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every piece of you - max/daniel (15,841 words)
Daniel is so vibrant and loud and joyful, his tail only adds to that, it fits him perfectly. Max has imagined so many iterations of it, but he never thought it could be like this. He thinks that Daniel should get to be like this all the time if he wanted to be.
graphics by @yesloulou x
#dr#mv#maxiel#fic rec#the stuppiddessst little au that i posted last week and then just published the epilogue for just now x#but this was actually fun to write and its nothing remarkable at all but u can check out if u would like#and thank you to everyone who already left such incredibly kind comments it made me smile a lot!!!#but the biggest thank youuuuuu and forehead kiss goes to alexis for a) birthing the idea in my mind but b) making the most#BEAUTIFUL GRAPHICS for me :(( daniel has a mermaid tail top left!!!!! she edited his tattoos onto the b&w one!!! she put max#holding a strawberry gelato!!!!!!!!!! DANIEL HAS A MERMAID TAIL TOP LEFT!!!! this made me v emotional when she sent it to me#so big thanks to her as well#anyway i'm gunna post this and run (go to sleep) do not perceive this or me at all x x
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Ulmo is the Vala who looks the most human because of his presence and observations towards the elvers and men thought-out the ages (naked version)
Uinen - Osse
#silmarillion#jrr tolkien#tolkien#ulmo#mermaid#mermaid art#merfolk#merman#me screaming while trying to draw muscular legs#ulmo is the selfproclaimed grandfather once captain who has the wildest stories you'll find at your local harbor#yeah this design is based on an old captain that lived close to my grandad#and we would eat there a lot as he owned a little restaurant and he had the wildest stories and everyone called him grandad#even my grandad#and he had a lot of tattoos and cursed a lot and either he walked in old baggy clothes with holes or stereotypical old sailor clothes#he also had the wildest beard and hair ever and claimed to never cut it#the only different is i tried to make ulmo look a bit less skandinavien and younger while still having the old captains look over him#i think i did that best with the patterns on the clothes and the first outfit and the not beer stomach#vala#valar#the first is when he meets people and dont want to be nakkede which he usual is#also when meeting people#and the second is when hes at a meeting in valinor
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🧜🏻♀️🥰
#personal#i wanted my fav princess for a while now#so#here i go 😁#tattoos#the little mermaid#princess ariel
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My beautiful avocado is now a mermaid thanks to @captainderyn!
#vica nerai#swtor#jedi consular#LOOK AT HER#she's so pretty!#look you can see her other tattoos!#deryn has a couple more slots for mermay commishs if you want one to /wink wink nudge nudge#and now i lalalala NOT LISTENING to my brain's whispering i should stick her and theron in a little mermaid au#bc sure it would be great but I HVE ENOUGH TO WRITE
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first doodle of the last week of mermay! Tigershark Killian
#not fallout#kal talks#kal does an art#killian#easy doodles bc im a little burned out and i always draw mermaids when i cant think of anything else to draw#the tattoos are swallows a nautical star and some bands#and then i made his desiderata tattoo a full body wraparound instead of just on his back#mermay
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💜the little Mermåid🧜🏻♀️
#ariel the little mermaid#thigh tattoo#tattoos#ink#inked#mermaidtattoo#girls with tattoos#girls with ink#alt girls#black and white#bikini pics#me#foryou
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Harry Styles is a Mermaid
Disclaimer: I am sure I’m not the first to report and share these links and images. I thought people would find this interesting, so I’m sharing my foray down this rabbit hole. I’d welcome any additional links or thoughts related to Mermaids and the LGBTQ community.
If you know anyone that should be credited for pictures here, let me know. None of them belong to me.
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In November 2014, Harry Styles had the image of a mermaid tattooed on his left forearm. The bare-chested siren joined multitudes of other nautical themed tattoos that litter his body.
A few days after the new tat appeared, he responded to a question at a meet and greet.
“I am a Mermaid,” he said.
I started the research on this post when I saw the gif with his quote about being a mermaid. Rest below the cut.
Harry Styles’ Mermaid Tattoo — The Real Reason Behind His New Ink – Hollywood Life
I’m not going to tell you why he said he’s a mermaid. I don’t know what it means to him. I have no idea. Maybe he simply likes mermaids. Maybe he feels like it matches the themes of his and Louis’ other nautical tattoos. I can't pretend to know.
“Mermaid” as a theme, though, has a decades long association with the LGBTQ community. And I think that’s interesting in light of the imagery that Harry himself has shared and seems to connect to.
Like, that time he wore a shirt with a famous line from The Little Mermaid.
Or in 2019, when he dressed as Ariel for a Saturday Night Live photoshoot.
Did Harry Styles REALLY say 'I am a mermaid'? Truth behind viral photo and his Ariel look for 'SNL' | MEAWW
Or his his whole video for Music for a Sushi Restaurant:
youtube
I’ve seen the Little Mermaid probably dozens of times. My child and I watched it a lot when she was growing up. And while I always knew it was an allegory for being different, I didn’t think about the deeper meaning as it relates to the LGBTQ community until more recently.
According to this article from the Smithsonian,
The central story of The Little Mermaid is, of course, 16-year-old Ariel’s identity crisis. She feels constrained by her patriarchal mer-society and senses she doesn’t belong. She yearns for another world, apart from her own, where she can be free from the limits of her rigid culture and conservative family. Her body is under the water, but her heart and mind are on land with people. She leads a double life. She is, essentially, “in the closet” (as symbolized by her “cavern”—or closet—of human artifacts, where the character-building song “Part of Your World” takes place).
Source: 'The Little Mermaid' Was Way More Subversive Than You Realized | Arts & Culture| Smithsonian Magazine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/little-mermaid-was-way-more-subversive-you-realized-180973464/
The Disney version was written by writer-producer-lyricist Howard Ashman and composer Alan Menken.
The character of Ursula, though, is the real LGBTQ icon. “Conceived by Ashman, Ursula is based on the famous cross-dressing performer Divine, who was associated with the openly gay filmmaker John Waters. As scholar Laura Sells explained in a 1995 anthology of essays, Ursula’s “Poor Unfortunate Souls” song is essentially a drag show instructing the naive mermaid on how to attract Prince Eric (who is conspicuously uninterested in Ariel and most content at sea with his all-male crew and manservant Grimsby). “In Ursula’s drag scene,” Sells wrote, “Ariel learns that gender is performance; Ursula doesn’t simply symbolize woman, she performs woman.” (same source as above).
A gay man in 1980s America, Ashman had personal experience with the culture wars over “family values” and gay rights. The “Reagan Revolution” marked the arrival of the long-brewing marriage of the Republican Party with conservative Christians and included a platform that was unfriendly to gay rights, to say the least. President Reagan ignored the AIDS epidemic that swept the nation (refusing to appropriate any federal funds for research or treatment), and Republicans in general claimed the “gay plague” was God’s punishment for homosexuality. Ashman saw the film as an opportunity to advance a social message through the medium of “family entertainment.” The last thing Americans would expect from Disney was a critique of patriarchy, but sure enough, Ashman’s The Little Mermaid is a gutsy film about gender and identity—a far cry from the staid Disney catalog. (same source).
Anyone who was around in 2015 knows about RBB/SBB. But if you didn’t, the Rainbow Bears (RBB/SBB, largely assumed to be created and curated by Harry and Louis) mentioned Divine on December 1, 2015. Just after they posted about her, Harry tweeted a lyric that alluded to Divine. See below.
Credit to @SkepticalLarrie
There’s a whole other rabbit hole you can go down about John Waters (openly gay film director) and Divine and Pink Flamingos (Pink Flamingos: A Queer Beginner’s Guide to Family, Style and Not Giving a Sh*t | by Joe Corr | Medium. https://mandysweats.medium.com/pink-flamingos-a-queer-beginners-guide-to-family-style-and-not-giving-a-sh-t-fa9aa3e6c96f
Here’s another article that talks about The Little Mermaid being important to the LGBT community.
How The Little Mermaid Found A Place In The Hearts Of LGBTQ Fans | HuffPost UK Entertainment (huffingtonpost.co.uk)
There was a lot of speculation about Harry being potentially cast as Prince Eric in a live action version of the Little Mermaid. I’m not sure how serious those rumors were, but I can imagine based on all of this research, that he might have found the Prince wasn’t the character he related to most.
Harry Styles fans upset over 'Little Mermaid' reports | CNN https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/14/entertainment/harry-styles-little-mermaid-trnd/index.html
To go even further down the rabbit hole, go all the way back to the original story. The Hans Christian Anderson version has a tragic ending, that doesn’t end with the mermaid happily ever with the prince. There is some speculation that the story was an allegory for an unrequited love that Anderson had toward a straight acquaintance.
The Little Mermaid Is Really About Unrequited Gay Love | by Tamara Mitrofanova | Lessons from History | Medium
I also want to point out that Mermaids is a UK based charity organization, that “supports transgender, nonbinary and gender-diverse children and young people until their 20th birthday, as well as their families and professionals involved in their care.” About Mermaids - Mermaids (mermaidsuk.org.uk) https://mermaidsuk.org.uk/about-us/
All of this could be coincident to the true purpose behind what Harry’s tattoo means to him. We will likely never know its exact meaning to him.
But as time passes, and we see Harry waving various LGBTQ flags and hinting at being in the community himself, I think it might bear remembering that he said he WAS a mermaid. And I think that’s beautiful, Harry.
#harry styles#mermaid#mermaid tattoo#harry is a mermaid#divine#RBB#Louis Tomlinson#The Little Mermaid#Youtube
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Every movie I watched in March ranked and reviewed
ok this is a long list and idk if I'm gonna do this every month but here we go! (also summary is in the tags if you just want to see the ranking for whatever reason.)
17. Baghead (2023)
I watched this with my friend in an almost empty theater on a Wednesday afternoon and it was the funniest theatrical experience I've ever had. Movie sucks don't watch it. 2/10
16. The Help (2011)
Alright before I say anything, I really wanted to like this film. I thought everything about it was pretty good aside from the script, which was so shallow and insincere that I just couldn't connect with it. It's not bad, I just wish it did more. 4/10
15. A Star is Born (2018)
Kind of the same problems I had with The Help. Just an average movie that feels insincere and like it's trying too hard to be an academy darling. 5/10
14. The Little Mermaid / Русалочка (1976)
I'm gonna be real for a second, I didn't mean to watch this . I wanted to watch the Czech film from the same year but me (dumbass who can't tell the difference between Russian and Czech) didn't realize I was watching the wrong film. Anyways it was fine. 5/10
13. Eraserhead (1977)
I think movies with shorts scripts just irritate me. I love the atmosphere and the effects and what little script there is is fantastic, but this should've been a 50 minute short film at most. 6/10
12. Immaculate (2024)
This movie has a lot of potential and I think Sydney Sweeney is a very talented actress who seems to be a promising producer, but its first act really drags it down for me. As it goes on it gets much weirder and relies less on cheap jump scares which I really like. It's worth seeing in my opinion. 6/10
11. But I'm a Cheerleader (1999)
I don't really know how to word my thoughts on this movie, but I enjoyed it. Some of the performances and parts of the script are corny and it's not exactly incredible, but it succeeds as a queer chick flick. 7/10
10. Dogtooth / Κυνόδοντας (2009)
This might become a bit of a trend, but I really can't explain how I feel about this film. Please read the IMDB parents guide before watching it for any tws necessary (that applies to most of the films on this list so if they look interesting, check the parents guide or ask me for a list of cws.) 7/10
9. Donkey Skin / Peau d'âne (1970)
Silly and whimsical fairytale movie. Such an enjoyable little film. It's a little slow in some parts but it's very effective at capturing the feeling of a fairytale. 7/10
8. Dune: Part Two (2024)
Ok I know it's unpopular to say that this is worse than the first one but the first like 20 minutes had a shockingly bad script for no reason? The movie gets definitely gets good but that first just was so forced in its humor and genuinely kind of baffling writing wise that it dragged it down. Great movie, just weakened by a lame opening. Also I watched this twice this month. 8/10
7. Blue Velvet (1986)
This film is so cool oh my god. It's slightly repetitive in some scenes, and not in an intentional way, but other than that it's very interesting and it's a very captivating mystery. I watched this film without knowing anything about it and I recommend going in completely blind like I did. 8/10
6. Naked Lunch (1991)
What the fuck??? 8/10
5. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
I can't really explain what I like about this movie other than it's just a good movie. It's a little too long and it's a bit unintentionally confusing but genuinely amazing even with those minor flaws. 8/10
4. Dune (2021)
This movie is so yummy. Everyone I've talked to hates that it's a serious political drama but that's what I love about it and the fact that the sequel kind of gets rid of that stuff was a bummer. Incredible effects and just amazing cinematography. I watched this three times this month btw. (Also side note, this poster is fucking atrocious.) 9/10
3. Anatomy of a Fall (2023)
Such an insanely good courtroom drama. Every scene is interesting and there aren't any parts where I was confused or bored. Incredibly well paced. 9/10
2. The Young Girls of Rochefort / Les demoiselles de Rochefort (1967)
La La Land if it was good. 10/10
1. The Zone of Interest (2023)
I don't think I'll ever be able to put into words how this movie makes me feel. Please go check it out and watch Jonathan Glazer's Oscar speech. 10/10
#baghead#the help#a star is born#the little mermaid#eraserhead#immaculate#but i'm a cheerleader#dogtooth#donkey skin#dune part two#blue velvet#naked lunch#the girl with the dragon tattoo#dune#anatomy of a fall#the young girls of rochefort#the zone of interest
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What is your favourite tattoo
Probably my Ariel & Flounder (The Little Mermaid) tattoo!
#love#life#cute#adorable#australia#beauty#lovely#girls#kitten#snow bunny#disney ariel#ariel and flounder#the little mermaid#Disney#disney the little mermaid#ariel the little mermaid#mermaid#tattoos#Tatts#tatt#tattoo#art#colourful#colours#Aussie#Aussie girls
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June dump 🫣✨✨
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This was a DTIYS challenge I did of Philtomato's illustration of Ariel. Might as well share here!
#ariel#walt disney#the little mermaid#dtiys art#digital art#pinup#spongebob squarepants#tattoos#alternative girl
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Pov im fighting the urge to make fairy based ocs
these are based off girls in red and white are based off Snow white and Rose red (no relation to the other snow white) and the last pic is a girl (?) inspired by the little mermaid
#Character design#snow white and rose red#the little mermaid#fairytales#sketches#tw scars#Hot take but disfigured people shouldn’t have to hide and be tagged as h/rror for something out of their control#But I’ll still tag a warning to be safe#Red I wanna give tattoos
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DTIYS by Philtomato
Commission:
https://valenvenge.com/
socials:
https://www.instagram.com/valenvenge/
https://www.facebook.com/Valenvenge
https://twitter.com/valenvenge
https://www.artstation.com/valenvenge
https://www.deviantart.com/valenvenge
https://pixiv.me/valenvenge
Print:
https://www.artstation.com/valenvenge/prints
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little mermaid tutu bikini from once upon a time when Hot Topic made good swimsuits
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Disney Tattoos
By samanta_tattoo
#the little mermaid#littlemermaid#little mermaid#thelittlemermaid#disney#disneyart#disney art#disneytattoo#disneytattoos#disney tattoo#disney tattoos#tattoo#tattoos
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All the Stars and Teeth Book Review
Spoilers Below
All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
brief mention of personal mental health issues at the beginning
I have loved, and I mean loved pirates and mermaids since I was really little. According to my mom The Little Mermaid was rewound on the VCR Player at minimum, three times a day before I was old enough for preschool. I even have a giant thigh tattoo of mermaid scales because there are scars underneath them from a very bad time in my life that I almost had to go to the hospital for, and I decided that I wanted mermaid scales because it would make me happy to see them every day. They still do after three years. I plan to get more pieces in random spots of my body by different artists as I get older.
Anyway, you're not here for my life's story, but I thought I'd put this book and the elements of it in perspective for you!
So, I've read Adalyn Grace before, but sort of backwards order. I read Belladonna first, then this one. I had no clue what to expect other than I have a signed paperback from YallFest and I needed to at least like the book. I fucking ate this up.
This was amazing. Every minute of it held my attention. I tabbed so much, and would have tabbed more if I had not started reading prior to Christmas as I got an entire annotation kit for the holidays from my parents! This whole novel was so beautifully written, that a lot of the time I forgot this was her debut.
I loved how one like myself could go into it assuming a love triangle was going to occur between Amora and Ferrick and Bastian, but Adalyn Grace so - well - gracefully subverted that expectation with Vataea!
I thought that she was going to fail in the beginning, but in a way where her magic wouldn't show, not that she would lose control! I had no thought to the idea that she could lose her magic in that fight with Kaven, though I'm very aware looking back that the cave scene certainly set up for it, but it all moved so fast it didn't sink in until after!
Even when Bastian is drunk and admits to being Kaven's brother after the whole "no secrets talk", I prepared for a "I hate you now I'm gonna get captured by walking away and have to be saved" or something like that, but Amora shocked me with her maturity an the way she handled the situation I was so delighted! I love the way magic works in this world, the world-building was immaculate, there's very little that I didn't get out of this that I wish I had.
In fact only two things did I wish for at the end - one, more time and possibly even points of view with Vataea, and same with Ferrick, though Vataea was definitely more important to me. Now I'm not sure if we'll get her pov in the next one, but I hope we'll at least get to spend more time with her! Also this would make a phenomenal film oh my god! Anyway I'm gonna go debate whether to start the next book right now or read one of my new books!
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#all the stars and teeth#all the tides of fate#adalyn grace#mental heath awareness#mermaids#tattoos#the little mermaid#pirates#amora montara#reviews#book review#review
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