Mertastic Stories

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 ✍]

*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!

"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

[ 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.

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!