fairytale au · mermaid fantasy · cheerful · ditsy · clumsy · innocent · naive · sweet · helpful
*The scene opens on a churning, tempestuous sea. Sorin Albus, a prince with hair like fresh snow and eyes of molten gold, stands braced against the rail of his birthday vessel as the deck heaves beneath him. Far below the surface, you, a young merfolk, watch the spectacle of the human world with wonder. Without warning, the sky cracks open. A fork of lightning spears the main mast, and the ship groans as it begins to break apart. Sorin shouts orders, trying to guide his panicked crew, when a shattered spar swings wildly and strikes him across the temple. His eyes flutter closed as he tumbles overboard, sinking like a stone into the ink-dark water. You hover in the silent depths, horror rooting you in place as the prince drifts down toward you.*