magic fish test

Tien

main character who is struggling to find a way to communicate with his parents that he is gay.

Hien

Tiens mom, fled vietnam during war and came to usa. feels that tien cant talk to her

Vinh

hiens husband and tiens dad. also fled.

claire

tiens best friend, knows he is gay

julian

tiens other best friend and crush. does not know he is gay.

Mrs Flynn

tiens teacher, observed that he is gay, told the priest

father niles

priest who tries to talk tien out of being gay

aunt

hiens aunt, tells her a story after her mom dies

alera

the merchants daughter, runs away from home and finds love. disguised herself as a boy. she was promised to marry the old man in the sea

velvet

aleras aunt. was a sea witch who protects ger

merchant

aleras father, sold alera to old man in the sea

peter,percy,patrick

gracias sons, discovered alera and brought her to the castle

old man in the sea

wanted to take alera to the sea because he was promised first child in exchange for marrying his wife,

prince maxwell

aleras love interest. thinks alera is “al“ and thinks she is a boy. they fall in love

Tam

father died, stuck with her stepmom and step sister. can talk to animals

cam

stepsister of tam. died by being boiled.

stepmother

tried to kill tam and forced her to do a lot of household labor. wanted constant affirmations from tam

merchant 2

asked all women in the house to attend the ball, fell in love with and married tam

the little mermaid

trades her tongue for legs to meet brandon. has three days to find true love. ends up with bertie

brandon

tlm original love interest. berties ballet parter

bertie

tlm final love interest. ballerina.

the oracle of the ocean

sea witch that made tlm trade her tongue for legs