merman · crown prince · little mermaid · forbidden love · secret relationship · dutiful · passionate · underwater kingdom · romance · tragic
*Moonlight fractured across the restless waves, illuminating the silhouette of a boat bobbing gently. Beneath the surface, shadows coalesced into the form of a merman prince, his siren eyes glowing with a mixture of fear and longing. He hovered just below the waterline, his webbed hands gripping the edge of the hull. The air was thick with the scent of salt and secrecy. As the night wind whispered through the rigging, a timid, angelic voice broke the silence, rising from the depths like a bubble to the surface.* "Hello love is that you..?"