Letters of Love

Author's Notes: I've been wanting to do a soulmate story for a while but hadn't found just the right idea or right couple for it. I own nothing.

From the moment that Weiwei's father first saw the formal greeting written in red pen blossom on his sweet little daughter's hand he took the pen from his shirt pocket and wrote across her forearm 'Daddy says no personal stuff until after college.' After a few moments a reply returned with a 'Yes sir' written in the same childish handwriting underneath it. When her father still did not explain anything after writing on her arm, Weiwei went directly to her mother to have her read and explain what was going on with the marks; pausing briefly to scold her husband for his tierce note he wrote to the poor mystery child. Weiwei was enchanted by the idea of being able to write to the person who you were destined to be with. She begged her mother to show her how to write a reply to her soulmate's greeting. Practicing the character on a sheet of paper until she was somewhat satisfied, Weiwei took a marker to her skin and wrote a clumsy 'Hi' back.

Due to Weiwei and her soulmate's almost constant back and forth contact, Weiwei learned to read and write before she entered primary school. She got tired of having to run to her mother every time she got a new note. Her teachers praised her and her classmates tended to alienate for being a nerd. Weiwei but she really didn't care because her soulmate's words were always there to support her. With him being slightly older than her he tended to help explain parts of her school work that the teachers did not go over properly. It was obvious that he knew much more about history than what her teachers taught. As she grew boys started to pay attention to her and her female classmates started spreading nasty rumors about her because they were jealous of the attention that she got. This did hurt her and she turned to computers and videogames as an outlet from it all. She relished in the anonymity of that it didn't matter what you looked like as long as you played well. Weiwei found out that her soulmate also gamed and it gave them another thing to bond over even though they never played together they did enjoy picking each other's brains on the technical aspects of it.

When time for graduation came around Weiwei told her soulmate she planned to leave home prefix for college so she could study at one of the premier schools for her planned major of Computer Science but was still debating between going data route or engineering. She knew from multiple late night conversations that he had also been studying in the same field but that was not why she chose the field. Weiwei assured him. She liked the steady logic of computing. He fully supported her and gave her various websites going into detail on what scholarships to apply for to get a full ride. He had full confidence that she would be able to get into any college that she chose to. Ultimately she chose Tsinghua University in Beijing much to both of her parents' dismay.

College life went on just like high school with her primarily focused on her studies, her game life, and her soulmate. However unlike high school she was able to finally make friends with the three other girls she roomed with. Even though it did take them a short while for them to fully warm up to her due to her looks. But her sweet temperament showed them that Weiwei was not another pretty wrapper covering a bitchy personality. When her dorm mates learned of Weiwei's ostracism throughout her school career due to her looks and her good grades they took it upon themselves to be Weiwei's most vocal defenders on the campus forum. They were outraged on her behalf when they found out someone had the gall to enter Weiwei in the campus beauty contest and were even more livid that they didn't even submit a decent photo. They also were her biggest supporters when Weiwei turned down dates when guys were trying to use underhanded tactics to attempt to date her. In return Weiwei also became a mother hen to her roommates and helped them in anything she was able to do.

By the time sophomore year hit Weiwei had been the happiest she had ever been. The only thing that would make it complete would be her soulmate by her side. Little did she know that he was much closer than what she could have ever imagined. As time went on her personal time started to be eaten up by a new game called Chinese Ghost Story that she started to play. The design of the game made her reminiscent of the myths and stories her soulmate used to suggest for her to read when they were children. She had enjoyed the game greatly and even made some friends in a guild that she had joined. However, just like in real life some of the male players started to try and court her. When she turned them down they started to badmouth her on the game forums anonymously. Due to the attention she got from many high ranking male players, some of the so called 'pretty girl' players got jealous and also contributed to her reputation but this time claiming that she wasn't even a girl playing. It seemed that even after all this time she could not escape from catty females or petty man-childs.