#bigger though

{mermaid}

shining black pearl eyes / shell pink lips / auroral or silver scales (depending on the time of day)

likes: wearing many strands of pink pearls around her throat, the small humans, all her little twinkly treasures, splashing (and thoroughly soaking) male passers-by    

[“Supposedly, years ago, the mermaid was meant as a surprise for a young noble lady--Amalia’s namesake--on her wedding day but was deemed too ill-tempered to be present at such a courtly affair. She was then...cruelly relegated to the fountain in the centre of the city. She was an instant attraction, I’m sure you can imagine.”]

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[“Ladies bring Amalia offerings of jewelry, mirrors, and--oh, any shiny trinket, really--with the belief that the mermaid’s acceptance of the bauble means good fortune for the giver…. Children, she likes. They fascinate her as much as any offered locket or posie ring.”  

“How does she like men?”