ursilla the tsundere stubborn thirsty laird’s daughter and the selkie
Wikipedia excerpt:
Male selkies are described as being very handsome in their human form, and having great seductive powers over human women. They typically seek those who are dissatisfied with their lives, such as married women waiting for their fishermen husbands. In one popular tattletale version about a certain “Ursilla” of Orkney (a pseudonym), it was rumoured that when she wished to make contact with her male selkie she would shed seven tears into the sea.
— Dennison, W. Traill (1893). “Orkney Folk-Lore”. The Scottish Antiquary, or, Northern Notes and Queries. 7: 171–177. JSTOR 25516580
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