I wrote a one shot like this a looonnng while back but I wanted to do something like this for this ship as well lol Hope you enjoy it!
When I was a kid, my folks weren't able to teach us as much as they would have liked to. My dad was an orphan and our family were immigrants from war, so schooling was not something they were acquainted with.
But when I first learned about atoms, it fascinated me.
Could you imagine it? Piece of the original explosion bouncing around in the universe still. Maybe one being within us ourselves.
When I told my folks about it, they told me about how soulmates were the same way. Scattered about throughout time and space. Bouncing and colliding with one another until they find their perfect fit. Creating a bond with another which is stronger than anything you could ever witness. For a bit, I thought it was just the folk stories of my family's motherland. That they were myths of our own history and that was it.
But then I met Lili, and despite how I didn't want anything with it at first, I realized quite quickly what they meant.
I felt a goofy smile take over my lips as I looked over toward the girl not too far away from me. We've grown in the years we've known each other. Her old pigtails were replaced with a long braid instead of what she refers to now as her "childish" hairstyle. Her old leather jacket was now filled with pins and patches as she refused to get rid of it over the years and clashed with the dresses she wore, but it still gave off the vibe that just screamed "step off or get fucked up" that she always had.
Still the same old Lili.
I felt my smile widen as the girl in question looked over toward me. A knowing smirk took over her lips before giving the agent beside them her full attention again.
Still as captivating as ever too.
I straightened my posture as I gave Sasha my attention. The senior agent was speaking about a mission I guiltily must say has been going in one ear and out the other as my thoughts stayed on the girl beside me.
The bond we had from the beginning was something that astonished me. The fluttering in my chest back then let me know quite quickly that something was different about us. That we were something much more than friends. Even if we only knew each other for a day.
Now, as I'm a bit older and know her much better than I ever had before, I know I love her.
I swallowed dryly as I felt this warmth in my chest. Something that caused me to take a deep breath and release it slowly despite how beautiful the feeling was.
Gods, I love her. I thought I understood how deep love could go. With a family who quite literally despised me in some pieces about me leaving, I thought I knew how love could affect you. That you could be in the worse situation and still fight yourself to stay cause you have love in your heart for those around you. But no. My love for her is much stronger than anything else I ever felt.
I would throw caution to the wind if it meant knowing she was safe. Hell, I went into water for her. Even with my family's "curse" at the time. As if she was my Eurydice and I was her Orpheus. Ready and willing to go to hell and back for her without question. Despite the fear that swelled within me at the time.
I felt a hand slip into mine as I tried my best to keep my eyes on Sasha. I knew by the familiar shape and size that it was Lili's though. Her fingerless-gloved hand slipped quite easily into my completely gloved one despite the big difference in size. It felt natural though. Like it was always meant to be there with her fingers intertwined with mine.
If soulmates are like atoms, then I have found my bond. There was no need to use clairvoyance. Not when it was quite obvious to anyone who even glanced at us to know what we meant to one another.
I glanced out of the corner of my eye to see the soft smile that always graced Lili's face when she thought no one else was watching. One I had the pleasure of seeing quite a few times when we had little moments like this where we're holding hands quite out of the blue.
And just like carbon atoms, I'm attached. And it's going to take quite a lot for this bond to break.
I smiled to myself as I looked back toward Sasha. The senior agent now rubbing at his chin as he spoke. The man was too deep in his thoughts to notice the interactions occurring between Lili and me.
That I'm sure of.
