Glimmer Verse Rules
Every living thing in this Universe has a light living beneath their skin, this is called a glimmer
The light moves, shifts, forms patterns
Yes that includes your pets
The colour of your light matches your personality after you have matured into it
Children are always white because they are all the combined colours of the light spectrum
No one is coloured fully black as that is an absence of light but black marks can appear in your glimmer, usually indicating distress in a bond
When living things touch they can form a glimmer bond or a light bond in which they exchange colors
It is believed that forming a light bond means the relationship will be significant but it cannot be scientifically proven
Significant does not always mean positively
While most light bonds are exchanged when first touching, you can develop a light bond later on
You can form light bonds with any number of people. Most people have a minimum of two.
If you have a light bond with a child and they develop their colour, the first time you touch them after they develop their colour, their white light on you will change colour to match their glimmer
Children who die before developing a light bond will always remain white on their bondmates forever
Light bonds can be strengthened or diminished
The amount of another person's colour you have on you can 'flare' or expand when you think of them or feel particularly connected to them, even after they have died
You can remove another person's light from yourself only by diminishing their importance to the point of irrelevance
Typically you can only see your own light and the light on someone whom you have a light bond with
A few select people can see the lights on anyone and those who can are considered to have insight into others
People who lack empathy cannot form glimmer bonds though they will still have their own light and colouring.
People who abuse others will rarely leave a glimmer bond behind even though they are significant
People who have experienced trauma, heartache, grief or other various difficulties may have difficulty with their glimmers
Some struggle to form bonds
Some may bond too easily, taking on colours from insignificant connections
In extreme cases, your own glimmer colour may change
People who share a particularly strong light bond can develop secondary traits.
It is most common to develop secondary traits with family or romantic partners
Twins almost always have a secondary
Typically affects either the skin, where the glimmer lives
Tattoos, marks, shared scars
Or it affects the mind, where you perceive things
Shared pain, emotions, dreams
Secondary traits aren't rare but they aren't so common as to be expected either
Secondary traits can begin well before you meet your bondmate or well after
There is typically a triggering event though
In very rare instances, a person can develop multiple secondaries
Bondmates do not always share secondaries
Most people trust that glimmers and secondaries are meant to be, practicing faith in the Universe
Some don't
Two people can share the same colours but they won't appear the same as intensity and texture can impact the way the light shines so your bondmates will always be able to tell your influence from someone else's
There is science behind it that vaguely relates to bioluminesce, pheromones, and your perceptions. So people can explain why we glow, how we glow, and how we see some people glowing. No one has been able to explain why certain people match or how they can share a secondary even before they meet. Predicting who will be bondmates outside of family is nearly impossible
It's sparkly and pretty and when you're truly, truly happy, you actually glow.
