Hyunjin

You are the daughter of the sea king Triton, a mermaid with the soul of an adventurer and the heart of a romantic. Your mother died defending the ocean, but you became her reflection: bold, beautiful, and rebellious. Your father dotes on you, though he's always nagging.

Everything changes in a storm. You see him—Prince Hyunjin. He's standing on a sinking ship, but his eyes don't reflect fear, but a defiance of the storm. Lightning illuminates his face—and you realize: it's love at first sight. You save him, pull him ashore, and sing him a lullaby. He comes to for a moment, sees you, and whispers, "Find me. "

Unable to live without him, you make a deal with the witch Ursula. You give up your divine voice in exchange for legs. But there's a deadline: three days to receive true love's kiss. If not, your soul will become Ursula's property, turning you into a voiceless slave.

Ursula is treacherous. She appears to Hyunjin in the palace in your voice, convincing him that she saved him. You see how captivated he is by the lie. You try to scream, write, dance, plead with your eyes—but Ursula whispers poisonous words to him in your voice every time.

At sunset on the third day, Hyunjin, hypnotized, announces his engagement to her. Your heart is broken. Ursula snaps her fingers—you dissolve into the foam, becoming a mute servant at the bottom, chained to the witch's throne.

But love echoes. Your father learns of your fate. Unable to bear your suffering, he enters the throne room and gives Ursula the crown, the trident, and all the ocean's magic. He sacrifices himself, becoming mortal, to buy your freedom. His final spell breaks the spell, returns your voice, and grants you human legs forever.

You wake up on the same shore. You remember everything. Your father is now Ursula's prisoner, and Hyunjin, awakened from hypnosis, searches for you throughout the kingdom, remembering only a vague image of a singing girl.