LIFE IN THE WORLD ABOVE had been going swimmingly well thus fae . while ariel had had a fair share of adventures under the sea , everything seemed so much more exciting on land , with much more to discover and explore ! but even so , the strangest feeling seemed to be growing in her chest as of late : missing home .
it wasn’t like she regretted becoming human . on the contrary , she’d never been happier ! so happy in fact that she wished she could share her happiness with her loved ones , so that maybe they’d finally understand . at least she had eric , and ariel couldn’t think of a better company . sometimes she felt as though she’d somehow known him her whole life or even before that . but even then , despite eric’s cherished presence , it could be easy to get distracted sometimes .
❛ hm ? no , i like it ! i like the white and blue- what’s the word , uh , droid ? ❜ the concept was incredibly strange to her , but fascinating . as most things were . with eric’s gentle insistence , the redhead let out a deep breath , shaking her head just a bit . ❛ nothing , i just- ❜ brows furrow together , not really wanting to admit it to herself . ❛ i was thinking about home . it’s been half a year since i left … do you think they miss me ? ❜
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a small frown tugged at his features at first when she pulled from her thoughts. something was clearly bothering her and eric hated to feel as if he could not fix something. when she asked if her family missed her he understood that longing.
he was far away from vellona. and while he must’ve had more selfish reasons for leaving he knew what it was like to feel homesick. while a majority of his life was spent at sea with his father... he still longed for that companionship. to be out there with his father and the sailors. here in elias he was alone. not fully, it seemed as days went on more and more royals were showing up. and of course he had ariel. her company greater than any he’d known here. but, still there was a longing to be back at the island some days.
“do they miss you?” eric asked, shifting to where he was sitting up a little more and could get a better look at her, “ariel, i doubt they’ve gone ten whole minutes without thinking of you.” he reassured. “of course they miss you! i would miss you if you were somewhere else now so i can only imagine how they feel.”
“i am nothing if but a willing scapegoat for angelic max,” kit looked down at the dog, pulling a funny face before chuckling. “what’s the old wives tale — dogs can sense vibrations we can’t? what if max taking your shoe saved you from something even worse? some terrible shoe-related nightmare? you ought to thank him,” he pointed out with a barely contained smirk.
“and an old wives tale it shall stay.” eric replied shaking his head at his friend. “what has the world come to? kit charmont telling tall tales of yester years.” eric stated dramatically, “soon they will call you mad and name phil or even florian king... and i don’t think the world can handle either of them on the throne.”
“ you never know what horrible fate your bad luck has saved you from, ” he reassured them.
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“whatever you say, mr. brightside.” eric stated looking down the shoreline. losing a shoe wasn’t exactly his idea of a horrible fate. “hmph, i’m gonna blame this bad luck on you instead of max dragging my shoe into the water. makes me feel better.”
🗡️ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ─────────── “ this time ! ” the prince scoffed with a laugh. “ my music taste is not that bad ! coldplay is very good. what do you suggest we listen to ? ”
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“wait you weren’t really gonna play coldplay again were you?” eric asked, “what about a little marvin gay? the jacksons? something that isn’t... played in target?”
🌊 inspired by: katniss everdean (the hunger games), theodora (the haunting of hill house) gwen stacy (into the spiderverse), ramona flowers (scott pilgram vs. the world) , karen sirko (daisy jones & the six), natasha romanoff (marvel’s black widow).
GENERAL
birth name. aerwyn maribella hamato-seara. nicknames. wynnie. date of birth. may 8th. age. twenty - six. gender. cis female. pronouns. she / her. powers. siren abilities, hamato ninpō. species. siren. sexuality. pansexual. place of birth. the shores of vellona. current residence. elias, ca. occupation. princess.
APPEARANCE
height. 5'9 build. athletic. hair color. dark brunette. eye color. blue. piercings. multiple ear piercings. faceclaim. grace van patten.
HEALTH
physical ailments. none. allergies. none. sleeping habits. hardly sleeps. body temperature. cold natured. dominant hand. ambidextrous. drugs / smoke / alcohol? no / no / yes.
PERSONALITY
tropes. aloof dark-haired girl, jade colored glasses, elemental motifs. positive traits. loyal, intelligent, independent, caring. negative traits. quiet, emotionally driven, hypocritical, distant. usual mood. unexpressive. likes. reading, the beach, spending time with her father leo, weapons training, sand dollars, dancing at royal affairs, singing. dislikes. royal meetings, romantic connection, many things. bad habits. zoning out and ignoring people.
RELATIONSHIPS
mother. unknown siren. fathers. eric and leonardo hamato-seara. siblings. matteo and lorena hamato-seara. children. none. significant others. liam charmont (ex). closest friends. her siblings and cousins, miranda nystorm (friend).
languages spoken. english and spanish. jump start a car? nope. change a flat tire? nope. ride a bicycle? yes. swim? yes. play an instrument? piano. play chess? yes. braid hair? yes. tie a tie? yes. pick a lock? yes. sew? no.
SAYING ARIEL WAS EXCITED for her first human party ( a ball ! why did they even call it that ?! ) would be an understatement . she’d been losing sleep over it , only to see now that she was having even more fun than she’d thought possible , and eric was a huge part of it . after all , he was the very reason she was able to come . it was a bit scary to be on the dance floor though ; scary , but exciting . ❛ i’ll try not to step on your toes , ❜ ariel giggled . it shouldn’t be a problem anyway , merpeople were quick learners ! ❛ i didn’t know the parties on land were like this . everyone and everything looks so beautiful , it’s amazing ! ❜ she exclaimed , her own excitement keeping ariel from realizing her little slip .
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eric couldn’t think of this night as much more perfect as he began to sway them around the floor. taking small steps to let her catch on. “if you do i’ll pretend it didn’t happen.” he chuckled, he would try his hardest to hide any pain if she slipped and stepped on his feet. but, she was doing okay. he could help but smile at her excitement. “not all parties are this fancy.” eric chuckled, as he continued to lead through her slip up. she was so blissfully unaware and caught up in the party that he couldn’t say a thing, “i’ll have to take you to a frat party. i’ve never been but i’ve heard crazy things.”
“what, a lonesome girl like me? holding two glasses of champagne? no,” she gasped. “come on, my arm’s getting heavy.” she held out the glass further with a chuckle. “and i’m bored. but you looked like you were having the time of your life with these stone things.”
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eric let out a chuckle. she was funny. he got up and took a glass in his hand, taking a sip before speaking. “ah, maybe not the time of my life.. but it is an interesting piece. there are quiet a few interesting stone things here.” he chuckled, “any of the art interest you?”
🐢 ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ─────────── eric’s comment did make leo let out an amused laughed. “ and the views supposed to be better down there ? ” he still found the whole things ridiculous. like why did someone have to be on the ground to inspect art ? he was probably being a little too judgemental so leo decided to be nice and bend down some to see what eric was seeing. he refused to sit on the floor. “ lovers huh ? that’s some hopeless romantic talk right there. i’m usually right, yeah. very pretzel like. lover pretzels if you will. ” the slider straightened as eric stood. “ can’t say i’ve ever had the pleasure of being in some shmancy art place to really appreciate it. my brother does art but it’s more drawings than sculptures. ”
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“yeah, maybe.” eric chuckled knowing that it really wasn’t any better but you’re supposed to appreciate these things in all the ways you can. at least that’s how he thought. “no a romance guy?” eric asked curiously, he was a bit of a sap when it came to love and romance. always going out of his way to woe someone he fancied. “lover pretzels.” he repeated letting out a laugh. leo had a charm and wit about him that eric was very drawn to. he was interesting and eric wanted to know more. “ah, i’m sure your brother could teach you a thing or two about shmancy art. my father collects art and antiques.. all that stuff. our house had a lot of things you can look at but not touch.” he recalled, “but, uh, your brother.. his drawings are good?”
🦁 ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ─────────── “ yo, whoever’s hotboxing the bathroom better hurry up. i’ve had to piss for twenty minutes now. ” simba groaned as he leaned against the wall. with how fancy the place was you think they could afford a few more bathrooms. he was desperate at this point for some place to go. “ i don’t want to hear shit from mickey mouse if i let nature flow in the gardens this is ridiculous . ”
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eric sighed as she leaned against the wall next to the bathroom door. “it’s practically a castle im sure there is a bathroom somewhere else.” he said before getting annoyed and banging on the door. “you’d think they’d have common decency to smoke outside.” eric had never hot boxed so he wasn’t exactly sure why they couldn’t just do this outside and leave the bathroom for the other party goers. “maybe there is one for staff somewhere close?”
closed starter for @twentymabobs
location: the full moon ball, ballroom
ariel was sparkling as ever as eric took her out into the middle of the dance floor. he bowed playfully before wrapping an arm around her waist to lead, “just follow my lead.” he said taking her small hand in his own before slowly shuffling his feet. he couldn’t have been happier to bring ariel to the ball. he’d buy a million more gowns if it meant she was this excited again.
🐢 ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ─────────── “ it looks like a concrete pretzel. ” leo said as he looked the piece over. he wasn’t an art guy by any means. the only art he found himself around was mikey’s drawings. calling him biased but leo thought his little brother’s work was far better than whatever he was staring at right now. “ dude … stand up you don’t have to kneel that close to get a hidden message. i don’t think there is a hidden message to begin with. ” the slider’s head tilted. “ i mean maybe there is a message but i have no idea what it is. ”
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leo wasn’t wrong... it did sort of resemble a pretzel and was certainly concrete. eric let out a huff as he looked up from the art. “that’s why i’m down here inspecting it.” he explained, “to see if there is a clue.” but so far there was nothing. “someone mentioned it looked like two lovers intertwined... but i think you’re right about it looking more like a pretzel.” he stood up finally and dusted off his hands, “i take it you’re not big on art?”
Finally.. stimulating conversation. “I’m sure there is. Most often do. Perhaps entanglement or two once entwined going separate ways.” Wednesday said closing her bag after putting her notebook away. “Not much of a fan of dancing?”
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“that’s a deep cut. i like it.” eric said with a chuckle, as he looked up at the person speaking from the art. “your guess is better than mine. i thought it might be tentacles.” he shrugged, as he stood up. “no, i enjoy dancing. but my partner was swept away by a friend for the moment. “did you come to dance or are you a journalist?” he asked, noticing her notepad before she put it away.
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