A/N Okay here we go! New writing project! New fandom! If you follow me and clicked on this without noticing this is not Harry Potter or One Piece, I am sorry I haven't updated those in ages, but I promise nothing is on a permanent hiatus and I do intend on finishing both The Beginning with You and What He Doesn't Know, though I might need to rewrite a bit of them first. But for now, I am neck deep in ninja feels and in no good mental shape to write in either of those universes.

This project is going to be a series of drabbles, featuring some well known ships and some very crack ones, surrounding some of my favorite SoulMate AU ideas. I am fairly open to all ships and will take suggestions for ships to write, but I do not make any guarantee they will be done. For each AU I will write a description of the rules I am establishing for it, and at the same time post at least one drabble to go with it. Some AUs may get more than one drabble, some may only get the initial one. It all depends on how inspired I am by the idea. I plan on naming each AU, and will label the drabble so you can see which rules it follows.

I hope that makes sense, if it doesn't let me know and I'll elaborate! Thanks for reading, I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed writing it.

soulmate AU 1

The Love In Your Eyes

There are a few things in life that are universal. Some universal facts are morbid, like how everyone eventually dies or how everyone experiences loss and pain. Some are nice, pleasant things, like how a smile means the same thing no matter your background. But the most common universal rule in the world was a bit more physical.

Everyone's eyes are a hazy gray/white when they are born and they stay that way until their 18th birthday. Then a still unexplained phenomenon happens. Their eyes change color, turning whatever the current shade of their fated lover's hair is. The connection is so strong even dying one's hair an unnatural color will change their lover's eyes. There are many theories and myths surrounding this strange occurrence, none that can be proven, but the popular theory is that in a time so long ago it was forgotten, some force (divine or manmade, the argument is never ending) split every soul in twine and scattered them across the lands. But things that are meant to be together tend to find a way, and this odd quirk of color was the soul's way of telling you who it was aching for. Of leading you to your soulmate.

This of course led to many customs and traditions surrounding the event of an 18th birthday. It was common for teens approaching the date to dye their hair drastic colors, hoping to make it unmistakable to their soulmate who they are. Many sat in front of a mirror as the stroke of midnight fell, hoping to see the change firsthand. Others slept through the night only to wake and not recognize the eyes staring back at them. Some eyes don't change that first night, waiting for the day their mate would also turn 18. Some eyes never change, whether their mate suffered an untimely death, or some believe they have no mate (which has led to many discussions and theories of "can a soul die?" and "is it possible to sever the bond of soulmates?" which of course no one can prove conclusively).

In a world of unrest and violence, shinobi are more inclined to believe it means their mate has died like so many others but not everyone is so unlucky. Some are blessed enough to find themselves watching their eyes change, slowly filling in with colors of black, brown, gold, and other more exotic shades. Some are blessed enough to run into an old friend the next day, trying not to obviously check their new eye color against every head of hair passing by, to find their friend's is a perfect match.