The Lonely Mermaid by SweetLittleVampire
“Oooooh, what is this?”
Curiously, Grell swam towards the object in the sand that had glistened in the sunlight. It was round, with a smooth surface. Attached to it was a chain similar to those ships used to attach their anchors, but much much smaller. The thing had a kind of…Grell could not quite describe it, loop on top. He examined it from every side, and unintentionally pushed the loop. The thing snapped open.
It was a pocket watch, but that the mermaid did of course not know. He examined the inside, those cryptic signs that were engraved in a circle, and those strange kind of spikes pointing towards them.
The cap of the thing was also smooth on the inside, and Grell ran a finger over it, because he liked the feel of it. As soon as he had touched it, the whole object began to glow and float. Grell let out a squeal, as the face of a man appeared on the inside of the cap. He seemed tall, dark well-combed hair, strange rectangular things sitting on the bridge of his nose that made him look even more intellectual, sharp but handsome facial features – and he had the most stunning green eyes he had ever seen, even prettier than his own.
The sight made his heart flutter, and with a smile, he observed the man for a while. He then proceeded to hide the thing in a spot between the corals and anemones. It was his secret, and whenever he could he returned to that very spot, took out the device and gazed at the handsome stranger, dreaming of a life by his side – impossible, yet so beautiful.”
Yay, bandwagon time! :D
You know, there are an awful lot of marvellous Grell!Mermid / Arigrell pictures out there.
So I thought: Hm. Why don´t make a version of my own? I decided to go with my own design (betta-inspired tail anyone?), but to stick with the average Disney colour scheme, as I like the contrast between red and teal/turquoise.
And I wanted a kind of magical item, a bit like Belle´s mirror, through which Grell could observe his prince, and one of my friends on facebook came up with the idea of the pocket watch. So yeah.
Grell Sutcliff / Kuroshitsuji © Yana Toboso / Square Enix
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