Merpeople, DCOMs & Fanfic

Blog for a variety of things, mostly the 1999 DCOM The Thirteenth Year and my sequel series to it, Creatures That Defy Logic! Check it out on AO3 at https://archiveofourown.org/series/2378653

[andy-the-8th]

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Hello!

This blog is mostly for my sequel series to The Thirteenth Year, available and updating on AO3!

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Did you ever watch this movie and think "hmmm, wouldn't it be cool if this kicked off a whole sitcom/slice-of-life series following growing up with one big supernatural secret?"

I thought so!

As you are probably aware about our main character,

Our series picks up literally right at the end of the movie, and follows the characters over the years through high school! The story is slice of life style, with themes of friendship, family, love, growing up and finding who you are (with merpeople, of course). There are lots of ups and downs, but ultimately it's all about continuing the story with the same beats of whimsicality, fantasy, friendship, and love that make the movie so memorable.

Hope you enjoy!

Now with a TV Tropes page!

[isolatedpixie]

Happy pride month to Chad and Ryan from High School Musical

[disneychannelheritageposts]

disney channel heritage post

[andy-the-8th]

MerMay concept on the horizon!

So, of course, our microfandom holiday/favorite merman's birthday/movie-release anniversary is May 15, so we'll have plenty to celebrate with that, but I had an idea for another fun series of MerMay works!

The concept: some non-CTDL-canon, elseworlds-sort of mini stories of Cody meeting other famous merpeople from various stories!

These would take each merperson at the end of their respective movie/book, so for Cody, that would mean he'd be 13 and newly using his fins and tail as we see him at the end.

Which leads to my next question!

What merpeople would you, dear readers, like to see our favorite merman meet?

(I have ideas of course but wanted to open this up too)

Please tell me in the comments! Might hold a vote later if we have a lot of suggestions.

[andy-the-8th]

Thank you for all the suggestions so far! I've written them out here, in order of how solid of an idea I have for each:

For all of these, I am planning to write Cody as 13, newly used to transforming, no CTDL-only details. The goal would be, assuming a wider audience for MerMay, that you’d only need to see/read each merperson’s original story to get into it, so nothing more for Cody than what we have in the movie

Madison

The live-action mermaid who kicked off an era, rivaled only by Ariel for her cultural influence on cinema.

Miranda

While her vibe and era are much older – both in the actual setting and her interests, in a manner of speaking – there is a reveal at the end of Miranda’s movie and some dialogue that suggests interesting things about mermen in her world that I think would make for compelling interactions with a short scene

Aquamarine (book)

The book vibes are immaculate, and I think Aquamarine’s more turbulent family relationships plus having a lot of mer-siblings would play interestingly with Cody and his mom’s dynamic and Cody being an only child on both land and sea

Ms. Chatham

Ms. Chatham is forever my favorite H2O mermaid – for this one, I actually have an idea for Cody being slightly younger, maybe about a month before he turns 13

Finnegan Wake

I know little to nothing about Monster High, but from reading his wiki, a hot-tempered, competitive, thrill-seeking teen merman can certainly have an interesting time meeting Cody, especially since in this setting, Cody would be quite a few years younger than him. I will have to research further, but from what I’ve read, I could see Finnegan being the sort of wheelchair user to participate in extreme skate-park style sports and acrobatics with it, which also fits a 90s/2000s vibe very nicely (and…mayhaps…cross-over nicely with other characters that fit into the Thirteenth Year universe…?)

other H2O girls

I love them, but I have too many ideas that require an older Cody that I want to save for future MerMays, when CTDL is further along

Ponyo

I have never seen Ponyo and only have the vaguest idea of what happens, but I think Cody interacting with a much-younger merkid has some interesting potential

Emily Windsnap

I respect that many people enjoy it, but I do not personally like the Emily Windsnap universe and vibe

Tristan (The Vicious Deep)

I know nothing about this guy, so head blank for now. I am also probably planning one of these per week, so limiting to either 4 or 5 is likely

I know Ariel would seem to be an obvious choice, but her setting is so fantasy – nevermind already being a fictional movie in Cody’s world – that it would be too hard to construe a meeting between them, even with the suspended-canons elseworlds that these crossovers are already requiring.

[andy-the-8th]

New Friends, New Tails

The series has begun! Happy MerMay!

We'll be starting with the iconic Splash star herself, Madison!

[andy-the-8th]

MerMay might be over but I've decided I like this concept enough to continue to update it throughout the year here and there

Focus will be on CTDL for a while, but occasionally will add new tiny crossovers!

[everythingfox]

Most unserious animal

[andy-the-8th]

There have been many more updates as of late as we reach toward the end of season 5 (see ao3 for details)

again, we are in major major spoilers zones now, please catch up before proceeding with this episode!

[andy-the-8th]

More today!

[museaway]

✍️ more fic writer asks!

reblog & your followers can send asks with the questions they’d like you to answer!

the last sentence you wrote

a character whose POV you’re currently exploring

how you feel about your current WIP

a story idea you haven’t written yet

first sentence of the fifth paragraph of an unpublished WIP

the word that appears the most in your current draft (wordcounter.net can tell you)

your preferred writing fonts

if you had to write a sequel to a fic, you’d write one for…

start to finish, how long did it take you to write the last fic you posted?

what is the longest amount of time you’ve let a draft rest before you finished it?

a WIP you’d like to finish someday

a trope you’re really into right now

a fandom you’re thinking about writing for

where do you get your inspiration?

favorite weather for writing

favorite place to write

talk about your writing and editing process

if you keep them, share a deleted sentence or paragraph from a published fic

the most interesting topic you’ve researched for a fic

in what year did you publish your first fic?

when did you publish your most recent fic?

do you ever worry about public reaction to what you’re writing? how do you get past that?

pick three keywords that describe your writing

how do you recharge when you’re not feeling creative?

besides writing, what are your other hobbies?

are you able to write with other people around?

your favorite part of the writing process

your least favorite part of the writing process

how easy is it for you to come up with titles?

share a fic you’re especially proud of

[andy-the-8th]

A new entry in the crossover MerMay AU one-shots!

And a very different sort too!

The illustrious @orchidzach showed me to the 1994 episode of the Australian children's TV series Round the Twist, titled "Nails," which featured another tale of a young merman transforming as a kind of weird body-horror puberty type of thing.

Best part, it's on Youtube free!

I am not kidding the about the body horror, there are some impressive practical effects that look alarmingly real, please be advised. Andrew's early stages of mer-transformation start with what appear to be growing additional fingernails and toenails in layers over his other ones.

A bit of an odd series and vibe, but it sparked a new thought in the brain for Cody to meet another merperson, what with how similar their stories were.

Feel free to skip or enjoy! I will be returning with more of CTDL, more of the Madison story, and next up a Ms. Chatham crossover!

[andy-the-8th]

Got inspired and did a third Andrew chapter!

[spitzonthefritz]

this is going around twitter rn but im also super curious: please tell me your top four comfort movies that you’re always down to watch bc my friend thinks mine are ridiculous and now we’ve realised everyone’s version of “comfort” is hilariously different

[andy-the-8th]

Branching off my tags in an earlier reblog, I don't think you could make So Weird with today's web landscape. A Huge piece of the conceit is the way the internet works in a very specific period and aesthetic that simply doesn't exist anymore

[andy-the-8th]

There have been many more updates as of late as we reach toward the end of season 5 (see ao3 for details)

again, we are in major major spoilers zones now, please catch up before proceeding with this episode!

[wordfather]

i love it when im rereading a story and i find these little breadcrumbs of foreshadowing the author left. everytime im like “ohoho!!!! i wouldve gotten that before if i had the big picture!!! and now i do!!! delightful!!!” and idk i just love being able to read the same story twice but have two different experiences. i like when a story has so many layers that it can keep you entertained for a long time as you unravel all its secret nooks and crannies. thats a good story.

[wordfather]

@blueforthevirus

you just summed up my post in one meme and im in love with you for it

[moonlovinliv]

more h2o text posts!!

[lavender-lady-lilac]

[kaygarde]

Sea themed tiles

[magicfairygirl]

[moonlovinliv]

shout out to s1 ep15 "the big chill"

[landonmikaelson]

H2O: Just Add Water S01E03