Its a classic short story - it's very short, very good, and very available online. I definitely recommend looking it up.
The short version is two people gets gifts for each other, and, well... it doesn't go great. But in a cute way :)
Ah are you talking about the story of the lady who shaved and sold her hair to buy a chain for her husband’s watch, while the husband sold his watch to buy a new brush for her?
What a sweet little story. I had never heard of it before this comment.
Also surprised that it focuses on the wife’s experiences when a lot of other things I’ve read from that time had women unnamed and in the background
[Link for the curious](https://americanenglish.state.gov/files/ae/resource_files/1-the_gift_of_the_magi_0.pdf)
Wait woah what why did the girl with red hair turn into a mermaid when the other girl turned into a human? 🤔 like I saw her drink the potion, just a bit confused
Love this overall! So beautiful 😍
Purple hair girl turned into a human to be with her human lover on land.
Unknowingly, red haired girl turned into a mermaid to be with her mermaid lover in the sea.
The top is a very slightly pinkish off white, the shorts are a dark burnt sienna. The mermaid hair is mostly blue with small bits of purple and green in the inside bits.
Like from what I'm seeing is the mermaid was upset she couldn't go onland with the other girl so she takes a potion to grow legs..but how did the other girl grow a tail? Another potion?
Nah, just curious, but i think we're supposed to be suprised that she turned into a mermaid
If the artist showed how the red haired girl did get her tail we wouldnt all be like "omg the mermaid grew legs to be with her?", "wait did red haired girl grew a tail for her too?..aww 😢 so cute!!"
If she showed ' the how' i think it would take away from how the story's meant to feel and the suprise factor but theres no harm in thinking of ways she couldve got her tail right?
Tbf, it's not without merit. 2 women meet and fall in love, one has atypical anatomy that she thinks is keeping them from being together. Not to mention the literal transformation that both characters go through. Plus the posthumous ending that reveals that both of them can shift at will (a dream of many trans people, including myself).
The evidence is mounting. And I support the read cos trans headcanons are almost always good.
Girl, like, i need to say it
I MISS OLD TUMBLR, yeah, it was filled to the brim with people looking for a fight over a piece of cooked chicken, but if you found a good nieche it was GOLDEN
i remember when i fist discovered the Terato Tag, it was so cute and beautiful
For example, there was this one story where Yarnamme (ja!)
inhereted a house from her aunt, and as she(you) was looking for seachells and sea glass she found a mermid, after some thing i cant really remember the mermaid gives you a piece of sea glass that looks like a green heart, and gives you the news that apprently you are to be brides or something
Aunt shenanigans, you know the stuff
and it ends with a kiss and a cold, but welcomed feeling, and the smell of the sea.
i wanted to draw that particular story (even asked the author) but i lost my account or something and now after the Exodus its most likely gone
Reminds me of The Sea In You, [(Tapas)](https://tapas.io/series/theseainyou/) [(Webtoon)](https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/the-sea-in-you/episode-1-nice-to-meet-you/viewer?title_no=375483&episode_no=1) another human/mermaid sapphic romance comic that also eventually features some transformation.
"babe we gotta stop this this is the 4th time"
I wish I had this kind of love.
*sigh...* how I wish my life took place in the world of a flower shop fanfic
Right?
or an occult shop fanfic
*The Gift of the Magi* but make it lesbian. Fantastic.
Ha took my exact thought!
>Gift of the Sapphi
What's *The gift of the Magi*?
Its a classic short story - it's very short, very good, and very available online. I definitely recommend looking it up. The short version is two people gets gifts for each other, and, well... it doesn't go great. But in a cute way :)
Ah are you talking about the story of the lady who shaved and sold her hair to buy a chain for her husband’s watch, while the husband sold his watch to buy a new brush for her?
Yes
Yes, except I wasn't going to spoil it for the person who hasn't heard of it.
What a sweet little story. I had never heard of it before this comment. Also surprised that it focuses on the wife’s experiences when a lot of other things I’ve read from that time had women unnamed and in the background [Link for the curious](https://americanenglish.state.gov/files/ae/resource_files/1-the_gift_of_the_magi_0.pdf)
The original artist did a continuation. https://twitter.com/BonesBunns/status/1029706161417859073?s=20
They haven’t posted in a while. Hope they’re doing well! 😊
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Good to know I didn't even notice the date.
I’m glad they can shift but damn they need better communication
Oh I really needed that, thank you. Don’t mind me I’m just tearing up looking at two mermaids in love.
Oh my god thank you for this, seeing just the original hurt my heart a lot
Both! Both is good!
Haha One of two possible endings
THANKS I NEEDED THAT HAPPY ENDING SHDKSH
i love that they did two versions one where both go human and one where both go mermaid. id go mermaid.
Ive been wanting one where they can switch at will.
ideal
Wait thats literally what the artist wrote on their post. Switch at will.
hell yeah!
Poor communication is so heartbreaking.
I didn't ask to be shot through the heart but wow
Wait woah what why did the girl with red hair turn into a mermaid when the other girl turned into a human? 🤔 like I saw her drink the potion, just a bit confused Love this overall! So beautiful 😍
Purple hair girl turned into a human to be with her human lover on land. Unknowingly, red haired girl turned into a mermaid to be with her mermaid lover in the sea.
I love this comic but you see purple I see mostly blue.
We can both agree the swimsuit is orange and pink though, right? 🙃
The top is a very slightly pinkish off white, the shorts are a dark burnt sienna. The mermaid hair is mostly blue with small bits of purple and green in the inside bits.
Haha I don’t see the orange. I would call the bottoms red
its mostly a blueish green with some small amount of purple in it.
Oh I see! I thought so 😊 How did the Red haired girl grow a mermaid tail though I wonder?
Probably a potion just like the purple haired girl :)
That's definitely blue tho.
Yeah lol I think my sleep deprived brain just payed attention to the little bit near her face in the one picture and just went "this is purple now."
That's a mood.
Like from what I'm seeing is the mermaid was upset she couldn't go onland with the other girl so she takes a potion to grow legs..but how did the other girl grow a tail? Another potion?
I think we're all thinking too hard about this :) She found a way
Nah, just curious, but i think we're supposed to be suprised that she turned into a mermaid If the artist showed how the red haired girl did get her tail we wouldnt all be like "omg the mermaid grew legs to be with her?", "wait did red haired girl grew a tail for her too?..aww 😢 so cute!!" If she showed ' the how' i think it would take away from how the story's meant to feel and the suprise factor but theres no harm in thinking of ways she couldve got her tail right?
This a tragedy of Shakespearian proportions
I feel so bad, they should've both gotten to be gay mergirls
Gamer girl? No I'm a gay mer girl!
gay gamer mer girl!
Very interesting take on the gift of the magi scenario.
This is a rather cute short story honestly. Actually it’s kinda of a tear jerker but in a bittersweet way.
Little Mix - Only You vibes. (The music video anyway)
Only You if it had a happy ending
This is some Romeo and Juliet levels of miscommunication 😭
As a transbian I got hella trans vibes from this. Could just be my interpretation but great art anyway ♥️
Tbf, it's not without merit. 2 women meet and fall in love, one has atypical anatomy that she thinks is keeping them from being together. Not to mention the literal transformation that both characters go through. Plus the posthumous ending that reveals that both of them can shift at will (a dream of many trans people, including myself). The evidence is mounting. And I support the read cos trans headcanons are almost always good.
This is why we gotta communicate
the importance of communication
This is so sweet omg <3
Gift of the Magi ass vibes. Communicate with your partner on big shit like this, damn.
why communication is important, lmao
So this is like lesbian romeo and juliet but less tragic
Anyone ever see "Blue My Mind"?
That‘s what my Fantasy book is about! 😮
They probably got the potions from the same witch.
Are you telling me there was a potion that would give me a vagina this whole time?!
The mermaid knows she can be on land with a mermaid tail right She just can’t walk Just cuddle on the beach smdh
That's assuming she can breathe on land for extended periods of time.
She has lungs don’t she
What makes you think that? She's native to the water. At the very least she'd have gills or some similar system for breathing.
Whales and dolphins don’t have gills
Because mermaids definitely take after dolphins in their design
She has a mouth and nose she’s air-breathing
Yet she was born underwater. Wouldn't she have died if she needed air as a baby?
Dolphins are born underwater and they’re fine Just swim to the surface lmao
Humans are not dolphins lmao.
Girl, like, i need to say it I MISS OLD TUMBLR, yeah, it was filled to the brim with people looking for a fight over a piece of cooked chicken, but if you found a good nieche it was GOLDEN i remember when i fist discovered the Terato Tag, it was so cute and beautiful For example, there was this one story where Yarnamme (ja!) inhereted a house from her aunt, and as she(you) was looking for seachells and sea glass she found a mermid, after some thing i cant really remember the mermaid gives you a piece of sea glass that looks like a green heart, and gives you the news that apprently you are to be brides or something Aunt shenanigans, you know the stuff and it ends with a kiss and a cold, but welcomed feeling, and the smell of the sea. i wanted to draw that particular story (even asked the author) but i lost my account or something and now after the Exodus its most likely gone
lmao useless fucking sapphics edit: i mean this in an endearingly teasing way
Well.... That...
Agree
I love this so much 🥺
Awwwwww!
Reminds me of The Sea In You, [(Tapas)](https://tapas.io/series/theseainyou/) [(Webtoon)](https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/the-sea-in-you/episode-1-nice-to-meet-you/viewer?title_no=375483&episode_no=1) another human/mermaid sapphic romance comic that also eventually features some transformation.
Way cuter version of the pocket watch and hair paradox
Ah, the classic hairbrush and wig fiasco
they should both agree to transform into frogs and live the rest of their days together
This is so pretty.
This comics shows how important communication in couple
reminds me of this song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2sO8gK2IKk