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[image id: a drawing of the little mermaid from the Hans Christian Andersen story. she is in the process of becoming human; underwater but with a pair of legs. she has red flowers in her hair, and a flower crown of white lilies and pearls that is falling apart. there is a red outline of a mermaid tail with oysters clamped on the fins that originates at her wait. a cloud of red liquid flows upward from her ankles. there is text on the image reading “No dancer will ever tread so lightly, but at every step you take it will feel as if you were treading upon sharp knives.”]
Pose by @adorkastock
When I was a kid, a lot of the fairytales I grew up reading were from a book of Hans Christian Andersen stories. As an adult with chronic leg pain, I’ve found myself drawn back to the story of the Little Mermaid in that context.

























