forum Mermaid romance (one-on-one//closed)

Started September 16, 2018 by @ElderGod-Carrots

tune

Arria rolled his eyes a little but smiled, "Stop it. It's not that good…" He muttered, placing his own designs on his face. Circles above both his eyes, a small star in the corner of each and a line going from check to check, "Let's go pay for the bag."

Carter looped his arm with Arria’s free arm, grinning. “It is that good. I’ve never done something like this, and I love it.” He looked the mirror again, smiling at how the designs matched the color of their tails. Nothing can ruin this night.

Arria grinned and his eyes shinned, "Let's pay and go to this party then." He swam with Carter over to the counter and flipped a couple of the coins towards the mermaid behind it, her face covered in designs similar to theirs before Arria lead them both towards the palace.

Carter smiled, tipping his head in thanks at the counter lady as they left. Carter situated the bag over him, glad to finally have something to ensure he’d have a potion with him at all times. He smiled at Arria as they arrived at the palace, “This is so exciting!”

Arria rolled his eyes a little, "Maybe for you! You gotta get used to this." He giggled a little and bumped him with his hip before picking up the speed. Lots of merfolk were making their way inside to the ballroom. A large, room that seemed to go up and up forever. Different coloured crystals were positioned around and forms of food lay on the outside of the room. Arria let out a content sigh.

Carter smiled, already perfectly content just being with Arria. “The room is so pretty…” He looked up, up, and up in awe of the decor. “It’s so grand and fancy, I can’t believe it…” His tail swished, brushing against Arria’s lovingly.

Arria smiled and leaned his head on Carter's shoulder, "Well we are in a palace, you'd expect it to be fancy." His eyes scanned the room nervously for a moment as if looking for someone before they relaxed, "Come on, let's go dance." He said softly, leaded Carter by the hand to where a group of others were slow dancing.

Carter smiled warmly, putting a hand on Arria’s waist as soon as they stopped. He brushed a hand over Arria’s cheek, flicking away a strand of hair with a tiny laugh. “I know I say it all the time, but I love you…” Carter started to sway, sighing happily.

"I love you more." Arria replied, wrapped his arms around Carter's neck with a content smile and sigh. He tangled his tail with Carters with a giggle. Some form of music played quietly while they danced, giving the room a relaxed and care-free feel.

Carter leaned in slowly, his lips a breath away from Arria’s as he whispered, “I love you most.” His hand traced his sea boy’s scales, then he moved his other hand up to Arria’s face. His fingers ghosted just below Arria’s designs and he smiled, “You’re perfect.”

Arria blushed and tangled his hands in Carter's hair with a smile, "I'm far from perfect, Carter…" He whispered, placing a quick kiss to his lips before resting his forehead on the others, "But thank-you, you're pretty perfect, too."

Carter closed his eyes, pulling Arria closer to steal another kiss. He playfully brushed a hand over his sea boy’s design, getting a smudge of color on his hand. He wiped it on his own face, murmuring, “I’m yours.”

Arria giggled, a little of the blue colour from Carter sitting on his lips from the kiss, "And I'm yours." He muttered, "You ruined my designs, how dare you!" He teased, giggling again as he playfully flicked Carter's nose..

Carter laughed, smearing a bit more of Arria’s color teasingly. “I have to find some way to tell them I’m taken,” He laughed again, sneaking another kiss. He got lost in Arria’s beautiful eyes, not even realizing he was staring.

Arria rolled his eyes and pushed him a little, "Stop staring love bird," He muttered, smudging Carter's own designs, a little reluctantly but did it anyway and kissing him for a moment, "It's rude."

Carter blushed ever so slightly, but leaned in for another kiss quickly before pulling back to say, “You’re just so enamoring…” He laughed a little bit, the touched up Arria’s face by smudging the color back toward the place it started. He laughed quietly at the color on Arria’s lip from their kisses.

Arria rolled his eyes playfully again, "I know I said flirting happens a lot here, but you're taking it to a new level." He giggled and placed some of blue that was on his fingers back onto Carter's face before placing a little on his own.

Carter laughed, pecking Arria’s lips once before saying, “I just can’t help it.” He swayed with the music, closing his eyes for a second, “This is really amazing, Arria… Being here with you…”

Arria smiled softly, "I'm glad you're enjoying it. You're pretty amazing and I wouldn't want to be here with-" He cut himself off and his smile faded as he looked at someone over Carter's shoulder. Of course… Coming towards them, the biggest grin on his face was Yuri and Arria internally groaned.
"Carter, Arria! How nice to see you here," The prince said.

Carter tensed up, turning to face the voice he recognized as Yuri. He tightened on arm around Arria, tucking him into his side. Carter frowned at the annoying merman, a small rage heating at his core. Whatever he did to my Arria… “What do you want?” He asked coldly, narrowing his eyes.

"A dance, with you Carter," Yuri shrugged a shoulder, the smug grin still plastered on his face, "And since I'm the prince you can't say no."
Arria's eyes widened but he quickly looked away from Yuri and down at his and Carter's tails to distract himself.

“Wait- what? I can’t say no?” Carter furrowed his brow, tensing up even more. It can’t possibly be a rule that I can’t say no because he’s the prince… Carter glanced at Arria, searching for answers but his sea boy was looking down.

"You could say no, but then I could have you thrown in the dungeons," Yuri shrugged again, "I can do what I want around here and it's just one dance, Carter." He smiled at him, glancing at Arria for a moment before back to the other merman.

Carter frowned, then looked at Arria one last time and whispering, “I’ll be right back, you won’t even know I’m gone.” He reluctantly pulled away from Arria and faced Yuri. His lips curled downward even more and he huffed a breath, “Alright.”

Yuri’s grin widened, “Great.” He grabbed Carter’s hand and lead him away from Arria. Once they were far enough away, Yuri placed his hands on Carter’s waist and his smile faded, “Leave Arria. He’s mine.”