starter for @illcmincted // au ; the little mermaid ( X )
Curious didn’t even start to describe the way Wendy felt about the land. How did it feel? Did it smell like anything? What did these... humans, was it? Humans, right. Humans do to live on the land? So many questions swirled around Wendy’s mind- she dreamed that one day she would make it up there. She dreamed that she would be with the people- and instead of flipping her fins in the ocean, she’d be running around on her.. what were the called again? Oh, feet.
Everyday at dawn Wendy would sneak away from her kingdom under the sea to perch herself on top of a rock, not too far away from the human civilization. She understood not to get too close, for her father’s horrific tales of the human world did frighten Wendy. Still, it wasn’t enough to keep her away completely. The young mermaid sat upon the rock, gazing at the humans living their lives about. A long sigh escaped her lips, her cheek resting in the palm of her hand. She looked at them longingly, wishing every single day that she could be one of them.
And at last, it did. Secretly, the sea witch of the deep watched Wendy, lurking behind her every day she rose to the surface. One day, she happen to “come across” Wendy and lured her into her lair. As soon as the little mermaid made it into her home, the witch cursed her, turning her into a human. Unable to breathe, Wendy swam as hard as she could to the surface. Totally and completely exhausted, she collapsed onto the soft sand beneath.