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Pony mail!

got one of my top 3 isos today, snow'el! i was very fortunate to be able to get her for a really good price from my good friend ravenwood thrifts. she was also kind enough to send me strawberry reef as a freebie!

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G3 Strawberry Reef moodboard
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Drew all the ponys I had as a child.
#mlp#my little pony#denim blue#strawberry reef#desert blossom#seaspray#silverglow#cherry blossom#fluttershy#g3#nostalgia#doodles#nightmare's art tag
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Cluster b culture is hating (most) gifts and favours because not only do you get some random crap that is already an insult in itself, but you also have to pretend to "like" it, only to make those people shut the fuck up!
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#cluster b culture is#cluster b#npd#aspd#bpd#hpd#Mod Reef#anonymous#my only exception to this is salty snack foods (pepperoni sticks; cheezits; goldfish; etc) and monster or coffee#or anything strawberry flavored that doesn't have real strawberries#but that's pretty much it
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Yaaaaaaaay, TartReef!!~ ⚓💙🎀💗
Yeah, this is an OC x Canon ship i made way back in the day, so i decided to doodle them last night, so here they are :3
I also made some changes on Blue Reef Cookie, and Strawberry Tart Cookie's designs. (Might do the rest of the Salty Sharks or somethin' idefk lol XD)
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaanyways enjoy this cute doodle i guess lol
The full view of his new design lol
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🍓 Strawberry Themed Ponies 🍓
Sweetberry • Strawberry Swirl • Bumbleberry • Strawberry Reef
#mlp#my little pony#mlp g3#g3 mlp#my little pony g3#my little pony collection#mlp collection#mlp collector#toy collector#toycore#toy community#toy collection#toy#toys#kids toys
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beach day w/ karasuno's first years | headcanons

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kageyama tobio
- more competitive than you could ever see coming - 'let's see who can swim from that end to this end first' [kageyama] - a pro swimmer in another life - practically thrives in the water - enjoys snorkeling on a long day out - but he does hate the sun and burns like crazy - sunscreen king!! - feels super awkward about it and will ask you to help apply away from everyone - thoroughly enjoys a swim shirt on extra sunny days - but really just enjoys spending time with you - will not say it though
hinata shoyo
- big sandcastle enjoyer - brings a bunch of supplies - usually a beach ball and volleyball - or an underwater camera - loves looking for reefs and fish - checks out every seashell he can find - takes photos of everything to send to you if you’re not there - ‘this shell reminded me of you’ type of beat - is the ultimate planner of beach days - (by ultimate planner, it means he invites everyone and then hopes tsuki remembers) - was like this all through secondary school - but ends up asking everyone to go pretty much every day after brazil
tsukishima kei
- chronic swimmer's ear - wears those prescription goggles that barely work - refuses to get into the water if it reaches above his knees - more of a scroll on his phone on a beach towel - will laugh every time you eat it while surfing - legitimately finds it to be the funniest thing ever - probably records it too - not because he thinks you look great surfing or anything… - but he does post your fail on like twt - tagging you and everything
yamaguchi tadashi
- loves to just chill - like a good book and iced coffee - does partake in group activities - usually volunteers to get ice cream for everyone - ends up getting most of them just slightly wrong - 'oh i thought you wanted lemon with raspberry.. not strawberry' [yamaguchi] - lowkey you think it’s on purpose - because it’s always people who pissed him off recently - never you though, he’ll never forget your order - even if you do forget to bring your umbrella for him… - (don’t worry he WILL steal one from a nearby resort)
yachi hitoka
- becomes an amateur photographer - makes you do like fifty different poses - 'just move over like an inch..' [yamaguchi] - once she gets that out of her system, she's like a kid again - definitely a 'you want to play mermaids?' girl - in which you will whether you want to or not - absolutely loves it when the fish come up to her - huge fan of sharks actually - would die if she ever saw one BUT loves the idea of them - super fun to be around - towards the end of the day she just likes floating with you
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this'll be the last oceanblr post. promise. is everyone here familiar with niche aquatic events btw
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haha might fuck around and let my body become an unidentifiable mass that washes up on several shores and won't decay and will be mysterious to scientists for years upon years
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might fuck around and bite off a man's leg but leave the rest of him alive, kickstarting a violent and all-consuming battle between us
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might fuck around and absolutely troll this guy named jonah
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Squids that destroy ships and squids that have never seen a ship shouldn't be fighting. They should be kissing. That's why this pride month,
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lol im floating by this sandbar and theres sooo many humans gathered near the shore. looked out of the water earlier and theres a big old whale body just sitting on the beach, hope nothing bad happens lmaooo
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top ten posts that make you feel like it's the 1970s in Florence, Oregon
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HELLO???
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pacific ocean superiority this & indian ocean superiority that. when will you guys focus on the real problem, the blood ocean
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Made a new friend today. Everyone better cheer and clap or I'm dragging you into the hadal zone
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What do Epipelagic Zoners even do? Like it sounds ridiculous up there. Ooh, there's rain! Wow, a coral reef! I might even hop out of the waves a couple of times for funsies! Tf do you even have over Abyssopelagic Zoners. Go to shell
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cranky because you've never seen the sun huh
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Past Life Reading




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Decks used are the Archetype Oracle, the Anime Tarot, and the Starseed Oracle.
This reading will go over one of your Past Lives and how it affects your current incarnation. Remember reincarnation isn't linear and there are other planets with life on them. HAPPY FULL MOON IN CAPRICORN!! Take what resonates and leave the rest behind but always be open to new experiences!
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PILE ONE
Astrology: Taurus, Cancer, Scorpio
Past Life Song: Pale Blue Dot by TWRP
Current Life Song: 3 Strange Days by School Of Fish
Vibes: Black, white, ocean blue, pearl, moldavite, coral reef, seagulls, gold rings, gray hair, globe, strong aura, childlike wonder, peanuts, almonds, sunflower seeds, Zues, Posideon
Cards: The Fool, The Hierophant, Queen of Cups, Justice, The One, The Seed, Perspective, Child of the Cosmos
Welcome, pile one! I am feeling some kind of royalty from this previous life. I think you were a spiritual leader in this life too or you were very involved with spirituality. I think you were probably really superstitious and trusted the divine more than you trusted humans. You had a strong faith in tradition and routine. I see this is a huge contrast to your current life. In this previous life, you were very connected with your guides. I see you could probably communicate with them easily and often. You have many sea spirits that look after you that you connected to in this past life. They followed you because of how much spiritual work you did in this past life. I see in this life you were guided by your living ancestors into the role you took. You had to learn that walking a path for the sake of the collective is a high honor and it is not a role for the weak. You had to give up a lot of opportunities that would have been for selfish gain for the sake of others. You have lots of built-up anger from this past life of sacrifice. You were extremely noble in this past life. In your current life, this behavior still pops up from time to time. You are learning how to serve yourself over serving others. I see you have some people-pleaser tendencies that leak into this life. You are still meant to be spiritual but you are also meant to learn about your own opinions/morals and hold them above the beliefs of the many. I see in this life you are finding your own moral compass. I see you have been betrayed by mentors you thought you could trust with everything. They withheld information that would have been extremely helpful if you had known ahead of time. I see that your parents were not kind to you. Despite these hardships' you still have a pure heart. Except now you are more capable of ruthlessness. Be ruthless in your morals. Serve justice out on a silver plater so your enemies look at their reflection while they face your wrath. In this life, you will release the anger you held from the last. You must be selfish. You must harness your wrath. Seek truth. Do not follow without knowing why you follow.
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PILE TWO
Astrology: Libra, Aquarius, Leo
Past Life Song: Run Boy Run by Woodkid
Current Life Song: Being Real is the New Fake by Toni Jones
Vibes: Mint green, lavender, pink, gold, painting, flower crown, lightning, Celtic knots, ribbon, modesty, alchemy, museums, strawberry, smoking, drinking, dive bars, Hermes, Persephone
Cards: The Empress, The World, Death, 2 of Swords, The Creator, The Riddle, You're Not Alone, Cracked Open
Hello, pile two! I see you were a traveler in this specific past life. I see you traveled in style and luxury. You didn't start in luxury though. You earned it. You worked hard for the opportunities you gained. I see you had to jump many obstacles that didn't make much sense, in the moment. Some of them were difficult for you to pass but others were a breeze. I think you were a pilot for the military. You earned many awards while in service. You saw the most beautiful sights in situations that didn't allow you to appreciate them. You lost so many friends to a nasty war. This made you feel really alone. After you finished serving in the military, I think you became an airline pilot. This allowed you to be in the sky and make more friends along the way. I see you enjoying tourism and seeing the sights. You got to experience so many different cultures and learned to love every part of the planet for its different aspects. I see you took many lovers in your travels but never settled down. You picked up a creative hobby in your travels. I see maybe a martial art also became a hobby of yours in this life. You learned in that life that humans can be scary and life can be hell but you also learned that humans are wonderfully creative and life can be heaven. You had the pleasure of seeing every part of what it is like to be alive. The good and the bad. In your current life, I see you still are quite creative. You pull a lot of inspiration from other cultures. I feel you miss the sky a lot. You might create lots of art relating to the sky. In this life, you are learning how to connect with your fellow humans. You traveled so much in your past life, this definitely made it hard to make permanent connections. Now you must adjust to stay grounded and learn to live in mostly one spot. Don't fret though. You will still travel spiritually. Your soul is a free one and needs to see the stars once more.
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PILE THREE
Astrology: Sagittarius, Virgo, Pisces
Past Life Song: Sunday Candy by Nico Segal
Current Life Song: Live Your Life by MIKA
Vibes: Cyan, periwinkle, peach, orange, butterflies, Jupiter, Saturn, tigers-eye, winter, sports, yen coins, peregrine falcon, feminity, Hestia, Hera
Cards: Page of Wands, 10 of Cups, 5 of Pentacles, 4 of Swords, Agape, Gnosis, You're Not For Everyone, The Void
Hey there, pile three! Welcome to your reading. I see in this past life you were a romantic. You were perhaps a mother in this life or you took the role of one to your community. You had an abundance of love that you handed out like candy. I see you were very spiritual and read many religious texts in your spare time but this wasn't something you shared like your love. You supported many youngins in their dreams but never got to fulfill your own. You were too busy making food for your children and community. You were planning events and hosting parties for your family reunions. You were the glue that held together your loved ones. I see you went under-appreciated a lot of the time but you were immensely respected by everyone you knew. Even when you grew old you still had the heart of a spry little one. It surprised everyone how active of a person you were. I see you lived a loooooong life. You learned how to lead and how to see the love everywhere you went. In this life, you are meant to fulfill the dreams you couldn't in the last one. I see you seeking knowledge. Maybe you are a student. I see you putting aside your studies to help teach others. Old habits die hard I guess. Make sure you are spending your current life on yourself. Your community was assisted enough in your previous life. You definitely reincarnated into the same family. I see you have both a grand trine or a grand square in your astral chart. Allow yourself to learn for the sake of you. Learn that selfishness isn't as evil as people say it is. I hope you find the information you are looking for in this life. Your soul is determined to gain knowledge so allow it to learn. Allow yourself to be an oddity. Allow yourself to be the black sheep that isn't understood. You don't have to take the same role you took in your last life. You can serve yourself. You should be your priority.
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PILE FOUR
Astrology: Capricorn, Aries, Gemini
Past Life Song: Discovery Album by Daft Punk (yes the whole album)
Current Life Song: Me@U by Middle Milk
Vibes: Soft pink, rainbows, yellow, owl, pyramid, egg, horns, mountains, quartz, karma, star clusters, long hair, short bangs, malachite, copper, Sirius, mental health issues, Iris, Apollo
Cards: The Devil, Queen of Swords, Ace of Pentacles, 8 of Wands, The Vision, The Starborn, Messenger, Star Ancestors
Hey there, pile four. Welcome to your past life reading! You had it pretty rough in your past life. You spent a lot of it seeing weird visions and remembering other worlds. I see you could have been suffering from intense mental health issues. You were most likely hospitalized for a lot of your previous life. Your body was chained to earth but your mind was elsewhere. Your soul was being pulled into the astral realm by your guides and ancestors. Meanwhile, your body was facing incarceration. You could have other past lives on other planets and your last life consisted mostly of your soul adjusting to Earth's energy. Your soul is not new at all but it is semi-new to Earth. You were learning how wild Earth can be. You had to acclimate to the lower vibrations. There is nothing wrong with low vibrations by the way. They were just different than what you were used to. I see in this life you still have crazy dreams and visions. You are really attuned to the spirit realm. You are just now experiencing Earth for the first time consciously. You are meant to be a seer on earth while simultaneously learning all you can about what it is like to be human. You serve as a messenger for those who don't have the skill to hear the spirit realm as well as you do. You are learning very fast that it is rough out here. You are just starting to feel the weight of karmic connections. You will be learning a lot here but your main mission is to bring as much harmony and balance as possible to Earth. You understand how sick Earth is right now and it hurts you to think about but you have the wisdom to help her feel better. You have the wisdom to assist humans. It is hidden in your soul, friend. This is an opportunity to heal her and her citizens. I know it is tough out here and I'm really sorry that it is. I wish you could have had a warmer welcome but this is a fantastic opportunity.
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Ocean Deep Ch13 T E N G E N
(Warnings: Mentions of killing and wounds, fighting which includes stabbing, blood/blood loss, attempted murder, implied murder at the end, etc. I'm also including a refresher on what kind of mers all of the boys that show up in the story are plus the wives-
Kyojuro would be a lionfish mer such as the one drawn by yuki2sksksk.
Tengen would be a white butterfly koi fish mer and would look like the linked post below except less eel and more butterfly koi also below.
Merman Tengen( minus the eel like features)

his tail would be more like this instead
https://images.app.goo.gl/G6CdGPbiLNgKwHTs6
his tail would be more like this instead
Makio is a Golden Dragon Koi mer
Suma is a (all blue) Halfmoon Betta Fish mer
Hinatsuru is a Strawberry Peacock Cichlid mer
Giyuu is a Pseudotropheus demasoni mer purely because I think the colors match him perfectly.
Sanemi and Genya are both bullshark mers. Same artist who drew the Mer Kyojuro.
Tanjiro is only briefly in the story and is a (green and black) Betta Fish mer
Akaza is a Betta Fish mer also by the same artist.
And Finally Obanai is a Coral Reef Snake mer specially the black and white version.
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You had woken up surrounded by warmth.
Warmth and the sweet sound of a distant bird chirping. It stirred you into doing what you usually did in the mornings. Yawn and stretch out your arms-
"Careful! You nearly poked me in the eye."
WHAT-?!
Your eyes popped open and you squealed finding a pair of red eyes just inches away from your face. Out of instinct you squealed out again and scrambled back away from the sudden half asleep face of Kyojuro only to slip over Makio's giant golden tail and fall over onto your back.
...Well if everyone wasn't awake before they certainly were now.
"Oh my goodness!" Hinatsuru's concerned face immediately peeked over Makio's tail and looked down at you. "Y/n, are you alright?"
A second later Rengoku perked up beside her rubbing his eyes and yawning. Suma jolted awake with a loud snort somewhere behind everyone as they all looked down at you. You groaned a hand reaching out to rub your head and slowly allowing yourself to take in what had just happened. Slowly you removed your head and looked down at your legs still half over Makio's tail. The three of them stared back at you with Suma just now sticking her head out from behind Kyojuro with the wildest bed head. You stared...until suddenly all the events of last night really kicked you good and hard in the head like grass suddenly getting squished under a falling tree. Akira. Kyojuro. KISSING!! The girls. Wife mentioned. KISSING!! You waking up in the middle of the night in Kyojuro's arms.
K I S S I N G!!!
Your face went beat red and everyone was startled as you suddenly pulled off of Makio only to shoot up to your feet. A hand slapping over your mouth. That it-....IT ALL MUST'VE BEEN A DREAM!! YEAH!! THAT'S IT!! You were so overwhelmed by Akira showing up that you fainted, had a crazy dream, and woke up here because your friends were worried about you! Yeah! That's it! That must've been it! It was just a giant weird nightmare dream thing. You sighed somewhat even if you didn't really feel relieved.
"Honey? Are you alright?," Kyojuro asked concerning scrunching up his brows.
"I-I'm fine," you shakily said quickly fixing your dress, "I just had t-the craziest dream with-.." You paused. Blinking before you slowly turned to look at them again. "..Did you just call me honey?"
"Do you prefer sweetheart? I'm sadly not too familiar with human nicknames for married couples but-"
"WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!! WAIT A SECOND!" You quickly held up your hands to the four of them with Suma rubbing her face and yawning widely. "Who said anything about us being married?! I thought you were only pretending to scare Akira off!"
As if they all were confused, the girls looked at one another in question, shrugged, and then all three looked at Rengoku as the defacto leader of their small pile. Sensing their want, Kyojuro took the lead as he should in Tengen's place and nodded.
"That's true. I was pretending to be your spouse in order to protect us all," he happily nodded with a large grin, "But then I proposed to you! You've been recuperating everything up to this point, it was only natural for us to take it to the next level!"
"But you've already accepted," he said confused gesturing to your hand.
Automatically you went to glance at your hand and to your horror found a shiny golden band around your ring finger and on the very front was a big green gem. Maybe an emerald? A pit immediately sunk into the bottom of your stomach as you stared wide eyed. Oh no. No no no no. That wasn't a dream?! This wasn't good! You didn't want to have this!
"I-.. You-.." You stuttered looking between their confused but happy faces to your hand a wave of emotions hitting you. Shock, fear, confusion, hesitation..but also strangely enough some flattery and intrigue under all of the big ones- You shook your head gaining a stern look. "Look. While I'm..." Flattered? Totally shocked? "..Humbled you all would find me attractive enough to want me to be your wife-" You settled on trying to be nice while also raising a hand. "-I can't be anymore than friends to you."
"WHAT?!," Suma wailed loud enough to make the rest of you wince, pushing herself higher by pushing up on Kyojuro's shoulders. He didn't seem to mind however and didn't seem phased at all by his wife's antics. "WHY NOT?! WE LIKE YOU AND YOU LIKE US!!"
"Not in a romantic sense! A-And on top of that we aren't even married! There's been no ceremony, no witnesses, and certainly no priest I know would officiate this-" And it was then that you had gotten an idea when you spotted the strand of rocks sewn into Rengoku's blonde hair. "Not to mention that you four are already married to Tengen! Remember?"
A silence was had between the four of them as they stopped where they sat, and then looked at one another. The elephant in the room being once again being addressed. You didn't forget about the obvious. Tengen was the entire reason they wanted to go back to the ocean
"You have someone to go back to. Someone who loves you and cares about you so much that he's willing to destroy an entire town for you all."
You jumped as something calloused and firm grabbed your hand. The much larger hand of Kyojuro enveloped yours. F/c eyes looked up into deep red ones. The look they gave you was a deep longing. Nothing like the looks that other men gave you.
"Neither do you. There's practically nothing here for you either is there? You said so yourself that there's not really much here."
"... Because the actions of selfish people and your Tengen are taking everything."
In a matter of seconds his face dropped and eyes widened. "W-What?"
The smaller hand in his pulled away from him as her face fell. "You all were brought here by force, I get that and I don't blame any of you for that. But whoever this Tengen is is causing a lot of innocent people their lives. He's drowned people, drive tens of others away from here, and he's making it harder and harder for the people who're still here. And on top of it all I can't in good conscious involve myself where it'll probably only cause more trouble than I'm worth. " The coldness was felt when she pulled off the pretty ring and pushed it back into his hands. "Here. Take this back and save it for someone special you really want."
The look he gave you followed by the looks of the others hurt a lot but...this was for the best. You couldn't live in the ocean with them and they just couldn't live the rest of their lives in a bathroom forever with the danger of being found out hanging over their heads everyday. No. You had to do what was best for everyone.
"You four must be hungry." You finally broke the silence and turned. "There's some eggs and a head of lettuce left. I'll make you something for breakfast and recheck Kyojuro's wounds before I leave for work."
By now his smaller wounds were all gone. His bigger wounds were nothing but surface cuts that would be nothing but maybe scars soon. The girls were all back at a healthy weight, and they didn't have any wounds that'd make it dangerous for them all to make the two week journey...It was decided then. As soon as you could get a horse and wagon, you'd take them all back. Even if you were unprepared, you couldn't delay it any longer. For everyone's best interest. As you left the room Rengoku was left staring so so confused at the ring. Why did she reject it after accepting their courtship? Was the ring not in her tastes? Did she not want him? Maybe she wasn't ready to be married yet? His thoughts stopped when Suma still hanging onto his shoulders hugged him tightly.
"Don't worry. She's probably just unsure because she hasn't met Tengen yet!"
"Yes! That's right! She wants to meet Tengen first!," Hinatsuru agreed smiling, "After all it wouldn't be fair unless he also met her! Don't worry!"
"... You're probably right." His hand closed back around the ring with a smile. "It's not fair for us to make a choice on their behalf! We shall wait until after they meet!"
You're head was filled with worries. Too many different thoughts buzzing around to really focus on one thing at a time. You made them something quick for breakfast and left them enough food for lunch to tied them over until you could bring them dinner...Which was impossible now because the entire butcher shop closed down three days ago when a quarter of the town packed up and left abandoning their homes and leaving for farther away towns or the city nearby. Even now as you walked along the road and looked upon the houses it was like you were walking through the remains of a ghost town. So many houses empty. So many businesses boarded up. So many people gone. Even now you watched as a man loaded up a wagon you had to pull by hand with who was presumably his wife standing by as he hauled another bag into the back. Wait..You knew those people.
It was Mr. and Mrs. Ochaco. The couple that ran the small series of fruit stands along the square.
You supposed with not enough people to buy their food, they didn't see the point of staying here either. It was like that everywhere now. No fish meant no income or goods. No goods means outside buyers wouldn't come by and bother. No income meant many people had no way to live. Without any customers their wasn't anything anyone could do about it. Which meant for a lot of people there was nothing left to do but become farmers (which not everyone could do) or leave for a better chance.
THIS WASN'T FAIR! NOT TO YOU! NOT TO THESE INNOCENT PEOPLE! NOT TO THE INNOCENT PEOPLE THE HENYA'S GREED AND THAT MERMAN'S WRATH ENDED UP DOOMING!!
It wasn't their fault! They didn't deserve to lose their families, their homes, their very way of life- And the reality only dropped from a pile of bricks to a boulder. As the legs carrying you came to a stop. F/c eyes widening as they took in the sight of wooden boards being hauled up on and over a window by one man as another took a hammer and nail and started hammering it into the home's side right over said window. And right in front of them both was your boss-
"M-Mrs. Satoshi?" You managed to get out finally snapping out of your stupor and began walking towards the old woman again. Upon hearing you the woman turned and looked surprised to see you there. "W-What are you doing?" Your arms gestured towards the flower shop. "What's going on?!"
Seeing the distress on your face, the old woman sighed sadly through her nose and shook her head. "Y/n, dear. I wasn't expecting you to show up again after yesterday. "
"What are you doing?," you repeated now recognizing the two men boarding up the shop as Niko and Mr. Satoshi.
"Yes. It is surprising isn't it?" You blinked as she fully turned to you and put her hands in front of her. "I guess it was only a matter of time. I'm afraid I'm being forced to close up shop."
A shattering sound pierced the fragile ghost town's air. "What?! I-..B-But you can't!"
"There's really no other way around it. Without anyone coming to buy my flowers there's no reason for me to set up shop."
"Then..W-What are you going to do?"
"My son has enough room for my husband and I. It'll be nice to settle down and spend time with my new grandchildren and we won't be forced to leave our home. Oh, I'm so sorry for springing this on you." Her hands reached over and grabbed one of yours apologetically. "But you're still a young, beautiful woman and you have so many opportunities. I'm sure you'll be able to find something much more fulfilling than a flower shop."
"Mother, we're finished with the windows. Come rest with us."
She looked over briefly to her son before turning back to you, sadly nodded, and then left you standing there by yourself staring at the remains of what used to be your life crumbling around you.
"Y/N'S BACK!! Y/N'S BACK!!"
You ignored Suma's happy cheers and instead walked right past the bathroom door to drag yourself into your room and flop yourself down face first into your bed and just lay there. The roller coaster of emotions that you've been forced to deal with taking it's toll along with the stress and frustration you've been feeling over the past months. You lost.. everything. Your life savings, your free time, your job, most of your social life, and now even the job you loved is no more. The only things you had left was your sanity and home but who knows how long they'll last at this rate! You were tired. All you wanted was to lay here forever and just sleep the bad dream away. To close your eyes and never look back but unfortunately that's not meant to be because you could still hear them calling out your name from just down the hall wondering why you weren't joining them.
...They couldn't stay here anymore. They had to go. And as your head lifted up from the warm, soft pillow you'd love nothing more than to lay on, you knew what had to be done once and for all.
When night time came it wasn't really too much trouble to sneak out once again during the night once the moon was high in the sky. Even if you there still was people still left that could spot you, there wasn't too much of a risk considering there was barely anyone left to really spot you let alone come out at night. You felt guilt wracking your very core with each step you took against the dark night towards the only person you knew of that had what you need to hopefully save more lives in the end. The barn doors on Niko's property creaked slowly opened as moonlight shined inside lighting up everything inside in a pretty silver glow.
A pretty brown and white pony turned it's head towards the dark figure standing in the doorway the pretty silver light reflecting off it's eyes. Before deciding the girl wasn't a threat and peacefully went back to chewing on the hay that was strewn about the pen. So it didn't mind a bit when the girl grabbed a bridle and approached it. It's so used to this being done so many times in its life that it didn't even put up a fight when she slipped it over his head or when she opened the door to the pen and pulled him out. Or when she took him outside looking around everywhere nervously as she took him beside the barn. Or when she made him stand still as she hooked up a familiar cart to him. Or when she pulled him along making him walk into the nearly empty town now. She only hoped Niko would forgive her for this.
You had done it. You'd committed theft. Yes. Technically this would be the third time you broke into someone's home, and stolen something but the first two times didn't count because the first time was technically a rescue mission and the second was recovering stolen property. There was a HUGE difference in now when you stole from innocent people and people you knew. You only hoped Niko would forgive you when you returned it to him a month later after you made the long trip back from the ocean. You quickly and quietly made your way back into your home looking back over your shoulder every five seconds expecting to see Niko or someone else come out of the darkness and raise the alarm for your crimes but the now mostly empty town remained quiet and peaceful..Or at least quiet. It was too eerie to be considered peaceful. You hadn't even gotten one step in the doorway when you were bombarded by a surprising sight.
A pair of annoyed and worried tired red eyes bore into yours from in the middle of your common room. "And just where have YOU been, Young Lady?"
"Rengoku!? What are you doing?!"
Rengoku was sitting up and leaning against a wall, arms crossed, and with a stern look on his face. Uncovered and with his long fish tail all exposed for anyone to walk in or look through a window and see. "What am I doing? I'm waiting for you to come home. Where were YOU?" He challenged back raising a thick eyebrow. "You didn't come join us for dinner or come to bed and you worried me sick sneaking out so late. What were you up to out there all by yourself in the middle of the night?"
"What are you? My dad?" You shook your head with a sigh. "That's not important right now." You quickly poked your head out to peer outside but luckily the only witness to your guests was the horse so you quickly closed the door. "You do realize if it was anyone else who walked in you would've been in big trouble right?"
"That's no excuse. As the man it's my duty to make sure all of my ladies are safe and taken cared for!"
You felt a strange form of flattery at the gesture but it was shoved under by your annoyance. "I appreciate it but I've been taking care of myself since I was a child. I don't need you to risk your cover just to try and take care of me."
"Well I can't help it if I'm worried! You didn't tell us or leave a note and-" He blinked as you just walked past him towards the hallway again. "H-Hey! Young Lady, you come back here when I'm talking to you! Where do you think you're going?"
"To get some bags and blankets." You could faintly hear the sounds of a thud and then Kyojuro dragging himself along the floors to follow you.
"Bags and blankets for what?", he called out confused. He wasn't very fast on land.
"Food, clothes, and whatever else I'm going to need in order to get you four back home."
The dragging noises stopped when you opened the door to your bedroom. "Wait. You mean-?!"
"If you want to be helpful go wake up the others and see if you can slip yourselves into that wagon outside while I gather the supplies."
There was a bit of silence behind you as you began scouring for what you needed and then you heard loud and fast dragging again before the distant sounds of another door opened followed- "My fireflies, wake up! A joyous day has arrived at last! We're finally going home!"
You only sighed and began gathering what you needed to get for the long journey ahead. A few large bags for stuffing as much none parishable foods in as possible for your all you could find, another bag for clothing and essentials, a large gourd for water, and a couple large blankets to throw over the top of the wagon to hide the cargo. A tarp would've been preferable but unfortunately you didn't have the luxury or time for that. The sooner this was over with the better. In went three bags of mixed supplies. In went a giant heavy gourd you struggled to lift in. And finally in went the four of your friends. You found Rengoku struggling to pull himself in on his own attempting to climb up the back wheels making the wagon loudly creak under his weight.
"SHH!! Kyojuro, what are you doing?!," you whisper yelled nearly dropping the lumpy bag of fruits and stale vegetables.
"Climbing in of course, Love! Is that not what you wanted?"
"...."
You had to take time out to literally help him climb in my lifting his long heavy tail and pushing it in. He was followed by you quietly picking up each of the girls and lowering them into the wagon alongside him. It was trickier than the last time you did this since they all had put on weight since the last time you had done this. Suma seemed the most excited and Makio had to slap a hand over her mouth as you pulled along the biggest blankets you had. With a light whooshing sound you threw them up in the air and pulled them all along until they draped over the entire back and effectively hiding the squirming mermaids underneath..Until they all popped their heads out excitedly on your left.
"I can't believe it! We're finally going home!," Suma practically screamed out smiling brightly, "I can't wait for all the yummy tuna again!"
A hand immediately shoved her head back down. "Pipe down! We're not out of this yet!"
"Wah! Kyojurooooo! Tell Makio to stop being so mean!"
"Let us all remain quiet. Makio is right and we are not out of this until we're back in our rightful home!" He blinked as the wagon jostled and you began pulling the horse along and in turn began to dragon the wagon along as well.
He was right. You weren't out of trouble yet. It would be at least a two week journey to the ocean and the road leading to it would take you all right past the Henya's home. You hadn't the faintest idea if Akira and his Aunt was still there or if he already left after the tantrum he through two days ago now. You didn't have a choice though. You had to take the chance. Stirring the horse towards the road headed Westward, you pulled him along and the horse followed obediently and successfully pulling the cart behind him. It was official. You all were off. Walking through the ghostly town early in the morning with the sun at least still three hours away from rising over the horizon. Each creak and rattle the cart made seemed to echo through the darkness making you fear that someone might wake up and catch you in the act. Each loud clip clip the horse made sending a chill down your spine that he'll attract something out from the darkness however as you all passed by abandoned home after abandoned home, no one showed their faces through the now empty buildings. And even if there was anyone left, they were fast asleep and oblivious to your journey. As you passed by the empty spaces, your friends stayed alert but quiet. Seemed even Suma knew the importance of being quiet right now. Soon the houses dwindled and you all were passing by the barn.
The Henya's farm. The place where this all started.
For you at least. Who knows where the girls were kept before they were moved here. Automatically you slowed the horse down to just a quieter slower walk as you approached the place. The shadow of the horrid barn seemed to loom over you all as you passed as if laughing and mocking them still for what they went through. You paid more attention to the house that laid still and dark. It looked like no one was home, so perhaps they had already left or maybe they were fast asleep. Either way you never took your eyes off of it as you all passed. The girls automatically lowered down with different levels of fear and worry and anger washing over their faces. A growl made you jump and whirl behind fearing a stray dog or worse a wolf had chosen you all as an easy meal-..Only to half freeze half be relieved when you just noticed it was Kyojuro staring at the home too with such intensity that you swore his eyes were literally burning.
"Kyojuro, shush!," you sternly shushed him before quickly pulling the cart along.
It was doubtful that they could hear his soft growling from so far away but you weren't going to risk anything especially not when you just started your journey. Despite all your feelings, the house remained dark as you passed it and stopped just outside the treeline and the road leading into territory you've never been in. You took one last look at the quiet town and your home nestled inside, then at the Henya house, and then at the four pairs of eyes staring at you curiously wondering why you stopped. Two weeks. All it would take was two weeks and then you'd be free. With a shaky breath you turned back around and pulled the horse forward making the wagon creak along and leaving your old home behind.
You never knew about the man who entered your empty home the following afternoon and discovered the remains of a locked box's burnt latch in your fireplace and the leftover scales in your bathroom.
Your first day of traveling went..Ok you guessed. The sun rose three hours after you started and you four were surrounded by forest. You've already passed by the small river where the three Kocho sisters disappeared from here last autumn. Being so close near the ocean, it was always fairly warm and vibrant here but already it was nearing autumn again and soon you'd it'd be a year since they disappeared along with that Mitsuri girl. You know it was probably unlikely but you hoped that their families hadn't moved away too in case they ever came back. You stopped around midday by a small pond to allow the horse to rest and eat and drink and to give your aching feet a rest from the hours of walking around you had to do. And to allow yourself and the others to eat.
"Eat and drink sparingly. I don't know if all of this will last all of us until we make it there."
After an hour you continued until it was night, and you were plume tired. Sleep forcing you to tie the horse to a nearby tree and climb up into the back of the wagon to sleep with the others, Hinatsuru laying claim to you by pulling you to snuggle for the night.
"I can't wait for you to meet Lord Tengen. He's caring and kind and unlike any other man you've ever met."
The merman half responsible for your life going to hell? Yeah. Not going to happen but instead of arguing you just fell asleep to Suma snoring loudly again hugging Hinatsuru's other side. The next three days were pretty much the same. Walking, breaks, sleep, and rinse and repeat. By the fifth day you all hit your first snag. Surrounded by trees and forest constantly you didn't have exactly the ability to see far into the distance so when you came by a fork in the road. Both dirt roads looked exactly alike. Old, worn, and dirty. F/c looked between the two different directions unsure.
"...Where do we go?," you asked still so unsure.
"The right!" Makio pointed down the right path making you blink and look where she pointed.
"Right? Are you sure?"
She nodded blonde bangs swaying. "I remember that weird boulder there that looks like a bloated jellyfish when we were first brought this way. It's definitely right."
Bloated jellyfish?? There was certainly a misshapen rock there but a bloated jellyfish?? You decided not to argue and considering you've never been this far away, you just had to trust her so right it was. You pulled the horse that way and continued onto your journey. Three more days passed the same as nothing really changed but you were right days in now, more than half way in. Just supposedly six or so more days until you were able to reach the ocean.
You never knew about the danger that was approaching fast with each rest and sleep you took
By the ninth day the forests thinned out into half plains half trees. And the distant smells of salts and oceans were getting closer and stronger. Makio was right! You all were so close! You could taste the relief and freedom awaiting you all. Nine days turned to ten. The smells were stronger. Ten days turned to eleven. Most of the trees were gone now. Eleven days turned to twelve. You were so, SO CLOSE NOW! Twelve days turned to thirteen. You all hardly slept that night with the excitement. Thirteen turned to fourteen-
YOU ALL WERE SO EXCITED!!
The four in the back could hardly contain themselves! You kept walking and walking despite your sore feet only taking a single break by a small pond to quickly rest and eat before moving on again. The sun rose, went to the middle of the sky, and then slowly started to set when you saw seagulls cawing and flying through the sky. And then you saw it.
THE BEACH!!
THE BLUE OCEAN!!
THE YELLOW SAND!!
THE-...
.... the...You slowly came to a stop staring at what your eyes laid upon. The others initially excited also stopped what what they were doing to look shocked at what their sight beheld.
"Oh Posidon...Tengen.. what have you done?"
The setting sun's light lit up the beach and the blue ocean stretching far into the horizon as far as the eyes could see. And the destruction of others long past. The sounds-
The sounds of a torn sail flapped in the evening wind as it lazily flapped about from the broken mast ran into the ground, a mountain of splinters and what was once a majestic ship washed ashore next to it.
Clip. Clip. Clip. Clip.
The noises of the horse walking was quickly softened as the dirt turned into soft sand. Eyes bore sight of a graveyards worth of clutter. Where rotting wood met the cruel hot sand and the mocking waves that carried it here. Travesty after travesty you passed by. What was once boats of all sizes now marking the final resting place for those whom met a watery grave. The eyes gazed over each and every one as you passed. The result of greed and wrath.
But it'll all be over soon. You just had to get them into the water and all of it would be over. So more deaths. No more Mermaids. Only normalcy.
You shivered and tried to ignore the deep claw marks embedded into the sides of a rather large fishing boat telling yourself that they were just marks from getting stuck on a reef. You pulled the horse along until you spotted a sight that you instantly recognized. A dock! An old honestly rigidity looking dock was right in front of you all leading to the water just deep enough to let them all swim without having to crawl stuck in the sand. You walked and walked until you were standing right in front of it all. The wind gently blowing your hair and the other four staring silently.
"....Well..this is it." You spoke after a minute breaking the silence and turning to them. "C'mon. Let's get you all back home."
There was a silence as no one moved for a moment just staring longingly at the sight- Kyojuro was the first one to take initiative, grabbing the side of the cart and pulling himself out only to land on the ground with a thud sound. Suma was next excitedly squealing and practically throwing herself out and desperately hauling herself towards the water. Hinatsuru and Rengoku weren't too far behind her as they too dragged themselves out. Meanwhile you grabbed onto Makio and started walking behind them with her in your arms. One, two, and three mermaids clambered onto the docks and without missing a single beat- Threw themselves off the sides without even waiting to get into deeper water.
Large splashes could be heard as they disappeared into the blue, blending into the darkness as the darkness crept further into the sky.
"You don't have to go y'know?," Makio's voice spoke out as you watched what you assumed was Suma's tail slapping the water. "This doesn't have to be good bye. We still want you to meet Tengen! You'll seriously like him! I promise!"
Makio watched as her face gazed at the water still, a hint of sadness as she opened her mouth to answer but didn't say a word as a reflection reflected by the limited sunlight caught her eyes. Pupils shrank as danger approached swiftly. Makio was once blinking in concern-
Then she was flying.
Makio elt weightless tumbling through the air as her world twisted and turned- AND THEN THERE WAS A SPLASH-
It's not often a person would see a beautiful beach. That was a privilege as eyes gazed out at the mournful sea. Gliding along in rows where it kissed the sand, it looked so peaceful in its dark blue colorful hue. The golden last rays was a gift delivered to the beholders by Angels and winds so sweetly staining the skin like a lover's kiss. The horizon itself looked as if it was a golden river of gleaming gold sewing itself in between the canopy of the dark twilight where the first few stars appeared twinkling like diamonds connecting it to the deep blue of the calm ocean paradise. In the distance, lines of the golden orbs last rays of tapered light splayed out, flowing through the cracks in the clouds like heaven was the one sewing the twilight to the waters with golden thread as the waters danced with sparkles, reflections from the light but it looked as if the angels made an accident while sewing the two together, knocking some stars out of the sky and making them shimmer and shine on the Water's surface.
It was beautiful.
She was so thankful for the beautiful sight.
"If I can't have you, then I'll make sure no beast can either."
The cruelty and coldness of one's blade could never compare to the cruelty and coldness of one's heart and soul. Two bodies whom shared the beautiful sight fading from the blackened vision clouding her brain. A slide of cold metal and leakage of red stumbled, tumbled down in place of the pretty vision before them. Sweet salty air stained by copper as she stood. The cold cruel blade retreating from within her form as she stood there. The silence beckoning eyes of f/c to calmly turn. The sight of greed, dark with want toring away from the light embracing the hell within. Not but a whisper parted from her lips, the maw heavy swirling with blurs.
"who..is the true monster here, Akira Henya?"
A distant woman's scream filled the void tilted sideways as the world tilted back and you were swallowed up by the coldness of the ocean blue and wrapped up in the warm embrace of lovers concerned. Catching her as world went black and echoes of sorrowful wails echoed throughout the voided night. The waves reverberating off the sky and cascading deep, deep into the Water's depths the waves carrying them further and further under the surface and muffled the unanswered sorrows of agony's past.
And two eyes of magenta stained red by wrath and blood opened wide.
"Y/N?! Y/N?!"
One who such went by such a name did not stir from the foreboding deadly slumber slipped into as shadows blurred and darkness swallowed them up. Sobs. Wails. Pleads. Cries. Prayers. It made not a difference to the one who had blood on his hands, staring down at the scene before him like a sick artist admiring the picture he painted into reality.
''That's right. Scream. It won't do a bit of good in the end!"
Hisses bore his fate as flames flared up at the one who would dare paint such a cruel thought into real form.
"HA! You think you're intimidating by just hissing at me like a fucking wet cat?! You're lucky you're in the bloody water otherwise you would've been gutted next like just another tuna!"
Anger. Wrath. Blood. Passion. And L O V E. All the red represents.
"Cry all you'd like..At the end of the day, no one is going to give a hell."
Oh how wrong he was. Someone did answer the cry of help.
And ironically hell had found him.
A violent rippling, rippling through the water like unholy blades through thin paper. A white ghost within the darkness rising amongst the dead and decayed ships and distorting the star covered water shining bright. It seemed as if even the great sun was scared of this beast as it hid behind the horizon and disappeared allowing night to cover it's unholy speed through the dark void and towards the docks above-
C R A S H-!!!
Feet shook as the old dock swayed, soon loosing his footing and the man found himself falling backwards onto his backside. Looking at the horror beyond that penetrated his sights. Splinters went flying. Wood cracked and flew in all directions cascading down into the water like unholy rain as something from below began pounding up and destroying E A C H A N D E V E R Y P L A N K O F W O O D. Kyojuro out of instinct turned away shielding the one in his arms and the screaming women as droplets and wood bounced off his shoulders. The monster of ghost white passing by as a mighty tail passed them forcing the unholy rain to continue as it smashed and destroyed it's way up towards the human man. Bloodthirsty and itching for one thing
TO ENACT VENGEANCE FOR HUMAN GREED.
Crashing, crunching, destroying ever closer to the human and then there was a splash. The iron like grip from the waves ceased him and he took a deep gulp of suffocation. The world around him wet and without any solid object to free him from the watery depths grip. Dark..Why was everything so dark?! He kicked out and flailed for nothing as the void never loosened it's grip on his air drained body. The menagerie of a shattered moon waved goodbye from the shattered waves of the seas rippling surface as he sunk deeper and deeper into the blackened abyss below that welcomed him in it's cold embrace. It's hands slowly wrapping around his body and killing him into that dangerous lullaby of death. It was .quiet. Almost even peaceful like as he drifted slowly down, down, down. He felt like falling asleep with his eye lids getting heavy. Until his flailing hand caught onto a floating board and he was able to pull himself up, breaching the surface, and gasping a breath of that holy air as he coughed out the void's water and laid himself upon the floating wood being his savior. Deep heavy breaths followed breathing in and out panting and coughing as panicked eyes eyes darted around but the darkness and waves enveloped any trace of the monster, and all others had disappeared. Nothing but shattered wood and darkness being his company.
"You know ... There's five stages of grief."
His form jumped against the board he floated upon eyes widening.
"Denial."
Panicked eyes darted around but he nothing within the darkness and waves or amongst the wreckage.
"Anger."
The voice sounded ethereal other worldly. A ghost ebbing closer and closer from the depths.
"Bargaining."
The voice was blurred. Coming from everywhere and nowhere at once. Sounding so close yet so far away all at once.
"Depression."
Heart beats picked up. Swiveling his head this way and that as danger, panic, and fear set in with the unsettling doom ever approaching.
"And acceptance...But I would like to add to add one more step to that."
The water was silent. Nothing but the sloshing of his body sounding out as he desperately searched for the ghost that wasn't there but yet was at the same time. Until the hotness of something's breath wafted over his ear from behind as a voice whispered nothing but a word in his ear.
"R E V E N G E."
A man's shriek pierced the night and carried over the waves and forest before quiet settled once more.

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Beach Day
@abstractdogwolfthing is the owner of this amazing AU, and they got me on an absolute roll~
Will be tossed on AO3 later probably~ Like most of my work, its completely unedited ~1,100 words, took about 30-40 minutes to write
Strawberry Nightmare takes her Pets out for a Beach day, with some help from her absolute bestest friend in the world Fresh~
“Pleeeeeaaaaaaaasssssseeee~” Nightmare asked, batting her eye as she held her hands together. Begging her favorite bestie in the entire multiverse, “my pets were all begging me so adorably!~ “Please Boss, Can we have a day at the beach! The fresh salty air is good for us!” You knooooow I can't say no to them!”
Fresh was hiding their grin behind a fur lined fan, waving it just enough to get her curls bouncing. This body was a rather comfortable one, but well… All bodies deteriorate before long. “And you need me because…?~”
“Can’t a girl ask her besty out to a Beach day in peace?~” purred the strawberry flavored Guardian.
“You and I both know you don’t just dooo anything sweet cheeks~” Fresh tapped Nightmare’s head with the fan, “but fiiiine~ Ill get my answers later anyways~”
Strawbs gasped, a hand over her chest dramatically, “Why Fresh! Its like you don’t trust me!”
“More like I know how to get your adorable pets talking when you don’t want to love~” Fresh giggled, “Ill see you tomorrow. Don’t break your phone before then~”
Neither set a time, but they really didn’t have to. Things always just seemed to work out for their little hang out sessions~
The next day Strawbs was standing on the dock with the leashes in hand, “Now pets~ What were the rules~”
“No splashing the boss!~” Killer eagerly piped up, holding their hand up and waving it.
“Boss don… like much… rough housin,” Horror tacked on, yawning a bit as they leaned on dust sleepily. Eyeing the basket in Dust’s arms.
Dust rolled their eyes at it, but didn’t mind too much, signing, [and no feeding the fish.] Making sure Horror only got a little snack for now so he didn’t ruin his appetite for lunch.
“Perfect!~” Strawb clapped her hands eagerly, “aren’t you all such good poppets?~ Make sure to tell your loving doctor if you aren’t feeling well~”
From behind her slowly rose a large large skull. A familiar eye in one of the sockets. A grin slowly grew as it noticed Strab hadn’t noticed it yet… And gave her a long lick~
“Tasty~” Fresh teased as the pink guardian gave her friend an indignant look.
“Ask first! What have I said about asking to lick first Fresh? Do you have any idea how much concentration it takes to get the tastiest goop to a location for you to lick? How dare! How dare!” Waving around her favorite quill dramatically.
Fresh let out a little snort, “Admit it~ You love it~”
“That’s not the point and you know it!” Strawb insisted. Not noticing her patients loading up their beach supplies on Fresh’s shell while she scolded the Parasite.
Dust walked up and tugged on her sleeve a little. Pointing up at the shell where they had set up a tent with a blow up bed for her. Draped in soft fabrics and faux fur pillows. Even a cooler next to her with tasty chilly treats. Though she wouldn’t be able to taste the different flavors, their textures would be a delight.
“You know me sooo well!~” she squealed, wiping away a tear with a little flourish. Shuffling over quickly and flopped on the bed with a little moan of delight.
While she hugged a plush she watched the others setting up a volley ball net. A Blow up mannequin set up as a fourth player to even out the odds between the teams. Killer far too hopped up on sweets to need any help. Dust was deadly efficient so the sleepy Horror didn’t need to do much to help.
A near 1v1, but well… volleyball is supposed to be 2v2.
A couple hours into the swim, Fresh hummed, “and to your right is a Coral Reef. Admire its colors and the cute little fishies if you will~” Still laying flat as she floated along, arms crossed as a pillow.
“Fish?” Strawb asked, perking up some. Slowly she left her comfortable nest to go to the edge of the shell. Taking out a camera to take pictures for her clinic. Maybe she could ask that cute little artist to paint their own versions with these beautiful sights~
She didn’t expect to slip off the shell… Fall into the water with a startled squeak!
The trio of pets didn’t notice at first, too engrossed in their game… The sound of the ball being struck louder than their Boss’s little squeak.
Horror lifted their head, looking around. Brow furrowed when he noticed the tent was empty. “Mrrrrrr?” he slowly stood, shaking himself some to get his bones back aligned. The rattling stopping the other two in their tracks.
“Something up Ror Ror?” Killer asked, walking over. Making an amused little giggle as their shoes squeaked with every step. A cheeky little grin on their face.
Dust tilted their head some, wondering why they stopped.
“Boss lady…?” horror asked, pointing at the tent where said boss was nowhere to be seen.
Fresh turned their torso just enough to look at them from the corner of her socket, Judgement clear in her gaze, “She fell off several minutes ago and you only notice now? No wonder your lot don’t last long. Such pathetic little pets don’t even pay attention when their Mistress is in distress,” she sneered.
Killer scrambled to the side of the shell where the footprints of their Mistress went. Noticing a bobbing bit of pink many fish were nibbling at. “Boss!” he cried out, “Boss! Are you awake?” Waving his hand to see if she would react.
A soft groan came from the pink mass and not much else.
He giggled at how cute it was. Debating if they should save her now or give it a few minutes just to see how she does…
Horror and Dust made the decision for them, opting to use the Volley Ball net and poles to fish out their boss. Their boss giggling as she was pulled up and onto the shell at last. Sopping wet with Salt water and a cute little swirl in her eye.
[Awwww~ Look at her~ No thoughts just Salt~] Dust signed, the one whos survived as Strab’s pet the longest.
“Salt?” Horror asked with a raised brow.
[Boss is Drunk~ S so cute seeing her like this~] Dust offered. Soon going off and coming back with a few towels. Laying them across their boss so she wasn’t left to dry out in the sun for too long. Killer was quick to help, Giggling away as they though of other ways to get their boss drunk like this.
#bad sanses#strawberry nightmare#beach day#undertale au#fanfiction#undertale fanfiction#dust uses sign language
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amy headcanonssss
As requested, here are some headcanons for our queen. 💓
→ Amy loves strawberries, but definitely prefers raspberries.
→ She's the type of person who doesn't show it, but at the gym she'll easily lift some of the heaviest weights.
→She's a very supportive friend.
→ Shopping is her way of dealing with stress, she prefers to go shopping alone, but sometimes she takes Rouge or Sonic.
→ She'd definitely be a fan of Lana Del Rey.
→ She's the type of girl who'll wear a dress everywhere.
→ Her friendship with Shadow is another dimension, they definitely trade Lana's CDs, or go out for coffee or concerts together.
→ If she was in a relationship with Sonic, their relationship wouldn't change that much, they'd still be friends first, but there would definitely be a difference.
→ On the other hand, if Sonic was in a relationship with Shadow, Amy would be the first to be the wingwoman, she and Rouge definitely had a devilish twinkle in their eye when Sonic said he needed help getting ready for a date.
→ She treats her hammer like her child, she doesn't let anyone touch it.
→ She has a weakness for cute animals.
→ And she would definitely dress in a coquette style.
These are just a few of my main headcanons that involve Amy, that girl is too cute for her own good, I love her. And feel free to submit questions in the coral reef, Don't be afraid, I don't bite haha 💙
#ao3 fanfic#ao3 writer#fanfiction#sonadow#sonic the hedgehog#shadow the hedgehog#sonic x shadow fanfic#sonicxshadow#headcanon#amy rose#amy the hedgehog#sonamy#shadow x sonic#amy x sonic
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Fish of the Day
Today's fish of the day is the leopard coral grouper!

The leopard coral grouper, also known as strawberry trout and common coral trout despite not being a trout, scientific name Plectropomus leopardus is a well known marine reef fish! The most widespread fish along the barrier reef, found both from inshore to outer reefs. Found in the Western Pacific ocean stretching from Southern Japan down as far south as Sydney Australia, and a range from as far West as Thailand, and as far East as the Soloman islands. These fish live along coral reefs from depths of 3-100 meters, often living in pairs or small schools along the floor of the reef. These fish can be identified from the other common reef "trout" (these fish are actually groupers) of Australia by the small dark ringed blue circular markings, and the blue ring around the eyes, with an exhibited red, green, pink, or brown coloring depending on population.

The diet of the coral grouper is made up entirely of other animals. Throughout the majority of their lifecycle, as they are mature adults, they will spend their time on other coral fish, most commonly damselfish species. Although it is very common for larger adults to cannibalize their own species and eat younger coral groupers, including their own children. These fish only feed once every 2-3 days and can hold off starvation for days to weeks at a time if hunting is unsuccessful. Hunting is done by hiding and ambushing prey from below, these fish will camouflage among the corals at the bottom of the reef, waiting for prey to swim over it for a matter of hours at a time.This camouflage is done by quick color changing on the part of the fish, with an ability to change colors in a matter of minutes to plain color or molted patterns. Other times in hunting these fish won't require camouflage at all, instead prowling schools of prey. During this time they will appear as though they are moving slowly toward the prey from an angle, and then quickly change direction of lunge once closer. This diet can allow them to get to sizes as large as 47 inches in length, but most are only 10-15 inches. Too large for most coral and carpet sharks in similar geographic range to predate on them, but some larger sharks still feed on mature adult coral groupers.

These fish, like many other groupers are protogynous hermaphrodites, these fish begin life as female and will trigger sex change later in life, although currently our understanding of what triggers it is unknown. It is believed to be related to the ratio of male to female fish on the current reef, this change occurs anywhere between the fish reaching a size of 9 inches to 24 inches, and will remain as male for the remainder of their lives. This change does not happen to all female fish that get that large, but it is more common for large coral groupers to transition and for smaller fish to remain female. Once a fish has transitioned to male (a process that can take anywhere from 2 weeks to 2 months) these fish become incredibly territorial,

Between September and December, when it is late spring and summer in the southern areas this fish calls home, the coral grouper is spawning in the North barrier reef, whereas those in more Southern areas, spawn in October to February. The coral groupers in this area will form dense groups at steep slopes of the reef, spawning at a peak of the new moon and at dusk when the light is low and predators are less active to prey on released eggs. These tight groups of fish are formed as a male chooses an area to defend and entice females into his territory with a courtship ritual. This ritual is made up of a male repeatedly darkening and displaying their fins darkened edges, which they change the color of quickly. If a female accepts they will swim in circles toward the surface releasing sperm and eggs before splitting ways. These fertilized eggs will be released into the water stream and larvae will develop in the nearby reefs, becoming fully formed and hunting fry at an age of only 5 weeks. After this, maturity is based on size rather than age itself, and they'll live a long and full 16 years on average unless predated on.
That's the leopard coral grouper, everybody! Hope you have a wonderful day!
#fish#fish of the day#fishblr#fishposting#aquatic biology#marine biology#freshwater#freshwater fish#animal facts#animal#animals#fishes#informative#education#aquatic#aquatic life#nature#river#ocean#Plectropomus leopardus#leopard coral grouper#strawberry trout#common coral trout
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HC thing that I also put on our twt but I expand on it here
Dewmizer: Fox, more a fennec tho. He/it demiboy, dating aether
Aether: Mainecoon, binturong. Trans lad, he’s everyone’s bf and phantom’s older brother. Amazing cook
Swiss: German shepherd but also a husky. He/it/xe, dating aeth. Very big sensory issues towards sounds and needs noise canceling headphones on occasion, which is why he freaks out during the Watcher siren. Doesn’t realize he’s constantly loud though
Rain: Blacktip Reef Shark. He’s not shy, just sort of anxious and cautious. He approaches things carefully and knows when to let himself vibe. Trans male princess 🫡🫡
Mountain: Deer-Elk guy. In love with cumulus and his bfs (phant n rain). Loves tea, he will make you tea that cures any of your issues. Huge awkward guy but he’s trying
Cirrus: Lioness. Dating all the other ghoulettes, they’re one big poly. Polyghouls is REAL. Transfem and probably one of the normalist ghouls besides aeth
Cumulus: Clouded Leopard or a Jaguar. Queen.. She’s amazing, probably the most chillest and second least likely to start a fight. She’s still a troublemaker
Sunny: Strawberry Leopard. Chaos. Transfem and hordes neos. She’s INSANE /vpos.. Her and Dew get into so much trouble together, Aeth can hardly keep up with them both
Phantom: vampire bat, a stupid house cat. THEE autism ghoul.. Transmasc anxious baby bat and Copia’s partner in vampire crime. He’s constantly sharing fun facts about bats and other things, especially with his older brother.
Aurora: Snow leopard, deer. Badass, a lot of piercings and probably wants Mist to give her tons of tattoos. Embodiment of gaslight, gatekeep, girlboss tbh
Cirrus and Cumulus are also harpies because I’m a DND and mythology nerd
If anyone wants to draw these or add on to them please share!! I love HCs and such :3
#the band ghost#ghost bc#ghost band#nameless ghouls#rain ghoul#aether ghoul#swiss ghoul#mountain ghoul#dewdrop ghoul#cirrus ghoulette#cumulus ghoulette#sunshine ghoulette#aurora ghoulette#phantom ghoul#ships are mentioned but not the focus#sodomizer ghoul#poly ghouls
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