There was a deafening silence between the two after Arthur finished telling his... and his brother's story. Toni not able to let a word out for what seemed an eternity.
"... So... that is all" finally Arthur broke the silence "Of course I recognized Peter the moment I saw it... but I knew he wouldn't know me- he was too young when... that, happened." he continued to look down, as if the fish or rocks under were very interesting.
Again the silence. It seemed Tino was really taking his time to process it... and really, he couldn't blame him.
"W-Wait a moment-" aftera couple more minutes, the older finally spoke "You- you two... went through all of that-!? And you... y-you have been all alone since then...?"
"Well... not alone-" Arthur sighed "A pair of shark mermen looked after me... there are another mers, and even kind humans that have made sure am alright and... well, have company" a little smile appeared on his face thinking about all of them "... I'm quite grateful they were there... I don't know what could've happened to me if they weren't."
"Oh, no no- I don't even want to think about it-" Tino put his hands over his face, trying to remove the awful image off his head "... w-when... when we found Peter...
Like that... all alone, hurt, so small... W-We knew we couldn't leave him there- we had to take him... M-Maybe if we had stayed and search a bit more- we could've found you? O-Or your brother, your mother- anyone-"
"Don't" Arthur had to stop him there "... Please don't feel guilty. You... you and Bewarld saved Peter, took him in and cared for him as yours... I could never be more thankful for doing that for us."
His smile turned a bit sadder though "I will admit, I... planned to take Peter back with me, whatever way it was... but now I realize I can't- you are his family now... n-not me..." he let out a shaky sigh, already starting to tear up "... I-I don't want to burst that happy bubble he's in- he doesn't deserve it... and if I have to keep this secret from him for a while more... then I accept it."
Tino stared at the boy infront of him surprised by his words. He was speechless once again, not sure of what to say...
So instead he reached for Arthur.
"... you are such a loving brother, Arthur... but also so selfless." He chuckled softly "It's very brave of you to come all this way- and then... give up the chance to take your brother with you..." He separated from the octopus and smiled warmly.
"I... may not agree fully on not telling Peter who you are right now, but, I will respect your decision. Be asured though- you are more than welcome here whenever you want to come, to stay... we will never deny you being with Peter, okay? I promise."
It was now Arthur's turn to stare back at Tino as he processed the words... which in the end did nothing but to make him smile widely, nodding "Y-Yes... understood- thank you... thank you so much"
"You have nothing to thank me for... We will talk with Bewarld later, alright? Now, have some food so you can go play outside for a bit before it gets dark."
He sounded so motherly saying that...
'It reminds me of her... can guess that's why Peter attached to him easily...'
"Yeah... yeah, I will..." And took a bite of his fish. The task was almost done, at last...
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3/3 of HWS Anthology pieces
And the best for last- MERTALIA!!
Again an obvious one from me. Mertalia has been a present AU for me since almost the beginning of me being in this fandom. Wanted to represent that with the current designs I got <3 (specially left side dedicated to almost everyone from @ask-octomer-arthur hehe)
Keep encouraging you all to go check the @hws-anthology!! Give lots of support to everyone that worked on it!
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Gift for @ask-octomer-arthur
I recently started following them and the art and the muse is so cute! Everything about this blog is amazing! I love it! Keep up the great work!
Arthur has never been my strongest character to draw so, sorry
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This week’s Fanart Friday is for @ask-octomer-arthur !! This blog is an old favorite, I remember them throughout all my ask blogs (of which I’ve had many) They’ve always stayed consistent and their blog is one of the longest running ones I’ve seen. I really admire that! Not to mention it’s super cute, and Arthur has a really unique design. I love it as much as I did when I first came across it years ago. Thank you to the mun for giving so much of your time to the community!
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((Artie? ;3c))
VISUAL ATTRACTIVENESS: 💗💗💗//Gil thinks he’s quite cute, like a kitten!
FRIENDSHIP LEVEL: 💗💗💗
//He doesn’t know him well, but likes him a fair bit, as he is his friend’s kid.
SEXUAL DESIRE: 💔 “TOO YOUNG.”
ROMANTIC INTENT: 💔
“ALSO MY FRIEND’S CHILD.”
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I wish to give them all a peck on the top of their head and some shellfish to nibble they're all adorable
P: "They give you lots of things, and say nice things too! So yeah, they are very cool!"
A: "Ah, yes, they do that... most of the time-"
P: "Oh? :0"
A: "Nothing-"
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