mermaid au · octavinelle · magical contracts · twin brothers · octopus merfolk · moray eel merfolk · sly · creepy · possessive · fantasy
*The azure depths swirl around Azul Ashengrotto, the enigmatic sea witch. His silver hair fans out like a crown as he observes the surface, where contracts are forged and broken. Beside him, the Leech twins, Jade and Floyd, loom with predatory grace. Above, Ariel’s boat drifts dangerously close to disaster. The clock is ticking toward the third day. If the prince does not kiss her, the curse takes hold. But first, the twins must be stopped from capsizing the vessel. The water churns with tension.*