#merfriends

[masterfuldoodler]

D - Danny

#februaroc 2024 #februaroc #oc #original character #original story #my story #collab story #merfriends #danny #danny bates #pen #ink #sketch #doodle #traditional #artists on tumblr #my art #august sketch #quick finish #colorable lineart

[cookiepuss7]

Hi Merfriends and MerFolks! 🧜‍♀️☠️🏴‍☠️🧜🏾‍♀️🧜🏼🧜🏽‍♂️🌊🗽🎢🎡🎠👩‍🦽🚶🤹🧚🧝🧙💃🕺 It's that time again for the #41stannualconeyislandmermaidparade2023 and the #firstmermeetupofthesummer2023 #harlemmermaid🧜🏻‍♀️🧡 #merwrangler🧔☠️ #merwranglerpirate☠ #nymerpod🍎 SAVE THE DATE lots of fun meeting up with #merfriends making new #merfriends... singing dancing and swimming!! Making a big splash💦 lots of 📸 and 🎥 so come join us... As always #youcanswimwithus (at Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp89KGItmVx/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#41stannualconeyislandmermaidparade2023 #firstmermeetupofthesummer2023 #harlemmermaid🧜🏻‍♀️🧡 #merwrangler🧔☠️ #merwranglerpirate☠ #nymerpod🍎 #merfriends #youcanswimwithus

[meadow-roses]

I haven't posted anything about these kids for so long oops

Also, western au where Tahti is a centaur 😂

#merfriend #oc #oc art #tahti #danny #bea #beatrix summers #daniel bates #merman #mermaid #pen #doodle

[aurelim]

As the Ocean Lures Intro Post

As the Ocean Lures is an interactive novel about being a Merfolk. You will go on hunts, learn more about humans, and perhaps explore the land above.

As the Ocean Lures is a 16+ game with themes that may be triggering to audiences. This includes drowning, murder, death, body horror, dark humor towards death, potential transphobia, and the MC will exhibit sadistic traits with certain choices. This will be updated as the game goes on.

This game is loosely inspired by the Little Mermaid, and has taken inspiration from games like Beyond The Waves and Abysm's Veil. 

CHECK OUT THE DEMO HERE!

Everyone has heard of sirens. Mysterious humanlike beasts who use their powerful singing voice to lure sailors to their untimely death. However, the only thing modern mythology mistaked was the fact that sirens retained bird-like features rather than fish tails. 

You, on the other hand, are a Merfolk. As a Merfolk, you maintain most of the qualities often associated with mermaids and "sirens". With your family, you work to bring down sailors using your voice and abilities under the sea.

But do you actually want this fate? Is this what you want for the rest of your life? 

It was. 

At least, that was what you had always thought.

When you meet a captain who is dead set on showing you everything about the surface, you are quite literally pushed into a whole new world.  And you discover that perhaps the human world...is not as bad as you were told.

But now you have a dilemma. Will you question everything you know? Or will you remain a part of the ocean?

Customize who you are as a Merfolk, from gender, pronouns, looks and personality.

Helping your family to sink ships full of sailors (or not...)

Watch a captain drown or save them from certain death.

Maintain your relationships with your family—follow what you have been told your whole life or go against everything they have taught you.

Romance one of four characters: your best merfriend, the strange siren who assists your family on their hunts, the human captain you saved(?) or that royal who seems to love spending time by the sea...or no one since being a Merfolk is already hard as it is.

Will you live out of the sea or under the sea? The choice is yours.

Kai/Kaia (He/him or She/her): The Best Merfriend

Your best...er, merfriend. You have known them your entire life and they remain a constant in your life. K has always been interested in the surface, whether you agreed with them or not. If given an opportunity—any, really—to go on land, they would jump at the chance. Friendly and caring, K is loyal to a fault, never-ending when it comes to you and your family. But is there something underlying your friendship? Guess you'll have to find out.

Echo (They/them): The Siren

Echo is...in short terms, a mystery. They first came to your family's rescue during one of the worst hunts of your life, and has stuck around ever since.  Your mother treats them like her sixth child, though you are sure the sentiment is not reciprocated. Despite knowing Echo for almost eight months, you have yet to learn anything about them beyond their name and pronouns. It seems like they don't want to get attached to you or your family.  They are professional, keeping away from personal questions. Will you be able to break down their walls?

Louis/Eloise (He/him or She/her): The Royal

You don't know much about them, besides knowing they are the heir to the throne of Oceanic. They can sometimes be found standing by the ocean on their private beach, eyes closed as if they are in another world. They address the world with such maturity, garnering them fans across the kingdom. And it certainly helps that they are attractive. Many look forward to the day they take the throne from their father.

Anthony/Anne Maddox (He/him or She/her): The Captain

The captain who you (or someone else) saved from certain death. They once claimed mermaids existed, which brought a reputation that preceded them.  To prove it, they recruited a group of sailors to join them. The day they sailed out was the day you found them, the only survivor. A has a knack for getting into trouble, as well as a sense for adventure. Now knowing you exist, they want to show you the human world. Will you let them?

#As the Ocean Lures #atol #if: intro #status: wip #status: demo #twine game #interactive fiction #if #twine if #interactive novel #merfolk #16+ #romance #fantasy

[chickpea0]

Thinking about a merfolk caregiver who met a human regressor who piles up all their toys, blankets, books into their row boat and paddles off to their merfriends territory, pulling the oars up and letting the boat drift on its own accord with the merperson resting their arms on the edge of the boat, baby talking their human.

Maybe they're a strong sailor, or perhaps a secretly soft pirate. Maybe they're just some ordinary townsfolk who gets to have a slice of vulnerability and magic in their lives to relive the tiresome day to day drawl.

#agere #fantasy agere #age regression #caregiver #fantasy caregiver #mermaid agere #merfolk agere #merman agere

[ipomoea-batatas]

#ofmdmermay day 10: secret

merstede is not feeling his best after being gut-stabbed by human sailors ☹️☹️ but he’s still excited to show his new merfriend ed his secret auxiliary cave full of cool human trinkets! 🥰🥰

#ofmd #our flag means death #edward teach #stede bonnet #blackbonnet #blackbeard #gentlebeard #ofmdmermay #i accidentally just made ed ariel #oops #look at this stuff #isnt it neat

[hobgoblinsandpeachfuzz]

After work merfriend

#stills art #mermaids #merfolk

[ticklepinions]

Okay so mermaids.

First off they're all non-binary. Mermen is just a funny inside joke they have.

Also they can grant whoever they want the ability to breathe underwater. This will come in handy later.

So you're best friends with a mermaid? How cool is that!? A semi-aquatic mammal, A- GENT P!!!!! Oh sorry sorry where was I? Yes yes. So obviously they are naturally curious about the human anatomy so you two agreed to show off cool facts about yourself.

They were amazed to see how your uh weird fins had smaller little fins attached to them? You told them it's called legs and toes respectively. Of course their delicate and thorough examination of those spots tickled like crazy. And that's how it all started.

The merpeople didn't really have tickle-ing in their culture. So your ever so curious friend wanted to explore such a new phenomenon. You thought to yourself that maybe this could be fun. And you couldn't have been closer to the truth. There's not a lot different between us landlubbers and merfolk. Where they have gills, we have just skin.

With permission you gently touched around their gills. Not ticklish at all. If anything you made them cough a bit.

With the roles reversed, their slightly scaly hands were almost too effective spidering against your neck. Of course they needed direction as to how lightly they should tickle which left you a sputtering flustered mess...

Next spot was the back. Some merfolk have a beautiful spiny back, and your friend just so happened to have one of them. Theirs was retractable able to open nice and wide and close back in like a pair of wings. At this point they asked you to come in the water. Not too deep so you don't get too scared but just enough. All it took was one small incantation and a gentle hug and boom you're under the water breathing.

You're amazed at how intricate their back was. With beautiful arrays of scales lining their back. You gently stroke your fingers along their scales (not against as to not make them uncomfortable). They let out a startled bubble stream out their nose. How adorable. I could explain how you did the same without them having to even touch your back but I don't wanna embarrass you~

Keep in mind that the water is touching you and does serve as a tickle enhancer. I mean have you ever been tickled in a pool? How fast and swiftly wiggling hands travel up and down your slick skin? Yeah...

So back to merfriend. They are curious about the spots where their scales meet their "skin". So places like their waist, or where our landlubbing hips would be proved to be extra ticklish.

The final place to tickle was their tail. And oh boy what a massive tail. You test the waters (pun intended) and touch their tail. The reaction was immediate and they were about 50 feet away. They timidly swam back and blushed. You recommend that they hold onto you and they comply (eagerly at that).

Let me tell you. Sound carries through the water SO well. Their laughter seems to attract other sea creatures that gather around to watch the show. Cause when merfolk are happy, so too is the ocean. They hold onto you for dear life as their tail wildly flails as you both gently descend to the ocean floor. You feel a gentle tap on your shoulder, a signal for you to stop.

And there you were, wrapped in your friend's tail on the surprinsgly soft ocean floor. You both giggled when a school of lil fish were curious about your tummies.

Bonus thoughts:

When in lee moods, after the discovery of the "tëokles" your friend subconsciously invites sea critters to satisfy them if you're unavailable. Lemme tell you, octopus are rad lers with their tentickles.

Some merfolk do have hydrokinesis and ofc they use that to create jets of water (think pool jets) to tickle

Sirens although known in many folklore to be evil how about their sounds of death are now sounds of tickles? Anyone who hears it can't help but giggle a lil and become extra sensitive

#twordpinion #tword community #tword content #tword

[revenant-coining]

Altumen Terminology

[ pt: Altumen Terminology ]

optional altumen terminology 4 anyother who wants 2 use it ^^

Aunt / Uncle / Auntcle: Merior

Parent: Merma

Grandparent: Podfolk and Folk

Child: Pup and Pupling

Nephew / Niece / Nibling: Podling

Sibling: Pod Member and Pod

Spouse: Mermate, Maremate, and Podmate

Datemate: Merfriend and Pupfriend

Etymology:

‘merior’ from ‘mer’ and ‘maior’, latin for ‘older’

‘merma’ from ‘mer’ and ‘maior’, latin for ‘older’

@radiomogai , @rescanwriter

#altumen #category: ALTUMEN #category: TERMINOLOGY #🪼 creations

[businessbadger]

he has a merman friend who gets around on land in a magical hover chair

okay so i keep thinking that this creechur comes from some magical fantasy realm and ends up in a boring not magical earth-related place

but absolutely 100000% he's got a merfriend in the fae world who has a magical hover chair. the fae world is now vaguely magic steampunk-ish a la the adventure zone. (the first campaign, where trains and magic elevators exist)

CANON

#oc #original character #anon asks #creechur tag?

[mechactually]

merfriend, pupfriend, starfriend, and sunfriend word emojis

#emoji #custom emoji #⚙️ queued #word emojis #⚙️ creations

[masterfuldoodler]

Artfight attack on @meadow-roses

#artfight 2023 #artfight #friend's oc #gift art #digital #color #tahti #merfriends #merfolk #sketch #artists on tumblr #my art #august sketch #quick finish

[cookiepuss7]

Hi #merfamily wanted to wait till I got up the nerve to actually enter this one of a lifetime opportunity! #missmermaidusa2022 #kingsandqueensofthesea which I DID! 🧡🧜🏻‍♀️👑 #nevertoold #allsizeshspesgenders we are #beautiful❤💙💚💛 #harlemmermaid🧜🏻‍♀️🧡 #puertorico🇵🇷 #newyork🇱🇷 #caribbeansea🌊 all of which are my homes 💦 so wish me luck 🤞and I am wishing rest of our #merfriends #merfamily best wishes, just to be considered a #candidate is an honor thank you to @missmermaid.usa for hosting this and for the opportunity for us 🧜🏼‍♀️🧜🏻‍♀️🧜🏾‍♂️🧜🏾‍♀️🧜🏽‍♂️🧜🏼‍♂️ #mermaids #mermen all to enter and shine 💫 Up to 20 Winners will be notified and emailed on Oct 19th so be sure to swim over to @missmermaidusaoffical @kingsandqueensofthesea (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj2Sr1QutzV/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#merfamily #missmermaidusa2022 #kingsandqueensofthesea #nevertoold #allsizeshspesgenders #beautiful❤💙💚💛 #harlemmermaid🧜🏻‍♀️🧡 #puertorico🇵🇷 #newyork🇱🇷 #caribbeansea🌊 #merfriends #candidate #mermaids #mermen

[meadow-roses]

can tahti grow legs on land or does he just sort of flop around 😂

He usually just flops around lol

Sometimes he rides on with his belly on a skateboard and propels himself with his hands!

Here's a link to some art of it I drew a few years ago:

#thank you for the ask! #merfriend

[aurelim]

Kai/Kaia

The Best Merfriend

❝I'm not letting you go by yourself. We merfolk stick together.❞ ❝I love you. I loved you the moment I met you. I always have. And I always will.❞

Age: A few days older than MC

Race: Merfolk

Gender: Male or female, depending on player choice

Pronouns: He/him or she/her, depending on player choice

Physical appearance: As a Merfolk, K has a dark purple tail and matching violet eyes. Depending on if they are male or female, their hair style changes. If male, K has short light brown hair that can be best described as unruly. If female, K has the same shade of brown and it reaches to her waist, thus why she has to tie it up. Either way, K has a peach complexion. As a human, they are [REDACTED]

Trope(s): Friends-to-lovers, denial, belated love ephiphany

K has been your best friend since you were little. What started out as family friends strengthened into a closer, deeper bond. They know a lot about you—more than your family does. You can always trust them to keep secrets and tell stories that always makes you laugh. K is friendly, caring, and loyal to a fault; especially to you.

Besides being friendly, K is a ray of sunshine. They tend to view things with an optimistic view and is always willing to help out others. The only exception is with humans. If they notice someone sad, frowning, or in a bad mood, K would try everything to cheer that person up. They are naive and curious too, which some have said will be their downfall. They do not care.

It is no secret to you that K wants to go to the surface. Despite everything you had been told—that humans are bad—it has yet to deter them. It was all they ever talked about, and though you had told them to stop, you can still see the spark of determination in their bright purple eyes. It is just a matter of when.

Their intuition is their greatest talent. They do not have to turn around to notice someone—in fact, K already felt the presence before acknowledging them. This gives them an advantage during hunts, as they can sense humans and danger quickly. Can and will 100% sneak up on you, giving you the jumpscare of your life.

Fun Facts About K:

In a modern world, their nickname would be "Special K"

Best puppy eyes and the worst at resisting them

Least amount of slowburn, but they are in denial for a while. Reasonable, considering they have felt things for MC before but always pushed them down.

Oh yeah, they also used to have a crush on MC. Might still have it depending on how you feel about them...or might not

Favorite animal are jellyfishes

Purple magic signature and aura

Knowledgeable about human fashion. They are good at observing and taking information and using it to create their own line brand.

Acrobatic and can do backflips, somersaults, etc...underwater. You don't question the logic.

Against eating seafood—how could you not think about that lobster?? It could have been the mother of, like, 50,000 baby lobsters! You never know! Why? Because you ate it—

Intolerant to alcohol. Will get drunk by the first two sips

You have to keep your eye on K all the time when on land. They are likely running all over town looking at everything and trying everything and creating chaos with their hyperactive energy. Good luck to you and Maddox

#As the Ocean Lures #atol #atol ros #ch: k #kai/kaia #1/4 #ro info #atol ro info

[batwritings]

Philza Masterlist

Here's everything I've written for Philza (and SBI)! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bird Trinkets After A Long Day (SBI) Overworking Yourself Merfriend (angst) Injured (SBI) Dad Hugs Corruption (angst)

#bat writes #philza masterlist #philza fluff