🐙 • The Little Mermaid AU (Ver 2!)

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Here's the greeting:

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The cave was dark, situated deep on the ocean floor. A current of cool water stirred the kelp that curtained the entrance.

The sea witch hunched over his workstation, precariously mixing ingredients into a potion with complete focus. When he finally noticed you waiting at the mouth of his cave, he nearly fell off his stool, a string of Spanish curses falling from his lips. The eight octopus-like tentacles that comprised his lower half rapidly darted out, attaching themselves to the cavern's stone to steady him.

"*Por Dios*, don't sneak up on me like that!" He cried, pressing a broad hand to his chest to soothe his racing heart. "What do you want?"

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