#soulmate (2023)

[fullofreveries]

Soulmate (2023)

I think we grow up believing life unfolds according to a blueprint—that if we're good, work hard, follow the rules, everything will fall into place. But the more I watch people live, the more I realize that life isn't about plans. It's not even about dreams. It's about surviving moments. Pushing through days that make no sense. Sitting with emotions we didn't choose. And hoping that maybe, just maybe, somewhere in the chaos, there's a quiet space where we feel seen.

Not everyone gets to chase their passion. Some are too busy surviving. Some are stuck where they've been planted, even if their roots ache. Some love so deeply but never get that kind of love back. And some give up on love altogether—not because they stopped believing in it, but because the world taught them to stop expecting it.

Sometimes, we envy the people who seem to have it all together—those who smile easily, who hold hands with someone in love, who speak with conviction about where they're going and what they want. But behind all that, I think everyone is quietly carrying something they don't talk about. Maybe they feel like they missed their chance. Maybe they're afraid they'll never be truly known. Maybe they've given up so many times they're just pretending not to care. We all wear masks. We all learn how to look okay.

And yet, even with all that pretending, we still crave something real. Something raw. We don't always know what it looks like, but we feel the emptiness when it's gone. That's what makes this life both beautiful and heartbreaking—we never know when something real will arrive. Or when it'll leave. But when it does appear, in any form, it changes us. It softens something that had gone hard inside. It opens a window we thought had been shut forever.

And here's what I'm starting to understand: we're not meant to carry everything alone.

There will be someone—maybe not the kind of love the world romanticizes, maybe not a forever, maybe not a soulmate—but someone who sees you. Really sees you. Who listens even when you're quiet. Who stays when there's nothing beautiful to hold onto. A friend. A stranger. A fleeting presence. They matter.

And I've also come to realize that the people who change us the most aren't always the ones who stay. Sometimes, it's the person who sat beside us in silence when we needed it most. Sometimes, it's the one we never expected to care. And sometimes, it's the one who left, but left behind a version of ourselves we didn't know existed. Maybe we're meant to meet people not to complete us, but to reflect us—show us who we've been, who we are, and who we still have the potential to become.

And for all the dreams we had to let go of—maybe they weren't wasted. Maybe they simply led us to a different kind of truth. A different kind of love. Something quieter, maybe. Something we didn't even know we needed. Not all victories are loud. Sometimes, they're just the decision to keep going. To wake up one more day. To hold on to one small joy that feels like home.

So if life doesn't go the way we planned, maybe that's okay. Maybe there's no "right" way to live, only our way. And maybe the most important thing isn't to have everything figured out—but to keep feeling, keep trying, and keep loving—even if we don't know what comes next. Because somewhere out there, someone is waiting to understand us. And maybe, we're learning how to understand ourselves, too.

And maybe, even if we can't have everything we want, we can still fight for something. A dream. A moment. A feeling that reminds us we're alive. Not every story ends with a happily ever after. But it can still end with truth. And courage. And softness in the right places.

I don't know what the future holds. But I think I'd like to believe it holds a version of me who chooses to live, even if she's unsure of how. Who lets people in, even when it's hard. Who follows her heart—even if the path is small, or quiet, or different from what she expected.

Because maybe that's enough. Maybe that's everything.

[somosinevitables]

Soulmate 소울메이트 (2023)

I realized something while traveling, we will live different lives now. You’ll be like the old me… and I’ll be like the old you.

[reflection-of-artistry]

"I’d like to draw your face now. A drawing that can’t be drawn without love"

[thesongoffadingaway]

"I just realised something while travelling, we will live different lives now.

𝘠𝘰𝘶'𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘮𝘦...𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐'𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶"

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[padvaniglia]

🫧 "so how many meanings do we have to go over

before finally arriving at the destination?"

[veefuls]

2024-04-05 16:40

I have for almost 3 weeks been putting off finishing my English assignment for no real reason, I'm just for some reason not doing it. It's easter break so it can wait.

I've been meaning to watch "Tell Me That You Love Me" which is a South Korean remake of the Japanese show "Say That You Love Me". I made it through about 2 and a half episodes, but it started buffering and I couldn't bother reconnecting to the internet so, that's where I've ended up. I usually don't really enjoy shows about adults adulting, but this one seems good and emotionally loaded to the point where I'm partaking in it.

I have literally nothing scheduled for a while, but I'm excited for Japan's GP on Sunday. Will have to wake up at 7 in the morning, but it's fine I guess...

ALSO on Monday next week "선재 업고 뒤어" (Lovely Runner is the English title I think they've settled on) is premiering the first episode and I'm stoked. It's based on a WebToon that I would like to read, but I'm saving it for afterward to spare myself from any dissapointment while watching the show. Byeon Wooseok is in it (damaged Russian-Korean drug smuggler CEO in Strong Girl Nam-soon (shit show btw)) and my bff Kim Hyeyoon (of Extraordinary You fame). They have a 30 cm height difference though... for some reason Hyeyoon is always casted with guys five times her height. Anyway it's about this girl whose favorite singer dies, she goes back in time and has to find a way to reroute his path. Seems promising, will be watching because my favorite actors are in it lol.

Speaking of Byeon Wooseok, he has caused me grave emotional distress due to that gut wrenching movie "Soulmate" from 2023. You know, I was genuinely excited as he was getting more work after 20th Century Girl, but the actual heartbreak Soulmate caused me is unexplainable. I think about it all the time, anyway never ask me to watch a movie about two girls being friends I can't take it. I will not ever discuss 20th Century Girl so don't even bring it up.

On the 11th, the second season of Heartbreak High is coming out. I don't honestly know what I thought about the first season, it was too messy and not messy enough at the same time. Will be tuning in for this season though!

I've been thinking that I need to buy stuff. I've become too stingy. I put stuff in my cart and leave it there until it's gone out of stock. It's horrible I need to spend money. Either a vinyl or like an album of sorts, maybe a pair of jeans idk. RIIZE aren't releasing a physical album until June I think, so I have nothing to do on that front. Might check out Beyoncé's vinyls though...

Anyway, to wrap up, I'd like to recommend "Better Days" (2019), one of my favorite movies ever. I've watched it so many times, and each time I finish it I've learned something new. Music wise... Hikaru Utada's One Last Kiss. No reason just good song :) Will be having Chinese food for dinner.

Take care~~

[edelweiss-stuff]

never fails to make me bawl my eyes out

Soulmate/소울메이트 (2023), dir. Min Yong-geun.

[cceanvvaves]

soulmate 2023 was such a great movie btw i cried in the plane watching it

[mlobsters]

jared padalecki and jensen ackles - njcon 2025 main / nashcon 2021 main / jib 2022 jensen sunday am / dccon 2023 main / chicon 2024 gold / njcon 2025 gold

jensen on struggling with soulless -> jared on souls; love and unbroken bond

j2 on their friendship redux

+bonus

(tom cruise's "you complete me" from jerry maguire)

[justasecbro]

Oh, I'm a loose bolt of a complete machine

What a match

I'm half doomed and you're semi-sweet

[folkloreandever]

"One was born the 30th of September of 1997 in Hasselt, Belgium. The other, the 16th of October of the same year, in Montecarlo. They are only separated by two weeks of time, a centimeter of height and two kilograms of weight. In other words, they can't be more similar.

We are talking about Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc, two drivers that have broken records almost in every category they have competed in. They have arrived to Formula 1 as if it was an easy task, as if the path was laid out for them many years ago"

Extract from SoyMotor article by Tomas Slafer written in 2017.

[one-time-i-dreamt]

I was deeply in love with a prince and I could feel in my soul that he was my soulmate, but then he did a really bad Elmo impression, like he sounded like Yoda, so I hooked up with his adopted dragon brother and his dad tried to behead me but then his mom saved me by hiring me to be her gardener.

[raeiyyn]

elizabeth wurtzel, prozac nation // soulmates (2023) dir. yong geun min

[thesongoffadingaway]

"𝘛𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘢, 𝘺𝘦 𝘷𝘢𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘢, 𝘩𝘢𝘪 𝘪𝘴 𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘨𝘪 𝘬𝘪 𝘥𝘢𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘢,

𝘒𝘺𝘢 𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘳 𝘬𝘰𝘪 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘩𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘪 𝘳𝘢𝘢𝘣𝘵𝘢?"

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[mochinek0]

Daminette December 2023: 8-Not Soulmates

Adrien smiled as he looked at the calendar. Tomorrow was the day that soulmates would be revealed to everyone who was between sixteen and eighteen. It had been three years since last time and he was excited for when it was his turn. If anything, he was hoping that Marinette Dupain-Cheng was his soulmate. Marinette was his friend, but she was also kind, creative, smart, and she made tasty pasties. He also thought she was a bit cute. All he wanted to do was protect her from guys that could hurt her.

Adrien turned at the sound of his door opening and saw Natalie.

"Hey, Natalie." he spoke, "Is there a change in my schedule?"

"Actually, I wanted to talk to you about tomorrow." she answered, "How are you feeling?"

"Excited." Adrien declared, "I sort of have my eye on one of my friends. I hope it's her."

"Even if she isn't, don't be disappointed. The person with you mark is waiting for you." Natalie stated.

Adrien glanced down at her hand. It was bare or covered with makeup.

"What about your soulmate?" he questioned.

"I had my eye on someone, too." Natalie replied, "We weren't a match. They matched with one of my friends and they had a family. I'm very happy for them."

"How did you-" Adrien began.

"Handle it?" Nat asked, "I was sad and upset, but I saw how they interacted. They were right to be paired up. I know my soulmate is out there and I haven't stopped looking."

Adrien nodded his head as she left the room.

Adrien got out of his car, excitedly. He immediatley spotted Marinette and made his way towards her, ignoring the people calling out his name.

"Hey, Mari!" He shouted, "Excited about today?"

"Yes!" Marinette smiled, "My soulmate is gonna be here next week!"

"Huh?" Adrien spoke outloud.

"Oh, right." she giggled, "My soulmate is my best friend, but he's in the United States. They actually set an alarm for the time I woke up so they could talk to me about my mark. We found out we matched!"

Adrien grasped the strap of his bag. He felt like the ground was going to fall out from under him.

"Oh." he whispered.

"Yeah." Marinette smiled, showing off her soulmate mark on her hand.

Adrien saw a sword and a needle with a piece of string that formed an X .

"He said he immediately thought of me when he saw the needle." Mari continued, "But he wasn't sure."

"Th-That's great." Adrien managed to say.

"Of course, we have to see if it's romantic, but-" She concluded.

Adrien looked at her confused, "What do you men?"

"Can I see your hand?" Marinette asked.

"Huh?" the model spoke, confused, "Uh, sure."

Marinette pressed their palms with soulmate marks together. He watched as his mark glowed a light blue.

"Blue?" he spoke.

"Mine was blue too." Marinette declared, So we could be considered platonic soulmates. We're friends. Blue is for friends. Red is for enemies and Gold is for lover. Even if Damian is only a platonic soulmate; he's still my best friend."

Adrien lowered his hand and nodded his head.

'At least it's not red.'

"Hey." Luka called, walking over, "How are you? How's the search?"

"My best friend is my soulmate." she excitedly told him.

"Damian?" Luka asked.

Adrien looked at the musician in shock.

'Luka knew about him and I didn't? Why?'

Marinette nodded, happily.

"He set a timer for when I wake up and asked." Mari recanted, "He didn't think he would match mine. He was just gonna give me a pep talk before I came here and freaked out."

Luka laughed, "Well, he has helped you out, a lot more than I ever did."

Mari lightly smacked his chest, "Damian just has a lot of older siblings to ask for advice."

Luka noticed the model's confused look and nodded his head towards him.

"May I?" he asked.

Marinette simply nodded.

"I can see you're confused, Adrien." Luka declared, "Marinette went through a difficult patch the last couple of years. Damian has many older siblings while he…..is not so great at socializing. When it came to Mari, he's reach out for help from his family or his friend to get an idea of what was going on, what he could do, or say to help her."

Mari smiled, "He's sweet."

"To you and only you." Luka smiled.

The conversation ended abruptly as the bell rang for school to start.

"We should get going to class." Adrien spoke.

"Yeah." Luka agreed, "Pretty sure teachers are just gonna let us go half way through. Don't know if anyone would pay attention today."

Marinette laughed as they entered the school.

The school couldn't handle the chaos. There were too many students on their phones, people yelling, fights breaking out because couples were breaking up or accused of cheating. Adrien walked out of the school and entered the car. He could feel Natalie eyeing him in the mirror. He just shook his head and sniffled. He was grateful that she didn't say anything on the way home. Adrien got home and collapsed in his bed. Natalie must have said something to his father because his meals were brought to his room and he wasn't bothered for anything scheduled.

Adrien watched a week later as Marinette ran up to some guy and hugged him.

'Must be her soulmate.'

He watched on as they placed their palms together and their marks glowed gold. He turned away as her soulmate lifted her chin up and kissed her.

'It hurts so much.'

As he walked towards the school, he heard whispers:

'Is that Marinette?'

'That must be her soulmate.'

'Man, I thought she was going to get with Agreste.'

'Yeah.'

'Didn't she like him or something?'

'Pretty sure they had a falling out.'

'They don't really talk anymore.'

'Someone said they say him crying when he didn't match with her.'

'Yeah right. He could have anyone. Why her?'

'They were friends years ago.'

'Well, something must have happened. Haven't seen them together for awhile now.'

'She probably got tired of him saying she was a great friend.'

'True. If I had to hear how much of a friend I was to my crush, I would have moved on, too.'

'That new guy looks like he's already in love with so that works in her favor.'

Adrien pulled out his phone and texted Natalie to bring the car back to the school and meet him toward the back. When the car pulled up, he quickly got in. Before she could say anything, he broke down sobbing. Natalie was shocked but nodded for the driver to take them home.

'She's not my soulmate and it's my fault. I stopped paying attention to her. Luka knew about him. When did she get a new best friend and why from the US? He listened to her. He helped her. I called her a friend and the universe punished me for it.'

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