavy but not sharp and piercing — landed on his shoulder and Lance’s head jerked up.

Shiro’s soft charcoal eyes, a bit red-rimmed and strained on the edges but kind, looked down.

“I’ll help you up,” the man said softly and Lance’s gaze darted behind Shiro to Lotor, but the Night Elf was only smirking and didn’t seem to mind the exchange. “Hold onto my hand now,” and Shiro was releasing his shoulder to offer said appendage — fully healed and okay and if Lance didn’t feel so sick and scared by all that had happened maybe he’d feel a bit more in awe of the fact he’d reattached a body part and his magic had worked and he was still a Mer inside but it just made him want to puke — in front of him.

Lance forced his own in front of him to wrap tightly about Shiro’s and with more strength than Lance was expecting Shiro heaved and he found himself going up, his feet striking the floor and he wobbled but Shiro was pulling him forward to rest against himself and the arm came around Lance’s back to steady him.

And, he realized a moment later, hug him.

His eyes stung.

“It’s going to be okay,” Shiro’s breath was warm on his ear. “It’s going to be okay, buddy.”

Lance gave a jerky nod even if he wasn’t sure how that was possible.

He knew he couldn’t swim with Human legs. He knew the moment he went into water he would go under and then…

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Bottled Ocean summary:

Lance knew the moment he saw the one-armed Human man in pain, bleeding and tied up like bait in the ocean that the people on the nearby ship were the ones Mers like him were warned to stay far, far away from. Lance knew the moment he saw the one-armed Human man in pain, bleeding and tied up like bait in the ocean that the people on the nearby ship were the ones Mers like him were warned to stay far, far away from.

But even with such a warning there was no way of knowing how dangerous this particular ship, belonging to Night Elf Captain Lotor, could be.

And even had he known, Lance’s actions would have been the same. The man, Shiro, needed help. Shiro’s younger brother, a half blood Human / Night Elf and fellow abused slave needed rescued. And Lance could not, would not, turn away from those in need.

But all actions have consequences.

Lance is captured and now the fate that awaits him is as a test subject as Lotor seeks to unravel all of the legends, the mysteries and the magic of the Mers. His only hope is an escape alongside Shiro and Keith. But the clock is ticking as Lotor’s experiments and methods grow more cruel, more violent, and if they don’t escape soon… the only freedom any of them will find will be in death.

[yonemurishiroku]

merman keith

…I’m having visions.

But anw he’d probably one of those that try to slit ur throat with his sharp fins or bite your head off instead of, ya know, serenade you… Maybe a shark? Or an Orca. Nah that’s Shiro. Lance would be a dolphin. I think. 

Btw, I’d appreciate that if you can direct the Voltron-related content at my newly-created Voltron blog @yonebutvoltron instead. 😊😊😋 I’d prefer my only Nico blog to stay on track for the sake of my followers lol. Please, I’d love to welcome you again at my new blog!!

[linipik]

FAR OUT AT SEA

"Shiro is determined to know if the new human research base is a risk for his fellow merfolk with the help of a marine biologist and research intern Adam."

rating: T

pairing: Adam/Shiro

tags: Adam (Voltron) Shiro (Voltron), Keith for half a line but he is there, Merman Shiro, Everyone lives, First Meetings, plot-driven action, Alternate Universe Merpeople, Canon-Typical Violence

This fic is part of the Once Upon the Seashore PDF (get it for free on my Ko-fi)

Chapter 2 of 4

Previous Chapter

Although Shiro was so sure he had not given anything away during their conversations, Adam was observant enough to notice Shiro asked too many questions about things he should already know, given the information shared in the application process. He was convinced Shiro was plotting something off protocol, maybe something against the superior officers, even, yet he just couldn't bring himself to openly confront him or become a snitch. He could not imagine “Takashi” would do anything harmful, after all; he was a bit impulsive maybe one of those diehard conservationists with their head way out of the bureaucracy of laboratories and Adam couldn’t blame that passion, but the Shiro he met wouldn't purposefully hinder the ongoing research or hurt anybody. After some thought, Adam decided to keep quiet and figure out Shiro’s intentions bit by bit.

He didn’t have to wait much. Shiro confessed that he suspected there were undercover operations going on at the deepest levels of the base, which used the excuse of oceanographic research to do something else, maybe weapon development or oil exploration. Adam wouldn’t say Shiro’s suspicions were too unfounded and he never signed up for something like that, And when Shiro asked Adam's help to infiltrate that area in order to confirm such suspicions, to which Adam, agreed with no hesitation.

That was how it started or ended. The challenge was demanding and exciting at first, but once they went over all the unsupervised laptops and offices left without keys, they realized there was a wall.

The juiciest stuff was locked under top-quality security systems and the best equipment, as two mere interns, there was nothing they could do.

Despite the overwhelming evidence of their defeat, Shiro was adamant about finding a way to bypass the security measures as soon as possible. Choosing his words carefully, Adam tried to talk him out of it. He told Shiro that, although he was completely right in that breaking into grade A military secret files was the responsible thing to do, right at the moment they were at a disadvantage. They would fare better by ascending first, they needed more time and a real plan to uncover in any meaningful way what was going on, they were also in a position of power that allowed them to make sure this clarence problems on the research they were supposed to work didn’t happen. He asked Shiro for patience.

– o –

It was another afternoon in the cafeteria after another dead end looking for the relevant classified data.

 “Whatever they are doing, it has not caused noticeable damage so far, so they must be calculating it carefully,” Adam insisted, “it would not be convenient for them to just destroy a whole ecosystem in a day or something.”

“Yeah, I guess” Shiro replied, unable to hide his scowl, The same exploitative human practices that have always worried him, that keep merfolk hidden, “They think they have the right to do anything they want with what they find just because it’s unexplored for them, it’s not fair” 

There they were again, the same stubborn passion, the same edge in his words that set Shiro way apart from others to Adam, like there was something bigger out there.

“I totally get you, but we gotta play our cards right. What if they get us trying to hack the security system and they kick us off or send us to jail? In that case, we are not ever going to figure out anything.” Adam’s tone was calculated and yes, he was reasonable.

Shiro took a moment to think, averting his gaze toward the window. The skies outside looked gloomy. There was no storm alert, but they would probably have rain later.

“I guess you are right.” 

Adam wanted to say something more, maybe suggest they do something different for a change, let go of the stress of the last few days with like… a date? But before he could gather the courage to ask, Shiro nodded with a tired smile and disappeared down the corridor toward his room.

Righ. He most likely wanted to recover some sleep. The date idea would have to wait.

– o –

Shiro, however, didn't have “rest” or “sleep” anywhere in his mind. His duty was first to discover if merfolk were in any danger and he couldn’t clear his suspicions in a human way, not with Adam by his side.  After gathering some tools, he sneaked out of his room and left the residential area, careful to no bring attention to himself on his way to the deck. He knew Adam would disapprove… or worry if he went looking for Shiro and didn't find him in his room. He felt as if he was betraying the unspoken thing they had going on. That thought almost made him turn back. Almost.

Once he considered he was far enough in the loading docks and thus safe from onlookers and obscured away from the security cameras, Shiro silently jump in the water and was again a merman, now underwater he felt more clarity than the days before. He had postponed his mission enough. No matter what kind of mission the military was running undercover, they could not be anything good and it was Shiro's duty to stop them for his people. After all, he was one of the few who ventured far into human territory and he knew how terrifying they could be. 

Stealthily swimming back to the base, Shiro snuck through one of the underwater gates and began destroying all the underwater equipment and submarines he could find. That should get the officers distracted so he could have the time to finally get to the deeper levels and deal with whatever they are really doing there.

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Mysterious Fathoms Below

Mysterious Fathoms Below https://archiveofourown.org/works/50618110 by KillJoy_Juniper Written for Sheith Fairy Tale Bang 2023 and inspired by The Little Mermaid Please check out the art, IT'S THE MOST AMAZING THING EVER: link coming Water had always been scary for Shiro. It was unpredictable, murky, scary, cold, and unforgiving. His father took him fishing once, and only once, when he was a young boy, and on that outing he somehow managed to catch the most grotesque fish imaginable to someone in their seventh summer of life. The king called it an eel; Shiro simply sobbed loudly and demanded to be taken back to his mother. Ever since that day he'd strayed as far away from anything that wasn't bath water - the ponds on the castle ground, the well past the garden, a particularly deep, grimy horse trough. He hated it. And he hated it even more now that he was stuck in it. Dark purple eyes shot directly up to land on Shiro’s face but almost instantly they turned a fierce yellow as the mer dropped the bag in his hands and bared his teeth. Shiro could have sworn he heard something spoken in his head. Intruder! Words: 8566, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English Fandoms: Voltron: Legendary Defender Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: M/M Characters: Shiro (Voltron), Keith (Voltron), Krolia (Voltron), Keith's Father (Voltron), Antok (Voltron) Relationships: Keith/Shiro (Voltron), Keith & Shiro (Voltron) Additional Tags: Sheith Fairy Tale Bang 2023, Prince Shiro (Voltron), Mermaids, merman Keith, Shiro gets turned into a mermaid, Mute - Freeform, unlikely mates, destined mates, human-mermaid hybrids, Gay Disaster Shiro (Voltron), Eventual Smut, more tags to come via AO3 works tagged 'Keith/Shiro (Voltron)' https://archiveofourown.org October 06, 2023 at 12:18PM

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spitballing some more about the Mer AU because I can. it's my blog and I make the rules.

I like to imagine that before Hunk and Lance can even like, consistently communicate with each other, they've already established a tradition I would like to call 'bring the other the coolest thing they can find and show them off'. Show and tell but it's a human and a merman.

Hunk introduces Lance to human cuisine. Lance brings Hunk fish in return, which Hunk brings to his parents. He got them from his friend Lance! :)

Hunk's mom, unsuspecting: Oh, Hunk must have befriended a fisherman's son.

The town of Plaht City is actually relatively close knit, so when Keith goes missing after his father's death, everyone goes looking for him. No one thinks to look in the ocean.

Heath was originally from out of town. He's a marine researcher who lives on a remote piece of property on the beach, complete with a recovery pool for injured marine life housed in a shack he built on the water. The townsfolk hear rumors that he has a partner, but no one ever meets her. One day he comes into town with a son.

I think Mer actually lay like. the mer equivalent of fish eggs but they can also get pregnant in the human sense in their human forms. This means every other Mer but Keith was hatched from a fish egg (and also probably part of the reason why Keith prefers the surface).

When Keith abruptly turns back up again after going missing for a year and a half, it's huge news at the time but things have calmed down now. He's taken in by Shiro's parents after some debate over who should look after him.

When Shiro's parents die, Keith just sort of assumes he'll be on his own from now. Shiro catches him halfway out the window with a bag of his stuff and has to explicitly tell him he can stay before he gets the message.

Keith just sort of aimlessly drifts though life. He's not really sure what he wants, or even sometimes where he belongs. He's never met another half-Mer, or even any other Galra Mers. All the Mers in Plaht City are Altean Mers.

Lotor is a highly successful businessman who invests a lot of his money into the town's infrastructure. He's generally well liked, except by Keith, who can't stand his face. The feeling is mutual.

Even in human form, Keith's lung capacity is well above average. He can open his eyes underwater with no ill effects.

Allura is eager to befriend Keith, despite his strange, surface-dwelling ways. Lance is also not totally hiding from Allura because he knows if she seems him and Hunk hanging out together, she'll put two and two together and realize that Hunk knows what he is and then he'll get in trouble.

Romelle and Allura are childhood friends. She's heard her talk on a few occasions about the strange mute Galra Mer she befriend that she calls 'Red', but she doesn't have any reason to connect him to Keith.

Mers can send and receive thoughts in human form as well... except for Keith of course, who can't even receive thoughts in human form. Lance thinks he's just being rude, Allura thinks he just prefers verbal communication. Only Coran has correctly deduced the truth.

(Shiro can send and receive thoughts just fine once he's freed from Haggar's control, which is... an adjustment for him.)

Keith's the only Mer who knows how to swim as a human. If you toss Lance into a pool and tell him to swim, he's just gonna drown. Keith thinks this is incredibly funny.