konani and atticus
konani's information
hawaiian merman name means "bright" in hawaiian encourages people to call him "Nani" spends 90% of his time looking for pearls on the ocean floor spends remainder of his time amusing tourists at the islands lives without a pod the closest mermaid pod won't accept him, for a reason he won't explain he says he was born here, but he looks little like the others his bones are exceptionally dense in order to hold up in the deep so he's magnificently heavy; we're talking 450, 500 pounds his hair is always covering his eyes and speaking of his eyes, they're freaky as all heck they're rather oversized (when compared to a human's, anyway) and black in their entirety, like a still pool he can't see very accurately in full light but he can see freaky well in the dark his teeth are over sharp and rather intimidating so he close-mouth smiles because he does not have a full tail fin like most mermaids he swims with an undulating motion his body type most resembles an eel rather than a dolphin or shark his skin is very smooth and almost slimy soft the tattoo he has on his chest he's had for as long as he can remember whenever asked he cheerfully says it "has no meaning" which is obviously a lie, thanks he sells pearls at the dock he's pretty well-known on the islands and there's always someone looking for him he doesn't have the best hearing but can detect vibrations like a shark the fins along his forearms are thinner than what's on his tail, and more sensitive to touch he can remain out of the water for quite some time but he dries out in reality Konani is a siren, and calls forth pearls from their shells with his voice the tattoo on his chest acts as a branding iron, to identify that he's a siren to other mer-creatures he is not accepted by the local pod for this reason he is incredibly soft-spoken and mild-mannered bc if Konani speaks with any force people must do what he says he laughs a lot and laughs brightly, and even that is addicting/pleasing to hear purchased here from Proud-Delle |
atticus' information
dog centaur American-born; currently lives on Oahu all of his close friends call him "Addi" but he doesn't particularly like it there's not a great number of canine centaurs, and he's certainly the only one in Hawaii when he gets nervous he tugs on his bangs he freckles terribly and burns worse he has a soft spot for shiny things he's very flexible due to his elongated spine but he also has back problems sometimes he likes to sleep a lot, and is liable to curl up in the sun somewhere for a nap; and then wake up completely burned lobster red he's fairly heavy due to being a centaur he eats a fairly meat-based diet, and some breads and wheat bothers his stomach he absolutely can't eat chocolate he has an acute sense of smell and so he's super particular about where he's hanging out he doesn't like being gifted flowers he can run quite fast and for quite a long time, lost most dogs he likes having his belly scratched whoops he's surprisingly hairless on his human half he hates when strangers try and pet him and finds it super demeaning but from friends and family it doesn't bother him he enjoys swimming and can actually make surprisingly good time, given his extra legs he works as a barista in a local coffeeshop he doesn't love his job but it's a job and he gets a decent amount in tips, so it's okay he tends to get off work suffering from headaches, from the strong coffee scent he has superior hearing than humans and so he always hears people gossiping about him in line or whatever he lives in a little apartment by the beach it's not super nice but it's his, and he only needs the one bedroom anyway he likes to go down to the beach in the mornings and jog, or swim if its warm enough he's shy and somewhat self-conscious about himself he never goes shirtless because he's thin and not very muscular, and his older brother is but he loves his family nonetheless and he skypes with them nearly every night purchased here from MonstrousAdopts |
how they met
coming soon c;
just jotting down some things; Konani sells pearls at the docks, Atticus goes swimming in the mornings and works at the local coffeeshop. they are at the beginning peripherally aware of one another; Atticus is the only dog centaur on the islands, and Konani is rather hard to miss, what with the big red tail and the giant tattoo.
at some point a merman definitely accuses Konani of seducing Atticus with his voice and that's how the whole siren thing comes out. maybe sirens are marginalized ?? bc they're dangerous or whatever
Konani definitely flirts first, pushes for a date first, etc. Atticus just blushes every time they interact tbh. Konani gives Atticus this really gorgeous dark pearl on their first date, Atticus treasures it aha
Atticus tries to bring Konani a coffee every day, depending on when his shift is at the coffeeshop aha
they don't live together but Atticus has an apartment right on the beach so it's a close thing. Konani is always over. he's fine for a while out of the water and he loves Atticus' couch
maybe Atticus almost drowns one morning and that's how they meet
Konani saves him ahA
they're like, peripherally aware of one another at this point (I mean there's only one dog centaur on the entire island, and everyone knows the mer-swindler with the gorgeous pearls) but they've never met
anyway maybe Atticus gets caught up in a net or something, one of his dog legs, and as he's trying to free himself he knocks the net's anchor off a coral shelf or something. so it starts dragging him down as it goes to the bottom and Konani probably hears him thrashing and comes over to investigate
anyway he ends up saving him, frees him, pulls him to the surface, says something ridiculous and cheesy and Atticus just goes bright red and falls immediately in love aha
coming soon c;
just jotting down some things; Konani sells pearls at the docks, Atticus goes swimming in the mornings and works at the local coffeeshop. they are at the beginning peripherally aware of one another; Atticus is the only dog centaur on the islands, and Konani is rather hard to miss, what with the big red tail and the giant tattoo.
at some point a merman definitely accuses Konani of seducing Atticus with his voice and that's how the whole siren thing comes out. maybe sirens are marginalized ?? bc they're dangerous or whatever
Konani definitely flirts first, pushes for a date first, etc. Atticus just blushes every time they interact tbh. Konani gives Atticus this really gorgeous dark pearl on their first date, Atticus treasures it aha
Atticus tries to bring Konani a coffee every day, depending on when his shift is at the coffeeshop aha
they don't live together but Atticus has an apartment right on the beach so it's a close thing. Konani is always over. he's fine for a while out of the water and he loves Atticus' couch
maybe Atticus almost drowns one morning and that's how they meet
Konani saves him ahA
they're like, peripherally aware of one another at this point (I mean there's only one dog centaur on the entire island, and everyone knows the mer-swindler with the gorgeous pearls) but they've never met
anyway maybe Atticus gets caught up in a net or something, one of his dog legs, and as he's trying to free himself he knocks the net's anchor off a coral shelf or something. so it starts dragging him down as it goes to the bottom and Konani probably hears him thrashing and comes over to investigate
anyway he ends up saving him, frees him, pulls him to the surface, says something ridiculous and cheesy and Atticus just goes bright red and falls immediately in love aha
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art credit from left to right ; RfourRfive, RfourRfive, trashguts, xQuietStorm,
almaxusi, smol-prince, Copperb****, Copperb****,
NeoNee101, TToxicUmbreoNN