my 8 soulmates

silence and cuddles

There were more kisses after the first one. 

And a lot of cuddles.

Yunho held you tight in his embrace and you felt so close to him. Not physical, which was also very the case. But emotionally. 

It's so fast. But it feels so right. That must be the soulmate bond I guess.  

Yunhos fingers drew some patterns on the skin of your left upper arm.  

You had dreamed about this situation, about your soulmate, every night back in the hospital. It became more real knowing his name and knowing how his face looks like. But nothing in this situation was anywhere near your wildest imaginations, you had last week. 

His smell was far more complex and warm than you could have dreamt of. You could smell himself and the little of his perfume, that was left after the long day. And some faint traces of coconut, which you would guess was the shampoo he used back in the morning. 

His skin was so warm and soft under your touch. 

His voice so soft and friendly. Even the little sounds he made while listening to some old family stories were far more beautiful und charming than you could have ever imagined.

Every aspect of this person beside you was endearing. And there were seven more soulmates of yours, who were just as lovable as Yunho, you were sure about it. 

After another story of yours the both of you were a bit longer silent. 

It was a pleasant silence. Both of you content about the pure presence of each other.

You could feel how Yunho's fingers slowly traced down from your upper to your lower arm. Where your mole was. 

"Seonghwa explained a bit about your situation in the train, how you were watching our performance at mama and your pain after it. I wish I would have been there for you." 

"I'm not gonna lie it was not a very pleasant experience. But nobody could have known that this is gonna happen. And even if it was tough I do not regret anything, because that was the cause for my trip to Seoul. I would never have been here if it wasn't for this incident. 

Well,... I do regret I did not really see your performance." you added with a small smile.

"I'm pretty sure you are all just amazing on stage. I only saw one of you dancing with the lantern, and then your pretty eyes came on screen and I could no longer watch it."

"Oh that dancing part was Hongjoong-hyung. ...-"

He trailed off at the end of the sentence. He stayed silent for a bit but you could feel that this was not all he had to say. That he would like to add something else. 

You nuzzled your nose against the crook of his neck in hope it would encourage him to tell you about it. 

And after another moment of heavy silence he continued.

"It just wish I could look into your eyes. So that your name would also be a part of me like mine is part of you. I know that you shouldn't experience another meeting for some days. But-

I- I did some research online and apparently nobody really knows if our meeting would be unproblematic for you. Since you already had such a strong reaction. And I don't want to rush you to do things you're not ready for. Your body needs some rest and your health is so important to me. But there is a part inside me that just wishes to complete our soulmate bond and that is impatient about it, because maybe it would include no pain or whatsoever for you."

You bit your lower lip and thought about your answer. This subject seems to have occupied him ever since you showed up in their lives and it was obviously important to him. 

"The pain I had in the train, it was bad. I couldn't breathe anymore. I was unconscious for about 18 hours. 

I was for about a week in the hospital. 

The nurses there told me that first-aiders needed to help until the ambulance came. 

Even if this meeting would be pain free for me I would never agree to it without a doctor nearby. To look out for you. 

I don't think I could handle seeing you like this without the knowledge that you're being helped if needed."

There was another heavy silence after that. 

You could feel Yunho holding you a bit tighter than before. As if he was scared that you would disappear from his arms. You stifled a yawn, it was late and it was so comfortable lying next to him.

The next thing he said was more like a murmur to himself but it was loud enough that you could hear it.

"There is this scientist our manager told us about. They are specialised in unordinary soulmate things. Maybe..."

"...maybe we could see them. Maybe they could help us." You complete his train of thoughts while listening to his steady heartbeat. 

"Yes, I mean if you would like to see them, too. All of us could go. I think every thing about our soulmate bond is out of the ordinary." He seemed to be extra careful with this topic. Not wanting to push you into something you weren't comfortable with.

You nodded. "Yeah, I think so too." you said.

You closed your eyes and drifted into sleep. 

Dreaming about him. About them. 

A warm and peaceful feeling settled deep into every fibre of your body. 

You were already sleeping soundly when Yunho kissed your forehead and softly whispered "Good night, my love."