The Little Mermaid is 27 years old (omg wtf????) and so I feel it's my duty to remind you of the one fact that's still true even today: PRINCE ERIC IS HOT AF AND THAT'S NOT UP FOR DEBATE.
1. Yes, I know he's animated, but you're just gonna have to get past that because LOOK AT HIS FACE.
2. A face literally moulded by the hands of angels and the good grace of god.
3. LOOK. AT. HIS. EYES.
4. And let's just say it how it is — he's got eyebrows you just want to sit on.
5. With a face like that it's easy to understand why Ariel risked it all just to throw it back for Prince Eric.
6. Prince Eric can be all brooding and mysterious, which is sexy AF.
7. And he's even hot in stone.
8. Eric also has a Max, if you needed confirmation that he is actually perfect.
9. Man + dog = marry me pls.
10. Eric is a gentleman whose masculinity is far from fragile.
11. And if you go out with Eric, he'll take you on some cute dates.
12. And let's not forget: Eric risked his GODDAMN LIFE FOR THE GIRL HE LOVES.
13. Everybody deserves a man that looks this genuinely happy to see you when he thought he'd lost you forever.
14. And does this every time he sees you because he's so goddamn excited.
15. Just a man that makes you feel good about yourself.
16. Prince Eric was apparently 18 in the movie, which means he would be 45 in 2016, which also means he'd be daddy AF rn.
17. God fucking dammit, Eric, you're just utter perfection.
18. And if you're really bothered that he's actually an animated cartoon and think I'm crazy, well, here's Eric IRL, and yes, he's just as hot.
