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The Soulmate? Jamjar?? Meme

So whatever you were doing - sleeping, eating, dying - you've been whisked away to a strange place. Well, no, actually it's a pretty cozy-looking apartment, it has an entire fridge and everything - but it definitely is not where you were. You should not have woken up in this apartment's only bed, along with somebody you've never seen before.

After you stop having hilarious misunderstandings with your bedmate, you may make your way outside only to find: it's pretty nice out here? Very 21st century suburbia. Some of the buildings seem a little out of place, like someone requested a jousting arena and a virtual reality room and the Angel did their best to fit them in-

Wait, back up a second.

The giant angel flying by (white wings, halo, radiance, the works), upon seeing you gawking, will happily inform you that this is your new home, and they brought you here because your soulmate was tragically born in another world. But now you're here together, living peacefully with nothing to stop your love from blossoming!

And no, they won't send you back. You'll be much happier here once you get used to it. Living side by side with your soulmate and being encouraged to get to know them, or get to know them, what else do you need?

Options, because we like options:
1. Soulmates are a known thing. Apply all the soulmate tropes you wish - not seeing color until you meet your soulmate, having your soulmate's name written on your body, etc. You can tell that at least the Angel's claims about this person being your soulmate are true. It doesn't necessarily make things less awkward.

2. Soulmates, what hogwash! Soulmates aren't a thing that everyone knows about and everyone has where you're from. You might believe in them, but you also believed in Santa when you were younger. Or you might think this whole thing is stupid, and your growing attachment to your 'soulmate' is just a coincidence.

(Post with character name/canon name/shipping preference. Due to the nature of this meme, cross-canon CR is encouraged and almost essential unless you have some alternate universe shenanigans in your canon.)

Comments

[ghostfromthemachine]

[ so, this is complete garbage!

soulmates were a known thing where she was from... for humans. at least, that'd been the easy conclusion to draw when she'd tentatively traced marks and later words onto her own skin and never seen any reply. it only made sense— of course something artificial, something soulless wouldn't have a soulmate to write to her in return. and later, when she'd found out that she did have something resembling a soul— well, she still wasn't human, so. it was fine, anyway; she'd gotten used to the idea, and it wasn't as if she wanted anyone after that person had—

anyway. garbage. absolute garbage. taking her away from her family and the life she'd finally pieced together is not the way to fix a mistake, and particularly one she no longer felt the damage of. which is why right now she's upside down on the couch, back on the seat cushions and legs draped over the back of it as she sulks magnificently. ]

[gemuinemanagement]

[Suga doesn't know much about soulmates. There were some stories about them, but even if they had some basis in fact, stories tend to warp over the generations. That, he knows very well.

His soul- roommate is sulking, and Suga can't say he blames her at all. This situation leaves him antsy over responsibilities he'd left behind that no one else could pick up for him, and who knows how bad it is for her.

Still, he should at least try to 'say' something. He rummages in his pocket for his memo pad, but all he comes up with is a pen.

Well. It'll have to do. He writes on his palm, then shows it to her.]

Hello
I'm sorry you ended up here
I don't know how to leave

[ghostfromthemachine]

[ for whatever reason, when he pulls out the pen she nearly startles herself off of the sofa and then blushes, faint pink dusting her cheeks that only deepens when he actually starts writing.

(it takes an enormous act of will not to glance down at her own hand. what if, despite the situation, his writing isn't there? what if it is?) ]

It's... mm. It isn't fine, but it isn't your fault, either. I'm not upset with you.

[gemuinemanagement]

[What a strange reaction. He keeps his eyes either on her face or his hand, no other body parts.]

Still
I'd like to be more useful

[ghostfromthemachine]

I think we're both excused from being useful for the moment, considering the situation.

[gemuinemanagement]

[That makes sense, but he doesn't like it.]

My name is Suga
Thanks for being understanding

[ghostfromthemachine]

...I don't know that I'm being "understanding" so much as... mm. I try not to aim my temper where it isn't deserved.

[ glancing away and then back ]

I'm Kaiko.

[gemuinemanagement]

That's close

Nice to meet you

[Even if the circumstances are... awkward.]

[ghostfromthemachine]

[ blinking at him... ]

Likewise.

[ after another moment, she lifts her legs off of the back of the sofa so she can roll over and sit up— both to make room for him and so she can make non-upside-down eye contact. ]

...Sorry. This probably isn't the best situation for you, either.

[gemuinemanagement]

[He shakes his head - no, no it's not. But complaining about it won't help much.]

[ghostfromthemachine]

[ ...

abruptly takes a deep breath and brings both hands up to lightly smack her own cheeks (and is he just seeing things, or is there something black on one of her hands now...?) ]

All right, to Hell with this. As tempting as it is to be contrary, I don't actually want to be unhappy just to prove a point.

[gemuinemanagement]

[No, he's definitely not seeing things, even if he isn't quite sure if those are letters or...]

Your hand

/2

[ghostfromthemachine]

My—?

[

oh.

she's flushing even before her gaze drifts sideways to confirm— yes, that is his writing inked across her own palm. proof that the "angel"—however wrong they might be about their methods—was not wrong about this. ]

[ghostfromthemachine]

[ it's a long moment before she can make herself tear her eyes away from that proof to turn that hand to face him, her other coming up to cover her mouth as she tries not to have some sort of breakdown. ]

[gemuinemanagement]

[That's certainly some kind of a reaction to his words now being on her hand. But...]

Why

[Does this usually happen to her??]

[ghostfromthemachine]

... because we're soulmates...? This is...

...it's proof. That we're connected.

[gemuinemanagement]

[Oh.

Suga goes wide-eyed and bright, bright red. He has no idea what to 'say' to that, so he fixes his faze on a random spot on the wall. That wall is very interesting.]

[ghostfromthemachine]

[ ... she looks down and away herself, pulling her knees up to her chest ]



...can I borrow your pen for a moment?

[gemuinemanagement]

[It's kind of impressive that Suga can hand her a pen while still not looking at her at all.]

[ghostfromthemachine]

[ suga you are going to hurt her feelings

are kind of hurting her feelings, actually, but.

she hesitates, and then doodles a lightning bolt— right over her pulse, following the scar wrapped around her right wrist like a bracelet. then she wordlessly offers the pen back. ]

[gemuinemanagement]

[He's just embarrassed...

Sure enough, the marks appear on Suga's skin. Suga looks at his wrist, then at her. Then writes an answer.]

I didn't know soulmates were real
I didn't think I'd have one anyway

[ghostfromthemachine]

[ she doesn't know that?! ]

You didn't— everyone has one.

[ except her, which had been understandable, but apparently she's not an exception after all? ]

[gemuinemanagement]

Just stories

[Considering what else is 'just stories' where he's from, he should have been more suspicious.]

[ghostfromthemachine]

[ she just looks completely baffled by that concept, even giving her head half a shake. what? ]

[gemuinemanagement]

[What what?]

This w/ writing on skin doesn't happen