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enderwoah · 6 months

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exploding into a thousand tiny little bits actually the red team is soooo pack bonded right now. they r blood brothers they did not commit ritualistic sacrafices just to not latch onto each other for life and become soulmates forever. i can only imagine. like.

phil, baghera, and jaiden give the rest of the team (that are present and willing; mainly charlie, cellbit, and foolish) a crash course on how to preen wings in case another bird isn't there to help. phil gets real sad sometimes when helping jaiden or baghera so they help 'preen' in other ways (pulling chunks of dirt/blood out of his hair and ear feathers when they see them, insisting on including him (and cellbit) in a """manicure night""" (they are just scraping the dirt from under their fingernails with their other fingernails/sticks and using rocks to file).

charlie takes requests on which team to hack into (because his code nonsense lets him switch frequencies and infiltrate the other teams' calls very easily) so people can spy on their other people. phil often asks to know what missa is up to. cellbit obviously asks about roier, and sometimes uses charlie as a middleman to pass messages to his guapito. baghera asks him to check on the other frenchies and often shouts at them through his mic when they're getting on her nerves. if anyone dares bring up her friendship with bbh and why she never asks of him she gives them a facefull of BOLAS??!? bbh slander.

carre is (jokingly) borderline worshipped whenever he wakes up. it becomes an instant confidence boost and is oftentimes the only time you see the entire team trying to gain percentages or kill other teams.

they spill entirely too many secrets to each other too casually. they are going to end the two weeks and some of them will know more about some of them than their spouses do. day one cellbit was admitting to murder and basically admitted to being a cannibal. it only gets worse.

they mostly take getting killed in stride unless it's by a) tubbo b) bbh or c) if someone decides to do it over and over again. BOLAS??!? hatred is unlike normal hatred. if they hate you you will feel unsafe going into the wilderness because They Will Just Lurk There in a group and jump you for no reason other than pettiness. charlie slimecicle literally ran across an entire island to chase bbh with no food no water and Mid tools and armour. for like five minutes. out of blind rage and spite.

can you tell i love red team im obsessed with them they are going to know each other on such a deep and intrinsic level in two weeks their romantic partners are literally going to get jealous. like. Nobody Will Have With Them What They Have With Each Other. its all completely platonic but they are soul bound. theyre gonna look at their hands irl and see like 5 pink strings of fate like bruh

#im obsessed im insane #anyways #carre #qsmp #qsmp purgatory #charlie slimecicle #slimecicle #baghera jones #philza #cellbit #badboyhalo #jaidenanimations #foolishgamers #qsmp bolas

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traffic-smp-headcannons · 4 months

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hmmm thinking that imp n skizz. they’re brothers they’re best friends they’re absolutely platonic soulmates and then I start thinking abt double life i think in DL you actually do get the kinda string thingy that only you and the other person can see, but AFTER you actually figure out who your soulbound is. It helps to know where your other half is, and that’s what the string does But then impulse and skizz are soulbound too, not by the rules of a death game but by the way the universe works. they too have their own string of fate that only they can see, that’s still there even in other worlds But then when double life happens it’s just. gone. Like it never existed at all Bdubs keeps catching impulse staring at his hand like he’s looking for something. (copy-pasted from discord)

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as much as everyone knows that xisuma and others summoned impulse into hermitcraft. it wasn't the first time that he has been summoned.

they were young, just children. blood pouring from their palms. a brother made. the dry crackly heat of summer air cocooning them. nothing could break their bond (or so they thought).

#traffic smp headcanons #traffic smp #life series #double life smp #impulsesv #skizzleman #mushroom anon #mod tides

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soulmatebracket · 11 months

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Soulmate Bracket: Round 1 [Side A — Part V]

Provided reasoning under cut:

Wei Wuxian & Lan Wangji

They are canonically called soulmates!! In the live action this is platonic due to censorship and in the book it is romantic but the term actually used is zhiji (知己) of which soulmate is the closest english translation but is more literally like. the mirror to your soul. your own self in another person. i am not good with translations only wei wuxian dies but lan wangji mourns him for thirteen years (despite wwx being hated and despised by the world) because he can never love another. when wwx is brought back he recognises him instantly despite being in someone else’s body. they literally would find each other in any time or place

Oh boy. Ok. They're not explicitly called "soulmates" in the show/book but Netflix does use that categorization in its description of "The Untamed". Nor are either of them technically reincarnated BUT Wei Wuxian does get resurrected in another man's body through some shady necromancy, which is pretty darn close. They've got a fascinating relationship journey (basically enemies/rivals to lovers) Mr. Follow-All-Rules-To-The-Letter Lan Wangji meets Mr. Break-All-The-Rules-In-The-Name-Of-Fun-And-Showing-Off Wei Wuxian at teenage exorcist summer camp, they go through some sh*t, Wei Wuxian dies, Lan Wangji spends over a decade trying to find any sign of his lost soulmate while raising his adopted kid, then the shady necromancy happens and Lan Wangji IMMEDIATELY clocks that this guy simultaneously solving exorcist issues using slightly questionable means and causing shenanigans is Wei Wuxian. He might be in a different body pretending to be another crazy man, but HE KNOWS it's his guy because he acts the same and he knows the secret love song Wangji wrote for Wuxian that he shared one time in a cave during one of their near-death bonding experiences. Then history starts kind of repeating itself, only this time they stick together and make sure EVERYONE knows that they've got each others' backs, and they are absolutely legendary. Also Wei Wuxian is INCREDIBLY dense and it takes him just about until the end of the story to realize they're both gay and in love. They're complex and fascinating and tied to each other by the red string of fate so tightly that they are incomplete without each other. That's destiny, baby. They're soulmates, always and forever. (Possibly literally as the proper practice of exorcism (called "cultivation" in this world) can lead to immortality, and you know Mr. Follow-All-Rules-To-The-Letter Lan Wangji has the potential, and he will drag his guy along with him so they are never separated again.)

Okay so I feel like it could be argued if they count but the Netflix description of the show calls them soulmates and WWX *did* get reincarnated and then almost immediately run into LWJ who had been mourning him for 16 years. LWJ composed a little musical theme for them that ties them together and WWX playing it on a super out of tune flute is what let LWJ fully recognize him. Their magic which comes from their souls is very compatible and neither of them have ever been normal about each other in their life even though WWX spent a long time being extremely dumb and repressed about his very gay feelings (they are romantic soulmates, just takes them a bit to get there). Big "you and me against the world" vibes once WWX becomes the number 1 wanted guy in the entire universe due to dabbling in dark magic even though WWX was like "lan zhan if someone has to kill me i want it to be you" (LWJ did *not* want it to be him and did his very best to keep WWX alive even though it meant betraying his clan and the world as a whole). They got fake married as teens back when LWJ didn't even like WWX. There are multiple moments where they parallel other soulmates/soulmate-coded characters (song lan and xiao xingchen, baoshen sanren and lan an). They're the only two characters who get to be happy at the immediate end of the story and that's because both of them being alive and together and getting to wander around fighting monsters and playing music and being grossly in love is all that they both need.

Utena Tenjou & Anthy Himemiya

[SPOILERS] at the end of the series, it is revealed that they weren’t living in the real world this entire time. Utena was sent somewhere else. Anthy goes to find her in the movie, and Utena has lost all of her memories of Anthy in that world. At the end of the movie, they end up escaping to the real world

Utena falls in love with Anthy on first sight and makes sure she becomes her prince without even remembering who she is. They're stuck in a timeloop and eventually find themselves together near the end escaping from the horrors theyre trapped in. (Spoilers kinda) Anthy is hinted to have came back to life after being burned st the stake for being seen as a witch so the reincarnation exists,,,(they're in love your honor vote for my silly sapphics)

Every version of RGU is the narrative repeating itself. Devouring itself again. The serpent eating its own tail. Utena fights for Anthy again and again. Anthy betrays Utena, or lies to Utena, or cannot save the both of them quick enough. Anthy escapes, or they both escape, or they both get trapped again, and the story repeats, and Utena is winning the hand of the rose bride, and Utena cannot escape the narrative. Each time the story is told again Utena cannot quite remember how she got here, but it gets more familiar each time. RGU is a time loop that the characters can hardly escape. In every version, Anthy and Utena find each other. Betray each other. Find each other, again.

#the untamed #mo dao zu shi #revolutionary girl utena #soulmatebracket #wei wuxian #lan wangji #wangxian #utena tenjou #anthy himemiya #utenanthy #id in alt text

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willel · 11 months

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When using the word "soulmate", I mean genuine soulmate. Supernatural unexplainable connection between one and another. Everything about the bond really makes no sense and all the sense at the same time.

WillEl platonic soulmateism is not about "They're SUCH close friends and siblings omg more friends than anyone else legit"

It's about the fact that they seemingly never met each other in their whole lives, and yet El recognized him instantly in a picture.

It's that despite not knowing any of these people and NEVER meeting Will, she decided to put her all into finding him and figuring out a way to save him.

It's that we've only seen El communicate with people in the void in very odd and unusual circumstances and Will was one of those few weird unusual circumstances compared to everyone else.

How she happened to know everything that was happening to Will prior to coming back home in season 2.

How many knowing glances they exchange with one another in season 3 and 4.

It's different.

The minute you start comparing THAT to Mike and Will or El and Mike then you're already thinking about the entire situation WRONG.

Does Will have a supernatural connection to Mike? Uh no.

Does Will have a supernatural connection to Jonathan? Uhhhh no. By blood and family though, very much yes.

Even if Mike and Jonathan had powers or something, they STILL don't have that supernatural string of fate that seems to bind Will and El together. The back and forth they had in the first two seasons with one missing and the other present. Their mirrored scenes and similar circumstances.

Will and El didn't even need to be friends or siblings and they'd STILL be soulmates because of the supernatural plot of the show.

It's not about Will and El being besties or the best sibs evar. Will and El are referred to as platonic soulmates because of some weird preordained supernatural connection they've had since season 1.

This battle to decide who is closer to who is freakin' pointless because that's not even what platonic soulmates is about in WillEl's case. It's not a competition because there IS NOTHING TO COMPETE AGAINST.

The only people who come close to Will and El's dynamic in this way is Kali and El and Henry and El. I'm sure after reading all this, you'll understand why that is. You'll also understand why Will is likely connected to Henry too, further tightening the string of fate around Will and El.

And you know what's so fun about it??? That it's platonic! That it has pretty much nothing to do with their romantic lives. That is so rare in media and urgggg so satisfying. Like HUZZAH! There shan't be the cliche "our kiss will suddenly fix everything" bs or something like that. They'll have to be creative and come up with something cooler.

I hope you can understand how bothersome it is to see people reduce Will and El's bond down to "Actually, these two people are closer" when it has nothing to do with their closeness.

It's about how the world has brought these two seemingly random people together who strangely have all these similarities. It's just a mega bonus that they're not only friends, but also siblings.

They are soulmates. Plain and simple.

#stranger things #will byers #el hopper #willel

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stedes-incredible-library · 10 months

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Do you know of any Ed/Izzy soulmate fics? (No modern AUs, please). Can be, black hands, steadyhands, or even platonic ed/Izzy.

Sure!

Edizzy:

(Un)requited love by Tyler_Pendragon [T]

Izzy knew he was a mistake. But he couldn't have guessed that sometimes being a mistake wasn't such a bad thing.

Take me by the hand, take me somewhere new by plunderheavenblind [M]

They're just two strangers in a world too big to explore.

But fate has other ideas, and they'll be damned before they lose this chance.

「 Written for Happy EdIzzy Week 2023: Inspired by Lyrics + Fated or Soulbound 」

you are the best thing (that's ever been mine) by bxtchbabyhands [T]

“It was terrible, Edward.”

“Oh? Tell me more.” Edward chuckled and rubbed a soothing hand up and down his back.

Izzy told him all that had transpired, not caring if he sounded like a petulant child all the while. He was with his soulmate, surrounded by his warmth and musk and he didn’t want to be anywhere else. He rubbed absentmindedly at his name on Edward’s left forearm, relishing at the memory of Edward cutting off the leather sleeve himself.

Or: The one where Ed and Izzy are soulmates and happy, but then a certain bumbling pirate comes along and Izzy becomes a jealous mess. Thankfully, Ed still loves him no matter what.

Happy EdIzzy Week Prompt 6: Fated or Soulbond

gonna love you (for a long, long time) by omisocks [NR]

Chapter 3: meet cute or first meeting, soulmates or soul-bonded

in this world, people who are meant to be together are led to one another by some sort of red string of fate they only see when they close their eyes, and, when they do meet, every sense is amplified, and they can start sensing pain and seeing colour, other than sensing the other's feelings and memories.

Steddyhands:

Jagged Edges Cut Deep by iamtheyellowbox [T]

Soulmates AU cliche where the majority of the population is born with a mark that identifies their soulmate.

Contrary to popular belief, Izzy Hands was born with a soulmark. He’d suspected for years that the matching mark was carried by Edward, but he’d always been too afraid to ask. Enter Stede, who carries the match to Izzy’s own soul mark and who Edward is instantly and obviously head over heels for (and who so blatantly returns those feelings) and Izzy is truly in hell.

Cannon-divergence from the end of episode 4.

The Marks on His Skin by natumn [T]

His eldest brother, ten years Izzy’s senior, was the only member of the family that had ever learned his letters, and he had far too many other responsibilities to bother reading the words on his siblings’ skin to them. Their father spent most days in a drunken stupor, laying in wait for his children to make the mistake of coming in grabbing range.

Some days, tracing the mysterious words scrawled across his collarbone served as the only comfort Izzy found from the oppressive eyes of his family and the never ending toil of indentured servitude. If his sister’s stories were true—and she did lie sometimes, Izzy knew—then those words meant that God had designed someone, somewhere as the perfect other half of his soul. Izzy just needed to find them.

At age sixteen, Izzy became a pirate and gave up on God.

Triskelion by CoyDahlia [E]

Alternate universe where soulmates have their first words written somewhere on their body.

Throuples (3 people) are almost unheard of so no one knows that the words are the first words said when all three people are in the same room, instead of the first words each person says to the other. This causes much angst and confusion.

~Mod N

#ofmd #our flag means death #edizzy #soulmates au #fic rec #our flag means death fanfic #mod n #edward teach #izzy hands #steddyhands

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queerfandommiscellany · 1 year

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Worldbuilding for The Red String of Tim Drake Is A Fucking Liar

The fic is here

1. Basic rule differences

a. Not everybody has soulmates

b. Not everybody who has a soulmate only has one at a time

c. Soulmates do not have to be romantic—they are often assumed to be, because of amatonormativity, but it’s pretty common to have platonic bonds or completely ignored bonds. Soulmates are an option, that’s all.

d. Soulmates do not have to be people—they can’t be non-sapient things or animals as far as anyone knows, but someone can be soulmates with a city or a song or a piece of art. It’s weird, but it does happen. The average citizen doesn’t know this, but doctors will.

e. Not everybody who has a soulmate, knows they have a soulmate.

2. Types of soul bond

a. Red string of fate – grows more taut the closer you are geographically

b. First words – the first words (if any) that your soulmate says are on your body, may appear only after meeting

c. Last words – the last words (if any) that your sm says are on your body, may only appear after meeting

d. Color touch – blooms of color appear on your body where your sm has touched

e. Countdown – each sm has a countdown on their body in unspecified units until either they meet their sm or the sm dies. These are two different variants, just indistinguishable until meeting/death.

f. Color vision – you are completely monochrome colorblind until you meet your sm

g. Tattoo – each sm has a tattoo-like pattern, which move to interact when sms are in contact

h. Shared skin – your skin shares the same marks

i. Deathless – sms cannot kill each other, often combined with another

j. Emo bond – sms share strong emotions without context

k. Shared dreams – sms appear in each other’s dreams

l. Memory flash – upon first physical contact, each sm experiences the best and worst day of their sm’s life, past and future

m. Moon compass – every time a sm throws something under the full moon, it moves toward their sm

n. Touch bond – sms each feel noxious stimuli and skin-on-skin contact from the other sm

3. List of known soul bonds

a. Bruce Wayne has a touch bond with the city of Gotham (he does not realize this, but it’s true)

b. Alfred used to be soulmates with Martha and Thomas Wayne via a countdown-to-death bond, and is now alone. Martha and Thomas had something else going on between them.

c. Dick simply does not have a soulmate

d. Barbara has memory flash bond (angst!), but has not met hers yet and does not particularly want to pursue it

e. Jason has a primarily platonic color touch? bond with Roy, who is also his boyfriend. They are both also dating Starfire, but Kori has no metaphysical ties to them

f. Tim has a touch bond with Danny (and later, both will have a bond with Kon)

g. Cass and Steph are soulmates via a skin marks bond

h. Damien is developing the red string of fate with Jon Kent (and refuses to acknowledge it)

i. Jack and Maddie share a touch bond, Maddie has a color vision bond with Vlad, and all three of them share a no-kill bond

j. Roy and Jason with a touch bond is A Story For Another Time because Yikes ™

k. Sam Manson does not have a soulmate (or possibly has a moon compass bond she refuses to interact with because she would HATE that and it would be hilarious)

l. Tucker sure has somebody’s last words imprinted on his ankle. It’s like an ENTIRE paragraph. Possibly two. He does not know whose. (It might be Danny’s, but also that would be a lot of soulmates for one kid... Hm. I have not decided.)

#The Red String of Tim Drake Is A Fucking Liar #TRSOTDIAFL #dc x dp #danny phantom x tim drake #dead tired #soulmates but make it less amatonormative

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psychopasss4 · 7 months

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From #Shinkane to #ShizuAka

This is a long post about my journey from shipping Shinkane (for a long time) but decided to move on to ShizuAka.

Yes, we all know Shinya Kogami and Akane Tsunemori do have special bond. Like mental connection with each other. Soulmates as we call it. Connected by the Red String of Fate (as we call in Japanese).

And most of the characters from PP-verse validates and knows this. Such as Masaoka and his son Ginoza for example. But there are quite a lot of evidence that made us all flap our ears whenever our favorite pair Shinya x Akane is concerned.

Some instances are:

PP Season 1:

Everyone says that it's Kou's infamous scream "Akaneee!" that proves Shinkane exists. But I do believe it was when Masaoka and Kogami shared a drink the night he left the PSB that proves Shinkane almost exist (watch EP. 18 again and know for yourself what do I mean!)

Kogami's letter. That's it. We all know it. The fact that he wrote a hand written note for her, not for Shion, not for Ginoza, not even to his mom! We all know that he value her so much.

Okay, alright... that infamous scream when he shouted for his name!

When he smiled when Akane and her team went on to Makishima's location ahead after learning of Kou's plan (thanks to Akane). He gleamed with pride.

When he didn't immediately run to catch Makishima, but instead carry Akane (bridal style) into safety when they were in a corn field. Or Oat field, I forgot. It shows how much he cared for her.

At this point I think everyone pretty much confirmed they shared a special bond.

PP - The Movie (1st)

When Kou first save her from explosion by shielding with his sexy abs 🤭

When Kou suggested her to stay with him for the night when there's clearly more room with the female locals in the Angkor Wat.

Their silent "I-know-you-care-know-I-care" treatment when Akane has to leave upto the point they were captured by Wong.

Kou wasn't surprised when Akane handed him a cigarette like he expects her to have them.

Don't forget to mention about Wong capturing them two together and plan to frame them just them. Only them. Because he sees them as threat. As if they were an item 🙄

PP - SS3

He's mad when Frederica stayed for the night and he don't know why 🤣.

He's proud of Akane's accomplishment after hearing Frede talks about the success of Div 1 as a team.

His regrets for exacting revenge and hesitations to have Tenzing follow his path mirrors Akane's ideals.

His mention of "He still have things to protect in Japan" (pay attention on that one) because in;

PP - Providence

He tries his best to reconnect with Akane but a case gets in their way.

His willingness to throw himself between her legs just to save her from an explosion almost a mile away from them compare to PP movie explosion.

His classic line "I'll follow you, even if you told me not to".

His protective nature all throughout the movie upto Akane's downfall.

His teary eyes while reading Akane's letter.

His promise to take her out of that place.

That Psycho Pass Recap during PPP promotionals which showcases the Shinkane viewpoint.

PP - S3 & FI

He don't have to pay Akane a visit nor to pick her up from jail because she's no longer his inspector! But he did anyway.

He keeps on saying he trust her and believes in her.

He didn't hurt Arata because he knows he is Akane's ward. Yes it is included.

The Merch

Yes am talking about the #KoAka keychain.

The PPP movie poster where Kou and Akane's faces are in the big picture and the rest are inside their heads!

The fan service stuff and clickbaits for all #Shinkane or #Koaka junkies!

The unforgivable hints of any romantic subplots from radio drama, merch, narrative etc.

My point is, all of them are just a setup to garner more viewership because they know Shinkane fandom is a big bunch!

But in the end, they want to tear us down by breaking our hearts with platonic inclinations between Kou and Akane 😭

The Segue:

Yes they created a segue under the guise of Frederica Hanashiro and Shizuka Homura.

We all know that PsychoPass Producers wanted to go down the path of Shonen Jump-esque plot. Which is why they seen #Shinkane fanbase as a threat. Although they don't want to shun the viewership influence of it.

That's why they create this "icings" (Shinkane sweet moment) as we call it to clickbait us! 😭😞

The Lure:

That's why in PPP Sinners of the System 3 and PPP they wanted to showcase Kogami x Frederica (the KouxFrede touching hand scene), the "Hey Akane don't blame Frederica for Saiga's death", to teach us that Kou is shippable with Frederica (a hot blonde).

Why Shinkane is a strong fan fave?

Because Akane is relatable character.

Because Kogami is a hot mess.

Akane a plain looking girl able to get the impression of Kogami a good-looking bad boy and former ace detective.

We all can easily identify with Akane. Us ordinary girls with strong principles are dreaming of a hot dude like Kogami who has ex-militia skills to swoon us over.

How the writers are tearing the #Shinkane/#KoAka fanbase:

Akane did ask (or even beg) Kogami to come back to Japan (from Season 1 especially the Psycho Pass Gekijōban, but he express no desire.

Only when Frederica, a tall-blonde-gorgeous looking half-brit half-japanese woman was able to bring him back.

They have a flirtateous moment in Sinners of the System part 3 novel during their night conversation.

The Kou x Frede indirect kiss through the bottle Scene.

Kou always standing beside Frederica.

Kou still choose to work in SAD with Frederica eventhough he has a chance to go back to PSB in PPP.

Kou's been treating Akane like trash eversince he gets back:

(1) During his famous balcony call when Akane hangs up. He didn't say sorry but instead let his pride dominate him.

(2) He only visited Akane in Season 3 after 2 years (when he rest his back at the door simply because he felt awkward bending to look at the window of Akane's height.

(3) He only picks her up out of guilt after he reads her hand-written letter.

(4) It was Shizuka Homura who negotiated Akane out of jail not Kogami.

(5) Kogami didn't comforted Akane. Only Ginoza did.

(6) Kogami had the chance to go back for Akane but he didn't. He chose to stay with Frede in S.A.D.

(7) Shinkane is one-sided. Only Akane likes him. But Ko?? No. The novels confirm that.

The Future of Shinkane:

From this point forward we can't expect anything much from this ship. Although as fans, we will keep them into our hearts and be as free as clouds to do more fanfictions out of these two characters because we've been rooting them since day 1.

But I think the writers want to us to move on with Kogami x Frederica and Shizuka x Akane.

With that, eventhough I still ship KoAka/Shinkane, I keep the possibilities open should the writers want to push them to other characters.

My Dime:

At this point I truly wish Akane would die in Kogami's arms and he finally realize he too has feelings for her but it's too late (as Saiga foretold), and he gets back to PSB mentoring new characters. Applying both his ideals to never overlook injustice plus also applying Akane's principles to uphold what is right by being just and fair.

#psycho pass providence #shinkane #kogami shinya #shinya kogami x akane tsunemori #akane tsunemori #koaka #psycho pass #tsunemori akane #shizuka homura #shizuakakou #shizukaka #hanashiro frederica #fredemi #kogami x akane #shinya kogami x frederica hanashiro #shizuka homura x akane tsunemori #サイコパス

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renee561 · 6 months

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27, 56, 73

I look forward to hearing about your fic wips!

Love Echo

27. Goddess of the Moon and Worms.

For @serenaew who both is the receiver of this and the inspiration.

Artemis is the Greek Goddess of Chasity,the Moon, and the hunt. So she of course was much more of that, and since Serena is lovely ans inspirational it's basically a Crack fic that Artemis loved Worms too.

So it's about that mostly 🤣, because yes, I would love Serena if she were a worm, and as it had been decided, she is a mutant one 😉 (affectionate)

56. Snily:String of Fate

So I love the idea of soulmates, but sometimes not all soulmates are constant </3. So it's basically a progression on their relationship where the Red string keeps fading because their bond is.

It's both exploring different things with someone who is a soulmate (platonic or romantic) and that nothing is really set in stone.

73. You're My Greatest Comfort

So this is the fault of @hermioneclone because we were talking about Gwen and Alex from Galexy Quest and how they can either be romantic or platonic, and it fits well into another Galexy Quest fic for @asphodelandabsinthe.

This is more of a tangential sequel to their fic, actually. So I need to write that one first and then this one.

#renee talks her wips #echo has brilliant asks #here you go love #the three fandoms as promised #greek mythology #harry potter #Galexy Quest

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strawbubbysugar · 9 months

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I just caught up to the fic. You are no longer safe! So, question time (also feel no pressure to answer if it's spoilers)

When the story gets to the events of the game do you plan on writing them out? Will the reader be there for Gregory's stay at the pizzaplex or will it be skipped?

Can platonic soulmates be build up by trying become someone's friend, or is it already predetermined by the universe that two people will be friends?

Can a person determine the type of bond they have with a soulmate from the signs they get? Like are the strings a specific color for platonic vs romantic?

Are the qualities of the string of fate have a deep meaning to the bond, or is it just dependent on the people?

Do you have an estimation for how long you plan this fanfic to go?

What exactly happened in chapter 28 when the words where bolded? Did Moon speak through the reader? I didn't see anything about it in the master soulmate post (unless I missed it which I'm sorry if I did).

IRL there are glasses for colorblind people so they can see the world more as others do. Is there something like that for seeing soulmate marks?

Okay, that's all I have for now. I'm sorry this is so long. I'm just really into this story. It's so engaging! Please keep up the awesome work!

The events of the game will not go exactly as canon due to the nature of the story being such a different universe, so itll be written out People BELIEVE that the universe predetermines things. Yes but its very difficult! If you look at the guide it shows that some signs dont happen for romantic & vice versa Dependant on the people! Until I find a good ending for it or until I lose steam/hyperfixation! Whichever comes first :) No matter what though if I lose hyperfixation ill still try and find a satisfying ending no matter what point its at so I dont leave yall hanging [REDACTED] Nope, there are a few companies trying but theres been no breakthrough, since signs are so specific to each individual

#ask #so(u)l lore #youre welcome!! ty for enjoying it!!

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r1ghtwherey0uleftme · 1 year

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Clearest Blue Teaser

Pairing: Seo Changbin × Reader

Tags: Soulmate AU, Pre Debut Changbin, Trainee Reader

Warnings: gender neutral pronouns but the reader is implied to be female

Word Count: ~0.5k

Everyone had a soulmate, in this world that was a given. For some, a soulmate was a single platonic life partner. For others, a soulmate was a collection of passionate romances. The concept was less of a type of relationship and more of a category of one. These variations made the "soulmate" bond an all-encompassing one. Most agreed that until you met your soulmate, you couldn't know exactly what the term meant to you.

Naturally with so many divergent paths, the means to find a soul mate were equally diverse. These methods of determination came to be known as soul marks. Like soul mates, soul marks came in all shapes and sizes. Lucky ones received soul marks that were rather straightforward. Maybe a red string ran from their pinky, or a timer counted down to a first meaning. Alternatively, they could be cryptic. Instead of a clear directive, these kinds took the form of unexplained injuries that bloomed without warning. Perhaps they appeared as a series of words that came as fast as they went. Yet in other cases, soul marks could be near undecipherable and show little to no manifestation until the soulmates in question were united or until an unknowable condition was met.

Seo Changbin was one of these individuals. Outwardly, he showed no signs of a soul mark. If he didn't know better he'd assume he didn't have one. While all his friends flashed yet-to-be-spoken first words and sure to be matching tattoos, He had nothing to show in response. At first, it bothered him, as much as he refused to admit it. In all honesty, he would have preferred to have an inkling of how his destined partner would be revealed to him. Maybe then he'd have an idea of what to expect, or at least when to expect it. But Changbin found himself with no such luck; so he did the best he could and resigned himself to fate. The whole soulmate business sat on the back burner. There was no point in fretting over it, he figured. His soul mark would show itself when it decided to. There was nothing he could do to change that, therefore he'd go about his business as he pleased in the meantime

(Y/N) had also largely ignored their soul mark. It never seemed to manifest so they decided not to fret about what it could be. However, all of that indifference quickly disappeared when they woke up in a room they didn't recognize in a body that wasn't theirs.

To be continued...

#stray kids x reader #soulmate au #idol reader #seo changbin x reader #seo changbin #idol trainee reader #stray kids #stray kids fanfic #kpop fanfic

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darxk · 1 year

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crimson ties that bind

warning: ooc characters

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soulmates… what a obscure concept. there were firm beliefs that it had come to be when zeus split humans in half as a punishment for their pride, and that they were destined to walk the Earth searching for their other half.

it is also said that aphrodite felt pity towards the humans and from the luscious strands of her own hair, she tied pairs together, making it easier for the two halves by their pinkies to be whole in their own way.

you’ve known this since as long as you could remember. stories and fairy tales were told of the ‘red string of fate’ all throughout your years.

the idea of having someone somewhat specifically designed for your existence intrigued and excited you, someone that would allow you to feel complete and whole. you weren’t in any rush to discover your soulmate, whether they’d be platonic or romantic but you would never have been able to guess you would have found him in a desolate shell of tokyo city.

you had tried to get along with your soulmate, chishiya which you found his name to be, you approached him with sincere intentions and purely platonic- you couldn’t understand the toxic emphasis on romantic soulmates- but as soon as he saw your pinky, he tensed up and walked off, leaving you confused and alone by the poolside of the “utopia”.

after a few more days of attempting civil conversations, he finally began warming up to your presence- although you had two gut feelings. a) it was kuina that persuaded him to act civil or b) he was attempting to emotionally manipulate you. how you had formed the latter option? simple, you weren’t dumb and you had studied his actions just as you noticed him doing the same and this was an unknown world where the fight for survival was very much real. he was cold and calm yet nonchalant to those around him, you and kuina were no exceptions.

despite all of this, your heart began to warm up to the blonde, you found yourself chuckling more often at his grumpy antics and hanging out with him and kuina more often. you didn’t miss how he kept his hands in his pocket, was it because he felt burdened by the crimson sting? you’d heard of some cases like this where some would even snap their own string, severing the bond between the soulmates. to be honest, you had half expected chishiya to have snapped his own string weeks ago, the naive part of your brain felt thankful he didn’t and held hope that you wouldn’t, the same part had developed… an infatuation with the man which you couldn’t confront with yourself.

that hope shattered after a game. your mind was in a blur and you could only vaguely recall it to be an eight of spades game, something like an extreme parkour course from skyscraper to building - spades or physical activities was not your strong suit, you were average but you made up for it with logical reason- it just so happened that you were in the same game with chishiya and that at the very end of the course, you’re footing slipped and you were moments away from plummeting to your death.

the only thing that had stopped you had been chishiya’s hands latching onto your wrist in the nick of time and signalling over the other players for assistance, you were not sure whether you were delirious from the adrenaline rush but you could have sworn that you caught a glimpse of distress and concern in his eyes. “thank you,” you had said to everyone as the survivors left the arena. “that was a close one,” you had walked beside chishiya and into the car where he stayed silent.

your nerves started to grow as he got out of the car and left without a word. days flew by of watching the pathetic idiots dance- or at least what they claimed their stupid body movements to be- around like headless chickens and committing any acts of public indecency that they could possibly do- wow… okay, so maybe chishiya’s ghosting must have affected you more than you’d like to admit.

you inwardly groaned in frustration as you saw a white hooded figure standing out the corner of your eye. you immediately could tell it was him, even without the red line connecting the two of you. it always frustrated you how he would just watch you and never had the guts to actually talk to you.

it was that night after talking with kuina, you realised that you both deserved better. he deserves someone more patient that will wait for him and you deserve someone to give you the attention and love that you desire. so without second thought, you tugged the string with both hands, effectively snapping it which caused it’s slight glow to die out and the string to wither away and for only a red ring on the pinky, no strings attached.

you planned to ignore chishiya for the rest of eternity if possible but unfortunately, you both had an executive meeting which was compulsory to attend. something about the cards and a black envelope. you were focused on hatter since you refused to look chishiya in the eye and it appeared that he felt that same. “woah, it’s a bit chilly here,” niragi snickered.

“mind your own damn business,” you snapped, rolling your eyes as he threateningly pointed his gun at you.

hatter got up from his seat, “that’s enough. niragi, lay off of (name) and chishiya’s lovers quarrel.”

chishiya’s head snapped up and you both exclaimed words of denial at the same time. “you’re all dismissed! out! you two, figure out your shit. nobody wants to sit through these meetings with the tension between the two of you.” hatter exited the room, followed by all the executives, leaving you alone with chishiya. you took a glance at his pinky. typical, you weren’t surprised to find the band stringless. he seemed to be fixated on your own pinky and you gave him a tired smile as he looked up.

“didn’t expect that, did you?” you held your pinky finger up proudly and a smug smile etched onto his face.

“you finally used that brain of yours.”

you ignore his remark as you turn to the door and walk out, leaving behind the man whom you had prepared to give your heart to.

you were foolish to believe that his stalking tendency would be done after severing the bond but you had made it obvious you were ignoring him whenever you and kuina would bump into him in the hallway, steering the both of you in his opposite direction.

unfortunately, your dumb, naive heart still longed for him but you drowned it out by your rational thoughts. it was obvious that chishiya despised the concept of soulmates, being eternally bound to another. you didn’t know why but he made it obvious everytime kuina or somebody would bring it up. he saw soulmates as a lost cause, a flaw and the weak link, something to be used against someone.

surprisingly, the band on your pinky finger had actually grown a small, long string and was continuing to grow. it was very thin, by fair thinner than your hair strands and you were still astounded by the fact you had even been able to see it during a pool swim. a warm feeling sprouted in your chest as you began to wonder about your new soulmate.

one day, you woke up to find that your string had returned to the original size. you sauntered up to the rooftop to find kuina and tell her all about it when you stopped in your tracks. you realised that the string had actually been leading up to the rooftops and you excitedly hurried up the flights of stairs and opened the door.

as you stood at the doorway, you followed the string with your eyes to a figure standing near the edge. a figure in a hoodie. a white hoodie to be exact. your fears were confirmed when said figure turned around. there he was, with his dyed blonde hair, weirdly perfected makeup and the alluring beauty spot under his half lidded eyes.

you silently cursed your luck as you approached the man. “what are the chances,” he marvelled, looking you up and down with that condescending gaze.

“mm, just my luck,” you sighed, fiddling with the sleeves of your blouse, “oh quite looking at me like that.”

“like what?”

“you know, like you want to push me off the roof right now.”

he paused before letting out a deep chuckle, making your heart clench and twist. how unfair, you had found your soulmate whom you had dreamed of meeting for years yet he’s the most distant man you’ve known and when you grew hope for a new soulmate, you’re given the same one.

“if you find this so funny, i suppose we should part ways again,” you go to snap the string but his hands stop yours by grabbing your wrist. his fingers were cold, you noted, your resisted the urge to grab his hands to warm them up.

“Don’t,” he muttered. you blink at him, confused before trying to rip away your hand, you couldn’t bear the fact that he was so close yet so far. his grip tightened on you and you yelped in surprise.

“the fuck do you want!?” you huffed in annoyance.

“you,” he said simply, his hand retreating from your wrist, “i want to try this soulmates thing again.”

you look at him incredulously, “you expect me to believe that? that it’s genuine and not some sick scheme i need to be the scapegoat for?”

“are you dumb?” he hissed, you glared at him for what felt like the millionth time, he quickly added, “you make me feel… happy and nice? i don’t like it, you worried me during eight of spades and i didn’t like that feeling. you’re a liability but i can’t seem to stand not interacting or being with you.”

you’re shell shocked and still before you let out a laugh. he frowned, growing more irritated and perplexed by your actions, “what’s so funny?”

through your chuckles and laughs you managed to say, “sorry, sorry. if that was a confession, it was a pretty shit one.”

now it was chishiya’s turn to glare but you smiled while walking over to him, wrapping in a hug you said, “but knowing you, it’s very sweet.”

he pulled back from the embrace but before you could ask what was wrong, you felt a soft pair of lips crash onto yours. you’re shellshocked but you smile into the kiss as you copied the action.

you heard a whistle in the background. breaking, away you turned to see kuina walking forward with, slowly clapping, “thank god you two got that over and done with. i was surprised you weren’t already dating when i could feel the tension.”

out of the corner of your eye, you caught chishiya rolling his eyes and you giggled. “Tatta’s rounding up the executives, something about intruders sneaking in being caught,” kuina explained.

your eyebrow quirked at that and nodded, turning to walk down the stairs. when you realised chishiya wasn’t making a move to follow you, you sighed, “you’re skipping this meeting, aren’t you?”

he smirked, “yep.” you press a quick kiss on his cheek and he chuckled, “see you later, darling.”

you’ll pretend he didn’t notice the faint blush forming around the tips of your ears and cheeks as you walked away with kuina.

#chishiya fic #shuntaro chishiya x reader #chishiya alice in borderland #chishiya shuntaro #shuntaro chishiya #chishiya imagine #chishiya fanfic #aib chishiya #red string au #red string of destiny #red string of fate

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higgity-diggity-dummy · 1 year

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These Strings that Bind Us

Synopsis:

Nico’s story (*cough* but really just the solangelo parts *cough*) in the “string tied to your soulmate” AU but with my own spin on it.

Strings are formed from any strong or irreversible bond (platonic or romantic, positive or negative) and people can have many of them. They can also fade over time and change to reflect the relationship itself. Strings are only visible to the person with the strong ties to the other person, so for something like unrequited love, only the one person would see the strong.

The soulmate string can be platonic or romantic, and you aren’t born with it. You can get the string by meeting your soulmate and spending a lot of time with them, bumping into them on the street, or when fate decides you should have a way to find your soulmate.

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Chapter 1:

The strings tied to Nico’s fingers reminded him of wedding bands. A commitment he that he couldn’t run away from. Not that he didn’t try. It was only by leaving it behind that the loss and tragedy would finally leave him alone, right? But his demons never failed to catch up with him. Whether it be his grief, his sins, or his regret, they found their way back to him.

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The first string Nico had was with him since birth. A bright yellow, tired on one end to his index finger, and on the other to Bianca’s.

He remembered how comforting it was to have that string. He knew that no matter what happened, they would always be connected. And he really needed that. That connection.

He was so dependent when he was a little kid. When their mother died, Nico clung to Bianca like a child to their mom’s leg. The string gave him comfort with the knowledge that she would always be there to care for him. Even when she left him for the hunters, he steadied himself with dim light of the yellow string tied to his finger.

She will come back, he thought. She can’t leave me behind forever. We’re linked.

Then, one day, while she was gone, the string turned gray.

As he watched the string fade in hue and felt his sister leave this world, he shut down. He stared at his index finger, head completely empty. Like the gods had turned the channel to static. Like Bianca was the only one who could keep the channel from being anything but static. And she was gone. And the rest of the world faded away.

It Nico found himself caught in the denial stage of his grief. He couldn’t cry for her, because if he did then that would mean really accepting that she’s dead; that the comforting glow of the string attached to his finger would never be seen again. That it would now and forever be eerily glowing a grim gray.

This brought him frustration. He blocked out the feelings of grief that crept in and replaced them with this anger. How dare this bond be ruined! Why would anyone make him deal with this? Whoever did this needs to pay for ruining his life.

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By the time Percy had returned from the quest, Nico was looking for any reason to believe that his sister was still alive. And hey, if Percy was alive, then she must be too, right? So he decided to face it with a smile on his face, ignoring the dim light cast by the rotten string.

But… when Nico heard those words come tumbling out of Percy’s mouth — “She fought to the very end” … “she loved you so much” … “she’s dead”—

She’s gone.

And it was real. And the emotions that came with it couldn’t be contained within Nico.

He knew that Percy didn’t bring the skeletons to attack him. Just like he knew deep down that he wasn’t responsible for Bianca’s death. But he needed someone to blame. He needed a villain.

“You’re trying to kill me!” Nico concluded. “You brought these… these things?”

But the guilty look on Percy’s face and the explanation on his tongue only made Nico feel worse. And when the skeletons started to attack him…

He didn’t want Percy to die.

He couldn’t let Percy die.

More emotions came to fight the old ones. The ground split open. Nico didn’t know how any of this was happening, but he knew it was because of him. He could save Percy…

There was something on his hand…

Deep and dark red. Like dirty blood. On his middle finger…

Percy didn’t see it. He didn’t share these feelings. He didn’t… he…

Nico shoved all logical thoughts and interpretations of this away. Percy was ruining his life. There’s nothing more to it.

“Go away!” Nico screamed at him. “I wish you were dead!”

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Nico didn’t realize how badly he needed Hazel until she had come into his life. Maybe he had brought her back from the dead, but without her… well, Nico had a pretty good idea of where he would be.

It was weird for them to have to go from strangers to siblings. Nico had to keep reminding himself to not treat Hazel like the “new Bianca”. He told himself that nobody could ever replace her after all, but he so desperately needed to fill the gaping hole in his life that Bianca left behind.

They had difficulties letting the other into their life. Too many people they loved left their lives, so they learned to not let anyone in, in the first place. With time though, the walls they built around themselves started to break down, or at the very least time to open their doors. They learned to do this together, as they talked about their past and their lives and eventually grew to not even needing to talk in order to enjoy the other’s presence.

As time passed and trust was built, Nico started seeing a faint glow of a pastel yellow string tied to his pinkie. A sibling bond, different from the first. He had first fully noticed this when the two of them were sitting on the roof of Pluto’s shrine. He pointed it out and almost instantly regretted it, fearing that it was another one sided connection. However, when Hazel looked down to her own pinkie and saw the string tied to it, she smiled. And Nico smiled back.

It wasn’t a hole in his life that Bianca left him. It was a scar. And this scar couldn’t be removed or fixed by another person, but it could become a less and less important part of the whole. Hazel pulled Nico out of the swamp of his grief and depression to help him see this. She reminded him of true connection and love, and that they were possible, even for him.

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Connection and love… why are those feelings so terrifying, yet enticing? And it’s not like he could ever feel them, for all they had to offer. He knew what he was, and he knew the world didn’t want him like that. But still… he couldn’t help but yearn for that type of relationship…

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The son of Apollo had surprised Nico. He had never paid much attention to him before, but he certainly didn’t expect Will to be such a stupidly optimistic and stubborn brat. He definitely didn’t expect him to make such easy conversation either. To make such easy conversation with him, Nico. And gods, was he not prepared for the joy that came out of that first interaction they shared. As much as he tried to make himself hate it, the butterflies rising in his belly were too much to ignore.

The boy found a bad excuse to touch Nico, and that touch of a hand lit the fuse. A soft glow. Rose gold and tied to his left ring finger.

Nico stared at the string, distancing himself from all possible emotions and thoughts in a futile attempt to not have to face this. To be able to run away. Like how he brute forced himself out of all other situations he didn’t want.

So he put on his mask. He rebuilt his walls and fortifications.

He met Will’s eyes and silently communicated “don’t say a word” to the boy who shared his string.

Will have a slight nod. Nico yanked his hand back coldly.

He would not let Will through his barriers. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Author’s Notes:

Thank you so much for reading!!! I can’t promise frequent or consistent updates, but I do plan on finishing this one day. Plus school is killing me slowly right now and I want to crawl under a rock and decompose, so these next few chapters will probably take a while to crank out.

Also maybe don’t get attached to this writing style. It’s honestly been changing faster than a goth girl will change hair colors lol.

Any notes would be greatly appreciated and might pressure me to write faster so win-win <3

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#percy jackson #pjo #pjo hoo toa #solangelo #solangelo fics #tw: sentence fragments and terrible grammar in an attempt to be thought provoking

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