Remus stares at the words embossed on his arm.

Are you taking the piss?

His mother has told him about the concept of soulmates and their words appearing on your arm day-to-day, but this just takes the cake.

Of course, he's received stranger ones before—but those are quite explicit. Sometimes, they're quite laughable.

He wonders what words appear on his soulmate's arm.


I'm going to the supermarket. Those words are printed on Dorcas's arm. She stares at them, fascinated.

Whoever her soulmate is has gone to the supermarket today.

It's amazing, how just a few words can give a brief look into someone's life. Her soulmate could be anyone from a dirt-poor farmer to a wealthy king, but these words give her a look into their personal life.


"Hey, Remus," Dorcas says cheerfully, sitting down in the chair next to him and dumping her stuff on the floor. "How goes it?"

The librarian shushes her for being too loud and she rolls her eyes.

"It goes fine," he whispers, smiling. "Ready for our tutoring session?"

"You betcha." She digs her textbook and notebook out of her bag and plops it on the table. "Start teaching, oh teacher."

Remus sighs but he's smiling all the same.


That night, Dorcas feels a telltale tingling in her arm. She excuses herself from the dinner table and rushes to the bathroom to check it out.

She rolls up her sleeve and freezes, her jaw hitting the floor.

For the words etched on her arm are Ready for our tutoring session?

Holy shit. Her mind is racing at a hundred kilometers per hour. It can't be a coincidence.

It's unbelievable. She can't be this lucky that she sees her soulmate every day without knowing it's him.

But now she thinks she knows who it is.


Remus is brushing his teeth when his arm tingles. He hastily finishes brushing his teeth and rips up his sleeve.

And his mind goes blank.

Transcribed on his arm are the words Start teaching, oh teacher.

This can't be real. She's his soulmate. Oh god, she is right there in front of him and he hasn't realized that all this time…

...she's his soulmate.

Holy-


"Lily, I need to talk to you," Dorcas says urgently the next morning.

"Sure thing." Lily hitches her bag further up her shoulder and follows Dorcas to a quieter spot. "What's up?"

"I think Remus is my soulmate," she states with no preamble. Lily's jaw unhinges.

"What?!"

"Shh," Dorcas hisses, glancing around furtively. "I need your advice on how to break the news to him."

Lily opens her mouth when the bell rings and the hall is descended into pandemonium. She shakes her head apologetically.

"I'll text you later."


Remus is distracted during all of Biology, his eyes transfixed on the board but not really comprehending the words on it.

Peter seems to notice his lack of interest and whispers, "Mate, what's wrong? You look kinda out of it."

Remus snaps out of his trance. "I'm fine," he insists.

Peter gives him a skeptical look. "You haven't written anything down," he points out.

"Fine," Remus concedes, and he fills in his friend about his predicament.

"Woah, that's rough," Peter says after Remus is done.

"Yeah, I know. Can you help me?"

Peter opens his mouth but the bell rings, cutting him off. He sends Remus an apologetic look.

"Sorry, mate, have to go to Algebra," he says, "but talk to you later."

Remus huffs. "Fine."


Will Remus and Dorcas muster the courage to confess?

I'll post a bonus snippet sometime later, finishing this off :)


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Writing Club - Sophie's Shelf - Marauder Era Het - 26. RemusDorcas

Sophie's Tearoom - Amaretto Fizz - (genre) Friendship

Romance Awareness - Day 2 - Every night you receive a message about a random sentence your soulmate has said that day.