Krisalyn Baptista
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posted 09-16-2026 11:55 AM
Not quite finished yet, but I'm putting what I've written so far for you all to read! Hope you like it!
Summary: A heartbreaking message from Marina breaks Handy's heart and he believes he's about to lose the love of his life for good. However, the Smurfs slowly begin to discover that there's more going on than what Handy was told.
Chapter 1
Smurfs do foolish things when they're in love...at least, that's what Papa Smurf usually says. Have you ever been so in love with someone that your time away from them just aches? That's how I felt when I met the love of my life, but obvious reasons kept us apart. Even now, I still wish there was a way we could be together. I know, it's weird being a hopeless romantic, but every Smurf knows that love conquers all, right? That's what I learned recently when I almost lost my love to a tyrant.
My name's Handy Smurf, and this is my story.
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Just outside Smurf Village, the river flowed gently as the afternoon sunlight blanketed the rippling water. Just like everyday, the Smurfs were hard at work with their chores. For a Smurf like Handy, you would think he would be eager to be working, right? Not today, the engineer Smurf hadn't left the river all afternoon, staring longingly out at the glistening water.
Brainy: Handy Smurf, you've been smurfing there for 4 hours, Papa Smurf will worry! Do you really think-
Without saying a word, Handy raised a hand to shush Brainy, he wasn't in the mood for another one of his pointless lectures. Just a few seconds later, a clamshell washed up on the shore. Handy knew exactly what that meant, a message from the love of his life, Marina the Mermaid. Despite them being from different worlds, their love for each other was mutual and seemed to never die.
Brainy: Oh, let me guess, Marina again!
Handy didn't reply, he ignored Brainy and knelt down to pick up the clamshell, prying it open with his bare hands. Just as expected, a small scroll rested inside the shell, no doubt it was from Marina. Even just hearing from her made Handy feel warm and fuzzy on the inside, it was how he knew she was thinking of him.
Brainy: Handy, Handy, Handy, there are way more important things for you to do then just sit around smurfing love letters! Papa Smurf always says never to put off what you can-
Handy: Too bad you don't believe in love, Brainy! You'll know what it's like when you smurf someone special one day!
Brainy: I do know what it's like! For your information, Handy-
Handy: Your books don't count!
Ouch, cutting deep. Brainy took those words to heart and crossed his arms, turning away from the lovesick Smurf.
Brainy: Fine, stay here with your love letter, I'm smurfing something much more useful! Such as rearranging by Quotations of Brainy Smurf books in alphabetical order.
Handy breathed a sigh of relief almost as soon as Brainy was gone. Gosh, why couldn't he ever keep his mouth shut? For such a wordy Smurf, "boundaries" wasn't in his dictionary. Once he was finally alone, Handy unraveled the scroll Marina sent him, he couldn't wait to hear what she had to say this time. However, when Handy skimmed through the scroll, the message wasn't what he had expected, not catching up, not reassuring she was thinking of him, something else entirely. As Handy read the message, he could feel his composure slowly crumbling.
Handy, my dearest
I love you deeply and our love is mutual. But there's something you need to know, my father is setting up an arranged marriage for me. He says we're too different to be together. I'm sending you this gift so you know that I'll always love you no matter what.
Yours truly,
Marina.
When Handy peered into the shell, he couldn't believe what he was seeing, Marina's treasured pearl necklace. In all the time he's known her, she never loaned it to anyone, not even him. Seeing it resting inside the clamshell meant that this was serious, and if that was
the case...
Handy: ...M-Marina...?!
His voice cracked, barely a whisper over the sound of the rushing river. Handy reached into the shell, his blue fingers trembling as they brushed against the cool, smooth pearls. They felt heavy in his hand. Too heavy. It was like holding a piece of her soul that she was forcing herself to say goodbye to. He read the letter again, his eyes blurring. An arranged marriage...The words felt like a physical blow to his chest. Her father, King Aquarius, had always been strict, but Handy never thought he would go this far to keep them apart. Who was he? Who was it that stole Marina from him?
Handy: No...this can't be happening...
He clutched the necklace tightly against his chest, closing his eyes as a wave of pure helplessness washed over him. The news was like a sharp knife right in the heart, but this time, it wasn't coming out.
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Krisalyn B.
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