Help required - modern take on mermaids

[Dave Strider]

I want to have a merstuck rp so bad, but I'm honestly lacking in plot ideas.

I'm really into the ideas of merfolks living alongside humans, having a human appearance and all, except when they come in contact with water.

I saw this post a few days ago: thethoughtrepository.tumblr.com/post/135051751892, I'm tempted to write something inspired from it, but I'm still lacking ideas! This isn't specific enough!!

So if any of you have any idea in mind, I'm all ears!!!

(Tbh I'm craving Eridirk with merstuck right now it's not even funny)

[mogseltof]

The second last one is entirely me GOD I love mermaids so fucking much! Are you playing on the seadweller thing with double functioning lungs/gills? What kind of fish have you considered - betta, koi, I saw a fucking amazing painting of a whale shark mermaid once it was gorgeous - fuck, I have some notes somewhere on mermaid hierarchy, I think I had porpoise/dolphin mermaids as the mammalian variant with their cousins over in fish who were shark mermaids?

[Dave Strider]

Aaaaahhhh. Good questions. I'd rather if Eridan could melt in with the crowd easily when not in mer form - so, while he'd have a human appearance, no, he wouldn't have gills or fins O: Or............. He could have gills on his upper body I guess it's not like it's noticeable ahhh. Also he's def a shark mer. Some would argue he'd be a seahorse mer, but!!! No I refuse!!!

[mogseltof]

My brain just went straight to Eridan sulking over getting kicked out of his favourite sashimi restaurant but ALSO to here: jezebel.com/female-shark-in-seoul-aquarium-eats-male-shark-because-1756025359

[Dave Strider]

I-

I have no words to react to this except "I'm laughing"

[mogseltof]

I love sharks they're so great

[Dave Strider]

I love this picture. It's worthy of an Animorph cover imo

[mogseltof]

NOW I'M GIGGLING MYSELF STUPID OVER THE IDEA OF SHARK TO ERIDAN ON AN ANIMORPH COVER

[Dave Strider]

I WISH I HAD THE PHOTOSHOP SKILLS TO MAKE THIS OH MY GOD