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vladtheunfollower

Monet’s Pond, Seki City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Credit: Hidenobu Suzuki

#Aquaphobia.#home

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#Aquaphobia

palacesuggestion

I am not arrogant. I simply know my place. It’s quite far above yours.

otherwindow

Iconic seafarer beards became a trend to scare away pesky mermaids.

Mermaid, seeing a bald pirate: Zero threat…! Mermaid, seeing a hairy, bearded pirate: If I get too close their face tentacles will eat me…!

otherwindow

Most mermaids only grow short beards as not to scare baby mermaids (longer beards look like the tentacled mouths of hungry squids and octopuses).

Pirates use this innate fear to their advantage to protect themselves from mermaids, hence the iconic beards and hat:

ninjanaomi

I like how this is presented as factual information

audacityinblack

I actually figured that a mermaid’s hair was an extremely specialized first dorsal fin.

If you look at the structure of a fin, it actually separates into sections. In some fish, these sections can get extra long, in the form of stiff spines or soft, flexible rays. You can see this most prominently in species like the lionfish:

It’s entirely possible that these structures could become longer and thinner over time and come to resemble a human hair, at least from a distance.

This opens up interesting possibilities such as:

Poisonous hair

Flaring out the hair-spines to scare off predators

Mating displays involving aggressive hair flipping

A period in mermaid history where mohawks were all the rage

5pointedbitch

Mermaid sees someone they like

Starts aggressively headbanging at them

#long post #:)

otherwindow

#:)

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I went to the farmer’s market yesterday and at the honey guy’s booth and there were all these bees just hangin out. Checking out the beeswax tabs, floating around the honey jars, not being aggressive, just really gentle and investigating or something

and as he was giving me a sample of the wildflower honey one of them landed on his hand and he just took a drop from the jar and dabbed it on his hand for the bee, and when I asked if they were his bees he said “No, but they show up every time I come out, I think they just know my truck” and this guy is well-known among the local bees and lets them sit on his hand and eat his honey and I just really like the bee guy

fieldbears

What more of an endorsement could you hope for

hashtagloveloses

you met a fucking forest nymph

#Me

crypticdatesuggestions

Date the fae. You know they’re dangerous, but that danger is exactly what draws you in. They are reckless; fiery. Their hair burns with the embers of a dying flame. A chaotic being; they know exactly just what to do in order to make you laugh or smile. It’s almost as if they can read your mind. They are uncontrollable, like a wildfire. If you take the things they offer, you may never be seen again. But something tells you you’d be okay with that. They would take you on amazing adventures, show you a world you never even imagined. Date the spirit of fire. You know you should stay away from the danger they bring, but their warmth draws you close.

#Pirate

minutia-r

Imagine a fae who is just so mad about the idea of lying, like, I have spent a thousand years studying the subtle arts of deceit, weaving my spells of glamour and misdirection, and you, human, can just stand there and

say things

that aren’t true

10mb

cryptokitsch

do “welcome” mats count as inviting vampires into a home? does holding the door open? does it have to be verbal?

cryptokitsch

the story behind this is that my mom doesn’t believe in vampires but 6 years ago as a joke i told her that door mats that say “Welcome” would let vampires into our house and she hasn’t bought one since

zarekthelordofthefries

Warlocks are just magic subs.

larena

I need you to explain this

zarekthelordofthefries

The demons are doms.

questions-within-questions

Warlocks behave for their sugar demons and get sweet powers as rewards.

larena

I hate this

zarekthelordofthefries

mousathe14

we-are-warlock

glumshoe

The Fair Folk: “I can’t believe this. Twenty years I’ve cleaned your house and you DARE to try to REPAY me with GIFTS. This is such an insult. Fuck you, you insolent humans. I’m leaving here and never returning because you have insulted me so deeply.”

Also the Fair Folk: “Remember that one time you pulled a thorn out of a cat’s foot? That was me. To show my gratitude, here is a house made of solid gold, a life-debt, my daughter’s hand in marriage, and a promise that all your children will be gorgeous and successful at all that they do. I can also throw in a blow job if you want. I hope this is enough. I don’t want to seem ungrateful.”

pallidprincess

ship are you making a callout post for faeries

#Fae.

swordprocessor

NEW FROG NEW FROG NEW FROG

snakesinavan

i thought they already knew about this one… i did…

sixlegnag

NO, NO!

THIS IS A NEW EDITION OF PURPLE FROG!

this sure is one genus I didn’t think would cease to be a monotype. here’s the paper!

#Amphibians

yamcha

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This is where I’d live if i was a mermaid

lovlae

this is my favorite video i’ve watched it like 15 times

#Home.#Aquaphobia.

thebeautyofbecoming

diananock

Aw, yeah, that’s the good shit.

midnightruin

I love abandoned ruins so much

signalrun-deactivated20190312

the world taken back by nature is my aesthetic

blockmind

That graffiti highway is in Pennsylvania and I’ve walked the whole length of it once! I had to hop a cemetery fence and walk through some woods to find it, it was honestly magical

#Home #long post