History Webcomic / BailinAndLiYun

''[[https://www.webtoons.com/en/romance/bailin-and-li-yun/list?title_no=5878 Bailin and Li Yun]]'' is a {{webcomic}} on Website/{{Webtoon}} by January "Jayessart" Sun, about an Arctic scientist, Li Yun, and an Arctic merman, Bailin, both trying to find their places in the world. It began on June 30th, 2022, updating on Sundays, and was rereleased as a Webtoon Original on January 18th, 2024.

* DopeSlap: In Chapter 29, Jiangwen has a lengthy InnerMonologue about possible romantic implications behind Li Yun compensating him for picking up the slack at their workplace, which Tanlin interrupts by lightly thwacking him over the head with a clipboard.

* ForeignQueasine: Done recursively and PlayedForLaughs in Episode 7: Bailin's repulsed by Li Yun gutting and cooking a fish, who then asks Bailin how mermaids eat their fish. Bailin proceeds to nosh on one raw, which likewise grosses Li Yun out.

''[[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/bailin-and-li-yun/list?title_no=781556 Bailin and Li Yun]]'' is a {{webcomic}} on Website/{{Webtoon}} by January "Jayessart" Sun, about an Arctic scientist, Li Yun, and an Arctic merman, Bailin, both trying to find their places in the world. It began on June 30th, 2022, updating on Sundays, and will be rereleased as a Webtoon Original on January 18th, 2024.

* LilypadPlatform: In the one-year MilestoneCelebration, [[RoleSwapAU a human Bailin]] visiting a pondside temple in Hunan sits on a lily pad the size of a dining table.

* RoleSwapAU: The [[MilestoneCelebration one-year-anniversary trilogy]] features Bailin as a human and Li Yun as a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merfolk#Jiaoren jiaoren]].

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''[[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/bailin-and-li-yun/list?title_no=781556 Bailin and Li Yun]]'' is a {{webcomic}} on Website/{{Webtoon}} by January "Jayessart" Sun, about an Arctic scientist, Li Yun, and an Arctic merman, Bailin, both trying to find their places in the world. It began on June 30th, 2022, and updates ([[ScheduleSlip almost]]) every Sunday.

* HumanityEnsues: [[spoiler:Chapter 38 sees Bailin shed his tail to reveal a pair of human legs in their place. He also sheds his arm-fins and his white scales, [[LittleBitBeastly retaining only his]] EarFins.]]

* AndroclesLion: {{Subverted|Trope}} early on when Li Yun treats Bailin's arrow wound. The moment that the bandage is set, rather than sticking around at all, [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome Bailin unhesitatingly departs into the sea without a backward glance]]. However, it's then DoubleSubverted, albeit {{downplayed|Trope}}, when Bailin returns to shyly drop him off a fish as a thank-you gift.

* AndroclesLion: {{Subverted|Trope}} early on when Li Yun treats Bailin's arrow wound. The moment that the bandage is set, rather than sticking around at all, [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome Bailin unhesitatingly departs into the sea without a backward glance]].

!!Provides examples of:

* PaintingTheMedium: Bailin's {{telepath|y}}ic speech bubbles are blue and watery, to set them apart from human speech.

''[[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/bailin-and-li-yun/list?title_no=781556 Bailin and Li Yun]]'' is a {{webcomic}} on Website/{{Webtoon}} by January "Jayessart" Sun, about an Arctic scientist, Li Yun, and an Arctic merman, Bailin, both trying to find their places in the world. It began on June 30th, 2022, and updates every Sunday.

* PsychicLink: After their FirstKiss, Bailin forms a telepathic link with Li Yun. It's only one-way, though.

-->'''[[SuddenlySpeaking Bailin]]:''' ([[PsychicLink Can you... hear me now?]])

* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: Bailin has EarFins, arm fins, pelvic fins, and a cetacean tail. He can also survive on dry land, but has no way to [[VoluntaryShapeshifting assume a bipedal form]].[[note]]Bonus illustration at the end of Chapter 23 notwithstanding.[[/note]]

* RainbowPuke: Used (along with a digital mosaic) to show Bailin throwing up in the backseat of Li Yun's car on the way to Li Yun's apartment.

[[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/bailin-and-li-yun/list?title_no=781556 Bailin and Li Yun]] is a webcomic on Website/{{Webtoon}} by January "Jayessart" Sun, about an Arctic scientist, Li Yun, and an Arctic merman, Bailin, both trying to find their places in the world. It began on June 30th, 2022, and updates every Sunday.
!!Tropes included in ''Bailin and Li Yun'' are as follows:

* PsychicLink: After their FirstKiss, Bailin forms a telepathic link with Li Yun.

* {{Telepathy}}: After their FirstKiss, Bailin forms a telepathic link with Li Yun.

* BathtubMermaid: When Bailin crosses the globe to return to Li Yun, he decides to fill his bathtub with ice water to keep Bailin in, when one of his scientist friends says that there're no aquatic tanks for him to borrow. While Bailin's happy to be back in cold water ''and'' be with his dearest, Li Yun recognizes that [[DeconstructedTrope this gives him a whole new cavalcade of problems to deal with, such as inevitable water damage in his bathroom]].

* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: Bailin has EarFins, arm fins, pelvic fins, and a cetacean tail. He can also survive on dry land, but has no way to [[VoluntaryShapeshifting assume a bipedal form]].

* MeaningfulName: When the mysterious merman doesn't give his name to Li Yun, he decides to name him Bailin, for "white scales".[[note]]From "白鱗", itself derived from the more literal "白色鱗片".[[/note]]

[[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/bailin-and-li-yun/list?title_no=781556 Bailin and Li Yun]] is a webcomic on Website/{{Webtoon}} by January "Jayessart" Sun, about an Arctic scientist, Li Yun, and an Arctic merman, Bailin, both trying to find their places in the world. It updates every Sunday.

[[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/bailin-and-li-yun/list?title_no=781556 Bailin and Li Yun]] is a webcomic on Website/{{Webtoon}} by January "Jayessart" Sun, about an Arctic scientist, Yi Lun, and an Arctic merman, Bailin, both trying to find their places in the world. It updates every Sunday.
!!Tropes included in ''Bailin and Yi Lun'' are as follows:
* AndroclesLion: {{Subverted|Trope}} early on when Yi Lun treats Bailin's arrow wound. The moment that the bandage is set, rather than sticking around at all, [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome Bailin unhesitatingly departs into the sea without a backward glance]].
* ApologyGift: After Bailin mangles Yi Lun's field workstation out of curiosity, he dives back into the sea to collect a small mountain of fish as an apology.

* BathtubMermaid: When Bailin crosses the globe to return to Li Yun, he decides to fill his bathtub with ice water to keep Bailin in, when one of his scientist friends says that there're no aquatic tanks for him to borrow. While Bailin's happy to be back in cold water ''and'' be with his dearest, Yi Lun recognizes that [[DeconstructedTrope this gives him a whole new cavalcade of problems to deal with, such as inevitable water damage in his bathroom]].
* CuteMute: Bailin doesn't speak at all and doesn't understand spoken language, either, and Yi Lun's initial attempts to communicate with him were clumsy at best.

* [[HerBoyfriendsJacket His Boyfriend's Jacket]]: PlayedWith when Li Yun takes Bailin to his house. He shows a fondness for the coat that Yi Lun wore in the Arctic when they first met, but Bailin was originally puzzled when he saw Yi Lun without it, initially thinking that he was a completely different person.
* MeaningfulName: When the mysterious merman doesn't give his name to Yi Lun, he decides to name him Bailin, for "white scales".[[note]]From "白鱗", itself derived from the more literal "白色鱗片".[[/note]]