Mermay2022 Stories

A story of pirate friendship

Aria Woods had been using her parents' natatorium after business hours for studying. Little did she know, she wasn't alone. An otherworldly, beautiful song vibrates throughout the facility. Aria had heard of this song before, two years ago to be exact. She explores the natatorium, hoping to find the mysterious being that is using the facility.

Forced into a marriage she did not want, would Lady Tammy Lynn Johnson allow it to happen because her only other choice was to stop being a mermaid and leave the water forever? Would she and her prince compromise to make an incompatible relationship work against the merfolk king's wishes? Created for the MerMay 2022 contest by talesofthedeep. Must have a unique mermaid and underwater world plus one underlined quote of two choices. I picked: They muddy the water to make it seem deep. This story won third place.

Oneshot Story: Ursula is a Merman? I'll Sign Your Contract! What if you become one of the 'Poor Unfortunate Souls' because you signed a contract with 'Ursula' and the plot twist is you're not the 'Little Mermaid'? What if Ursula is actually a Merman Evil Prince? Azalea became Mermaid when she signed a suspicious contract with Ursula, the Evil Sorceror Prince of the Ocean. Failing to satisfy the price of their contract, Azalea became Ursula's servant. ••••••• The Merman suddenly wrapped his tail around me. "Will you sign another contract with me?" I've been tricked into signing a contract with Ursula once again.

"And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music." *** When Isabella's sea-kind mother dies, a man claiming to be her father takes her in. On her 18th birthday, he abruptly engages her to a foreign duke. Longing for escape, Isabella encounters a handsome man named Anguine, who speaks the language of the sea. With his encouragement, she awakens her true self and makes a daring return to her mother's world by taking her first plunge into the deep blue unknown. An entry for the talesofthedeep's Mermay 2022 Contest. Original Prompt: https://www.wattpad.com/1118969385-mertastic-contests-%7E-mermay-2022-%7E Word Count 4739 (Excludes Author's note which puts it at 4856) Special Thanks to @JonLeePeto Copyright TL_Nonoke 2022.

When 24-year-old Emory Richards gets attacked online by a vegan rights activist, an unlikely ally emerges from the depths. Literally. This isn't a story about finding true love. It's a story about a set of twins, a story about picking yourself back up when you're down, and a story about a very cultured mermaid who just happens to want some new friends. - CW: Panic attack, hateful language directed at MC, evil vegans, one bad word

A young merman named Flan is rescued from a pet store by a woman named Shelby, becoming her second son. (Cover art by Friendlyfoxpal, who operates on DeviantArt and Tumblr. No, I did not get permission, but at least I credited her, right?) (Shelby and Xavier are owned by JaiTheBookworkUwU here on Wattpad. I got their permission to use the two of them.)

A middle-grade fantasy novel based on the prompts of 2022's #MerMay art challenge.