#(Oh look Mer Ren is still there)

[14dayswithyou]

Okay we've seen Ren/Redacted crumbs. We've seen Leon and Jae crumbs. We've, ugh, unfortunately, seen Teo crumbs /lh) How about my girls Violet and Elanor? I know Elanor is ace so her crumbs don't need to be explicit. :3

Also your own head canons of Mer Ren crumbs? For me? As a treat? /lh /silly

✦゜ANSWERED: FINALLY...... FINALLY I CAN TALK ABOUT MY WIVES...... MY LOVES......... Oh look Mer Ren is there too >:3c

Violet

A switch, but prefers to top/dom if her partner has a cooter

She's really into blindfolds, sensory play, praise kink (giving), and shibari/tying/being tied up.

Her thighs are extremely sensitive; merely gliding your fingertips across them will have her legs twitching and back arching.

She makes the prettiest sounds!! Nothing too loud or vocal; just soft moans and airy sighs. Violet responds to almost any form of physical contact, even if it's just brushing hair from her face or pressing kisses against her collarbones.

Violet enjoys intimate positions the most. She likes being able to see her partner and the pleasure on their face. It also allows her easier access to kiss you, though it usually doesn't cross her mind unless she's directly staring at your lips.

Greatly prefers to share these intimate encounters in the privacy of her own home (or yours)! Public woohoo isn't really her thing, but she won't shame those who enjoy it (she's looking directly at Ren and Leon)

Violet is better with her fingers compared to her mouth, but that just makes it easier for her to whisper praise into your ear or leave a trail of butterfly kisses down your neck.

Elanor

Adores the fantasy romance genre and secretly wishes to find love in a similar way.

Gets embarrassed reading smut in public, so she either wraps up her novels with homemade book covers or downloads them onto her Kindle.

They've read aaaall kinds of spicy genres, ranging from flirtatious fae, cunning spiderfolk, and all the way to possessive werewolves. While she isn't into anything too extreme, you'd be surprised by her taste in books.

Often likes to let you rest your head in her lap while she reads, but also likes to sit in yours while she does your makeup/skincare. It's very romantic and intimate to her.

Playing with their hair is a sure-fire way to get Elanor red and stuttering. She'd be happy to wear your masterpiece to work if you can spare enough time to do it in the mornings — even if it's embarrassing on her end.

Mer Ren

His kind bonds for life, and comes with a few additional quirks and side effects.

For starters: when mating season rolls around, both Ren and his mate will feel the same wants and urges — almost as if you’re sharing the same thoughts and wavelength.

You'll be able to feel every pang of need and desire that washes over Ren as he patiently waits for your return to your secret meeting place. And in turn, he can practically feel you get closer with each step you take.

His gills are faaaar more sensitive too, and touching them will have him pressing his body closer and slotting his mouth against every patch of available skin he can find.

Most of his fleshy scars and wounds start to glow when he's getting close, and all of his fins flare out once he cums.

Mating season is also the only time you can feel all of Ren's emotions as well. You'll be able to tell when he's feeling lonely or jealous as he runs his webbed fingers across your body or possessively ruts himself against your heat.

Mer Ren has more endurance (compared to his human counterpart) when submerged in water, but he finishes a lot faster. On land, he tends to dry up quicker and becomes more lethargic.

He has two..... you know......... down there :D ehehe

HE IS NOT A SEAHORSE SO MPREG STILL ISN'T CANON. I KNOW JESSE WILL READ THIS

[a-smol-storm-gt-blog]

pov swap (sea speaker)

Tw for noms, it’s mostly a re telling and a few things have been moved around due to confusion etc. Scar’s pov of it all Scar dashed to the surface, eyes glancing around looking for the scale he had handed to the bird yesterday. He couldn’t see it, it was possible it got buried, or washed out to sea. Scar knew though, he had a feeling that the kingfisher did take it. The whale shark was ecstatic, he danced in circles splashing water, waiting.  Although it was most likely only around 20 minutes, it felt like hours before the bird showed up. It looked up at Scar before letting out a small flick of the wing and continuing towards the edge to check his leaf. Scar had no Idea why he was so obsessed with it, or why he had tied it to the branch and left it on the water, must be a bird thing. Once again the bird lifted up the leaf as he always did so Scar took it as a chance to come forwards. The whale shark swam fast and excited but, the bird looked up as he came forwards, the avian ran the other direction. It turned around, feathers fluffed out like it’s done so many times. Scar felt . . . sad? Defeated? Upset? Maybe all 3 of them at once. The small bird man had dashed away from him, but why? He accepted his proposal and- oh, oh wait, the bird was scared of him wasn’t he. It seemed so, as the avian backed up, eyes never leaving Scar’s. The mer wanted to speak but he found it hard to think of the words. W-was this rejection? N-no it couldn’t be the avian took his scale. The kingfisher had been backing up slowly, Scar could tell. It took the mer by surprise though when the bird looked away for one second before dashing back into the woods. The whale shark let out a loud call. “WAIT NO!!” The mer swam around the island calling out, but got no response. “Come on little bird, please.” He begged, and still nothing. No familiar sound of disturbed sand, or the soft crunch of dirt. So the mer waited, barely noticing as the hours ticked by until he got hungry, he didn’t want to leave, afraid that the second he did the avian would show back up. He eventually did though, and so he dove down, easily snapping up a large fish. In the distance he could hear the two ship hunters, or well, Ren and Doc laughing together about most of everything. Scar tried to ignore them, they weren't mean or anything, he just wasn’t in the mood at the moment. When the mer approached the beach, he saw footprints, but none were new. So he went around the island quietly looking for any signs of movement, but still none. The mer wished he had watched the bird more often, maybe he would have known where his nest was. So he waited, again the sun passed, but he didn’t come back. It is possible he visited another end of the island, hoping Scar wouldn’t appear there, and maybe he did. Scar would check tomorrow though just in case, it’s possible the bird just had a lazy day after the spook and had some food. So the mer left for the night, catching a couple more things for himself before curling up on the sand. He didn’t know how long it took him, but he eventually did fall asleep. The next day Scar headed to the surface excited, the bird would surely be back today. So he waited, listened and once or twice he might have heard a leaf crunch, but nothing. So Scar started around the island again looking for footprints or something off or out of place. He did find a small pile of twigs, they didn’t seem to lead anywhere though. It was possible the kingfisher found a better fishing spot, or had a lot of food stored. Wait, was it possible he waited till Scar left and had a raft of some sort? Problem was there were no new footprints. No signs of a rope like structure, or anything being dragged. He checked all sides of the island, so most likely the avian was working on something, probably his nest. “Little bird?” He called out, no response as always, so Scar laid there in his thoughts for a little. “Little bird please.” His voice was desperate and still nothing. So he sat there, trying to make conversation with the king fisher who just never responded. The thought of him not understanding the mer never crossed his mind. It vanished as fast as it came though, being a fishing bird he had to know the language. So Scar waited, digging in the sand and eating any small fish that came across his path. “Scar?” A soft voice called out to the mer. Scar blinked a couple times before slowly turning his head to look at the dogfish beside him. “Hey Ren.” The whale shark said sadly. This caused the smaller mer to let out a pitied sigh. “What happened, you don’t get into a bad mood very easily.” “I haven’t seen little bird in about a day, day and a half, I think I scared him.” Ren patted Scar on the back a few times. “I’m sure he’s okay, he’s a strong and smart bird, probably just busy with something.” The whaleshark sighed again at that but nodded. He gave the dog shark his best smile before sitting up. “Well, I’m going to get lunch.” Scar said stretching, Ren understood what scar meant by that and waved him goodbye. So the whale shark got lunch, munching on a few tuna he found before returning for one last glance. Instead of sitting and waiting for the bird he decided to swim out and distract himself for a little hoping that soon the bird would come back out. Scar eventually returned to the island, but it was late and so he just curled up in his new usual spot hoping to see some signs of movement the next day. So the next day came, Scar slowly came to the surface. He did spot something though something seemed a little off, wait maybe it was new prints. 

So the Mer dashed towards the island, though he found what was off. Something caught his tail up causing him to flop and drag though the sand. Oh that’s what it was, of course he probably should have expected this from the two. He knew they were after Grian as well, but not for the same reasons Scar was. Doc saw hunting the bird as sport, Ren went along with it. The mer did his best to get out but it was exhausting so he flopped curling up. His breathing felt slowed but otherwise he was fine. He was there for about an hour, maybe two, until he heard a familiar crunch. The whale shark slitted his eyes open, and there he was. The avian himself walked cautiously towards the man. What freaked out the mer though was, he looked skinny. It could be just because it’s been a while but he just seemed underweight. This caused the mer to panic a little but he kept himself still waiting for the bird to approach. So it did, a couple feet away from Scar’s face. The mer made his move, his hands forced the bird towards his mouth which panicked trying to stop them. “No, no no no NO NO NO NO.” It begged, Scar froze for a little, slowing down feeling bad. When the bird tried to jump over the whalesharks fingers the largest shoved the avian into his mouth. Scar’s jaws closed as he felt the avian plop on his tongue. It felt strange, the mer could feel the feathers trace his tongue as the bird panicked. He could also feel the birds speed up heartbeat as the mer’s tongue pressed up against his chest. The whale shark brought his tongue up, but the bird healed tight pleading. The giant felt awful nearly choking, but instead raised his tongue gently trying to push the bird off. It worked, he could feel the talons lose their grip, and the bird slid, slid right down his tongue falling straight into the mer’s throat. Scar stopped there for a second, the avian didn’t fight it though, most likely exhausted. So the giant gently swallowed hearing what seemed to be a groan. And god it felt satisfying, the mer hated to say it, but he wished he could do it 100 times over. The sliding of the avian’s feathers down his neck, his warm limp body falling not fighting just going with it. The mer let out a pleased sigh as he felt the bird drop into his pouch. A smile grew on his face as he went to place a hand. All the mer’s movements halted, he could feel the bird attempting to push back up his throat a little. It felt strange, but also kind of nice. He placed a hand against the side of his pouch pushing in, all it did though was cause the bird to hit him once. This made the whale shark take it off, feeling bad. The avian flopped most likely exhausted now, so Scar started to back up into the ocean, the cold water felt amazing. The mer felt as the king fisher moved his back against one of his pouch walls. The giant couldn’t tell if he was shaking, or just sitting- oh OH HE WAS CRYING. “You okay little buddy?” the whale shark asked worried, and well he did get a response. “STOP SOUNDING SO DAMN UPSET!!!” It yelled back at him, their voice a little raspy. “YOU WERE THE ONE TOYING WITH ME!!!” It continued most likely fighting tears. “WHY EVEN TRY AND SOUND UPSET YOUR JUST GOING TO KILL ME SOON ANYWAYS!!” The giant went to answer, but got stopped as a familiar person came over. “You okay?” The dog shark asked, causing Scar to nervously smile and look at his tangled tail. “Oh.” Is all Ren said before looking up back at him and sighing. “Okay I’ll get you out.” 

“Thanks.” Scar says watching as the smaller mer sliced open the ropes. The giant mer slapping his freed tail around letting out some happy chirps. “Thanks Ren.” He said in a sing-songy voice leaving the dogfish me confused as he swam away. When far enough away the mer placed his hand back starting to rub against the avian's back. “Why are you doing this?” the small asked. “What do you mean by that?” Scar asked, seeing as he didn’t hit him again he continued rubbing. “The rubbing is to comfort you, and the pouch, well because you weren't eating. Speaking of, the mer looked around before dashing and swallowing up a couple minnows. When the swallow went off he heard the bird stand up and most likely panicked. As the fish and water pooled in he flopped back down exhausted, though the mer could feel when he stood up and grabbed a fish, maybe two. “I thought we were friends.” The comment made the mer nearly choke, he pressed a little harder still rubbing. “No- no no no no no NO!” The mer shouted, scaring the bird back to his feet, but didn’t stay up long. “We are-.” “Please don’t do this. Please” The bird begged, pulling on the fleshy walls as he cried. Scar still talked trying to calm the avian. “Please.” It said again, causing Scar to slow his rubbing. He let out a sad whistle, and another, then another singing a song sort of. “Why?” The bird asked again. “Why go through so much to eat me, what would I even do for you?” Scar let out a sad gasp, speeding up his rubbing once again. “STOP TEASING ME WITH YOUR DAMN BELLY RUBS!! I GET IT, I’M DONE FOR NO NEED TO RUB IT ALL-!!” The avian was cut off by coughing causing all the calls and petting to stop as Scar sat there. The avian pushed out at the hand resting on his belly, the mer pushed back gently in return. “Stop stop sto-.” The kingfisher yelled, causing Scar to pull his arm back. “Sorry.” The giant whistled. “You never were trying to scare me were you?” The avian asked. Scar said no, but then realized. He couldn’t understand me, that's why he kept getting freaked out. OH SHOOT, the mer felt dumb thinking before answering with two pats. “C-can you understand me?” The tiny asked, the whaleshark answered with a single pat. “Wait, y-you were actually worried about me?” The king fisher sounded genuinely surprised, and Scar once again tapped once. There was a bit of silence, “why am I in your stomach then?” The avian asked, Scar frantically padded twice. More silence, the giant held his breath for a second. “Is it one tap for yes two for no?” He asked, causing the mer to give a single tap. “So is this going to take long?”  “Should I start to feel some sort of sting soon?” The giant taps twice. “Why don’t you just kill me already, please.” Scar slowly tapped twice. “So you're not going to kill me?” Again the larger tapped twice. The bird quieted, seemingly relaxing for a little while. “Wait, are you giving me to the others that attacked the boat?” Scar stopped for a second, oh Ren and Doc. He must be terrified of them, and it makes sense, they did almost store him when they first met, he probably didn’t know about pouches. “I- c-can you let me out, like right now?” The kingfisher asked, Scar sadly patted twice. “Can I get let out soon?” Scar wasn’t sure how to answer that so the bird did. “Is that a maybe?” The mer patted once. So the bird just relaxed, laying back as much as he could. This left the mer let out a happy chirp before swimming off. 

[avinaccia]

A Completely Objective and Logical Ranking of Every Hetalia Character Song

New character songs are dropping,  I have too much time on my hands, let’s go. 

Also here’s a Youtube playlist for the ~✨nostalgia✨~

Bring it on in the tags 

71. Ah Legendary Class⭐The Awesome Me Highway [Prussia]: Absolutely tearing it up on the drums and on the vocal cords alike (I pray for Atsushi Kousaka). Great for the memes. 

70.  Happy Thoughts Museum [???]: This is listed as an official song but I had literally never heard of the title. Then I listened to it and BAM! Smack back to 2013 watching the teasers for the show on Funimation. Not sure I’d count it as a character song though...

69. (Nice)  My Song that is written by me for me [Prussia]: Deafened me but I can appreciate the industrial grind.

68.  My House is...Quiet. ~With the Trolls~ [Norway]: I have never heard this song, nor can I find any version of it online. By default it goes here and I am so sorry Norge.

67.  Make a Wish to Santa♪ [Sealand]: The discordant notes and childish exuberance only serve to make this sound like a demonic plea to Santa to eliminate the singer’s enemies.

66.  Heaven and Hell on Earth [Rome]: Rome sounds like he’s been in the corner of a restroom. Extra points for the metal version, minus points for the fact that the beach scene was replayed like 1764 times.

65. Canada Complete Introduction [Canada]: Quiet af until Kumacheerio shows up and blows out your speakers. they did you dirty my darling 😔

64.  It’s Easy!!! [America]: I don't think any video of this has ever stayed up for more than 20 seconds. Sounds cool, but like I was listening to 20 different genres at once, someone make him calm down.

63.  Bù Zàiyì the Small Stuff ☆ [China]: I cannot for the life of me find the complete song anywhere, clips have a cool beat though

62.  Let's Boil Hot Water♪ [Italy]: Exactly what it says on the tin..though a bit too close to elevator music for my tastes.

61.  The Fragrance of Early Summer [Japan]: Very ‘from the books’ Japan-esque song

60.  Peace Sounds Nice…[Baltic Trio]: All well and good until the radio demon shows up

59.  W●D●C ~World Dancing~ [America]: How a song can sound like it’s from 4 different decades at once is beyond me

58.  Overflowing Passion [BFT]: This is just drunken karaoke and I have 0 clue what’s going on #iconicforallthewrongreasons

57. Ren●Ren●Renaissance♪ [Rome+Chibitalia]: Wholesome Grandpa with Grandson content - barring the fact that Italy sounds on the verge of a nervous breakdown and Rome has had too much wine.

56.  Roma Antiqua [Rome]: Similar energy to any one of China’s songs - there’s a part of the song where it sounds like he’s singing in the shower, and I will never not laugh at [CENSORED]

55.  Country From Where the Sun Rises, Zipangu [Japan]: Very chill, very Japan, but just meh for me.

54.  Moon Over Emei Shan [China]: Good message, okay song.

53.  My Friend [England]: What a mind palace you must have Mr. Kirkland

52.  With Love, from Iceland [Iceland]: Three words: Heavy. Metal. Puffin.

51.  Having Friends is Nice...♫ [Russia]: Russia is the cutest thing ever

50.  Mm. [Sweden]: Smooth transition from WWE Smackdown to shopping at IKEA.

49.  Why don’t you come over? ~Beyond the Northern Lights~ [Iceland]: I don’t want to be mean but...this does sound like the second closing theme to an anime whose first closing was much more popular (à la Soul Eater)

48. Gakuen☆Festa [Germany, Italy, Japan]: Sounds like a 60s song of the summer but oh dear their voices do not go together. Hella cute though.

47.  Wa! Wa!! World Ondo [Main Cast]: One time I travelled 10 hours in a coach bus with a bunch of teenagers to a city of note in my country, and the only souvenir I bought was the fucking PAINT IT WHITE DVD. Perfectly chaotic, UN ĐĕùX~~

46.  In the Bluebell Woods [England]: In the album cover for this song he’s holding a guitar but this is not a rock song. Still has ‘running through the hills’ levels of dramatism though.

45.  Poi Poi Poi♪ [Taiwan]: You’re telling me that Taiwan, someone whose has *ONE LINE* in Beautiful World (which is criminal tbh what kind of representation-) managed to get an eNTIRE CHARACTER SONG???????

44.  White Flame [Russia]: There’s something to be said for a song that is 3x the length of any Hetalia episode

43.  Ich liebe… [Germany]: Baking cakes for your friends has never been so wholesome.

42.  We Wish you a Merry Christmas [America, China, England, France, Russia]: Nice to see they’ve gotten their shit together since United Nations Sta-hmm.

41.  Ah, Worldwide à la mode [France]: Sounds like a Disney Princess song, hard not to picture France frolicking in a field of flowers.

40.  Che Bello! ~My House is the Greatest!⭐~ [Italy]: Would not be out of place in an advertisement for Sea World.

39.  May You Smile Today [Japan]: THE feel good song of the summer

38.  Let’s Look Behind the Rainbow [Italy]: I will protect you.

37.  I'm your HERO☆ [America]: “Anyone who’s sad or sullen will be arrested” did NOT age well.

36.  Mein Gott! [Prussia]: Alternating headphone effect at the beginning is cool, so is the confidence...the actual singing on the other hand...

35. Nihao⭐China [China]: Listen, all of China’s character songs are great, I just can’t vibe with this one like some of the others.

34.  Pechka ~Light My Heart~ [Russia]: I’m still having difficulty wrapping my head around the fact that this and Winter were released at the same time.

33.  Pukapuka⭐Vacation [Germany, Italy, Japan]: Seems just a bit too much like they’re running on a treadmill that’s picking up speed and trying to sing at the same time. Peppy.

32.  Santa Claus is Coming to Town [Germany, Italy, Japan]: This is unironically the best song sung by this trio; can only vibe with for two months out of the year though.

31.  Excuse Me, I Am Sorry [Japan]: Japan’s character traits speedrun. Gives me barbershop quartet vibes for some reason but is catchy as hell.

30.  The Story of Snow and Dreams [Russia]: A superhero anime opening in the making

29. England’s Evil Demon Summoning Song [England]: Sir that is not how you roast a marshmallow, don’t cut yourself on that edge.

28.  Moi Moi Sauna♪ [Finland]: Exactly the type of song you’d expect and it’s wonderful

27.  United Nations Star⭐ [America, China, England, France, Russia]: This isn’t as much of a song as it is a four minute struggle for everyone to sing without America yelling every 5 seconds...Like a particularly musical episode of Hetalia.

26.  Paris is Indeed Splendid [France]: Paris-pa-pa-pa-paris

25.  Absolutely Invincible British Gentleman [England]: Poppy, rocky, polka-dotty

24.  Vorwärts Marsch! [Germany]: To quote the comment section: “This sounds like a German version of I’ll Make a Man out of you.” There’s some truth to that.

23.  Hamburger Street [America]: The product of America’s rapper phase. 8/10 because he’s trying so hard and because I can unironically sing along to all of this.

22.  Hoi Sam☆Nice Guy [Hong Kong]: A song that would absolutely destroy the ankles of anyone in DDR.

21.  I Am German-Made [Germany]: There was once a version that had Germany and Prussia singing at the same time and it sounded positively demonic and Broadway could never

20.  La pasión no se detiene ~Unstoppable Passion~ [Spain]: Talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show-stopping...

19.  Fall in Love, Mademoiselle [France]: Sounds like it should be in Mozart Opera Rock, I have kiss kiss falled in love.

18. Embrace the Très Bien Moi [France]: This is the definition of SELF LOVE PEOPLE. 

17. Carrot and Stick [Belarus&Ukraine]: Absolutely DRIPPING in 2000s power ballad energy. The type of song that plays on repeat in the mind of the widow whose millionaire husband ‘mysteriously disappeared’ (and the only legit character song ever acknowledged by the anime)

16. C.B.C (Cowboyz Boot Camp) Vol. 1 [America]: AH MAH GAWWDDD

15. Winter [Russia]: Heavy metal fever dream and the perfect song for an angst-ridden teenager

14.  Seychelles Here ⭐ Vacation Island [Seychelles]: UN👏DER👏RA👏TED SONG👏OF 👏THE 👏SUM👏MER👏

13.  Nah, it will settle itself somehow [Romano]: One day I aspire to reach this level of chill

12.  Let’s Enjoy Today [England]: I will never not feel happy when listening to this.

11.  Einsamkeit [Germany]: Ludwig manages to air every single one of his worries about not being good enough compared to his friends and always being perceived as mean or uptight when he’s actually just a softie and now my heart hurts. 💔

10.  Aiyaa Four Thousand Years [China]: A very poignant and beautiful song about the passage of time and the inevitability of its passing; comparable to an ancient ballad complete with explosive crescendos and meaningful lyrics.

9.  Bon Bon Bon❤️C’est Bon C’est Bon! [France]: Peppy, cheerful, adorable, groundbreaking; has been my alarm tone for six years and I’ve yet to tire of it. 9/10 The moaning interspersed throughout has been an interesting wake-up call.

8.  Let’s Enjoy! Let’s Get Excited! Cheers! [Denmark]: This is on par with Everytime we Touch by Cascada in terms of rage potential unlocked (the good kind)

7.  Dream Journey [Japan]: Whoever’s playing the shakuhachi is absolutely KILLING IT. Dramatic, wonderful, great metaphors.

6.  Gourmet’s Heart Beginner Level [China]: Absolute banger, I’m a vegetarian but this would inspire me to eat shumai.

5.  Always with you...Nordic Five! [Nordic FIVVVVVEEEE]: Everyone harmonizes beautifully except for Denmark. Extremely catchy, number placement seemed appropriate. 

4.  Pub and GO! [England]: I love this trash man

3. Maji Kandou⭐Hong Kong Night [Hong Kong]: If you thought Denmark’s song was a banger JUST YOU WAIT. I WILL BLOW OUT MY SPEAKERS LISTENING TO LO-HA-SU.

2. Steady Rhythmus [Germany]: THIS SONG IS METAL AF. Seriously, if it can be classified as ‘hardcore’ by my father and his group of 50-somethings who have decided to single-handedly gatekeep the metal and hardrock genres, it can do anything.

1.  The Delicious Tomato Song 🍅 [Romano]: Beautiful, absolutely awe-inspiring, poignant, catchy lyrics with an extremely deep meaning that only years of meticulous research and analysis can unlock, Romano I love you.

BONUS: Closing Songs

5. Hatafutte Parade (World Series) 

4. Hetalian⭐Jet (The World Twinkle): The song is good, the dancing is cursed 

3. Chikyuu Marugoto Hug Shitainda (World⭐Stars)

2. Marukaite Chikyuu (Hetalia: Axis Powers): nE NE PaPA

1. Mawaru Chikyuu Rondo (The Beautiful World)

[simpingforsoftboys]

The Odds of Us All

CH 3 Part 2/5: The Foxes Burrow

You stood beside Kita, facing the starting members of Inarizaki’s team. Your soulmates were pretty surprised to see you here- but that was a given since you may or may not have neglected to inform them that you would be their new manager.

“This is Ushijima Y/n. She was previously Nekoma’s volleyball club manager- I’m sure some of ya’ have heard of them before. They’re Fukurodani’s main rival- aside from Itachiyama.” Kita introduced her formally, before allowing Y/n to say a few things herself.

“I look forward to getting to know you all! Please take care of me.” You said with a bow. Kita nodded in approval at your brief greeting- concise yet polite- just as he liked it. 

“Today’s extra practice for the senior and starting members. So take yer time with gettin settled in. If ya need anythin just ask me or Aran.” A tall male in a #4 jersey strode up to you, a welcoming smile on his lips as he stretched out a hand for a handshake.

“Nice to meet ya Ushijima! Welcome to the team!” You accepted his hand and shook it firmly.

“Glad to be here Aran-senpai- but please just call me ‘Y/n.’ Ushijima is my cousin-”

“Course- ain’t gonna lie- made me double take the first time I heard it.” They shared a quick chuckle. “Why don’t ya go talk to the other’s? We’ll be right here after.” Aran stepped away to speak to Kita, luckily you didn’t need to go seek out anyone else to speak to- since someone walked up to you.

*Apologies in advance ya’ll, I’m only an anime watcher so I DO NOT have a grasp on Akagi, Omimi, or Ginjima’s characters AT ALL... so please- if you guys have tips please comment. Also I have no idea if Akagi or Ginjima was raised in Hyogo so I’m going to give them a normal Tokyo dialect for now- but Ginjima will have hints of Hyogo dialect- this is subject to change if I get advice. 

“Hi! I’m Akagi Michinari, you’re new right? How’s Inarizaki so far?” Akagi was fairly cheerful- almost like a breath of fresh air compared to everyone else. Sure, Kita and Aran were plenty nice but they were more like a parental/older brother sort than friendly.

“Mhm, I just got here two days ago! Everyone here is so friendly- I love it.”

“Hey... this is just between me and you but,” Akagi leans forward, hand covering the side of his face like he’s telling a secret, curious, you lean forward to hear better. “It’s kind of refreshing to talk to someone without the Hyogo dialect. Sometimes I still have trouble understanding what people are saying so I smile and nod.” You two look at each other for a good moment before bursting into actual giggles. 

“Me too actually, I was so lost in Japanese literature- so I just pretended to know what was going on when Kenji-sensei was lecturing.” You whisper back- sending the third year into a fit of laughter. The two of you were oblivious to the jealous stares from the nightmare trio, and the curious looks from the others. 

“Haha- I think we’ll be fast friends Y/n!” The libero says, turning to look at the last two people. “Hey Ren, Hitoshi- come say hi!” A super tall, scary dude with a blank expression walks over, along with a stereotypical alt obsessed looking guy. “The super tall one is Omimi Ren- and the grumpy one is Ginjima Hitoshi!” Omimi doesn’t say anything- instead opting to nod in greeting.

“Hey.” Is all Ginjima says, looking like he’d rather be anywhere but here. 

“Call me Y/n! I was meaning to ask earlier but are there any allergies or food preferences you might have? I was going to bring homemade energy bars but realized someone might be allergic.” 

“Uh, nah I don’t have any allergies.” Ginjima looks pleasantly surprised, though it’s barely noticeable on his face, “I don’t think anyone here has allergies so ya don’t need to worry.” He turns to look at his seniors for confirmation.

“No one has any.” Omimi agrees.

“Great! Thank you... how about food preferences? Any dietary restrictions for you three specifically?” You’re slipping back into your old managerial habits, pulling out a notepad and scribbling down notes. You may not be of any help on the court directly, but you pride yourself on being analytical and taking care of your team. An example of this was how you’d watch Nekoma’s next rival team beforehand, chatting up their players by starting off with simple conversation- and estimating what makes them tick based off their answers. 

“So professional- Shinsuke picked a good one.” Akagi praised, before giving his own preferences (along with Omimi’s), Ginjima spoke after him. Something told you this years team was going to quickly be added to your list of friends.

“What’cha talkin bout over here?” Atsumu slinked over to stand at your side, inserting himself into the conversation. The two third years were unperturbed at his interruption, meanwhile Ginjima looked a little irritated. 

“Just dietary restrictions.” You replied showing him your notebook. “Speaking of which I have to speak to you, Osamu, and Suna about yours. Excuse us-” After politely excusing yourself and Atsumu, you walked over to join the other two.

“Enjoyin yerself?” Osamu questioned in greeting, taking a bite of his senbei cracker. “Never seen Akagi so chatty with someone he just met.” 

“That’s because they were gossiping.” Suna snickered, shooting you a knowing glance. “It was something about the dialect right? He said the same thing to me when we first met.” He laughed at the scandalized/busted expression you wore.

“What d’ya mean?” The vegetable oil color haired twin questioned, tilting his head to the side- Osamu said nothing, content to munch on his cracker. 

“Thank you so much for exposing me.” You ‘thanked’ Suna with a saccharine sweet tone, before answering your faux blonde soulmate. “It’s Tokyo dialect things. That’s it.”

“Oh ok.” He seemed satisfied with your answer, not seeing any reason to doubt you- much to his twin’s, and Suna’s amusement.

“Alright everyone, practice now!” Coach Kurosu called, the gym doors slamming open as he strode in alongside Coach Oomi. “Ushijima- er I’ll just say Y/n yeah? Come over and I’ll give you a rundown on how things work around here.” While the boys began running their warmup laps around the gyms interior, you made your way over to the coaches. “So... says here you were manager of old Nekomata’s team huh? Interestin’ well, it’s the same as any managerial position. Keep the bottles filled, maintain our players morale when you can, and launder the towels and practice jerseys... sound good?” You nodded, already used to the burden of managing a boys volleyball team. 

“Yes, thank you.”

“Oh and here,” he hands you a hefty, sealed envelope. “Your budget for the next two weeks. Anything you don’t spend will be subtracted from the next allowance.” Your eyes widen at the weight of it, but you nod along nonetheless. Money is a friend of yours- the Ushijima’s being a very well off family. “Well the bottles are in the locker room hallway.”

“Right, of course.” Then you left, going to begin the familiar tasks that had somehow become an important part of your daily high school life.

Oomi looked at Kurosu. “Why’d you give her cash? We’re supposed to give her the card?” Kurosu is silent, watching his players with a scrutinizing look. 

“She reminds me of a boerboel.” 

“I don’t follow?”

“I have a feelin that we can trust her.” 

Facts/Trivia

This takes place the very next day after CH3 pt1, ignore the 4d mark on that one cut off tweet please

Tendo has this uncanny ability to tell when someone is trash talking either Ushijima 

Sakusa still doesn’t know that Y/n is Inarizaki’s new manager

None of her soulmates follow her private twitter- or know of it’s existence

Y/n is very efficient at doing laundry/filling water bottles within a small time frame- she has Nekoma vbc to thank for that

Nekoma didn’t have a allowance for their team- so Y/n just paid for everything out of pocket

Yes their budget for TWO WEEKS is about $270 

The only things she can bake well is granola/energy bars, scones, and cookies. Anything else she attempts turns out horribly

A boerboel is a extremely dependable dog breed 

Sometimes when the teachers speak too quickly, Y/n can’t tell what they’re saying so she just stares at them, acting like an attentive student so that they’ll be less tempted to call on her during class

I have no idea how to write for Omimi, Ginjima, Akagi, and both coaches so I’ll just do whatever

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Character Introduction: Asbel

Finally, here’s what I promised: the introduction drabble for Asbel! (my sunshine boy™) Enjoy! 

(Land of Hope WIP intro, if you’ve forgotten what he’s part of)

*****

"What? Me? No, no! Not at all!"

Asbel was frantically waving his hands, trying to apologize in front of the merchant who was turning even redder by the second.

"It has to be your fault that my cargo hasn't arrived!" the big man thundered, pushing his finger against the young man's chest. "You were supposed to take care of the message, and the shipment should already be here if you weren't a good-for-nothing fool!

- But I can assure you, it's not my fault! I conveyed your terms to Rolven, she confirmed the deal and that's it! She never mentioned a longer shipping time!

- Oh really? Then what am I supposed to do with my clients that are waiting for their beams? If she needed more time than we agreed, she should have let me know! How do I know you didn't just forget to ask her?

- What? No, not at all! I'm telling you, I told her everything!

- And what about the time you forgot for Garmann's meeting, hm? Or the deal between Vance and Harril? It's not the first time you screw up a mission because you just can't remember what you're told! I don't even know why your father insists on keeping you!

-The mee- But that was- For crying out loud, I swear I didn't forget anything! She didn't say anything! She must have been delayed by the rain! It's not my fault!"

The merchant crossed his arms and glared down at him, frowning.

-"The rain. Whatever. But I'm still the one who's going to be stuck dealing with the angry customers. Let me tell you, the next time you get in the way of my business you can bet that your father will be hearing about you!

-But I didn't-

- Now get out of here! I have better things to do than listening to your whining!"

Asbel clenched his fists, gave him a brief nod and left. Behind him, the man was grudgingly undertaking to scribble something in a ledger already covered in notes.

"Perfect. Another problem. Like I didn't already have the worst record in town." Asbel stepped inside and put his errand bag down. "And one morning wasted!" he muttered, blowing against the blond hair that had strayed out of his braid.

-"So I take it you had problems with Verik?"

Asbel froze, then put his head out through the study door. He sighed, with relief this time.

His sister was seated in front of a sea of files and sheets, her sandy hair pulled in a tight bun. She was staring at him like she was waiting for something, but her eyes shone with an amused light.

-"Hell, you scared me! I thought Dad was here! The later he hears about what happened, the happier I'll be…" he said wearily. He took a few steps in the room and sat on the corner of a table.

-"Did it go that wrong? Verik should have expected delay, the upstream villages have been writing about the bad weather for the last three weeks. He's not the only one who's been having trouble because of it."

Asbel let out a strangled laugh. He was agitated, his legs swinging under the table.

-"If you want to go talk to him, believe me, I won't stop you! But it's so much easier to blame me… He even brought up Garmann's meeting! Even though it wasn't even my fault, he's the one who didn't mention he needed a interpreter! And an Ilmani, at that! Not the kind of guy you can find at any turn!"

His sister was staring at him, her gaze inscrutable. His hands fell back to his side.

-"I know that if I keep getting in trouble I'm gonna have to find another job again. But I swear I'm doing my best…"

His sister kept her gaze on him for a few moments more, then turned back to her desk, straightened up her already perfect pages and picked up the ink reed she had put down.

-"All trade with the villages has been cut for five days. It was time to send some people to see how they are doing and lend them a hand, anyway. I'll try to learn how Rolven's shipment is going, it might calm down Verik's clients." The light scratching of the reed on the paper now seemed to hold all of her attention. Asbel let himself slide from the table, his feet hitting the floor with a muted sound.

-"I… Sor- Thanks.

-Dad will surely leave the council late, Verik will have calmed down by then. In the meantime, pass by the archive to see if they need you. There are still people in this town who appreciate your work." Asbel raised his head, hearing the warmth in his sister's voice. She was looking at him again with a slight smirk and one raised eyebrow. He stood a little straighter and smiled at her cheerfully.

-"Well, it's a good thing the most fearsome penpusher in the city has my back! Beware, or she could bury you under paperwork and bills!" The only answer he got was a paper ball shot in his direction as he ducked out towards the exit. He saluted his sister one last time:

-"I'm going to try to make myself useful! See you later!"

Already immersed in her files once more, she waved at him vaguely. He tiptoed out of the house, grabbing his bag on the way.

-"Try to make myself useful. Mmh. Try, that's the word." he muttered, gazing at the city that stretched out before him.

*****

That’s it! It might be a little blunt and pretty unclear, but it’s normal! I’ll probably do more straightforward character presentations one of these days, but this is meant only as a way to introduce my characters in the first chapters.

You’re free to ask questions if you really want to know more, though! But be aware that this is the very beginning of the novel, so the things you see here are not gonna stay unchanged...

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I’m adding the French version below for those who might be interested!

*****

"Quoi? Moi? Non, non! Pas du tout!"

Asbel agitait frénétiquement les mains en signe d'excuse devant le marchand qui empourprait à vue d'oeil.

"Si mon chargement n'est toujours pas arrivé, c'est forcément de ta faute! tonitrua le large homme en pressant son doigt contre le torse du jeune homme. C'est toi qui devais te charger du message, et la livraison devrait déjà être là, si tu n'étais pas un imbécile bon à rien!

-Mais je vous assure que je n'y suis pour rien! J'ai transmis vos termes à Rolven, elle a confirmé l'accord et c'est tout! Elle n'a jamais mentionné un délai de livraison plus long!

-Ah vraiment? Et comment je suis sensé faire, moi, avec mes clients qui attendent leurs poutres? Si elle avait besoin de plus de temps que convenu, elle aurait dû me le faire savoir! Comment je peux être sûr que tu n'as pas juste oublié de lui en parler?

-Quoi? Mais non, pas du tout! Je vous assure que je lui ai tout dit!

-Et la fois où tu as oublié  le rendez-vous de Garmann, hein? Et l'accord entre Vance et Harril? C'est pas la première fois que tu foires une mission parce que t'es pas fichu de retenir ce qu'on te dit! Je sais même pas pourquoi ton père s'obstine à te garder!

-Le ren- Mais c'était- Bon sang, je vous jure que je n'ai rien oublié! Elle ne m'a rien dit! Rien! Elle a dû être retardée par les pluies! Ce n'est pas de ma faute!" Le marchand croisa les bras et le toisa, les sourcils froncés.

-"Les pluies. Ouais. En attendant, c'est moi qui vais devoir me coltiner les clients furieux. La prochaine fois que tu me causes des problèmes, ton père entendra parler de toi, tu peux en être sûr!

-Mais je n'ai même pas-

-Allez, file de là ! J'ai autre chose à faire que de t'écouter pleurnicher!"

Asbel serra les poings, salua le commerçant d'un signe de tête et sortit. Derrière lui, l'homme s'attelait en grommelant à noircir un peu plus un livre de comptes couvert de notes.

"Parfait. Encore un problème. Comme si j'avais pas déjà le pire tableau de chasse de toute la ville." Asbel passa le seuil de la maison et posa son sac de coursier dans l'entrée. "Et une matinée de perdue!" marmonna-t-il, soufflant pour repousser les mèches blondes qui s'échappaient de sa tresse.

"J'en déduis que tu as eu des problèmes avec Verik?"

Asbel se figea, puis passa la tête dans l'encadrement de la porte du bureau et eut un soupir, de soulagement cette fois.

Sa sœur était assise devant une mer de dossiers et de feuilles, ses cheveux sable remontés en un chignon strict. Elle le fixait, l'air d'attendre quelque chose, mais une lueur d'amusement dansait dans ses yeux.

-"Bon sang, tu m'as fait peur! J'ai cru que Papa était là! Plus tard il apprendra comment ça s'est fini, mieux je me porterai..." dit-il avec lassitude. Il fit quelques pas dans la pièce et  sur le coin d'une table.

-"Ça s'est si mal passé que ça? Verik aurait dû s'attendre à du retard, ça fait trois semaines que les villages en amont parlent des intempéries dans leurs missives. Il n'est pas le seul à qui ça cause des problèmes."

Asbel eut un rire étranglé. Il était agité, ses jambes se balançant sous la table.

-"Si tu veux aller lui en parler, crois moi, je te retiens pas! Mais c'est tellement plus facile de m'accuser moi... Il a même mentionné le rendez-vous de Garmann! Alors que c'était même pas de ma faute, c'est lui qui n'a pas précisé qu'il lui fallait un interprète! Et un Ilmani en plus! Pas le genre de gars qui se trouve à n'importe quel coin de rue!"

Sa sœur le fixait, son regard indéchiffrable. Ses mains retombèrent piteusement à ses côtés.

-"Je sais bien que si je continue à avoir des problèmes, je vais encore devoir trouver un autre travail. Mais je fais de mon mieux, je t'assure..."

Les yeux de sa soeur restèrent posés sur lui quelques instant de plus, puis elle se retourna vers son bureau, remit de l'ordre dans ses feuilles déjà parfaitement ordonnées et reprit le roseau à encre qu'elle avait posé.

-"Tous les échanges avec les villages sont coupés depuis cinq jours. Il était temps d'envoyer quelques personnes jeter un œil et leur donner un coup de main, de toute façon. J'en profiterai pour voir où en est Rolven avec la livraison, ça devrait calmer les clients de Verik." Le grattement du roseau sur le papier, léger, semblait maintenant attirer toute l'attention de la jeune femme. Asbel se laissa glisser au sol, ses pieds touchant le plancher avec un bruit sourd.

-"Je... Dés- Merci.

- Papa sortira sûrement tard du conseil, Verik sera calmé d'ici là. En attendant, passe voir aux archives si ils ont besoin de toi. Il y a quand même des gens dans cette ville qui apprécient ton travail." La chaleur dans la voix de sa sœur fit relever la tête à Asbel. Elle le regardait de nouveau, avec un léger sourire en coin et un sourcil relevé. Il se redressa un peu et lui sourit joyeusement.

-"Heureusement que la gratte-papier la plus redoutable de toute la cité couvre mes arrières! Prenez garde, elle pourrait vous enterrer sous la paperasse et les livres de comptes!" La seule réponse qu'il obtint fut une boulette de papier lancée dans sa direction tandis qu'il s'esquivait vers la sortie. Il adressa un dernier salut à sa sœur :

-"Je vais essayer de me rendre utile! À plus tard!"

Déjà replongée dans ses dossiers, elle lui fit un vague signe de la main. Il quitta la maison sur la pointe des pieds en reprenant sa besace au passage.

"Essayer de me rendre utile. Mmh. Essayer, c'est le mot." marmonna-t-il en regardant la ville qui s'ouvrait devant lui.

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Mermaid/Man/Person AU Ideas

Some are romantic, some are platonic, some could be both!

-“I’m a relatively new employee at the local supermarket when I hear that there is a cleanup on aisle 14, one of the refrigerated sections. I plod on over with a mop and a plucky attitude and---OH MY WORD THERE IS A SOPPING WET MERMAID/MAN/PERSON ON THE FLOOR WHAT DO I DO THIS WASN’T COVERED IN TRAINING OR MY JOB DESCRIPTION! Turns out, you’ve been human-passing for years but some idiot spilled their water bottle on you” AU

-“You’re half-mermaid and going to college, living in the dorms on campus. You’ve been singing Mamma Mia in the shower quietly and showering at 3AM so you won’t enchant anyone with your voice and you only shower at a normal time when you don’t feel like singing. One night I get off work late and shower at 3AM too in the other set of shower but hear you anyway. I think I’m technically immune to your mermaid magic powers but frick I’m not immune to the fact that you have the most beautiful voice I’ve ever heard. Who are you?!” AU

-“We’re both in marine biology class because we want to clean the ocean pollution and I’m the only one who is more passionate than you and you can’t figure out why I act like ocean pollution is personal ‘til you’re scuba diving and come across me underwater and see my tail. I scream and swim away and refuse to talk to you in class” AU

-“What do you mean I can’t audition for [insert _______’s Got Talent/other show/some musical] because I’m half-mermaid? I can’t enchant people---oh shoot well now I’ve tried to prove that and proved the exact opposite and you’re declaring undying love for me. Please stop you don’t really mean what you’re saying how do I undo this hELP” AU

-“I automatically transform into a mermaid during the full moon, equinoxes, eclipses, and solstices. My significant other doesn’t know and invites me to a pool party on the summer solstice. The sun goes down WAY late and I transform, falling into the pool and that’s how my S/O finds out. Please don’t be mad?” AU

-“My S/O just broke up with me because they found out I’m a mer and thought I’d been enchanting them to be in love with me (I wasn’t). You find me and comfort me and I tell you everything and yeah I’d like to join you for dinner to cheer me up. Thank you so much!” AU

-“I unintentionally enchanted this entire karaoke bar with my voice because of my mermaid genetics and you just came in to see every single person staring mooney-eyed at me and help me get away before anything happens” AU

-“You’re asexual and/or aromantic and believe that you’re immune to mermaids’ and sirens’ songs so you’re plodding around your ship while the rest of the crew has earplugs to block us out but we, the mermaids and sirens, sing about whatever it is you want most and it adapts magically. I am really confused as you jump off the side of the ship because why in Poseidon’s name are we singing about pizza?! Oh wait hey you’re cute like a baby fish I don’t want to drown you” AU

-“You’re the lead singer in a band called Shrieking Sirens (or something) and have a mermaid aesthetic going on. I’m a big fan of your music but one night when I’m drunk/sleep deprived I manage to email you/your manager/your publicist an angry, typo-ridden email about how sirens are bird-ladies not mermaids. You email me back with a ‘We know :)’ and when I’m sober/well-rested I’m really embarrassed but you thought it was hilarious. We started emailing and I find out that you’re all mermaids passing as humans and trying to slightly steer it away from being suspicious with the siren name” AU

-“As if our romance wasn’t forbidden enough because I’m a mermaid and you’re human, you’re actually a dragon disguised as a human because dragons were sick of being persecuted by humans and oh CRAP if my pod ever found out I’d be kicked out for sure” AU

-“What do you mean the dragons aren’t staying in hiding anymore?! They’re going to expose US too!” AU

-“I’m out for a late-night swim in the ocean because I’m hardcore (read: reckless) like that and you’re a mermaid with the fluke of your tail caught in a crab trap and I found you underwater and got your fin out of the trap but it was bleeding and torn and made it hard to swim so I took you home and fixed you up and now you’re recovering in my bathtub?” AU

-“You’re a marine veterinarian and I’m gravely injured after I got attacked by a pod of aggressive orcas/other marine life but you’re out on a rowboat and I’m floating near the surface and you see the blood in the water and manage to pull me into the boat and get me to shore before the sharks come after the blood and you rehabilitate me at your facility in secret because, hey, mermaids aren’t supposed to exist but thank you” AU

-“I got trapped in a rather deep tide pool when the tide went out. Hey you! Yeah you! Strong-looking human! You mind picking me up and hauling me into the ocean? Please? I will reward you with a pearl or something!” AU

-“I grew up in a landlocked area but me and my family just moved to a town on the ocean and I got to swim in the sea for the first time and AAAAAHHHHH! WHAT THE HECK?! WHAT HAPPENED TO MY LEGS? WHY DO I HAVE A TAIL?! And you, a native mer, heard me screaming underwater in the language mers use to communicate and came to see if I was okay and I freak out even worse and you use your singing magic to lull me to sleep and I wake up in an abandoned cove and you’re lounging on the sand next to me and I’m still freaking out but my legs are back and you ask me lots of questions and Look Buddy, I got nothin’.” AU

-“I’m a curious mer hiding under a dock and watching a group of human friends goofing around through the wood and one of your friends pushes you off the end of the dock and into the water and Oh NO! it looks like you can’t swim very well! I should help! But it’s forbidden...” AU

-“You found yourself in an enchanted forest, somehow, and when you make it to a lake, you find me perched on a rock, my tail dangling into the magic lake, talking pleasantly to a unicorn and now you’re positive you’re dreaming and I dunno what to tell ya, mate” AU

-“I’ve been human-passing for years until yoU SPILLED YOUR WATER BOTTLE ALL OVER ME! WHAT THE HECK?!” AU

-“Okay, listen human, the ocean is terrifying and full of creepy/scary stuff. Don’t EVEN judge me for deciding to live on land!” AU

-“I was adopted by human parents when they found me in the sea foam with a little tail that hadn’t even taken on a color yet but turned to legs when I was dry. Turned out they also adopted other abandoned supernatural creatures so I have a werewolf sibling, a vampire sibling, a changeling sibling and their human ‘twin’ and... let’s just say when I brought you home to meet my family you were... very confused to say the least” AU

-“Oh shoot my roommate’s Significant Other is a mer who was singing a love song for my roommate and I fell in love why are mers like this?” AU

-“There was a storm while I was out on a boat and I got knocked overboard and I woke up to you swimming me back to shore and your tail brushes my legs and wHAT THE HECK?! WHY ARE YOUR LEGS SO SLIMY?! WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU DON’T HAVE LEGS?” AU

-“A kiss from a mermaid can keep a person from drowning. But apparently the kiss does that by traNSFORMING WHOEVER WAS KISSED INTO A MER IN THE WATER! And apparently I kissed a mer recently because whAT ON EARTH IS HAPPENING TO ME?! WHO WAS IT THAT I KISSED?” AU

-“I promise my tail looks heavy on land but it’s really graceful and strong underwater. Stop complaining it doesn’t actually weigh two-tons” AU

-“Sometimes humans lose their glasses in the water and they always end up in the mer community and I can’t see underwater for the life of me because everything is blurry and one day my friend, who is also something of my seeing-eye friend, finds some in the sand and puts them on me and OH MY GOODNESS SAND HAS INDIVIDUAL GRAINS?! I have visible scales?! I CAN SEE!?” AU

-“I MAY BE THE MOST PETITE MERMAID YOU’VE EVER SEEN BUT I WILL STILL SINK YOUR WHOLE SHIP, JERK!” AU

-“You have wings and I have a tail. We met by accident/chance and we’re deeply in love but there’s no way we can be together. I’m aquatic and you’re avian. Land is the literal middle ground of us to meet but it’s hard for me to be out of the water and you can’t swim without your wings dragging you down” AU

-“I run a cute cafe/coffee shop/bakery right by the beach. I see mermaids in the water all the time, but no one else ever seems to notice?” AU

-“The local children’s hospital buses the kids who are well enough to the beach every so often where I get there first and pretend to be a mermaid to entertain them---I sing and tell stories. One day you wash up on the shore next to me after they leave but you’re real what the heck?!” AU

-“I’m a single parent and my mermaid-obsessed child(ren) swear up and down they saw a mermaid in the water and I pretend to be interested but my kid(s) can sense I don’t believe them so they rush in to prove it to me and get caught in a riptide before I can get to them. You appear out of nowhere and save them but vanish before I can thank you. Who were you? I spend the next week(s) visiting the beach as often as I can to see if I can find you again. One night I swim out a ways and there you are---now what do I do?” AU

-“I’m dating a mer and somehow we ended up married by mermaid culture customs but not human and... what do???” AU

-“A hurricane scooped you up out of the ocean and flung you inland and thank the heavens you landed in my swimming pool but I didn’t know mermaids existed and screamed” AU

-“Me and my mermaid choir squad are out on some rocks/tiny abandoned island singing for choir practice and you’re sailing nearby with a buddy and hear us. But when we sing and a person ‘falls in love’ they try to impress us so you’ve joined in with our song singing baritone and we drop the magic of the song completely. Get over here we haven’t had a baritone sing with us in ages no we’re not going to drown you just get over here!” AU