The prologue and chapter one for Through the Waves is out now on Itch!
In this chapter, you will-
Step into your new home.
Learn about the elusive island of Blue Mist
Hike a volcano
Find a strange bracelet...
Meet all of the human ROs, as well as one mermaid RO.
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Should be noted that this is a side IF. Which means it’s something I work on whenever I’m bored of Aquarii or am in need of something a little more chill and wholesome. Main IF is @aquarii-if.
Sometimes, it feels like your life is falling apart.
Losing one family member is hard enough, but losing all of them at the same time is almost unheard of. All it took was one malfunction on an airplane, and suddenly your world ended.
Being fresh out of college with no direction, you weren’t sure what to do with the heap of inheritance money you got from their death. But upon seeing the ads for beach houses in Blue Mist, an island that finished emerging a few years ago and just finished some of its construction, you decided ‘why not’?
Now it’s time to wash your worries away in the pristine waters of Blue Mist. Enjoy taste testing the unique cuisines using the islands native ingredients, run along the boardwalk and find things to decorate your new house with, learn about this new island that brings all kinds of unprecedented adventures… Oh, and meet your new neighbors that happen to be a little more wet than usual. Don’t worry, it’s completely normal.
Choose your pronouns, sexuality, and appearance.
Swim with some mermaids, and learn about the large city beneath the waves.
Develop your relationship with your late family and how you mourn their loss. Seek comfort and stability in this quaint little island.
Choose between four unique gender-selectable RO's, some mermaid, some human, and some in-between. (Very high chance of more RO's being added.)
Explore the new island, and use its secrets to protect you and your newfound aquatic friends.
Simon/Sophia, Your Friendly Neighbor- S is considerate, welcoming, and an overall delight to be around. They're very supportive and you can always count on them to be a shoulder to cry on during your moments of grief. With how much they seem to care about living things, you're certain they'll be a great asset to the fight for the mermaids.
Idris/Iris, The Curious Mermaid- I scared you on your first encounter with them, but over time, you've found them to be quite sweet, if not a little naive. Mischievous and curious, I wants to know everything there is to know about humans, and they dream of a day humans and mermaids can live at peace with one another. They also seem happy to teach you about mermaid culture, and you enjoy trading knowledge with them.
Malachi/Madeline, The Hostile Mermaid- Though your encounter was a mistake on your part, M has never been one to hide their hatred for you and your kind. When they may not want humans dead as humans want mermaids dead, M does wish humans would stay out of the ocean, since mermaids stay off of the land, it's only fair humans respect their property as well. M has no interest in trying to solve the conflict between the species and would prefer everything to stay just as it is. Maybe you can convince them to open their eyes to peace between mermaids and humans?
Altair/Astrid, The Prince/Princess- While I loves humans and M hates them, A simply expresses no interest for your kind. They're polite and welcoming to you when you visit their kingdom, but outside of that, they're very clear about the fact that humans have no place in their kingdom, just as mermaids have no place in human society. All A wishes to do is stop the humans from harming the mermaids, but after that, they plan to make Blue Mist return to it's uninhabitable state and close off the mermaid kingdom from all outside contact. The world between humans and mermaids was once entirely closed off, and so it shall return.
Luca/Leilahni, The Surfer- A human surfer whom you met from a sudden splash while relaxing on the beach. Sweet, albeit a little careless and oblivious to their surroundings. Like most humans on the island, L is entirely oblivious to the city below, but your determination to help the mermaids has rubbed off on them, and they promise to help as best they can.
Theodore/Thalia, The Boat(wo)man- A gruff wallflower who was kind enough to give you a free tour around the island. T can come across as impolite and antagonizing, but they can't help themself. Grief affects us in many ways, you know that all too well. It is nice to have met someone who also lost a parent recently, though, as morbid as that sounds. T is the only other human you've met who is aware of the mermaid kingdom below. While they choose to feel indifferent towards the species, they did give their word that they're here for anything you need, something they've sincerely grown to regret telling you.
Hi everyone, sorry about my radio silence. I've been going through some troubles, life has unfortunately not been kind to me and I haven't been in the right mindset for writing.
You'll be happy to know that I've finished the writing portion for Through The Waves, which just leaves running through coding errors I may have made. I'm not sure how long this will take me, but the prologue and first chapter isn't too long, so I doubt it'll take me another eight months to complete.
I'm not going to set a public release date since I don't want to stress myself out, so I'll just say it'll be out when it's out. That may not be the update you want to hear, but I really cannot handle the stress right now, so I'll be taking it easy.
Through The Waves currently stands at 33,000 words. Not as long as Aquarii's first release was, but I view that as a good thing, honestly. This IF is supposed to be my mental break.
Again, I apologize for my lack of updates. I can't promise that will change much, but I'll try my best. Thank you for all your support and I cannot wait for you all to read Through The Waves <3.
This account will be more personal, I'll be posting more about life events, and really anything else that I don't want to spam my main blogs with, so you'll be able to know how writing is going and if I'm taking a short break or not. I thought it would be nice for you all to have a way of knowing what's going on in my life and how it may affect my writing. Though, I'll still post an announcement on tumblr if I need to go on a long break!
I should also mention that since it's a personal account, I may post things outside of writing, which could include politics. If you don't want to see that, you can opt for checking in every once in a while just to see how writing is going for both of my IFs.
Other than that, feel free to follow if you're interested. I thought it was a nice and easy way for me to stay up to date with you all! ❤️
I want to thank you for all of the support you have given me this past week, Through the Waves has already been viewed 3,000 times, and has received 18 reviews, all five stars!
This blog has also reached 660 followers, I appreciate that you all wanted to stick around to see what comes next. 🥰 Your support means the world to me!
I also wanted to announce that I've been thinking about making a BlueSky account so you all would be able to see small updates about my progress, life events, and maybe some more personal posts about my interests and things like that. I didn't want to spam this blog or the blog for Aquarii with this kind of stuff, so I thought it would be best to make another account for it. Feel free to let me know if you're interested in something like that!
Thank you all again for the support this past week, and hopefully the next update won't take too long again. I plan to release Aquarii's fourth chapter and kind of just switch between the two IF's as I release chapters. But I'll let you know if I decide to switch it up. Nonetheless, I hope you enjoyed the prologue and first chapter of Through the Waves!❤️
when you say the mermaids are huge, how much of that "height" is the tail? i always love seeing mermaid illustrations where the mermaid is kinda normal head to torso but the tail is super long and elaborate and kinda snake or eel-like. or are the tails kinda normalish size and the mermaids huge as a whole?
Most of that height is the tail, yes! If the mermaids had legs, they might be a bit taller than the expected height of a human (like above 6’5), but their tails give them a couple extra feet in height. :)
they've been waiting to meet a human, and bring them through the waves (lol) to see the mermaid kingdom! they just forgot to ask the human before taking them lmao woopsies
Luca/Leilahni, The Surfer- A human surfer whom you met from a sudden splash while relaxing on the beach. Sweet, albeit a little careless and oblivious to their surroundings. Like most humans on the island, L is entirely oblivious to the city below, but your determination to help the mermaids has rubbed off on them, and they promise to help as best they can.
Theodore/Thalia, The Boat(wo)man- A gruff wallflower who was kind enough to give you a free tour around the island. T can come across as impolite and antagonizing, but they can't help themself. Grief affects us in many ways, you know that all too well. It is nice to have met someone who also lost a parent recently, though, as morbid as that sounds. T is the only other human you've met who is aware of the mermaid kingdom below. While they choose to feel indifferent towards the species, they did give their word that they're here for anything you need, something they've sincerely grown to regret telling you.
