with the sea behind these tired eyes

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@calxsto

the princess smiles the moment her friend steps through the threshold. as the vanguard of her army, she’d grown close to the other quickly. thalassa turns, rocking persephone gently as she shushes her daughter. persephone never wanted to be put down, it was a struggle to get her to sleep but in all honesty the mermaid was already rather attached to her daughter’s and never wanted to put them down. 

“ cal , it’s been a while my friend , “

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@casofthesea

she casts an anxious glance at her older brother, hand out stretched to the side as she absentmindedly rubs along the seams of the twin’s beds. she’d promised cas that she wouldn’t leave, but in the end she had, and no matter her motivations, it was solely her fault. 

“ cas - before you say anything , i’m sorry . i know i said i wouldn’t leave - i know , but i had to and im sorry , “

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erisofthesea‌:

        the merqueen hums softly, smiling faintly at the quieting bundle in her arms. a gentle thumb brushes away the tears that had gathered on the infant’s cheek as she slowly makes her way back to her daughter’s bedside, still swaying ever-so-slightly as she came to a stop. “we didn’t mean to wake you, little love, someone simply wasn’t particularly happy when we stopped moving. i’ll put her down as soon as she’s asleep.”

the princess shuffles to the side slightly, making room for her mother in case she decided to sit down. thalassa takes a moment to admire the way eris handles her grandchild, wondering if she’d ever been so tender with thally or the others. their relationship was complicated to say the least, but these days she found herself resenting her mother less and admiring her more. 

“ its okay mom , i’ve been sleeping far too long anyway . good luck trying to put her down - persephone is fussy , and she loves being held . if you put her down now she’ll just cry again . she likes you . “

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adriianvl‌:

     it had been more than half an hour since adrian noticed the baby squirming and whimpering softly in her cot, which resulted in the vampire picking her up in slight panic, not wanting to wake thalassa up. it had been a while now that the little girl had already calmed down, sleeping in his arms peacefully as he couldn’t find the will to put her back down. at thalassa’s voice he lifted his head, worried if he was overstepping boundaries by picking her child without asking her. at her words, he carefully stood up to walk over to her. “ in another life… ” he mumbled, referring to his obvious nature that made it impossible for him to be a father. smiling at the small bundle, he sighed softly. “ she’s just divine. ”

she sits up a little straighter as he approaches, eyes flicking between him and her sleeping daughter. at his words the princess feels the slightest flair of grief before she pushes it away.

“ and what if you didn’t need to wait for another life ? “

thalassa asks softly, eyes fixed on persephone in his arms. they hadn’t really spoken about the terms of their relationship, but now was as good a time as any right?

“ if you could be a father now - to them ... would you ? “

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@daniclla

“ star ! “

the young mer princess struggles to sit up, fully intending to stand and greet her older sister. dani greeting her was a surprise to say the least. she hadn’t gotten many visitors, and she’d never admit it but she’d expected for dani to be busy with serena. thalassa was no longer in critical condition, so she struggled to find a reason why her siblings like kieran and dani would visit her. 

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@erisofthesea

she’d been sleeping alot lately, body drained from the birth and her almost death. when the cry reaches her ears the mermaid is still groggy and it takes her a moment to sit up. when she dies she reaches for the incubators to find only iris there. immediately thalassa panics, suddenly away as her gaze flies over the room looking for her baby. the mer’s breath catches as she spots a blonde cradling persephone, easing her crying quickly.

“ mom ? “

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@dimitriwho

thalassa rocks iris in her arms, smile bright as she looks down at her daughter. slowly she moves off of her bed, legs slightly shaky as she moves towards the vampire. iris stirs ever so slightly, tiny pink fingers trying to grab onto her mother’s hair as the mermaid coos at her before turning her attention to dimitri.

“ i named her after you , you know . would you like to hold her ? “

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@grey-erisson

thalassa gather’s the infant in her arms, finger stroking over iris’ soft pink cheek. the princess has been in a constant state of awe since she woke up, how she created such beautiful and perfect creatures she had no idea. the princess looks up as she hears the door open, smiling anxiously at her big brother as he steps through the doorway.

“ brother ! ... hi , “

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@adriianvl

the vampire had been there the moment she first woke up, so waking up now it was hardly a surprise to see him there. the princess sits up slowly, hand instantly finding the incubator beside her bed. it’s empty and for a moment she panics before she catches sight of of the peaceful bundle in his arms. thally takes a moment to check on iris as she sleeps peacefully in her own incubator cot before turning her attention back to adrian. 

“ you’re good with her , “ the mer says quietly, gaze soft. “ you’d make an amazing father . “

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@lucienwhy

the princess is resting on her side, incubation cots pulled impossibly close to her bed and an arm draped across them possessively. she hadn’t been awake for long, only a day or so, but despite three days of unconsciousness thalassa found herself drained. ocean eyes droop and flutter as she tries to stay awake, gaze fixed on her children. she’d almost lost her daughters- had almost lost her family, her adrian, her friends... the thought terrified her. her head turns as she catches dark her in her peripheral and she sits up assuming it’s adrian before she’s stopped short.

“ ... luci ? you’re came to visit us ? “

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sercnv‌:

     everything was passing as a blur; serena didn’t like too much movement around her, markus and sebastian ( at least, that was the name that  the blond presented ) shouting back and forth until they settled, thalassa’s non-stop screams and the call of her dolphins who felt her distress… it was all too overwhelming. but somehow, the mermaid managed to stay, even squeezing her sister’s hand and hooking an arm around her upper frame as she pushed. it seemed like it’d never end but soon she heard the soft cry of a baby and her gaze was fixed on the baby in markus’ arms. oh, just how beautiful that image was… entranced, she couldn’t realize thalassa still had one more baby inside at first but when she did, she was back at supporting her. after some time, the other had arrived too and serena was smiling at markus, the moment almost magical. she stroked her sister’s hair before the baby was handed to her so unaware of her sister’s condition, she took the baby to clean her and cover her, not even noticing a vampire coming closer under broad daylight.

her vision is hazy, time skipping and shifting but never giving her a second to keep track of anything. the mer princess registers everything in flashes; the first cry of her child, sand grains brittle against her skin, serena’s arm around her, the waves crashing in, a second cry, clouds filtering ahead, the soothing hand in her hair. it takes thalassa a moment to register something is wrong, she’s too tired, everything is dulling. the mermaid turns her head and struggles to find her voice as she watches her sister’s image split into two blurred beautiful images. the noise around her gets quieter until thalassa sees nothing at all and she looks to her big sister desperately, but the other is too preoccupied between the squirming bundle in her arms and the warlock across from her. there’d always been a time and place to watch your loved ones but now wasnt it. “ s’r’na “ she slurs but her voice is too quiet. thalassa reaches for her sister, hand barely brushing the bundle of her newborn baby before he hand drops, heavy against the sand as her heart falters- then it stops.

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      if he touched her

                                                                                                                  he couldn’t talk to her 

                                  if he loved her 

                                                                                 he couldn’t leave

         if he spoke 

                                                                                                                      he couldn’t listen

                                       if he fought 

                                                                                  he couldn’t win.

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✯ ( dani )

TW DEATH

she doesn’t go to the funeral.

thalassa stays curled in her bed, covers drawn up to her neck as she stares at the wall. she’s been there since the moment they announced her sister had died.

the door to her room opens but thalassa doesn’t even blink, ocean eyes fixed to the blank canvas of a wall even as serena comes into her view. 

she’s beautiful. she always is, but even like this, more grief mourning than living, her sister is radiant, those incredible eyes red rimmed and glassy, blonde locks half up half down and pulled away from her face. 

“ thally ? “ the older princess prods tentatively. “ are you getting up today ? “

she receives no response.

serena clears her throat, eyes stinging as her voice turns to a forceful note. “ thally . get up . “

thalassa still doesnt respond. instead she takes a moment to marvel at serena. she’s broken, just as much as thally, if not more, but serena has markus to lean on. she has markus and lucien and the others and thally... she has no-one. adrian is dead. dani is dead.

she almost startles when serena slams her hands on the bed, instead the princess blinks, gaze still on that one spot of paint. 

“ thally. get. up. “ the princess yells, hands curling around her little sister’s shoulders as she shakes her. “ get up ! thalassa get up ! “

her head lolls as her sister shakes her, ocean eyes taking in the tears on her sister’s cheeks eyes desperate as she tries to get a response- any response from the younger princess. thalassa can’t bring herself to move, the same comatose state she’s been in for days.

“ get up ! get up ! you need to get up ! she’s dead - dani is dead and i can’t lose you too - thally please - “

serena’s voice breaks and she drops her grip on her sister, stumbling back until her back meets the wall. the sinks down until she reaches the floor, palms pressed into her eyes. thalassa closes her eyes slowly, the tears burning behind pale eyelids. slowly and silently she slides out of bed, blanket still wrapped around her and muscles aching as she moves to serena, slowly settling onto the floor. thalassa curls herself around her sister without a word, a beat of hesitant silence before serena reaches for her, crying into her hair as thally holds her.

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✯ ( serena & adrian )

TW DEATH

she stares at the grave stone, immaculately carved, sigil etched into the head; auden’s work no doubt. 

“ this isn’t real , “

she whispers. whether its to the gravestone or herself she isn’t quite sure. sometimes the princess still thinks she catches flashes of him out of the corner of her eyes; thinks she sees that dark hair and the smile he reserved only for her, but then the moment would pass and he’d be gone in a flash.

“ this isn’t real . “

she repeats, salt traces lining her cheeks as she steps closer. 

“ this isn’t real . do you hear me ? you’re not dead . you aren’t . you’re not dead you didn’t die . you didn’t leave me you didn’t - ... you didn’t - “

her voice breaks, catches on words that are more begs than statements, cracks and hitches somewhere in the back of her throat, the rest of the sentence stuffed under her tongue with all the things she’d never get to say. all the i love you’s she’d never get to say.

“ you left me , “

the admission is soft, barely whispered before the grief ignites to anger.

“ you left me ! you died and you left me alone , why would you do that ?! how could you do that ?! you left ! i love you and you left me - and you promised me that you wouldn’t ! you promised ! “

the last word isn’t spoken it’s screamed, and somewhere beyond her thunder rings out and thalassa thinks that just maybe, the sky is screaming too.

the energy is sapped from her quickly and she sinks to her knees, ocean eyes dead as she curls around his grave, soft whispers of ‘you promised’ a barely audible mantra. 

it isn’t until she’s shaken awake two days later that she realises she’s slept there, lips and fingers tinged blue from the cold. the princess refuses to leave, clings to the headstone as if it’s the key to bringing her adrian back. as if she can love her king back to life.

“ thally come on , “ dani tries to coax her little sister from the dirt, reaching for her with a touch too gentle. thalassa pushes her away roughly, ignoring the concerned whispering of her other siblings as she lays back down, wishing adrian was here instead.                      

                                                                    @adriianvl

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sercnv‌:

     “ who are you ?? go away ! ” serena yelled at the blond shadowhunter approaching, and upon him telling that thally was giving birth to his children, the blonde mermaid was more shocked than ever since they found thalassa. watching markus put a spell on her to keep her down and explain to the shadowhunter that he was going to help her give birth, serena’s main focus was far from the actualy childbirth and on that adrian. she was just about to ask her again when she spotted the phone, and it didn’t take her long to find the contact and call him. after half a minute, the man was on his way as soon as he heard thalassa’s name and the word ‘birth’. that was impressive. “ he’s coming, dammit – just calm down ! take deep breathes, ” she instructed, shaking her slightly to get her to listen “ … breathe ! ”

at first the princess struggles under the spell, fighting to get back up until serena shakes her. thalassa grabs her sister’s hand on instinct, squeezing it tightly as she cries out at the next contraction. 

“ serena i can’t - i can’t do this i can’t do it i can’t - “

she faintly notes that shes crying, dark lashes clumped from tears as she gasps for breath, trying to breathe like shes been. thalassa thinks she can hear markus and seb talking ,but she’s not focusing on anything but the pain and the hand she’s refusing to let go of. the sisters were never close before, but thally needs her now. someone yells at the mermaid to push and she leans into her older sister as she does. the time melts into itself as she gives birth, pain striking and vision blurring as the sweat beads. there’s a sudden cry piercing the air, and she manages to spot markus with a squirming infant in his hands before she hears seb’s soft encouragement of one more, just one more. but she’s tired - shes so so tired.