Request: hello :)) okay so ariel x fem!reader when she first arrives at the castle and the reader helps her get dressed she notices how she looks when she looks at the prince and asks her if she likes the prince when Ariel nods the reader tells her she'll help her because she's friends with eric. The reader goes along helping trying to push ariel and eric together but while spending time with Ariel the reader slowly starts seeing her in a new light noticing all the pretty small details she looked over before just then the reader realized she was in love with Ariel.
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You were currently helping the new girl who had washed up on shore a few hours ago, getting dressed so she would love presentable when she meets the prince in just a few minutes. You stood off to the side noticing the love-sick emotion in her eyes as she tried to talk to the prince without being able to talk, and how disappointed she looked when he left.
"You like him don't you?" You asked her after he left and she nodded her at your words.
"I can help you with that if you would like. Me and the prince are best friends so I know him better than anyone else." You said as she smiled at you.
"Alright I have to get back to work but I'll be back later to help you out with him." You said squeezing her hand before leaving.
When you returned that evening, you saw that she had the mermaid figure from Eric's room which made you smile a bit and wonder if they interacted with one another while you were at work.
"Did you and him talk while I was at work?" You asked her as she nodded her head.
You two sat on her bed talking well mainly with you telling her about Eric and everything there was needed to know about him while giving her some pointers on how to dress and act while with him.
Over the next few days as you pushed her together with Eric, you also got to really know her and found yourself for her. I mean how could you not she was so beautiful, and seemed so smart and interesting even with talking. You often wondered if Eric knew her the way that you did, or if he was just in love with the idea of her being his mystery woman.
"Alright, what's going on with you?" Eric asked as you walked down the shore.
"Nothing just a lot on my mind." You said to him.
"Nothing not even our newest friend in the castle?" He asked as you looked at him.
"Yeah I know y/n, I see the way you look at her and hear how you talk about her." He said looking at him in shock.
"I know Eric....I don't want to interfere with your love life especially when I have no idea if she even likes me back." You said.
"First off you aren't interfering, I see the way you two look at each other and that would be extremely selfish of me to stand in the way of that, and second of all, she looks at you the same way you do towards her. Take a chance y/n." He said smiling at you.
"Thank you so much, Eric." You said with a smile.
That night you were walking along the beach thinking about what Eric said earlier when you saw Ariel approaching you which made you smile. She reached for your hands as she stood in front of you before softly pressing a kiss to your lips.
"I like you a lot y/n." She said making you smile.
"I like you a lot as well Ariel." You said smiling at her.
