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As a child, Iko was thrown into the sea because she had the blood of a witch. She was found by the great sea witch Dalibaya, who raised her as her apprentice.
Time passed, and Iko was living peaceful days in the fishbowl house left behind by Dalibaya.
One day, the mer-prince Kashmir came to her, demanding human legs and threatening to destroy her home if she didn’t teach him how to walk.
This led to an unusual cohabitation between the two…
“Teach me more actively. For example, let me touch your legs.”
“Why does it have to be my legs?”
“To figure out how the muscles move.”
*
“I’ll be back.”
“Wait, Iko.”
“?”
“I’ll be waiting, so come back quickly.”
Smooch.
Iko’s quiet life began to be stirred like waves because of the unpredictable Kashmir.
*Setting/Genre: Fantasy, European Ambiance
*Keywords: Fairytale AU, non-human beings, sly ML, innocent ML, innocent FL, wounded FL, prickly FL, cold FL, indifferent FL
*Male Lead: Kashmir – A descendant of the mermaid who turned into foam, he is a mer-prince. He always seeks excitement and fun, and when he gets bored, he causes trouble, such as capsizing passing ships. He initially seeks out a witch for human legs but gradually forgets his original goal because he finds teasing Iko entertaining.
*Female Lead: Iko – A lonely witch living by the sea. She dislikes adventure and loves her unchanging routine of doing specific tasks at set times. However, her routine is unexpectedly disrupted by Kashmir, who suddenly barges in demanding legs.
*When to Read: When you want to enjoy a heart-fluttering romance fantasy with a unique premise.
*Quote: “Iko, I’ve been holding back all this time.”
Villainess No.121
Fishs' reproduction and fertilization is generally external so the most reasonal assumption is:
External Fertilization
Applying this to mermaids, it's possible that they might engage in a similar process. The female mermaid could release eggs into the water, and the male mermaid could release sperm to fertilize them. This method would align with their aquatic nature.
thefrogthatlaughs
No no no staph that I will cry 😡 let me dream about my merman D 🥰 I’ll pretend mermen have pouches near their waist to store the D in unless it’s needed
Haruru
I read that they have two D's 🥰🥰
thefrogthatlaughs
Yum 🥰🥰
Aisho
F in the chat for the mer king 🤣
Villainess No.121
You are nastyyy 😂😈
Aisho
ikr? unless he was supposed to be close with Dalibaya, idk what he's so mad about 💀
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So I understood it as like if a tuna mermaid wants to mate with a salmon Mermaid, the tuna mermaid can transform their lower half into a salmon. But I think your interpretation makes more sense since I don't think Kashmir ever mentioned his mom?
thefrogthatlaughs
Nahhh remember how kashmir’s dad is a different type of whale? I think mermaids do bestiality?? Maybe kashmir’s dad found a orca whale and did it with it to result in kashmir? Cause if kashmir was born from parthenogenesis then he and dad would be same species
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Yh, that's y I said ur interpretation made more sense. The salmon merm x tuna merm theory was just my brain's reflexive reaction because it grew up on disney ig. Even though we're talking fairytale human-fish hybrids, I just thought for sure the reproduction would be mostly intraspecific. I also thought before that kashmir might be adopted, but that's also probably wrong. So… sperm whale merking on orca s-x huh?😳
Citrus Aurora
Nope not just the lower half or anything, the merfolk in this novel do it kinda like greek gods, I guess? They transform into the fish species to mate. The only reason Kashmir's transformation was only half was because his upper body was already the same as a human's
—Marmalade
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So that would mean Iko was calling the merppl supremacists before she even knew they were going around fvcking sperm whales, orcas, and everyone everything in the ocean😂 The true conquerors of the sea frfr
thefrogthatlaughs
That's cool but will I never get a pretty yandere merman who steals a human away and confines her, pampers her in a deserted island smut? So far I've found either sad stories or horrific stories or ones like this where there's no mermaid smex just transformed human or that one story where the merman can't talk sobs
dream 👑
She felt hurt because kashmir was being an inconsiderate jrk.
thefrogthatlaughs
Granted. But Kashmir isn’t really human so he doesn’t understand this stuff. Merfolk usually reproduce with other fishes so it’s understandable that he doesn’t get it. Iko should try to communicate her needs and thoughts before just automatically assuming stuff and avoiding him which she has also done before for no reason when she thought he’s gonna leave her to go to the human village. Kashmir has issues, but Iko has bigger issues if she can’t even talk properly.
Aisho
this moron 💀
nckojita
i feel like if anything the sea king and the rest of the merfolk are just happy he’s not causing trouble and destroying things all the time anymore 😭 like atp how can u even care that she’s a human witch lol