AN: I decided to give this Soulmark au a shot :) so enjoy peeps!
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Soulmarks... brings hope in people's heart as much as it brings dread. When will you get it? Once acquired , you wonder if yoy'll ever meet the persons whose name or symbol is etched into your skin. Some do, and some unfortunatly don't.
Some are born with them,some get it(or them) at some point in their life. Very rare few never get them. Some refuse them while others accept them wholeheartedly. A particular few say you can sense it when your soulmark is near. It expressed by a deep, throbbing of the soulmark. Some others say that if you wish hard enough you could get anyone you want...
I've had my soulmarks since the day i was born. Two stars were etched onto the back of my left and right hip,making it seem like a unsavory tramp stamp. For one to have more them one soulmark was unusual but not rare. Althougj it was seen as taboo,sibce it would,most of the time,involve polyamory.
I personally didnt mind, there was more love to give and receive but that was just me.
When I became of age, my parents finally told me the origins of the two stars. They were fairly accepting of the twins soulmarks. They said as long as i was happy,it was all that mattered. They had a big surprise though when at 14, a third soulmark appeared in the shape of a small 'A' under my ear. That ended up being a platonic soulmark,the guy who it belonged to ended up becoming my,gay,best friend.
As for the other two ,they were yet to be found. For long,as a teen,I'd dream of the perfect reunion but as time went by...When they failed to show up , my hopes and dreams dwindling down to nothing and by the time i turned 20 ,those hopes and dreams were long gone,only leaving bitterness...
I went on with my life, i went to college in zootherapy and found a job at a friend's psychiatrice practice. I dated very little and went out even less but that was ok with me.
The soulmarks on my back were only good for reminding me of something that I will never have...