#mermaid

Even if they are fictional, I always thought that mermaids were beautiful creatures. Of course, they don’t compare to you, but still… ↗

— Daniele Lanzarotta

#mermaid #new-adult-contemporary-romance #beauty

Peter was not with them for the moment, and they felt rather lonely up there by themselves. He could go so much faster than they that he would suddenly shoot out of sight, to have some adventure in which they had no share. He would come down laughing over something fearfully funny he had been saying to a star, but he had already forgotten what it was, or he would come up with mermaid scales still sticking to him, and yet not be able to to say for certain what had been happening. It was really rather irritating to children who had never seen a mermaid. ↗

— J.M. Barrie

#flying #laughter #mermaid #neverland #peter-pan

Human?' The girl cocked her head the other way. I caught a glimpse of pink gills under her chin. 'My sisters told me stories of humans. They said they sometimes sing to them to lure them underwater.' She grinned, showing off her sharp needle-teeth. 'I've been practicing. Want to hear? ↗

— Julie Kagawa

#mermaid #siren #sisters

Pleased to meet you," Tellin says, shaking me out of my reverie. "Lily told me much about you last weekend." "Funny." Quince throws me a questioning glance. "She didn't mention you at all. ↗

— Tera Lynn Childs

#fins-are-forever #lily #lily-sanderson #mer-people #mermaid

Basically, everyone thinks--knows--how sweet I am. Emma, you threw my sister through hurricane-proof glass. ↗

— Anna Banks

#mermaid #poseidon #humor

love is but an echo in her head ↗

— David Cantor

#echo #love #lyric #sequined-mermaid-dress #song

I'm just playing it safe. I'm staying as far away from the edge as possible, so I don't go plummeting off with a guy who may not even stick around long enough to help peel me off the ground. ↗

— Tracy Lane

#mermaids #romance #love

My heart pounded against my chest, competing with the deafening absence of sound in the air. I'd never known silence like this. ↗

— Tracy Lane

#mermaids #romance #love

I’ll never forgive myself if I don’t ask this, but knowing everything that you know, do you still want that kiss? ↗

— Daniele Lanzarotta

#mermaid #new-adult-contemporary-romance #forgiveness

Mat, on the other hand, seemed to have unlimited faith in me. Maybe he'd lend me some if I asked nicely. ↗

— Tracy Lane

#mentors #mermaids #faith