no use wishing on the water

attina monroe triton eldest sister, mermaid, princess “A mermaid found a swimming lad, Picked him up for her own, Pressed her body to his body, Laughed; and plunging down Forgot in cruel happiness That even lovers drown.” ― W.B. Yeats

[mornengstar]

People change, you know, and life changes us. And our one job… Really, our only job is to stay open to possibilities, right?

[mossyshadows]

The End of the Pier - Nicole Callihan

[survness]

[attina-the-responsible]

I Wonder (Departure) - Mamma Mia! OCR

This park and these houses, old streets I have walked Everything dear, will it be here One day when I am returning? My friends will get married, have children and homes It sounds so nice, well-planned and wise Never expecting surprises

I wonder, it's frightening Leaving now, is that the right thing? I wonder, it scares me But who the the hell am I if I don't even try I'm not a coward Oh no, I'll be strong One chance in a lifetime Yes I will take it, it can't go wrong

My friends and my family, this dull little town Buses I've missed, boys that I've kissed Everything old and familiar

I wonder, it's frightening Leaving now, is that the right thing? I wonder, it scares me But who the the hell am I if I don't even try I'm not a coward Oh no, I'll be strong One chance in a lifetime Yes I will take it...

Yes I will take it, it can't go wrong

[galerie-cranberry]

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[vinatintasupernovita]

Queen Attina The Steady, Sovereign Queen of Atlantica and All Seven Seas, Eldest Daughter of King Triton

[attina-the-responsible]

It Can’t Go Wrong ~*~ [Siren]

panicked-nights​:

Panic let out a small laugh taking the knife. Now this was almost sacrilegious. To use a kitchen knife of all things. But anything else they may use would be tucked up in boxes by now. And it wasn’t like they couldn’t ask for one. Someone would get too curious. Though it wasn’t like Panic really minded.

Panic leaned down starting off with a simple A.T. but pausing at his own. He could easily do Roman, but that wasn’t the name that had gotten him through most of this.

It wouldn’t feel right at all. So he marked out another P.C. right beside Attina’s initials. This was a ending of the house it fit that it as his old initials and not his new. And in theory the true ones too. Sorry no Percy Goldthwait here.

Stepping back with a sigh Panic set the knife down and wrapped his arms around Attina.

“I don’t think that looks too bad does it?”

~*~

Attina watched quietly, a hand on Panic’s shoulder. She could feel the tension of his muscle as he carved at the wood. Her initials and then his. The P.C. was fitting. They would be putting so much behind them, but this was who they were here. In this house. In Swynlake. 

They were Attina Triton and Panic Ca’idh. The mermaid and the demon. 

There had been so much struggle in their lives and she did not, necessarily, think that it was going to be easier. Wherever they went, there would always be something. Life was not perfect, but you could make the best of it. That was what Attina had learned. She had found someone she loved and who loved her well. She was going off to the next stage of her life now and it was going to be wonderful and terrifying all at once.

She smiled when Panic stood again and she wrapped her arms back around him, standing on her toes so that she could squeeze him tight. They would face challenges, but Attina knew that they would be able to face them, as long as they did it together. 

“It’s perfect.” 

[attina-the-responsible]

Attina Monroe Triton Aesthetics: Goodbye, Siren <3

@panicked-nights

I was born to a family of jokers Gamblers and smokers living on the line I was raised by strong-headed women Men who tested limits and did a little time And it ain't a mystery you fell for me We're just two lost souls trying to find our peace Love like ours ain't a masterpiece It's a good day in the sun I was born to love you Out where the water is wide Make me your country bride You'll be my prince of tides You were born to heal me Under a velvet sky Cattails dancing in the light We were born to live a long and happy life A happy life Yeah, folks like us We may lie down in darkness But we don't lose our sparks; we bring back a good story to tell

Attina Monroe Triton Aesthetics ~*~ 19

[attina-the-responsible]

Attina Monroe Triton Aesthetics: Goodbye, Attina <3

I just wanna, I just wanna know If you're gonna, if you're gonna stay I just gotta, I just gotta know I can't have it, I can't have it any other way I swear she's destined for the screen Closest thing to Michelle Pfeiffer that you've ever seen, oh

Lady, running down to the riptide Taken away to the dark side I wanna be your left-hand man I love you when you're singing that song and I got a lump in my throat 'cause You're gonna sing the words wrong

Attina Monroe Triton Aesthetics ~*~ 18

[attina-the-responsible]

It Can’t Go Wrong ~*~ [Siren]

panicked-nights​:

“We’ll fit right in.” If they both didn’t then it really didn’t matter if one of them did or not. As much as Panic didn’t mind following he was still expecting them to be happy. He wouldn’t have been so okay jumping at the chance of moving unless it was something he thought would be good for him as well.

Sighing as he took in their house again though it wouldn’t be theirs sooner than later. 

“Some light Vandalism then?”

~*~

Attina rolled her eyes and snorted. She thought that he had maybe forgotten about that. After all, they hadn’t quite sold the house yet. And she really didn’t want to do anything to affect the value. The Tritons were wealthy, but they weren’t turn around and sell a million dollar house for less than they bought it for a year after they bought it without hurting a little rich. 

But, it was also a nice sentiment. Marking this place where they had been so sad and so happy. 

“Okay, okay.” 

She shook her head at him before pulling away and grabbing the knife off the kitchen table. She opened the front door and glanced around, to make sure no neighbors were about, but it was the middle of the day and a bit overcast besides. So, the Woods were quiet. 

She wandered over to the edge of the porch and tilted her head, eyeing the thick white wooden beam that held up a corner of the roof. 

“Here?” she asked, pointing with the knife to the side of it facing toward the house, near the bottom of the beam. She handed the knife over and stepped back. “You can do the honours, if you’d like.” 

[attina-the-responsible]

It Can’t Go Wrong ~*~ [Siren]

panicked-nights​:

Panic moved his attention to Attina a raised eyebrow but he shrugged. It was nerve wracking for any move, that wasn’t a secret.

“A little more so then when I moved here but I’m excited too.” He’d have to hit the ground running and see what opportunities he had there but he was ready to try. “I’ve been looking at a few places so when we get settled i’ll start dropping off resumes and see if anything sticks.” They would meet people on their own time too.

~*~

Attina smiled, expecting that answer. She knew Panic was excited for this. That he had been wanting to get out of town long before Attina had gotten accepted into ANU. Probably before they’d even gotten married. Since Amelia. Maybe even before that. She was just so grateful that he had stayed. That he had waited and been patient. 

“Something will, I’m sure,” she told him. Not that he needed the reassurance probably, but Attina wanted him to know she believed in him. And supported him. As much as he seemed to believe in her. And certainly as much as he supported her. 

“You’ll fit right in, I’m sure.” 

[attina-the-responsible]

It Can’t Go Wrong ~*~ [Siren]

panicked-nights​:

Panic let out a small hum just giving her a tight squeeze. This would be a big change for her, and while of course Panic had only moved a time or two, and Swynlake had been a big move for him, Australia wasn’t too scary to him. More exciting than anything else.

“I won’t ask you to feel anything more than you’re ready.” She may have waited for him to love her completely, but he was well versed in waiting for her too.

“Step by step, day but day. It’ll be whatever pace we need.” Though he did hope she would be happy there in less than a month. That was a lot more time than he wanted to see her crying or sad.

~*~

Attina smiled a little at Panic, looking out over the sea of boxes again. It was a big move for her, but it was also a big move for him. Attina could appreciate that too, even if she was making this all about her. It was, perhaps, even bigger for Panic, because he was following her. Attina was the one with school to attend, something laid out for her. Panic was just--coming to be with her.

She was confidence, of course, that he would find something easily. He was a talented cook. Maybe he could even open up something of his own eventually. Attina was grateful, because if their positions were reversed, she would be freaking out, not having a plan.

“What about you?” she asked, looking back at him and reaching up to touch the side of his face. “Are you nervous?” 

[motionpicturesource]

THE LITTLE MERMAID (1989) - Directed by Ron Clements & John Musker

[thestarswerealigned]

[attina-the-responsible]

How to Tell Your Family You’re Moving Across the World According to Mermaids ~*~ [Merfam]

In which Attina and Panic make a big announcement...[takes place at the beginning of the summer.]

@arista-the-musical​, @aquata-the-champ​, @alana-the-brilliant​, @melody-the-unwritten​, @panicked-nights​

[tw -- none]

ATTINA: Attina had cooked a nice salmon and tofu (for the veggies) dinner for everyone. It was almost easier to wrangle everyone now, because there were so few of them. Andrina and Adella were such big presences that dinners felt so small without them. But, she’d already called them both and told them that she was moving. It had been nice to slide into it that way, but they were also the oldest. She had no idea how the rest of her sisters were going to react.

It was nice to have Panic there for moral support. And her dad, of course. Who was aware that tonight was going to be the night.

Attina was not nervous that they were going to be angry with her. She was actually nervous of the opposite. That people would want her to leave. That they would tell her that why did it matter, why was she making a big deal of this?

She waited until the dinner was winding down. One of the sisters actually got up to put her plate up because Attina was procrastinating.

“Wait—“ she barked, when the sister stood. “Uh, please, sit. I, er—we—“ she glanced at Panic. “Have something to tell you.”

Attina took another breath. “PanicandIaremovingtoAustralia.”

AQUATA: Aquata almost choked on her salmon. “Australia?” she repeated.

This was the thing: Aquata was learning to let go of the idea that all of her sisters would stay in the same place forever. Especially after talking to her at the wedding, Aquata now understood that this wasn’t just a phase for Andy and she probably wasn’t coming back. And even though Adella had gotten the brunt of Aquata’s crisis about the family splitting up, Aquata had eventually made her peace with it.

She maybe expected Tina to leave, eventually, especially since she didn’t have her wedding in Swynlake. But Australia?

She coughed and cleared her throat, her expression going neutral. “That’s a long bloody plane ride.”

ARISTA: Arista chewed on her tofu, happy to just sit among her family. Dinner nights were always so lovely. It was how they all caught up on things. (Well, at least the ones who were still in town).

Her brows shot up, Aquata had a point. It was a long plane ride. “Australia? Like forever?” Australia seemed pretty permanently away from Swynlake. But she trusted her sister to not make decisions unless she had already thought it over like a million times. “You think you’ll be near where Jake’s from? Maybe he can give you some pointers or teach you slang.” She tilted her head, trying to think back to all the weird things she’d heard her sister’s boyfriend say over the years.

ALANA: "Australia?!"

To be honest, Alana had a moment of fear. It struck her suddenly and she looked at the dinner table, at the empty seats where Andrina and Adella once sat. She felt something twist in her gut, but then she looked at Tina and that twisting feeling transformed into a swell of pride.

"Ohmigosh that's so great!" she exclaimed. "Wow, more excuses for me to visit."

MELODY: Well, that was far. Was the first thought as Melody digested the news. She wasn't all that surprised though. Each of the girls were moving on in their own way she wondered who would be next truly.

But this wasn't supposed to be sad. Not at all. "When are you planning on moving?"

PANIC: Panic watched everyone's reactions grimacing ahead of time almost expecting for it to go terribly. Though it wasn't that bad not yet. "It's a long plane ride for sure but we're planning on getting a big enough place you guys can all visit whenever." Panic offered leaving Tina to answer Arista because really who knew especially with school. 

"Toward the end of summer, we need to be there by Late August so we want to settle in a bit."

ATTINA: Attina hadn't announced something like this since...well, since her pregnancy. And she'd done that one on one, because as much as she insisted on these dinners and everyone sharing their lives with each other, she always found it a little overwhelming to be the focus of the attention.

It was nice to have Panic there to help her, because she was trying to untangle her tongue while all her sisters and cousin stared at her. She knew it must be shocking and probably felt like it was coming out of left field and she felt herself about to word vomit everywhere a bunch of excuses.

Panic corralled everyone first and Attina shot him a grateful look before nodding.

"Yes, late summer. I will, uhm, I'm--I accepted an PhD studies offer at the National Australia University in Canberra for Marine Biology. It's not near Jake's, unfortunately." She had already looked that up, because of course she knew where her sister's boyfriend was from. "But, I'm sure he can give us plenty of pointers."

AQUATA: Aquata was stunned.

Andy had always been a loose cannon. Adella had always wanted to get out of Swynlake from the beginning. But Tina? Tina, who basically ran Whosits and Whatsits, who went to every community event, who had a house here and friends and, okay, probably a lot of bad memories too, but who seemed more a part of Swynlake than anyone else?

It was like one of those moments when you were a kid and realized the teacher didn’t sleep at school. Attina had her own life. But.... Australia was really far.

Aquata didn’t really know what to say. She didn’t want to make a scene, or be the unsupportive one (again). But for someone who liked plans and routines, who liked being able to keep track of everyone, it was a lot to process.

“Congrats, Tina, that’s cool,” Aquata said flatly. She needed to go for a swim. She looked at Panic and smirked. Humor was a little easier than being sincere. “Better be a mansion. I’m not getting on a twenty-hour flight for any old cottage. Or maybe I’ll just swim there. Probably faster.”

Aquata made a face to show she was joking, because she didn’t want to freak Attina out, but honestly, it did sound like a fun idea.

ALANA: Alana was still processing this. First Andrina had left, which seemed like a given and honestly, Lana had been surprised it hadn't happened sooner. She missed Andrina so much, her absence like a loose tooth she kept on prodding with her tongue. Adella had left second, which hadn't been a surprise either; she'd already left once the first time and she'd never wanted to stay in Swynlake. She had big dreams and a little town in England didn't exactly lend itself to them.

And now Attina --

Maybe this had been coming from the beginning. Maybe Attina dreamed of things too, dreamed of the ocean and helping save it. Maybe it was obligation that had kept her trapped in Swynlake, that obligation growing into fear and spreading across the rest of them. Maybe that's why Andrina had broken away, why Adella had always dreamed of bigger things. Maybe it all went back to Attina and the fact that she had stayed in the first place, instead of leaving.

Alana always wondered why she was working in a shoppe when she had a Master's degree.

Alana didn't know what she'd do without her big sister. It was one thing for Andrina and Adella to go off -- but Attina?

She wasn't sure where to look. Looking at Attina might make her cry. Looking at Aquata might make her scared. So she looked at Arista, who was soft and smiling and with a deep breath, Lana tried to relax herself.

(She wondered, briefly, if she would ever leave Swynlake; she'd thought about it a lot as a teenager but now... well with her own place and her own life separate from the legacy of her family, it didn't really bother her as much. She wondered, out of all of them, who would go and who would remain).

"Oh my gosh, do you have a new place picked out already?" asked Alana. "Is it by the beach? Please tell me it's by the beach."

ARISTA: Arista, of course, was sad to see any of her sisters go. But she knew they all had to do some exploring of their own some time. She had left for a time to find perspective and where her music came from. Andy had left to grow and spread herself far and wide so she could experience everything the world had to offer. Adella had dreams that were outside of Swynlake. And so while she had been sad for those instances, she was happy for them because she knew they were becoming who they wanted to be most in the world.

And though the sadness over Tina hit her heart particularly hard as Tina had been the most patient and the most kind to her growing up (they of course were not without their fights as seen over the last couple years) but Arista knew that Tina had put a lot on hold and been through so much in town that it only made sense that she too at some point would want to find something different out there. And that didn’t mean they were losing her. They were just gaining distance while she became an even brighter version of herself.

She looked between her sisters, they all has their respective reactions but one thing was clear, they loved their sister and wanted to see her happy in their own ways.

She smiled softly, her voice matched her smile as she looked at her eldest sister, “I think you really deserve this, Teens.”

MELODY: Melody sighed softly but nodded, this was good. The degree was amazing. And it would be good for Attina and Panic, she was sure of it. Or at least she hoped. Just like she hoped all the others girls were happier doing whatever it was they were doing right now.

It felt lonely in a way, seeing everyone move on but making her life more steady here. Would she be like them too one day? Would the rest of the Triton's be like that?

"Congrats Tina. That's going to be such a cool program. " None the less Melody would take each day by day and today was Tina and Panic's day.

PANIC: Panic nodded giving the girls all a smile, a brief glance over to JEFF too. "We'll be near the water and no little cottage don't worry. Though maybe not a mansion big." Panic grinned with a raised eyebrow in Aquata's direction.

"Enough room and good scenery, it'll be worth the flight." Reaching over Panic gave Tina's hand a small squeeze. This was going a lot better than expected and part of him wondered if it was because some of the others girls had left. Strangely enough this was more common than you would first think.

ATTINA: No one was yelling. Everyone was smiling--some more reserved than others. The air was a little stilted, awkward, and nervous, but...no one was yelling. That let Attina know, more than anything else, that this was the right decision. She had let out the breath she was holding and managed a tentative smile herself.

There were little tears shining in the corner of her eyes, but she nodded, squeezing Panic's hand back when he reached for her.

"Yes, of course. You are all welcome to visit, at any time. And we'll all FaceTime and text. It will be like I'm not really gone at all."

"We'll miss you too, Tiny, but don't worry. You're going to do brilliantly," Daddy said, reaching over to squeeze Attina's shoulder. She smiled over at him. "Your mum would be proud."

"Daddy," Attina said, those tears trembling--much more closer to falling. "You must promise to keep me informed of everything. I'll miss you all so much."

[attina-the-responsible]

It Can’t Go Wrong ~*~ [Siren]

panicked-nights​:

Panic set his hands on Attina’s giving her a small squeeze. He managed a hum of a yes even if she wasn’t asking. It didn’t feel like so long ago that this house looked the same but they were unpacking. Now they were set for a flight and these boxes truly mattered.

Sure they could buy what they needed but some of these things couldn’t be replaced.

“Do you feel okay? Hows the nerves?” Panic questioned twisting around in her arms so he could wrap her up.

~*~

“Better if you wouldn’t ask me that,” Attina told him, resting her chin over his shoulder with a little huff. 

“It’s not so bad, though.” She interlocked her fingers behind him so she could lean a bit. Her shoulders rose and fell in a shrug. “I guess...I don’t know. I’m nervous, but mostly right now I’m...sad. I feel very...melancholy. I don’t know, it’s a hard feeling to describe. It is heavy. I can’t imagine it will go away, but it must...at some point. Just be prepared for me to be a sobbing mess in the airport. I think it might hit me then. Or...I don’t know, maybe once we get there.” 

She felt tears sting her eyes for no real reason at all and she glanced down to the buttons on his shirt until they retreated again. 

“I know it will be--okay. Probably even good but...I don’t know. Don’t ask me to be excited until we’ve been there for like...a month. At least.” 

[attina-the-responsible]

Breath of Fresh Water {Melody & Attina}

melody-the-unwritten​:

Melody didn’t think she was the person to ask for something like that. She didn’t have Attina’s caring nature or Andrina or Adella’s confidence. She still hung back more often than not. Alana and Aquata were the leaders that would left. Even if Aquata was much more headstrong than one would imagine.

“I’ll be around and you know my parents will pitch in too for Uncle JEFF if he needs anything. You don’t have to worry about that. Any of the girls really.”

Attina smiled. She wished she was able to stay and help Melody with her confidence a bit more. At least, she had helped with her confidence in the water and with Mermish. Now, she was pretty fluent, even better than some of Attina’s sisters who had little interest in learning it. (Something that always upset Attina.) But, Melody still had some growing to do. So did all of Attina’s sisters.

And so did Attina. The problem was, sometimes, you had to grow apart. Or move away. Or you out grew your hometown. You wanted to start growing your own family...

Attina reached out and squeezed Melody’s shoulder before floating toward her through the water. “Thank you,” she said, pressing her cheek against her cousin’s, her arm sliding around her shoulder. “You’re all gonna be brilliant.” 

It was quiet for a moment. Attina felt like crying. She took a deep breath that burned her lungs. 

“Okay, now, c’mon--I wanna stretch my fins before we have to go up to dinner.” She twisted, moving deeper into the pool. Diving down, Attina’s tail splashed into the air, waving once for a moment, before disappearing underneath the water, like a sun disappearing at sunset.