the way ariel still sings her head bc.. u cannot take her mermaid gifts away from her not truly and completely cause the sea is still part of her!!! even as a human, when she requires comfort, she goes to the sea as she can feel the connection still and her family.
she's an incredibly strong swimmer (She Has A Tail i know this but) and the upper body strength it would've taken to do the thing with turning the ship around in the middle of an underwater tornado thing in a storm with. NO LEGS???? this strength carries over even with legs.
ariel youngest daughter privilege and i know it 😔😔😔 by comparison to her sisters, she gets away with soo much more. he's strict with her but i imagine him destroying her grotto was the first time she's ever been disciplined to a large degree. she's only afraid of him and disappointing him once in a while from what her sisters have told her about his rage. and not only is she the youngest sibling, her mother was triton’s favorite wife and that also results in a lot of ariel favoritism. she has her mother’s voice and reminds her father a lot of her. she’s the daughter that yells back!!
ariel has a necklace to remind her of home, it has a pearl for each of her sisters, tinted to be their respective color, and a small golden conch shell in the middle to represent her father.
eric was ariel’s first romantic interest, and before him she was almost uninterested in romance? she found that she didn’t like that most of the people she knew only saw her for her father, and either pursued her because of it or didn’t because of it. while she loved romance in a daydreamy sort of way, she had never physically experienced it, even while she had developed crushes she’s never acted on. her crushes were normally idealized and romanticized versions of people, and she was quick to try and befriend them, only to realize that she wasn’t interested once she truly got to know them, and nothing ever went further than friendship.
ariel fell in love with eric when she saw him, but it was definitely more the idealized and frankly made up version of him in her head because she didn’t know him at all.
at this point, ariel does not rule over the carinae sea as she has broken all three rules. she is 20 at the time of the movie, while an arguably young 20, but she needs to prove her maturity to her father before he allows her her birthright.
when she does rule, ariel’s kingdom is filled with music and joy. while her father’s palace still resides in the carinae sea, the way she rules is completely different to him. “Princess Ariel is said to rule her kingdom with an endearing kindness, and is beloved by all. In stories, Princess Ariel is revered for her remarkable singing voice and curiosity. She believes in the power of togetherness and unity, and she has a gift for seeing the best in her people.” ariel also does her best to never forbid anything, especially when it comes to learning and exploring, even if/when her people seem to be caused more harm by it than help. she is looked down upon by her father and sisters because they find her to be completely naive. (and, she is in ways, but not to the degree they think) this frustrates ariel and often, while she doesn’t do it on purpose, causes her to listen to their advice even less.
triton’s constant overbearing and overprotective attitude over ariel did not help keep her in line as it did her sisters. she appears to be an outlier, as the rest of her sisters are more ‘tame’, and triton has an almost perception that he did something wrong with her, because she is so different to her sisters.
especially on land but generally as well, ariel has a constant need to touch and stimulate her senses, to a point of social inappropriateness at times.
if ariel’s singing, or even humming, you can hear it from incredible distances, even if she’s just speaking it projects in a way that can seem odd, never too loud when you’re close to her but she is almost always heard. recognizing this and her voice/existence in general is sure to get you a beaming smile, as she was used to having her every thought and want being disregarded by her family and royal staff at the palace.
ariel has an incredibly active imagination, and because of it can stay up for hours into the night, even laying down, thinking of scenarios and ideas and things to explore. she’s also an awesome storyteller.
ariel’s love language is learning <3 teach her anything and she’s immediately looking at with you with the most amazement and trust
ariel appreciates the sea a lot more once she spends time with eric on the surface and learns his fascination with it, as well as her no longer feeling as trapped in it
ariel is very much a darling to the merpeople in the carinae sea, and so a lot of people have suspicions about ariel’s grotto, as well as some have seen it themselves, unbeknownst to her, of course, and have kept it from the sea king.
ariel’s mother, who started her infatuation with humans as she had one herself before her passing, taught her how to read english from a very young age, which is why she’s able to read the books in her grotto.
when her father gives her the blessing of legs, ariel still has her other mermaid abilities, she is not human in any other sense but her legs. triton’s spell allows her to return to the water and her tail whenever she chooses.
honest girl honest girl honest girl ‘i can’t lie to you i won’t’ and she always expects this kind of honesty from others, she will never doubt you unless proven otherwise and even then it has to be strong evidence
ariel doesn’t eat any meat, it’s what her diet was like in the sea and it stays the same on land. it definitely has to do with her discomfort for the human culture for eating fish.
her draw to the boat in the lagoon is because she misses the water!!! even if she doesn’t realize it, she would never be able to remain on land, just for her own sanity, without ever being near water again.
ariel never wears heels again after she finds out that there are other options. she prefers the comfort of sandals or no shoes. if sandals, they are often shoes with little to no support because she doesn’t like how sturdy and firm they can get, it’s uncomfortable.
ariel is a little bit shy about physical intimacy because it’s never been something she’s been interested in before eric, and like frankly i think mermaids are pretty horny so ariel was used to the culture, it was just never something she ever did. when he tried to kiss her, she didn’t try to dodge him on purpose, she just gets a little fidgety and flighty when she’s nervous, and there was a lot going on that she wanted to see.
queen atlanta was her mother (changed from athena) and ariel looks like the near splitting image of her, as well as having her voice. ariel’s mother also had an infatuation with humans, which initially is was drew ariel to them. atlanta would take the family up to the surface, before she died, and while triton was careful about what humans he trusted, and the answer was little to none, atlanta was not. she had many human friends that she visited and trusted to be around her girls. one day while they are out, a boat approaches them rapidly and all of the children make it back into the water, but their mother does not. this raptures triton’s trust with humans completely. in reality, atlanta had befriended a human artist named duncan and posed for paintings. triton allowed this, thinking that humans weren't so bad. however kole, a rival artist, jealous of duncan's success and talent, tries to kill him by letting loose an avalanche, but atlanta, while pushing him out of the way, got crushed by the rocks herself. enraged, triton confronts kole, terrifying him and falls off the cliff. turning his anger to duncan and ready to destroy him, the voice of atlanta appears in the clouds asking triton to spare him. leaving with the unfinished painting of duncan's, he returns to the sea to mourn. ursula had interfered with queen atlanta’s death, pretending to be kole to stir up trouble which resulted in the sea queen’s death.
ariel was incredibly nervous to at eric wouldn’t want her anymore when she came back to him, she thought she had lost him but she knew she had to go back, because she had to see him again even if he didn’t want her.
ariel’s emotions are always displayed on her face, her heart is on her sleeve. she is incredibly easy to read as well as honest.
ariel and eric go on beach picnics frequently where eric brings her new foods to try, and ariel shows him fish that she calls up to the surface to meet them, one that he’s never seen before. any date they go on is a favorite for her because it’s all new, even if she’s been there before with him. she’s incredibly easy to please.
she adores wind chimes, especially those made out of seashells and sea glass, but especially little things she would’ve collected when she lived in the sea, it’s a new collection for her.
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“ recovened. ”
What an odd little girl. Not that Taylor minds at all. She revels in the odd. Normal people don't understand what it is she and her brother do. Some get curious, drawn in by the allure of knowing their futures. Taylor amuses them, peeking into the beyond and spoon-feeding them droplets of the future. They give her coins, food, they amuse her, too. Taylor sits at the table, watching Ariel taking in her possessions with child-like wonder. ❛ It's ... fun. Not a lot of people understand it, unfortunately. ❜ She gives a soft sigh. ❛ Do you want to see something fun?
ariel drinks it up, sweet silvery words from a stream of magic. she can feel it, and it grows stronger the closer she gets, even just by nudges. she can feel the beat of magic, and fights the urge to press her fingers to taylor’s pulse to feel it further. “ i’m … well, i don’t know that i understand it, but i know it. it’s everywhere in the sea, it’s so beautiful, it sounds like singing. ” she can feel herself drifting away in the waves of it, even as she’s talking, a glittering sea taking the place of her thoughts. taylor’s question brings her back, and ariel shines brightly. “ yes! please, show me! ”
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“ princsea. ”
“ a brave one, a very brave one! ” his tone is intense, insistent, impassioned, as is his gaze - but his touch is gentle as he takes her hands into his own. running his thumb back & forth across her knuckles reassuringly. it felt as if his heart might burst forth from his chest, so fiercely was it pounding. though it always felt like that whenever he looked at her. so precious was she to him, so good, so kind. that she could think any less of herself was unfathomable to him. the sea witch didn't deserve a passing thought from her, let alone her guilt. " ariel, she gave you no other choice. who knows what else she would have done if you hadn't stopped her! " impulsively, he brings one of her hands to his lips, turning it to press a soft kiss to the inside of her wrist, then another. she shines so brightly in his eyes; such a warm, nourishing glow, and he so desperately wished to give her even an ounce of the comfort she has brought him. " you saved my life - again! not to mention your father's, and surely countless others. that makes you a hero by my reasoning. "
his hands feel like safety, safe keeping beyond what she could ever imagine. it almost takes her aback, his intensity. she’s used to eric’s gentleness, brushing across her surface and only dipping deep when she beckons. and she supposed that she did beckon, somehow. the blue of his eyes is comforting, but she finds her grounding in the touch of his hands, and she lets herself relax in the warmth of his hand against her cool skin. brave, brave, brave. “ you don’t think- think i’m a monster, do i? ” the word she used after what ursula did to her father, was she worse? did it matter? was she just like her? the thought makes her feel like she’s sinking, and she needs to cling to eric in order to keep herself from falling too deep. ariel feels her breath stuttering, the kind she can feel before she cries. only now, there’s no grotto, no hidden cave, there’s nowhere to hide but him, and so she does. the mermaid rests her head in the crevice of his next, leaning into his space slow enough that he could stop her. ariel feels one cold tear dribble down the side of her face, it lands in the fabric of his shirt. “ i … i did a horrible thing, i did- i did a horrible thing. ”
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lil testing starter call, accepting. ⟢ ( @lighthouseborn )
she watches him with big, curious eyes. he walks, he stops walking. eric calls it pacing when he does it, but it’s not quite like this. he goes away, he comes back. solid and shadowed by something dark and deep that she can hear. like singing, but not the shallow kind, only incredibly far, further down. the kind from caves she’s not supposed to go in. the rocks feel warm, they feel like her mother’s song, but most things do, now that her father is opening up again, warming in his own way, slow and with a wavering trust. but it had stopped, sudden and shattering. ariel had felt it, swimming with eric and showing him the kind of rocks that glow with the stars of the night. the sea grew suddenly very still, even with waves still rolling onto them. and then everything was gone. everything. it didn’t even feel like this when she was given legs the first time, there’s a permanence to this that makes her feel sick, now that there’s no wonder. the fault clings to him like a shadow, but ariel can’t find where.
she’s gotten used to her legs, now, soft footfalls on the sand aren’t as hard to achieve now, ariel just doesn’t want to startle him. “ hello, ” she says, just as soft, but her own trembling keeps her from holding steady. “ i need … i need your help. ”
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