#dca mer

he doesn't really need the end tail fins beside the decoration, but the webs on his sides and arms (←aren't visible) have spines on them like the one's between his "rays". They contain toxins he gains from his diet that he then uses as a defense mechanism 🤤 Ex: blue ringed octopus, lionfish that he eats, and blue glaucus etc.

His eyes are normally kind of white.... like an off colour white or grey. In really bright places, they are near pitch black, like you know when people have such dark eyes that there's a slight blue ring around them? Like that. When it is really dark, his eyes are pretty much white. This is all to control light intake 👀.

Though Pygmy seahorses are experts in hiding in coral, but due to his size it's pretty useless so he has less bumps and such, but he can go decently disguised in a yellow coral field if he stretches out over it.

A terrifying sense of smell and sight.

2-3 tons in weight. Height w/tail is 20 ft. w/out tail and down to hip is 7"5 about.

Personality: Very excitable, but also somewhat easily stressed. Caring, but to the point of hovering over what someone is doing at all times. touchy, but overall has very minimal sense of personal space (minimal because Moon likes his own space and he learned that quick)

Likes: Collecting! He's close to hoarding but he does get rid of things when absolutely needed. Things that are dull when out of water but are shiny in it. The word "Capers". Long conversation. Things with frills. Photos, though the light from a camera may daze him a little, he loves having his photo taken.

Dislikes: Razor clams. Excessive scratching noises, like if a boat scrapes it's side. low light, he is ok with darkness, but low light messes him up even with his light adaptation, so for that reason he hates cloudy days and light storms.

Habits, facts and stuff you should definitely be concerned about: He enjoys collecting, but often arranges and rearranges his collection when kind of stressed or bored. If he gets mad or is overly stressed, he may throw tantrums, make a mess of wherever he's at, → or just stop talking/interacting as a whole ← (mostly when stressed). Hates hates hates HATES Razor Clams with a passion, so much so that the mere mention of them in specific might cause his mood to sour. He can speak almost fluent English, can and will yap alot, leading to him sometimes forgetting phrases or connecting words while rambling. He's a pretty light sleeper (but would not give up cuddling with friends even when awake)! Does not like Yodeling. Trust me, enough people have done terrible Yodeling sessions near the water that have annoyed him to oblivion.

Go with your eyelashes pretty boy, go

The Fic? Yeah I don't have my Ao3 account yet and I'm not torturing myself by posting that on Wattpad.