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Published: 2020-05-06 17:59:50 +0000 UTC; Views: 2909; Favourites: 98; Downloads: 0
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For those of you interested, I have opened a YCH that uses this pose :3Find it Here!
Commissions:
Customs
Chibi Commissions
YCHs:
$4 Plush YCH
Humanoid x Plush YCH
$5 Pop YCH
Halfbody YCH
Mini Comic YCH
Link's Awakening Style YCH
I have a Mermaid YCH officially open!
Now onto the Merman!~
As I believe I said before, Testing the Waters was the first AU I ever thought of for AOMS. I have a huge love for mermaids/merman... as if you couldn't tell x3 This AU takes place in a modern-day world where mer-people are hunted. Humans are aware of the existence of the mer-people but have never been able to catch one, for if they venture into the territory of the mer-people, they are met with an unfortunate demise. The spot of water where the mermaids reside is dubbed The Black Sea, for anyone who dares to venture there is dragged below never to be seen again.
Backstory:
Raye was once the Elite Guard Commander, the second to be precise. He had replaced the first Commander who had retired and left the kingdom to explore the rest of the ocean world. He never understood why the old commander insisted on leaving... until he took up the burden of being the Commander himself. In time, Raye then discovered the truth of why the former Commander decided to leave...
During his time as Commander, Raye had proven to be a worthy successor to the former Elite Guardsman leader. He showed loyalty, integrity, and combat capabilities far beyond that of any other merman his age. He would soon become sort of a mentor to an aspiring guardsman, who was none other than Prince Xandros's eldest son; Gregory.
Gregory respected Raye and almost idolized him and his abilities as a warrior. He asked to be personally trained by Raye to which he initially denied... However, after their king had forcefully demanded that he train the prince, he hesitantly accepted. Raye then began to work closely with Gregory, and taught him everything he knew... As time passed, Raye and Gregory began to form a strong bond. It started off as a mere friendship, and soon became something deeper than the ocean itself. Raye found himself falling deeply in love with the prince, and the prince felt the same for Raye (he crushed on the Commander from the beginning, however). They kept their relationship a secret from the king, because they were sure he wouldn't approve of it. Gregory felt an extreme happiness every moment he spent with Raye, and Raye felt the same... but there was a lingering feeling inside of him that wouldn't go away... While he felt extremely happy with Gregory, he felt extreme anxiety, and sadness at the same time. Raye didn't understand why he felt so scared, and sad. He hated feeling so uncertain about everything.
One night it came to Raye what he was feeling... he felt tension. He realized he hated being the Commander, and hated being under the thumb of the king. He hated the feeling of not being able to make his own choices, and he hated not being with Gregory most of all... He made the decision to run away and leave the kingdom behind. He wanted to take Gregory away with him, but realized that making Greg come with him would be far too selfish. As much as it would break his heart, he had to leave it all behind, and that would include Greg. The night he fled, he left a note behind for the prince to find and started away from the mer-kingdom... He knew the king would search far and wide for him, so he made for the surface... where no merman or mermaid would dare venture...
Raye's whereabouts were unknown to the kingdom. Eventually they gave up on their search efforts and pronounced Raye to be dead... This left the poor prince with a broken heart and a new obligation to become the next Guard Commander... he didn't want to believe that Raye was dead, but he found it hard to keep hope when no evidence turned up on him...
Present:
Raye now resides in the human world, and has made a comfortable life for himself. To feel a little closer to home, he works for a local aquarium and does his best to spread the knowledge and wonder of the ocean to the humans willing to listen. Humans are interesting creatures when you get to know them... they're all not nearly as bad as the king made them out to be. Sometimes Raye is baffled by their ignorance and selfishness, but then he remembers that the mer-people weren't so different.
(This all I will give for now, as I don't wanna spoil the whole story. If you wanna know more, then I recommend visiting my other two Testing the Waters artworks to get a bit more insight to the story. They are much short than this one, so I promise they are not as big of a chore lol x3)
I will be updating their Toyhouses here soon too.. so I'll provide those when I have them.
Merman Gregory: fav.me/ddg0y9y
Merman Gael: fav.me/ddfwerc
This is all guys!~
I hope you enjoyed!~
AOMS, Testing the Waters, and the characters in it belong to me!~
Love y'all!~
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Comments: 14
library9 [2020-05-11 14:25:35 +0000 UTC]
Usually I go for mermaids, but I love this merman!
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shadowfreak98 In reply to library9 [2020-05-11 16:20:08 +0000 UTC]
Aww thank you so much! He's one of my favorites out of the mermaid forms ^^
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AnaxErik4ever [2020-05-09 01:24:56 +0000 UTC]
I have fav'd the pictures of Princes Gael and Gregory already, so you know where your former leader of the Merpeople's royal guard is going. It's great to decide to live for yourself, rather than having your time, resources, and relationships dictated by your job/any other institution that can control your life. I just wish my friend, who works at a magazine that has a misogynistic boss who hates her, and whiny underlings calling every five minutes to check in with her, could finally break free of her own toxic work situation. It's been that way for three years now.
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shadowfreak98 In reply to AnaxErik4ever [2020-05-09 05:17:35 +0000 UTC]
Damn, that went deep really fast Q.Q
I'm sorry to hear that about your friend. But just remember, if she ever has any issues or is in need of serious help, stand by her and be there to catch her. It'll help in the long run, I am sure. Having friends there to support you through hard times is the best way to show someone who is suffering that they aren't alone. This is especially true in cases where people feel like they have nowhere else to go. I'll admit, there will be frustration, but that is only because letting go of such toxicity takes time to fight and eventually defeat. Encourage her. Tell her she doesn't need it in her life. Tell her that she deserves better.
I firmly believe that anything can be overcome as long as you have someone who genuinely cares about you. I wish nothing but the best for you and your friend
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AnaxErik4ever In reply to shadowfreak98 [2021-03-16 02:58:38 +0000 UTC]
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AnaxErik4ever In reply to shadowfreak98 [2020-05-10 00:51:36 +0000 UTC]
It's not easy to stand by and watch while your friend is hurting so much. Everything she does, even when she hands a perfect A+ performance, has some fault in it according to her boss, and he intrudes on her schedule at all hours, even when she is off the clock. She has an extensive resume but because she is close to retiring, she is worried about being able to find something else if she gets let go. She has been worried ever since she blew the whistle on her boss, who isn't just misogynistic and extorting his underling's schedule to her... and it was just before the COVID 19 thing hit. T_T I am pissed at my parents breathing on my neck to get a job when I am still in the middle of graduate studies, but I am more worried about her well-being.
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faeriecrow [2020-05-07 17:53:33 +0000 UTC]
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shadowfreak98 In reply to faeriecrow [2020-05-07 18:32:00 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! I worked super hard on this one!~ 7w7
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CentaurWorks [2020-05-06 18:38:23 +0000 UTC]
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