#mermay masterpost

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🐠 MERMAY 2020 MASTERPOST!! 🐠

Poor little merpeople, I totally forgot about their masterpost back then..but here they are now! 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10 11-12

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MERMAY WEEK 1 MASTERPOST | AO3

Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4

A bit delayed wrap on the first week of Mermay!

Of mermaids and soulmates by @katyawriteswhump | Steddie | M

WC: 3700 | Tags: O!Steve, A!Eddie, mermaid Steve, fairytale au, some sexual content, pining, minor angst, hurt/comfort, sick fic, snuggles, fluff, tooth-rotting fluff, very literal happy ever after. | Summary: Life was tough for Eddie and his fisherman uncle, Wayne. Then Alpha Eddie goes and makes it tougher, by falling in love with an Omega mermaid called… Steve?!?

The bingo progress so far (only the first week's works included!):

6 prompts: A place to lay by @mugloversonly | Buckingham | M

Prompts: wounded, holiday resort, ovipositioning, sapphic, dock, fluff | Summary: Chrissy finds an injured mermaid and wants to help her.

4 prompts: Heaven Beneath The Waves by @madaboutmunson | Steddie | T

Prompts: Merrow, Atlantis, Divine and Pirates | Photo edit + mini fic

4 prompts: One last swim by @bubblegumflavor | Harringrove | T

Prompts: shore, scales, fairytale, holiday resort | Summary: Steve and Billy are dating for five years, but only always at summer vacation, in the same resort where Billy is a local and Steve keeps coming back for him. It’s their days of last summer when Billy starts to act weird and Steve heard a fairytale about mermaids he can’t get out of his head.

3 prompts: @ficsforfundota with art: Fashion

Prompt: Fashion/clothing | Mer!Steve

and fic: Hands on Research | Steddie | M

Prompts: Ovipositioning, size difference | Warnings: Non Con/Dub Con | double pen (hemipeen), eggpreg/mpreg, Mer!Eddie Munson x Marine Researcher Steve Harrington | with nsfw art

1 prompt: @safk-art with Eggs

Prompt: eggs

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MERMAY WEEK 2 MASTERPOST | AO3

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Heats, healing, and calamari by @katyawriteswhump | Steddie | M

795 | CW: Sex (not that explicit), with tentacles, omegaverse, heats and slick, unrealized prospect of not-particularly-wanted sex with strangers | O!Steve, A!Eddie, hurt/comfort, snuggles and cuddles. | Summary: After Eddie survives Vecna his return to Hawkins is delayed, tho' not for the reasons Steve supposed. Fortunately, he arrives home in time to help Steve through his first heat, and is uniquely suited to the job.

MERMAY BINGO PROGRESS

With 11 prompts checked off, @bubblegumflavor got 2 bingos! Their works from this week:

Art | Harringrove

prompts: science, air pocket

and Midnight blue | Harringrove | T | fic + art

prompts: Eldritch, Hunt, Aquarium, Merrow, Naiads and Hermaphrodite

at 10 prompts: Freak king of the Seven Seas by @mugloversonly | Steddie | G

Prompts: “Pirates”, “Ship”, “Storm”, “Cecelia” | Summary: Captain Munson of the pirate ship Hellfire, is the most feared pirate on the 7 seas. A storm traps them with the Navy vessel on their tail, unfortunately for General Carver, Eddie has a trick up his sleeve.

9 prompts: All must meet the wave by @madaboutmunson | poem

Prompts: Siren, Tentacles, Cryptid, Followed and Based on (fan)art

6 prompts: California Mer by @ficsforfundota | Harringrove | G

prompt: meet cute | Merman Steve

and Kelpie Secrets | Steddie | M

Prompts: kelpie, fresh water | Warnings: breeding, *its not dubcon but its their first time meeting* double pen/hemipenes , mpreg | Kelpie shapeshifter Eddie Munson

4 prompts: Art by @safk-art | Harringrove

prompts: aquarium, trap | Shark Billy was captured and put into an aquarium

3 prompts: The Pool | Steve's afterparty by @felixir-of-moths | Stobin, Steddie | T

prompts: rum, mimicry, size difference | wc: 8,339 | tw: implied alcohol abused, period-typical & internalized homophobia | codependent Robin&Steve, good babysitters Steve&Eddie, established friends with benefits Steve/Eddie, light angst, existential crisis, humor

2 prompts: Making a splash by @tinytalkingtina | Buckingham | T

Prompts: sapphic, atlantis | pre-Chrissy/Robin, College/90's/no UD AU, Amusement parks, Lifeguard Chrissy, Pirate Robin, Robin & Steve friendship, Chrissy & Eddie friendship, Meet-cute, feelings realization, lesbians Robin and Chrissy, no one except Chrissy is safe from silly themed outfits in this AU, indirect mentions of eating disorder (chrissy is getting better)

and Hook, Line & Sinker | Steddie | T

Prompts: atlantis | pre-Steddie, College/90's/no UD AU, Amusement parks, Tourguide/Pirate Eddie, Merman Steve, Chrissy & Eddie friendship, Queer Eddie and Steve, Confident Steve, Eddie has a crush on Steve, Mutual Pining, Getting Together, no one except Chrissy is safe from silly themed outfits in this AU

And joining in with 1 prompt each:

Syreni Liberavit by @machtaholic | Steddie | E

prompt: freak show | Soulmates, Fantasy, Magic, Modern Setting | Summary: Eddie Munson finds himself in New Orleans to Liberate a mermaid held captive and gets more than he bargains for from the rescue … or maybe just what he needs.

Anchored by @fuctacles | Steddie | T

prompt: yacht | Robin's POV, established relationship (of some kind), implied possessive and obsessive Eddie, Cecaelia Eddie, co-captains Stobin AU

GREAT JOB EVERYONE, LET'S KEEP IT UP!

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BINGO SPOTLIGHT

Congrats to @mugloversonly for finishing their bingo! They filled their card with 4 fics--3 Steddie and 1 Buckingham:

>> Rescue | Steddie | G | Sci-fi, shapeshifter, kelpie

3443 | Summary: Captain Steve of the Starfleet vessel Loch Nora, responds to a distress signal from Commander Joyce of the Hawkins.

>> It's where it Begins | Steddie | G | siren, song, courting

1394 | no upside down AU | Summary: Steve waits for the call of his lover every new moon. Eddie’s true identity doesn’t deter him.

>> Freak king of the Seven Seas | Steddie | G | Pirates, ship, storm, cecaelia

Summary: Captain Munson of the pirate ship Hellfire, is the most feared pirate on the 7 seas. A storm traps them with the Navy vessel on their tail, unfortunately for General Carver, Eddie has a trick up his sleeve.

>> A place to lay | Buckingham | M | wounded, holiday resort, ovipositioning, sapphic, dock, fluff

Summary: Chrissy finds an injured mermaid and wants to help her.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING THE MERMAY MADNESS!

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BINGO SPOTLIGHT

Congrats to @madaboutmunson for filling out their card!! Here are all their mermay works, 3 Steddie fics and one poem:

A Very Good Fit | Steddie | T

Prompts: Fashion/clothing, Yacht, First Kiss, Scales | 6K | TW: Canon-typical swearing, Blood (very minor), Head Injury (graze), Near drowning

All must meet the wave | poem

Prompts: Siren, Tentacles, Cryptid, Followed and Based on (fan)art

Heaven Beneath The Waves | Steddie | T

Prompts: Merrow, Atlantis, Divine and Pirates | Photo edit + mini fic

A Pearl's Thread | Steddie | T

Prompts: Fashion/clothing, High Fantasy AU, Childhood Friends, First Kiss, Pearls | 27.7k | TW: Blood (minor), Body Injury (graze), Mention of loss of parent | Hurt/comfort, Happy Ending Guarantee | Summary: Two friends coming of age navigate their respective worlds as traditions, loyalties, and hidden truths begin to surface. Guided by the expectations of others, courage and the pull of something more, they must find a way to rediscover what was lost. A tale of magic, longing, and choices that change everything.

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MERMAY WEEK 4 MASTERPOST | AO3

Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4

You can find all bingo spotlights under #bingo! and #bingo spotlight and if you're interested in a particular prompt, follow this format: #mermay prompt: example

Second place goes to @mugloversonly who blacked out their card with Rescue | Steddie | G

Prompts: Sci-fi, shapeshifter, kelpie | 3443 | Summary: Captain Steve of the Starfleet vessel Loch Nora, responds to a distress signal from Commander Joyce of the Hawkins.

3rd to finish the bingo but with the most (10!!!) works is @ficsforfundota ! Here are their works from this week:

A Bedtime Story for June | Steddie | G

Prompt: Fairytale | Summary: Steve and Eddie's daughter June needs a bedtime story, so Steve comes up with a fairytale for her.

Fur and Tentacles | Buckingham | M

Prompts: Selkie, Tentacles, & cultural differences | Selkie Chrissy x Cecaelia Robin, eggpreg, tentacles

Conservation Efforts | Chrissy/Eddie/Steve/Billy | M

Prompts: Endangered Species and Tropics

The Shark's Prey | Metalsandwich | M

Prompts: Lost, predator | cw: biting, kidnapping, noncon, blood/injury, hurt no comfort | Billy Hargrove x Steve Harrington x Eddie Munson | Summary: Steve though he was going to be eaten, instead two shark mers make it their misson to turn this mer into their new plaything

Congrats to @madaboutmunson who blacked out their bingo with A Pearl's Thread | Steddie | T

Prompts: Fashion/clothing, High Fantasy AU, Childhood Friends, First Kiss, Pearls | 27.7K | TW: Blood (minor), Body Injury (graze), Mention of loss of parent | Hurt/comfort, Happy Ending Guarantee | Summary: Two friends coming of age navigate their respective worlds as traditions, loyalties, and hidden truths begin to surface. Guided by the expectations of others, courage and the pull of something more, they must find a way to rediscover what was lost. A tale of magic, longing, and choices that change everything.

A perfect example of "work smart not hard": @machtaholic hit a bingo with the last two chapters of Syreni Liberavit! Congrats!

Syreni Liberavit chap 3 & chap 4 | Steddie | E

Prompt: Fashion/Clothing & Cave | Summary: Eddie Munson finds himself in New Orleans to Liberate a mermaid held captive and gets more than he bargains for from the rescue … or maybe just what he needs. wink

The bingoless crowd:

7 prompts: @felixir-of-moths with The Cove | Eddie's Loot | Steddie | E

Prompts: anatomy lesson, trinkets, pirates, show | 7,425 | tw: blood and injury, violence | AU pirates, past Eddie/Gareth, strangers to lovers, human/monster romance, monsterfucker Eddie, Mermaid Steve, light angst, minor character death, gunshot wounds, telepathy, kink discovery | Summary: Something keeps stealing Eddie's well hidden loot, and today is really not the day to piss him off. Whoever is doing it better stops now before the twitchy pirate completely loses it.

7 prompts as well: @fuctacles with Untitled | Stayne | T

Prompts: Lighthouse, science, offering | 2.7k | lighthouse keeper Wayne, kid Eddie, mer!Steve

6 prompts: Scales + Teeth art by @safk-art

1 prompt: Don't touch my family ! art by @alicetallula

Prompt: ship | Cecaelia Claudia Henderson

and non-bingo: Princes Steddie with mermaid!Eddie arranged marriage by @alicetallula | Steddie art

THANK YOU ALL FOR PARTICIPATING

Not done with your bingo? Read about late submissions here.

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MERMAY WEEK 3 MASTERPOST | AO3

Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4

@bubblegumflavor blacked out their card with Finders Keepers | Harringrove art

Prompt: courting

It's summer and Robin has a secret | Buckingham art

Prompts: sapphic, tropics

and "Billy, what have you done?" | Harringrove art

Prompt: size difference

13 prompts, 5 bingos: @madaboutmunson with A Very Good Fit | Steddie | T

Prompts: Fashion/clothing, Yacht, First Kiss, Scales | 6K | TW: Canon-typical swearing, Blood (very minor), Head Injury (graze), Near drowning

13 prompts, 5 bingos as well: @mugloversonly with It's where it Begins | Steddie | G

Prompts: siren, song, courting | 1394 |no upside down AUSummary: Steve waits for the call of his lover every new moon. Eddie’s true identity doesn’t deter him.

8 prompts and a bingo: @ficsforfundota with Cecaelia Eddie art

Prompt: cecaelia

and Intergalactic Trade | Harringrove | G

Prompts: sci fi au | Billy x Mer!Steve w/automaton Max

also 8 prompts and a bingo: @tinytalkingtina with Songs of the Heart | Steddie | E

Prompts: followed, wounded, lair, and whump | 5.1k | Pirate Steve, Pirate Billy, Mermaid Eddie, non-con touching (Steve/Billy), public humiliation/nudity, threats of rape/non-con, blood and violence, whipping, hurt Steve, hurt/comfort, healing, singing, magic, rescue, mildly dubious consent that turns into full consent (Steddie), confident Steve, hand jobs, courting rituals, weird biology, hand jobs, mating rituals, happy ending, alternating POVs Summary: When Captain Harrington's crew mutinied against him, they took everything and left him to drown in the uncaring ocean. But a curious merman has other plans for the beautiful "star-skinned human" he stumbled across.

and Deep Seas Episode 86: A lover, not a fighter | Munver | M

prompts: deep sea, treasure | 1k | documentary/outsider POV style, courting/mating rituals, non-traditional omegaverse, weird biology, fish, science, omega jason, alpha eddie. M-rating is for discussing reproduction in scientific terms

4 prompts: @fuctacles with Drown the witch | pre-Steddie | T

prompts: witch, mimicry, meet cute| 934 | faire/carnival, gender and human mimicry

4 prompts: @safk-art with Stargazing | Harringrove art

Prompt: stargazing

2 prompts: @machtaholic with the 2nd chapter of Syreni Liberavit | Steddie | E

Prompt: Yacht | Summary: Eddie Munson finds himself in New Orleans to Liberate a mermaid held captive and gets more than he bargains for from the rescue … or maybe just what he needs. wink

Good work everyone, let's keep it up for the last week!

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BINGO SPOTLIGHT

Our first bingo spotlight goes to @bubblegumflavor who filled out their card with 2 fics and 5 fanarts:

THEIR FICS (WITH ART):

>> One last swim + Midnight blue | Harringrove | T | shore, scales, fairytale, holiday resort+eldritch, hunt, aquarium, merrow, naiads, hermaphrodite

Summary: Steve and Billy are dating for five years, but only always at summer vacation, in the same resort where Billy is a local and Steve keeps coming back for him. It’s their days of last summer when Billy starts to act weird and Steve heard a fairytale about mermaids he can’t get out of his head.

THEIR ART:

>> Finders Keepers | Harringrove | courting

>> It's not so easy to figure out a way to comfortably live together... | Harringrove | science, air pocket

>> "Billy, what have you done?" | Harringrove | size difference

>> It's summer and Robin has a secret | Buckingham | sapphic, tropics

CONGRATULATIONS