FINALLY, i finish this mermay piece i've had in the works for ages now.... feels great to finally get this done in time, omg
and yeah... AU where 'Captain Blackquill' and his crew are out at sea, though he notices a very large floating pile of debris and... what seems to be a large, shimmering fish tail sticking out of it? Simon's immediate instinct is 'oh! that looks like a rare fish or something of the sort,' so he ofc goes to hoist all the garbage, gunk and kelp off... to reveal a man... a very pale, unconscious man... except this man had... a tail???
tldr; Captain Blackquill notices this thing has gills and, well, logic serves that may be a reason he can't breathe. so he proceeds to drag the boy away, wash him off and watch over him for a bit.
and... the creature gasps awake with wide golden eyes, flips, and absolutely bolts out of there, swimming away as fast as it can -- leaving quite the impression on the poor captain, naturally.
a few weeks later, they're out his crew dock ship at a small, unmarked, remote island and, Simon being the naturally curious guy he is, decides this is the perfect opportunity to go appreciate some wildlife, specifically sea life.
he makes it to the furthest end of the island, away from everyone, and is quietly surveying hermit crabs, sea stars and seashells... when he basically gets smacked in the head with one, knocking him over. disoriented, Simon shakes his head to see...
giant, wide, golden eyes, and the most beautiful, shimmering tail he'd ever seen~))
ive already shown this to anyone who actually cares pretty much loll (anyone following the addison arg) but i might as well post it on here
this is actually the first proper animation ive done :'D like other than this ive animated a ball bouncing but that was more to test the software than anything,, lucky for me i consume animation memes more than i consume water so i know the basics B)