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[mochinomnoms]

I'm so curious about your thoughts on soulmate au's those are such a guilty pleasure, especially the creative ones

I love soulmate au's so much, omg. It's pathetic, but I like the idea of two people being meant for each other and always drawn to each other.

I think it makes for some excellent world building as well, my favorite ones are where you have romantic and platonic soulmates and it shows. I read a botw one where Link had colored hand marks on him from each of the champions because they were all soulmates as well.

It also is interesting from like a societal standpoint, because if the knowledge that soulmates exist and are accepted widely is true in some of these au's, how does culture and stuff change with that mindset? Are non-soulmate parings shunned at? Is it common to find your soulmate, or is it rare? If it's common, are there like classes or industries dedicated to people finding their soulmates? If it's rare, how do you cope if you have a partner and then find a soulmate? Are you instinctually drawn to the other person or is it just a case of the universe connected you so figure it out?

That, but how does soulmate au's translate into different cultural settings? Especially ones with arrange marriages as the norm. What about a individualistic vs. collectivist culture? Are all cultures expected to now change because of the introduction of soulmates? Are things like interracial, different caste, or queer relationships no longer considered taboo in some places because of soulmates, or are they still looked down on? And then it can also lead to questions about expectations.

If your soulmate is a bad person, such as a violent criminal, are you expected to stand by their side? What if they're like, a fascist??? A dictator??? What if they abuse you, are you expected to stay by their side because "you're soulmates", or can you leave? Are you shunned by society now if you do???

Uggggh there's so much to ask and think about and I love it, but also very simple "we're just meant to be" stories slap too.

#mochi asks #can you tell ive thought about this a lot? #what if people don't ever find their soulmates (maybe they died young) are they pitied or looked down on? #are there support groups for people without soulmates??? #adlkjfalkklagklg #soulmate au