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This week's featured article Mermaid!Scully (X-Files)/Li Ann (Once a Thief) by The Theban Band. Turning a character into a merperson is an AU trope in both fanfic and fanart. Another scenario has a character meet a merperson. It can be done for humorous crack or for serious angst (i.e. based on the Hans Christian Andersen story). Like in the fairy tale, often only one character is a mermaid/merman, so different habitat and the fish-like lower body present compatibility challenges. Nominate and vote for more featured articles here. News and updates May 1, 2025 Banner by Hiely For 2025, Fanlore will be having monthly editing challenges! Each month you can earn a thrilling new badge for completing the suggested editing task. May's editing challenge is: work on a creature-related page Find out more on the help page Go here to see all recent news.

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