SOULMATE AU!!!

[was_no_monster]

FOR ALL GOOFY SOULMATE NEEDS :3c

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[was_no_monster]

[ the door creaks open to a dark apartment; there's no sign of the man from before, for the moment. it's definitely inhabited, though; there's a pile of bedding shoved into a makeshift futon in the corner, and clothes and books scattered untidily across the floor.

that, and there is a runty-looking patchy cat blinking at him from her bed on top of the futon before trilling in inquiry ]

[feelthisnoiz]

[Noiz slips in carefully, shutting the door behind him with as little sound as possible, before crouching down and reaching out to the cat.]

[was_no_monster]

[ she very carefully inspects his fingers before squeaking and rubbing up against them. definitely a real cat, and not an Allmate. ]

[feelthisnoiz]

[you don't see a lot of real animals in Midorijima... it's kind of nice. he rubs her gently, wondering what that feels like]

[was_no_monster]

[ worth sticking around and soliciting more for, apparently. she's purring by the time the door finally swings open, silent enough to be unnoticeable if the open doorway weren't suddenly the main source of light for the room. ]

[feelthisnoiz]

[looks up, blinking in the sudden light, at his soulmate]

[was_no_monster]

[ his soulmate, who looks pissed off as hell and is holding a crowbar like he is perfectly prepared to use it—

right up until he actually gets a look at the face of the person who broke into his home, at which point it slips from his suddenly nerveless fingers ]

... Noiz?

[feelthisnoiz]

[you looked for me too. the thought is... warm. unexpectedly so.]

You're hard to find.

[was_no_monster]

...The only people I thought would be looking for me were ones I don't want anything to do with.

[ slipping inside, only shutting the door behind him after a moment's hesitation. he doesn't approach Noiz straight on, instead sticking close to the wall as he heads for the kitchenette— providing a clear path to the door that Noiz could take without getting too close, if he wanted. ]

[feelthisnoiz]

[doesn't seem inclined to take that path, or even to move - he shifts from his crouch into a sit]

How old are you?

[was_no_monster]

What the fuck, why does that even— it's none of your business.

[feelthisnoiz]

There's a piercing on the back of my neck. I had it done a little while after I first came here. That's why I know there wasn't a mark then.

[was_no_monster]

[ flinches a little at the mention of the piercing, and then frowns. slowly ]

... you haven't checked since?

[feelthisnoiz]

That day, after we met.

[bows his head forward, pulling his shirt collar down to expose his nape.

there is definitely a handprint there.]

[was_no_monster]

[ he immediately flushes again in response, but his expression goes through a quick succession of disbelief and relief and finally hopeful hunger, the fingers of his right hand twitching.

his voice is a little raspy when he speaks ]

Four and a quarter.

[feelthisnoiz]

[nods, letting go of his collar]

I've been here five years.

[was_no_monster]

[ finally walking over, hesitant. the cat mews at him in greeting, coming over to meet him halfway and rub up against his shins; he murmurs something barely audible in response and pets her, distracted ]

...Can I...?

[ holding his hand up ]

[feelthisnoiz]

Go ahead.

[was_no_monster]

[ reaches out and presses two fingers to the middle of the handprint on the back of Noiz's neck ]

[feelthisnoiz]

[inhales suddenly at the touch of Kaito's fingers - from the sudden sensation of cold, the sudden sensation of sensation, and the entirely unfamiliar feeling of warmth and comfort that spreads through him.

(but perhaps not entirely unfamiliar. dimly, he remembers his brother's smile.)

the mark, previously the pale splotchy red of a birthmark, blooms into livid purple bruising in response to Kaito's touch.]

[was_no_monster]

[ bruises, of course it would look like bruises— but it's his. that's the mark left by his soul on the other man's skin; he has one after all. and Noiz came back for him.

he echoes Noiz's inhale with a shakey exhale of his own, gently shifting his hand to cover the entirety of the mark. he knows better than bruises now. ]

[feelthisnoiz]

[closes his eyes, shuddering softly. he can feel that, he can feel that, he can feel that. strongest at the actual mark, strong and clear, but beginning to radiate outward, like a candle lighting a dark room.]

[was_no_monster]

[ ...sits down, leaving his hand there. after a moment he starts petting him idly, little back and forth sweeps of his thumb. that warm feeling... he wants Noiz to have it. if he's spent up until now thinking nobody wanted him enough to reach out...

he wants Noiz to know, really know that he's wanted. ]

[feelthisnoiz]

[sighs, like years of tension are leaving him on that breath. he murmurs to himself, just on the edge of audibility.]

... I'm connected to the world.

[was_no_monster]

Yeah.