Thread:Alex2424121/@comment-1672596-20140221015019

Okay, Metal Fish already confirmed that not only did Ariel meet Hans Christian Andersen, but that Andersen wrote the original tale as a direct result of the encounter. That's not fanon at all, especially when it already was stated in an official product. In real life, the book was written in 1835, and published in 1836. Hence the date. 