When Lance was ten, he was so happy to receive his words. The words always appear on the forearm of the dominant hand, colors that either matches their soulmate's personality, or simply their favorite color.
He dreamt of who his soulmate could be. A boy or a girl or one of those genders that is under 'other' that he sees on personality quizzes. If his soulmate would be platonic or romantic; he wouldn't mind either of them. Every soulmate makes you want to be the best, but Lance was already the best there is. He wanted to make the best of himself when he meets his soulmate in the future—even if he plays pranks on his younger sister, or gt into trouble with the neighborhood boys—so they can be happy together.
He was so excited every year that he grew older, and he remembers the excitement as the hour of his birth came up. He was eating cake when he saw a red line light up on his arm, letters were changing rapidly, but he could see that the letters were always slanted to the left. It took a while for the words to be legible, he remembered that his mama said it was a minute until he's officially ten. Her voice was clear over the cacophony of everyone else, all of his relatives were all there, and his best friends Hunk, and Cicero were there too.
"Who are you, and what's your problem with my hair?"
From what ten year old Lance could gather, his soulmate does not have the current hairstyle when he meets them. That was alright, his younger self concluded, he could help them out with an up-to-date fashion. His soulmate was one of the reasons why he took care to be presentable with the latest fads.
The red could mean that his soulmate is passionate, angry, or it could be romantic. Personally, he hoped for passion because his papa always told him to follow his dreams. Whatever you are passionate about usually equates to success, his mama always said. He wouldn't mind romance, as long as they get to know each other first. They are destined to be a part of each other's lives, so it is bound to be a pretty good life. He wonders if it would be romantic like the movies his mama watches, and forces everyone else to view as well. Maybe it would be a casual romance where they won't end up going into life threatening situations where they would proclaim their undying love for each other, or those risqué ones that his parents force him and his sister out of the room.
His mama has interesting movie tastes.
Lance went back to eating his cake after gushing over the possibilities with Cicero and Hunk. His cousins, aunts, and uncles teased his mama over his explanations. However, his family was concerned if his soulmate would have a horrible temper. Some of the more idealistic relatives thought that Lance could change that aspect if his soulmate had it, and the paranoid wanted to make sure to keep a strong bond with Lance in case anything happened.
Sixteen year old Lance knows his soulmate is an inconsiderate dick who broke his heart. A year later, Lance still agrees with the statement when he sees his soulmate again.
A/N: Crossposted on AO3. Some general info about the colors and what the writing is like. However, writing does not represent anything in real life, kind of made it up last minute one night where I did not want to find my book about nonverbal communication via handwriting.
Black – Power, Elegant, or Mysterious
White – Innocent, Serious, or Sickliness
Purple – Ambitious, Dignity, or Independent
Blue – Loyalty, Tranquil, or Wise
Green – Endurance, Jealous, or Easy-going
Yellow – Cautious, Intelligent, or Empathetic
Orange – Determined, Happy, or Distrustful
Red – Passionate, Romantic, or Anger
Loopy/curly = Creative
Left slanted = Realistic
Right slanted = Dreamer
Straight = Rule follower
"w" and "v" curve = Absentminded
"m" and "n" pointed = Efficient