#zara caley

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Twas my best friends birthday and the owl house finale so I’ve been a bit slow this weekend but! Zarkie! :D from this story!

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Hi thank you so much for all the requests you’ve done for me and everyone, I was curious if you could draw a little kid Zara with little kid Jackie?

Sadly this can’t be canon cuz when Jackie was a baby- Zara was like 19 XD but Jackie is older mentally at the moment so?? Don’t think about it too much and enjoy the cute I wish was real jghvh

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Crazy weekend means I haven’t gotten a lot done Mermay wise ^^; (my sister graduated and my brother and his wife were in town and had my friend’s birthday!) hopefully I’ll get back into it tonight/tomorrow!

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Btw thank you so much huffle for doing my request, so I was wondering does anti trust Zara and danan? If not will he? Or he does trust them how long did it take for zara and danan to gain it?

I’m not sure if you wanted this as another request or not (feel free to keep asking btws! I’d like to do a prompt every day if I can! If not I’ll redraw old stuff or try to write something!)

So far anti doesn’t trust anyone- but he knows that his brothers trust those two so he at least tries not to maim them- he probably growls at them when they get too close. Danan he probably has a softer spot for since she saved him but he also doesn’t trust doctors at all. And he probably resents her for not being able to wake up Jack.

As for Zara- I dunno how he sees her tbh- he doesn’t really understand why Jackie likes hanging out with her so much and why they’re so close. (Probably cuz I always see anti as aroace~) He won’t go out of his way to hurt her cuz he doesn’t want to piss of Jackie but I feel like he keeps a careful eye on her- just in case she ever tries to hurt his brothers.

He will eventually but- that’s getting into spoiler territory >;3c we’ll have to see what drives him into having to trust them, won’t we?

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Meeting Grim

Jackie swam agitatedly in circles by the Aurora, pulling at his hair and growling under his breath.

“Fucking… white suits! Things were finally okay… why-? Why did they have to come and ruin everything?!” He screams at the end, his roar rocking debris from where it was buried in the sand and sending nearby prey fish scrambling away in fear. The merman pulled at his hair, trying to reel his anger in. If he wasn’t careful… he could hurt someone.

Then, he heard a roar in the distance. His head whipped up- and he smiled. He knew that roar by now!

In a hurry, the Reaper mer shot down towards the sand behind the Aurora, eyes eagerly searching for a sign. A hint of murky blue and dark red- another roar. He turned, and was meet face to face with who he was searching for.

Mama Grim appeared in front of Jackie and came in closer, blowing a bunch of warm bubbles in his face followed by a roar. Jackie grinned and swam up to the large reaper, wrapping his arms around one of her mandibles. The reaper made a low grumble that made Jackie smile- especially after she tried to bump her face against the smaller boy.

“I missed you too,” Jackie said, patting down on her head. Mama Grim swirled around in a circle before coming back up and nudging Jackie. Actually nudging was too gentle a word- she was trying to toss him back as she made a playful growl.

Jackie blinked, then grinned back at her, his fangs flashing. His tail swished under him in anticipation as he flexed his hands and his claws sharpened at his fingertips. “You really get me, Grims. This is exactly what I needed!”

The older reaper roared in challenge, trying to knock Jackie into the resulting current. Jackie was fast though- he had a bit more speed than her because of his size. He used his hands to break through the current, then gave his own roar. He flung out his mandibles and managed to nick the reaper’s face. Jackie laughed and quickly ducked the reaper’s attempt to nip at him. She blew out bubbles in a huff- and before Jackie could brace himself he was getting a full reaper tail straight to the face.

He sailed through the water towards the ground, then rolled a bit in the cloud of sand. But, he quickly shook it off and grinned up at Mama Grim. She always knew how to give Jackie a challenge when he needed it. He roared at her, and she returned it, getting closer to his face to make the dust blow up again around Jackie in a big puff. Jackie laughed and tried to wave the sand away from his eyes. “Hey! No fair!” He tried to tease- inching towards the reaper’s face. Mama Grim made a playful clicking noise with her teeth, getting closer… then Jackie seized the moment to swoop out his tail to smack sand in her face.

The older reaper bellowed out and shook her whole body. Jackie threw back his head and fell back on the sand as he laughed. Mama Grim made a small growl and pushed her snout against Jackie’s belly. The merman giggled and tried to push her away. Mama Grim pushes further and tries to snag a tooth on Jackie’s hood. Jackie really fought back at that, laughing, “hey! I don’t have many of these! Careful!” Eventually, the teasing got them into a little wrestling match- Jackie trying to shove the mighty reaper back with his arms and tail strength while Mama Grim used her mandibles.

It’s been a while since he came to see the Reaper. Getting Jack and Anti back had really taken up his time. And while it was so great to have his family coming back together, he felt bad that he neglected his other family. But, Mama Grim always picks up right where they last left off, and Jackie needed that. He needed some familiarity in these uncertain waters- and he needed someone to be with that could take his punches.

Jackie’s arms shook as he tried to fight against the Reaper’s mandibles. He swore he felt some give. Mama Grim blew water out of her clenched teeth and Jackie had to close his eyes with a laugh. Then, he felt a slip in the reaper’s stride- and Jackie took that opportunity. He quickly locked his arms around one of her mandibles then used his own as leverage as he turned the reaper, flipping to throw her back through the water. The reaper made a surprised noise but quickly righted herself then looped to roar at Jackie. He roared back through giddy giggles. He was getting stronger!

Hopefully he’d be strong enough to keep his brothers safe from those new white suits. The thought of that changes his expression, his face setting into a frown. Mama Grim waited for a second before flicking out her tail to light thwack Jackie to get his attention back. He blinked at her and she snorted then tapped her tail twice against the sand. Their little way of showing that they were gonna train. Jackie’s eyes got a spark back into them and he smiled at the reaper. Then, with mandibles outstretched far, he dove straight towards the reaper with a yell.

But- something aimed to stop him. A black and blue blur-stark violet eyes.

“Jackie!” Zara shouted, hands outstretched towards him. “Don’t do this! Don’t hurt them!”

“Z-Zara?!” Was all Jackie really had time to say before the two of them collided and fell back to the seabed. Jackie had fallen on top of Zara and he quickly spit out sand before retracting his mandibles and helping the girl up. She rubbed at her shoulder and checked to make sure her tank wasn’t busted.

Jackie stared at her with wide eyes, “Zara- I… what are you doing here? How did you find me?”

Zara had a grumpy expression as she massaged her shoulder. “JJ told me you hang out here when you’re upset… he’s the only one of you I’ve seen today since….” Zara looked up and saw the faint trails of yellow leaking into the water, which got her back on track.

“Oh- never mind that!” She exclaimed before getting a bit too close to Jackie’s face, eyes a bit icy. “Why are you attacking some random reaper? Do you have a death wish?! And I thought you were working on your anger-!”

Jackie blinked more in confusion, “w-what? No Zara- it isn’t what you think-!”

Their conversation gets interrupted by a wave of warm bubbles flowing over the couple, and four beady reaper eyes staring right at the newcomer. She bared her teeth and gave a low growl. Zara couldn’t help but scream and then cling to Jackie as she hid slightly behind him.

The merman looked between the two in more confusion. Then he tried to turn Zara to see, taking her hand. “Hey Z- relax! She won’t hurt you, I promise.”

Zara slowly lifted her head from Jackie’s shoulder, but looked perplexed as to why she wasn’t fish bait right now. She looked to the reaper nervously. “H-how can you be so sure- you were just attacking her!”

Jackie can’t help but laugh. He holds out a hand in front of him and the reaper’s posture relaxes. She goes to settle in the sand, hitting her tail three times against the sea floor before she laid down and put the base of her horned head in Jackie’s palm.

“Well… cuz- she’s my mom.” Jackie said simply, patting the reaper’s head then looking back to Zara. The girl stares at the display with a dumbfounded expression.

Then, her eyebrows furrow as she processes that- “Wait- mom? Like, you got your reaper dna from her?”

The reaper mer cocks his head at that then shakes his head. “Well- I dunno… but I don’t think so…” he hums as he relaxes and looks back to the resting Reaper. “She just… feels like what a mom should be… as far as I know at least. When I got injured right after meeting Dr. Danan… she helped take care of me.” He smiles fondly and pats Mama Grim again. She grumbles back in response.

“She did more than that actually,” Jackie rememised. “She taught me how to hunt better, learn reaper body language, and fight. And when I got infec- intefect…?”

“Infected?” Zara offers and Jackie nods eagerly.

“Yeah yeah! That!” He beams, then continues while looking at the sea floor, flicking his tail in an anxious motion. “I… I couldn’t get up cuz I had a bad fever. So, Mama Grim got me, and looked around for my brothers to help-“

Zara raises an eyebrow with a smile, “Mama Grim?”

Jackie flushes and looks away as he tries to stammer. “Oh uh,.. y-yeah… that’s the name I gave her.”

The blue suit giggles into her hand then lays a hand on his tail. “It suits her Jackie.”

He beamed at her with a smile that could light up the whole ocean.

Mama Grim made a noise that sounded almost like a question, nudging her head against Jackie then looking towards Zara. The girl couldn’t help but whimper slightly and hide behind Jackie again. She’d always had seen the Reapers as hungry, scary creatures of the dark sea… whose soulless back eyes held no mercy. But… this reaper did seem- a bit different. Maybe she just never got to know them like Jackie had.

Jackie chuckles slightly at Zara before gently tugging on her arm to help her glide forward. “C’mon Zara! Sounds like she wants to meet you-“

“R-Really?” Zara stammered with a nervous smile. “A-aah jackie-! I… I don’t know-!”

“It’s okay Z!” Jackie quietly encouraged, then Zara felt a slight push as the merman announced, “Mama Grim! This is Zara!”

Before she knew it she was right in front of the reaper. Her muscles seemed to tighten up on their own but she tried to wave. Mama Grim tilted her head at Zara and seemed to study her, head rising off the sand to tower over the girl. Zara swallowed nervously, trying not to focus on those giant razor sharp teeth, perfectly set into a cartoon villain-like grin.

After what felt like an eternity, Mama Grim shifted then bent down and blew bubbles in Zara’s face. She could feel them tickling against her suit and she giggled at the sensation. Jackie cheered then went to hug Zara from behind.

“She likes you!” He roared in happiness.

Zara giggles and elbows Jackie in the stomach slightly. “How do you know, fish boy?”

Jackie grinned and puffed out his chest mightedly, “Uh- I’m King of the Reapers, duh?”

There was a huff before Mama Grim plopped back down into the sand and roared at Jackie, making the ground shake and current rush by. But, not enough to blow Zara and him away. She then dug her tail slightly in the sand before flicking it at Jackie. The merman coughed at the sand, rubbing against his face. Zara covered her mouth as she laughed. She swam over and helped get the dust out of his hair.

“It seems like she disagrees with you, mighty reaper king~” She teased.

Jackie blushed then messed with the back of his hair. “Oh well- if I’m the king- and she’s my mom, she’d be queen of the reapers!”

“Wouldn’t that make you the prince?”

“Listen, I just know the names! I dunno how that human ruler stuff works!”

Zara laughed again and Mama Grim huffed bubbles at them in amusement.

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I’ve always wondered what the humans like danan and Zara would look like as hybrids. I hope it’s not too much trouble

IM NOT LATE you’re LATE- okay yeah I got distracted ;;; but yeah sorry it’s just sketches but it was a weird day for art

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I'm feeling soft so how about zara comforting jackie during a thunderstorm from that zarkie story!!

Cuddle time-

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Can I request a drawing of Zara doing either Marvin or any of the others hair? Btw love you so much and your stories💚💙

Another sketch for today cuz my wrist is bothering me ;A; but hopefully I’ll get to coloring this one too! Mermay day 4!!

Feel free to keep requesting guys! I wanna keep this up all month!!