Your siren song

[dreamlocket]

mermaids & land dwellers a possibly (au) mermaid ❝shipping❞ meme

Few fantastical creatures have captured the imaginations of those of us stuck in the mundane quite like mermaids. It's understandable: the ocean provides an endless canvas for us. Who knows what may live in those deep, seemingly endless depths? There's something intriguing about the mermaid, too, as a being that exists between two worlds. Beautiful human up top, dangerously alien down below, a mix between the comforting and the unknown. Such a combination is all very alluring, speaking perfectly of both the sense of freedom and adventure and and the impending doom offered by the high seas. Because of the mystery and excitement provided by mermaids, people have been considering what the relationships between those who live on land and those who dwell in the sea would be like. For as long as there have been mer-tales, there have been stories of lucky or unlucky seafarers who earn the attention of mermaids. In some cautionary tales, merfolk are said to be little more than sirens who relish in driving sailors to their doom, luring them to the waters with gorgeous songs so that ships may be crashed, blood spilt, and flesh rend to fill the bellies of sea-demons. In other, more optimistic tales, there are lonely mermaids who fall in love with sailors, fishermen, and princes and will do anything to be with their objects of affections, even if it means turning to sea foam. Of course, earning a mermaid's love may not be better than becoming their prey; after all, in their ignorance of the children of earth, they may pull a person under the water and forget that air is a necessity for some. Perhaps you are a human or other offspring of the land who has grown up with the tales of mermaids. You know that caution must be taken should you go on the ocean, lest you become nothing more than a meal. If you were in that situation, you would never fall for the merfolk's charms. However, that's so much easier said than done. On the other hand, you could be a mermaid. Whether you are "good" or "bad" depends entirely on upbringing, just like with anyone else. Finally, you've come upon a land dweller. Will you be infatuated with them, look at them as a sweet morsel, or be more scared of them than they are of you? how to play; - Comment with your character and preferences. This meme allows for characters to be the one who lives on land or the mermaid. Feel free to do a mermaid AU for your character! - Reply to others. Use the RNG to get your prompt. prompts; 1.Good: Everything said about merfolks is wrong. They are reclusive, but not evil. Especially not this one. Maybe they even saved you. No matter what, they love you, absolutely. And, were you to be honest, it was love at first sight on your end, too. But that doesn't mean you can be together...at least, not easily. 2. Bad: Come, jolly sailor bold. Come into the arms of a mermaid, and you will not regret it. They will hold you, and you cannot resist, even as you're dashed against the rock. 3. Wild: Good and evil cannot be applied to mermaids here, for they are like any other wild creature, more beast than man. Yet the more they're exposed to the kindness of humans or others who live on land, the more fond they grow towards it - and those who show them that kindness. 4. Ignorant: The mermaid's intentions are good, yet he or she doesn't realize what they could do to hurt their land dweller lover. 5. The Mermaid Dilemma: What can be done if someone wants to do more with a mermaid than give them kisses or sweet words? Not much, it seems. At first glance, that is, though who knows what can happen if one puts their mind to it. 6. Not What Was Expected: Beauty is always expected of a mermaid, but what if such a creature looked more like this? Who could care for such a beast? Well, there's still charm there, and with enough personality, appearances can be looked past.

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Agent Washington | Red vs. Blue | M/M

[agtwashington]

(Mer-shark, dangerous as fuck.)

Scarecrow | Batman Arkham Knight | ota

[doctor_terror]

[Eldrich Crane anyone? Definitely a malevolent, Lovecraftian merperson, but willing to play him as selectively sweet.]

Re: Scarecrow | Batman Arkham Knight | ota

[agtwashington]

(Hi, malevolent Lovecraftian merperson. Up for something with a mer-shark who's probably not going to trust one of your [character's] kind?)

Horatio Hornblower | Hornblower Saga

[midship]

[Almost certainly the sailor trying not to get eaten by a mermaid, but hmu if you want him to be the sea creature. I know it's not a selkie meme but it could be.

also happy to do this in a gen/non-shippy way!]

Werewolf McCree | Overwatch | OTA

[itshighmoon]

Either land dweller or merman.

Levy | OC | OTA

[stoleabangle]

[ A merman very curious and excited about the human world! No.1 suits him the most, no.5 could easily be worked in as well. ]

Re: Levy | OC | OTA

[itshighmoon]

Curious merman meets werewolf?

I love it when this wolf gets to meet other fantastic creatures.

Loki | MCU | OTA

[mischiefandice]

[Willing to play either part!]

hello

[doctor_terror]

[Up for having a rather creepy Lovecraftian Scarecrow tossed at Loki?]

Nisere | OC | OTA

[dreamsofdepths]

[He's a Mer OC, and we can play in his "verse" or one of your choosing! Also willing to play the landdweller instead of the Mer, just ask!!]

Trey Mikhail | OC

[tempestinateacup]

[Behold the vodnik: mythological river monster, will either guarantee you a good catch, or eat you and trap your soul in a teacup, depending on his mood]

Osomatsu Matsuno || Osomatsu-san || ota

[relieable]

[can be a land-dweller/pirate or a merdude!]

Dr. Angela 'Mercy' Ziegler ⛨ Overwatch ⛨ OTA

[watching_over_you]

*Mermaid with golden scale tail.*

1!

[suzumes]

[Genji had grown up with legends about mermaids. Some were stories of friendship, more were romantic, but most were stories of beautiful sirens that would lure in unwitting sailors and drag them to their deaths. They were unpredictable, dangerous spirits of the sea, and absolutely none were to interact with them. Even one with the power of dragons, the clan elders claimed, would be in danger around such a creature.

So of course, Genji does the complete opposite of their warnings, and on a complete impulse, decides to sneak out of the castle and head to the sea. Maybe it was out of a desire for a challenge, maybe it was the interest in seeing a pretty girl who lived in the sea, or maybe it was just yet another reason to show his clan defiance, because what he hated worst of all was being forbidden to do something. Probably it was a combination of all three.

Which is why he's flopped out on the sand tonight, tired after a particularly long day of training. He's been watching the waves for hours, and listening to the sound of crashing waves is beginning to lull him off to sleep. Maybe if he just takes a quick nap, he won't miss anything...]

Hoshigaki Kisame | Naruto | OTA

[noboatbigenough]

(How can he not be the merman? Obviously shark inspired. I can have his appearance be anything from traditional merman, all the way to extreme #6. I can roll with most options, but smut is probably unlikely.)

edmund pevensie (golden age) | narnia | f/m

[kingsknight]

[[ Preferably land dweller, but I'd be okay AUing him to a merman if someone was interested! ]]

Karen Page | MCU

[howbraveyouare]

Gabriel Reyes // Overwatch // OTA25+

[shrugging_edgelord]

[Either a pirate or military captain or a merman. If captain, maybe shipwrecked? If merman, probably a shark-like body.]

Re: Gabriel Reyes // Overwatch // OTA25+

[apagando_las_luces]

Care to thread these two on a mer meme?

Shark Gabe sounds rad but either can be either.

Robert Gilman Olmstead / Shadows over Innsmouth / OTA

[nebbish_fish]

[Our boy is already starting to turn into a fish-persun-thing, so a weird merman isn't a stretch.]

Canon <3

[apagando_las_luces]

Up for a nosy Sombra trying to discover the Innsmouth secret?

Eren Jaeger | Shingeki no Kyojin | M/M

[preciousbrat]

(can be either role)

Wanda Maximoff | MCU

[seeingscarlet]

[The mermaid, likely 1 or 3.]

chuck hansen | pacific rim | m/m

[tenkillrecord]

mermaid. 1 or 3 pref.
visuals

3 or 1 up to you?

[numberonefirstmate]

[Harry knows the seas, knows the stories of what lies in the deepest parts, and he mostly doesn’t really believe them. He’s got a healthy respect, obviously, and is superstitious to the extent that all sailors are in that he doesn’t tempt fate if he doesn’t have to, but sometimes you have to go a little beyond where is allowed if you want a greater reward.

He wasn’t expecting to pull up anything more than fish in his net—and in retrospect this may have been why this area was off limits.]

Derek Lockwood | Original | OTA

[doctricis]

[ Definitely the merman. ]

sup nerd heard you like soft land-dwellers

[dogamidstmen]

[ It's been a month or so since the family moved out of the city; fresh start, fresher air, business, all the usual reasons. But one of the best parts of living right on the coast has to be the fact that the beach is only a short walk away.

The only time Gabriel completely has to himself is early in the morning - like, 5am early - which he now spends down on the aforementioned beach. Usually he's running, but sometimes he just finds a good spot to settle on as he drinks his coffee and watches the sun come up.

This morning he goes just a little farther along than usual, ducking out of the morning light temporarily as he makes his way beneath the pier, and soon coming across a collection of large rocks. They half-surround what seems to be a rock pool, or not quite - it's too deep really for that. Whatever it is, Gabe's content to climb over and make himself comfortable against the largest of them, shoes kicked off back on the sand.

Christ, this is better than the city. The air, the smells, the sounds of the water now...he's not thankful to the Cranes by any means, but he is glad they didn't leave him behind.

Harry Hook | Descendants | m/m

[numberonefirstmate]

((land dweller (well, pirate), but open to negotiation))small>

ooc

[beloud]

[Want to fish up/meet a loud as fuck mershark?]

Terra | Kingdom Hearts | ota.

[earthbeneathyou]

( Probably a land dweller, but merman works, too. )

Nariko Lunae ღ Original ღ ota.

[gunslingerqueen]

[The most mischevious mermaid, but works as a normal woman, too.]

Ilia Amitola|RWBY|ota

[my_true_colors]

Owen Shaw | Fast and the Furious movies

[badluckwithplanes]

[open for either role but ngl would love to au him as a mer, because i am a terrible person]

Isolde, Lilith, Rosalie | OC | OTA

[puppet_mistressofhell]

[A human man hating mermaid that likes to lead sailors to their deaths.]

Re: Isolde, Lilith, Rosalie | OC | OTA

[nebbish_fish]

Perhaps she's lurking off the shore of a rundown New England fishing village, a place people don't usually (and perhaps the locals have let it run down to discourage the quaint little gift shop and sleek yacht crowd from poking their noses into Their Home). Perhaps she comes upon a pier that's half ready to collapse into to the water, but that's not stopping the young man who's walking along it, looking into the water. At one moment, he stops, kneeling on the decking and while holding onto a post, leans over the water, peering into it. He doesn't appear to be looking for something, but he's clearly looking into the water.

Maybe it's a trick of the light refracting through the water, but something under that high shirt collar of his moves against the sides of his neck.