#tdtlu asks

hEY I ALWAYS THOUGHT ABOUT THAT BUT NEVER GOT AROUND TO ACTUALLY WRITING IT Hehkejdsl

Oh yeah, Black would sing/speak something like that when reader comes to him for help... Of course there’s a silent anger brewing underneath the calm expression he’s showing to her all the while... ‘she wants to be with someone else...’

But he knows it won’t last long.

He’s going to everything that tugs on her heartstrings, how lonely his life has been ever since he was banished, how he’s reformed and is now doing magic to do “good” for the mermaids who are desperate enough to turn to him for help. Those “poor unfortunate souls, in pain, in need...”

His talent and knowledge on magic is very well known across the kingdom- especially since he was the royal potions-maker before his banishment.

“it’s a talent i always have possessed

and here lately, please don’t laugh, i use it on behalf of the miserable, lonely, and depressed”

before his grin turns condescending, tight and insincere.

“pathetic...”

He doesn’t have anything else to do other than scheme on getting you back to him, and he gets what he needs by making deals with the merfolk that come to him asking for help. He thinks they’re pathetic and not worth his time unless they’ve got something for him (not that they know this, of course... He’s very good at hiding his real intentions). It’s their own fault for not understanding the very legit reason the king had banished him and warned all else from interacting with him.

There are news of people disappearing and no one knows why...

She’s run away from the palace once the king finds out she’s been yearning for a land monster, constantly visiting the surface to watch him sail or walk on the beach... Mermaids should stay away from land-dwellers of any kind, and he forbids her to ever seeing the skeleton ever again.

She’s crying and curling into herself until she hears a voice.

such a poor, little thing... it must hurt, being pried away from the one you love like that...

He understands. You just need someone to comfort you right now, someone who can make it all better... Someone who can help you to the surface and bring you together with that “handsome skeleton”. He can help you.

He pets and holds her until she’s calm- she was desperate for comfort, like he said, so she’s clinging to him, leaning into his soft touches. He invites her to his cave...

He just wants to help. He remembers all the kindness you’ve given to him when he still lived in the palace... He wants to repay you. He just wants what’s best for you, nothing more, nothing less...

OK BETTER ENDING THANK YOU

He’s been spiraling down bad thoughts because he doesn’t know what happens on land, he’s become desperate enough to try to climb out of the beach, but he knows if he did he might just end up dead.

And then.... he sees her again.... she’s alright.... she’s alive... she’s back to watching the ocean and hanging her legs off the pier...

... and he can’t hold himself back. He’s already got a big enough scare to himself that he’s afraid he might never get to see her again- what if she leaves again, what if something happens?

This time, the urges get the best of him. She’ll feel something latch onto her legs and drag her down... but she’s not drowning. She’s suddenly faced to face with a skeleton, his tentacles wrapping around her possessively and desperately while he cups her face with both hands, sockets wide.

“where were you?” he’d sob, he’s wracked with emotions and he doesn’t care that she didn’t even know he existed. “where were you? i waited and waited and you weren’t there... i got scared...”

OvO

REVERSE TDtLU-

(ALSO I GOT A BIT TOO DEEP INTO THIS, THIS GOT LONG I’M SORRY-)

So. He has most of the same aspects as Sans is from the fic. He’s good with tech like original Sans (which is, fun fact, why Black is so good with magic- they don’t really tinker with technology much, so most of his knowledge goes to magic :D ). Though, I mean he’s technically a classic Sans so of course he’d be, haha ^^;

And just like Black, he’s pretty lonely. He chose to live near Skull Reef, because not a lot of people go there. It’s where he can get peace and quiet, though he does get mad whenever someone comes by to bother him, or try to bother those underwater beings. Not that he’s particularly fond of mermaids, but he doesn’t like disturbances in his “territory”.

He’s just got into a fight like in the first chapter of TDtLU when he sits on his pier, tired, and hating everything more than usual.

... When he sees a fin gliding just beneath the waves, scales sparkling under the moonlight.

You were curious about him apparently, his hood over his skull, looking so sad on the pier.

You know you’re not supposed to interact with those that live on land... But you say hi anyways. Ask him what’s wrong, why he looks so glum.

Like his underwater counterpart, he’s silent, only gesturing to show how he is, but... It’s nice. It brings a smile to his face that a sea-dweller would come to him. Honestly, at first, he was ready to attack because land and sea creatures tend to not get along with each other.

But after you say your goodbyes, showing him your curiosity for land and sparing him some kindness, telling him how it’s late and you need to go home... He starts standing up on the pier, eyelights fixated on that tail for until he couldn’t see you anymore.

His hand is outstretched, magic glowing, wanting to take you back... But he stops.

What was he even going to do when he gets you? You can’t just flop around on land.

So he does what he does, and prepares. He knows how shy mer-folk can be when land-dwellers are around, so he stays near the forest, eyelights scanning the waters for those vibrant scales, flawless-looking skin underwater.

There were times where you’d come to the beach just to relax and those would be the times where he’d grab hard onto a tree enough for it to splinter. He knows to be patient but it’s hard when you’re right there on the sands, your eyes closed as you let the sun warm you.

One day, a boat approached the reef. It wasn’t too big, nor was it making a lot of commotion.

“don’t go near the boats” they said. “it’s dangerous” they said.

... But then again...

You’ve gone out of your way to greet a land-dweller before. You’ve always been curious about land, and you’ve followed boats countless times by now. And this one was stopping at Skull Reef, and they weren’t even really string the waters! A little look-see wouldn’t hurt, would it?

The boat didn’t move from its spot for a long time, and a couple of times you even risked to bring your upper half out of the water to see what’s there.

... No one?

Cautiously, you come even closer to it to see what’s there. Some fishing gear, bait, and some other paraphernalia you’re not quite sure what they’d use it for (land stuff is fascinating!) and after saying your curiosity (and holding back the urge to steal borrow something) You back away... Only to bump into a net.

All of a sudden there’s someone on the boat, Sans’ eyelights sharp and locked onto you.

“caught you.”

Faster than she could even react, he’s already yanked the net, so much so that she’s pulled out of the water, yelping. You try to call for help but already there was something on your mouth, and above you a skeleton pressed... Something to your face.

It smelled, a little sweet, and you start to feel limp and tired. You never fully lose your consciousness, but you just lay there in the boat while the monster moves away, starting to bring back to shore. A part of you knows you should try to struggle and go back to the sea, but... It doesn’t come. Before he even reaches sand you’re already asleep.

... He was really hoping against hope that nitrous oxide would work with mer-folk too. Apparently, it did, and it was fitting that he was chuckling... Laughing gas. As he rowed to shore, he asked you for your name.

Before you fell asleep, you told him.

OH NO (also thanks so much for that ;w;)

Reverse TDtLU ask

Black was out fishing when it happened. He came home to see water seeping out of his door... And he quickly thought of the tank. He rushes inside to see you, on the floor with the tank cracked and spilled. There are glass shards here and there and his eyelights shrink when he sees red in the water, from where you’d cut yourself from the tank.

When you finally look up from your struggles to just move from one place to another (the cuts on you not helping), you can see the cold rage on his face. But it’s not at you. He’s not mad that you broke the tank. Hell, he’s not even upset that you tried to run away. It’s the fact that you got hurt. He’s going to quickly hold you and angrily tell you to be careful. You’re on land, don’t you know how easy it is for you to get hurt? You need him!

Thankfully unlike TDtLU reader, mermaid reader can breathe air, but she still needs water for moisture (Sometimes Black takes her out of the tank to hold her... She needs to hold onto him so she doesn’t fall off, and he likes that..). Black needs a tank to keep her mostly for those reasons but if it’s only for a short while he can use a substitute. For the moment he is going to put her in a tub until he can fix the tank (which not only needs some repairs to the glass/walls, but the tank also has specialized water, so it’ll be a while.)

AMitS: Sans would be much gentler with her, like in some past asks I’ve had... he’d still be terrible and Bastard when he first takes her, but he’s much quick to soften up around her. He’s gathered all he could during the first week of stalking her, so he’d know about the selective muteness. There’s a reason she’s mute, so he wouldn’t want to make it worse for her. He knows she doesn’t talk much, but he’d still make conversation with her, telling her she doesn’t have to answer him. After chap 9, he’s very protective to her, against anyone that might open up old wounds.

aaaagh this answer is so late I’m sorry, but here I am now!!

So....... it’s known that I love ocean.... and I also love swimming... and swimming in the ocean is so fun, so...... I like this ask

(skinny dipping ask)

Just like in that ask, Sans would find it very hard to control himself, minus the mating urge. He doesn’t know why she’d go out swimming, especially in these waters. Sure, he knows she admires Skull Reef, but surely she knows about all the monsters living here. Here she dives during daytime more often, where the water’s a clear aquamarine and you could see straight down into the sands below, the surface glinting under the sunlight. It just looks too good, she can’t help herself! She’s been watching here day after day, and she can’t see a lot of activity underwater... maybe it’d be like swimming with sharks, as long as you don’t make any provoking gestures, you’d be left alone.

Oh... thats an interesting one

Black finds it really cute. He's always thought that you'd either have to be really brave, or really ignorant to come to the shores of Skull Reef (doesnt mean he doesnt want reader to come though...)

He admires her when she approached him to sit next to him. She's especially aware of the dangers that Skull Reef has, but since she lives near the ocean she doesn't want this fear to stop her from doing things she wants to do (beachside events, fishing, all those thigs people who live around her do)

He finds it adorable when she edges on the wayer, trying to brave the water by maybe dipping her finger in it.... but then she starts squealing when she feels the waves lapping on her feet.

He loves how.. shy she is to the sea but still come back time and time again. Makes him want to see the fear on her face when he drags her under, the scream when she feels his tentacles wrapped around her...

.... he has to be patient.

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(below the cut because i mean, there’s nothing explicit, just,, sjlkjdkl THE SUBJECT)