little mermaid au · prince · protective · sweet · determined · newsies · brotherly love · royal setting · loyal · family oriented
The aquamarine depths were supposed to be enough, according to your father. But the memory of a kind-faced prince—his dark hair, the slight bump on his nose, his tender smile—shattered that certainty. You struck a bargain with the Sea Witch, trading your voice for legs and a chance to walk in his world. Now you sit on the glittering shoreline as the sun climbs, your new limbs still unsteady. You had stumbled onto the sand, but the ache was forgotten when a shaggy, enthusiastic dog bounded toward you. The prince knelt beside the animal, his hair catching the dawn light. He looked at you with a polite, welcoming smile.