Grian Oneshots

158 ~ The Strings [ANGST]

GrianxIskallxImpulsexMumboxScar

Scar-Deep Green-1st
Impulse-Yellow-2nd
Iskall-Teal-3rd
Mumbo-Light Red-4th

Semi irl AU thingy.
Elytras exist, but so does most fo the irl places and things.

TW: Su!c!dal thoughts & tendencies; Su!c!de attempt; Body dysmorphia; SH; Apparition; Su!c!de prompting; Medically induced drugging;

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Grian had always been fascinated with the strings on everyone's arms.

The strings began at the center of the wrist, and wrapped around the arm all the way up to the shoulder, where it would travel to just above the person's heart. And the strings would wrap around a moving picture of the person's favorite flower. If you touched the string, you would hear your soulmates favorite song, and smell their favorite scent. If you touched it while your eyes were closed, you would see their favorite place. It would appear on their soulmates 16th birthday.

Grian's string had appeared when he was 14. It was a deep green, and formed into a white rose.

Grian was doing homework listening to FFDP, more specifically 'I Apologize', but when he saw the string on his arm, he stopped. He took his headphones off and touched the string.

The smell of blueberries engulfed him, as well as the sound of music. 'Amaryllis' by Shinedown began playing, making him laugh. He loved this album. He let his eyes close, and looked around. It was a small, yet clear, pond, with roses, lilies, and daffodils spreading around the sandy shore.

He couldn't help but smile. His soulmates favorite place was beautiful.

He quickly grabbed his phone and marked the day down as his soulmates birthday.

...

A bright yellow string wrapped around the original green, and formed a lily. Grian was suprised, but knew it wasn't uncommon for polyamorous couples to have multiple strings. He'd loved learning about the strings after all.

When he closed his eyes, he saw a meadow with many flowers dotting the landscape. The smell of cornbread filled his senses, along with the sound of Sara by We Three played softly.

He became concerned for his soulmate, but didn't know who it was yet.

...

The day after graduation, a third string wrapped around the first and second strings. It was a teal color, and formed a poppy. Once touched, Grian could hear Galway Girl play and smell a dark coffee blend. He closed his eyes, and saw a library, more specifically a chemical and technology section.

...

Grian stared down at the string suprised. A second, lighter red string wrapped formed hyacinths, and the smell of green tea brought peace to Grian. Airplanes played softly. Once he closed his eyes, he saw a cafe with a lot of tea on the menu.

One of his soulmates were 2 1/2 years older then him, one was a month or so younger, one was a few months younger then the one before, and the last was a year younger then him.

So Deep Green soulmate, his birthday, Teal soulmate, Bright Yellow soulmate, and then light red soulmate. He had 4 lovers to look for.

Grian quickly thought about what his own string would look like. His favorite color was deep red, and bluebells were his favorite flowers. He loved the smell of strawberries, and his favorite song was Balloons. His soulmates probably thought he was depressed with that as his favorite song. His favorite place was the mountain view of the clouds and being anywhere far above the sea. But it could also show his room.