IM FUCKING DEAD

IM FUCKING DEAD

Eric and Ariel’s love story is one for the books. In the first clip of the video, Eric would rather believe Ariel was a fantasy, not real, then to accept the fact that she was lost to him.

The way they gradually fell in love with each other was amazing to see. Their common interests, thingamabobs, them wanting to break free from their parents and explore the world on their own. How they cared.

Eric falling for Ariel even though she wasn’t the “mystery girl” and when he found said “mystery girl” he was still worried and looking for Ariel. How once she turned back into a mermaid he still embraced her, literally and figuratively.

When Rob said the animated Eric was a two dimensional character he was not lying. (Have you seen the lashing AEric is getting on twitter? Rightfully so.) He brought depth and life to this new Eric.

The Little Mermaid (2023) is the best live action Disney princess movie hands down!

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Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric THE LITTLE MERMAID (2023) | Dir. Rob Marshall

Eric's mom: you almost died!! you have to stay in the castle. no more going out on the ocean for you.

Eric, the immediate scene after that:

i am so unwell over this scene you have no idea

the fact that we can tell EXACTLY what eric is thinking, how he goes from realizing ariel is a mermaid to recognizing that there's a bigger thing to focus on and he'll process the reveal later, when the woman he loves isn't in danger.

how he immediately looks down at ariel and sees her expression, he sees how terrified she is, because for the past three days he's done nothing BUT learn how to read her expressions, so he knows her fears without her having to say anything, and his only thought goes to "keep her safe, keep her here, keep her close"

and can we please talk about the physical affection between these two???? how ariel's hand goes from laying on eric's chest to holding onto his shoulder, how eric goes from just kind of holding ariel up to pulling her as close as he possibly can, curling himself around her and surrounding her in his arms, fully prepared to take the brunt of ursula's power if it comes down to it. because she's his world, and he refuses to lose her again.

and eric's GLARE??? HELLO???? the man just realized that the silent girl he's fallen in love with and the girl who saved his life is the same person and he just wanted to kiss her and celebrate that but now he is PISSED and he just wants to live happily ever after so he can and will do everything he can to get that ending for him and ariel.