#do soulmates exist?

[emmth]

Maybe deep down I know that you don't exist. Never have and never will. That I'll never meet you. You won't hug me and tell me that you've got me.

But right now, I need to believe you are out there somewhere. I need to believe that one day we will meet, and I will no longer be so lonely. One day you will hold my hand and I will never face the world all by myself again.

I gotta believe... cause if you don't exist, and I'm on my own forever, I don't think I can do this any longer

#poetry #just thoughts #lonely #do soulmates exist? #idk you yet #hopeful #kinda depressing #need some love #all alone #imaginary friends #midnight poems #midnight thinking

[stimmingandstruggling]

soulmates but not in a soft romantic way soulmates in a destined to change each other for better or for worse, cannot be who they are without each other, unstoppable together but they’re also the only ones who can defeat each other, equals, existences undeniably tied to each other way

#this post is about lawlight. #soulmates #fanfic trope #non-traditional soulmates give me Life #like YES they NEED each other one cannot EXIST without the other #but they do not LIKE each other!!!!! #make them better!! make them worse!! just drastically alter #lawlight #light yagami #l lawliet #death note #dn tag

[seafoamdew]

I’d give anything. Just let him live.

#my art #hijack #frostcup #rotg #httyd #jack frost #hiccup horrendous haddock lll #what’s up googleybears😘 #long time no hijack #but I come bearing art #forgive me y’all I took a sabbatical #back to business tho~ #the au: what if we were soulmates and you’re a winter spirit who’s slowly dying as magic ceases to exist but I just found you and I’ll do #everything in my power to make you live #even if I have to fight the gods and sell my soul to the moon

[s0fter-sin]

prince!ghost and lord in waiting!soap

ghost is a warrior prince, next in line after king price and it’s always been accepted he would be the lone ruler; never one for entertaining the courts or indulging foreign rulers trying to consolidate their power. he hardly acts like a prince at all, in name only when he spends more time as a pseudo captain of the guard. price has never begrudged him that, not when he himself has been a lone king since his inauguration

though he’s a warrior prince, he’s never lost the favour of the people; many see him as a guardian even if he doesn’t interact with the people as much as benevolent and stalwart king price. who he does interact with is the kingdom’s children; always ready to bend a knee and listen to bright voices, to praise stick swords and shields or hear the plight of a struggling family. it was a common belief that if he wasn’t out protecting, then he was with the protected; face covered, blonde curls shining in the sun

soap’s always loved ghost. as his lord in waiting, it’s been his job to attend him since they were young and even as a child, he’d idolised him; his skills in battle, his surety. he thought his life would be nothing but service, clothing a brat prince and making sure his shoes shined. but ghost has proven more than that; he treats him as an equal, consults him on strategy and court politics and over time that idolisation turned into love

and ghost has always felt the same. he’d begrudged the idea of a lord in waiting, not wanting someone always in his business but then came this spitfire who never missed an opportunity to push back on him; to make him dig deeper. johnny is more than some mere servant; he’s his confidant, his best friend, his… everything. he could be simon with him, not prince ghost

but simon figures that out too late

king price gets word from king shepherd, a kingdom they’ve only recently stopped feuding with and he’s offering up his son, prince graves, as a way to bond their kingdoms together and firmly put war behind them. price is ready to deny him, he doesn’t fear war from shepherd, when he sends some ancient laws that leave him unable to refuse. he hates it, hates that he’s ruining ghost’s happiness and feels like he’s betraying his adopted son but there’s nothing he can do

graves comes to their kingdom within the month and it’s clear from the moment he walks through their gates that he’s the opposite of ghost; arrogant and conceited, his ceremonial armour glossy and untouched by battle. he’s dismissive of their servants, of their ways, of their people and ghost hates him

graves insists that the wedding happen as soon as possible, pushing the craftsmen and cooks beyond their limits to prepare and every moment ghost spends with him, the more he dreads his wedding day. every evening he retreats to his room, exhausted, and it’s all johnny can do to keep him afloat; trying to keep him positive as ghost falls away and simon breaks in his arms. he wants to whisk him away like the old tales, the pain his oldest friend and love is in making his heart ache but all he can do is promise to be there with him

but it seems graves wants to take even him away

“soap’s been my lord in waiting since we were children,” ghost protests, voice barely clinging to civility. “i wouldn’t want to lose such a valuable worker.”

“there are plenty of decent servants in our kingdom; you’ll forget this one soon enough,” graves waves away, carding a possessive hand over his curls and it’s only bc he’s looking for it that soap sees ghost’s jaw twitch beneath his neck gaiter. “it’s custom for one marrying into our kingdom to embrace all that it has to offer, leaving who they were behind to become someone better. you’re entering a new life with me; you don’t need the baggage of this dreary place.”

soap feels sick as he walks behind them, his blank expression hiding all sign of his breaking heart.

“soap is beholden to me,” ghost declares. “we were sworn together by the old laws. i’m afraid a custom isn’t enough for me to break a vow to the gods.”

graves lets out a disgruntled noise, tugging harshly at one of ghost’s curls with only a thin veil of fondness; his conceding smile not reaching his eyes.

“i never made a vow to the gods,” johnny points out later. “price gave me to you because he was sick of me setting fire to the kitchens.”

simon hums and sets his freshly cleaned armour aside, turning to him with a twinkle in his eyes he’s barely seen since sheperd’s missive. “you pinkie swore that you would never leave me; that’s more powerful than any promise to the gods,” he says and soap’s thrown back fifteen years, to a willow tree big enough to touch the sky; to two boys from different stations who didn’t care that one was dressed in silk and the other in scraps.

johnny feels a lightness he hasn’t in a month as simon winks at him. “besides, do you really think graves is smart enough to figure it out?”

the days pass quickly, graves’ veneer of affection growing ever thinner, and before either of them are ready, it’s the eve of ghost’s wedding.

he’s said nothing, done nothing but stare at the wedding robes graves had tailored for him in the fashion of his kingdom and johnny doesn’t know how to break the silence. he draws out each second as he fusses with the cape piece and ensures the shoes shine in the fire light until he has no more excuses.

he sighs as he straightens up, brushing off polish onto his pants. “i suppose this is where i leave you,” he says with a weak smile but it quickly dies when simon still doesn’t look at him. “i’ll be here in the morning to help you get ready… good night, simon.”

johnny bows and makes for the door, trying to convince himself he didn’t just say goodbye.

but he’s stopped by simon’s hand loosely wrapping around his wrist.

he looks back as simon finally tears his eyes away from the robes, looking at him with such clear longing it almost brings him to his knees.

“i don’t want graves to be the first man to touch me, johnny,” he confesses and johnny’s breath hitches. “i don’t want to be married to another… not when the one i’m set to wed isn’t you. but if i have to do this… please let me feel loved one final time.”

simon’s thumb brushes the back of his hand; their kingdom’s greatest warrior caressing him with a touch light as silk. he doesn’t pull johnny in, doesn’t need to; johnny’s already sinking into his touch.

desperation and love tinge every movement; johnny dancing his fingers over simon’s neck gaiter until he all too happily removes it, baring his scarred cheeks and lips. johnny kisses each one, willing his love and his touch to linger above all others as they move together; sharing breath, sharing body, sharing soul the way they wish they always have.

when ghost makes his way down the aisle, it’s not in the fine embroidered robes graves had laid out for him. he’s in his battle armour; dark and weathered, the sign of the ghost, the warrior prince, going to battle. the only thing missing is his helm, tucked under his arm.

showing his hair; curls gone and shaved tight to his skin.

a thing done only in a time of great mourning.

graves looks irate and it’s the only spark of joy ghost feels as he stops before the altar; set beneath the willow tree where johnny promised himself to him. one final insult.

ghost is silent throughout the ceremony and in spirit and in grief, so is the entire gathered kingdom until the priestess reaches the final vows and suddenly, a great roar rises above the crowd as seemingly every child in the kingdom swarms the altar.

ghost is too shocked to do anything but let them push him away from graves, bullying their way between them like they’re preparing to protect him just as he’s always protected them.

graves is furious but the children stand firm in the face of his threats until he moves to strike one-

and freezes as soap’s blade finds his throat.

“you would dare hurt these children?” he growls, sword following graves as he stumbles back. “you’ve kept up your charade the entire time and here is where you show your true colours. i think it’s time i show mine.”

graves splutters as johnny turns to the priestess and king price, falling to one knee and offering up his blade. “your grace, i wish to challenge prince graves for the hand of prince simon!”

his voice rings clear and he feels the eyes of every person in the kingdom.

but he only cares for one man.

who is watching him with more love than he’s ever felt.

“who are you to challenge me?” graves sneers. “you’re nothing more than a servant; no better than the dirt on my boots.”

johnny doesn’t bother to look at him, too caught in the love in simon’s eyes and the grateful look on king price’s face. “then you should have nothing to worry about. you’ve been crowing your accolades from the rooftops since you got here; let’s see if you live up to the hype.”

because simon only ever introduced him as his lord in waiting.

never as sir soap- his second in command and one of the greatest swordsmen their kingdom has ever seen.

#soaps challenge over rules the law shepherd wrapped price up in and hes all too happy to grant it #and of course soap wins and the kingdom gets to witness the marriage of prince simon and sir johnny #im imagining soap as full highlander in the last scene #huge mohawk with braided sides running down his back kilt great sword the works #i dont know where this came from lmao i was half asleep listening to sick of losing soulmates by dodie and it was like i was possessed #which is my favourite type of inspiration i cant lie #laswell is the priestess and gaz is prices advisor or his lord in waiting im not sure #lord in waiting is the male equivalent of lady in waiting just btw as far as i know its like a personal handmaid #i did about half a second of googling then went of existing knowledge that could very easily be wrong #coming out of my cage and ive been doing just fine.txt #we’re a team. ghost team #soapghost #ghostsoap #ghoap #john soap mactavish #soap cod #simon ghost riley #ghost cod #john price #captain price #phillip graves #fic #au #save post

[g1ngerbeer]

a batch of assorted ghost au stuff i found sitting in my files:

self-indulgent crossover with @indigorithmic's (friendly!! and chill) exorcist / private detective oc piper. imo in a world where ghosts and exorcists are a well-established Thing, the doctor would be pretty eager to seek out expertise that might know what's going on with him:

two sketches are from a variant on the ghost au where the doctor dies during series 3, comes back as a ghost with no memories (as usual), and is eventually accidentally found by martha, who was brought back to earth by emergency program 1 and started working freelance investigating alien sightings. i think while tracking down some sort of psychic trace she ends up building a machine that can pick up the ghost doctor's voice, but she still can't see him. and he still can't remember. yeah:

#id in alt text #my art #dw #doctor who #tenth doctor #donna noble #wilfred mott #martha jones #0 braincell soulmates #doctors^2 #indyverse #piper tsen #dr who ghost au #long post #re: the wilf one. i think in this au they do still hang out even when donnas busy #it gets lonely being a ghost no one can see. and i guess for the doctor sometimes its enough just being near someone who KNOWS he exists #even though wilf cant actually see/hear him #yea 👍

[bidisastersanji]

I really like the idea of soulmate AUs where the mark only appears when both parties love each other very deeply- like when they’ve grown to know and love each other and the appearance of the mark is just a confirmation that their bond is very special and that they might have been meant to be in theory but now it’s real from the way they chose to live, from their own decisions? In this universe you have a soulmate- or more than one, even, but the marks don’t always appear unless things play out a certain way.

I could really see this working super well for a Zoro and Sanji fic that follows canon events with their typical bickering and self sacrificing shenanigans - with all the perfect gradual silent pining from both sides of course as they grow to tolerate and then like and love each other- and they think that it will never happen until one day the mark appears and they’re like ??? YOU??? (Insert Spider-Man meme) LOVE ME ??? And depending on how the marks manifest themselves in universe it could be a really funny moment with the crew there or a really heartfelt moment between them at thriller bark or post time skip or in Wano ?

#what do you guys think #maybe this exists already but #idk can’t stop thinking about it #zoro x sanji #zosan #zosan fic idea #black leg sanji #roronoa zoro #soulmate au

[entomjinx]

Not a theory, but more like a fun AU thing: Nika and Luffy are two halves of the same soul. Nika is older than the void century, and Imu probably is too, so what if when when the two of them fought (because after all we've learned in recent chapters, I refuse to believe they didn't fight) , Imu split Nika's soul in half? One half went into Luffy's devil fruit and the other reincarnated into Luffy. But the thing is, souls heal overtime, and chaos theory exists. Chaos theory is a math and physics process but it can absolutely be applied to other things as well: Chaos theory states that within the apparent randomness of chaotic complex systems, there are underlying patterns, interconnection, constant feedback loops, repetition, self-similarity, fractals, and self-organization. but in practice the theory shows that the slightest deviation of a point changes it dramatically. You can apply this to real world instances, but when applying it to people, or in this case, Nika and Luffy, the changes in what they go through being trapped in the devil fruit vs reincarnated and waiting to become a god again, has healed their halves of the soul in different ways, and created two different people who were once the same person. Two consciousnesses that began as one. That's why the devil fruit called to Luffy so strongly. He may have eaten it out of anger in canon, but the chest had his attention the second it was close because the literal other half of his soul was inside, and eating it made him whole again---Kind of. Because the two half have healed back into separate wholes over the 800+ years, they no longer fit together, creating a dissonance that won't allow them to become the same person again, and leaving them as separate consciousnesses in Luffy's head. Nika can make himself a separate body now that he's free from the devil fruit, but splitting from Luffy doesn't feel right to do most of the time. It's like splitting the soul in half again. It's bearable but not ideal, especially if they're not close together.

They're two halves of a whole that have been repaired in full and no longer fit together, but who will forever match. Or in short: fucked up soulmates.

#one piece #monkey d luffy #sun god nika #gear five #gear 5 luffy #nika luffy #nikalu #You can take this as platonic soulmates or romantic ones #I don't care how you interpret this #would you fuck a clone of yourself #yes because chaos theory exists #since Nika is in his head #Luffy never has to be alone again #feel free to do something with this if you want to

[clockwork-carstairs]

Jem and Will and soulmatism

When you walk in the world, I will be the light at your side, the ground steady under your feet, the force that drives the sword in your hand.

the way that Jem’s basically saying – even without the oath, without the ceremony, without the marks, what we have already existed, and it always will because i will always be with you and you with me, we will always fight side by side because we’re a part of each other. heronstairs were really out there doing everything, and they’re the ones who were separated the most tragically, with the least amount of time together.

the dream where they get to be young hits so hard when you realise jem and will never got to be together when will wasn’t cursed and jem was jem and not dying. and still they loved each other so much.

your honour, they ruined my life

#heronstairs #tid #the infernal devices #i reread this scene and weeped #it merely gave words to something that existed already? STOP RIGHT NOW I CAN'T DO THIS HIUDYTNIRUE #on soulmates! and grief! and their story being so painful because they had too much love to not have #enough time being young together #they were too young to have so many last times #fuckfnckfucnkfudncff #jem carstairs #will herondale #tsc #clockwork princess spoilers #gotsm spoilers #the chokehold they have on me

[vulturevanity]

normal thing to say about your dear friend who you think is really cute and charming and hard-working and basically the perfect wife material

#hamefura #my next life as a villainess #otome game no hametsu flag #aaand rewatch done! now my honest thoughts #good start. the middle is kinda boring. ep 8 doesn't exist don't worry about it #this anime draws me in in the same way that Futari Wa does #in that it has a fascinating main cast and a very vague skeleton of a worldbuilding that leaves me wanting to overthink it #unstructured thoughts incoming: #Geordo's still a creep and no matter how much the story wants me to like him I just can't #Keith's siscon is very Yikes! and that's so bad because I love his and Katarina's relationship as siblings #Katarina lowkey thinks Sophia is a freak but never kinkshames her and that's so bestiecore of her. they're soulmates your honor #Mary is SUCH A LESBIAN holy shit. I did not remember how much lesbian she is #I'm lowkey annoyed that the show frames her attraction to Katarina as “haha funny isn't she weird?!” #like in the sleepover episode she was describing the things she'd like to do with her beloved and she's being like. normal about it #but the soundtrack does a silly and I'm like. wow this anime does not like her huh #I swear Geordo and Keith are even weirder about Katarina than she is but the anime always gives them slack about it #unless they're having their homoerotic squabbles. which is to say the anime does Not Like The Queer Coding of the story #I'm sure there are worse examples of weeb homophobia but there are a couple moments I saw in the manga but not here! #anyway where was I. Oh right. Ascart Sibs Autusm 👍🏼 #Nicol doesn't have much presence in the story due to his quiet nature which is so sad because his inner world is intriguing #he's such a good friend. loyal and caring. I wish we got more of him in this season #and finally: Maria. God. what is there to say about her that I haven't already #the girl came in with a 7 year disadvantage on her rivals and yet Katarina is all over her! #rewatching season 1 is so weird because I could swear she had more presence than she really does because holy shit #Katarina loves her! so much! wtf #maybe I'm remembering season 2? #anyway these are my thoughts on doomflags season 1 #2nd watch edition #oh I almost forgot #romance in chiaroscuro

[patrice-bergerons]

Do you remember that insane Bergy and Marchy interview from last year, which among many other things, featured this exchange?

Anyway I was going thru my bergy tag last night when I came across this other article snippet from 2019

THIS IS THE BASEMENT MARCHY WANTS TO MOVE INTO

#boston bruins #brad marchand #patrice bergeron #marcheron #I HAVE CONNECTED THE DOTS #but god i do go so insane over rpf lore when im in the trenches #good luck to us all #but also its one thing to say ill move into your normal craopy basement haha (clearly a joke) #and another when the basement is in fact designed to accommodate a lodger #which is to say also a joke but i doubt the first time this thought occurred to marchy was during that interview #like when you know your hockey soulmate is retiring in a few months #and then you will never get to have those road trips that liminal time when the only two ppl who exist in the world is you and him #bc you both have families and it is just not done #and you look at your friends basement and one part of you #who is maybe already missing him as he sits next to you thinks-

[brekitten]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Danny Phantom, Batman - All Media Types Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Tim Drake/Danny Fenton Characters: Tim Drake, Danny Fenton Additional Tags: Fentonic 2024 (Danny Phantom), Sunsets, Ice Sculpture, Tim Drake Needs a Hug, Tim Drake Gets a Hug, Danny Fenton Needs A Hug, Danny Fenton Gets a Hug, Ghost King Danny Fenton, Tall Danny Fenton, Short Tim Drake, Cuddling & Snuggling, Alternate Universe - Soulmates, Soulmate-Identifying Marks Series: Part 29 of Cat Soulmates Fentonic 2024 Spoilers, Part 5 of Tell You You're The Greatest (But Once You Turn They Hate Us) Summary:

Tim has been tossed to the side by those he called family, time and time again. First it was his parents, then it was Steph, and finally the Bats. He tried not to think about how that hurt more, because his parents hadn't ever even been there, and he and Steph just hadn't been compatible. Bruce and Dick had been there, seen Tim at his worst, and that made that rejection ten times worse. It was only a matter of time before his soulmate did the same.

Right?

Or,

The aftermath of the cuddle pollen.

Sunset | Ice Sculpture

Day 29 marks the end of the event! Man, this has been fun. Tbh I'm surprised @catnek-writing-things and I got all of these done on time.

Now that the event is over, we can work on continuing these! So stay tuned.

#fentonic2024 #sunset #ice sculpture #dpxdc #tim drake #danny fenton #dead tired #soulmates #soulmarks #this has been really fun #i'm glad i decided to do it #thank you catnek for doing this with me #you're the best #for anyone wondering why we labeled the series 'cat soulmates' #we decided early on that we're soulmates #we have pretty much proven the existence of soulmates multiple times since then #so if anyone was curious #that's why #happy leap day

[emmth]

It's very cheesy thing to say,but I really want someone to love me the way I am. Someone who will not try to change me, someone that will accept me, and everything that makes me me. I want someone who will stand by me no matter what. And I want to be this someone for that person too. Maybe we will stop each other from being so lonely.

#just random thoughts #mentalheathawareness #lonely #do soulmates exist? #love thoughts

[windy-babe]

I love how we got actual scenes of Gus and Matt blushing and probably having little crushes for girls but we all are like "yeah, no, they are still gay, homosexual, one of them queers, yup"

#I know that bi people exist #that's my headcanon for Gus actually #but for Matt I just can think of him like mlm exclusively but then he goes and has a crush on a robot while thinking its a girl #and I just #'look its just a joke listen pls listen" #btw they could be both bi cuz theres no way they dont end together #they are soulmates #and i dont care if anything says that they also like boys #they do #and they are in love #gus porter #Mattholomule #matt tholomule #mat tholomule #gustholomule #the owl house #toh #toh spoilers #? #I mean no but whatever

[bungobble-my-balls]

If I had a nickel for everytime one of my crack ships ended up actually meeting in canon and became a legitimate ship I'd have two nickels.

And those nickels are Sigmatsu and Hotwings/Dabihawks

Shoutout to the hotwings fans who were there for the release of chapter 191 that was wild.

#Hawks came into existence. We shipped him with Dabi because 'wouldn't it be funny the guy that annoyed Endeavor started dating his son?' #and then 6 chapters later we find out theyre actually secretly working together but they're also tricking eachother and they're also enemie #bsd pull through and reveal out of nowhere that Sigmatsu are actually soulmates or reincarnated lovers or something #I know you can do it I believe in you 🙏 #bsd #bnha #hotwings #dabihawks #sigmatsu #atsushi nakajima #sigma #rambling

[bluebipples]

ok im gonna be so controversial for a second why the fuck where the fuck is my xena warrior princess remake i understand there are lots of sapphic shows that are getting cancelled rn but we need to say fuck off to all of those and refocus our attentions on what's important and that's making xena as gay as it should have been

#'yellow jackets' this and fucking 'cannibal lesbians' that #WHERE IS MY FUCKING #XENA REMAKE. #WHERE IS IT. #THEY ARE SOULMATES. #WHERE THE FUCK IS IT. #I'M SICK OF PLAYING W YALL IM SICK OF ACTING LIKE I GIVE A FUCK ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE #FUCK YOUR OTHER WLW SHOWS I WANT THIS ONE. #like i even have like 5 different xenas and gabrielles in my head bitch #put me in charge of this FUCKING project i will do it SO MUCH justice #yall bitches aren't fucking ready #you couldn't handle it #that's why it hasn't been done #that's why nobody is asking for it #you can't fucking HANDLE it. #i dont even need a full series remake bitch #i can tell you what i need from a 2 hour movie RIGHT THE FUCK NOW #LETS GET THE BALL FUCKING ROLLING #I DONT EVEN WANT TO BE PAID FOR IT I JUST WANT IT TO EXIST

[thwackk]

my ass will be like “idc abt romance at all. shit sucks lmao” and then all i ever draw is romantical intimate shit for fictional couples i made up in my head

#i SWEAR i draw other things. #it’s just that… #hghh #halbarry ruined my life #i love them both as individuals and together #but thinking abt them together is like a drug #they’re a virus listen #two sides of the same coin #mirrors of each other #soulmates in every sense of the word #platonic or romantic doesn’t matter it doesn’t exist #there isn’t a line #the love is there no matter what and that’s powerful #never been so whipped abt a ship in my entire life. why do THEY get to be special #huge possibility that i’m just lonely though #but alas. 🧍‍♂️ #their cringefail ways and fucked up beyond repair minds have captivated me