from shortest to taller we have: 1. xie lian (he never stood a chance, sorry dude) (175cm) 2. hua cheng (190cm) 3. san lang. ONLY because hes younger than most of the pod (aside from dianxia). he Will get longer!! 4. calamity. done growing. hes barely bigger than san lang tbh, hes kinda small :(

5. dianxia. he Will get a little longer but not much more, he'll max out around geges length 6. gege. done growing. 7. wuming. is still growing :) 8. crimson rain. loooong boy. might also continue growing, slowly but enough to notice that each year he gets a little more cramped in certain tanks

i am not assigning actual lengths to them because ill underestimate them terribly and its easier for me to just play off vibes i think?? but if someone wants to estimate / make guesses im totally down for it

oOOHHH LITTLE CALAMITY,,,, also eeehhhh numbers are a trap this works great! x'''D comparisons are more important for general writing/drawing anyway !

HES JUST A LIL UNDERSIZED!! the struggle of not getting a good diet during key points of growth :((( the day he realizes san lang has finally gotten longer than him he narrows his eyes and slinks off to sulk in the cave (never mind that hes still like, 7ft+ long or something fjjfnfjf)

sl @ what did i do NOW i didnt even open my mouth gege, swimming a circle around sl, floating up beside him and smiling: mm, no love, i think youve grown

ohhhh something something the bettafish-based dominance displays for the merlian lines.... dianxia does them kinda naturally and like, not meaning them very hard? but calamity having to hold himself back from doing that to san lang seriously after this bc. he KNOWS that would be childish x'D

and make him look like he feels threatened x'''D ALSO OMG wuming who USED to be roughly calamity's same size when they knew each other in the wild but grew while they were separated so him being !~!!!! bigger than him now! at the farm! was uH! calamity felt some kinda way about THAT

(NOT threatened. in that case ;3 hehheheh. also wuming reacts to dominance displays from calamity like they are a mating display anyway x'''D )

hhrhrngggg yyeeessssss its impressive wm still grew in the conditions he was in but also thats just how his species line works. he might not look it but hes more closely related to cr than to sl and he will Grow. calamity not used to wms new size so when he sees / feels the mer coming down the +

cave tunnels, if hes half asleep he thinks its someone else sometimes and goes on the attack / threat display and wm bares his throat gills without even a second thought until calamity wakes up more to realize what hes doing and tiredly rub at his eyes and kiss the gills once in apology

hHGHG:GH wuming simply dies every time. his fierce dangerous beloved... contrasted with the sweet affection just for him....... wm curling up with sleepy calamity now very horny,,,,,,

(hhh something something how do we feel abt somno or adjacent in this situation x''D)

SLAMS HANDS DOWN I FUCK WITH SOMNO CONSTANTLY IN EVERYTHING ITS AN ALL AUS KINK FOR ME

YAYAYAY OK ANYWAY. wm, having now submitted to calamity and been kissed and his tentacles are OUT but calamity is.... so warm and soft and out of it enough to mistake wuming... he can't keep him up,,, so he's just holding him and working himself up...

tentacles twining up with each other (and wm's are. VERY effective for self-stimulation.... all those sensitive nubs that can grab at each other? hoo boy), reaching down to try to adjust them but they're seeking calamity calamity reacting to the smell of wm's arousal in his asleep/half asleep state

and then wm is getting a hit of CALAMITY's arousal to spur him on..... poor mer is either gonna have to make himself come all over them both or,,, accidentally slip into one of calamity's now-ready slits.... (depending on what position they're cuddling in >3c )