#merpups

I mean, yeah, I loved it. I went to 2 Conventions (across the world, 15 hours flight away), bought the fan kits, bought all 6 seasons on VHS from the UK (also the other side of the world). I've been to locations in Auckland where the show was filmed. I've met a few of the cast, had a meal and met family of one, and have friends around the world who I met through this fandom. I was in forums and chat boards, I read so much fanfic.

So yeah, sure I was obsessed with it. But you know what, as a baby dyke in the late 90s, I didn't have anything else. I wasn't really welcome to be myself while living at home. I didn't know how to find the community other than online. So, it was more than just a show I enjoyed, it was a support network. It was meeting other (and older) lesbians to share stories with and find hope for the future.

Don't know if my mum will ever truly understand that, nor do I care to dredge all that back up again. That was a shit time in our relationship and we've come so far we don't need to go back there.

Thank you Xena, for giving me all of that.

This was a commission for @kymanissplashpad I finished some time ago, by the end of last year!

I kinda like drawing them with longer tails, which would help them actually moving to swim XD this took very long to finish, mostly because of burnout, but I managed to pull through, little by little! I'm actually happy with how this one came out!

There are so many memorable moments of Marshall where he has been funny, cute, lovable, or brave, where he has overcome himself and his doubts, done something heroic, been a comfort/support character for many, etc.

There's for example his Ready Race Rescue special, and I also wanna mention especially that it always melts my heart when Marshall communicates with other animals. It's rather hard to pick favourite moments, so I'm gonna highlight three moments that I thought of first I really like.

First being when Marshall turned into a merpup for the first time in season 3! He first thought it was a dream, which was pretty funny already.

When trying to help the Turbots, he was sucked in by the snoring sea slug, and blown out inside a bubble. XD 🫧

Then he met Zuma and Ryder! I posted about it on my Zuma blog too.

I really liked Marshall experiencing being a merpup for the first time! 💖

Second moment I wanna highlight is when Marshall was a sheep spy! He was made a sheep by Rocky, and it was his job to infiltrate the lamb pen to figure out who or what was making holes to its fence.

He played a spy, and it was funny when Ryder was waiting for his intel, relaxedly leaning on the fence, and Marshall swiftly went to tell what he had found out so far. XD

The lambs escaped at some point, and in the end Marshall led the astray and rescued lambs back to the farm and their pen. Look how proudly he leads them <3

Third moment is from the Mighty Movie when the pups had just gotten their powers. Inside the Aircraft Carrier, Marshall and Zuma played together with their powers, being dogs. It was so adorable, and Marshall even did a play pose for Zuma!! ❤️

I need help naming my 2 new ocs, both of them were drawn by my partner Sam, the first u obviously a merpup and male, and the second is a cerberus cat, all 3 heads need names. DO NOT STEAL/TRACE/TAKE INSPIRATION FROM SAMS ART. DO NOT STEAL MY OCS.

Tagging random ppl I think can help

If you've watched the new Aqua Pups episode, you know about Moby, the villain of the series. He's portrayed as a merpup who hates singing and dancing and gets mad when no one obeys him.

I have an observation I've made based on my experiences as an autistic person (and my brother's) and I've decided that Moby could be autistic.

Reason 1-- Overstimulation

Moby has noise cancelling headphones to get rid of the sound of the merpups singing. And the singing does seem really, really loud. So, there's a chance Moby could have been overstimulated by the noise, and has a pair of noise cancelling headphones to ease it.

Reason 2-- Special Interests

Moby seems to have a special interest in technology and possibly squids. He is shown to be fairly happy while doing things related to these interests.

Reason 3-- Nonverbal Moments

I get that this one is a bit of a stretch, because all merpup-borns cannot talk. However, I like to think that he does not feel comfortable speaking in puplantis.

Idk what this is called lol

Moby expects everything to go the way he wants it to, and gets mad when it doesn't. This is a very common thing autistic people do, but can happen with different emotions too