Ship: Bill Denbrough x Beverly Marsh
w/c: 921
Warnings/tags: inspired by the little mermaid (Disney movies), mermaid Beverly, prince Bill, love at first sight, fluff, first kiss, Georgie lives, knight Richie & inappropriate talk by Richie
masterlist | candy shop | ao3
Summary: Prince Bill Denbrough never knew what love was until he met her…Beverly Marsh—a girl they found on the beach completely nude—a girl who he fell in love with at first sight, the woman he wanted to marry someday and have his kids but right now here they were sitting in a canoe looking at the beautiful scenery surrounding the lake not knowing if he should kiss the girl or not afraid of scaring her off but in this moment he knew deep down what he had to do not caring what the outcome might be.
It felt like yesterday since prince Bill Denbrough found Beverly Marsh wandering the beach completely nude with her long beautiful orange hair covering her breasts—a sight still to this day makes Bill blush every time Beverly approaches him.
He knew since the moment he met her that she was the one for him. The one he wanted to marry and have children without caring what other people say. His parents wanted him to marry princess Audra Phillips—a snob on the north side of Derry while his little brother, Georgie on the other hand absolutely adores Beverly even though he swears up and down that she’s secretly a mermaid who’s voice got stolen by an evil sea witch.
“For the last time Georgie, Beverly isn’t a mermaid nor did she get her voice stolen,” Bill said, tossing a tennis ball as his dog Chip ran after it. “She’s just shy, that's all. In her eyes we’re still just strangers who found her wandering the beach completely nude. She’s probably still embarrassed who could blame her.”
“That right there proves that she’s a mermaid, Billy,” Georgie said not giving up on trying to convince his older brother that what he’s saying is the truth.
“That doesn’t prove shit,” Bill said, petting Chip who was now sitting right by his legs out of breath.
“All I have to do is pour water on her and wait patiently until a tail magically appears,” Georgie said, head held high looking far too pleased with his response hoping that Bill would be on board with the plan.
“Who told you that?” Bill deadpanned.
“Richie did. He said that the only way to show everyone that I’m not Pinocchio is to pour water on her. If a tail appears then I was telling the truth all along but if it turns out that she’s always been human well let’s just say I’ll be grounded for my entire life until I become the next king of Derry,” Georgie said, kicking his feet in the grass and avoiding making eye contact with Bill.
Bill sighs. He should have known that his best friend was behind all this. “Well Richie’s a dumbass.”
“You wound me, Big Bill.”
“Speak of the devil and he shall appear,” Bill said, rolling his eyes as his best friend since forever walks towards them.
“Rich, can you please tell my idiot brother that Beverly is in fact a mermaid,” Georgie said, looking at the knight in question.
“For the last time George, Beverly is not a mermaid,” Bill sighed.
“Maybe she is, Billy,” Richie said.
“See,” Georgie smirked, looking pleased that someone actually believes him.
Bill pinches the bridge of his nose letting out a deep sigh. “You can’t be serious, Sir Richard. You actually believe this nonsense my brother has been spewing?”
Richie held his hands up trying to think of the right words to say as to not upset his best friend and the young boy he considers a brother. “Look, all I’m saying is that just last week I saw her talking to a fish. A fish, Big Bill?! If that doesn’t prove that she’s a mermaid then maybe she’s just a strange, strange girl after all wandering the beach completely nude waiting until a bunch of boys find her so they can taste her forbidden fruit.”
“Beep beep Richie,” Bill hissed, turning bright red like a tomato.
Georgie looked at the two boys in confusion eyebrows raised. “Forbidden fruit? What’s that, Billy?”
“It’s nothing, George. Richie, here, doesn't know when to think before he speaks. Now if you would excuse me I have to meet up with Beverly before she thinks I stood her up,” Bill said.
“Ooh. Big Bill is finally gonna get some,” Richie snickered.
“Shut it, Bitchard,” he said, before storming off, turning redder and redder by the second.
Now here he was looking anywhere but at the girl sitting across from him in the tiny canoe drifting across the lake and ducking under branches.
This felt nice. Just the two of them. Alone without any interruptions listening to the crickets chirp and the frogs croak. Tonight was the night that Prince Bill of Derry was finally gonna make his move. He just hopes that he doesn’t scare her off but instead of doing something he does this instead.
“Are you a mermaid?” Bill blurted out, slapping himself mentally after seeing the look of shock on Beverly’s face or was that fear.
What could Beverly be afraid of anyways? It’s not like she’s a mermaid because that would be ridiculous.
“Forget I said anything. What I was trying to say is that you look beautiful tonight,” he said, noticing a blush start to form on Beverly’s cheeks. “And I was wondering if I can kiss you?”
Beverly stares at him in shock and in that moment Bill knew he fucked up. He officially scared the poor girl he knew for a week.
“I always had a crush on you, Bev since the moment we met on that beach even though I couldn’t look at you the same again after finding you completely nude. Look, you can shake your head no and we can forget that this c--“ the prince began, only to get cut off by Beverly grabbing his suit, yanking him forward before slamming her lips onto his.
Bill melted into the kiss. It was magical as the stars twinkle in the midnight sky shining down on the teens kissing like their life depended on it.
