The Taste of Sea Salt on Your Lips

"Am I a human cursed with a tail during nightfall? Or am a mermaid cursed with legs during daylight?" She mused. "Another question that I wish I knew how to answer..."

Prince Adrien Philip Basil Agreste of the Kingdom of Émeraude-a respectable and docile young prince who spends the day locked in the castle, sheltered from the world by his parents. But that just scratches the surface of who he really is. Under the cover of the night stars, Adrien sneaks out of his chambers and assumes the identity of Chat Noir-a nobody clad in black who explores every inch of the capital city each night.

On a hazy summer night, with a wave of humidity still humming over the land from the afternoon sun, Chat Noir found himself walking along the beach, taking in the cooling sea air. Even as late as it was, the beach was one of the few places in the area that continued to hold the evidence of life well into the night-from teenagers who snuck out to go skinny-dipping to secret lovers giggling behind the walls of rock scattered across the soft sand. But that night held a new kind of life. For on that beach-where the rest of the world was in a quiet slumber-lay an unconscious woman with a tail of mesmerizing red scales.

Follow the dorky story of a Prince-who-does not-wish-to-be-prince, a masked traveller of the night (who is the same man), a mermaid with amnesia, and a mysterious girl who appears in the morning sun (who is the same girl), as they weave through their tangled mess of love, life, curses, secret identities, and overbearing parents.

I chose to have a reverse love square because if it was the regular love square (Adrien/Chat Noir x Ladybug and Ladybug/Marinette x Adrien), then Ladybug wouldn't have a crush on anyone, as only Marinette can meet Adrien and she forgets her time as Marinette at night. I also ship Luka x Chloe and Rose x Juleka! Please don't complain about ships! And don't read if you're LGBTQ+ phobic, as I won't allow any of that negativity.

Hope you enjoy!