A/N: Sort of off hiatus! Not really, but kind of.
This is a collection of one-shots (ish) that was based off a Tumblr post I saw a while back. It's a tally mark AU where every time someone falls in love, a red tally mark appears on their wrist.
The tally mark turns black if the love is requited, but when the love dies the tally mark becomes a scar.
1. imagine people who fall in love too easily covered in red tally marks
Jim isn't proud of the marks. He hates them. It's not like he can help it, is it? The way he feels is displayed on his arms for all to see.
He takes to wearing long-sleeved jackets at the Academy.
It's stupid, he thinks, I'm in my twenties, what the hell do I really know about love? It's lust, that's all it is. I'm not in love with all these people, I can't be. I'd go mad.
He tells himself this every day and tries to pretend that his heart is still whole and untouched and free.
He breaks a little more every day waiting for one of them to turn black.