Mer!reader who’s part of a critically endangered species, but you just won’t accept any of the other mers as mates. Why?
You’re in love with Nikolai, your primary handler. When you came to the sanctuary years ago, injured and malnourished as you’d no longer been able to hunt, he was the one who hand-fed you and redressed your injuries, he was the one who wore the dive suit to give you physical therapy.
This all happened before it was understood just how loyal your species is. How you mate for life without exception.
And regardless of his feelings (let’s not mention how he hasn’t exactly dated anyone since you came to the sanctuary), your species is at risk.
So he courts you, and it’s everything you’ve ever wanted. Cuts of fresh, fatty fish wrapped in kelp strands. The lab develops a modified form of agar he can use to create a sac of pretty shells for you to nest with, the same way your mate in the wild would have.
He gets into your tank without his suit when the time is right— and you need full body contact and warmth to conceive. Using a toy won’t do. So he wears a sheath with an attached tube, connected to a reservoir of “donated” milt (wonder who that came from) and fucks you full on the sandy floor of your enclosure for as long as his oxygen tank will allow.
…..and as mer!141 grovel at remora!readers fins, Nik disappears for a few days. Odd. When he returns, the largest fucking remora hybrid anyone has ever seen is being added to the tank. See, Price hadn’t gotten to explain what he had heard, what Simon was told, to Nik yet. Nik figured that maybe you just wanted someone who not only understood where you’re coming from as an injured remora, but also a companion who could pup you properly. Now, not only are the boys begging for your forgiveness, but they’re vying for your attention from the tanks new gentle giant, the tanks new king, König.
... Anon, were you inside of my head? Did you KNOW MY PLAN!? I was considering making König a whale shark mer, but yeees big remora König YES Part 1
"We're sorry, love. I promise, I'll let you latch a little while if you come out for a bit." Kyle pleas softly as he peaks at you through the gaps in the reef. "I miss you, and I miss holding you." You grunt at him in irritation, eyeing the fish in his hands. "I'm sorry, Y/N. I wish I had noticed you were uncomfortable sooner."
"I told you I was! You all got off on hearing me beg." You huff angrily, darting forward and snatching the fish from his hands. "Go away." You grumble, but as you take the fish into your hideaway, you notice it doesn't smell slightly like Nik. It smelled like Kate, another handler that normally handled other mers in the sanctuary.
Price asks Kate where Nik is when he sees her, thrown off by his usual handlers absence.
"Said he had a new mer that was found being mistreated in its current facility." Is all she said, but that didn't make sense to Price. Why hadn't Nik told him? Price hoped he would return soon so he could tell him what happened and ask him for his help. For now, he tolerated Kate's checkups, so Nik wouldn't scold him when he got back.
Johnny visits you after his check-up, very concerned for you since it had been almost two weeks now since you'd come out of your reef. "Y/N, can you please come out for a check-up? It's Kate, she's really nice." He asks as he puts himself halfway into the reef. Any further, and he could get stuck.
"You care about me being looked after now?" You ask as you stay latched safely out of reach. Johnny's heart ached a little, wishing he had been less mean to you. If he had just let you latch a few times and listened to you, you wouldn't have felt so neglected.
"I'm sorry, Y/N... Really am. I know you won't forgive me soon, but please get checked on by Kate. I am worried." His voice cracks slightly and he quickly clears his throat to ignore it. "I'll give you some space. Please swim up tomorrow so she can look at you." He presses before backing up and swimming away.
He curls up beside Simon, guilt curling in his chest as he watches you leave the reef for the first time in weeks. You swim rapidly up to the inspection deck, slipping onto the platform for Kate to inspect you.
Just as quick as you swam up, you swam back down, slipping back into your reef where you felt safe. "We made them so skittish." Kyle mutters as he settles besides Simon, watching Price swim small circles around the tank. He was deep in thought, and they knew better than to interrupt him. Simon shifted to say something when they here a splashing in the tank, heads swiveling towards the sound.
"Holy shit." Johnny mutters as he watches the giant remora mer join the tank. Nikolai stands beside the pool as he watches König join the tank. Price swims up to the surface, looking at Nik in confusion.
"Y/N probably started feeling lonely they didn't have another remora in the tank with them. And König has an injured sucker as well. They should get along great." Nik explains, gently hushing Price when he tries to explain. "He's very docile, so he won't challenge you. This will just balance out the tank a little." He finishes his explanation and leaves König to get comfortable in the tank.
You saw the huge shadow passing over your reef, peeking out curiously and gasping a little when you saw him. A giant remora! You trill quietly in excitement as you watch him swim through the water, leaving your reef cautiously to approach.
"Ah, little pup!" The large remora barely gave you time to approach before he swam to you, circling you once before pulling you close to his chest. "Pup?" He coos as he flips onto his back with you on his belly.
You latch onto his belly, purring happily as he moves slower to allow your latch to stick. "Well, not a pup, just tiny." You mutter, feeling a little shy under his wide-eyed gaze. "I'm Y/N."
"König." The gentle giant purrs, wrapping his arms protectively around the back of your head when Price approaches. Price bites back a growl, feeling deeply offended that König was protecting you from him and the pod.
"Nice to meet you, König. I'm Price. Would you like to meet the others?" He offers as he gestures towards the three curious sharks down bellow. König gives your head a nuzzle, getting your attention.
"Hold on, pup. I'll swim slowly." He coos, slowly adjusting back onto his belly. Once he was sure you were still latched, he swam after Price to greet the others. You smugly smile against Königs stomach, not unlatching to say hi to your pod at all. They could see what a proper latch was supposed to look like for a while.
"I can't fucking believe it." Simon grumbles, watching König break up your fish for you. You didn't need it, but you appreciated the offer, lounging comfortably on his chest. "He's just swooped in and replaced us."
"We were assholes. Y/N has every right to want to be around König more than us right now." Kyle sighs, though jealousy was gnawing at his chest as he watches König with you.
"Why is your pod staring at me like that?" König murmurs, glancing down at the huddled up sharks. They must've noticed that since they swim away from each other, waiting for Nik to get them for training.
"Their your pod too, König. And it's cause they're jealous I'm spending time with you. They kept messing with me when I would latch to them, so I stopped being around them." You explain quietly, tracing your webbed fingers over the scars on Königs chest. König huffs quietly at that, holding you a little tighter.
"I'm big enough to handle that, even with my sucker. You're a pup. That's not fair." König grumbles, his tail flicking in irritation. You whine a little, the sharp movement jostling you and making König slow immediately. You settle down and give him a sleepy smile, your belly full of fish, and your latch properly secured.
"Ah, nap time for pups. I'll keep the sharks away." He jokes, making you giggle sleepily. You lay your head on his chest, seeing Johnny swim by with a small pout on his face. Even after how mean they had been, you missed your pod. You weren't going to stay mad forever, but you were going to rub their nose in it for a while.
Hi I’m the one who left the egg ask! I genuinely had no idea what an ovipo kink was I was just wondering if babies were a possibility 😭😭😭
(Maybe that’s still apart of that but I don’t really understand it.)
That’s all Bai bai 🎀
oh no worries! the post in question.
trust me… communication is poor. the mer 141 have not talked about it and believe a range of things:
babies aren't possible because you're a different "species" (Ghost)
babies are possible and would be considered and planned for--extensively; they have the resources--were that possibility to become a certainty (Price)
babies are probable and come with the desirable side effect of baby-trapping you via laying an obvious physical claim (Gaz)
or he's so driven by his libido anyway that the idea of you not eventually getting knocked up is inconceivable; just try harder and believe in yourself (Soap).
I've got a pirate yandere and mer reader itch in my brain and it needs to be scratched so-
Pirate yandere who catches a glimpse of mermaid reader during a storm
Who uses as many tricks as they know to lure them
Once they catch mer reader they intend to sell them for the right price but mer readers hypnotic eyes and siren song work a little too well
Pirate yandere who at first keeps mer reader in a large tub for all to know who they belong to but when an escape attempt almost succeeds they move them to his room
Forbids anyone from entering and seeing mer reader lest they help them or God forbid fall in love too and if anyone does they'll be sleeping with the fishes
Who lets mer reader be as mean as they want until they've had enough and keeps mer reader completely out of water until they've become more docile
Lovingly adores mer reader and spends every minute that they can with them
Gives mer reader treats and praise when they do something benefitting to them.
Pirate yandere who threatens makes a compromise to cut mer readers scales off and/or slice through a fin or two if they really want to be in the ocean just for a little bit
Might expand on this. If I do what gender should pirate yandere be?
Thank you so much @aoi-kanna for letting me commission you for this absolutely lovely art peice for my story!!! I have always loved your leviathantale art so this has brought me great of joy.
Thank you!!!
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Gaurdian's of the Deep
Your grandmother had always told you stories of The Guardians and their servants, great beings of untold power that protected your island. They used to be everything to your people. Now, with every fallen elder and new face coming in, they faded to nothing. But you knew. Your grandmother made sure you'd know. You had to honor those memories and old gods. Give one last prayer before the mainland took everything. It was the least you could do.
After all, if you honor, thank, and give; one day, something might just be given back...
With Mermay coming to a close I decide to make a list of all the fun Sun, Moon, and Eclipse fish filled fics I have found so far. Remember to look at the tags and read at your own discretion. Also did I miss any? Feel free to leave your recommendations in the comments below :)
What to Do When Your Selkie Roommates Won’t Move Out by Vale_In_Time
After leaving your toxic workplace for good, you find yourself with no prospects or plans for how to proceed with your life. Using this as an opportunity to focus on yourself doesn’t pan out either, as the injured Selkie you find seems determined to inconvenience you as much as he can. What’s more, his frenemy decides to join in as well.
Stuck living with two mythical beings as roommates, you do your best to prevent yourself from opening up to them, no matter how much they fail to do the same with you. You just don't see the point in getting attached when they’ll eventually leave you.
But what you don’t realize is that leaving you is the furthest thing from their minds. After all, Selkies mate for life.
A Step by Step Guide on Mermaid Courtship by foggystarrs
You find two merpeople stuck in a fisherman's net and decide to help free them.
You don't expect to see them again after that night, but it turns out that they have other plans. As you're suddenly being showered with gifts and shiny trinkets from the depths of the ocean, you start to wonder what you've gotten yourself into.
After all, you didn't expect the two mers to suddenly start courting you.
or basically, Mer! Sun & Moon try to romance the reader, but reader is as dense as a rock.
Was it wise to keep visiting the enchanting creatures you found hidden away in some forgotten about lab beneath the main building of Fazbear Aquatic Innovation's research facility and Aquarium? Probably not. Most assuredly not.
But....
You knew what it was like to be stuck in rehab with no-one else to talk to or interact with and, well, it's not like management was going to notice if you took your breaks down there with them. Which also, now that you think about it, why were they so hidden away from not only the public but the general scientists on board?
Welcome to Freddy Fazbear's Mega Water World, the premier aquarium in the world! Enjoy our state-of-the-art rides and attractions, our dazzling animal performances, and prepare to be amazed by the stars of our show: live mers!
You are a mer handler at the illustrious Mega Water World. Or, you were, until something happens to the mer in your care and FazCo buries it all under red tape. Driven by grief and guilt, you team up with a fellow handler to uncover and bring to light the company’s unethical practices surrounding the mysterious mers they keep on display. But what do you do when your search for the truth brings you face to face with two abandoned mers wasting away in the ruins of one of FazCo's old holding facilities? The mers are hurt and scared, but you are determined to make up for your past failure. You are going to take care of them, even if it kills you. And with two traumatized mers to contend with, it just might.
You flinch at a loud beep deep within the building and back up against the glass looking out into the darkening water. You hold your breath, straining to hear any other noise above the droning of the waves above you. After a few moments of silence, you breathe out a sigh.
Tap tap tap. The relief is short-lived as you hear noises on the glass behind you. Tap tap. Craning your neck, you meet white eyes. They stare right at you.
OR
DCA AU where the DCA are mermaids but they're still robots. Also it's the 90's.
I'm Literally Just a Janitor How Am I Still Alive? by Demi5503
Part of hiding how inhuman you actually were meant keeping a low profile, not drawing unnecessary attention. So taking a job as a janitor felt like the perfect way to fly under the radar. You even found a way to get off Earth using your profession after getting hired by Alterra to clean the Aurora. Once you got off planet, you were sure you could live freely without hiding anymore, without worrying you were about to be snatched up by the government for testing like your parents had done to you. Imagine your surprise when you survive the ship crashing on an alien planet. An oceanic alien planet, where most everything would like to kill you. Perhaps you can survive long enough to get off this murder ocean with the help of your new friends?
Sun and Moon have proven their sentience, have gotten married and retired from working at the daycare; letting newer androids take over their old position. They've responded to a job listing in a rather remote village where an old fisherman who cares for the village's borderline neglected lighthouse is getting too old to look after himself, much less the lighthouse.
So they've agreed to the position, both of caring for the fisherman until he passes as well as the lighthouse once he does. The years they spend being caregivers to the fisherman and listening to him tell tales of the Mer he befriended in his youth make Sun and Moon think the poor man must have been losing his mind with age. They never thought that on the day they would be spreading his ashes they would happen upon the myth he befriended; you.
You’re a siren of the sea; a cross species of a Sea Angel and a Spotted Lagoon Jellyfish. Years before while exploring a new area for a potential den you ended up stranded in a tide pool where your current worst fear came to life; a young human saw you. Luckily, this human had a huge heart and was more than willing to help you, though he couldn’t understand a word you were saying.
Eclipse couldn't remember the last time he'd seen land, the last time he'd seen another living creature. Lost in the middle of the ocean, and even more so in his feelings, the animatronic was only interested in surviving because of a promise, until he met a creature straight out of legend. With your arrival, the animatronic regains hope, but, like the sea that comes and goes as it pleases, your paths part again, leaving Eclipse alone once more, filled with the simple memories of this extraordinary, supernatural encounter.
So what happens when, many years later, you meet the Captain of the Red Death, the most feared and cruel pirate of all the oceans. What happens when you can't help but find a certain resemblance to your sweet, gentle sailor, the one you met, and never forgot since, years before ?
Song of a seashell (curses of the sea) by LemmonesANDblues
Your work as a watcher to keep the people and mer folk safe. You keep watch for any sirens along the coasts and or in the water path ways. Sirens are easy to spot because they look more “beast like” on their top half and are a bit larger than mermaids. While mermaids look more human like on their top half. Both species are larger than humans but it is not uncommon for a human to have a relationship with mermaids. You have seen some of their hybrid children and they have the ability to walk on land and or be in the water.
You only wanted a momentary escape, it didn't matter how as long as you found a way to be free when no one was looking.
But... If you were told you'd be stuck in the dark, living in a cave lacking in privacy, with a Jellyfish mer, a Shark mer, and a mer that's of a species you never even heard of, you're not too sure you would have taken that risk.
Glowing red enters your line of sight. You freeze. An eye. A red pupil upon a sea of black stares at you through the glass. That thing, whatever it is, knows you’re in here. You are so utterly fucked.
One human, a planet made entirely of water, and three mers designed specifically to kill.
There are many benefits of being a marine biologist, one of which you enjoy is researching Mer-creatures, more spesifically Celestials.
Celestial Mers also known as The Sun and Moon Sea monsters, are fish mimicking mer creatures, one active at day the other at night, they usually pair up in a mutual symbiotic relationship they rely so heavily on eachother that now it's almost imposible for one to survive without the other. So what happens when one is seporated from it's daycare? An impending rescue mission of course.
You're a surfer but due to some unlucky circumstances you have to sit out for a couple of days. So you go to a zoo where you meet an interesting creature.
TW: reader get insulted by teenagers, swearing and mention of blood
A hotspring surrounded by dense jungle, only two miles from Baywind village, acts as a safe space for you after long days. With each passing day over the years, you've felt like you're being watched, eventually being approached by a small group of merfolk. One wants to befriend you, one would die if it meant killing you too... and neither of them are telling the truth about the pair of eyes in the fissure.
It was supposed to be a normal expedition. You, one of the junior biologists, were there for a reason - the practice that you and others had to go through on the giant spaceship Aurora.
It would be all right, because a flight across the galaxy cannot threaten anything dangerous... or so you thought.
Thought, until the moment when the spaceship you were in, crashed. And you, were one of the lucky ones who managed to get into the lifepod... or were you not?
Now you are alone, on this planet-ocean: where there is only water, strange creatures, some celestial sirens and their buddies, and also... wait. Why these sirens are so smart (and beautiful)?
It seems that you, young biologist, will have to figure out all this alien fauna, but also the secrets that this planet hides.
Alastor took the mer up to their hotel room, the halls empty as he made another water pun, which earned him a fin slap to the face.
"I could drop you, you know?", he said but continued to carry them towards the bathtub.
Setting them down gently, he made sure to get a towel and put it somewhere within reach for them to take when their legs returned.
"There you are dear!", he said before standing up straight. "I'll leave you here now. Don't try to get up too soon, you'll just flop right over!", he laughed and turned to leave.
"Wait.", they spoke softly.
Like an exciting rush, he felt chills run down his back as his body followed the command.
"Don't tell anyone about what you saw..", they paused. "Or what you heard from me. Please."
As soon as they were finished, the 'spell' had broken and he was able to move again. Glancing over his shoulder, the Radio Demon snapped his fingers and his coat was clear of the water spots they had left on him.
"Very well.", he said and began closing the bathroom door. "This will stay our little secret~", he placed a finger over his lips before shutting the door.
He stood there for a moment, hearing the mer let out a sigh before the water turned on.
Satisfied with his findings, the deer demon left their hotel room, making sure to lock the door before closing it.
As he made his way to his radio tower, he thought of ways to get the aquatic demon to sing around him.
I should ease their worries somehow.. He thought. I wonder if there is a way to lure a siren.
.
You hated the transition of your legs returning.
Every time, you felt like your tail was being torn apart. Your scales felt like needles piercing into you when they sunk back into your skin. The webbing on your fingers was the only thing that didn't hurt much, but your hands would cramp a few times the day after.
This is annoying. You thought as you dried yourself completely after taking a bath.
Next was the hard part.
Grabbing the edge of the tub, you slowly stood up. Your feet feeling like you walked many miles without rest, aching as you stepped onto the tile floor.
It hurt.
Step by step, it felt like you were walking on glass, thorns, or hot coal as you made your way into your room to get dressed.
As soon as you could, you dropped onto your bed with a whine, staying there for a moment before crawling under the covers. After turning off the lamp on the nightstand, you hoped that the red dressed demon wouldn't say anything of what he saw.
Yes, you told him a command but the other half was a plea.
Let's not worry about it. He did say it would be our secret. You thought before going to sleep.
The next day was a little odd.
After getting breakfast, the smiling demon began talking to you like you were old friends.
It confused you.
What did he have to gain from talking to a quiet person? There was nothing you could say without hypnotizing him.
.
It was simple.
All he had to do was get them used to him and they'd be comfortable enough to let their guard down.
What better way to do it other than talking?
Food.
Throughout a few weeks, the Radio Demon experimented with all kinds of food. Taking notice of their expressions and the amount of food that they left on their plate. Later, he noticed that they enjoyed snacking on seaweed.
He wasn't sure where they had got it from, but it was something that he made sure was kept stocked in the kitchen and at the bar.
"The fuck? Why seaweed?", Husker grumbled.
"One of our guests enjoys it and the Princess ordered a surplus of the snack.", Alastor said as he watched the cat demon put the box under the bar counter.
Of course, it didn't really work out like he wanted. They were still quiet, still just out of reach, wary of him and his every action.
So he tried a different tactic.
Continuing to talk to them in open spaces but once they left, he hid in the shadows and observed them.
And then it happened.
It was exactly what he was waiting for.
Though he was hiding within the shadows of a dark theater room, he still was able to catch them, to listen to them sing.
Dark brown wood and red velvet from the room had made the area darker than it really was, but they still managed to find a ledge to sit on. They started off with soft hums before a real note came out from their lips.
"Here in the garden
Let's play a game
I'll show you how it's done
Here in the garden
Stand very still
This will be so much fun"
Like before, he felt the pull in his chest, the daze their voice submerged his mind into.
"And then she smiled
That's what I'm after
A smile in her eyes
The sound of her laughter
Happy to listen
Happy to play
Happily watching her drift away"
His shadows held him back from crawling out of the darkness. Something he was quite grateful for as he didn't want to disturb their singing.
"You keep on turning pages, for people who don't care
People who don't care about you
And still it takes you ages, to see that no one's there
See that no one's there
See that no one's there
Everyone's gone on with out you.."
Such a peculiar thing. To feel what they felt through their song, waves of sadness brushing against his mind.
"And aren't I the fool to have
Happily listened
Happy to stay
Happy to watch her drift
Drift
Drift...away."
They finished their song and sighed, wearing a frown.
Something Alastor couldn't just stand by for.
"You have such a lovely voice.", the deer demon spoke up.
They let out a noise of surprise and stood quickly , looking around the room like a frightened animal.
"It's a shame you hide it.", he continued.
He could hear how quick their breathing became as they backed away towards the nearest exit. Before the mer could touch the door, the Radio Demon came out of the shadows behind them and took their wrist.
They gasped and froze, not daring to look at him as he held them close.
Now is his grasp, he hummed in content and put a finger under their chin, lifting it up so they could look him in the eye.
His smile grew wider once they made eye contact.
"Let's make a deal~"
I did not have sushi but I did get to eat seaweed.
