The last time I've done that was also the first time I did it, which was back in December of 2024, if I'm not mistaken. I used to have super long hair, I'm talking it reached the midst of my knees kinda long. I used to love long hair a lot and had long hair for most of my life, but I stopped enjoying it at some point, and it became like a weight I carry around on my back instead, so I decided to take a leap and shorten it significantly, and I was surprisingly happy with the results (´・ω・`)

I still keep my hair long by other people's standards, but it's now fun and layered, and I enjoy it much more ) :) I have mental health struggles, so I'm not on it when it comes to maintaining the length, but I'll try my best not to take too long in between trims next time because not looking good affects my mood lol

The claaaaaaaw (´・o ・`)

I'm a 28-year-old whole ass woman, and I'm still obsessed with these little green guys XD

From what I have gathered over the years, I either come across as too friendly or flirtatious. What's actually going on? Nothing. I'm just trying to communicate, which is something that is very hard for me to do.

For context, I wrangle with mental health issues, and I did not have a good life. I was forced into isolation for so long that I eventually got crushed enough to do it willingly. The end result? I couldn't even get my words out right when talking to people, which led to more shame and wanting to isolate even more. Luckily, I do have resources to help myself, and I've learned throughout the years that the only way out of this is through, so I had to stumble my way into saying dumb shit and looking like an idiot weirdo in order to restore my ability to talk normally.

Where are we now? Anxiety city lol I get anxious every time I reply to someone because I think I'm probably weirding them out. It's not my intention to make anyone uncomfortable. I'm just trying to talk normally ) :)

Hi! No worries at all! So this post on their sort of face claims has some info for how I imagine a couple of their voices, but I sort of think of their accents as…

Oisein: Northern Irish, middle-range in pitch but it changes depending on who they’re with. Usually around mortalis their pitch drops and their words become languid. If they’re comfortable around someone though, their natural accent picks up speed, and is more choppy with a song-like lilt on some of their words. I’d liken it to if a violin had a voice.

The Sage: closest to French, middle-range in pitch as well. Clear and smooth, with the slightest emphasis on pronunciation. Also changes depending on who they’re around, with more distinction between their words when they’re at the Library. But there’s a more relaxed, throaty hum in their voice when they’re comfortable and near those familiar to them.

The Magesmith: East Coast American, bright and open sounds with sharp, cut-off cadences. Uses the most non-verbal sounds when reacting or working with things.

The Healer: a bit unique because some version of them has been in my head for way back before The Nameless’ creation, so there’s a couple of iterations here. The best way I can describe how they sound to me now is a full, rounded, melodic accent, with a fairly low and rumbling voice. If Oisein is a violin, then the Healer is a cello.

ahem

in honor of mermay and your GORGEOUS BEAUTIFUL STUNNING art, can u give us some fun facts about the merfolk!AU ROs?? 💙

AKSJDSK but OoOOOOHHH! Okay this is completely me just flying by the seat of my pants and typing whatever comes to mind but-

Oisein and the Sage would be the hoarders of land things but in different ways. The Sage in the way of wanting to find out about everything that sinks in the sea and has a huge curiosity about it. Oisein is just “shiny things mine” and tends to gravitate toward things they can wear.

Oisein would also be a siren with their voice….until someone gives them a stern talking to about hey maybe we don’t lure seafarers to their potential doom and the rest of us are getting really tired of having to swim these poor people back to shore.

The Sage is the reason why merfolk legends exist in the first place, having been spotted a few times flitting around the docks of small towns or around ships to try to explore the rest of the world from the sea.

The Magesmith smiles more often technically but it’s (menancing) with their poisonous spines. The Sage and Healer worked together to make them little cushiony caps for said spines when they want to be friendly and not risk poking anyone. Sea creatures tend to flock to them and they can often be seen being trailed by little schools of fish.

The Healer can tell even easier when someone is bullshitting about an injury because of the heightened sense of smell. I.e if a certain character (vague spoilers) with their semi fresh wound (or anyone) were to try and illusion it around the Healer, they’d just laugh and immediately transition into a scathing stare (affectionate). They’d also be the best at making little things out of seaweed and sea plants like the bag in their art or maybe little scarves and hammocks C: (credit to @wywrds for that one!)