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hi gina, what do you think about this? I always thought the compass had a bit of a weird shape to it in terms of perspective but seeing this... i kinda see it but it could be just a coincidence. I wouldn't put it pass them tho

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I know people keep saying this. But I don’t actually think they look the same.

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THE LITTLE MERMAID THEORY or Harry is literally Ariel

So, we can star from when Harry kindly refused to play Prince Eric in The little mermaid action movie. Why? My hypothesy is because: Harry would have played Ariel instead. In fact, during an interview with Nick Grimshaw, talking about The Notebook, he said that he identifies with Rachel McAdams rather then Ryan (and in the heart-monitor interview he was really impressed by Ryan).

We have 3 main points: the similarities between Ariel & H, the original plot of the story and the similarities between Anderson & H.

My thesis is that Harry, loving movies, romances & nautical themes, got his mermaid tattoo because of how much he identified with the story.

First we look at Ariel's character.

1. The main character- Ariel

She's a rare heroine with an investigative curiosity which is shown through the mermaid's fascination of the unknown, the forbidden, and her intent on broadening her horizons from the start. Even before she sees the prince, she displays an intense longing to visit the world above the sea. The mermaid wants, above all, to explore the world and discover things that are beyond what she already knows. The world above seems larger than her own and holds a greater range of possibilities to exercise her adventurous spirit.

Her willingness to cross-dress implies a willingness to transgress gender boundaries and take risks to be able to see the world. The transformation of the little mermaid is believed to reflect Andersen's constant engagement with mutability and changes in identity. The story rapresents the difficult passage of the girl into the order of speech and social symbolism (power, politics, and agency) which is symbolically understood as masculine.

https://www.allure.com/story/trans-women-mermaid-trend-meaning

And it goes far beyond shimmery makeup and turquoise hair.

Ariel's trasformation represent his own will to change and really embrace his feminine side. That's everything H has persued from the start, and only really starting to connect with from 2014/2015.

So in Nov. 2014, end of the year, he got the mermaid tattoo, and he literally said "I am a mermaid". When asked why she got saggy boobs, he said "'cause everyone should love themselves as they are".

Ariel has a beautiful voice, she's -in a way- a singer.

(Ariel's fin is green/blue. This is just interesting cause we know how much these colours are relevant & if my point is valid, it's really cute that he got a tattoo of a mermaid with a green&blue fin; -he already got a ship named Louis, so...)

~Fast forward to 2017, he writes Woman that just as Girl crush, talks about being a woman, not having one. Same in 2019 with She & Fine line. And we have once again the nautical theme (he takes a boat out).

FINE LINE & SHE

We'll get the drinks in So I'll get to thinking of her She lives in daydreams with me She's the first one that I see And I don't know why I don't know who she is He takes a boat out Imagines just sailing away And not telling his mates He wouldn't know what to say Lives for the memory A woman who's just in his head And she sleeps in his bed While he plays pretend So pretend

Now, 2. The plot of the original Anderson's tale. The story begins with a sinking ship and a mermaid who falls in love immediately after seeing the prince (love at first sight, like Harry and Louis). The mermaid saves the prince from drowning, and with ships and savings we have a parallel with "Strong" lyrics and the nautical tattoos. Pretty self-explanatory.

[...] When the Little Mermaid's turn comes, she rises up to the surface, watches a birthday celebration being held on a ship in honor of a handsome prince, and falls in love with him from a safe distance. A violent storm hits, sinking the ship, and the Little Mermaid saves the prince from drowning.

Strong, 2013 My hands, your hands Tied up like two ships Drifting, weightless Waves try to break it I'd do anything to save it Why is it so hard to save it?

Ready to run, 2014 Then there's me inside a sinking boat, running out of time Without you I'll never make it out alive But I know, yes I know we'll be alright

Royal Louis ship & Home compass tattoos ~ Dec. 2012 Rope tattoo ~ June 2013

Now we have the "But Daddy I love him!" scene, which is a reference from both The little mermaid and The Notebook, Harry's favourite movie. The line is said from a girl in both films, witch reconnects with the lyrics analysis of Fine Line🖇She (literally the whole song "She" is about gender discovery, I don't know how it can be seen in other ways). Worth mentioning is Kiwi mv where Harry chose a girl to portrait his younger self.

Harry wore the "But Daddy I love him" shirt in 2019 (witch is from a gay collection of shirts) after declining Prince Eric's role. Because he would have played Ariel instead.

Moving on with the plot, we have a link with the Adore you narrative, where both the little mermaid and the fish feel melancholic. Harry is careful with his choice of words, he's always reflecting on wich one to use to express his feelings best.

The Little Mermaid becomes melancholic

and asks her grandmother if humans can live forever. The grandmother explains that humans have a much shorter lifespan than a mermaid's 300 years, but that, when mermaids die, they turn to sea foam and cease to exist, while humans have an eternal soul that lives on in heaven.

The Little Mermaid, longing for the prince and an eternal soul, visits the Sea Witch who lives in a dangerous part of the ocean. The witch willingly helps her by selling her a potion that gives her legs in exchange for her tongue and beautiful voice, as the Little Mermaid has the most enchanting voice in the world. The witch warns the Little Mermaid that once she becomes a human, she will never be able to return to the sea.

Then, we have the part with the Sea witch, Ursula. Who was inspired to Divine, an coincidentially mentioned by the Raimbow Bears. (This might be a coincidence but still I wanted to include it. In my opinion the bears and Harry chose to tweet about Divine because of Ursula.)

Moving on with the plot, we arrive at the point where Ariel drinks the potion that allows her to become human.

Consuming the potion will make her feel as if a sword is being passed through her body, yet when she recovers, she will have two human legs and will be able to dance like no human has ever danced before. However, she will constantly feel as if she is walking on sharp knives and bleed constantly.

In Olivia, Harry writes

"This isn't the stain of a red wine, I'm bleeding love"

and in Woman

"you're making me bleed"

In addition, she will obtain a soul only if she wins the love of the prince and marries him, for then a part of his soul will flow into her. Otherwise, at dawn on the first day after he marries someone else, the Little Mermaid will die with a broken heart and dissolve into sea foam upon the waves. After she agrees to the arrangement, the Little Mermaid swims up to the surface near the prince's castle and drinks the potion.

The description of the potion is interesting, because is literally a metaphor for a sword first

The liquid felt like a sword piercing through her body and she passed out on the steps of the prince's palace, naked. She is found by the prince, who is mesmerized by her beauty and grace, even though she is mute. Most of all, he likes to see her dance, and she dances for him despite suffering excruciating pain with every step. Soon, the Little Mermaid becomes the prince's favorite companion.

We also have the dancing theme. Ariel has to dance with, Harry has to dance in secret. Dancing becomes a metaphor for being together. Enduring the pain to be with her / his favourite person.

But when the prince's parents encourage their son to marry the neighboring princess in an arranged marriage, the prince tells that he can only love the young woman from the temple, who he believes rescued him. It turns out that the princess from the neighboring kingdom is the temple girl and the prince declares his love for her.

The arranged marriage is very similar to a bearding situation; they don't want to be with this other person but they have to because they're forced to.

They celebrate their marriage on a wedding ship, and the Little Mermaid's heart breaks. She thinks of all that she has sacrificed and of all the pain she has endured for the prince.

She despairs, thinking of the death that awaits her, but before dawn, her sisters rise out of the water and bring her a dagger that the Sea Witch has given them in exchange for their long, beautiful hair. If the Little Mermaid kills the prince and lets his blood drip on her feet, she will become a mermaid once more, all her suffering will end, and she will live out her full life in the ocean with her family.

Now, the dagger appears around the same time that Harry got his mermaid tattoo. I think they are connected. We know about the Rose and Dagger and its meaning, and it's the same theme descripted in The little Mermaid story: enduring a great pain for a greater love, because this love is worth everything.♥️

"This story contains a message about love and self-sacrifice, and the dangers of accepting abuse or inconsiderate treatment in the name of love." (The little Mermaid)

Nov. 26 2014 Louis got inked with a dagger tattoo

Now we have to look at the writer's life. Anderson was in love with a man.

3. Anderson's life

~My Dear Boy: Gay Love Letters through the Centuries: The Little Mermaid was written as a love letter by Hans Christian Andersen to Edvard Collin. This is based on a letter Andersen wrote to Collin, upon hearing of Collin's engagement to a young woman, around the same time that the Little Mermaid was written. Andersen wrote "my sentiments for you are those of a woman. The femininity of my nature and our friendship must remain a mystery." Norton interprets the correspondence as a declaration of Andersen's homosexual love for Collin, and describes The Little Mermaid as an allegory for Andersen's life.

So, The Little Mermaid is an allegory for Anderson's life. I think this is also a reason why Harry feels so connected to this story.

For some visuals, here we have: a raimbow, a ship, a fish, mermaids. Basically all of the nautical theme that Harry loves, has tattooed on his body and included in his music videos.

In conclusion, the mermaid tattoo is Ariel, she's Harry, who is also Anderson by consequence (Ariel=Anderson); the fish in Adore and Edvard represent Louis.

Their love story is narrated through tattoos, music videos, lyrics. It's hidden like the most precious and most beautiful pearl, and I hope one day they will be able to tell it themselves as they want to ♥️

Oh, oh, oh, go totally crazy, forget I'm a lady Men's shirts, short skirts Oh, oh, oh, really go wild, yeah, doin' it in style Oh, oh, oh, get in the action, feel the attraction Color my hair, do what I dare Oh, oh, oh, I wanna be free, yeah, to feel the way I feel Man, I feel like a woman (hey!)