#h20 rikki

[wooiamamess]

H20 mermay redesign

So in honour of mermay, and my rewatching h20 a couple of months ago, I did a redraw of the characters from h20 with my own head cannons and some explaining of my redesigns of course (: I really think that an animated reboot (not the one Netflix did) would be perfect for this show, and I wanted to convey my ideas. I also did try the make the designs resemble the actors at least a little bit.

Ricky

I love Ricky with all my heart, she’s definitely in my top 3 characters from this show. I’m obsessed with her hair in season one, especially when she puts it into braids. I kept her red motif from the first season as well. I want her to wear very early 2000s-esque grunge clothing. In terms of her mermaid look, I changed her colour to this orange/red-ish colour, and added details to make it look like flames.

I know a lot of people like to headcannon her as a lesbian, but personally I don’t. I think that she’s definitely pansexual with zero preferences and would go by she/her pronouns but would be ok with they/them.

Cleo

I honestly had so much fun with Cleo’s design. She has a bit of a bohemian style in the first season, but I decided to trade for a little more preppy look that I think reflects her character more. She’s sweet, caring, a little naive, but good spirited. So I put her in a trendy outfit with some cute patches to keep that homemade look. For her mermaid look, I wanted it to look like lace to mirror the patches on her skirt, and of course, it had to be purple.

My asexual ass has to headcannon her as ace and heteromantic. She’s also got the purple motif so that just adds to the ace-ness. She/her pronouns.

Emma

Emma’s design came really easily to me. I wanted to give her a kind of periwinkle colour scheme to match her ice. Her human design is simple, but I really wanted to keep it modern and trendy. Athleisure with high socks and bicycle shorts (and of course a sparkly top). Her mermaid design also came really easily to me, as I gave her sharp sparkly edges to resemble ice. Is it difficult to make a blonde, ice-themed character not look like Elsa? Yes

If anyone in the main three is a lesbian in my eyes it’s her. She’s hella gay with she/they pronouns.

Charlotte

Lol I don’t think I have anything positive to say about charlotte but damn I had so much fun drawing her. I really wanted her to look soft and sweet but give her the nastiest attitude ever. I put her in a preppy school girl outfit with soft pastel pink to make her look unassuming (at least to Lewis) and of course the necklace that the other three girls have.

She/her, straight.

Will

Threw a curveball at you didn’t I? That’s right, this is where my head cannons start, along with my inability to draw abs. Rewatching season 3, it only made sense to make him a mermaid instead of Bella, and I honestly feel like it could’ve been more interesting. Imagine him as a diver who got just a little too curious around Mako, and accidentally turns into a mermaid. His dreams of become a diver are ruined, however he got to be happy doing what he loved (exploring the ocean). It just makes more sense in my opinion.

For his main colour, I changed his motif of blue to green. I wanted to keep the blue colour for Emma and Lewis, and I honestly just felt like it suits him better. In terms of his powers, maybe the ability to control plants? Idk

He’s probably straight, maybe bi-curious. Goes by he/they but wouldn’t object to any pronoun. The chillest dude.

Bella

Bella was probably the hardest to adapt just cause I don’t love her character in the show. I decided to make her not a mermaid, and instead a love interest. I felt like it suited her better. I wanted to keep her colour palette soft and muted, and put her in sweet, bohemian style clothing. I feel like she would become a good friend of the main trio after the betrayal by charlotte. She would be an excellent friend and totally keep their secret as well as fall in love with Will.

Definitely bisexual, not opposed to a flirtationship with Emma (I just want them to meet) She/they.

Lewis

Look at this disaster man. I put him in messy clothes cause he probably couldn’t give two shits about what he looks like. He really does just want to go fishing.

Biromantic asexual (yes I am in fact projecting onto these characters). He/him.

Zane

I personally love Zane. I know he’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but I love characters who are shitty people and even when they’re on “the side of good”, they continue to be shitty people. Just more focused and positive. When I was a kid I was 100% on board with his relationship with rikki, and honestly a part of me still is. So for my headcannon, he doesn’t cheat on her, the cafe doesn’t get in the way of their relationship, and he treats Rikki so much better. Cause they had fantastic chemistry and I don’t want it to go to waste.

For his design I gave him two looks, a casual motorcycle riding outfit, and of course a business suit. I made his main colour black, but I had to give him dark red accents as a nod to Ricky.

Heterosexual, he/him.

Lastly

The love interests as mermaids. This is not a part of my headcannon (yet). In terms of powers I have a couple ideas that do, in fact, include Lewis being able to talk to marine life. Poor boy will never go fishing again. In terms of Bella’s powers i really hate what they gave her, so I was thinking wind or bubbles or something air-related. As for Zane? He’s definitely the hardest to pin down for powers but I’m thinking either shadow manipulation or storm related powers (like lightning). Maybe a combo of both.

Well I’m done writing this all out and mermay is over so fuck me I guess. That’s what I get for making this post with 20 minutes left of may. I hope you had fun reading my post and looking at my art. I probably won’t draw more of this headcannon but idk I do what I want

#mermay #h20 just add water #h20 #h20headcannons #h20 Cleo #h20 Emma #h20 rikki #h20 will #h20 zane #h20 lewis #h20 charlotte #h20 Bella #Will and Bella #Zane and Rikki #Cleo and Lewis #for my 30 followers I love you guys thanks for tolerating me #I’m late for mermay #do you ever just want to be softly held as someone caresses your head and tells you they love you #cause I do

[redvelvet-delight]

H2o: Just Add Water (2006 - 2010)

#lana del rey #mako mermaids #grunge #dark aesthetic #aphrodite #lana del rey aesthetic #thirteen aesthetic #rikki h2o #h2o #h20 #h2o gif #h2o aesthetic #h2o just add water #dark h2o #pagan witch #siren #sleeping with sirens #siren aesthetic #mermaid core #mermaid #siren core #cleo #h2o cleo #emma #h2o emma #magical aesthetic #magical #coconut aesthetic #vintage aesthetic #vintage

[sunny-rants]

this scene altered 12 year old me’s brain chemistry

#lewis in the background casually trying to save zane’s life #h2o did not have to go this hard #rikki chadwick #zane bennett #emma gilbert #cleo sertori #zikki #h2o s1 e18 #h2o bad moon rising #h2o #h2o just add water #h2o: just add water #h2o jaw #rikki h2o #h20 just add water

[unusualmuffin-art]

I love h2o so much

#h2o #h2o just add water #cleo sertori #rikki chadwick #emma gilbert #redraw #my art #fanart #artists on tumblr #commission open #nostalgia #y2k #h20 just add water

[welliwenttoschoolinolympia]

she is so me

#gaslight gatekeep girlblog #girlblog #girlblogging #girlhood #im just a girl #courtney love #femcel #hell is a teenage girl #this is what makes us girls #veruca salt #h2o just add water #mermaid #cleo h20 #emma gilbert #rikki chadwick #cleo sertori #mako mermaids #h2o #gaslight gatekeep girlboss #this is a girlblog #female rage

[doesanyonehaveasparelightsaber]

I’m not sure what ya’ll consider to be PEAK friendship but this is it, enough with Hollywood trying to show friends only hanging out in each others’ bedrooms and living rooms and crap, hanging out on each others’ stair landings was a sign of TRUE friendship, corporate fools

Even better about this whole scene, they are all so close to each other and there isn’t a hint of discomfort, Emma and Lewis’ legs are touching and they’re thinking nothing of it because they are just buddies and Cleo folding her legs so that there’s more space for Lewis’ and Emma’s legs and just Rikki propping her feet up on the stair in front of her is just so in character, and then just imagine Cleo’s parents trying to walk past them all and stepping over sprawled out limbs and them being so fine with it because, “hey, it’s just teenager things”, dude, I just love the humanity of it and how absolutely close the original cast actually was with each other to make such scenes seem natural

#you cannot beat sitting on a stair landing and talking #it is literally impossible #change my mind #h20 #h2o just add water #mermaids #mermaid #emma h2o #cleo h2o #rikki h2o

[indigohoney08]

RIKKI CHADWICK (H20)

#female hysteria #girlblog #lana del rey #female sigma #current mood #h20 just add water #h20 delirious #rikki chadwick #rikki h2o #cleo sertori #cleo h2o #emma gilbert #emma h2o #y2kcore #y2k aesthetic #gaslight gatekeep girlblog #rockstar gf #red vibes #cute blond #she is a girlboss #bi girls #this is a girlblog #girlblogging #girlboss #mermaid aesthetic #mermaid #sofia coppola #lux lisbon #early 2000s #2000s nostalgia

[girl-bateman]

It's all about living in the ocean being wild and free

#h2o #h2o just add water #cleo h20 #rikki h2o #emma h2o #rikki chadwick #cleo sertori #emma gilbert #nostalgia #y2k #seacore #aesthetic #moodboard

[cleo-serotonin]

hear me out, since emma had to give up swimming she decided to take up ice skating ! i feel like it suits her super well, it takes a lot of discipline and grace (classic emma traits) and it could have actually given her development. instead the show shoves *sh d*ve down our throats <\3 also if the ice was uneven/melty she’d just slyly freeze it. she’s a super athletic person she would definitely need something to fill the void and this way she could stay active and sweat wouldn’t be a problem

#did i think of this bc im making webkinz h2o cosplays and put ice skates on my emma? #maybe i have the mind of a mastermind #rikki would watch from the sidelines and foam at the mouth #need to make fanart asapp #i can’t remember if sweat is a problem for them i don’t think it is but i also can not recall it being mentioned #but for the sake of this hc it now is ! #h2o just add water #emma gilbert #headcanon #au #hc #h20 just add water

[giac222]

#loved this show #not my gif #h20 just add water #mermaids #mermaid character #mermaid fantasy #mermaid #mermaidcore #mermaid legend #mermaid love #mermaid life #blingee #claire holt #cariba heine #phoebe tonkin #emma gilbert #rikki chadwick #cleo sertori #2000s nostalgia #web find #internet find #2000s web #2000s internet #old internet #old web #00s nostalgia #00s #2000s tv shows #2000s #eye strain

[booksandfairytales]

A conversation that should've happened when Zane found out the girls were mermaids:

Zane: So who saved my life? I know it was one of you.

Rikki: Which time?

Zane: W-what do you mean, 'which time '?

Rikki: I mean you've been reckless enough to put yourself in situations where you've almost died more than once, Zane. Today will be added to that list if you're not careful.

Zane: I'm talking about the Lorelei wreck, what other time could you be talking about?

Rikki: *glares* Oh, I don't know, does the word 'shark' ring a bell?

Zane: That was you?

Rikki: *nods slightly*

Zane: And the Lorelei wreck....?

Emma: That was me, though I think it was a lapse of judgement.

Cleo: What about that time on Mako?

Zane: What time?

Cleo: You were really dehydrated and unconscious. Lewis helped us that time.

Zane: ...... well, thank you.

Rikki: Yeah? You sure have a funny way of showing it *gestures to Dr. Denman and her team*

#h20 just add water #h2o just add water #zane bennett #rikki chadwick #emma gilbert #cleo sertori #i kinda wish they addressed this a bit #i mean Zane almost died three times in the first season #and the main characters saved him #so of course that realization would also fuel his desire to help them escape Dr. Denman #woke up thinking about this today

[dusty-cobweb]

h20 would’ve been better if rikki was allowed to kill

#h20 just add water #rikki chadwick #rikki h2o #h20

[dericelem]

it actually makes me tear up that lewis was invited to the girls anniversary party. these 4 are literally a family, i cant 😭

#when rikki asked him if he's coming to the partyy... #legit tears in my eyes #he's truly one of them #h2o just add water #h20 just add water #lewis mccartney

[sunny-rants]

#(​but if it comes down to it i’m rikkma all the way) #rikki chadwick #emma gilbert #zane bennett #h2o #h2o just add water #h2o: just add water #h2o jaw #rikkma #rikma #zikki #emma x rikki x zane #h20 just add water

[bambiali]

loveee that show 🐠🐚👙

#girlblogging #tumblr girls #pretty #just girly things #just girly posts #h2o just add water #h2o mermaid #h20 just add water #mermaid #rikki h2o #emma h2o #cleo h2o #oceancore #ocean aesthetic #ocean #siren aesthetic #sirencore #siren girl #it girl #childhood shows #summer #cant wait #alana champion #lily rose depp #sweet little nymph #girl interrupted syndrome #female hysteria #gaslight gatekeep girlblog #gaslight gatekeep girlboss #female manipulator

[outatmako]

Zane spends months planning an intricate proposal, drops hundreds (thousands?) of dollars on a custom ruby engagement ring, gets her father’s blessing (“but not in a sexist way, Rikki can do what she wants, it would just mean a lot to us”) all for Rikki to blurt out “we should just get married already” in the middle of the lunch rush at the cafe.

#H2O: Just Add Water #H20 Just Add Water #zikki #Zane Bennett #Rikki Chadwick #otp: something that makes you happy #hcs