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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

[gemuinemanagement]

I wish I could just decide not to sleep

[He has nightmares pretty frequently.]

[ghostfromthemachine]

[ ...she hesitates, her hand still in the air— but he's got the bedside table to write on, so she reaches for his right hand to take it. ]

Do you want me to start waking you if I think you're having problems?

[gemuinemanagement]

[He nods, giving her hand a small squeeze. Yes, that would be nice.]

[ghostfromthemachine]

[ squeezing back ]

All right.

[ ...good thing she more or less has a sense for fear. also a good thing she knows how to make ofuda; dreams of any kind aren't really her purview, but it can't hurt to sneak one onto the bed. ]

[gemuinemanagement]

Thank you

Are you feeling better?

[ghostfromthemachine]

Mostly. It's easier not to think about it, at least.

...There's a good chance I'll bellyflop back into having to fight off flashbacks after nightfall, though. It shouldn't be as bad, but...

[ huffing out a harsh sigh, one part irritation to one part resignation and all parts unhappy ]

...this isn't exactly the Valentine's I wanted to give to you.

[gemuinemanagement]

It's okay
I'm just glad I was able to help

[ghostfromthemachine]

[ ...

she shifts her grip on his hand again, trying to lace her fingers with his, and then leans up and in to kiss his cheek. ]

Thank you.

[gemuinemanagement]

[He's so red now?? Give him a second, he's internally combusting, but he gives her hand a squeeze to show he's happy, at least.]

[ghostfromthemachine]

[ she's not much better in terms of color, but bullying is apparently a little bit of a cure for what ails her. her grin is unrepentant. ]

Also, happy Valentine's day.

[gemuinemanagement]

[Happy Valentine's Day yourself.

After a second, he draws a heart on her palm.]

[ghostfromthemachine]

[ —makes a noise like a stepped-on squeaky toy?! ]

[gemuinemanagement]

[Wish that were him, it would express so many of his feelings.]

Is this okay

[ghostfromthemachine]

[ she's working on it! ]

...Yes. ... I'll, um. I'll say if something isn't.

[gemuinemanagement]

[He nods. Okay, he'll try not to worry about it.]

Happy Valentine's Day

[ghostfromthemachine]

[ ... beaming, flushed and pleased ]

You'll have to wait for your sweets, though, sorry. Only I'm allowed to have sugar for breakfast.

[gemuinemanagement]

I'll live somehow

[His sweet tooth is not nearly as intense as hers.]

[ghostfromthemachine]

Good, because the alternative is also something only I'm allowed.

[ ...congratulations, Suga, welcome to Kaiko's terrible brand of humor. ]

[gemuinemanagement]

Please don't die again

[That's not funny??]

[ghostfromthemachine]

[ oops. ]

Ah— I'm fairly sure I can't...? I'm sorry, I didn't mean to...

[ trailing off ]

[gemuinemanagement]

[Hug. He's sorry to worry so much, but he can't help it.]

[ghostfromthemachine]

[ oofs quietly and presses her palms to his back, gentle ]

...Sorry. I like to... mm, take the seriousness out of it? It was...

...well, obviously it was traumatic. But I wouldn't go back and change it, and I don't think that it was terrible that it happened to me, if that makes sense. It's why I'm who I am now, so if being myself is something worth enjoying, then dying is something I'd rather laugh at than regret.

[ patting him. ]

But if it bothers you, I'll keep the jokes to myself.

[gemuinemanagement]

[Unhugs just long enough to write.]

If it helps to make light of it then I shouldn't stop you
But I don't like thinking of anything painful happening to you

[ghostfromthemachine]

[ shifting a little to one side and leaning into him ]

Well. The good news is there's very little that can really hurt me now, and what's already happened...

...nothing can be done about that. But I wouldn't be here if it hadn't happened. I wouldn't have met you. So there's that.

[gemuinemanagement]

[Making him blush right now is rude??]

I'm glad we met