#perks of being a marine biologist

[one-time-i-dreamt]

Marine biologists named a trout "Osborne" and it became a meme with everyone saying, "TROUT, AM I?"

#dream #perks of being a marine biologist #marine biology #meme #trout #naming #marine biologist

[laur-rants]

It's 4am and I just woke up from a scary looping dream about how a cyborg race takes us over and decides we all need to die, but instead of just watching silly comfort videos to put me to sleep I instead chose to read about the insanity that is barnacles which of course led me to parasitic barnacles and of course that led me to learning about the crab hacker barnacle and how it's just a collection of tendrils inside of a crab body with a reproduction organ on the outside and the males are just a collection of sperm creation cells in the sac and what freaks me out is that this thing is basically a crustacean that's turned itself into a horrifying fungus and I feel like this is forbidden knowledge and that my life is forever changed for having learned or knowing it.

Anyway my attempts at going back to sleep are going great and I am not at all learning of what probably inspires Yames to make his video games and haha also barnacle geese are called that because idiots in the old UK thought they were born from the goose barnacle (no relation).

What even are barnacles????? We just don't know.

#Barnacles #About me #laur is a weenie #Seriously this shit is wild #Yames level body horror shit #People think cordyceps is scary? #Try the fact that males of this species are literally just #Sperm creation cells #The most simplified and derived males of any animal #Also they cause crab sex change #I couldn't make this shit up if i tried #Cries I'm going to go back to my silly videos now #But my brain chemistry is forever changed #I now know why darwin hates barnacles #Pls send help #This is not a perk of being a marine biologist

[whatsfourteenupto]

FUCK I GOT ASSIGNED A TRIP TOMORROW IM GONNA BE AT FUCKING SEA WHEN DOCTOR WHO COMES OUT FUCK 😭😭😭😭

#there are many perks to being a marine biologist #AND THIS IS NOT ONE OF THEM

[alexafaie-wtf-is-this]

Thought Tumblr might like to learn about Nudibranchs

I thought this was going to be just a normal documentary but I was pleasantly surprised and got prosecco up my nose I laughed that hard.

🤣

#nudibranch #something something perks of being a marine biologist question mark #Youtube

[lilbirbie]

Lilac moonrise over the mountains. Enchanting and unreal

#moon #mountains #bayside #enchanting #boating #there are many perks of being a marine biologist

[astonmartinii]

hi!! i really love your blog: i usually stay silent and only like the posts but i thought today should be the day i request something!

would you be open to write a social media au with lando Norris x y/n where the reader is a marine biologist? or a surfer? or something ocean-related lmao

feel free to disregard this request if you don’t like it or don’t have time!! xx

just add water | lando norris social media au

pairing: lando norris x fem reader

first fish ruined his appetite, now they steal his girlfriend?

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yourusername: perks of the job but back on shore i clock in to my full time job of missing lando

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user1: can we have the hair routine cause miss ma'am is in the sea every damn day and her hair is still healthier than mine

user2: REAL

landonorris: f1 is just my day job, talking about you is my passion and career

yourusername: babe even the whales in monterey bay know about you

landonorris: they better be mclaren fans

yourusername: eh i think i heard super max (whale edition) the other day

maxverstappen1: conquered all of f1 and the seven seas so real of me

landonorris: THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE SAYING THE RISING OCEAN TEMPERATURES ARE FRYING THEIR BRAINS

yourusername: babe don't joke about that :(

landonorris: sorry :(

oscarpiastri: can you please come to the next race i may put my head through a wall if i have to watch this man go through his camera roll again RETELLING me all of the stories

yourusername: didn't realise we were so annoying 🧐

oscarpiastri: don't get me wrong you guys are cute but sometimes i wanna nap after practice in peace and not hear about whale shit

landonorris: i SEE HOW IT IS

alexalbon: no oscar is right i've heard about when had a baby seal on her surfboard about seven billion times

yourusername: HEY that was cute

user3: okay but lando could talk to ME about y/n's adventures

user4: i want to hear ALL of it for real

user5: lando and y/n podcast when?

alexalbon: do not give them ideas they’re already number one and two yappers in the international waffling championship

yourusername: yapper and proud 😤

landonorris: healthy relationship communications and boundaries? no. yappers? yes!

alexalbon: has anyone ever told you guys you’re annoying?

yourusername: yes 😃

user6: they’re so annoying i love them

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landonorris: does this girl own a pair of trousers? real question.

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user8: i actually don't think i've ever seen a man this down bad

user9: ALL men should aspire to be this whipped

yourusername: i wish you would join the no trouser revolution, give the girlies something to look at

user10: i agree

yourusername: okay back up babe that ass is all mine

landonorris: it's okay babe you can admire your (my) ass all the time if you come home PLS

yourusername: sorry babe the ocean doesn't sleep and the whales need me

landonorris: but i need you too :(

maxverstappen1: WAH WAH I'M SICK OF YOUR FUCKING WHINING

alexalbon: THANK YOU FINALLY

landonorris: erm why am i being victimised in my own comment section

maxverstappen1: you are doing my fucking nut in mate yeha i get you miss her but kinda your fault for having a cool gf with a cool job

yourusername: omg thanks 😊

landonorris: Y/N???

yourusername: babe no offence but he's a three time world champ i'm gonna take the compliment

landonorris: i guess so :(

user10: just one normal comment section, please that is all i ask for

oscarpiastri: maybe i should get on this whole j.peg business cause my photography is doing some heavy lifting here

yourusername: i didn't take you for a stunt queen miss rookie

landonorris: where is the peace, love and positivity ?? you guys are such haters

oscarpiastri: proudly

yourusername: no cool shells for you mr piastri

oscarpiastri: I TAKE IT BACK

landonorris: you people are such flip flops

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yourusername: i promise we do actually do work

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user14: why am i now considering a marine biology degree for a sick ass instagram feed

user15: and protecting the sanctity of ocean life?

user14: yeah sure throw that in there too?

landonorris: i hope you slapped the FUCK out of that stingray for steve irwin

yourusername: babe we all know violence is not the answer

landonorris: you said you'd break the knee caps of any driver that took me out?

yourusername: i do not recall this

landonorris: steve irwin is a national treasure, you should've done it for oscar

oscarpiastri: i'm sure it wasn't that exact stingray mate

landonorris: you don't know that

danielricciardo: i see you've forgotten about the other aussie you were teammates with ???

yourusername: i wouldn't have that if i were you daniel

landonorris: y/n??? you're meant to be on my side

yourusername: say sorry to larry and maybe i'll gang up on daniel with you

danielricciardo: Y/N???

landonorris: i'm sorry larry ... and daniel i guess ?

danielricciardo: if my hand weren't broken right now...

user16: okay i think lando is having y/n withdrawals

yourusername: his bitchiness is a symptom of separation anxiety

landonorris: sorry not sorry

user17: mclaren pr praying for y/n to come to a race soon

maxverstappen1: p says pretty please can she bagsy the pink shells?

yourusername: most definitely she can !! i'll even be on the look out for more

maxverstappen1: thank you y/n you're my favourite - p

yourusername: that's it i'm coming home rn

landonorris: am i a joke to you?

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landonorris: reunited and it feels so good oh and a double podium, pretty sweet

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user21: obsessed with how lando said that y/n is clearly his lucky charm and the "dumbass" ocean won't be getting his girlfriend back

user22: there's levels to hating and lando's level of hating on the ocean??

user23: his hatred of fish makes so much more sense right now

user24: either he hates anything to do with the ocean or y/n convinced him they deserve to live 😭

landonorris: i'll say it's number one but realistically it's two greatly helped by the fact that it tastes gross anyway

yourusername: I'M SO FUCKING PROUD OF YOU

landonorris: i know hhehehehehehehe

yourusername: i love you stupid

landonorris: i love you too dummy

yourusername: as much as i enjoyed this race i am ready for home time (after karaoke, you promised me karaoke with yuki)

landonorris: AHAHAHAAH TAKE THAT OCEAN Y/N COMING HOME

alexalbon: bro has beef with the ocean 😭

georgerussell63: bro had to share his gf with WATER 😭

maxverstappen1: bro is being ... torn apart here KEEP GOING LOL

oscarpiastri: no keep going cause i just want a nap before debrief and some people are being WAY TOO LOUD

carlossainz55: i think that's probably why you guys are getting away with bullying the little goblin

user25: oscar out here just confirming that lando and y/n are ... for lack of a better word up to no good?

user26: y/n didn't lie when she called him a stunt queen

landonorris: i can't hear y'all LALALALALALA

yourusername: they hate us because they ain't us

landonorris: period 💅

user27: i hate (love) them your honour

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yourusername: so he had the whole proposal planned out but got a bit too excited at suzuka ... if anyone asks we got engaged on a boat in the mediterranean not in his driver's room. aside from that, HOLY FUCK I AM ENGAGED TO THE LOVE OF MY LIFE I LOVE YOU LANDO I CAN'T WAIT FOR FOREVER

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user30: HOLY 😭 FUCKING 😭 SHIT 😭

landonorris: can we agree on no more like three month placements pretty please?

yourusername: baby the whales need me

landonorris: i need you more FIANCE :(

yourusername: gosh you are convincing, no more retreats for more than a month

landonorris: yay !!

yourusername: you need to put up more shelves for our shells though

landonorris: on it, i love you (i'm calling my dad to do it)

yourusername: i love you too baby

danielricciardo: enchante tease on the engagement post and for free ??? love you two

yourusername: at least you have the prettiest model ever for it

landonorris: I'M BLUSHING

danielricciardo: i'll deal with this because i'm happy for you two

mclarenf1: double podium and an engagement, suzuka really delivered this year

oscarpiastri: i guess i take back my comments about being loud in the drivers room... i'm so happy for you guys you deserve it

landonorris: ahaha i knew you were a softy really pastry boy

yourusername: i always knew you loved us really oscar, you're just sassy and we respect that

landonorris: .... sure

maxverstappen1: did he propose at sea in one final power move over his arch nemesis the ocean?

yourusername: have you considered he did it at sea because i'm a marine biologist and i love it out there and he loves me?

maxverstappen1: well now i look like an asshole

landonorris: the sea 0 - 1 lando

yourusername: lando 😭

user31: well this has all been a rollercoaster

fin.

note: i've been kinda mia on here and i'm super sorry this request has taken so long lol. wanted to get this out now though cause lando had a horrid day today but i'm glad he's okay !! enjoy, i'm in my second week of a job so might get less busy xx

#f1 imagine #f1 x reader #f1 instagram au #f1 x you #f1 #f1 social media au #lando norris insta au #lando norris x you #lando norris x reader #lando norris imagine #lando norris

[kwanisms]

Rough Waters — h.jisung

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➮ samebito!Jisung × f!Reader wc: 10k summary: Y/N is a marine biologist who is obsessed with finding new sea life. During a night dive, she stumbles across a very well hidden underwater cave entrance and finds herself meeting something that defies all logic and evolution. She forms a bond with the creature and comes back almost every night to visit him. genres/themes/au: fluff (if u squint), smut; supernatural and japanese folklore themes, s2l, slight predator/prey themes; non idol au, merman au, samebito au warnings: adult dialogue, female reader, a little bit of arguing between Y/N and some of the townsfolk about the existence of mermaids, some slightly sad conversation about Jisung being alone, sexual content (18+ mdni), see smut warnings under the cut! special taglist: @yoonguurt , @anyamaris , @wooyoungqueen , @kpop-stories-21 , @xsweetelegantdiasterx , @kookthief , @stardragongalaxy , @millennial-fangirl , @blankdyean , @imwithurmother , @bangchans-angel , @oreoqueen , @yjeonginlvr , @zdgx1 , @shuxsoo , @s00buwu , @queenmea604 , @pochaccomin , @katsukis1wife , @linos-catnip , @wh0r3mir4 , @cutiespaghetti Join the taglist! »» Closed ! Strikethrough means I cannot tag you. MINORS WILL BE BLACKLISTED & BLOCKED. AGELESS BLOGS WILL NOT BE ADDED.

a/n: this is super self-indulgent and I will not apologize for shark merman cnc Jisung. I wanted this Jisung so I made him. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk. If you enjoyed this, reblog or leave a comment. I love feedback. The next part, Changbin's part, is the last one of this series! That being said, next up is the Holiday Special of Tales from Camp. You can sign up for that taglist here and read the first two installments here. If you've yet to read the OG Tales from Camp, that masterlist is here. Thank you so much for reading and as always, this is a work of fiction and all characters are not reflective of their respective irl counterparts. for entertainment purposes only.

smut warnings: teratophilia (aka monsterfucking), unprotected sex (he’s a freakin shark merman. You think he cares about avoiding pregnancy? He can’t even get her pregnant lol but you need to use protection!), oral (f receiving), con noncon, pool/water sex (kinda lol), dirty talk, use of pet names (little fish, cutie, baby, pet, etc), rough sex, dom!Jisung, sub!Reader, even though it’s cnc Y/N is very receptive towards his advances and in the end, she does give him consent. But if CNC or dubcon makes you uncomfy, don’t read it. This is my fantasy. I wrote this for me lol if I missed anything let me know

dialogue prompt: ❛ I'm waiting for your permission to let me have my way with you. ❜

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The warning sign at the beach that read ‘beware of sharks’ in all capital letters should have served as warning for what you were about to get yourself into.

Living in a seaside town has always had its perks. Sandy beaches to visit in the summers, the smell of salt that you’d come to love, boating, all the seafood you could want among them. It was almost like your own personal paradise.

The one drawback was the shark population that increased at the end of summer which drove away the rest of the tourism for the season. You weren’t mad about it. After all, the ocean was home to all marine animals, sharks included. As a biologist, you knew each animal had its own purpose and was beneficial to the ecosystem, especially sharks.

So despite the danger, you never missed an opportunity to dive when the weather allowed. Of course, you chose night time for your dives.

Night was perfect as the animals weren’t as active without the sunlight.

Your dive for the night had taken you to a rocky part of the shore where you knew caves would be. The caves along the shore were always hard to reach and most of them only had underwater entrances.

You’d explored a fair share of them since moving to this town but there were many more you wanted to explore and see what kind of life you could find.

This excursion was like any other, you’d made a plan with the local coast guard as well as letting your contact in town know when, where, and how long you’d be. It was a standard procedure which had become routine for you.

You had taken out your boat and anchored it just off shore and near what you assumed was the opening to another cave before suiting up and jumping into the water. The water was cool enough in the summer months but in the fall it was almost freezing, making you grateful for the wetsuit you wore no matter the temperature. Making sure your mask was secure you slowly sank into the water, turning on and shining your light towards the bottom of the rocks.

An opening was visible at the base and you carefully made your way down, inspecting the opening before starting inside. You’d explored many of these caves before, you knew the procedure and the caves never scared you. To some, caving was one thing but to do so underwater was an entirely different beast. To you, it was almost second nature.

As you continued forward, you scanned the walls of the cave, taking note of the coral, algae, and other life that had taken root on the walls. It wasn’t uncommon to find life in places like this. Sea caves were often the home to unique and enclosed ecosystems.

As you gently propelled yourself forward, you noticed how the cave seemed to open up. As you reached the end you looked up and saw that the cave did indeed open up into a large cavern. Sand lined the bottom of the cavern, many coral reefs and other life taking up residence. You started to swim up, noticing the surface approaching rapidly.

You broke through the surface of the water and found that the cavern was much larger than you initially thought. Swimming over to the edge of the pool, you pulled yourself up and started to look around as you started to remove your mask.

It was a rounded cavern. The pool was about twenty feet in diameter but there was a rocky ledge where you were currently perched on and then the rocky floor continued for another twenty feet making the whole diameter of the cavern about forty feet. You pulled your mask off and set it down as you undid and shrugged off your oxygen tank.

“This is incredible,” you whispered to yourself as you removed your flippers and got up, starting to walk around the cavern and inspect the walls. There was a slight glitter to them as you shined your light. Not like they were wet but like some kind of diamond dust was embedded in the rock.

You looked straight above your head and noticed there was an almost perfect circular cut out in the cavern ceiling and moonlight was filtering through the hole. The moonlight hit the surface of the water and danced around the cavern.

As you were inspecting, you noticed something else.

The cave seemed inhabited. You noticed bones collected in a pile and an old fire pit. You wondered who might seek shelter in this cave when it was so close to the boardwalk but didn’t have time to dwell on it as you heard a large splash coming from the pool.

You made your way back over and cursed as you saw your mask and oxygen tank sinking to the bottom of the pool. “Shit,” you said softly and looked around. You hoped there might be a break in the rocks that would allow you to exit the cave instead of having to go back into the pool but you saw nothing.

You turned around on the spot, trying to figure out a way out of this but you saw nothing that could help. There was nothing you could use to reach the tank and mask which were now nestled at the bottom of the pool in the sand. “Fuck!” you cursed, your voice echoing off the wall.

You looked away from the pool when you heard a shift against the rock behind you.

Shining your light back, you saw nothing and chalked it up to nerves.

You turned back, eyes catching something dark in the pool below you before you felt something grab you and pull you into the pool.

You kicked and fought against whatever it was until it seemed to let go of you and you quickly swam to the surface, coughing once you broke through the surface. You tried to pull yourself up onto the rocky ledge but something grabbed your leg and tugged, pulling you off the wall and back into the water.

Just as quickly as it grabbed you, it let go.

You tried to shine your flashlight around but whatever it was moved too fast for you to get a good glimpse of it. In a desperate attempt to throw the animal off, you threw your flashlight away, turning back for the ledge at the light splashed a considerable distance away.

You hoped the splash would distract the animal enough for you to get away and it seemed to work as you scrambled up onto the rocky ledge before you pulled away and peered back at the still water’s surface. Your eyes scanned the area, looking for any kind of predator that could have been responsible.

Upon not seeing one, you looked down to inspect your arm and your ankle. Your skin was unbroken and mostly unscathed. There were slight imprints, almost like teeth or maybe even claws but no blood had been drawn.

A small splash caught your attention and you snapped your head up in time to see a ripple cross the surface of the water. Something had disturbed the water. You saw a dark shadow move near the bottom of the pool, only noticing it as it crossed in front of the beam of your flashlight.

You were being watched. Whatever had dragged you into the water knew you were there and it was circling the pool. Waiting. Hunting. Whatever it was was sentient enough to know it had you trapped. It knew the only way out of the cave was through the water and it would wait.

You should have been terrified. After all, it was hunting you but your curiosity wouldn’t be satisfied until you caught a glimpse of it. You had to know what it was.

Carefully, you approached the edge of the pool, eyes scanning the dark and catching a large shadow as it swam in circles. Not in an erratic or frenzied pattern but calmly. Almost… leisurely.

As you peered over the edge of the rocks, the shadow stopped circling and started to swim to the surface. You watched in awe as a dark smooth body broke through the surface before you saw the fin. A shark fin. ‘Of course it was a shark,’ you told yourself watching as the creature moved towards you.

You pulled back slightly as it drew closer and closer. You were well aware that some sharks were known for their breaching behavior, namely great whites. This was definitely not a great white shark. It was much darker. It could have been a tiger shark but tigers weren’t known for their aggressive behavior.

Bull sharks on the other hand were and though bull sharks hadn’t been spotted in the area in over 20 years, it wasn’t completely impossible.You drew back entirely, hoping the animal wouldn’t try to jump out of the water to reach you.

As it drew closer, you watched as it dove down with just precision that you were starting to wonder if it was a shark after all. Sharks weren’t known for diving so steeply. They were gradual divers. You leaned over the edge and lost sight of the shadow. Your eyes caught the flickering of your flashlight and you cursed as it went dark, the illumination you had now gone and only the light of the moon allowing you to see.

The water seemed to still as you looked around. Had it left? Was the animal gone? Your instincts told you it was still there, waiting for you to slip up before it took you at its latest meal.

Even though sharks didn’t go out of their way to eat humans, if one was hungry enough, it would stalk one and wait. Just like any other starving predator.

As you looked around, you saw bubbles just under where you were leaning over the water.

You glanced down and let out an ear piercing scream as the creature surfaced quickly, forcing you back as it breached and landed on top of you. You struggled to push it away, taking care to avoid the head and any potential bites.

As you struggled under the weight of the animal, you could have sworn you heard… laughter?

Your eyes popped open and you looked up, fear and shock mixing as you stared at the creature above you.

You were looking into the face of a man. Your shock and fear turned briefly into anger as you tried to make sense of the situation. Had it been a man this whole time? Some weird cave hermit that had been tormenting you and pretending to be a shark to scare you into leaving his home?

“You should see your face!” he said as his laughter grew. You narrowed your eyes and tried to sit up but it was then you noticed the lower half of his body and gasped.

From the waist up, he was human. Golden tan skin that blended into the dark blackish-blue of his shark-like tail. A… merman? Your eyes traveled back up to his face, taking in each and every detail bathed in moonlight. He wore around his neck a black cord necklace with shells and in the middle, a pendant made from a shark tooth.

You watched as he continued to laugh, sharp pointed teeth peeking out from his plush peachy lips.

“You humans are so much fun,” he said as his laughter subsided. His hands rested on the rock under you as he leaned over you, his slim waist positioned between your thighs as he smirked at you. Leaning slightly to the left, you looked over his body again. The dark blackish-blue faded into a pale grayish-blue on the ventricle side and the same grayish-blue stripes covered his back. The fin on his back was just past his waist and was a very typical shark-like fin.

His tail was also the trademark shark fin but it was more like a thresher tail with the top part of the fin longer. Your eyes traveled back up to his face, inspecting the ocean blue irises that stared back at you. “What the--” you trailed off, pushing yourself up, forcing the creature to back up.

“What are you?” you asked, voice full of caution and curiosity. You watched as the creature fell back into the water, disappearing below the surface before popping back up, fixing you with a playful stare. “You’re the scientist,” he noted. “You tell me.”

You stared at him blankly. How could you even expect to explain this? Explain him? His very existence had been disputed and debated for hundreds of years. Mermaids were the stuff of legend and folklore. They weren’t supposed to exist.

If that were the case however, how did you explain this? How did you explain the creature treading water before you? “It has to be some sort of suit,” you mumbled, looking at the shark-like body under the water. The creature scoffed. “It’s always ‘seeing is believing’ with you humans until something shows up and then it’s all ‘has to be fake.’ Do you ever believe anything?” he asked.

You looked up, examining his face. His soft features. Round cheeks, plush pouty lips that started to lift into a crooked smile, showing off his pointed teeth. “I believe in science,” you explained and he rolled his eyes. “But I also believe there are things science can’t explain,” you continued.

You started to lower yourself into the water and he immediately shied away. You held up your hand. “I’m not going to hurt you,” you said softly. You saw his eyes flit to the knife strapped to your thigh. You followed his gaze and quickly removed the weapon.

“For protection,” you replied, setting it on the rocks behind you and facing him. “In case something tries to take a bite out of me,” you added. His brow furrowed. “If you get bit, maybe you shouldn’t get in the water,” he replied and you nodded. “I’ve never been bit,” you answered. “I’ve gotten close, but the knife is a last resort,” you continued.

“You have your teeth and your claws,” you reminded him. “My teeth and nails are no match for shark skin,” you added. “If you aren’t a match, why do you enter the ring?” he asked, tilting his head slightly. A smile spread across your face. “Because I study marine life,” you replied.

“I’m a marine biologist.”

The creature tilted his head the opposite direction. “Are you here to study me?” he asked. You shrugged before answering. “Up until a few minutes ago, I didn’t even know you existed,” you answered, swimming a little closer. He watched you cautiously. “So you didn’t know this cave is my home?” he asked and you shook your head. “No, I had no idea.”

He studied you carefully.

“Are you… a merman?” you asked suddenly. His expression changed, amusement crossing his features as he laughed. “A merman?” he asked incredulously. “Nah,” he said, shaking his head. “Those pretty boys live safe and sound in their lairs, never venturing far from home,” he added.

You cocked your head to the side. “Pretty boys?” you asked. “Do you not think you’re pretty?”

Your question must have caught him off guard because he stopped smiling and stared at you, a slight pink hue reaching his cheeks. “N-no,” he answered finally. “I’m not.” You frowned at him. How could he not think he was? You found all sea life incredible beautiful but nothing you’d encountered before had made you think it was attractive and yet here he was before you.

“I think you’re pretty,” you replied. He stared at you, eyes widening. “Y-you do?” he asked softly, to which you nodded. “I think you’re very pretty,” you replied. He swam a little closer, inspecting your face. “So,” you said, breaking the silence. “If you aren’t a merman, what are you?”

He raised his gaze to meet yours, drawing it from your body under the water. “What do you think I am? Hmm, marine biologist?” he asked and you sighed, backing away from him and pulling yourself up onto the rock. “Sorry,” you said as you situated yourself. “My legs were getting tired.”

He watched as you massaged your calves. “I can only tread water for so long.”

“In my experience,” you started. “I’ve never seen anything like you,” you continued. “The shark part is unlike any species I’ve ever seen. It’s like an amalgamation of tiger and thresher sharks,” you noted. He smiled, showing off his pointy teeth as he swam closer. “So you’re saying I’m unique?” he asked.

You nodded as he drew closer. “Unique and otherworldly,” you added. “I’ve never seen anything like it.” He pulled himself back up, leaning over your frame. “You’ve never seen anything like me?” You shook your head again. “Never,” you replied.

Silence fell over the two of you as you stared at one another. His dark hair had started to dry a bit, the ends of his bangs falling into his eyes. “What do you call yourself?” you asked, tilting your head to the right. He smiled, mimicking your movement. “Jisung,” he replied. “My name is Jisung.”

“Jisung,” you repeated. He leaned in, eyes watching your lips as you spoke. “I like the way you say my name,” he whispered. You could feel your heart rate kicking up as he leaned closer. ‘What is he doing?’ You stared back as his eyes moved up to meet your gaze. “What is your name?” he asked just as softly as before.

You froze. He was asking your name? Should you tell him? It’s not like he was going to look you up or something. You then wondered if you should tell any kind of sentient creature your name. Didn’t that give them power over you or something? You must have taken longer than he expected because he smirked at you.

“What’s the matter? Shark got your tongue?” he asked, amused by his own joke.

Your facade broke and you smiled. “Y/N,” you finally answered. “I’m Y/N.” Jisung smiled back, a genuine smile. “It’s nice to meet you, Y/N,” he replied, lowering back into the water and staring up at you.

“Likewise,” you replied.

After meeting Jisung that night, you promised to come back. And came back you did.

You managed to gain his trust enough to draw a small vial of blood, and take a couple pictures mainly of his tail and markings. You promised to keep his existence a secret, making sure all your research on him was done at home and that you kept everything under wraps.

A few days turned into a week and you came back almost every night, getting to know Jisung and more about his existence. You learned that he wasn’t a merman, like he had said. He was a samebito. He had explained that it was similar to a merman but different folklore and legends.

A week and a half had passed since you first met Jisung and you were currently sitting on the edge of the boat, writing in your notebook, going over your notes before suiting up and jumping in the water. 

A splash caught your attention and you glanced up. You weren’t sure why you even looked, it was night time and you couldn’t even see the water except near your boat. You grabbed the spotlight, flipping it on and turning it slowly until something came into view and you sighed.

“Someone’s impatient,” you chuckled, letting go of the light and returning to your notes as Jisung swam over to your boat. “I got lonely,” he said softly as he reached the end of your boat. He quickly pulled himself up to sit on the side of the boat near you.

“What’re you writing?” he asked, leaning over to see your notebook. “Just some notes,” you mumbled, finishing up your notes and closing the notebook quickly, and setting it aside. You turned to look at him and your smile fell upon seeing the fresh scar on his shoulder.

“What happened here?” you asked, voice laced with concern as you scooted closer.

He glanced down and let out a chuckle. “Oh,” he said softly. “I got a little too close to a shark feed ground,” he continued. “I’ll heal pretty quickly,” he added as you inspected the wound. “I was hunting and got in the way,” he admitted with a sheepish smile.

“Have you eaten?” you asked, looking up at him. He met your gaze and hesitated. “What?” he asked and watched as you got up and walked over to the opposite side of the boat, lifting one of the seats and reached in to pull out one of the fish you’d caught earlier.

“Here,” you said, holding it up. “I mean,” you added, turning your head to look at the fish. “I could cook it,” you said softly. Jisung smiled and chuckled. “Did you catch that for me?” he asked as you walked over, holding the fish up. You nodded. “There’s more in the cooler,” you added.

Jisung chuckled and shook his head. “It’s okay,” he said with a smile. “I’ve eaten,” he explained, taking the fish from you. “I don’t want to gross you out,” he added as he inspected it. “Oh,” you said dejectedly. Jisung looked up and handed the fish back. “Just keep it on ice for a little while longer and sell it if you don’t eat fish,” he said softly.

You took the fish and took it back to the cooler, closing it and placing the seat down before heading back and sitting back down. “So when did this happen?” you asked, nodding at his shoulder. He glanced down again as he thought.

“Oh, maybe like a couple hours ago,” he replied and your eyes widened in shock. “Wait, really?” you asked and he nodded, looking confused at your shock. “Yeah, I heal pretty quickly,” he added with a laugh. You leaned forward, reaching up to brush your fingers against his skin.

“Weird,” you murmured, making him throw his head back with a laugh. “Sorry,” you said sheepishly. Jisung shook his head. “It’s okay,” he replied. “Like you said, you’ve never met anyone like me.” You chuckled, nodding. “That’s true,” you added.

Silence fell over the two of you as you looked up at the sky, the waves lapping at the sides of the boat and a gentle breeze blowing through the air. You looked over at Jisung to find him already looking at you, a calm expression on his face.

“What?” you asked softly and he shook his head, a smile spreading across his face. “Nothing,” he answered. “Oh!” he said quickly sitting up. “I found something really cool while out the other night!” he said and turned towards you.

“Wanna see it?” he asked. You nodded, feeling excited. “Where are we going?” you asked, getting up and starting to strip to your bikini, not noticing the way Jisung’s eyes followed your movement and body. You moved to grab your wetsuit.

Jisung waited patiently for you to pull it on. “Jump in,” Jisung said, looking at the water and you looked at the water. “We’re swimming there?” you asked, making him chuckle. “It’s not far,” he answered. “It’s worth it, I promise.” You narrowed your eyes at him.

“Come on, Y/N,” he groaned. “Live a little,” he added with a wink before rolling towards the edge of the boat and diving into the water. You sighed and grabbed your boat keys, pulling the elastic over your wrist and walking over to the light, shutting it off the light and heading to the bow of the boat, grabbing your flashlight and snorkel mask. 

As you reached the back, you turned the light on to see Jisung was floating, waiting for you. “Where are we going?” you asked as you held the flashlight between your knees as you pulled the mask on. “Not far,” Jisung said as you grabbed the flashlight and climbed down the ladder, joining him in the water.

Jisung took your hand and gently pulled you along. “Come here,” he said softly. “Hold on,” he added, guiding your arms around his neck. “Are you sure?” you asked, softly, cheeks burning as you looked at him so closely. He turned his head to look at you, his own cheeks turning soft pink.

“Uh,” yeah,” he said softly. “Just try not to get under me,” he added. 

It felt weird, hanging off him from behind as he started swimming. It almost felt like you were riding a shark, the trashing as he started off but soon turned into a smooth motion as he zipped through the water, propelled only by the powerful tail.

Jisung was careful to stay near the surface so you didn’t have to hold your breath with the mask. You could tell he was holding back, not swimming as fast as you knew he could go. You’d seen him zipping through the water before, breaching the surface at speeds you suspected most sharks could reach.

This was much slower than you’d witnessed.

Jisung started to slow, lifting his head out of the water. As he came to a stop, you slid from his back, reaching up to remove your snorkel mask. “We’re almost there,” he said, looking up at the stars overhead. You glanced skyward, letting out a soft gasp.

“Wow,” you whispered. Jisung chuckled, grabbing your hand gently. “Come on,” he said quietly, tugging you through the water towards the rocky beach. “I’ve seen these rocks when visiting you,” you commented as he led you towards them. “You’ll need your goggles for this,” he said, turning to look back at you. As soon as the words left his lips, you pulled them back on, dumping any water out of them.

“Now what?” you asked as he took your hand again. “Hold your breath,” he instructed. You took a deep breath and allowed him to pull you under the water, leading you down towards a cave opening. It wasn’t unlike the entrance to his cave; only this one was much narrower.

The cave opening seemed to go on forever, winding around as you let Jisung pull you. Your lungs were starting to burn and you knew if you didn’t hurry, you’d start to suffocate. Finally, Jisung pulled you free from the narrow cave into a much larger one and pushed you towards the surface.

You kicked towards the surface of the pool, breaching at the same time he did. Jisung floated near as you coughed, allowing air to fill your lungs again, the taste of salt on your tongue. “I had no idea there were so many of these,” you gasped. “How many are there?”

Jisung chuckled, taking your hand. “Come,” he said simply, pulling you through the water. The inside of this cave was much different than his. Instead of a single round chamber, there were multiple round chambers, connected together. 

Jisung pulled you along into the next chamber until you reached the last one. “Through there,” he nodded towards a window in the rock wall. “This is so cool,” you commented as you swam over, pulling yourself up to peer out.

It was then that you saw it.

Jisung pulled himself up next to you, a wide grin on his face. “Wow,” you whispered. “Cool, huh?” he asked, resting his chin on his forearm.

Outside the cave was more stretch of ocean, waves rolling up onto a sandy beach. There was only about twenty feet between the beach and the treeline behind it and the beach stretched for about fifty feet between two rocky bluffs.

All along the beach, rolling in the waves were glowing blue lights. “Bioluminescent plankton,” you whispered. “They come here every night to feed,” he whispered. “It’s pretty cool, with the stars and the lights,” he continued.

You turned to look at him.

“This little alcove is remote,” he explained. “Human’s haven’t started colonizing it,” he added. “I think it might be privately owned,” he continued. You glanced at him before looking back at the beach. “I hope it stays like this,” you whispered, also resting your chin on your forearm.

You sat in silence, watching the lights dance in the waves. You could feel Jisung’s eyes on you and you turned to look at him, your cheeks burning. You watched his eyes flit between your eyes and your lips before he slowly moved. He lifted his hand, moving it to cup your face, thumb tracing the curve of your cheek.

Your heart started to hammer in your chest as he leaned closer. At that moment, a shrill laugh rang out from the direction of the trees. Jisung pulled back abruptly and you turned away from his gaze to look at the beach as a beam of light bounced along the sand.

“Teenagers,” you whispered as a group of teens came out of the woods, giggling as they descended on the shore. Jisung scoffed as he watched them. “Ungrateful little shits.” You snorted into a laugh. “Come on,” you said softly. “Before they decide to come into the water and find this cave with us inside.”

Jisung allowed you to lead him away, back through the cave. You pulled your mask back on, taking another deep breath and letting Jisung pull you through the narrow opening and back into the open ocean. You took your time swimming back, only hitching a ride when your legs gave out.

Back at the boat, Jisung watched you climb up the ladder and pulled himself up on the side again, watching as you disappeared into the cabin. In the privacy of your boat, you stripped and dried off, pulling on dry clothes and running a towel haphazardly over your hair before returning to Jisung.

His hair had started to dry as he lounged on the side of the boat, his tail hanging down the side of the vessel. You chuckled, turning on the lights of the boat and Jisung opened one eye to look at you. “Are you gonna sleep there?” you asked as you walked over, taking a seat on the cushion below where he was lounging.

He propped himself up, looking down at you. “What happened back there,” he started, his voice taking on a more serious tone. You looked away, feeling a sour taste bubbling up from your stomach. ‘He wants to forget it,’ you told yourself.

“It’s fine,” you interrupted. “It can’t happen, I know,” you added. You refused to look up at him so you missed the way his brows knitted together as he stared at you, a slight pout on his lips. “That’s what you’re going to say, right?” you asked when he didn’t answer.

“I’m a human and you’re not. So we can’t.”

You felt his fingers move under your chin, turning and tilting your head to face him. “Stop jumping to conclusions,” he said sternly before leaning in and closing the distance, pressing his lips against yours. For a split second, you panicked before accepting the gesture and melting into the kiss.

You whined as he started to pull back. You pulled him back in by the back of his neck, kissing him more fiercely. Jisung accepted your advances, lips parting as he took back control, his tongue slipping into your mouth. You pulled him closer, leaning back onto the cushions and forcing him to follow your movements.

Jisung groaned into the kiss and pulled back quickly. “Wait,” he gasped. “Sorry,” you whispered as he pushed himself up. “It’s okay,” he murmured. “Just give me a second.” You sat up as he pulled back, taking a few deep breaths. “Things were getting a little intense,” he admitted.

You smiled shyly. “Sorry,” you replied. “I got a little excited I guess,” you added, shrugging. Jisung chuckled, running a hand through his hair. “That’s okay,” he answered. “I did, too,” he admitted with a grin. “It happened really fast. I’m sorry if I crossed a line,” he continued.

You shook your head, pulling your knees up and resting your head against the backrest of the seat. “It’s okay,” you said softly, looking up at him in the lights of the boat. “I wanted it.” Jisung nibbled on his bottom lip nervously. “You did?” he asked, his voice sounding optimistic.

You nodded. “I did,” you reassured him. “You didn’t cross a line.”

“That’s a relief.”

Silence fell over you as you watched him and he watched you for a while. You weren’t sure how much time had passed before you spoke. “Do you ever get scared?” you asked him. He tilted his head curiously. “Scare?” he asked. “Of what?”

“The town? Fishermen? Being discovered?”

Jisung hesitated, no doubt pondering his answer. “Sometimes,” he answered finally. “I guess I haven’t really thought about it but I like being left alone,” he said, smiling before speaking. “Well, mostly alone,” he added. “I just want to live my life like most creatures.”

“Have you ever been spotted before?” you asked and he smiled wider. “You tell me? Heard any stories?” you snorted as you realized what he was hinting at. “No, thankfully,” you replied. Jisung chuckled at your response. “There you have it. Safe and undiscovered except by you.”

He leaned closer, brushing his lips against yours before pressing a chaste kiss to your lips. Your cheeks heated up again. You could feel the heat spread all the way down to your core and you tried not to focus on the feeling lingering in your stomach. Jisung noticed a shift in your demeanor and tilted his head.

“You okay?” he asked softly, moving his hand to caress your cheek, thumb brushing over your bottom lip. You nodded wordlessly. “Yeah,” you answered. “I’m great,” you lied. “But it’s getting late,” you commented. “I should probably head out.”

You got up, Jisung sitting up and watching as you did. “Hey,” he called softly, reaching out for your hand. You allowed him to take hold of it and pull you closer. “I have to go hunting tomorrow but I’ll see you after, yeah?” he asked. You nodded, leaning in to press your forehead against his.

“Goodnight,” you said softly. Jisung pulled you in, placing a tender kiss against your lips. 

“Goodnight,” he whispered. You watched as he dove off the side of the boat and into the water with a splash, only surfacing to look up at you. You waved at him as he stared up at you. 

“See you tomorrow!” he called before disappearing below the surface, no doubt heading into his cave.

“See you tomorrow,” you whispered.

Only you didn’t see him the next day. Or the day after that. You couldn’t bring yourself to face him.

The night after Jisung took you to see the bioluminescent plankton and kissed you, your dreams were plagued with him. They started innocently, spending time exploring the caves but they soon took a turn and you were starting to have inappropriate thoughts and dreams about him.

Things you should definitely not be thinking about.

The dreams only escalated after that and soon you were dreaming about him showing up in your home, shark tail gone and replaced with human legs.

It was starting to get out of hand.

You hadn’t been back to see Jisung in almost a week and you were feeling guilty not only for disappearing but also for having continuous wet dreams about him. How were you supposed to look him in the eye when all you could think about was him pinning you down and having his way with you?

You knew sooner or later, you’d have to go back out there. You couldn’t just not ever come back. You at least needed to explain to him why you’d been avoiding him and avoiding coming back.

The final push came when you were at the market, looking at some cuts of steak for dinner when you overheard a conversation at the next stall over.

“You’re so full of shit, Paul,” a woman said, shaking her head as she continued crocheting. “No I’m not!” the man you presumed was Paul replied. “I saw it! Looked like a great big tiger shark but it had the upper body of a man!”

You froze, eyes widening as you inspected a particular cut of steak. ‘Jisung?’

“And where did you see this mermaid?” another man asked, laughing. “Near the pier! I was doing some fishing off the end when I spotted it! Was huge! Like ten feet long!” You felt your heart start to pound as you forced a smile and pointed out two steaks.

The stall owner packaged them up for you. “Thanks,” you murmured, handing over a few notes to pay for the meat as the conversation beside you carried on.

“I swear, I saw it!”

You walked away as the others around the man laughed and waved their hands, dismissing his claims. Upon returning home, your mind was made up for you as you entered your kitchen, making one of the steaks for yourself and saving the other. You wonder if Jisung had ever had steak before.

After dinner, you packed your stuff, grabbing your bikini and house keys. You stopped and grabbed the steak from the fridge and headed out of the house, locking up and walking towards the marina, bag slung over your shoulder.

You ignored the night beach goers enjoying bonfires as you headed for the docks. Once on your boat, you casted off, backing your boat out and driving out towards the caves where you knew Jisung had taken up residence.

You reached the rocks in record time, casting your anchor and moving to lower the microphone in the water. You normally didn’t have to use it but you figured after a week, you might need to use it to draw Jisung out.

You turned the dial, starting the dolphin call and sat on one of the seats.

You waited patiently, arms crossed over your chest before you got up and headed into the cabin, changing out of your clothes and into your bikini and then pulling on the wetsuit. As you exited the cabin you heard a splash and looked up to see Jisung perched on the side of your boat staring at you.

There was no smile nor greeting. He merely stared at you blankly.

Neither of you said anything as you stared at one another. Finally Jisung spoke.

“What?” he asked shortly. You crossed to the cooler, lifting the seat and opening the cooler lid. You pulled out the steak and held it up to show him. “Ever had beef?” you asked. Jisung narrowed his eyes. “That’s all you have to say?” he asked. You tore open the brown paper and removed the plastic, holding up the steak.

“Have you ever had steak?”

He glared at you. “Is this some kind of test?” he asked. You shook your head, walking over to where he was and climbed up to sit next to him. “No,” you replied. “I was at the market earlier and got steak,” you explained. He stared at you, glancing down at the meat and back up.

“And this is relevant, how?” he asked. He was clearly upset at you and you couldn’t fault him. You disappeared after he’d kissed you. You presented the steak. “How about you eat and I’ll talk, hmm?” you asked. He looked up at you hesitantly before he nodded.

You handed him the steak to inspect. “You said it’s beef?” he asked. You nodded as he raised it to sniff. “Cow,” you added. “It’s actually a really tender cut,” you continued. “I cooked the other one earlier and ate it for dinner.”

You turned away as he nibbled at the end of the steak. “I also heard an interesting story at the market when I was buying this steak,” you explained. “One of the guys there, a local fisherman. name’s Paul,” you said, glancing at him.

“Well, Paul told everyone in his vicinity that he’d seen something out on the pier while fishing this morning,” you continued, noticing how Jisung’ gaze flickered to you. “Said he’d seen something… strange.” Jisung lowered the partially eaten steak.

“Said it was huge. Looked like a massive tiger shark,” you continued as Jisung stared unblinkingly at you. “Said it had the torso of a man.” Realization dawned on his face as you spoke. “I was spotted?” he asked and you sighed. “What were you doing at the pier in broad daylight?” you asked.

Jisung looked away from you and down at the meat. “I went looking for you,” he admitted. Your heart skipped a beat. “Why?” you asked softly. “Because you vanished,” he replied, looking up at you. “I haven’t seen you for a week!”

Your stomach sank. It was as you feared. “I’m sorry,” you said softly as he ripped the steak apart with his hands. “I was dealing with some things,” you added as he tore into one of the pieces. You watched as he chewed the raw meat and swallowed. “Are you okay now?” he asked.

You nodded. “For the most part,” you added. “I’m still… dealing,” you admitted. Jisung devoured the last of the steak and looked at you. “Do you have any more of that?” he asked, sniffing the air. You chuckled and shook your head. “No,” you replied. “Just the one.”

He pouted. “That was really good,” he murmured, looking disappointed. He perked up quickly. “You’re here though,” he added and you nodded. “I know,” you replied. “And I’m sorry I was gone.” He shook his head and nodded towards the water. “I have something to show you, come on!” he said and before you could answer, he rolled off the boat with a splash into the water below.

Sighing you grabbed your snorkel mask and turned off the boat lights, making sure to grab your keys and the ankle flashlight. Once you were equipped, you climbed down the ladder and into the water with a splash. Making sure the mask was secure, you ducked your head.

You could see Jisung swimming near the opening to his cave. Once he was certain you spotted him, he slipped into the narrow opening and you took a deep breath before following, removing the mouth piece of your snorkel.

You pulled yourself into the opening and followed the path to the interior chamber, kicking toward the surface. Jisung was sitting on the ledge of the pool and you moved over to join him, pulling the mask off and setting it aside.

“What did you wanna show me?” you asked as you pulled yourself up. Jisung held up his hand, showing you a collection of shells. “Scallops,” you muttered, picking up one of the shells. “And this,” he added, showing you an intact clam.

“It already died,” he explained as he carefully pried it open with his nails. “But this is what I really wanted to show you,” he explained as he picked up something small and round and handed it over, placing it in your palm. It was a pearl.

“It’s so pretty,” you breathed, holding the pearl closer. Jisung smiled before he slipped into the water. “I have one more thing to show you,” he added and disappeared under the water, diving down to the bottom of the pool.

He resurfaced moments later and swam closer, holding up something small, smooth, and purple. “Sea glass,” he said as you took the smooth stone-like material. “I see this stuff all the time,” he explained as he rested his chin on your knee. You smiled at him. “You’re giving gifts now?” you asked and he nodded.

He took a deep breath, the smile on his face dropping. “Is something different about you?” he asked suddenly. You glanced down at him and shook your head. “No,” you replied. He lifted his head, sniffing the air. “Something smells different…”

Your cheeks burned as he leaned closer, inhaling your scent.

“Oh,” he said softly, glancing up at you.

“Are you-”

“These are really pretty gifts,” you interrupted, looking down at the pearl and sea glass. Jisung’s brow furrowed as you avoided his gaze. “Y/N,” he started and when you still didn’t look at him, he pulled himself up, caging you in with his arms as his body slotted between your thighs.

You let out a surprised squeak, the pearl and sea glass falling from your hands and into the water with a plop. Jisung was inspecting your face, leaning closer. “Jisung,” you warned as he leaned even closer, forcing you to lean back, holding yourself up with one hand.

One of his hands moved to your lower back and pulled your hips flush against him, forcing another squeak from your lips. Heat spread into your cheeks and pooled in the pit of your stomach and Jisung’s eyes widened as the realization hit him.

“So that’s why you’ve been avoiding me?” he whispered. You shook your head. “I haven’t been avoiding-AHH!” you gasped as he very quickly pinned you down, your back flat against the rock as he hovered over you.

“You have,” he murmured. “You’ve been avoiding me. Was it the kiss?” he asked, his hands moving to pin your wrists together. “Did it have some sort of effect on--”

Jisung stopped, his words catching as he caught the change of your scent. The sudden flood of arousal that filled the cavern.

“Oh,” he said, his voice dropping an octave and eyes darkening. “So that does it for you, does it?” he asked, grinning lopsidedly at you, showing his sharp teeth off. 

“Being pinned down and unable to move?”

You stared up at him, breathing heavily as heat rushed to your core, a tingling sensation starting to form in your toes. “W-what?” you whispered, your voice much softer than you intended. Jisung’s grin widened. “I think you do. I think you like this,” he continued.

You shook your head but your voice wouldn’t come out. Jisung tilted his head, black eyes boring into yours. “I think you’re lying,” he said, leaning down, his lips inches from yours. “I think you like the idea of being unable to fight back,” he chuckled, nose nuzzling into your cheek.

“Maybe I should teach you a lesson for disappearing on me for three nights. Making me worry about you.” You let out an involuntary whimper, feeling his hips grind against yours. Jisung let out a soft chuckle. “Oh, baby,” Jisung whispered as he ghosted his lips over the skin of your neck up to your ear.

“You really should have stayed away another night.”

You let out a squeal as Jisung pulled back, water splashing as he pulled you with him.

You surfaced, kicking under you to stay afloat as you looked around quickly. You turned back to the rocky ledge, to pull yourself up but as you got about halfway out of the water, Jisung resurfaced, pressing against your back and pinning you against the rocks.

You let out a cry of surprise as he chuckled in your ear, his hands wandering to your wetsuit and your eyes widened as you heard a rip of the fabric. ‘Did he just…’

When Jisung pulled back to admire his handiwork, you realized he’d ripped the entire back of your wetsuit open, completely ignoring the zipper right next to it.

You lowered yourself into the water and turned to look over your shoulder at him, finding half of his face submerged in the water. “What the hell!” you snapped. Jisung darted forward, pinning you against the rock wall. “Sorry, little fish,” he chuckled as his hands were quick to start pulling your wetsuit off, leaving you in just your swimsuit.

“That was my favorite wetsuit,” you pouted as you watched it sink into the depths of the pool. Jisung blocked your view, taking your face in his hands. “I’m sorry,” he said softly, leaning in until your lips were inches apart. You stared back at him, unmoving. He hesitated, a slight smirk crossing his features before he finally closed the distance, kissing you.

Your lips parted in a gasp allowing his tongue to slip into your mouth. Your own hands had moved to the rocks, trying to keep yourself from sinking. Jisung pulled back, lips ghosting across your cheek and kissing down the side of your neck.

You felt him nip at the string of your bikini top. “I could easily snap this,” he mused before continuing to kiss along your shoulder. You opened your mouth to retort but he pressed his hips against yours, ripping a moan from your throat instead.

Another roll of his hips and your hands slipped from the rocks. Jisung was quick to grab your wrists, placing your hands on his shoulders. “If you need to hold onto something, hold onto me,” he said, watching your face as he rutted against you again.

Your head was swimming, heat pooling in your lower belly as the shark creature grinded against you, one hand holding onto the rocky ledge while the other moved down to your thigh, holding your hips in place. The rocks in the wall behind you jutted out, pushing into your back but you couldn’t be bothered to care, not when Jisung was breathing heavily into your ear, teasing you with his words.

“You know I could pin you down and have my way with you right now if I wanted to, right?”

You let out another moan as he rutted against you. “What’s stopping you,” you breathed, your voice just audible over the sound of the water lapping against the rocks. Jisung chuckled softly, his breath fanning over your collar and neck. “Because,” he started, slowing his movements.

“I’m waiting for your permission to let me have my way with you.”

One of your hands moved up the back of his neck, tangling in his dark locks. “Then consider this my consent,” you whispered before pulling him into a heated kiss. It only lasted for a few moments before Jisung lifted you up out of the water, placing you on the edge of the rock ledge.

“Don’t move,” he ordered, reaching up and untying one side of your bikini bottoms, letting the material fall before untying the other side and grabbing your hips in his hands. You had no time to ask what he was doing before you felt his tongue rough against your clit.

“Oh shit,” you gasped, eyes fluttering shut, one hand moving to his hair. Jisung ignored your grip on him, merely licking slowly up your slit. “That steak tasted amazing,” he noted, his voice low and gravelly.

“But you taste divine.”

You let out another moan as his lips attached to your clit, teasing, flicking, and sucking on the sensitive nub. You felt the tips of his pointed nails digging slightly into the flesh of your thighs. “Oh shit,” you gasped as he nipped at your clit.

“J-Jisung!” you whined, back arching as he lapped at your clit. “Keep saying my name like that,” he groaned against you. “Sounds so good when you say it like that, baby.”

“I need you pliant,” he murmured, pulling back to look at your slit. “But I don’t wanna hurt you,” he added softly. “Spread your legs for me, cutie,” he instructed. “And keep them spread.”

You did as he asked, spreading your thighs, squeaking out a small yelp when he pushed your knees closer to you. “Hold right here,” he said, patting the backs of your knees. You replaced his hands and groaned as you felt his tongue against your slit.

“Relax for me,” you heard him mutter and you took a deep breath.

You felt the tip of his tongue push into your hole and both of you groaned; you at the intrusion and him at the taste and warmth of your cunt. You felt him ease more of his tongue into your walls and wondered if he’d been hiding the majority of his tongue.

You moaned, walls clenching as his tongue moved in and out of you slowly. “F-fuck. I didn’t know you could do that,” you whined. Jisung hummed against you, sending vibrations against your clit and you gasped out.

Just as quickly, he withdrew his tongue and pulled back. “I think that’s enough,” he said as you propped yourself up, chest heaving. “I’ll just have to take my time easing into you,” he added, grabbing your hips and pulling you closer.

You let out a yelp as your lower half fell into the water. “Turn around,” he growled, grabbing your hips and pushing you into position as you held onto the ledge. Jisung lifted you partially out of the water, holding you in place. “W-what’re you doing?”

“I’m going to fuck you, baby,” he chuckled. You felt something warm and wet grind against you and you let out a moan. “O-okay,” you said as he pressed the head of his cock against your slit. “It’s not too late to tap out,” he joked and you shook your head.

“No,” you retorted. “I want this.” 

Jisung hissed, the tip of his cock slipping into you and making you gasp at the intrusion. You hadn’t gotten to see it before he was pushing it into you but it felt huge. You moaned, your walls stretching to accommodate him as he slid in, inch by inch.

“Hold still,” you heard him whisper as he pinned you against the ledge. “What--FUCK!”

You cursed, gasping as he thrust forward, sheathing his entire length inside you with one motion.

“Oh fuck,” you groaned, knees bumping into the rock wall as Jisung bottomed out. “Hah, so t-tight,” you heard him grunt. “M’gonna fuck you so good,” he chuckled, resting his forearm over your back. “Now just stay still, baby,” he continued, slowly pulling back and snapping his hips forward, making you gasp.

“Fuck you feel good. I should have done this a lot sooner,” he mused, setting a steady pace, thrusting into you from behind. “J-Jisung,” you whimpered. You felt his breath as he leaned in close to your ear. “This was more fun when you fought back,” he panted. “So fight me.”

You tried to push yourself up but he just forced you back down. “Come on, baby,” he cooed. “You can do better than that. Beg me to stop,” he laughed, slamming into you, making you see stars with each thrust. “S-stop,” you stammered weakly.

Jisung laughed again, his breath hot and heavy against the back of your neck. “Is that the best you’ve got?” he asked. “Come on, pet,” he continued, grunting with effort. “Really beg me.”

S-stop, please,” you whimpered, finding a little more strength in your voice. You didn’t want him to stop though. Not when it felt so good. “That’s it,” Jisung groaned. “Keep it going. Beg me not to fuck you. Tell me you want me to let you go. Plead with me,” he growled.

You gasped as he gave you a hard thrust, stealing the words from your tongue and the breath from your lungs. “J-Jisung. Stop. This is wr-wrong. P-please s-uh-stop,” you moaned into the rocky surface. You noticed how your whines and pleas only spurred him on.

You tried again to push yourself up only for him to grab both of your wrists, forcing you back down against the rocks, pinning your arms behind your back with one hand. “You really think you can fight me off?” he scoffed, thrusts increasing in speed.

“You think you’re strong enough?”

You shook your head, moans slipping from your lips as your mind started to go blank. “That’s right, little fish,” he smirked. “You’re powerless against me. You can’t do anything. You’re completely at my mercy. This entire time you think you’ve been in control?”

He chuckled darkly. “You haven’t been in control of shit. I let you think you had the power here. You’re out of your depth, Y/N. You have no idea what you’re up against,” he growled, slowing his thrusts to deep rolls, making your eyes roll back and a low moan escape the back of your throat.

“I let you leave every night but you always come back to me,” he continued. “Why do you think that is?” he asked softly, continuing to grind against you, his cock lodged deep in your walls. “Because you’re mine,” he growled. “You’ve been mine from the moment you entered this cave and you’ll be mine when you leave ‘cause no matter how many times you leave after this…” he trailed off, licking against your pulse point.

“You’ll always come back to me.”

You let out a mix between a scream and a moan as you felt his sharp teeth pierce your skin. ‘He just bit you. You’re gonna bleed out, you idiot!’

Despite the sharp stinging pain, the bite was more superficial with only minimal bleeding. It was meant to scar you. To mark you. You were now marked as his. 

Upon sinking his teeth into your skin, Jisung felt your walls contract around his cock and he groaned, his thrusts regaining the same relentless pace from before, slamming into you repeatedly, savoring your cries of both pleasure and pain from the bite. It would heal. It wasn’t that deep anyway.

Your walls tightened, restricting his movement as he felt you cum and he coaxed you through it, whispering words of encouragement in your ear as you came down from your high. “That’s it, baby,” he whispered. “Such a good girl, taking my cock so well.”

You moaned in response as he kept going. “It’s my turn, little one,” he murmured. “Shhh, baby. It’s okay. Just let go. I’ve got you,” he added, keeping a firm hold on your wrists. “Gonna fill this cute little pussy with my cum and make you mine.”

He readjusted your hips so the rock wasn’t digging into your hips before chasing his own. The sound of skin on skin echoed around the small cavern, bouncing off the rock walls, mixing with your moans until Jisung finally let out a slew of curses, strung between moans as he came, burying his cock deep inside you and filling your cunt with his seed.

He knew it wouldn’t take. You were human after all. He couldn’t actually breed with you but damn did it feel good to pretend for a few minutes as he came down from his own orgasm, muttering into your ear about how you were bound to him forever and how cute you’d look carrying his child.

When the moment passed, Jisung inspected the bite wound to your shoulder, clicking his tongue. “I could have bitten harder,” he murmured as he released your arms. “It might not show once it heals,” he added as you pushed yourself up. “If it doesn’t show up,” you said, your voice hoarse.

“I guess you’ll just have to try again.”

Jisung smiled as you looked over your shoulder at him. “How about tomorrow?” he asked, eyes sparkling in the moonlight. You rolled your eyes. “I meant after it heals, you perverted sex fiend!”

Jisung pouted as you pushed him away, his cock slipping out of you and retracting back into his body as you shakily pulled yourself up onto the rock ledge. “But,” he started as you grabbed your bikini bottoms and turned to face him. “No buts,” you retorted. “Let me heal first, otherwise you might kill me.”

Jisung watched as you put your swimsuit back on, retying the strings. He watched as you moved back to sit on the edge, dipping your legs into the water before moving to push your thighs apart and slot between them, resting his arms on the tops of your thighs.

He smiled a toothy grin when you looked down, meeting his gaze before he spoke.

“So, the day after tomorrow?”

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[best-sharks-bracket]

Got an email about listening to grouper sex

the perks of being a wannabe marine biologist????

#grouper #marine biology

[moominpaws]

There are many perks to being a marine biologist,,, such as,,, fish women,,,,

#velma x daphne #daphne x velma #velma #velma dinkley #velma scooby doo #daphne #daphne blake #daphne scooby doo #scooby doo fanart #Scooby doo #scooby doo au #mermaid #mermaid au #lgbtq #my art tag

[crayon-firey]

perks of being a marine biologist or; this is what happens when I get into ducktales and chainsaw man at the same time

fethsteel’s a fun little crackship that’s been growing on me lately, and i thought if they went on a date to an aquarium it would go something like this

original manga page below the cut

#the text is just lifted from the wikipedia page for krill #also! i did not know bagoong was made out of krill until i looked it up #so. thanks fethry #fethsteel #fethry duck #steelbeak #ducktales 2017 #dt17

[gurlbur]

MORE PERKS OF BEING A MARINE BIOLOGIST!!!

This is the ONLY thing that matters in this update.

#cookie run #cookie run ovenbreak #cookiecutter shark cookie #gurlbur is insane #cookie run kingdom

[yandere-sins]

Idk why but I found the size chart so funny😂😂😂 The businessman pose and colorful silhouettes makes it lowkey look like a boyband poster

To be fair the website only offers silhouttes based on whether it's a man/woman/child/rectangle so I couldn't choose the pose, but I can kinda see it xD Good thing's tho:their album is out, just google orca noises lol

There sure are. I think. I guess. I am not a marine biologist but I think every job has its perks xD

Sometimes the perk is getting forgotten on sea and being captured by mermaids.

#admin #orcas

[uselesssimming]

sims 4 Percy Jackson legacy challenge

hi everyone! I am back with another challenge for the sims 4! I LOVE the Percy Jackson + Heroes of Olympus series' and I wanted to create a legacy challenge based on the characters. quick disclaimer: all of these characters + their stories were created by Rick Riordan (our king) and I am not taking credit for them!! with that out of the way, onto the challenge!

general rules:

start out with 1 young adult sim

no money cheats

you can use mods + custom content, but none that give an unfair advantage over other players

keep aging on, but you can decide which length!

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the heirs do not need to be based on the actual characters in terms of their looks, gender, or stories (just follow the rules of the generation for your own story!)

optional: each generation has a color associated with it which you can use for your sims' CAS or homes

and lastly -- have fun + feel free to break any rules to support your creativity :)

generations:

1. Sally Jackson 🍭- after falling in love at a young age with a mysterious partner, they disappear and leave you with a baby to raise alone. you make the most of this situation and create the best life for you and your child by opening up a bakery! you love kids, especially yours, and are generally the best parent ever.

career: bakery owner

aspiration: super parent

traits: family oriented, foodie, cheerful

color: light blue

become a single parent as a YA + have a very close relationship with your child

complete your aspiration

master the parenting + baking skills

have at least 2 retail perks

2. Percy Jackson 🌊- life has been a little rough, but your parent has always been there for you. despite being a bit of a troublemaker as a youngster, you grow up with a deep desire to free at sea.

career: conservationist (marine biologist) OR diver

aspiration: beach life OR angling ace

traits: child of the ocean, active, outgoing

color: dark/bright blue

get in trouble frequently as a child/teen

have a very close relationship with your single parent

master the fitness + fishing skills

reach level 10 of your career

become friends with a dolphin

fall in love with your childhood best friend + stay together forever

3. Jason Grace ⚡️- your parent was constantly in the water and instilled a strong sense of adventure into you. your life is filled with trials and tribulations to overcome, but eventually you master the life of thrills and athleticism!

career: athlete (either branch)

aspiration: bodybuilder OR extreme sports enthusiast

traits: active, adventurous, good

color: gold

complete your aspiration

reach level 10 of your career

master the fitness skill + 1 snowy escape skill

die before elderhood in an accident (I recommend a fire for the next generation)

get the storm chaser reward trait

lose touch with a sibling then reunite + become best friends in adulthood

4. Leo Valdez 🔥- after your parent dies in a tragic accident, you blame yourself. this causes you to delve deep into your love of robotics, which has always been more reliable than anything else in your life.

career: engineer (mechanical)

aspiration: nerd brain

traits: goofball, genius, socially awkward

color: red

reach level 10 of your career

master the handiness + robotics skills

become best friends with your servo

build each robot type

get the heatproof reward trait

5. Piper McLean 💖- your parent always seemed to know (and like) machines more than other sims, maybe even more than you. you've never understood this, and instead fell in love with people and their stories.

career: social media (public relations)

aspiration: soulmate

traits: romantic, outgoing, vegetarian

color: pink

complete your aspiration

master the charisma + writing skills

lose the love of your life as a teen/YA + don't settle down until adulthood

write as a hobby

get the beguiling reward trait

6. Will Solace ☀️- your parent was always good with people, which you have strived to be all your life. you aspire to be the ray of sunshine in every conversation, making as many friends and helping as many people as possible.

career: doctor

aspiration: friend of the world AND musical genius

traits: music lover, genius, bro

color: yellow

reach level 10 of your career

master the logic skill + 1 musical skill

have at least 3 close friends + 1 best friend

complete 1 aspiration + 1/2 of the second (you choose which)

7. Rachel Dare 🎨- after growing up with a wealthy and well respected family, you want to live your own frugal lifestyle fighting for those less fortunate and transforming your wild imagination into art.

career: politician (charity organizer)

aspiration: painter extraordinaire

traits: adventurous, art lover, freegan

color: mint/teal

complete your aspiration

reach level 10 of your career

master the painting skill

live in a tiny house from YA-on + reject a materialistic lifestyle

choose the "Simoleons for Everyone" cause as an activist

8. Luke Castellan ⛓ - your parent was the "perfect" person, and you've always resented them for that. you want to be known for your own accomplishments and riches, but end up down the wrong path.

career: criminal (boss)

aspiration: public enemy OR fabulously wealthy

traits: jealous, kleptomaniac, ambitious

color: grey/silver

have a bad relationship with at least 1 parent

complete your aspiration

reach level 10 of your career

master the mischief + charisma skills

make at least 3 enemies

9. Nico di Angelo 👻 - your upbringing was anything but great, and after your only friend dies young, you run away. you stick to yourself and find comfort in the paranormal. people think you're a bit odd or scary, but you continue to live your life the way you want and try to repair what your parents broke.

career: paranormal investigator

aspiration: inner peace

traits: loner, gloomy, family oriented

color: black

run away from home as a teen after your sibling dies + live on your own for a long time

master the medium + wellness skills

have more ghost friends than sims

find love with an opposite sim

get the independent reward trait

10. Hazel Levesque 💎- you know that your parent loved you, but they were always working and kept to themselves, leaving you lonely. as a child, you became fascinated with archaeology and precious collectibles and decided to make a life out of it!

career: sells artifacts (can own a retail shop if you want)

aspiration: the curator

traits: cheerful, paranoid, childish

color: lavender

complete your aspiration

master the archaeology skill

complete the crystals, metals, + elements collections

never sell or give away your collectibles

go to Selvadorada at least twice

11. Grover Underwood 🌱- your parent had an affinity for traveling to exotic places and collecting the elements of nature, which gave you a love for the wilderness and exploration. you follow in their footsteps, traveling to far and wide lands, to bring aspects of paradise to your home.

career: gardener (either branch)

aspiration: freelance botanist OR outdoor enthusiast

traits: loves outdoors, glutton, freegan

color: green

complete your aspiration

reach level 10 of your career

master the gardening skill + either herbalism or flower arranging

go on vacation to at least 3 different worlds

get the super green thumb reward trait

12. Frank Zhang 🐻 - you grew up with a special bond to nature. as a young child, you discover that you have a gift with animals, and pursue a life in the country surrounded by your furry friends.

career: farmer OR vet

aspiration: country caretaker OR friend of the animals

traits: animal enthusiast, cat lover OR dog lover, hot headed

color: tan/beige/white

complete your aspiration

master the pet training skill (+ the veterinarian skill if you are a vet)

own at least 1 type of each animal

open a vet clinic OR run a farm

win a ribbon for an animal at the Finchwick Fair

13. Chiron 📚- you value knowledge and education over everything. throughout your career, you teach and mentor hundreds of sims and change their lives for the better. you decide to adopt children of your own and instill your wisdom onto the next generation.

career: education (either branch)

aspiration: successful lineage

traits: good, family oriented, bookworm

color: brown

complete your aspiration

reach level 10 of your career

master the research & debate skill

adopt at least 3 kids (+ have no biological children)

have all kids age up with at least 1 positive character trait

get the mentor reward trait

14. Annabeth Chase 🏛 - you've always known you were special and longed to grow past the holds of your family. you don't particularly get along with your parents or siblings and run away to build the life you want for yourself.

career: civil designer (civic planner)

aspiration: renaissance sim

traits: ambitious, bookworm, perfectionist

color: orange

run away from home as a teen + have a strained relationship with your parents, which you later repair in adulthood

complete your aspiration

reach level 10 of your career

master the fabrication + logic skills

live in at least 3 different worlds throughout your life

15. Reyna Ramirez-Arellano 🎖 - your parent was the most driven and accomplished person you know, and you strive to be just like them. you want to be a leader and make your family proud. some may call you tough and uptight, but you know that you're the best.

career: military (officer)

aspiration: leader of the pack

traits: ambitious, self assured, proper

color: purple/magenta

complete your aspiration

reach level 10 of your career

master the charisma + fitness skills

become the leader of a club of 8 sims with at least 2 perks

have 2 failed relationships before settling down

if you decide to play, please tag me @uselesssimming on tumblr or twitter, because i'd love to see your lovely sims and their stories!! enjoy! :)

#sims 4 challenge #sims 4 legacy #percy jackon and the olympians #heroes of olympus #sally jackson #percy jackson #jason grace #leo valdez #piper mclean #will solace #rachel dare #luke castellan #nico di angelo #hazel levesque #grover underwood #frank zhang #chiron #annabeth chase #reyna ramirez arellano

[novamation12]

The perks of being a marine biologist

#eddsworld #ew matt

[lady-bee-holmes]

You know, there’s no other memes that makes me giggle quite like “Fish fear me” and “there are many perks of being a marine biologist.”

#listen #it’s about the fish #I saw a fish want me sticker and I chuckled #and then thought of the fish fear me song that I listen to #I am just in awe of the ocean I think that’s obvious #just a buzzing bee

[absentcaryatid]

The Swimmer

A BTS Namjoon fanfic by AbsentCaryatid

There are many advantages to being a marine biologist, and sometimes that means finding a boyfriend at your feet.

3.2K words, Content note: sexual activity so lightly described I think it just squeaks by for all Tumblr using ages but still NSFW, reader is AFAB but no gendered pronouns, reader is fat and speaks comfortably about it, tentacles, one curse word, food mention, reference to death

~

It was a misty morning and sparse sounds of activity were muffled across the water. Wanting to enjoy the quiet atmosphere, you had bundled up in your fuzzy sweater and took breakfast coffee and a croissant to the dock. One of the perks of your research summer working for the nearby marine biology lab was the glorious location of the shared housing. Never in years of training for your career had you seen such a place, and the older workers assured you that you would not again. The mansion was spacious and richly furnished but the real draws were the ample grounds leading down to the water and stunning view of a quiet cove.

This pleasant anomaly was the result of an endowment in ages past. The house upkeep would eventually overwhelm the funds seeded in a bygone era. In time, the historic building once called a summer “cottage” by the tycoon who built it, would be replaced by far less interesting quarters and the land sold off for motels most likely, but for now you were glad to savor your opportunity. This cove, this island, felt like a special place apart from time.

Perhaps because your mind had been elsewhere you had not noticed when the swimmer had first appeared. With reduced visibility from the fog, it did not seem like ideal conditions to exercise but perhaps they were so familiar with the routine and the location that orienting by sight was not necessary. Distracted by his presence as you watched his smooth motions, it came as a shock when a seagull dive-bombed and successfully made off with the half-eaten croissant.

Your yelp of surprise drew the attention of the swimmer and being close enough to get there quickly he came to your rescue. Not that he could do anything about your long lost treat no doubt in the stomach of the seagull by now, but he seemed to want to know if you were okay after your outburst. The first thing you noticed about him was that he was handsome. His wet, slicked back hair did not detract from the effect at all. You thought maybe he was one of the other mansion residents, there was always someone new arriving it seemed, but you were certain you would have remembered him had you been introduced earlier. Recalling your manners, and wondering how long it had taken to break from your stupor, you greeted him. “Good morning! Take a break, come on up and sit with me if you wish.”

“I am happiest in the water,” he tentatively answered. Seeing the way your face fell he quickly added, “So I will enjoy your company from here if you don’t mind.”

Not what you were hoping for but still a promising answer. You supposed once he had acclimated to the cold ocean it made sense to remain submerged rather than expose his wet body to the chill air. You left your perch on the end of the ramp to sit cross legged in front of him. Offering your name, he gave his in return, Namjoon, then settled in to chat with elbows on the float holding him in place. After a brief but pleasant conversation about seabirds and tips to defend a meal from their beaks, he shyly thanked you for your time and headed back to his exercise.

At work that day, your mind kept going back to the stranger. While polite, there was something about his gaze that left you feeling like you were under observation and you were not quite sure how to feel about that. Still, you hoped to see him again and learn more about the man. You found him attractive and hoped to bump into him on land some time. The island where you were staying was small and eventually everybody saw one another at the post office, library, or small general store. You hoped Namjoon lived nearby, or if a guest, was staying long enough for another chance encounter.

Good luck was on your side as he was there again the next morning, already clinging to the float and smiling at your arrival. Hoping to extend the time spent together today you offered, “Coffee? I can make you a cup if you want to join me on the dock.”

Thinking slowly, he demurred and just as yesterday expressed a preference for staying in the water. You cursed yourself for being so forward. There was a skittishness about the man and you wanted to respect his boundaries. Still, presence at your side was not a prerequisite for hospitality so you brought your coffee to him, offering a taste. Namjoon's eyes lit up from a sip of your drink, the coffee almost white from milk and heavily sweetened. Splitting the treat led to more time spent talking than the day before. A ping from your phone brought you back to earth when you noticed the clock before checking the text. Regretfully you said a hurried goodbye to make it to the lab in time.

By the third day there was a coffee tumbler waiting for Namjoon in hope he would show up. A smile broke out on your face as you approached to see him already at the float edge despite your earlier arrival than previous days. Sensing his tastes were similar to yours, a large dollop of whipped cream had been added to the drink and as he sampled that portion you wondered if he had ever tasted it before. Yesterday, Namjoon seemed to get excited about small things you discussed as if his life was very different from your own.

Day followed day and you continued to meet up with your new friend. During another morning of eager conversation, you made note of a seal bobbing nearby. Playfully you asked Namjoon, “Friend of yours?”

“She is my sister-in-law actually,” he said with a laugh. A flipper came above the waterline as if in greeting and you could have sworn the seal winked before diving back down out of sight. “I have been telling her about you and she wanted to see for herself.”

“Right.” The smile came easily to your face. “You are funny and also good at keeping your private life to yourself. We always end up talking about me and I know so little of you, not even the color of your swim trunks.” He blanched while you blundered on, “I’d like to see more of you, maybe we could have a meal together?” After a pause to think you tried to recall just when Namjoon had paled, was it before or after your invitation? Certain it was from the previous question you asked suspiciously, “You are wearing a swimsuit, right?”

“Well…,” he hedged as you looked aghast, “actually I do not use one. It would not fit my body.”

While his arms above the water seemed slender but strong you wondered if his he carried some significant weight around his midsection. Though he had no need to be, the poor man was probably shy. No wonder he had refused to join you on land. Your response was sympathetic. “Look, I know from experience that shopping while fat is hard, and to find styles you actually like near impossible, but you have to wear something! Surely they have swim trunks in your size at the website where I get my plus size swimwear, I can send you a link if you give me your number.” Great. He would probably think you were aggressively hitting on him despite his sidestep of the offer to eat together. To be fair, picturing a date with Namjoon had crossed your mind plenty of times since meeting but you were never usually forward enough to make the first move.

“Oh,” he exclaimed. “To be honest my waist size is not the problem, it is the number of legs,” he sheepishly offered.  

“What? So you are like a merman? A fish?” You stopped joking as you realized in horror you might have been taunting an amputee, but didn’t people who were missing a limb simply tack up the extra leg on clothes? Something was not adding up here. It turned out to be the number of his legs. Zero or eight depending on what you considered a leg. As a marine biologist you could list far more sea creatures than most people, but Namjoon was like nothing you had ever seen before. Surprising yourself, you were far more curious than shocked.

“Some of my friends are half fish but I am far more elegant in design,” he bragged as a single red-purple tentacle broke the surface at his side and gave a friendly wave. More of them appeared which he used together with arms to hoist himself up, temporarily revealing the rest of his octopus-like body joined to the human torso, arms, and head.

You knew on an octopus the limbs would be called arms but this was his lower body and you had to admit despite the similar appearance down to the suction cups, your taste in reading material made you think tentacle more than arm. “I bet you can do a lot with those. How functional are they?” Afterward you would be embarrassed the way you had just blurted the question out, but hoping it led to something you both wanted, there were no regrets.

Revealing himself to you had been a risk. Time together had told Namjoon you seemed like a person he could trust but it had not been a sure thing. With a far better reaction that he had hoped for, watching your obvious interest now gave him the boldness needed in the moment. Grinning, he preened, “Like what you see? Let me show you what I can do with them.”

Okay, this was an unexpected opportunity, but it had been a while and you were feeling needy. It was your day off and you had the time. Enjoying what you had seen of him so far, you decided to go for it. In all likelihood you were biologically incompatible but on the off chance you trusted your IUD to prevent pregnancy and pushed the thought of STIs out of your mind despite your better judgment as a biologist. You licked your lips, staring at Namjoon below the waist. He was attractive to you in every way, from head to eight tips. Regaining your senses for a brief moment you recovered enough to squeak, “What? Here? Now? In public?” You panicked at the thought yet it did not dull your lust.

“We can be in the water if you prefer.”

Never in your life had you stripped off so fast. Leaping off the float, the cold water was a welcome shock to your system after feeling far too heated. Namjoon smiled at your decision and when he moved to kiss you it was a welcome approach. You hoped the fog that had settled on the cove again this morning would provide some cover for your activity. Sound would carry far too easily in the damp air though, so you tried to keep your groans to a minimum.

After some preliminary activity that taught you how sensual even his fingers could be, Namjoon asked if you wanted more. Even before you could react, his tentacles made their way up your body, suction cups tasting as they went.  

Curious how much he had in common with an octopus, you wondered if your partner would have to watch his arms to direct what they were up to or if he benefited from his human upper half and had a sense of where they were in space. The science side of your mind musing on proprioception was rapidly shouted down by your sex drive. With no need to think about your answer you panted, “Yes, I want you to give me everything, Namjoon!”

And so he did. A look of concentration came over him as he reached down between your bodies. Soon after, one of the limbs was raised from the water reaching higher than you would have expected from the original length. It kept going until you saw he was holding the single one aloft by a hand. Your brain short circuited as you recognized it was now detached from his body. Your libido came to a screeching halt as you stared at the now independent body part. Marine biology knowledge crashing back in on you, you realized this was his hectocotylus. In the moment all you could say was, “Oh fuck!”

“Er, no, I don’t do that,” Namjoon explained while passing the mating limb over. “You insert this yourself but I guess I could help. I don't know how your kind reproduce but generally you save this in your cavity then can spread the spermatophores over your egg bundle in your own time, it does not have to be now. That how it works for you too? This is my first time so it is new to me as well.”

Immediately you dropped the arm and continued to stare at the place he had broken it from which now oozed a little. It must have been his blood, but the color blossoming into the water around himself as he reclaimed the arm was a shade of blue reminding you how different you were from each other, as if detaching a limb had not just clearly taught that lesson. His face fell at the rejection and you regretted your reaction, understandable as it had been when sprung on you that way.

Sensing this was not what a successful mating would look like Namjoon asked, “Did I read the signals wrong? You seemed interested in me. The beautiful brachial photophores you display tell me you have attained sexual maturity. I thought you wanted to reproduce.”

“Brachial photophores?” Your hand ran over the highly reflective metal necklace at your throat. “Yes, uh, no, er, I like you but not to father a child. I don’t even know if our species are even compatible for fertilization but no, I really, really don’t want a pregnancy. You need to talk to a partner before doing something like that!” The anger you felt was not just about miscommunication. Stricken with your knowledge about the place of mating in the life cycle of assorted octopus and cuttlefish types you feared for him. “Are you going to die now?”

Trying to be reassuring he let you know his kind were able to mate several times over a lifetime. Feeling slightly less panicky at the news, you held a hand to your forehead, the unbloodied one that had not held his hectocotylus. This had been no way to make your sexual debut with a tentacle creature. Intrigued by fanfiction, you had thought about it from time to time, but when you had considered the issue nothing like this scenario had been what you were picturing. It was a lot to process at any time, much less so early in the day. In a strained voice you managed to comment, “I just wanted sex and maybe dinner with you.”

Namjoon bit his lip then offered, “Well if you like sushi, no use letting the arm go to waste.”

Your face said it all. “Oh no, no, no, no, no! That's not happening!”

“Well, this meat is a valuable resource for somebody, it is either you or whatever ocean floor scavengers get it if I just let it go. Or, another of my kind might come along and find it. I could later have kids I know nothing about from a partner I did not choose. Now I am wishing I had not been so hasty.”

You bit back the urge to respond, “You and me both!” This morning was just too much and you clung to Namjoon sobbing, “I thought you were going to die!”

He wrapped his arms and a few remaining tentacles around you, rather liking the closeness. Namjoon reassured a new mating arm would grow back within a year. His wet hand making no progress to dry your face of tears, he began to stroke your head instead while a few tentacles patted your back. Once you had calmed, Namjoon hoisted you back onto the float suggesting you go back inside and dry off. He would not be able to follow but would wait for you in the cove. “If you bring your lunch we could picnic together on the float or the rocks nearby.”

You agreed and then left Namjoon for a much-needed shower. Toweling your hair off you had trouble believing everything that had just happened was real. Unsure if Namjoon would actually be there, you were pleased to see him swimming near the dock as you approached with the quickly thrown together picnic basket. Spreading a lunch for two on the float, you shared peanut butter and jelly sandwiches over light conversation completely unrelated to earlier events. By the end you had both regained comfort with each other after such a stressful morning.

Namjoon was the first to speak about the prior activity. “I have been thinking. Many new things take practice to get right. Perhaps we were in too much of a hurry this morning. I want to try again at another time.”

It did not sound like the developing friendship was lost as you had feared so you nodded with a smile. “My people say practice makes perfect.”

“If you are willing, I hope to start fresh.” Namjoon was pleased to see your positive reaction to his offer. “This time slowly, a dinner date perhaps. I can bring seafood.”

“I would like that very much.” If nothing else you were glad you would not be losing your new friend after the debacle earlier. Where the relationship would go from there was unknown. It did not seem promising for a romantic partnership when you had such different environmental needs but you could be very creative when you put your mind to it.

Over time you did grow closer and eventually moved in together in your own way. Less mobile on land, Namjoon retained a preference for life in the sea but he could spend time on the surface as long as care was taken not to dry out. Once settled in your career, you were able to purchase a houseboat with a private, indoor saltwater pool that was just the thing for some intimate times with your boyfriend before snuggling into a kelp bed together. You would shower and change into pajamas before heading to your real, dry bed afterward where Namjoon kissed you goodnight before heading back into the water himself.

As things went, it certainly was not a traditional lifestyle. It also took time for your friends and family to get over the shock of your boyfriend's looks but they came around in time due to his many charms. Namjoon's side of the family, who were an assorted group themselves, were far more welcoming of your differences. His sister-in-law, later yours as well, was not just the seal you had seen before but a selkie. She and her spouse had adopted a group of orphaned sea otters you found absolutely adorable, even if they had a tendency to try to crack open everything on your houseboat when they visited. So, life was nothing like you could have predicted but it was very good. All in all, you and Namjoon lived very happily ever after.

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