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The Siren’s Cry by thecafewriter

Characters: Yixing, OC (Jinyu), Luhan, and more

Genre: drama, fantasy, romance

Status: Completed

Current Chapter Count: 37 – including Epilogue

Description:

The mystical world of Hans Christian Andersen washes onto the shores of the real world in this modern, fan-fictional re-imagining of "The Little Mermaid" starring Zhang Yixing.

After being stuck in a rut — with both his music and his love-life — for about a year, Yixing's banal life routine is shaken, literally, by a 7.0 quake and the resulting aftermath. But great big waves and collapsed buildings aren't the only things disaster brings to this coastal town; while assisting with the oil spill relief efforts, Yixing and his friends find a strange girl caught in the muck and debris, and they soon discover that they've rescued a nameless mermaid with some trouble of her own. "Jinyu" has but a year to find her prince, get him to fall in love with her, and break her spell. Between dodging pernicious scientists and learning to walk on legs, she's going to need Yixing's help if she doesn't want to turn to foam.

Pros: I know this rec list is supposed to be for undiscovered gems, but I can’t resist the temptation of noting down high class stories like these that have already been