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She warned of the pain. She did.
\nBut no warning can prepare you.
\nNothing can.<\/em><\/p>\n

Long, long ago, a little mermaid became intrigued by the way tall-crabs don’t act at all like the prey she’s more comfortable chasing. Her quest to understand will take her places she had never dreamed possible – onto land and beyond the endless cold.<\/p>\n

But quests always come with a price and hers is no exception. If she cannot find love within a year, she’ll become sea foam. With only a month left and no closer to understanding ‘love’ at all, what is Maris to do? Tall-crabs – humans – are confusing and contradictory and love comes in so many forms, how can she ever know which one is right<\/em> to win her life amidst friends and family on land?<\/p>\n

Fantastical worldbuilding meets verse novels in this queerplatonic retelling of The Little Mermaid<\/em>, the first story in a series of queer fairytale retellings.<\/p>\n

Representation Includes<\/h4>\n

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• Asexual main character, implied to be demiromantic, with a fantasy chronic pain condition who uses sign language (mermaid)<\/li>\n
• Asexual, sex-repulsed, and aromantic main character (prince)<\/li>\n
• Lesbian major character (princess)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Content Warnings<\/div>

  Anti-ace and anti-aro sentiments discussed in passing <\/div>