My love for you is a deep as the sea.

Some Millennials bought me a Goth one a few years ago and it is one of my most treasured posessions.

One of my old merman drawings.

Artist: vtophya

artist’s webpage:

https://www.redbubble.com/people/vtophya/shop

where to buy this image as a notebook!

https://www.redbubble.com/i/notebook/The-werewolf-and-the-merman-by-vtophya/67173133.WX3NH

The werewolf and the merman Spiral Notebook

Designed and sold by vtophya

$14.10$11.99 when you buy 2+

Now that I was reminded that Winx Club mermaids (season 3 only!) had superior designs, I'm spontanously giving my Winxsona that Andros merman look, while Mermay is still going on

my (v late!) 2022 recap ❤️‍🩹

So stoked to see what gay sh!t I end up drawing in 2023! <33

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If you followed me through the year you know it wasn’t my easiest, but I’m still so happy and proud with the art I created 💗 I had my first table at a show, a local store starting selling my stuff, had an insanely successful first auction, and I hit 300 sales on etsy! :o

(Bit of a diary post from here on heheh feel free to scroll by! just want to get it out there!) At the start of the year, I had big plans. I took on my annual round of commissions, and then right after I accepted a plethora of them, I was hit with a ton of medical issues and was diagnosed w a chronic illness T-T Immediately I fell behind due to this. I had to learn to navigate my ADHD on top of never knowing if i’d be in pain that whole day (for a while, it was every day). The days fell through my fingertips, and with that came a huge amount of guilt and burnout. I’m so happy to say that my health is looking up (for the most part), and that my burnout seems to finally be subsiding. I’ve learned not to take on so much at once, and I’m still working on being kind to myself. I seriously cannot thank my supporters enough. Whether you support me through patreon, my shop, commissions, social media, kind words, or just by being a friend, you have kept me going. And I mean that whole heartedly. 🤍 I will no longer be taking a huge amount of commissions at once, and will be moving to a monthly commission drop where I only take 1-3. I feel this will be better for everyone! 🫶🏻 I can’t wait to see what 2023 has in store for me and my art career. 🤍

anyone else think mermaids are kinda gay sometimes?

like the original little mermaid story by hans christian Andersen was a metaphor for unrequited gay love. but since it wasn’t legalized or something back then idk, he made the mermaid a woman and the lover a prince.

Risking it all only to fall Back where I started Back near the shore, back to before You took my hand

(the second drawing is from last year)

got a new tattoo <3

Little Merman

In case you're wondering about the other story floating around.

"Little Merman" is my much gayer rendition of the Disney Classic, the way Andersen would've wanted it. (Probably. Maybe not.) Basically, a curious fishy guy finds a tiny wooden boat drifting in the open ocean all on its lonesome and gets too attached to what's inside.

Up on Tapas! (Link in blog info)

Merfolk:

Pat

Leo

Two-Leggers:

Hal

Captn

First Mate

Second Mate

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it's crazy how much love the merman au has received in the past week, i wanted to take a moment to thank you guys