SOULMATE AU!!!

[was_no_monster]

FOR ALL GOOFY SOULMATE NEEDS :3c

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[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.

[feelthisnoiz]

[after a little while, he reaches over to fit his hand to Kaito's mark too]

[was_no_monster]

[ sighs, his fingers loosening on the back of Noiz's neck as his eyes flutter almost shut before he opens them and readjusts his grip ]

[feelthisnoiz]

[why did you choose me, he wants to ask. it's a pointless question - nobody knows why, he doesn't even know why he chose this man - but he still wants to ask.

he doesn't, though. instead he asks:]

Is Tesshin your real name?

[was_no_monster]

[ chuckles ]

Mmm, no. I don't put my real name on anything; "Kagamine" is too distinctive.

[feelthisnoiz]

Kagamine, huh.

What about Ichiro?

[was_no_monster]

[ slight headshake ]

My given name is Kaito.

[feelthisnoiz]

Kaito...

[like he's testing the sound of it. his soulmate's name. he has a soulmate and his soulmate has a name.]

[was_no_monster]

[ ...sighing again. the last time someone called him by name was... ]

...Mmm. With the kanji for "aid," and "person."

[feelthisnoiz]

[...oh. that's...

he can't help laughing.]

[was_no_monster]

[ huffs and flicks at the piercings on the back of his neck, but it's good-natured ]

[feelthisnoiz]

[his laugh goes a little shuddery]

[was_no_monster]

... A-ah.

[ freezing up, not sure if he should remove his hand or ??? ]

[feelthisnoiz]

[DON'T, ABSOLUTELY DON'T]

...not used to feeling it...