{"sf1_id":593475,"sf2_id":"ve3ZZAN1","title":"Teaser 2","author":"AnubusKiren","words":1491,"posted_at":"2013-09-21T21:01:00.000Z","tags":["Clean","Human","Hypnosis","Mermaid","Preview","song","teaser"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/593475-teaser-2","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/ve3ZZAN1","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/e0/a2/e0a21053-1d9e-46c8-b14a-eafa4f5327fb","description":"The second teaser for my current work in progress! This little preview from chapter 2 shows our two protagonists Isaac and Eris sitting in an underwater cave, with Eris' competitive temper flaring. As a result, she decides to show Isaac the power of a mermaid's voice.\nThis technically counts as a hypno scene, I suppose. It's still clean, though~\nAs always, please enjoy and leave feedback if you like!\nMaterial (c)  AnubusKiren","content":"\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Eris thumped her tail against the floor, \"Yeah, well... I can do something you can't!\"  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"You mean aside from swim fast, breathe underwater, and cast magic spells?\"  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"There's more!\" the mermaid's lips curled into a confident grin, and she crossed her arms, \"The power of the voice.\"  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"The uh... what?\"  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"I'm sure you know.\u0026nbsp; The stories must have mentioned it somewhere.\"  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Isaac thought back to the various books he'd read, and quickly realized what she meant.\u0026nbsp; Every story had mentioned the mermaids' most powerful tool: their voices.\u0026nbsp; \"Oh, right.\u0026nbsp; The voices that can charm mortals and lure them to their deaths.\"  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"Do humans really still write stuff like that?\" Eris made a look of distaste, \"That's ancient history.\"  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"So are the books...\"  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"Shush!\" Eris floated upward once again and put her hands on her hips, \"No human can resist the song of a mermaid.\u0026nbsp; Our beautiful voices soothe the soul and erase all worries, and compel the weak minds of land dwellers to follow the source of our haunting melodies.\"\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"To their dooms, right?\"  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"No!\u0026nbsp; We don't do that anymore!\" Eris smacked Isaac on the head, a grin spreading into her features, \"I'll even prove it to you.\"  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; It seemed to Isaac that this was less about proving her good intentions and more about one-upping his pirate stories.\u0026nbsp; Saying so, however, would likely provoke another smack, and he was curious about this supposed vocal power of hers anyway.\u0026nbsp; What harm could it do?\u0026nbsp; \"Alright, go ahead.\"  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"I will.\u0026nbsp; You won't be so smug then!\"  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"But I wasn't--\"  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"Shush!\" the mermaid swam backward a few feet and took a couple deep breaths.\u0026nbsp; \"You should count yourself lucky, Isaac.\u0026nbsp; Very few humans ever get to hear a mermaid's song nowadays.\"  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"Not like you're giving me much choice.\" Isaac mumbled lowly.  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"What was that?\"  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"Nothing, nothing.\"  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Eris glared for a long moment, her deep blue eyes filled with determination.\u0026nbsp; \"You... You'd better listen, Isaac.\u0026nbsp; I've never done this for anyone else.\"  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Even with the old stories of the horrible results of listening to a mermaid's song still fresh in his mind, Isaac couldn't help but feel flattered.\u0026nbsp; Apparently this was a point of pride for Eris, and perhaps all mermaids.\u0026nbsp; And she was sharing it with him.\u0026nbsp; \"I'll listen.\" he said, sitting up straight, \"I promise.\"  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; The seamaiden's expression softened a little, and she breathed out a sigh.\u0026nbsp; Without another word, she drew in another breath and shut her eyes.\u0026nbsp; As she exhaled, she produced a low, melodic sound that immediately sent shivers up Isaac's spine.\u0026nbsp; All the musical instruments in the world could not produce a sound like this.\u0026nbsp; The sound gradually rose in pitch, reflecting off the cavern walls and ringing in Isaac's ears.\u0026nbsp; Then she stopped, opening her eyes and giving him a mysterious smile.\u0026nbsp; \"That was just a bit of a warm up.\"  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"It felt... weird.\" Isaac admitted.\u0026nbsp; \"Like someone ran their fingers up my back.\"  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"Just relax.\" Eris took another breath and produced the same sound once again, drawing it out in a long tone, increasing its pitch gradually until it reached a high note, and then stopped.\u0026nbsp; She watched Isaac for a moment, giggling a bit when he shifted in place.\u0026nbsp; \"Again?\"  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"Yeah.\u0026nbsp; The stories weren't lying, apparently.\"  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"You've heard nothing yet.\" Eris steadied her breathing once more, and this time the note she produced was different; it was more like a word than a solid tone.\u0026nbsp; A string of words and notes flowed from her lips, rippling through the water and reaching Isaac's ears.\u0026nbsp; The notes strung together in the beginnings of a song.\u0026nbsp; This was no longer a warm up.  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; The effect of the mysterious melody was immediately apparent.\u0026nbsp; That tingling sensation returned, but other strange feelings arrived with it as well.\u0026nbsp; Isaac felt a strange dizziness wash over his head, and his vision blurred slightly.\u0026nbsp; Eris' song resonated throughout the cavern, producing a haunting echo that only seemed to enhance its soothing properties.\u0026nbsp; Isaac had to force himself to stay sitting upright, as his body began to slump forward.\u0026nbsp; It was as if his muscles had instantly lost all their strength.\u0026nbsp; Eris' enchanting melody played out at a slow, relaxing pace, and the mermaid gradually moved closer in Isaac's blurred vision.\u0026nbsp; Somehow, she remained clear even through all the fog in his head.\u0026nbsp; That song drowned out all the sounds of the ocean around them, and everything apart from Eris and her beautiful voice just seemed distant, unimportant.  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Eris drew closer, closer, closer.\u0026nbsp; Her song grew louder, clearer, more intense in Isaac's ears.\u0026nbsp; The spellbound human's gaze followed Eris' face as it moved in his vision, his tired muscles moving all on their own.\u0026nbsp; It was as if the song itself had permeated his very being and now strung him along like a puppet.\u0026nbsp; Not a thought in his mind could surface unless it pertained to how beautiful and intoxicating that song was.\u0026nbsp; His body, and even his mind, no longer belonged to him.\u0026nbsp; They belonged to the haunting melody now.\u0026nbsp; They belonged to Eris.  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; The mermaid settled in beside Isaac and positioned her tail behind his back.\u0026nbsp; Truly as if possessed, Isaac's body responded without even needing to see that tail; he let himself drop backward, falling gently onto the smooth blue scales and resting there.\u0026nbsp; Eris placed one hand against the back of his head, the other on his cheek as she leaned in closer.\u0026nbsp; The song was so intense now, and Isaac's eyes focused in on their source: her lips.\u0026nbsp; Those soft pink lips, moving so elegantly to produce the most beautiful sounds he'd ever heard.\u0026nbsp; Those lips moved closer, gradually ceasing their movements and pursing, moving out of his peripheral vision...  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Eris stopped.\u0026nbsp; Her deep aqua eyes gazed down into Isaac's unfocused brown irises.\u0026nbsp; Isaac could feel her hands trembling against his skin and the back of his head.\u0026nbsp; It had gone oddly silent in the cave now; Eris' song had ceased.\u0026nbsp; Her lips had fallen still, and now hovered half an inch from Isaac's.\u0026nbsp; A dark shade of red had crept into her cheeks, and her eyes were so wide, so vivid in Isaac's vision.\u0026nbsp; She was so beautiful, and only now, in this strange, peaceful emptiness of mind and thought, did he notice this.  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"S-Spirits above and below... What am I doing?\" Eris voiced the question aloud, though it seemed more like she was asking herself, rather than Isaac.\u0026nbsp; Despite questioning herself, however, she didn't move from that spot.  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; The fog over Isaac's mind began to lift and vanish, and the vague beginnings of thoughts began to finally resurface.\u0026nbsp; He was so comfortable and felt so safe right now, and it took him a long few moments to consciously realize he was being held.\u0026nbsp; He blinked once, which apparently startled the mermaid whose face was now so close to his.\u0026nbsp; Isaac watched Eris snap back into reality and back off a few inches, and he finally found the energy to voice a single thought, \"Eris?\u0026nbsp; What's going on?\"  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"Isaac... You're awake?\"  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"I... think so.\" he stretched his arms out to his sides.\u0026nbsp; Everything felt so loose and refreshed, save for his memories of the song.\u0026nbsp; He could remember a little bit, but it was like looking through a veil; everything was blurry, likely from its relaxing and mind-altering effect.\u0026nbsp; Isaac stared up at Eris, having just now noticed how close she'd gotten.\u0026nbsp; \"Did I fall asleep sitting up?\"  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"N... No, I...\" the mermaid's cheeks were beet red.\u0026nbsp; She averted her eyes and began to shrink away, floating backward and releasing Isaac from her hold, \"I'm sorry... I don't know what came over--\" she stopped short as Isaac reached out and grabbed her wrist, her bright blue eyes widening again.\u0026nbsp; \"W-What?\"  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"Eris...\" the boy pulled her back toward him and laced his fingers with hers.\u0026nbsp; He might not have known much about girls and their strange ways of doing things, but he wasn't stupid.\u0026nbsp; He could easily see what Eris was about to do.\u0026nbsp; That fluttering feeling returned, and this time it came in force.\u0026nbsp; His heart beat swiftly in his chest, and he could feel the heat rise up into his cheeks.\u0026nbsp; Before he even consciously willed his muscles into it, he was inching closer to the mermaid, gazing into her beautiful blue eyes.  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"I...Isaac...\" Eris placed a hand on his shoulder and drew herself closer.\u0026nbsp; The two bashful teens brought their lips so close, just short of locking together.\u0026nbsp; There was a long, heavy moment as they just floated there, lost in a sea of confused and racing emotions, all trying to organize themselves within their hearts.\u0026nbsp; Eris shut her eyes, and Isaac did the same, and the two leaned in close...  \n  \n  \n\n","previous":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/592107-teaser-1.json"}