#ask merle

[daddieslittlescrewup]

"Over 40 years old an' ya still ain't learned ta watch that smart mouth a' yers, boy?"

~ @southern-titan

Merle visibly winces at the sound of that deep, gruff voice and narrows his eyes over his shoulder at the behemoth he calls a father

"... Sorry, sir..." He grumbles under his breath.

[stabble]

It's THEM

[dinagifs1]

“Really? That fast?”

[entguarde]

Sometimes I remember that I’m an artist which means I can do anything. So

[Image description: A colored digital drawing of Merle Highchurch from the Adventure Zone. Merle is a fat, middle aged male dwarf with dark brown skin, gray hair and a beard, and a short otter-like tail. His hair is in a partial bun, and he also has whiskers and a protruding fang. His right forearm is wooden with an intricate that resembles driftwood and an eyepatch over his left eye.

He is standing nonchalantly, wearing sunglasses and holding a pink drink in a martini glass with a mini umbrella. He is wearing a black t-shirt, red shorts, white socks and pink sandals. The main focus is on his shirt, on which is written “SOUP POWERED FUCK MACHINE” in a white font. The background is pink. End description]

[rosepompadour]

MERLE OBERON on the beach, c. 1938

[mango-sideburns]

My fav thing about TAZ is that any aspect out of context sounds fucking bonkers.

Like, in the balance finale there's a scene in which Garfield (who is very specifically never described visually bc most people imagine him as like. The Lasagna Cat. Who in this universe is the most powerful warlock in the realm and also has a hobby of cloning people, which is great for the one character that got forced into haunting a mannequin) is summoned by an alien spaceship that runs on the power of friendship so he could beat up some flashing balls. In D&D.

And that was just. Such a normal scene in the narrative. No one blinked an eye. I would like to bow down to Griffins clear unmatched talent for making me feel such big emotions over ridiculous shit like a goddamned umbrella or a regular ass pair of jeans or the idea of a taco recipe.

[smokbeast]

HFEFFGHGD MAN YOU MAKE ME SIMP FOR HORROR WTFFF-

YOU'RE KILLING mE-/pos

DFLJKGG IM SO SORRY NOT SORRY, fang is doing his best to be a kind soul to all these simps

[bad-traffic-smp-ideas]

life series where the premise is that it has the origins mod and everyone gets randomly assigned upon first entering and dying. would be funny.

Y'know how Jimmy almost beat the world record for fastest minecraft death upon world spawning? And y'know how he's associated with fish? Yeah,

[rainydaygt]

[click for better quality] I honestly don't have a reason for this pose other than I thought it looked cool and Taako nEEDS to be in some fruity stance in every image I draw him in. Anyways IM SO SAD THAT THE TAZ FANDOM IS P MUCH DECEASED </3 IM SO LATE TO THE PARTY BUT HERE. TAKE IT. TAZ G/T YIPPIE

[crazybookcat]

Alternate version + lore under the cut

I've had this thing finished for about a month now. Sooo I figured it was time high time for me to properly introduce this boy to you all! His name is Times New Roman or otherwise know as Frak and Merl's hubband.

Ok now with the introduction over on with the actual lore! Roman is from an au I made with my friend @smokbeast called Betatale. (You can see more about Merl, Frak, Roman and a buncha other characters on his blog, go check it out!) As the name says, Roman is meant to be from some sorta beta of Undertale. He sorta had Sans' place in his au, but not entirely, he's def his own thing. He is not a sans, and he is not in any way related to Frak. His family is all dead thank you very much. Much like Sans he only has one hp, but that's due to his lil condition. He was born with an immense amount of magic which his soul and body is way too weak to hold. So he's on perma hardcore mode, one hit one kill. (Well- most of the time ;3) Roman has the power to travel the multiverse. It takes a lot outta him and he isn't able to do it without touching Frak. Mostly because it wouldn't be possible without his other half, but also cuz Roman wouldn't even attempt to go anywhere far without him. (Merl came into their lives after me and Smoki had traumatized these two so much they refuse to not be near eachother pretty much constantly anymore).

Roman is the token 'extrovert' outta him and Frak. On the outside he's very friendly and disarming. Bro will attempt to charm his way into just about anyone's good graces. He jokes and jabbers, easily sliding on the mask of a well adjusted monster. (Something he defiantly is not). Oh also he's 5'0, my boy is short short. Roman's an artist and he tends to sketch the people around him a lot, like some sorta romance movie main character. (His sketchbook mostly consists of Frak and Merl but don't tell them that-) A lotta his quiet time is spent drawing, tinkering with random machines, or talking his beloved's (proverbial) ears off about his latest ideas. I almost forgot to talk about his attacks- how silly of me. Ok so my boy's head is basically a Gaster Blaster, from which he can admit devastating blasts of magic. It's his most dangerous weapon, and something he can easily manage to do with his high levels of magic.

Mostly he just tries to stay outta range so he has time to snipe a hit with his blast attack. Staying out of range often means hiding behind Frak, who he stays very close to in battle. Mostly it's so Roman can lead an enemy into one of Frak's attacks or heal him. Speaking of which! Roman has a kindness/patience soul. He just likes to pretend that his only soul trait is patience because I traumatized him of course. Alrighty, I think I'm done for now- if you read all that I'ma give you the biggest pat on the back. Feel free to send me asks about him! The aus I have with Smoki are seriously my biggest brainrot atm.

[daddieslittlescrewup]

*grabs his cheeks* I love you so much, but you test my patience every day boy...

Ya sound like Daryl.

[barry-j-blupjeans]

TAZ NC Day 3: Three!

Magnus was never good at sleeping. He was too— too restless for that. His legs could never quite stay still, his mind would never shut up. And he got overwhelmingly hot far too quickly. And then overwhelmingly cold after he threw all the blankets off. His ma used to tell him that he slept like a puppy, thrashin' around and chasing things in his sleep. When he told Julia that, she had laughed and said that just about summed it up.

His sleep had gotten worse since he lost Julia. A lot of things had gotten worse since then.

Magnus sighed, turning over. The tarp he had laid over the ground didn't do much to soften the various rocks and sticks, and his sleeping bag wasn't any help either. Next to him, Merle snoozed away. He had lost his pants somewhere since he had laid down and Magnus didn't even want to think about that. On his other side, Taako was propped up near a tree, snug in his sleeping bag. Magnus knew he was fucked when Taako fell asleep before him. Taako wasn't even supposed to sleep, he was pretty sure.

He turned over onto his back this time, looking up at the starry sky. It had been… Gods, had it been six years already? Nearly six years, at least, since he lost Julia. Since he lost Steven and Raven's Roost and the little budding hope he had in his future. He felt like it had barely been half that time and, at the same time, it had been twice as much. Time didn't mean much to him after that. Nothing really did.

He had wandered aimlessly for a while, brushing off housing offers by those who survived the bombings. They still saw him as a hero back there. How could he be a hero if he hadn't even properly got rid of their villain? How could he be a hero at all? He supposed it was that kind of thinking that got him into the advertising business. At the very least, he was helping someone. And if he got Got while trying to fight some stupid thing? Well, that was no one's fault but his own.

In the adventuring business, there were very few places to mess up. And Magnus had made his fair share of mistakes, but he always got the job done. No one really cared until Merle.

Here's the thing about Merle: He just kept popping up every time Magnus thought he was gone. That man was a disaster in a way that even Magnus wasn't, but gods-damn, he had great timing. His shitty healing had gotten Magnus out of a few of his worse spots, even as Magnus had begged him to leave. After one particularly nasty wound (turns out taking on a pack of hellhounds— hellpuppies, really— wasn't the smartest thing to do alone), Merle had practically glued himself to his side.

"You don't get to die on my watch," he had said. As if saving people who would much rather just deal with the consequences of their actions was an everyday occurrence for him. When it became obvious that Merle wasn't leaving, Magnus stopped complaining.

And they roped Taako in eventually. Well, Magnus saved him from some kind of demon bear— it's— it's a whole story by itself, but the point remained: Taako got roped into sticking with them and suddenly Magnus was very aware of what his actions looked like from the outside.

They weren't— they weren't exactly your standard adventuring group. Hell, more often than not they got more injured on the way to the monster than they did actually fighting the thing. But for once, it was okay. For once, Magnus felt… a part of something. In a way that mattered. It wasn't just him anymore. He had two people on his side once more.

Three was a pretty good number.

Hammer and Tongs had three bedrooms attached to it. Two upstairs and one downstairs near the shop. Magnus used to have the downstairs room until it became obvious he and Julia weren't going to be spending the night in their own rooms anymore. Steven had not so much traded as he just decided to move all of Magnus's things into Julia's room and all of his own things downstairs. That left an empty bedroom of course, and they had plans to— for—

"Mags."

Merle's voice startled him. Magnus jumped, reaching for his ax, but Merle sat up very quickly, hushing him.

"You're gonna wake up Taako," he hissed.

"Taako isn't asleep, homie," Taako said from the depths of his sleeping bag.

Magnus exhaled, trying to get his heart rate back down. Merle reached over to take his hand, squeezing tightly.

"You okay?" he asked.

Magnus had to squint to see him in the dark— Merle was squinting too, but that was probably because his glasses were off. Taako's eyes just about poked out of his sleeping back, looking at them both with what could either be disdain or worry. It was hard to tell with Taako sometimes, but Magnus got the message anyway.

"I…" Magnus glanced between them. He swallowed back some tears. "I will be, I think."

[dixonsgirl93]

Hi again 🙏

every time I see Merle I feel like the "I can Fix him" was never more real. I don't know for sure if you are taking requests but if you do, I have one, in case you can and want to write it down

I was thinking about the flirtatious Merle, the bad thing about Merle (you know, spewing racism and sexism), and the "i can fix him". a reader who since she saw Merle in the quarry fell in love with him, it's Merle, so she figures it out and takes advantage of the situation and uses her. they have sex and the reader thinks he loves her, but he keeps flirting with Andrea . The reader, feeling betrayed, complains to Merle and he tells her hurtful things like that he only wants sex and that he doesn't want her for anything else *I must clarify that for the reader to come to the conclusion that he loves her, it is because Merle has told him things about her childhood, she cared for the reader and they even snuggled up after sex* after Merle's hurtful words, the thing on the roof happens, so they don't see each other again. they meet again after the governor when Daryl brings him. nobody wants Merle there more than Daryl so he asks the reader for help knowing that he had something with his older brother, so that he votes in favor of Merle staying but the reader in front of everyone including Merle says she thinks Merle is bad and what she did to Gleen just confirms it so I don't know she would feel safe Merle staying. Merle looks hurt and sad after listening to her since he obviously had a crush on her since the quarry but what he said was out of fear of relationships. The same thing happens in the series where Daryl and Merle leave prison and then come back, also the governor's case but this case Merle doesn't die, but he helps the group a lot so Rick lets him stay. Merle hesitates to approach the reader or not since she wants her back but knows the damage she did. at the end it comes closer when he sees a new guy flirting, he apologizes and begs for a second chance, something obscene and a happy ending because I love Merle. sorry if my request is long 🙏🙏🙏

Ooh my god. yes. I could so picture this being a realistic approach too.

Ngl, I wanna write this now. I'll save it to my notes, at least. When I rewatch the first few seasons I'll work on it.

The whole "I can fix him" trope is so fucking real. But man does that man need real love.

I feel like with his brother's love he (Merle) may feel Daryl only cares for him because they're family. If someone else really loved Merle, like to the point of risking their life, he'd start to change, for them. It would be a new experience I think for him. Especially if, when he's being all self-deprecating, the reader is like "that's bullshit. who you show the world is not who you really are" and at first he rejects the idea that someone he barely knows could understand him so clearly but then seeks them out because, well, a real friend? a chance at being cared for? who wouldn't want that?

[entguarde]

Could I get a lup in "uncanny" or a merle in "carousel waltz" pls?

Did you know I love Merle

[Image ID: A colorful digital drawing of Merle Highchurch from The Adventure Zone in a palette of purple, blue, pink and yellow.

Merle is a fat dwarven man with medium-toned skin, light and long wavy hair in a partial bun and a fluffy beard. He has an eyepatch of a stylized owl as well as a prominent fang and a bleached wooden arm with intricate grain. He is wearing a dark shirt with flower prints and is holding a backpack.

He is standing in a coastal prairie, its grass going as tall as his elbows. The sky is bright with several clouds which partially cover the moon in full daylight. He is standing tall and looking above him with a lazy smile. End description.]

[heythereofficerfriendly]

merle: yer ready to get down n dirty with some biters, samurai?

michonne: don't say it like that

i love the idea of merle and michonne on guard duty at the prison and just full of banter that becomes eventual friends...urgh. <3

[anxiously-sidequesting]

hear me out. Ambrose (derogatory) could have been such a good character if he was *actually old* (no that party city beard ain't fooling me).

Like from the beginning it could have been "I'll show him- threatening a new student before orientation, no less- ACK, oof, my back!"

And YW would have been like "Nah don't worry about it old man, I'll fight that Mall staircase or whoever for you. But first let's get you to bed, you haven't taken your meds today."

Like it could've been such a great dynamic between a guy who's knowledgeable and truly wants to help but is way past his prime, and the young apprentice who has no idea what's going on at any given time but is "yeah this dude will 100% keel over from trying to take on the weight of the spiral if I leave him alone for two seconds so I'll knock some heads for him. I like knocking heads anyway >:D"

First off I absolutely love "Ambrose (derogatory)" I'm gonna get that tattooed on my body /j

AND SO LIKE IM KINDA LIKE 🤔 AT THIS SCENARIO (not you anon your idea is absolutely lovely, just thinkin hard about this) BECAUSE LIKE. OKAY HERE'S MY THOUGHT PROCESS

I guess it would be cool to have a YW who instead seems eager and willing to fulfill the role of the Savior instead of dreading it (and it would give a bit of a different face to their relationship mentor/mentee with Ambrose) buuuuuut like in the case that Ambrose is really too old to deal with things himself, instead of whatever reason he doesn't do things in canon, he could always just like find a capable and prepared adult to deal with the nationwide threat of Malistaire INSTEAD of the new kid who's eager to fight

AND THIS ISNT ME DISSING ON YOU ANON I LOVED YOUR IDEA. Like instead of seeing the YW unhappy and resentful and trudging along doing dangerous stuff it's interesting and cool to see where in an alternate universe the YW immediately takes to being a hero and loves the action and does it FOR Ambrose, not just because he told them to. I think that would be very cute if it like, removed the actual issue that Ambrose is still relying on an ill-prepared child to do his work. Whether in canon where the YW is urged to follow Ambrose after Malistaire, or if Ambrose falters and then the YW rushes in to beat his minions up instead, it's still on the Young Wizard to clean up this very adult mess. If this scenario continues on just like canon, the Wizard still ends up being Bartleby's Scion with a tainted Shadow Soul and heaps and heaps of trauma. It just started out a little differently

I HOPE IM NOT SCARING YOU ANON IM NOT SCOLDING YOU IM JUST ANALYZING THIS (please don't be sad I love you anon ty for sending this). Please feel free to send me more of this if you like because it's really interesting tbh. I really.hope I didn't scare you off with this HASKDNDRLSJSJ this was a great ask