When an Eastern Jiao Meets a Western Mermaid

1.

Jiaoren: I can weave jiaoxiao silk. Can you?

Merperson: No.

Jiaoren: My tears turn into pearls. Can yours?

Merperson: No.

Jiaoren: Then what can you do?

Merperson: I can sing.

Jiaoren: I can sing too.

Merperson: I don't sing the same way you do.

Jiaoren: Sing for me?

Merperson: ...

2.

Jiaoren: A mermaid falls in love with a human prince and asks a witch to turn her tail into legs. Every step she takes feels like walking on the tips of knives... Then the handsome prince falls for the beautiful princess... and the little mermaid turns into sea foam.

Waaaaah, are you merpeople really that fragile?

(The jiaoren swishes its tail. It's so pretty~)

Merperson: ...

Jiaoren: A sea witch uses her singing to bewitch passing sailors and rob them of their senses...

What kind of creatures are you? You sound so impressive.

Merperson: Read fewer ridiculous books.

Merperson: Is jiaoxiao silk really impervious to water and fire, warm in winter and cool in summer?

Jiaoren: Read fewer ridiculous books.

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A sweet romance focused on feelings, basically no plot or career storyline. Just read it as a little sweet treat.

(Warning: The story has a mountain of author-invented lore. In the early and middle parts, the jiaoren is basically a large exotic pet with very animalistic thinking. There may be plenty of blood-pressure-raising scenes, like a husky wrecking the house. Don't read if that's not your thing.)

Theme: Even a lone island is surrounded by the sea