When Lily is born, she can hear the doctor's muffled voice, the sound of her parents sighing, cooing, and she can feel someone cradling her.

But all this happens without her seeing anything.

It's a tragedy, of course, to those who she loves — no one wants a child to be born blind — and she's forced to navigate the world with a disadvantage, with only four senses at her disposal. But she learns.

But being blind gives her one benefit. She knows her home better than anyone else, she learns to feel for sharp corners, door knobs, memorizes the layout of her house. She meanders through her house like she can see. She knows which door leads where.

Her other senses are sharpened to the point where she can hear a whisper from the other side of the room, can smell her mother's cooking before anyone else, correctly identifying what the food is.

Of course, that doesn't stop people from staring at her — she can't see them, obviously, but she can feel the judgmental eyes boring holes in her skin — they think she can't see them staring, so they make it obvious. They're judging her because she has to walk with a cane, because she's handicapped.

And somehow, even though she has family supporting her, she feels lonely.


One day, she meets another girl, Her name is Alice, she's also blind, and she's her soulmate.

Well, not blind anymore.

See, there is thing called soulmates. It's a powerful magic linking life partners and intertwining their fates from the moment they're born.

Everyone is born without a sense. Everyone has a soulmate that erases their lack of one sense. In this case, both she and Alice can see again.

When she meets Alice, says her name, she sees nothing. But when Alice says her name, there's silence. And then, the blindfold covering her eyes starts to peel away, and she can see.

And suddenly, sight overwhelms her, an explosion of greens and yellows and reds and blues and...and…

Alice is blinking too, also taken aback by the surge of color. Lily's eyes focus dazedly on Alice, and oh my god she's so pretty. What a beautiful sight to greet her.

Alice has chestnut-colored hair, about medium length, and shimmers in the light. Her eyes are the color of melted chocolate, deep pools that Lily could drown in.

"We can see," she says, almost shyly, and Lily all of a sudden wants to hug her.

"We can see," she echoes, returning the smile.

"You're really pretty," Alice adds.

"You're prettier than I am," Lily counters, flirtatiousness seeping into her voice. "I'm glad you're the first thing I saw."

Alice blushes, the pale pink coloring her sweet face. "Thank you."

Lily grins. "C'mere, you," she orders, reaching forward as Alice does. They collide halfway and Lily inhales Alice's perfume. It smells fresh, clean, like soap, yet has a hint of magnolia.

"I'm glad we're soulmates," Alice whispers.

"Me too," Lily answers, and she means it.


RA - You're without a sense until you meet your soulmate

Writing Club

Disney - T3

Dark Lady's Diabolical Lair - 7. Shimmering

CYB: AU1

Sophie's Shelf - 36. LilyAlice

Angel's Arcade - Amy Rose - (color) pale pink, (trait) sweet, (action) hugging

Lo's Lowdown - C4 - Toph - blind!AU

Bex's Basement - James and the Giant Peach - Write about someone who's biggest desire is friendship.
Film Festival - 25.
Dialogue: "You're prettier than I am."