The latest chapter of Panasyia is up! If you like Fantasy, Romance, and the Captive Prince series, this may just be for you! I was inspired to write this story after reading C.S. Pacat’s work!
Excerpt from Ch. 15: That was his family crest, but he didn’t admit that. Lorain nobles usually got their family crests to show their status and their family. He was taking a huge risk showing it, but for some reason it didn’t bother him. Chances were, Mila didn’t even recognize the crest. He hadn’t recognized Iris after all.
“I’ve had to carry around my duty as well,” he said quietly, “so, I understand that feeling.”
Mila stared at the tattoo, his brow scrunched. He recognized the symbol, but from where? He glanced up at Iris, eyes searching for the memory. “Iris who are you–”
Captive Prince Reverse Big Bang 2019 - @capri-bigbang2k19 Laurent/Damianos, G, completed, 20k tags: merman!laurent, blacksmith!damen, demigod!damen,
“Hello?” he calls and the singing abruptly stops, the last cut-off note echoing off the rocks around him before they too fade into nothing. “Are you alright?” he tentatively calls, his voice thick, and receives nothing in answer but the sorrowful tune still rings in his ears. He sighs, looking away from the cliff side and down at his one submerged foot. He swings it from side to side in small figure eight motions, watching as the waves distort the shape of his foot and the fit of his sandal.
“I know how you feel.” He says quietly to the sea air, wiping his tears away with the heel of his palm.
“Do you?” A voice asks back and he startles so badly he loses his balance and falls off the boulder he’s been sitting on and into the ocean. When his head breeches the water it’s to the sound of laughter echoing off the cliffs around them – and to the sight of glittering blue eyes. “I apologize for startling you.”
Gills, webbed and pointed ears. The haunting singing from before. A tail.
“You… You’re–” He can’t make himself say it. It’s impossible. Isn’t it?
“A Veretian?” The man says, his speaking voice just as melodic as his singing voice.
Here is my entry for the Captive Prince Big bang 2k19! ( @capri-bigbang2k19) it took a long time to finish and I am super sorry for the delay but I am super happy about how this came out in the end!
While doing this I got to work with the amazing @exalted-one who wrote and amazing fic to accompany this piece:
