Mertastic قصص

*Slight LGBT Warning. "Excuse me, could I borrow some of that sunscreen? My friends used up all of mine." "Oh, gimme a sec. Here you go." "......." "W-wait, where's my sunscreen?!" Two strangers. One lost bottle of sunscreen. What happens next... well, that's up to you to find out. Sunscreen is a short-story contest entry for the Mertastic Community. It's in pure dialogue, so it shouldn't be too hard to read. Hope you enjoy!

[ winner of the call of the sea ⚖ mertastic contest ] You know three things. One: Your name is Marin. Two: You built this home with your own two hands. Three: Your beloved is still out in the water, somewhere. -- Written for the @talesofthedeep Mertastic Contests - The Call of the Sea.

"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.

I've no idea why i never published this, since i wrote this for an official Wattpad contest around February? July? I don't know. But publishing this now because it deserves to be published, i hope? Hope you enjoy it. xx

An investigation that led to a fated grief swept Nyamh into a fight for a truth morphing a pariah's noon to a new dawn. 𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝 𓆟 [Word Count (ShortStory): 4,000 - 5,000] [1st May 2023 - 31st May 2023 ✍]

A short tale about a Deepsea mermaid who meets and befriends a Surface mermaid, only to discover that fate holds a different outcome for her. Written for the MerMay 2023 contest from talesofthedeep!