I'm back (ish). The prompts still won't be uploaded regularly for the time being because I have a lot of important stuff going on in real life; one of the things being a 4000 word essay. If there is anyone who'd like to help write the prompts, feel free to PM me. This story isn't a request; it's just an idea that woke me up at a ridiculously early time on a Saturday morning so of course I had to write it. It's based on that Soulmates AU where the name of your soulmate appears written on your body but there's a twist. The reason why I've chosen this pairing to write about (apart from the fact that I ship them) will become clear as you read it. So, allons-y ;)
She knew she was odd in many ways but this was taking the biscuit. Her parents had each other's names scrawled on their wrists; she'd spotted the marks but, weirdly, it had taken a lot of time (and prompting from her) for her parents to work it out. In fact, everyone she knew had another person's name written on their wrist. But no, she had to be completely different. When she first spotted and felt the etching of her soulmate's identity, she was confused. There were no words. Instead, there were two foreign symbols. She later found out they were Greek letters of the alphabet.
He knew all about soulmates but didn't believe the concept applied to him. Therefore, he didn't take much notice of the tattoo on his wrist. This was partly because he had heard that names of soulmates were written in black and he noted with wonder and curiosity that his tattoo had some colour to it. There was a blue wavy line next to what appeared to be a music note. It was only when the tattoo appeared in the exact same place on his body every time he changed that he began to pay more attention to it. Centuries passed and he couldn't decipher the meaning behind his tattoo. The more he thought about it, the more he came to believe that he would always be alone in the universe. Therefore, he was more than pleasantly surprised and a bit bewildered when he went to The Library and he suddenly understood the symbols on his wrist.
She knew from the moment she introduced herself at The Library that he had just partly worked out who she was. It was the look of slight confusion on his face that she was sure she had had when she found out his identity. Oh how the tables have turned, she thought wryly. However, she distinctly remembered that she also felt panic that her tattoo was wrong. In her heart, she knew she loved this man and that they should be soulmates. But, the symbols on her wrist didn't match his chosen name or even his real name. It took a lot of explaining from him to convince her that they were destined to be together. He told her that his real name was a secret known only to him (although he would eventually reveal it to her) and in the wrong hands, it could be an immensely powerful weapon. He then proceeded to explain that her tattoo spelt the name he used back home. Therefore, her tattoo most definitely referred to him just as his tattoo referred to her.
