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Before We Meet

A mermaid princess signs on as bodyguard for a broken heir who wants to die. Her reckless warmth drags him back toward the light, while the sea and his past both pull them apart.

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Mermaid princess Ariel comes ashore and lands the personal bodyguard post for Will, a broken heir confined to a wheelchair after an accident that also killed his will to live. Her reckless, fish-out-of-water warmth drags him out of the dark house and back toward life. Their bond exposes a cruel marine experiment and summons her undersea kingdom back to claim her; between family power, royal duty, and two worlds that want to own them, they choose love, freedom, and a fight against fate.

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Episodes41

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About the show

Source: YourChannel official drama page & player — editorial coverage based on the opening arc; series details verified 27 Oct 2026.

Episode one opens near the water, where Ariel saves a child in trouble in front of the whole family. The household came to interview a personal bodyguard for the young master, and the butler line says the family does not hire female bodyguards. The grandmother waves the objection aside: "Let her give it a try." Ariel turns down thanks like a stranger, acting on instinct rather than any arrangement.

Will keeps himself locked in the dark house, and Ariel refuses to leave him there. "Stay cooped up somewhere this dark for too long and even a fish would lose its sparkle," she tells him, then drags him out into the open in an absurd, cheerful lift. When he snaps, "Stay the hell away from me," she only answers that the more he resists, the more fun this gets. Episode four puts her by his side around the clock: anyone who lays a hand on him answers to her.

Episode five carries the wheelchair out of control through the hall, and Ariel simply lifts him up and out of it. Will deals with the closeness the cold way, ordering her to take the money and disappear from his life. But episode six brings his history into the open: before the accident he funded marine animal rescues, shut down illegal poaching routes, and personally led missions for endangered sea creatures; the poachers retaliated, and the accident took his legs and his will to live. Hearing this, Ariel decides to stay: "He's worth it. I'll bring him back from the darkness just like he once brought a life on the verge of sinking back to the sea."

Meet the characters

Ariel

The mermaid princess who signs on as Will's bodyguard

Reckless, warm, and unmistakably a creature of the sea out of water, Ariel talks in fish metaphors and refuses to be scared off by a hostile young master. She takes the bodyguard post to keep Will alive and by the time his past surfaces, she has decided to pull him out of the darkness the way he once saved a life drowning at sea.

"Stay cooped up somewhere this dark for too long and even a fish would lose its sparkle." — episode 2

Will

The broken heir who lost his legs and his reason to live

Once a man who funded marine rescues and hunted down poaching routes, Will was left in a wheelchair after the retaliation that crippled him. He locks himself in the dark house, pushes Ariel away, and tells her to disappear from his life — the damaged exterior guarding a heart that used to defend the sea.

"Stay the hell away from me." — episode 4

Will's Grandmother

The family matriarch who gives Ariel the chance

The elder of the house who overrules the household staff when they refuse a female bodyguard. She watches Will from the balcony and the hall, understands how low his spirits have fallen, and is the one who lets Ariel stay by his side around the clock.

Standout scenes

The opening arc moves through five beats: the rescue that wins the interview, dragging Will out of the dark house, the day-long guard arrangement, the wheelchair crisis, and the backstory that makes Ariel decide to stay. Five editorial picks from episodes 1–6 — no ending spoilers.

Episode 1

The Rescue at the Water

Ariel pulls the child out of trouble in front of the family, and the grandmother overrules the staff who will not hire a female bodyguard: "Let her give it a try." The bodyguard post for the young master is hers to test.

Episode 2

Dragging Him Out of the Dark

Will refuses to leave the house. Ariel refuses to accept that: "Stay cooped up somewhere this dark for too long and even a fish would lose its sparkle." She carts him out in a cheerful, unapologetic show of force and sings as they go.

Episode 4

By His Side Around the Clock

The grandmother asks Ariel to stay with him day and night; anyone who lays a hand on him will answer to her. Will's resistance stays sharp — "Stay the hell away from me" — and Ariel treats it as a game instead of a refusal.

Episode 5

The Runaway Wheelchair

The wheelchair has a mind of its own in the hall, and Ariel lifts Will up and carries him out of it, remarking that land people are lighter than they look. He answers the closeness with an order to disappear from his life.

Episode 6

The Sea He Once Defended

The family tells Ariel what Will was before the accident: rescues he funded, poaching routes he closed, sea creatures he led missions for. She refuses to walk away and promises to bring him back from the darkness the way he once pulled a drowning life back to the sea.

Key moments

Frames from the opening arc — swipe to browse.

Before We Meet official poster — Official poster

Water spray from Ariel's rescue near the bank — Ep 1 · the rescue at the water

The grandmother gives Ariel the try-out in the driveway — Ep 1 · let her give it a try

Ariel faces the household guards in the chandelier hall — Ep 2 · the grand hall

Will seated in the dark house in his suit — Ep 2 · the young master

Ariel with Will in the seashell-accented flashback look — Ep 4 · the sea motif

The grandmother asks Ariel to stay by his side — Ep 4 · around the clock

Ariel smiles in her cream-ribbon maid outfit — Ep 4 · Ariel's smile

Ariel stands over Will on the leather sofa — Ep 5 · the sofa confrontation

Ariel and the grandmother by the fireplace — Ep 6 · by the fireplace

Ariel's teary closeup against the house interior — Ep 6 · the promise to stay

Editor's take

Our editors' notes on the opening arc — personal picks, not audience feedback.

WebDramas editorial · on episode 2

"The show's fish-out-of-water comedy does the healing work. Ariel treats a locked-up, hostile heir like a sulky fish in a tank, and the contrast between her loud warmth and the dark house is what gets him to move. The joke keeps the early romance from feeling heavy before his trauma lands."

WebDramas editorial · on episode 6

"The backstory earns the second half of the opening arc: Will's past as a marine-rescue patron ties his fate directly to Ariel's world, so her vow to bring him back is not generic comfort — it is a debt between two people who both love the sea. The poacher threat is left as the pressure waiting to close in."

WebDramas editorial · the bottom line

Best for viewers who like mermaid fantasy romances with a bodyguard premise and a slow healing arc; if you want a fast love declaration, the opening episodes stay on rescue and resistance. Compared with most billionaire-heir shorts, this one leans into the marine mythology and the lead's trauma history rather than house gossip — that mythic layer is both its strength and its limit.

Q&A

How many episodes does Before We Meet have?

The official player confirms 41 episodes in total.

What is Before We Meet about?

A mermaid princess named Ariel takes a bodyguard job for Will, a broken wheelchair-bound heir who stopped wanting to live after a retaliatory accident. Her warmth pulls him back toward life while her undersea kingdom and a marine secret pull her away.

Who are the main characters?

Ariel, the mermaid princess turned bodyguard; Will, the broken heir in a wheelchair; and Will's grandmother, the family matriarch who gives Ariel the job.

What happened to Will?

Before the accident he funded marine animal rescues and shut down poaching routes; poachers retaliated, the accident left him in a wheelchair, and it also took his will to go on living.

Why does Ariel stay after Will pushes her away?

After learning his history she decides he is worth fighting for, and she vows to bring him back from the darkness the way he once rescued a life drowning at sea.

Where can I watch Before We Meet?

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