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dingbatnix · 2 years
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Karl! He's a blanket octopus! Here's some info!
Blanket octopi are a species of octopi that have an extreme case of sexual dimorphism. The females can grow up to 6'0+, while the males can only get as big as 2.4-ish centimeters (that's less than an inch!) The females are also the only ones to have the large, colorful sails/blankets, the males don't have one at all. (The males also die in the process of mating, but, y'know, screw logic, I'm tryin to make this nice and not angsty, here.)
My man Karl here is a dude, though. Mostly because screw the laws of nature, I do what I want, and what I want is for Karl to be pretty. : ) I also wanted him to be bigger than an inch, too, so I say he's about a foot long, maybe a little less, depending on what I feel.
The blanket octopi's main predators are whales and bigger fish, so pretty much anything that feels like and can do it, will eat them. (The octopi's diet consists of small fish, as well.) An interesting fact about these octopi is that they are immune to jellyfish stings! Another mildly perturbing thing is the fact that, since they are immune to jellyfish venom, the can and will rip off jellyfish tentacles and use them as weapons!
They are naturally nomadic creatures, but they tend to stick to tropical reefs and warmer waters, stuff like that.
Well, that's all I have for today. : ) Isn't Karl pretty?
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kayla-crazy-stuffs · 1 year
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Mmm karlnapity g/t something something flying I guess : )
Here! :D
Have two fairies + a mer :]
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wendy130 · 11 months
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Hello it's the one Karlnap anon from before but this time I raise you:
Karlnapity.
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// Karl: ooooh pretty mers :D
// Quackity and Sapnap: Oh Fuck, scary but pretty predator what do we do
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lovelywingsart · 1 year
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Another Instagram sketch, this time asked by lovely Cog PxieDustnBlades~ She asked about a little Pup!Adalwulf shenanigans, so have the little guy promptly making as loud a racket as he can to keep Momma and Papa awake. uwu
Baby says no sleep, only play.
//Inspired by a video I saw on tumblr with a baby seal just going 'MERRH-' a bunch and I thought it was fucking adorable because that's literally just what they sound like uwu I figure little Ada would probably use that to his advantage.//
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kurokapibara · 2 years
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Mers, WOOOO, for a mer AU with two of my good pals Left To Right: Sam, Karl, Q, Foolish, Sapnap, Punz
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spacexseven · 1 year
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OK OK SO IDEA FOR POE
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMYFM8WEF/
NARWHAL POE and I'd say baby beluga karl, or jelly fish karl:D
THIS IS SO CUTE T^T AHGHGH ill take it into consideration thank you!
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baka-monarch · 2 years
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tell me about the gay stuff for the florist au
my internet is being funky sorry if these take a minute to get in
Tis okie
The giant mers (George and Punz) all get crushes on Dream after he talks to them, then when the pirates take him into the island (Dream is tied up and has to lead them forward as Sam holds onto the end of the rope) and everyone is asleep for the night making camp in the woods (Dream is tied to a tree) Dream gets to talk to the giant creatures on the island (Sapnap and Karl) the giants also end up getting crushes on him and only don't free him immediately because he says he doesn't want anybody to get killed- but the giants plan to keep a close eye on the pirates and their little florist once everyone wakes up
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kenjo-arts · 2 years
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in your Captive mer!Dream AU, why do they keep him chained up in his tank? Are they afraid he's going to turn into a human and walk away or something? I'm skeptical that it's to keep him from attacking the handlers or dragging them under the water, because he's been awfully close to George in some of your pics, and if he wanted to hurt him or drown him, he'd have ample opportunity to do so. 🤔 His range of movement also doesn't seem to be significantly impaired in any way, so I'm a bit stumped
It's for safety basically, George is the only one he doesn't immediately attack, which they noticed quickly and then just assigned George as the main mermaid caretaker (Karl is the other one he doesn't immediately attack on sight, or flee from). It's also because having the chains on him at all times is easier than somehow having to chase him down in his aquarium and try and get them on him if they're taking him out (he can be on land a good few hours without problem, but they haven't done extensive testing on that, though Sam suspects he can be on land for days). He also has claws and really sharp teeth and has injured some of the scientists that got a bit too close to him before.
Other than that they do impair his movement depending on how much they coil the chains in, it's part of the reason Dream likes George, he actually gives him enough leeway that he could flop onto the poolside area where the humans stay if he wanted to.
Here’s a small mockup of what I imagine his area to looks like:
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pomellon · 1 year
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I realised I never really shared the narrative I’ve thought of so far for the himbros mermaid au so lemme talk about that!
As I’ve mentioned before, Punz and Foolish are travelling together because they’ve been separated from their respective pods. What I’ve failed to mention is that they’ve completely lost their pods to a ferocious sea beast. Their pods no longer exist and they’re the only survivors.
The attacks happened at different times and locations but eventually they bump into each other, or rather Foolish finds Punz. Narwhal mers have pretty odd hearts that beats a lot slower than normal creatures, and in a state of panic or high stress they will beat even slower. This helps keep them calm and doesn't affect their abilities to move or function, but should it go on for too long they start to slow down and go into a kind of hibernate state that could be lethal if they’re not brought out of it. This is why the anxiety mentioned previously can be so dangerous form them.
Foolish finds Punz in one of these states and slowly coaches him out of it by staying close and keeping him warm, and after that they decided to stick together. Punz doesn't really having anything in mind other than surviving, but Foolish aims to find another settled pod to join.
They end up getting pretty attached during their time together, and of course the whole accidental courtship happens that has Punz doing a lot of self discovery and starting to consider a relationship with Foolish. Foolish does grow very close to Punz too, he relies on him a lot and they both do become pretty codependent, but there’s no romantic attraction on Foolish’s side at this point.
They do eventually find a settled pod a lot further south, and while Punz feels antsy at the thought of settling down he decides to give it a try to stick with Foolish. This is when he comes to the harsh realisation that the way Foolish has acted towards him has been nothing but platonic, since Foolish acts almost the exact same way with all the new friends he’s making.
This is also when Karl and Sapnap come into the picture! They have a very similar relationship to Foolish and Punz, Sapnap having lost his pod to the same sea beast as Punz and Foolish and found Karl while he was surviving alone in the open ocean. Karl has no memory of his past pod but decides to stick with Sapnap to feel safe and less lonely.
With Karl being social and touchy Sapnap comes to the same conclusion Punz did with Foolish, the difference being that Karl and Sapnap actually communicated and talked about it. Sapnap realised Karl wasn’t trying to court him and Karl assured him he didn’t want a relationship. They still grew very close platonically and the experience did make Sapnap entertain the possibility of maybe having a future male partner.
As faith would have it the two end up in the same settlement as Foolish and Punz, where Sapnap and Punz end up recognizing each other. They’re old friends, coming from different pods that used to join together for short times during migrations, to trade and to hold friendly competitions. They’re both excited to know the other is still alive and quickly rekindle their friendship, which ends up encouraging Karl and Foolish to befriend each other as well.
Punz still isn’t over what he thought he had with Foolish tho, and he stubbornly refuses to bring it up with the beluga even after Sapnap catches on and encourage him to do so. In the end his conflicting feelings, instinctual wanderlust, and not feeling at home in the new pod make him want to leave the settlement. Sapnap being from a similar type of pod like Punz’s slowly feels the same and the two agree to leave together. 
They do invite Karl and Foolish with them but the two feel happy and safe in the settlement, so even while it hurts to see their friends leave they decide to stay. Punz is secretly relieved by this, hoping the distance will help his still growing feelings for Foolish to die down as he and Sapnap set out together to travel the vast ocean unknowns.
And that’s all I have for now :D
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dorianwolfforest · 4 months
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Insåg nyss att jag klädde mig precis som Karl Bertil Jonsson idag. Fan också. Kan jag bli mer kommunist.
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dingbatnix · 2 years
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Eel
I got inspired by the mer post of shark Dream I made a while back, so now here’s this! Enjoy!
Dream, Sap, and Goggy designs
Karl design
Word Count: 4,180
Warnings: Mentions of death; blood; descriptions of injury
Sapnap was just minding his own business today, curiously prodding at some croppings of a startlingly bright orange coral when something came barreling into his chest with a solid whump that nearly knocked the breath from his gills! Sapnap yelped and jerked back, wanting to get away from the thing, but whatever it was seemed to cling to his skin like freaking glue! 
He hurriedly reached down to shove it away. His eyes widened when his hands met small shoulders, and he looked down more closely, finally catching a glimpse of the thing that seemed to be trying to curl itself around his torso. It was a mer! Albeit, the strangest mer Sapnap had ever seen, but a mer nonetheless. If the remora had to venture a guess, he’d say the mer was some kind of octopus. 
He was about the length of Sapnap’s arm, maybe a little bit shorter. Long, suckered tentacles took up about a third of his body-length, and what seemed to be wide, colorful sails billowed out around the little guy as he wrapped a few of his thin little octopus arms around Sapnap’s sides. Sapnap pulled a face and wriggled when the tiny suckers tickled his skin. The mer had wavy brown hair, and the most terrified expression he’d ever seen!
“Please,” the little mer gasped out, multicolored eyes heartbreakingly wide as he stared imploringly up at Sapnap. The remora’s brow furrowed as the guy seemed to choke on his words. The small mer finally managed to suck in a deep breath, and rushed on. “P-please, please, I-I–there’s something a-after me and I need, I need help–” He seemed to hear something behind him and froze, octopus arms stiffening around Sapnap’s body.
A look of resigned horror crashed over the other mer’s face, and he glanced backwards fearfully. “Oh no, oh n-nononnono no! I’m s-sorry, I’m so so so sorry, I-I’ve just killed us b-both, we-we need to go, w-we need to swim-!” He suddenly shoved against Sapnap’s chest, unsticking all of his arms at once, and tried to shoot away. 
Sapnap tightened his grip around the octopus’s small shoulders, raising his eyebrows with extreme concern. “Hold on, what’s after you? I can help you, just tell me what it is, dude.” The mer only whined, thrashing wildly against Sapnap’s stronger hands. 
With no answer seeming to be forthcoming from the panicked mer, the remora shifted his gaze and scanned around. He could see nothing but the reef around them and long, trailing swathes of green seagrass. There was nothing that he could see that would—Sapnap’s eyes ballooned out when he finally caught sight of the thing after the little mer. Charging straight towards them was a huge-ass fucking moray eel. How the hell had he not noticed the damn thing first!?
Sapnap’s hold on the other mer’s shoulders slackened in his surprise, and the little guy bolted off in a flash! The brush of the current as the octopus fled broke Sapnap from his shock, and he whirled around immediately, darting after the other mer.
He chased after the octopus as he twisted and wove through the reaching coral branches, only having to change course when the little mer dove through gaps smaller than what Sapnap could fit between.
Sapnap was much, much faster than the other mer, though, and quickly caught up to him and kept pace. He glanced back, and was very alarmed to see the eel rapidly gaining on the both of them despite all of the twists and turns it was being led through.
He looked down at the other mer, sucking deep, heaving breaths through his gills. If he didn't do something quick, the eel would catch up and make snacks out of the both of them!
Making a split-second decision, he quickly angled down and wrapped his arms around the smaller mer, trapping him in a hug. The mer screamed, immediately thrashing all of his limbs and trying to struggle free, but Sapnap held him tightly. He was faster, he could swim faster than the octopus mer, at least, maybe he could get them both away safely.
He glanced quickly back and nearly had a heart attack. The eel was closer than before! Sapnap could count each and every one of it’s gnashing, needle-like teeth. Every one of those thrashing incisors was the length of Sapnap’s hand. 
Spurred on by the horrifying sight, Sapnap pumped his tail harder, dodging through a twisted clump of reef as he desperately scanned the surrounding sea for anything he could use to aid in their escape from the monstrous eel. All he could see was coral and sea foliage! There was nothing!
The remora was starting to feel panicked, now. The octopus mer bunched up in his arms was quivering quietly, muttering small, breathless nothings that Sapnap couldn’t hear well enough to discern, but he could make an inference, could make a good guess about what he was saying.
They were both probably about to die to the mindless, greedy gullet of the moray eel.
Sapnap just barely managed to catch a glimpse of a huge flash of yellow-green through the twisting coral that quickly gave way to a flowing swathe of seagrass, and he suddenly felt hope. He knew that shade! He knew those scales! That was Dream! Dream, his huge, goofy friend who was a lemon shark mer. 
"DREAM!" Sapnap screamed out loudly, so loudly that his throat ached, but if he could get the shark’s attention, it would be worth it. Dream could fight anything! If he could just catch his larger friend’s attention, both he and the smaller mer in his arms would probably be safe. Dream could take care of the eel, no problem! It would be an easy task for his bigger friend.
Sapnap sped towards the distant shape of the large lemon shark mer peeking through the waving seagrass as fast as he could. He felt the push of the current against his tail as the eel caught up to them, could hear the rushing swoosh of the eel closing in from behind, as if the horrifying sound was being transmitted directly into his eardrums. Cold, creeping fear was spiking up through his spine. 
He wasn’t going to make it.
"DREAM, PLEASE!" He screamed once more. He was losing steam. His tail was becoming harder and harder to move. He could feel himself slowing down. He was heaving in deep breaths of water, to no avail. 
Hot, sharp pain suddenly flashed through his tail when dozens of needle-like teeth clamped down on his tailfin. Sapnap screeched at the sudden pain, twisting around and trying to writhe away as the eel yanked him closer. He tightened his arms around the shivering form against his chest when the little octopus mer let slip a quiet sob, all the while struggling to hold back his own agonized screaming as the moray seemed to chew his tail between it's jaws. His tailfin felt like it was being torn to shreds! Blazing agony spiked through his bones when he tried to thrash out of the moray’s hold, and he could only fight for a few seconds before the pain forced him to stop.
His tail was useless, Sapnap realized abruptly. He–he couldn’t move it without horrible pain striking through his whole body. 
He was going to die.
With his tail out of commission, there wasn't much Sapnap could do but twitch uselessly through the water. He squeezed his eyes shut, silently apologizing to the little octopus mer that had begged him for help.
Suddenly, a huge rush of a current surged over Sapnap, accompanied by a visceral-sounding snarl, and then the teeth chomping painfully down on his tail were suddenly torn away!
Sapnap flinched when large hands brushed against his back, gently guiding him underbelly-first onto a rough, warm surface. Instinctively, he latched onto it, flexing his ventral-suction fin and attaching himself to whatever it was. He protectively curled his arms further around the trembling octopus mer, shielding him with his body against whatever he was sticking to.
Heavy currents tugged at his back and ravaged tail as the apparent body he was clinging to rushed and twisted around, savage hissing and snarling echoing through the water as the two large creatures fought against each other.
Sapnap peeled his eyes open and saw light, creamy green scales in front of his face. He quickly peered up, and his heart soared at the uplifting sight that greeted him.
It was Dream! Dream was fighting the eel! 
Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a flash of blue-grey as his other friend George, a remora mer like himself, darted about, aiding Dream in his battle.
Sapnap's heart lurched up to his throat when the eel viciously snapped at George, but before it could do anything, Dream was in it's face, slashing webbed claws and flashing his huge, razor-sharp teeth at it's long, twisting body.
The water tugged and pulled at his body as the two huge vertebrates thrashed around each other in a deadly dance. He could taste the blood that had started drifting through the water when he breathed in, sparking worry in his chest. Was it his own blood, or George's, or maybe Dream's?
Sapnap continued to cling firmly to Dream’s belly while the shark fought, keeping his arms wrapped securely around the little octopus mer underneath his chest. He could feel the mer’s heart pounding, almost as if it were fighting to rip itself free from his ribcage. 
The little mer twisted in his hold and buried his face in Sapnap's chest with a whimper, curling some of his octopus arms around Sapnap's back and sides once more in a tight, quivering hug.
Sapnap ducked his head down, pressing his face against Dream's warm scales, managing to squeeze in a sharp, strangled breath. His own heart was thrumming viciously with adrenaline, while every movement around him yanked savagely at his injured tail-fin and sent white-hot spikes of agony panging up his body. Sapnap suppressed a whimper, wishing that the fighting would be over soon.
He heard George screech angrily, and then a louder, much more terrifying snarl ripped out from Dream, rumbling beneath Sapnap throughout Dream's chest. Hot worry flooded Sapnap’s mind at the sound of George’s cry. He couldn’t tell if the other remora was alright! The only things Sapnap could see through the blood-clouded water were Dream’s belly scales in front of him and the occasional whipping flash of grey eel skin.
The moray suddenly loomed into view, lunging for Dream’s throat. The shark just barely managed to throw his arm up before the needle-like teeth were clamped around his wrist in a deathly grip. A pained shout burst from Dream's throat, and he reached up with his other hand to grapple at the eel's lithe body.
Blood billowed through the water when Dream finally managed to sink his teeth and claws deep into the moray's long, ribbon-like body. With a gruesome sounding snap-tear, Dream ripped the eel into large, bloody halves that absolutely clouded the water, obscuring Sapnap’s vision and completely clogging his nose with the metallic scent.
Relief flooded the remora's system when Dream cried out triumphantly. The large shark twisted and moved from the blood cloud, easily drifting away from the spreading redness. Dream stared at it for a moment, before he seemed to remember what he was doing.
“Sapnap!” Dream quickly turned his attention down to the small remora clinging to his belly, dropping his hands down to run his claws worriedly along Sapnap’s back, carefully checking for any injuries other than his ragged tail. 
“Sap!” He heard George’s concerned screech right before the other remora crashed into Dream's side, right next to Sapnap. The other remora’s gaze immediately zeroed in on the shaking octopus pressed between Dream and Sapnap’s bodies. His eyes narrowed, but, regardless, he focused his attention on his injured friend.
"Can you swim?" Dream worriedly hovered a webbed hand next to Sapnap's tailfin, unsure of what to do.
The small mer in Sapnap's arms shied away from the sudden appearance of Dream's clawed hand with a whimper, cringing down as the shark whined in concern.
"N-no,"Sapnap hissed, pulling his gaze away from the wound. He felt green and queasy.
The shark hesitantly worried his large, sharp claws over Sapnap’s tattered fin, unwilling to touch anything in case he made it worse. The octopus mer seemed to notice the huge shark’s apprehensive concern, and hesitantly poked his head around Sapnap's arm to peer at the damage, seeming to push past his fear of Dream to look closer at the injured limb.
He sucked in a gasp when he got a full view of the wound. Sapnap's tailfin was riddled with small punctures and long, ragged tears, shredding through the delicate webbing. It looked really, really bad. There was no way the remora would be able to swim with it like that, not unless someone treated the injury.
George's eyes hovered cluelessly over the gruesome wound. "How do I…Dream, what do we do?"
The shark slowly shook his head, staring worriedly down at both remora. "I-I don't know…" Gently, he touched his webbed hands to Sapnap's back and carefully detached his friend from his belly, lifting him closer to his eye-level.
The shark's eyes briefly darted over the still-trembling octopus wrapped around Sapnap's chest, but disregarded him for now. Sapnap was the one who was more obviously hurt, and the one Dream was more worried about.
George flicked his tail, pushing off of Dream's side to rise up to Sapnap's level. The two started fussing over Sapnap's injuries, trying to figure out a possible way to help with the wounds.
The remora in question was determinedly ignoring the pain from his tail, as well as his two friends, and was instead gently nudging at the mer clinging to his body. He didn't think the little guy was injured, but it wouldn't hurt to check.
"Hey," he murmured, lightly moving his hands to the little guy's shoulders. The mer tensed. "Are you hurt?"
A small shake of the mer's head was the best answer he got.
"Do you want to move somewhere else, or something?" Sapnap faltered for a moment, holding back a whimper when George shifted a particularly painful part of his tail, then forced out another sentence. "I-it's fine if you don't, really, I just don't want you to be scared. O-or anything." He hissed again, scrunching his eyes shut for a moment to steady himself through the pain.
The smaller mer shivered at the question, hunching his shoulders underneath the remora's hands and shaking his head. He didn't want to leave the relative safety of the remora's arms. If he did, he would be in easier reach of the shark still hovering above them.
Weren't the two remora worried that the shark would taste the blood still lingering in the water and go on a murderous frenzy? Weren't they worried it would make them all into small, unfulfilling snacks?
"I don't know what else to do," George huffed, invariably drawing Sapnap's attention as he twisted to look up at Dream and the other remora. Dream gave a hopeless shrug, jostling Sapnap in his hands. "I-I don't know? I don't know. Neither do I…" 
"W-we need something to wrap it with," Sapnap muttered, putting more of his focus on the octopus clinging to him. He had glanced at his tail for just a second, but that was just long enough for an overwhelming crash of nausea to wash through him.
"I'll go get some seagrass," George offered quickly, hurriedly darting down to the swathing field of seaweed and hurriedly yanking up some of the long strands. He swam back up to Dream and Sapnap just as quickly, trailing handfuls of the billowy plant behind him.
Sapnap watched the other remora, vaguely noting that George was being oddly helpful in this situation as he and Dream attempted to wrap his tail-fin with the seagrass. Normally he would be complaining and sassing Sapnap out for being dumb enough to get bit, but right now…
It was understandable, though. For George to be worried. Sapnap, himself, was starting to feel a bit woozy. 
The little mer wrapped around his torso suddenly slid off of him and hesitantly drifted down to where Dream and George were struggling with binding his tail.
"H-here, I can help," the smaller mer faltered for a brief moment before moving towards Sapnap's shredded tailfin with an oddly single minded focus, warily keeping an eye on the two bigger mers, but more especially on Dream, the shark.
George gave him a suspicious side-eye but moved over regardless, letting the octopus take over wrapping the wounds.
With his smaller, less clumsy hands, the little octopus had Sapnap's tail secured and wrapped in a flash. It barely even hurt anymore, Sapnap thought. He curiously twitched the fin—Ah! A sharp bolt of fire rocketed up his spine, and he stiffened. No, it still hurt, definitely, yep, it did.
“You won’t be swimming for a long while, Sap,” George promptly informed Sapnap, tearing him from his thoughts as he helped the smaller mer tie off the last of the seagrass bandages. He turned suddenly, staring the other remora down with a stinging glare. “So that means, no swimming,” he hissed sharply, crossing his arms. Sapnap opened his mouth to retort, but was swiftly cut off by Dream.
“No buts, Sapnap,” Dream hummed firmly, drifting a bit closer to loom over his smaller friend. “Until your tail is completely healed, you’re staying on me, got it?”
Sapnap grumbled and griped for a moment before he gave in. “Fiiine,” he groaned, crossing his arms poutily. Dream and George shot each other a triumphant look, making Sapnap’s scowl deepen.
“Alright, c’mon then,” Dream hummed, reaching for Sapnap and curling his webbed hands behind his back and tail. “Where…?” He asked. Sapnap immediately knew what the shark was asking, huffing and rolling his eyes. “I think your shoulder would be good, for now at least.”
Dream nodded and gently lifted the remora to his shoulder, helping Sapnap maneuver around until he could latch onto Dream’s shoulder blade and comfortably rest his arms over his shoulder. The remora sighed, shaking his head and crossing his arms to lay his chin over them.
Dream finally turned back to George and the octopus mer, smiling warmly and reaching a webbed hand out towards the smallest mer.
"Hey, uh-"
The octopus shrieked, whipping around and ducking behind George at Dream's offered claws. Dream's grin faltered. "Oh," the shark pulled his hand back, curling his arms closer to his torso. "You're scared of me…" Dream turned his head away with a slow huff. "...Okay."
The shark mer breathed in quietly. "I was just going to thank you for helping with Sap's tail, but I guess not." He shook his head with another huff and turned to mutter something to Sapnap. George sent the octopus a disapproving glare and moved away, trailing up to get closer to Dream's shoulder to join in on the mumbled conversation.
The octopus mer felt a small pang of guilt at Dream's subdued response. He-he just reacted! He didn't mean to freak out, and he definitely didn't mean to make the shark feel bad! Especially after he went out of his way to save him! 
Nervously making a decision, the small mer moved to apologize.
He drifted forward hesitantly. "N-n-no, wait," he fidgeted with his hands, almost freezing when the three bigger mers turned their gazes on him. "I-I'm sorry, I-I didn't mean to-to run. You-you're just–just really b–big."
The three of them glanced at each other for a moment, before something in the shark's face seemed to change.
"No, it's okay," the shark grinned carefully, keeping his teeth concealed behind his lips, and slowly held his hand back out. "I'm Dream."
The octopus flinched slightly at the proffered claws, then shook himself. "I'm K-Karl." He gently set one of his hands on the first claw he could reach. With a wince, he realized that his entire hand could barely cover the shark's claw tip. Karl hesitantly patted the claw once, then drew his arm back.
He turned his gaze up to his savior, Sapnap, who was lazily tugging at Dream's hair while carefully watching Karl.
"I–I, um," Karl paused, biting at his lip before shaking his head. "Thank you for saving me. I-I'm sorry you got hurt with, with the eel."
Sapnap grimaced. "It will, uh, it'll probably be okay, dude. I'll heal." The remora waved him off with a half twisted grin and released Dream's hair.
Karl chewed his lip again and nodded weightily. Despite the reassurance, guilt still pooled down around the base of his throat. It was technically his fault, but at least there weren't any hard feelings. At least the remora didn’t seem to hate him. 
They all seemed pretty nice, actually. M-maybe…maybe they would let him….no, they wouldn’t, most likely. They’d be like everyone else he’d met, probably, and drive him away. Or they might try to eat him. But Sapnap had saved him. Why would he go through that sort of trouble…? 
Karl vigorously shook his head, dispelling his thoughts. It wouldn’t hurt to try, right…? The worst they would probably do was turn him away. They seemed nice enough. 
Karl took a deep breath and inched forward, lightly clearing his throat and sucking in another steadying breath. He hoped it wouldn’t hurt if he tried.
"Can I–can I stay with you guys?" He hesitantly asked, nervously twisting some of his tentacles together. He–he didn't want to seem ungrateful for their help and overstay his welcome, but–the trio seemed safe. Even the shark was starting to feel somewhat safe.
"I mean, I don't mind," Dream trailed, glancing at his two friends. Sapnap shot Karl a thumbs up with a grin. "I don't either, man. You can hang with us." Karl felt his heart rise.
"Wait," George held up a hand, black goggles gleaming coldly as he scanned Karl up and down. Karl's chest froze. "Why would we take him in? What good will he do us?"
Karl was petrified. He–he didn't have a good reason for them to let him stay! He–they–he didn't have anything to offer! The octopus opened his mouth to say as much, but was cut off by Sapnap.
"Geooorge come on, what's it gonna hurt?" Sapnap whined, waving his arms towards Karl. "He's small, it's not like he'll be a bother."
Karl winced at the remora's words. That was true, even the words seemed harsh. He was small. Even for an octopus mer, he was considered small.
"Hmmm…" George drawled, slowly circling around Karl's back while looking him up and down. Karl hunched his shoulders self-consciously.
"Fine, I guess." The remora finally hummed, floating to a stop by Karl's side. "But," he warned, fins flaring out. "Don't cause any problems, got it?"
Karl nodded fervently. He wouldn't. He would try not to, anyway.
George nodded once and turned back to Dream, obviously dismissing Karl. The other remora shot Karl a grin and a thumbs up, bolstering his spirits a little bit.
Slowly, he drifted after the trio, listening to their chatter. Karl sighed. At least he would be safe? Hopefully? He sucked in a slow breath, and paused. He could still taste blood in the water! 
Concern piqued, he followed the steady scent and tracked it back up to the shark mer. Karl's brow furrowed. The shark! He had been fighting the eel, and he was covered in steadily bleeding bite wounds! Neither of the remora mers seemed to notice, absorbed in idle chatter as they were. He should probably say something, right? He should. He would!
"H-hey," Karl piped quietly. Dream tilted his head suddenly towards the octopus, turning his full attention to him. Karl faltered under the shark's curious gaze, but managed to shake it off and continue.
"You're bleeding too, still," he gestured sharply at Dream's wrist, where the nastiest bite was, as well as the various other bite wounds along Dream's body.
"Dream!" George scolded, twisting up to drift in front of the shark's face. The shark cringed back, already seeming to know what was coming. "Why didn't you say anything?!
Sapnap cracked a grin, watching as George started scolding Dream for being an 'idiot.' Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the octopus mer, Karl, drift a little bit closer to his perch on Dream's shoulder blade. He waved casually at the small mer, letting him know that Sapnap had seen him. The mer's face immediately brightened, and he darted up to Sapnap's level to speak with him.
Sapnap could only grin. His tail still hurt, he still felt a little nauseous, and Dream was still getting chewed out by George, but, he had met a new mer! One who wasn't completely scared of Dream. If nothing else, that was a win for today in Sapnap's book!
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kayla-crazy-stuffs · 9 months
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These aren't the best moments in his life (Surfer Dream pt 5)
I'm finally posting a fic again woooo :D
hero you go with a new part for surfer Dream au :)
Enjoy :]
TW: Safe/soft vore, unaware prey, fearplay, injury (mentioned)
It's been about 6 months since Dream went into a coma. Karl visited him three or four times a week, since he missed him very much and was very worried about him.
One of those days, Dream finally woke up from his coma, which pleased Karl and clearly Sapnap and Quackity. They were really relieved that he was able to wake up from the coma.
Due to health and safety reasons, Dream had to be hospitalized for another two months, which was fine with Karl as he was quite concerned about his roommate's condition.
During that time, Dream slowly began to be able to speak normally. It took him quite a while to do so, but with the effort, he was able to speak again without stuttering. In the end, he was allowed to leave the hospital, back home with Karl.
//
Dream walked out the door, heading towards the port. “Dream! Where are you going??" Karl asked as he quickly approached his friend. Dream let out a long breath, looking at him with a pout.
"Come on... I'm just going for a walk, you don't have to worry so much about me..." "Dream... You've been in a coma for six months, almost seven, plus two months of rehabilitation" He replied seriously while crossing his arms.
Dream let out another slightly annoyed sigh. “Karl, come on, I can't be locked up all the time. I'm just going to take a walk for three hours and come back, okay? Nothing bad will happen to me…”
Karl looked at Dream for a few seconds before sighing in defeat. "Okay, but if you haven't come back in three hours, I'm going to ask Sapnap and Quackity to find you and you won't come out for two weeks."
Dream thought about it for a moment before nodding. “Okay, deal. See you in three hours." he said before turning around and continuing on his way towards the port. Once there, he got on a small boat and headed out for a few miles into the ocean.
//
An hour passed and it seemed to Dream that he had gone far enough, so he stopped the boat. Not even five minutes passed when the sea began to move a little more violently.
‘Okay, maybe I should have listened to Karl…’ Dream stumbled backwards as a wave crashed into the boat. The sea was getting even more dangerous by seconds.
Much larger waves began to appear and crash against the boat. Dream tried to hold on to something but then, an unbelievably huge wave hit the boat, causing him to slip, hit his head on the ground and knock him unconscious.
Although before falling unconscious he could kinda see something light blue and gold, his sight eventually turning completely black.
//
Punz had only thought of taking a long swim by the sea, what he did not expect was to find a small boat being hit and pushed by the waves. With a sigh he approached the surface, sticking his head above the waves, watching the boat for a moment.
He narrowed his eyes, leaning a little closer, wanting to take a closer look. His eyes widened as they took in the only person in it.
The person was unconscious, which worried him a lot since the boy could die because of the state the sea was in.
Letting out another sigh, he picked up the boy in his hands and slowly introduced him into his mouth,swallowing him slowly and gently, since he didn't want to hurt him, or at least, less than what would have happened to him before he arrived.
Once he was sure the human was in his storage, he dove back in, swimming for the nearest shoreline.
Before he could move too far, a blue shark hybrid and a killer whale hybrid stopped him off, the shark grabbing him by the neck. “Where the fuck is Dream?! What the hell have you done to him!?” he said in a furious voice, baring his sharp teeth at her in a snarl.
Punz got nervous, who was Dream? Was he talking about the human he had found a few seconds ago? The shark grew impatient at his lack of response, tightening its grip on his neck a little more.
"Well?! Are you going to answer me!?" The other mer stepped in, trying to calm him down. "Sapnap please, calm down, you won't get anything like this..." Sapnap looked at his partner for a moment before letting out a sigh and letting go of Punz's neck. "Okay... Now, talk"
Punz looked at him a little bit nervous. “Uh.. That Dream.., has dirty blond hair and is wearing a green shirt...? Uh, if it's him... I found him unconscious so I decided to store him to keep him safe...”
Sapnap sighed at that. "Okay... I can tell you're not lying, but I don't trust you, understand?" he told him in a serious tone.
Punz nodded, flinching as a hand landed on his shoulder. “Calm down kid, he's just a little upset, it's alright, okay? Spend some time with us and you will see that he gets used to you.” Punz nodded again. "And what about you..?"
The orca gave a small giggle. "Me? don't worry about me, I do trust you, usually whale shark hybrids are really honest, besides you looked too nervous to lie, I think you're not good at that." "I guess..." The orca pulled him a little closer while drawing Sapnap's attention.
“Why don't we talk a bit on the way and get to know each other a bit?” He commented looking at both of them. Sapnap just shrugged, not really caring for the idea.
"Okay then, my name is Quackity and this is my fiancé, Sapnap." He says pointing at the shark. “My name is Punz…”
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Far From Home (But Not Alone)
Karl nestled into the roots of an old oak tree and hoped the fog would hide him as well as it did the monsters howling in the distance. Exhaustion was creeping up on him, and if he didn’t sleep now he would fall into a deep slumber that would not rouse at the sound of a snapping stick or hungry growl.
“Sapnap?”
The player caressed the lump in his stomach where the small mer continued to rest after they left the river. Sapnap fluttered against his fingers and Karl’s breath caught as a tiny hand pressed back against soft, unknown places inside him.
“I’ve found someplace to hide,” he whispered into the cold dead air, “So I’m gonna sleep for awhile.”
The mer answered by settling deeper into him, the tiny warm weight like a heated stone in his core. Karl felt his eyelids immediately droop as Sapnap’s warmth intensified, radiating through him like a ray of sunlight.
“Wake me if you hear something?” He asked, and in reply Sapnap gave a gentle stroke beneath his slowing heart. Karl drifted off.
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This is my summer exchange gift for @squishys-soft-stories. The fic was taking too long and kinda got away from the ‘Karl and Sapnap; relaxation’ prompt so your gift is now this picture and quick snippet of writing. ^^; 
I hope you like it!
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lovelywingsart · 1 year
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Next stream sketch!
This time I managed to sketch out adult Pup!Adalwulf in the 'Mer' AU~
What do you get when you mix a Tiger Shark and a Leopard Seal?
.... I mean, I WOULD say 'a killing machine', but we all know that's not true. 😂💙 He IS still incredibly lethal, though!
//Also, yes, the other kids are exactly the same. All are little shrimp babies with fins and fur who grow up to be chunky and dangerous. uwu//
Also i had a thought on twitter- debating on giving him, as well as the other kids, Siren-like abilities.
A Tiger Shark/Leopard Seal hybrid with Siren abilities is far more terrifying than your average 'mermaid' variant, I think, given how they are literally natural predators by birth. Mermaids are these things fucking FOOD.
Now imagine Adalwulf using those abilities to hunt PEOPLE.
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spacexseven · 1 year
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So what do you think for now poe is gonna be in mer au? I also wanted to suggest something similar like shark poe (pretty sure I sent an ask with poe as a lemon shark) and I also thought about little cleaner fish(?)karl but I wanted something cuter for my favorite little guy, also is dazai like a sea monster or an eel?
dazai is basically a huge eel but he has things that eels wouldn't normally have like fangs and claws, hence the 'sea monster' part. for poe ahh im still thinking about it. i considered making fyodor a jellyfish lol, but as of now mer au isnt my top priority so itll take a while before i come up with a cemented design
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baka-monarch · 2 years
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i don't know what to ask rn so just ramble to me about the giants
Sorry-
Each have some kind of power granted to them from the god that made them to protect the flower
George can manipulate water
Punz can freeze water and control ice
Sapnap can manipulate fire and lava
Karl can manipulate the flora and fauna around the island (all minus the magic flower)
Karl very much so enjoys growing little plants to watch Dream nerd out about, Sapnap likes keeping Dream warm at night, if the pirates forget to give Dream water Karl will tell George so he can make it rain over Dream, when they pass close to the volcano on the island and it gets hot Sapnap makes the lava lower in the volcano and Punz makes it snow over them
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