"Will you tell me the tale of the mermaid and the pirate?" "Again?" "Please? It's my favorite and I can't go to sleep if I don't hear it." "Oh, alright. It's the legend of the pirate who valued the lives of those he loved more than his own and the mermaid who showed us that even monsters can possess a heart and soul" *Solivagant (adj.) - Wandering alone* UPDATE 5/14/2020 - NEW COVER DESIGNED BY THE KIND-HEARTED AND TALENTED @infamousbat. Twitter/Instagram - @remssupportbat. 🖤🖤🖤

It begins when you're sixteen. Every little mark your soulmate makes on their arms appears on yours. Mindless doodles. Class notes. Dicks from their annoying brother. Appointment reminders. Stray slip-ups. Intricate pieces of artwork. Everything. But you can never write back. For 19 year old Lacey Oaks, it was beautiful, detailed, intricate pieces of art. Buildings. Trees. People. All very Victorian. The occasional dick, which was quickly scribbled out. For 21 year old Emerson Barrett, it was mostly cuts.

Three crackheads we call brothers.