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Can you do a Charlie x mermaid reader they are curious about everything and they can temporarily turn humen for a limited amount of time and trys to hide the fact they are a mermaid from Charlie till she eventually finds out if that is all right with you
*inhales deeply* B O Y (or girl or beautiful non-gender-conforming individual), YOU DON’T HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MUCH THIS IDEA WAS HAMMERING INSIDE MY DAMN MIND!/affectionally
First, here’s a drawing i made of Phantasmo as Ursula:
(I took reference from the original scene and from a redraw scene of this scene made by @alxxbee_ on Twitter!)
Now, as for the headcanons:
You have made a deal with the feared sea-“witch” (I am not going to use the word wizard here, I don’t think it suits, you know?) Phantasmo to be a human during day and being yourself during night for three months. You were starting to suspect this was a really kind offer and it actually was:
Y/n: okay… so let me get this straight: i get to be human for three months and be right beside the human i have a crush on? Where’s the catch?
Phantasmo: Ah~ finally someone who understands that my services aren’t for free~ you see, sweet cakes: for you to become a human PERMANENTLY, you’ll have to do two simple things, it’s no big deal, really~
Y/n: Ah, knew it… so? What do i need to do?
Phantasmo: *grins maliciously and involves his tentacles around your shoulders and tail* well~ first, as for the payment, i want your v o i c e~
Y/n: m-my v-v-voice?! But how will i-!
Phantasmo: *wraps a tentacle around your mouth* don’t worry~ you have your looks~! You’re quite the catch, so you don’t have to worry about that~
Y/n: *shoves Phantasmo’s tentacle away from mouth* but I want to talk to her! I want to make questions and receive answers! Isn’t there anything i can give you…?
Phantasmo: *gives a mocking look and raises an “eyebrow”* sure, what else you got~?
Y/n: . . .my soul.
Phantasmo: oh~? Your soul~? *cackles mockingly* my, my~! Someone is really blindly in love~! Heh, how adorable~ alright then, let me just-
Phantasmo takes out your soul and you start feeling really empty and cold:
Phantasmo: there we go~ hmm, you have quite a sweet soul there, have you not~?
Y/n: *quivering lightly* s-so…? What about the other s-s-second thing you t-talked about…?
Phantasmo: ah, yes, yes~ the second thing is, if you want to become a human PERMANENTLY, you’ll have to make that… gal kiss you. But, but, but… not just any kissy kiss no, no… you’ll have to make her give you a true love kiss~
Y/n: …that’s it…? And… what if, hypothetically, i fail at doing so…?
Phantasmo: *gets uncomfortably close* if you fail, you’ll belong to ME~ and oh, you’ll also turn back into a mermaid and never be a human again~
After that, you started to become a human underwater, you quickly tried to come into the surface as fast as you could. The last thing you heard was Phantasmo’s goodbye, good luck and his mocking laughter…
When you thankfully have reached the surface, you saw her: Charlie sunbathing peacefully.
When you decided to get closer to her, you remembered that you were naked and you simply couldn’t go there naked in front of your crush, now could you? So, you have placed some sea stars on your chest and covered your lower part with a veil that was floating around the shore.
When you shyly poked her on the cheek, she woke up and looked around lazily until your eyes met.
She looked at you confused but you said hi and that you were the “person” whom saved her. She still looked at you funnily until she recognized your voice:
Charlie: Oh wait! I recognize your voice, so, you’re the one who saved me?
Y/n: *shyly nods*
Charlie: well, thanks a lot! You really saved my life back there… say… you don’t… seem to have like, a home… do you?
Y/n: *shakes head saying no*
Charlie: so… i was thinking… how about, we like, get married? So you’ll have a home and i’ll have a partner! After all, you did saved me!
Y/n: i… wow! Yes! Yes I accept marrying you!
Charlie: alright then! Let me just tell the good news to my parents and my brother and then, we can arrange the marriage!
When Charlie playfully carried you in her arms to the castle, you could see over your shoulder Phantasmo waving at you and mouthing “good luck” again… you had a bad feeling about having sold your soul like that, because you could still feel your soul on his hands…
And when you two arrived (and you have changed into more comfortable clothes), Charlie showed you her parents and her brother. You felt shy around them and she told them that she was going to marry you!
Of course, the three looked at each other and called Charlie to speak with her in a more secluded room where you wouldn’t hear them talking, but you eavesdropped their conversation:
Charlie’s father: dear, we understand that this person saved you but… you hardly know them!
Carter: right? And have you even asked their name? How can you be sure that they aren’t secretly a mermaid or a cecaelia? Hm? Remember “Victor”?
Charlie: yeah, yeah, i know, i know… but this time is different! They saved my life!
Charlie’s mother: my dear, you are not marrying them until you are fully sure you have known them well enough. Like your brother said, we don’t want a sea creature to take you away from us!
Charlie: urgh, fine… how about one month? We can get to know each other for one month, can’t we?
Carter: it’s still too little time to know each other! Me and Daisy dated for 5 years, were engaged for more 5 years and then we got married!
Charlie: wow brother… good for you i guess, want a prize for being this patient and cautious?
Charlie’s mother: Charlie, don’t speak to your brother like that.
Charlie: *crosses arms and huffs*
Charlie’s father: dear… what your brother and we are trying to say is… be a little more patient like your brother. How about three months to know each other? Now that’s plenty of time.
Charlie: *gives a small smirk* alright…
You were kind of worried that you two would need to get to know each other in three months because of the deal. But as the months passed by, you soon would start to low your guard and calm yourself.
You and Charlie did everything that a typical couple would do: you went picnicking; playing on the beach; give each other presents (you would bring Charlie the rarest things from the ocean: pearls, jewels, drowned artifacts and other things like that in the middle of the night, where everyone would be sleeping and you could collect these presents for her); spend time together (either doing absolutely nothing the entire day or just exercising together) and other couple things.
You two have already fallen in love on the first month but Charlie’s parents only allowed her to kiss you on the lips after three months…
When the last day of the third month was coming, you suddenly felt anxious again: it was like someone was watching you from afar… and you felt a terrible pain in your chest… Charlie asked you if everything was alright and you just replied saying yes…
Charlie then proposed to you an idea: that you two would “secretly” marry each other (you two would only make vows but it was better than waiting more, you simply didn’t have the time anymore) and that you two would kiss under a tree, far away where her brother and parents couldn’t see.
You happily shook your head happily and then, when you two were about to kiss each other on sunset, you felt a sharp pain in your chest and legs… wait! You were transforming into a mermaid in front of your future wife! No!
You desperately tried to cover yourself in shame and started to cry… now you two were definitely not getting married…
Charlie looked at you feeling… betrayed? Angry? Sad? Or simply nothing? Well, the answer is… she was hurt… she didn’t feel anger nor sad… she just felt hurt…
You started to gasp for “air”, you desperately needed to get on water or else you would die. You grabbed Charlie’s legs and you didn’t even needed to say a word: Charlie promptly took you to the beach and gently placed you on the water…
When you two were about to talk about “it”, guess who was ready to pull you deeper into the water? Phantasmo of course!
Aaaaand i am going to finish this tomorrow… because i already took 4 hours to write this… (yes, it may not look like much but believe me: i am a slow thinker, so usually i take a lot of time to write or draw something, lol) bu-byeee! See y’all on my next post! ;D