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I read a really interesting conversation in a chat earlier about soulmate AU's and now I'm writing one for my oc's who are in a QPR and I'm thinking way too much about, like;

Do people in worlds with soulmate "marks" (words, tattoos, etc.) treat them the way people treat pregnant peoples' stomachs? Just grabbing and touching whenever they want because ooo, exciting!! without regard for the person being grabbed?

Would there be fashion designed specifically for protecting soulmate marks? Like, if it's one of those ones where you can't see a particular color until you meet your soulmate, would people find ways to isolate which color it is, then wear it 24/7 to ensure they know the moment they meet their soulmate? If it's one where soulmark words are usually on the wrist, are thick bracelets or braces popular for privacy and to keep people from being scammed by people pretending to be soulmates?

Are soulmate scams a thing? Would "what does your soulmark look like/say" be a security question? How would "stranger danger" lessons work when the fairy tale of "your soulmate is out there searching for you!" is factually real? Would there be people whose parents thought it was so cute to share their kids' soulmarks but now the kids are adults and can't depend on it being private information? Do they have to scrub photos and family vlogs of themselves from the internet? Would there be lawyers for soulmate-related issues specifically?

Would tattoo parlors offer soulmark cover-ups? Someone's soulmate passes away and it's too difficult to look at, so they get it covered out of grief, or soulmates wind up not being together for whatever reason so they choose to get it covered because they don't want that person on their skin? Would it be expected that someone keep a soulmark forever or is it considered disrespectful to keep one that's no longer relevant? Would cover-ups be seen as a rebellion against authority?

Some people would have multiple soulmates (polyam, they're platonic, etc.,) so would marriage look different? Are there laws in place about how many people someone can marry? Or is marriage exclusively for soulmates, and anyone who chooses to be with someone who isn't a soulmate can't legally be wed?

Would different places around the world treat soulmarks differently? Would it influence religions? Like, Christianity has lots of opinions on modesty; how would that look in regard to soulmarks? Would it be considered too intimate for anyone other than the soulmate to see or would it be like a wedding ring and shown off? Would there be traditions surrounding soulmarks, like them being revealed for the first time publicly only at weddings? Would children ooo and ahh over their parents' soulmarks?

If it's an AU where people write on their own skin and it appears on their soulmates', then how do tattoos work? Do the soulmates permanently have the same tattoos, regardless of whether or not they even knew about it in advance? Would skin-safe pens and markers be a big business? Would hair dye count or would it only dye the soulmate where it actually touched the skin itself? How often would people wake up with their scalps and roots being completely different colors than when they went to sleep? Would people try writing in different colors to be sure that their words show up clearly before they know what skin tone their soulmate has?

Would there be private detectives specifically to help find soulmates? In the AU's that are like, "my soulmate feels my pain," do hospitals have records that auto-compare charts and send up an alert when two people come in with the exact same issue? How would society itself work to bring soulmates together as soon as possible? How would it influence dating shows or speed-dating or blind dates? Would friends swap photos of their soulmarks so that they can all be on the lookout for each other? Would people pull pranks using their knowledge of others' soulmarks?

Does the written word count for "my soulmate's first words to me are written on my skin" AU's? If someone meets their soulmate online, then do those words count as their first or do they have to be spoken out loud? What about people who can't speak? How would that AU work for someone who's deaf? Someone who's blind? Do they just have to trust peoples' word for what their soulmarks are or are there adaptive technologies for it?

I have so many thoughts for someone who really doesn't write soulmate AU's very often.

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wait hang on do you have rules for how you write your ocs’ dialogue/perspective

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i hate this weird trend in fandom where subtext is seen as a Bad Thing and is only done if the creators are too cowardly to commit to showing something. i hate to break it to you but nuance and layers are what make stories interesting, if you have no subtext then you have a very flat story

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Aroace culture is having a complicated relationship with fandom culture because on one hand you love sharing interests with people, but on the other hand, romance and sex are so heavily prioritised that you feel like an other

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Don't become so afraid of being annoying that you don't allow yourself to be anything at all.

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Thank god soulmates (one person destined for you that you will never be happy without) aren't real but soulmates (people you understand and connect with on a special level, multiple, some of which you havent met yet) are real

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It feels like this every time I write a fic

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you know what i love? when im reading a fic and it is clearly so self indulgent for the writer. like honey these plot threads barely make sense but you are having so much fun and i am just along for the ride

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hey bro can i ask you a question that will reveal a deep and fundamental gap in my knowledge of the world

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characters going “we were lovers once”: eh, it’s okay i guess. it’s nice enough

characters going “we were friends once”: absolutely devastating. one hit knockout i’m gone

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I started writing something for Dragon Age kiss week this morning as a fun little writing exercise and now I'm 4000 words in, somehow it turned into a post-datv hurt/comfort fic, and I will be posting it late.

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"it's okay to live with your parents as an adult if you're disabled" "it's okay if it's a cultural thing" "it's okay if you're trying to save mon-" shh. listen. it is okay for any reason. you don't need to have a justification. if your parents are alright with it and you're alright with it you can just do it. peace and love on planet earth etc etc

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“you’re so quiet” yeah i’m rewriting the same 3 sentences in my head while imagining a dramatic betrayal between fictional people. i’m BUSY

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distressing things to say to your friends

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Sera, in your face

Yes this is connected to me playing Cyberpunk and making dope fits in it

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