Prompt: "You found it on the beach? You know, when most people take a walk on the beach, they pick up seashells."
Choi Youngjae ties his boat with a frown. He didn't get any fishes again. Even though it's just a hobby his Jaebeom-hyung introduced to him, he doesn't want the older disappointed or thinking he's not having fun. In fact, being at the sea makes Youngjae happy. He's scared of large bodies of water, but if he's on top of it, safe on a boat, he can appreciate how beautiful the sky above is and the corals and marine creatures beneath him.
"Youngjae, I'll go home now and give these to my mom. What about you?" Jaebeom asks. He has a bag full of fishes. His mom would be proud.
Youngjae pouts. What about his mom? He needs to go home with something. "I'll stay here for a while, hyung. The breeze is great."
"Okay. I'll see you later," Jaebeom bids before walking away from the seaside.
Youngjae takes a deep breath. He can hear the sea gulls flying above and the sound of waves crashing. It is indeed relaxing. He needs to think of something to bring back to his mother though. Youngjae looks down at the pure white sand.
A big wave makes water reach his feet. Youngjae steps back, afraid he will also wet his trousers. But something washed by the sea to his direction takes his attention.
A shell. Seashell.
Right. He can collect seashells. His mom will love it. And he can give some to his nephews too. He picks up the shell by his feet and put it on his ears. There goes the sound of the waves. It's magical how it can be trapped on such a small thing.
Youngjae starts walking, in search for more shells. He picks up every interesting thing he encounters, this equating to weirdly shaped pebbles. He finds a couple more shells but they are not as big as the first one. Soon enough, Youngjae reaches the end of the beach. There is a rock formation that stops him from walking further.
He's already three steps back to where he came from when he heard it. A melody. Someone is singing from behind the rocks. Youngjae has never wandered that far so he's not sure how someone can possibly be singing there. It sounds like a girl. A girl with amazing voice.
Youngjae doesn't know what to do. He's curious of who owns the voice but from the way the rocks are formed, he can't even try to climb.
So he opens his mouth to harmonise with her. Youngjae prides himself for having a melodious voice.
The singing stops. Youngjae wonders if he scared the girl away. But then she sings again, louder and clearer this time, as she wants to be sure that Youngjae will answer.
He does. And the voice falters again. He waits for it to continue but instead, he finds a head slowly emerging from behind the rocks.
It's indeed a girl. A beautiful one at that. Her hair is long and thick, covering her upper body. She has a bright set of eyes, making Youngjae stare. He almost doesn't notice the shiny scales on the side if her face.
"It's a Legged!" she exclaims in excitement, pointing at Youngjae as if she just found a rare creature.
Youngjae is as surprised as her. "You're a mermaid!"
"I am!"
They share an amused expression. Youngjae doesn't know what to ask for. It's obvious that mermaids are real; one is right in front of him. But is she supposed to? What if she realises that she's not and she suddenly goes back to the water? Youngjae wants to get to know her more.
"Legged, why do you know my song? Are you my prince?"
Youngjae blinks. Is he... her prince? He didn't know the song. He just wanted to sing along with her.

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