Mertastic Contests

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Thalassa's Stolen Voice | #MerMay2024 ✔

Thalassa is a body-double for the princess of Serenis. Her father gave her to the throne, saying it would bring the mermaid a better life. Losing her voice to an ancient arch is not a better life. Told in less than 5,000 words, THALASSA'S STOLEN VOICE is a standalone fantasy short story set in the Realm of Nepharia. S...

Tails of Realms

❛ . ╱╱ ❪ 𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘺 ❫ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ in which a pirate prince must lift a mermaid's curse. [ The Little Mermaid retelling ] ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ❪ 2024 © careycore ❫ .˚

Blood of Andromeda | MerMay Entry 2024

Warnings: contains moderate sexual content and slight violence --- Andromeda is a Syfire, a 'mer' who half-human, half mermaid. She and her clan live deep beneath the waves, away from peering human eyes. On a stormy night in 1912, Andromeda faces her final task to become a full member of the Blood Coven. Her job is si...