#mermaid keith

[vee-is-a-clown]

Surfer Lance and his mermaid boyfriend

[pommegrantaire]

I recently re-read The Dreaming Dark by @pterodotyl and absolutely had to draw mermaid Keith and his favourite human 💙💜

[heynhay]

<slides in last minute> i made it to mermay! insp from this lovely piece by @speakswords

[linipik]

the character page for my mer!keith comic Once Upon the Seashore (and the Adashi fic set in the same universe :3c) 

[sibirsk-klance]

[autisticlancemcclain]

fic rec friday 58

hello and welcome to fic rec friday! where, on friday, i rec five of my favourite fics.

The Value of a Moment by @a-fools-errand

When Lance’s previously obsolete skills in language suddenly become very useful, he finds himself wondering why aliens can’t account for the fact that humans, particularly him, need sleep and would prefer linear timelines. (Or: an Arrival AU because I love that movie)

yall OBSESSED does not begin to cover it. i have never read a fic where lance was so goddamn cool. and in like. the insanest of ways?? like of course lance is a polyglot but THIS....this is a whole new level. i havent even finished it fully yet but like god this thing is so fucking cool. if ur looking for a longfic stop looking

2. Rest Stop by @flaming-potato-arsonarson

Lance wasn't like the rest of the world. And he had never had a loving mother tell him it made him stronger for it. So he told himself, gathering up his courage and grit to face a world of winged humanity, when he, in fact, has no wings and turns into a mermaid instead. A world that wants him to die. So he'd keep this secret like a knife in his boot, a sharp weapon until he died on his own terms. Not because of who he was. Except, Team Voltron isn't so sure why Lance is all rough edges and sharp points about showing off his wings. Or acting like a member of the Flock in general. It's clear he cares for them, but he's never shown an intimate part of him. Until he has to.

oh god this has gotta be one of my CLASSIC fics. read it a few dozen times. i read it right when it came out, six ish years ago (goddamn), i can remember curling up in my old bunk bad and eating this up as the hours ticked by. i was HOOKED. my jaw was dropped my eyes were glued. could not get enough. if youre looking for mermaid lance with a twist....brother this is it

3. Looking for Rain by @thewriter2

Like most things, it starts with the little things: his smile, his confidence, his talent. Eventually, all these little things add up to one big thing that threatens to crash over them like a heavy rain. But, maybe that wouldn't be a bad thing. Maybe something beautiful would come from it. A 5+1 (really a 10+1) of Lance and Keith falling in love.

oh god guys..... @thewriter2 knows how to fucking haunt you. if a 10+1 (!!) isnt enough for you, i want you to know this line has been echoing in my head since i first read: "He looks at you like you’re a storm and he’s a desert desperate to drown." UM??? EXCUSE ME???? SIMILE OF ALL TIME ACTUALLY???? keith being so so visibly obviously in love with lance is my actual roman empire shit never leaves my mind

4. Astronauts by @thewriter2

When they entered the Blue Lion, Keith was Lance’s rival--the person Lance was working so hard to surpass. But slowly, Lance found himself thinking of Keith less as a rival and more as something close to a friend. So of course, Lance’s traitor of a heart decided that it would be Lance’s kind of friend that it would fall in love with.

tags to sell you: "keith is a dork but lance loves him anyway" (dorky keith my beloved), "hunk is an a+ friend" (yes he is), "lance is a lovesick fool" (yeah), and "allura is older sister goals" yes yes YES you get it. and like....while keith pov is my favourite to write by far, lances pov as he realises he is in love....that will always hold such a special special place in my heart

5. his own worth by frogsterz

In the middle of the conversation, Lance stops talking and no one notices. It’s not like he had been leading the conversation, for he hadn’t been, but somehow the fact that his lack of input or opinion isn’t noticed tightens the grip loneliness has on his heart. He looks down at his food, his face burning, his throat tightening up.

now usually anything but team as family isnt my deal. im not big on classic langst. but keith as a knight in shining armour.....what can i say i am weak willed. deeply. also " It’s what made it worse. I miss home and I miss being held and the rain, and I loved you. I thought you hated me." got me so bad got me WEAK like i have never recovered from that line and i doubt i ever will

that’s it for today!! i’ll see y’all back next friday for the next fic rec post!!!

[jiveyuncle]

When change enters people's lives, it often enters like that. Slowly. Ahead of the ingress are little hints, sneak previews of things to come, the years of foreshadowing finally culminating in a pyroclastic burst that alters the landscape of your world forever. Changes like growing up, or like parting ways with your childhood best friend, or like deciding what to do with your life and how to spend your time on this Earth.

But sometimes, the biggest changes of all happen the fastest. They give no foreshadowing. They simply come down on you all at once, like the heavy release of a summer storm, or the rush of cold air when you open the door to a small, seaside cafe. They come without preamble. They come at you quick and quiet and without any fireworks at all, so sudden that you might just miss them if you’re not paying attention.

Hell, you might even walk right past them.

-Chapter 8 of Where the Water Meets the Sky by speaks on AO3

This passage hit me hard - had my heart aching. Then had me smacking my pillow as realization started to dawn. Then shrieking with excitement when I got to that last line. Fuck, this story is beautiful. Anyway, that's the inspiration for this art, and this is just me attempting to show my immense love and adoration for the way @speakswords weaves a story like poetry. I highly recommend it. You can read the fic here:

[freckled-moss]

Big ahh doodle dump

[kalolasfantasyworld]

I dug up my OLD Klance Watercast Fanart

[obilixi]

“A Bond Unlike Any Other”

Ft. Curious lance approaching a hesitant Keith

Artist note:

I was wondering why life started to feel gray again and then I realized my favorite illustrator hasn’t posted in three years.

So here’s my attempt of rejuvenating their vibes in my own style, (in case anyone else missed them too :3).

It really is amazing how much of an impact artists can have on others. Hope you guys enjoy!

[mothmanavenue]

if you’re lost out where the lights are blinding, caught and all the stars are hiding, that’s when something wild calls you home

[klance-daydreams]

mermay 🫧

(click for better quality)

[willowtreebee]

Comic strips aren’t really my thing..

But Mermay is an exception.

Idea came to me from a pigeon wearing glasses and carrying a jar of peanut butter. /j

Alt text:

Keith is peeking out of the water at Lance.

Keith: (Thinking) Stupid human..

Lance is talking to someone.

Keith winds back his arm, holding the blade of Marmora knife.

Keith: (Thinking) Making me feel all these things…

Keith throws the blade into the wall near Lance’s head. Lance looks at him.

Keith blushes and goes back into the water.

Keith: Shit! It saw me

[lidoshka]

Pomegranate

have a Lotor and mermaid!Keith

[jiveyuncle]

Thought the fish-cat dynamic would be fun for this one. Plus cats notoriously love water.

So, have a Mer!Lance and Galra!Keith

[artbymaryc]

the first smooch 😘

my illustration for Once Upon A Sheith Fairytale Bang! The fic is Mysterious Fathoms Below by KillJoy_Juniper guess what fairytale theme ours was lolol

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