Ling and May will learn to love each other sO MUCH OKAY they had to grow up too fast let them be silly siblings (they will support each other through everything I just know that okay they make me cry)
+ some Greed angst 'cause I wanted to cry a little 😎
I had fun with that Kama x Mermaid!reader req, so here are some supplemental HCs!
(cw: blood, suggestive content)
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Kamakiri is human, but still gets a unique look. He has a bunch of tattoos (mostly done by Manga), all done in a green pigment that tends to bleed, giving much of his body a greenish tint with darker lines of the actual tat patterns. He also has a healed Glasgow smile, and piercings through his cheeks and in the corners of his lips.
The class B group here is a pirate crew captained by Kendo. They fly an orange Jolly Roger (real pirates did have varying flag colors, the black with white skull is just the most popularized version).
He met his mermaid when she "saved" him after he fell in the water during a battle with another group of pirates. He spent a month stranded on a small tropical island, during which you brought him food and supplies. Things escalated very quickly (near death experience + lost at sea with no one else around + nude mermaid = a month of partying like consequences don't exist)
Kendo eventually passed nearby, and you (somewhat reluctantly) flagged her down so that Kamakiri could resume his life at sea. However, instead of saying goodbye, he invited you to follow the ship, which you happily agreed to.
You become a sort of auxillary crew member. You don't serve on the ship itself, but you help in other ways, especially with navigation. Not only can you help read currents, you can see obstacles hidden under the surface. This has made Kendo's crew a nightmare to face in treacherous waters, as her ship is the only one able to avoid unseen dangers that tear up rival ships.
Kamakiri takes immense pride in having you as a partner. It's not a frilly, 'oo mermaids are so pretty and mysterious and one likes me' thing. It's more along the lines of, 'my hot wretched fishwife is an agent of chaos who helps me in my career and also eats my enemies'.
Because yes, he will toss his defeated foes to you. By merfolk standards, this is an intense romantic gesture, by showing one can protect as well as provide for a mate. And he will go so far as to gloat about this to opponents before kicking them overboard, or slicing off a hand to toss your way like a bloody bouquet.
You have your relaxed moments together too, of course, where he sets the main ship's dinghy into the water so you can cuddle up and chat privately and canoodle. His crewmates generally have the courtesy to let you have your privacy, although there have been incidents wherein someone glances down and sees WAY too much (in one instance leading to a very awkward line of questioning at dinner where Kamakiri was forced to angrily explain a cloaca).
The crew hides their treasure in a secluded sea cave, occasionally adding to the hoard or withdrawing gold. You too add to the cave's treasure, in secret.
No one is even aware of the eggs you deposited until the next visit, when you warn everyone not to go into the water until you can ensure that your ravenous offspring won't cause any harm. The mer-fry are small, but great in number, and tend to swarm any perceived intruders like piranha. You are an exception, as they instinctively recognize their parents, and you are able to teach them to leave other individuals alone. They still nip, but it isn't the feeding frenzy that other unwanted guests would be subjected to.
The crew ultimately decides that having such a dedicated security system around their treasure is pretty useful. Some are more welcoming than others. Many of the crew take to feeding them scraps to help them imprint. Tetsutetsu calls himself uncle and tries to befriend them. Shishida is immensely frustrated in his failed attempts to get a head count.
Parenting is primarily hands off within your species, and the fry are self sufficient. However, they will cluster around you for security. Same goes for Kamakiri. At first, he's a bit wary of the ravenous swarm he sired, especially after seeing them reduce an unlucky seagull to bones in mere seconds. But, at your urging, he finally submerges a hand in the water, and you catch him grinning to himself as the little ones swim between his fingers or fight over who gets to hide against his palm.
(perception shift from 'holy shit these things are horrific' to 'aw these things are horrific and they love me' 🥲)
Nirengeki Shoda headcanons? For some reason I’ve always found him adorable
For sure! He's such a cutie, and he seems so chill
Dropping this screen cap here because it gives me peace. Look at him side eyeing those potatoes. Bro probably just saw Kamakiri peel those fuckers in the most unhinged manner and is like jesus dude. Meanwhile Shihai is giving 'goth kid having a bad time on vacation'.
A bit insecure about his body. His hero costume very obviously has a weird outline/fit, to make him look like he has broader shoulders and abs.
The thing is, he's chubby, but also active and really strong. There's secret muscle under there. He's fit, just not ripped (aka dehydrated). Got that Iroh physique!
Of course, in a line of work where appearance is very emphasized, it's no wonder that he's a little bummed out about being a little husky.
His classmates are apparently aware of this insecurity and try to counter it. Depending on the version and translation, at some point he says something about having the nickname "mobile god-bod/Adonis". I think his friends in class B started that in order to hype him up and I love that?
Clearly, he is liked and respected by his peers, leaving enough of a good first impression to be voted class vice rep. Like clearly it makes sense that Kendo earned her spot as rep, she's calm but extroverted and a great leader. But Shoda, despite being a seemingly meek and unassuming young man, had enough good vibes that people though he would be a good rep too. That's awesome!
He seems like the type where he can kind of flit around to different friend groups pretty effectively. He may not think he's that popular, but there's actually a lot of people in the school who consider him a friend.
Always looks slightly worried, but he's not actually super stressed about anything in particular. Shoda just has resting anxiety face.
He's actually very good at stress management, and gives wonderful advice to people for techniques and/or hobbies that could help reduce their anxiety too!
Ling and May will learn to love each other sO MUCH OKAY they had to grow up too fast let them be silly siblings (they will support each other through everything I just know that okay they make me cry)
+ some Greed angst 'cause I wanted to cry a little 😎
Guys, I was joking with the previous art. It's not my drawing, it's a screenshot from the full-length anime "Fullmetal Alchemist: The Battle for the Last Cookie."
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