#mer!shiro

[chiliger]

Celebrating a leap year birthday

[discordiansamba]

Hey, on the plus side, at least Keith actually ends up talking to Shiro when he starts suspecting that he might be half Galra. They both know that if he was 100% himself right now, he probably would not be doing that. This is a fact they are likely both keenly aware of during the discussion. Shiro encourages Keith to talk to the team about it, but ultimately makes sure he knows it's his decision.

but also

Keith: Wait. Am I having like. two different identity crises right now? That doesn't seem fair. Everyone else is only having one!

Shiro: Hey, if anything, the earlier one makes this one seem normal by comparison.

Keith: Wow. Good thing I didn't pick up Lance's insecurity too, or that one might actually hurt.

Shiro: Keith, I love you, but I also had to watch you successfully flirt with half the population of an underwater Mer kingdom. Let me have this.

Keith: Okay. Fair point. My bad.

[linipik]

All the new (and old) illustrations for my Mer Adashi fic

Far Out at Sea

Shiro is determined to discover if the new human research base is a risk for his fellow merfolk with the help of a marine biologist and research intern Adam.

Read on AO3

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[bluemantics]

hii, do you have any fantasy fic recs?? (btw i loved midnight snacks don't exist in space!!)

OMG thank you so much!! sometimes i forget people actually read the stuff i post lmfao <3

Here are some fantasy fic recs!

1. Take my hand (we’ll dive into the sea) by noblegambit

Mermaid AU | T+ | 5.3K

A mer has four gifts for humanity.

The tear of a mermaid gifts strength. The scale of a mermaid gifts invulnerability. The kiss of a mermaid gifts breath underwater. The heart of a mermaid gifts long life. If one possess all four? No one knows, for no one has ever possessed the heart of a mermaid.

2. til we meet the dawn by angstinspace

Knight AU | T+ | 75K

Keith is a mage and Lance is a knight, and they've been best friends since childhood. For years, Keith has known that Lance carries a dark secret: that if he doesn't kiss his true love before he turns twenty, he'll die.

Now only three days remain before Lance's twentieth birthday, and Keith and Lance are sent on a dangerous quest to rescue Romelle––who Lance believes will be the one to break his curse. ... But what he doesn't know is that Keith is already hopelessly in love with him.

3. I have crossed the horizon to find you by somethingmorecreative

Mage/Familiar AU | M | 36K

onight, The Wicked Nightshade was filled with a vibrant crowd, rowdy, loud, and buzzing in excitement at what was to come.

The Bonding was tomorrow, and New Altea was ready for it.

Keith Kogane, on the other hand, was not.

4. you build your tower (but call me home) by parchmints

Curse AU | T+ | 63K

In the land of Arus, the youngest Nalquodian prince—Prince Leandro—is hidden away in a little castle that overlooks the kingdom; a countermeasure to protect him from the Galran assassins that have sworn to take his life.

And in the tallest tower of the castle, behind a grimy rose window and under a dusty sheet, is an enchanting gargoyle that the prince finds himself compelled to visit every day.

Almost as if by a spell...

5. a warlock and a djinni fall into a rift by bwyn

Urban Fantasy AU | G | 6.2K

“You planning on explaining what’s going on here?” Keith returns, thankfully now standing so that he’s blocking some of the sun in Lance’s eyes. “Or were you just going to leave again? Without warning? Without contact?”

Lance smiles as though the words aren't a punch to his gut. Really, he should’ve predicted this, but…

“Could you at least let me sit up? My head isn’t busting through dimensions, right?”

Keith’s lip curls, but he waves a finger tipped purple with ink, and Lance feels the chains slide free from his neck, arms and chest.

6. breathless by zxrysky

Mermaid AU | 6.3K | T+

"You shouldn't go out to the sea at night," their grandmother says. She's in a rocking chair, old and creaky, her withered body settled with a shawl around her shoulders, wrinkled fingers gripping the edges of the arm rest. "Don't risk it."

"Risk what?" Shiro asks, eyes wide. He's fourteen, just a young boy, on the cusp of maturity, arms wrapped around his younger brother as they sit before their grandmother.

His grandmother pauses for a while. "There is danger in the sea."

7. steal the air from my lungs by zxrysky

Siren AU | T+ | 10K

“Read the news,” his grandma told him with something sad in her eyes, and passed him the newspapers lying on the table. She lifted him on her lap and turned the page, flipped through the black and white words until it landed on a picture of the ocean, wide and blue, stretching out far into the horizon.

“Missing people at sea,” Lance read out dutifully, and his eyes grew big. “They don’t come back?” He asked in a small voice. He couldn’t imagine- he couldn’t imagine just leaving. He couldn’t imagine going missing. He thought of James, barely two, holding on to Lance’s hands as he toddled along the ground, and shuddered.

“They don't, baby. These missing people at sea, they don’t ever come back.” His grandma looked old and tired, and Lance abruptly thought of his granddad, lost at sea long before Lance came into the world, and all that was left was this huge house.

8. Siren's Call by wittyy_name

Siren AU | M | 21.6K

The once bloody war between man and siren has come to a tremulous truce once the siren prince had been captured. The people of Altea retreated, and mankind was once more free to roam the sea. Shackled and locked away within a mountain cavern, the prince watches, and he waits. Biding his time.

Keith has never truly fit in, no matter how much he’s tried. Ever since Shiro found him, wild and alone in the northern mountains, something has burned deep inside him, something dangerous and terrifying. A simmering need for something more. To protect those he loves. To tear apart those who hide behind falsities and carefully sculpted smiles. Those who hide behind laws of their own creation.

Two beasts, shackled and bound, each in their own way. Keys to each other’s freedom.

9. It Never Rains on Saturday by TheLegendOfChel

Demon AU | T+ | 22K

In the magical kingdom of Altea lies an ominous tower filled with monsters. Every day, adventurers battle through the tower’s levels in a never-ending quest to slay the Demon King who lives at the very top.

Lance, a talented archer, is one such adventurer. However, Lance doesn’t want to kill the Demon King.

Lance wants to marry him.

10. The Fallen and the Wandering by creeshtar

Gen Fantasy | T+ | 106K

Keith was born into a world of ice and darkness, with no sun to rise or stars to shine. In spite of humanity’s best efforts, the world is meeting a slow, but certain doom, which can only be stopped if the sun is found and replaced in the sky. Keith, meanwhile, is content to collect stars and eventually replace them in the sky, alongside a new partner that he can’t seem to help but gravitate towards--until a mysterious person with inhuman power goes on a warpath to find the sun for herself. Keith and his partner are unwittingly thrown into the race to find the sun first, only for Keith to discover, to his dismay, that it may be closer than he could’ve ever wanted.

I lovvvee fantasy aus! Thanks for the ask <3

[codumofr]

Le Ramen qui est un plat traditionnel et emblématique du Japon est avant tout une recette héritée de la cuisine Chinoise. Le mot même de Ramen est emprunté au chinois Lāmiàn qui signifie en mandarin Nouilles tirées. Ainsi, la base moderne de ce plat tient ses origines dans la culture Hui, une minorité musulmane du Lanzhou. Mais on peut remonter l’origine des soupes de nouilles où des pâtes faites de millet ont été daté de plus de 4’000 ans, donc bien avant l’islam et les musulmans. l’Histoire du Ramen est assez récente comparé aux croyances populaires. Le plat en lui-même date du début de l'Ère Meiji qui s’étend de 1868 à 1912 et donc, du début du 20ème Siècle. La première boutique de Ramens connue est une boutique de Yokohama tenue par des immigrés chinois s’étant installée dans le quartier. Ses ramens étaient connus sous le nom de Soba Chinoises ( Chuka Soba ), Soba de Chine ( Shina Soba ) ou bien de Soba de Nankin. Les ramens de Yokohama étaient faits d’un bouillon, de rôti de porc, de pousses de bambou et d’un demi-oeuf dur. D’autres sources renvoient à un restaurant d’Asakusa ayant recruté un chef cuisinier chinois en 1910. Le ramen d’Asakusa été connu sous le nom de Shio Ramen où du Sel puis plus tard de la Sauce Soja ont été ajoutés. Le plat devient réellement populaire qu’après la Seconde Guerre Mondiale via l’émergence des stands ambulants de ramen. Le Bouillons est une des parties les plus importantes du Ramen. Sa base est généralement faite d’Os de Porc, d’Os de Poulet ou de Fruits de Mers et nous pouvons aussi trouver différentes variétés de bouillons.

Les ramens où de la Sauce Soja ajoutés dans le bouillon sont les Shoyu RamenIl existe un total de 5 sauces sojas pouvant être mis dans le bouillon. Nous retrouvons la Sauce Soja Koïkuchi ( Corsée ), la Usukuchi ( Légère ), la Tamari ( Forte concentration de Soja ), la Saïshikomi ( Fermentation Prolongée ) ou la Shiro ( Blanche ). Toutefois, la majorité des restaurants de Shoyu Ramen utilise la Sauce Koïkuchi. Dans les Shoyu Ramen reconnu nous avons le Niboshi Shoyu Ramen à base de bouillon à l’Os de Porc et au Soja, mais en y ajoutant des Niboshi ( Sardine Infantile Séchée ) et le Shoyu Saïshikomi Ramen à base de bouillon à l’Os de Poulets, mais en utilisant une Sauce Shaïshikomi non Pasteurisé et des poulets distinguée comme ceux d’Aizu.

Les ramens où du Sel ajoutés dans le bouillon sont les Shio Ramen. Deux catégories de sels existent telle que le Sel d’Origine Minéral et le Sel d’Origine Marins. Le sel de mer commun est généralement importé d’Australie avant d’être dissous dans de l’eau de mer japonaise avant d’être de nouveau séché. Dans les Shio Ramens reconnu nous avons le Shio Ramen de Konjiki Hototogisu rajoute des palourdes tout en ayant un bouillon fait de Sel Marin d’Okinawa, Sel Minéral de Mongolie, Poissons Frais, Algues Séché et de nombreux Légumes et le Shio Ramen de Motenashi Kuroki qui est composé de six type de sel différent comme le Sel Minéral de Mongolie ou le Sel aux Algues. Son bouillon est fait à partir de Poulets Entiers, de Poissons Volants Grillés ou encore de Maquereaux Séchés.

Les ramens avec de la Pâte de Soja Fermentée ajoutés dans le bouillon sont les Miso Ramens. Le Miso existe en différentes versions avec du Riz, du Blé ou simplement du Soja puis est laissé fermenté et plus il est laissé maturé, plus il devient rouge et salé. Dans les Miso Ramens reconnu nous avons le Sapporo Miso Ramen où du Saindoux forme une épaisse couche isolante en surface. Le bouillon est légèrement relevé grâce à du Poivre Japonais, du Gingembres et de nombreuses autres Épices. Nous avons aussi le Sapporo Miso Ramen du Sapporo Raïden où le bouillon est relevé avec du Gingembre, de l’Ail et autre Alliacées lui octroyant un parfum extraordinaire.

Les ramens avec des Os de Porcs ajoutés dans le bouillon sont les Tonkutsu Ramens. C’est un bouillon blanc où les Os de Porcs sont bouillis pendant une longue période et à haute température tandis qu’une sélection drastique permet d’évité la forte odeur désagréable lors de sa préparation. Dans les Tonkutsu Ramen reconnu nous avons le Rokutonken Tonkutsu Ramen où seuls les os du crâne du porc sont utilisés dans le bouillon avec une vingtaine d'ingrédients supplémentaires. On peut ainsi retrouver de la Sauce Tare Salée avec dedans de l’Ail Grillée dans de l’Huile de Sésame ainsi qu’une huile parfumée secrète et nous avons le Tonkutsu Ramen de Style Hakata du restaurant Hakata Nagahama Ramen Tanaka Shôten qui est secrètement tenue tandis que les fourneaux sont constamment allumé.

Les ramens avec des Produits de la Mer ajoutés dans le bouillon sont les Gyôkai Ramens. Les produits utilisés sont généralement de la Sardine Séchée, de la Bonite Séchée ou encore de l’Algue Konbu Séchée. Ils sont ainsi nommés “Dashi”. Dans les Gyôkai Ramen reconnu nous avons le Nagaochukasoba Gyôkai Ramen qui est fait de Sardines Séchée et de son bouillon clair et du Watanabe Gyôkai Ramen reconnu grâce au copeaux de Bonite Séchée et Maquereaux Séchée tout en étant combiné avec un bouillon Tonkotsu faisant de lui un bouillon Tonkutsu-Gyôkai.

Les ramens avec du Poulet ajoutés dans le bouillon sont les Tori Ramens. Dans ses bouillons les Carcasses, les Pieds et la Peau tandis que certains restaurants s’octroient le luxe de les utiliser en entier pour le bouillon. Dans les Tori Ramen reconnu nous avons le Tori Ramen du restaurant Menya Sô Takadanobabahonten utilisant un bouillon Torichintan qui est un bouillon de poulet et de pied de porc et le Tori Soba au Poulet AOC de Hinaï tout en étant relevée par des Sardines Séchées du restaurant Ramen Tenjinshita Daïki.

Pour finir, nous avons ceux avec des Os de Boeuf ajoutés dans le bouillon qui sont les Gyûkotsu Ramen. Les Os de Boeuf sont utilisés depuis récemment à cause de leur taille et de la difficulté d’en tirer un bouillon et des cuisines exigües des restaurants de ramens. Dans les Gyûkotsu Ramen reconnu nous avons le Gyûkotsu Ramen du restaurant Ramen Dining Jingu où le bouillon est fait de Boeuf, Porc et de Poulets tandis que des tranches de rosbifs sont déposée sur les bouilles en guise de Chashû et nous avons aussi le Gyûkotsu Ramen du restaurant Gyûkotsu Ramen Matador où de tendre et juteuse tranches de rosbif, cuites à basse température sont entreposé.

[curiosity-killed]

wip ask meme

tagged by @veliseraptor!

rules: post the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! Then tag as many people as you have WIPs

normally i weed this down so it's just wips i'm actually working on/tentatively plan to finish someday/am okay with sharing but this time, i think it's a little funny to dump out the contents of my ~13 wip folders

he xuan and hua cheng bros (tgcf)

hualian makeup (tgcf)

tgcf twt au (tgcf)

altair and al mualim (ac)

altmal 6 below au (ac)

altmal kiss (ac)

altmal modern au (ac)

altmal modern soulmates (ac)

altmal modern swimg (ac)

altmal sex talk (ac)

altmal sparring (ac)

altmal time travel (ac)

convict altair plus future part_OLD (ac)

dragon ALTY (ac)

21st century aliens (mcu)

a small clock seen faintly (mcu)

ascsf (mcu)

before we go au (mcu)

cacw rewrite script (mcu)

counterweight (mcu)

ghostybucky (mcu)

post-AOU fic (mcu)

ragnarok vahing verse (mcu)

this too ch4 (mcu)

tonybucky fix-it cacw (mcu)

vahingonilo sequel (mcu)

white collar au (mcu)

t'challasam (mcu)

a thousand branches (mdzs)

burial mounds pov (mdzs)

copy of lwj thread fic (mdzs)

hua cheng bro (tgcf)

hualian dance au (tgcf)

lwj thread fic (mdzs)

lxc wwx post-whipstitch (mdzs)

sixteen stitches (mdzs)

sizhui bow verse (mdzs)

wangji find me (mdzs)

wenzhou fix-it (woh)

wulian au (tgcf)

wwx as madam yu protege (mdzs)

yunmeng jiang everyone dies (mdzs)

scorpion grass (original fic)

bflf mer au (tgcf)

hualian pygmalion — holy and real (tgcf)

huaqing gay chicken (tgcf)

xianle trio reunion (tgcf)

20200518_Family feels (mdzs)

bodyswap (mdzs)

jc perspective (mdzs)

jin ling wwx empathy (mdzs)

knives for JC (mdzs)

yunmeng bro reunion (mdzs)

adashi s6 (voltron)

ballet au nutcracker (voltron

NSFW captive shance au (voltron)

shallura ballet au_02 (voltron)

shallura crying (voltron)

shiro as death god (voltron)

shiro s6 (voltron)

superhero AU (voltron)

thermocline (voltron)

atla_light dancer (atla)

dreamwalker (the sandman)

hualian idev LMAO (tgcf)

20190429_sotiris and nadia (original fic)

20230528_nadia and sotiris (original fic)

crown of string (original fic)

gemini script (original fic)

overworld script (original fic)

pi & veria (original fic)

tyringay (original fic)

sphinxes (original fic)

untitled document (original fic)

20231130_Consolidated draft01 (original fic)

20190918_Soko family (original fic)

20191222_Sirion blues (original fic)

20200131_Sirion and Jaris (original fic)

20200131_Sirion and Jisel evolution (original fic)

20200217_Jemma letter (original fic)

20200421_Calsir first fight (original fic)

20210414_High fantasy AU (original fic)

20210516_Malia and Rassler (original fic)

20190902_Taelen FW (original fic)

20210908_Valyn POV (original fic)

20223405_Calsir third (original fic)

20230131_Calsir nudity talk (original fic)

20230603_Rafia POV (original fic)

i will not be tagging 88 folks but! an attempt: @lemeute @givemeunicorns @mikkeneko @monroeknoxwrites @crimsonrainseekingflower @lumiink @difeisheng @demenior @aurumdalseni @pengiesama @iamwestiec @saawek @pumpkinpaix @cleromancy @boomchickfanfiction @neuxue

[oviri7]

La mer de Shizura- Shiro Kasamatsu

[josilverdragon]

I need @wallmakerrelict to know just how much I love this fic (ao3 link)

[discordiansamba]

rotating the Mer AU, and how each mer character looks in mer form this afternoon, starting with Keith.

Since he's only half Galra Mer, he's nowhere near as large as others of his kind... but he is still considerably larger than an Altean Mer by at least twice their size. He has the purple skin and scales that are commonly associated with Galra Mer, and his eyes glow bright yellow- but he also has a scattering of bright red scales that are bio-luminescent. He has sharp teeth and claws, and his hair takes on a more purple hue. He's actually missing scales in places where other Mer have them- his hands and arms, and the area around his back fin are completely scale free.

(The size difference between his human and Mer forms takes everyone off guard, and makes the fact that his human form is below average height even funnier.)

Galra mers are usually bio-luminescent in some way, whereas Altean mers only display this trait when it comes to the markings on their cheeks. Altean mers look much more humanoid in general, though they generally have more pointed ears in addition to the fist parts.

Lance's scales are a lot of flashy blue colors, that stand out more when he's on the surface than he does in the ocean. His markings are a deep blue, and his back fin is slightly torn from a childhood mishap, though not enough to impair his ability to swim. He is self-conscious about it nonetheless!

Allura's scales are soft pinks and vivid blues, with bright pink markings. Romelle's scales are bright pink and teal colors, in comparison to Bandor's deep green scales. Coran's scales are a very vivid orange, with just a little blue mixed in! Alfor's scales are mostly red, with a little blue mixed in.

Shiro takes after Altean mers in terms of size, but he has teeth and claws comparable to those of a Galra mer. He is very specifically patterned after orcas in my head. While he's still under Haggar's control, his eyes glow a vivid yellow, but they return to his normal shade once he's back in control of himself. He has no markings.

[niixa-draws]

A little mer!shiro for mermay! Or would it be octo!shiro? Eh, whatever.

[flukefantasy]

Chapter 6 is up! https://bit.ly/2sVxODw

[silverdragonreads]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Voltron: Legendary Defender Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Keith/Shiro (Voltron) Characters: Keith (Voltron), Shiro (Voltron) Additional Tags: MerMay, Merman Shiro, Scientist Keith, Non-Human Genitalia Summary:

“Is this okay?” Keith asks this a lot. He knows Shiro doesn’t understand him, but he asks anyway and Shiro seems to like it. Most creatures like to be talked to. Cryptids like Shiro and the others at the facility are no different. The words don’t matter. They respond to Keith's voice, his inflection, his body language. Even if they aren’t intelligent enough to understand what permission is, they trust Keith more for asking for it.

In which Keith has a crush and Shiro understands better than he thinks.

[blueplanettrash]

My Treasure (Part 1)

First off, I want to point out that I love mermaid Shiro just as much as I love mermaid Lance so I was fucking dying while I planned this one out. Thank you for this prompt. Apologizes for all the parts I’ve been putting out instead of one long story like I usually do. I hope you enjoy! ❤️

Out of everything that Lance had ever earned, stole or was given, he was the proudest of his ship. She was everything a pirate could ask for; fast, durable, armed to the teeth, and incredibly seaworthy. 

His crew was filled with all the people that he had rescued in the past; whether it had been helping them escape the law on the islands they visited or fishing them out of the ocean if they became castaways. He gave each of them an equal chance to prove themselves as a member of his crew or he would drop them at the next island they came across, it was always their choice.

His right-hand man was a man named Barnes. He never told Lance his last name but at that time he wasn’t really concerned about it, they all had their secrets and it wasn’t any of his business. He had been with Barnes the longest, he was the one who dragged Lance out of the slums when he couldn’t do it himself. He raised him up to be who he was now and although, it wasn’t the cleanest job he could have, it was certainly better than laying to die and rot in the streets.

He was much older than Lance and acted as his father more than a right-hand man. Not that Lance was really complaining, ever since he was young he craved the sort of familiarity of a family that he had always been missing. 

In fact, most of the people in Lance’s crew were older than him. Some by a few years, some by a few decades but no matter who it was, he tried his best to earn their trust and so far it had paid off. They had become his family. He really did have a crew that was worth fighting for. They would give up their lives for him and he would do the same for them.

It wouldn’t always be like that though.

Everything started when they rescued five people from the waters surrounding a recently sunken ship. They weren’t sure who they were or if they were allies or not but Lance couldn’t stand to leave them to drown in the ocean when he could at least give them a chance.

He learned later on that Lotor was the captain of his own crew but the military had sunk their boat and all but the four young woman were left of his crew. Now, Lance wasn’t too unfamiliar with the concept of women who had become pirates but he had never come across one either. To be honest, he wasn’t expecting to in his lifetime. He was worried at first that the men of his crew would try to take advantage of their small number but quickly realized that the largest one; Zethrid could easily rip another person in half and the rest of them were equally as dangerous.

Needless to say, they tried to keep their distance after that.

He agreed to take them to the next island as long as they worked for their stay on his ship, it wasn’t cheap to keep people alive out on the ocean and having five extra mouths to feed didn’t make it any easier on the rest of the crew.

However, they seemed to be grateful for the deal and they made themselves scarce among the bustling activity of his crew. After that, it became business as normal, or so he thought.  

He woke one night to a pulsating pain in his face. He quickly realized that he had been punched by Zethrid and was being ripped out of his bed by his shirt. He let out a yelp as he fell to the floor and barely prepared himself before Zethrid was back on him throwing punch after punch anywhere that she could reach. She reeled back for another hit when Acxa’s hand came down on her shoulder and pulled her back slightly.

“You’re not supposed to kill him, Lotor still needs him,” she said calmly as if she wasn’t seeing a human, being heavily beaten in front of her. Zethrid snarled before huffing and standing up, a clump of Lance’s shirt clenched in her fist.

“Well let's go then, hopefully, those idiots did their job this time,” she growled before she started dragging Lance from his quarters. It was only when they were outside that Lance realized that a storm was swirling around them. Rain pelted against the deck and thunder and lightning struck in the distance.

He couldn’t believe his eyes when he saw the military crew standing guard around his kneeling men. They were tied with their hands behind their backs and attached to the person beside them. He tried to call out to them but only a sad croak came out of his throat.

“Ahh, the man of the evening has come to join us!” Lotor smirked, calling loudly over the sound of the rain. At that, his crew looked up and saw their young captain, dressed only in his undershirt and trousers, bloody and beaten blue and black.

“LANCE!” Barnes called out helplessly, struggling against the soldier that held him. He ignored him to look over at Lotor who was slowly making his way over.

“So Lance, I have an offer for you,” he finally said as he stood in front of him.

“That’s Captain Lance to you!” One of his crew members yelled.

“Not anymore,” Lotor laughed. “Here’s what I’m prepared to offer, you can either choose to live and we kill every member of your crew right now or you can choose to hand over your ship and your crew gets to stay safe and you die instead,”

“Kill me,” he said without a beat of hesitation. Instantly, the deck was filled with disapproving yells and screams. Lotor himself had a look of utter surprise on his face.

“How interesting,” he purred before turning to look at the rest of the crew. “You heard the man, you’ll be safe and sound on this ship, under my control,”

“Any last words?” He asked, looking over his shoulder at Lance. He took a deep breath and nodded slightly before facing his former crew. As he started speaking the soldiers prepared the ship to finally set sail out of the storm region.

“Don’t waste this opportunity you’ve been given, take it as a second chance and try to live,” Acxa started tying his hands around his back. He barely put up a fight, knowing that it would be the end soon for him anyway. As Zethrid dragged him up to stand, he stared over at Barnes.

“Thank you for picking me up that day, if it wasn’t for you I’d still be a ratty kid starving on the streets,”

“Lance, don’t do this!” Barnes pleaded looking at him with wide sorrowful eyes.

“I have to,” was all he got out before he was dragged away.

He was going to die. He was going to die and they would never be able to find his body. He was going to die and it wouldn’t be quick for him. He was going to die in pain and afraid.

He stood on the railing of his own ship, waves crashing against the side of the boat as the harsh wind swept along the water. In the distance, lightning struck down and thunder rumbled angrily above them. For the last time, he looked back to his crew with a painfully wobbling smile, the fear of death showing on his face in his last moments.

“It’s been an honour,” he said confidently. 

He watched them, their eyes full of devastation and rage. He could see their mouths moving although he couldn’t hear what they were saying. 

He let out an involuntary gasp as he was shoved from behind and he careened into the water below. All the air left his lungs as he hit the surface of the ocean. He struggled to kick back to the surface for a single gulp of air. His ship, his girl was floating away from him. He cried out as the ship rapidly left his sights, the rain obscuring his view. The salt stung at his open wounds and a howl of anguish finally escaped his throat.

She was gone. The Blue Lion was gone, and he was never going to see her again. 

Even as the understanding of his imminent death made way in his mind, he tried to swim after his home. Tears of fear and desperation coursed down his cheeks, hiding in the rain and seawater that already covered his face.

It only took a few minutes of struggling for his legs to become exhausted and he started sinking. His legs screamed at any movement, his body was sore from Zethrid’s punches, and his heart broke thinking about his crew and ship.

His body sank further into the dark abyss beneath him. He tried desperately to kick back to the surface but his legs were no longer listening to him. Whoever said that drowning was a peaceful death was a liar, he struggled and struggled to break free of the ropes but could only slip further beneath the water. He choked on the water that started filling his mouth.

Just as his eyes began to slip shut he saw something moving rapidly towards him. He saw nothing but silver eyes coming towards him before everything turned black.

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[onikusparkles]

heres the front cover and first page… i just finished the front cover.

Now onto the second and third page tomorrow.

Really sorry if it doesnt finish on time. to be honest this is the first time Drawing Lance. Honestly the hair threw me off.

Also the little doesnt have a name. i need some ideas~.

[kalira]

A Mermaid’s Heart (A story for @sheithmonth - Day 1: Trust)

M; 1.6k Shiro/Keith

Captain Keith has been captured by a pirate hunter who, frustrated with his noncompliance, intends to have a little fun with his execution.

It’s finally officially Sheith Month! Aaand welcome back to one of my not-forgotten-I-swear series! (Every one of my Sheith series will be getting revisited this month and I may have accidentally started a new one as well. Or two.)

[hedonistink]

Title: To Dream Of Water Fandom: Voltron Pairing: Lance/Shiro Rating: Explicit Additional Tags: Merman Shiro (Voltron), Language Barrier, Sign Language, American Sign Language, Deaf Character, Deaf Lance (Voltron), Alternate Universe - Supernatural Elements, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Shape of Water inspired, Anal Sex, Water Sex, mermaid au

Fic Summary: For as long as he could remember, Lance had dreamed of water. His dreams felt more real than his waking life, a world swathed in shades of blue and green. Twisting, twirling in the water, it was the one place he felt complete, the only place he felt whole and unbroken and entirely himself. It was the only place he felt free. And that was when he'd met him, the man from the sea who would change his life forever.

Here we have it, my gift for @Jupitertriton (it won’t let me properly tag you?) for the @shancesecretsanta ! I hope this meets what you were looking for in asking for a Mer!AU. I have to admit seeing The Shape Of Water the other day definitely influenced this a bit haha. Happy Holidays!

When he'd brought the strange fish… person… thing home, netting tangled around its limbs, Lance hadn't even been sure if it was entirely alive then, much less if it would make it through the night. He'd found the creature tangled up in netting caught around the piers of the boardwalk when he was coming back in from night surfing. He'd gotten Hunk's help in getting the creature home, filled the tub with water, and dumped in most of his supply of the salt and marine stress coat for his aquarium before maneuvering the creature into the tub. When he'd seen its gills flutter, chest rising and falling with a deep breath as soon as it was in the water, he'd breathed a sigh of relief.

Carefully, Lance had spent hours cutting away the netting tangled and twisted around the creature. Whenever he would pull away a piece of netting embedded too deeply in its flesh, the creature would utter an uncomfortable trill, clicking and clacking with displeasure. It sounded alien, the sounds unlike anything he'd ever heard. Lance had shushed it quietly each time, offering soothing strokes to undamaged flesh until the creature calmed down again.

It was only after a few hours of careful snipping and tugging that he had really been able to see what he was working with. And it was… beautiful.

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