starry eyes //#sheithweekunlimited

Day 7: Free Day

Day 7 2/2 Free Day

#sheithweekunlimited #sfw

/my free day is going to be a soulmate AU because I love soulmate AUs/

Soulmarks are tricky business, contrary to popular belief. Everyone is born with two circles on their collarbones... Each circle is a different color. One circle relates to you and the other relates to your soulmate. The reason they are so tricky is because you don't know what the color means to your soulmate. The color could be their favorite color. The color could be their least favorite color. You don't know until you ask.

Luckily, figuring out if the person you speak to or not is your soulmate is easy. If they are your soulmate, your circles with temporarily glow green. If they aren't your circles will temporarily glow red.

Finding your soulmate can be difficult. Finding your soulmate can seem nearly impossible. After all, some people are born blind, some people are born colorblind and some people are far too shy to talk to their potential soulmate. Then there is also the rare occurrence that the soulmate circles fail to form upon birth. When this happens, the soulmate circles form during puberty. Or, in extremely rare cases, the circles only appear after one or both people experience a near death experience.

Shiro is one of those extremely rare cases.

Keith is one of those extremely rare cases.

Shiro gets his circles after one particularly difficult gladiator fight.

Keith gets his circles after a particularly difficult battle... A battle that results in him crash landing on a desert planet.

"Do you know a lot about soulmarks?" Keith asks Shiro randomly, one night. The two of them are the only ones awake... The two of them are the only ones that are plagued by nightmares and bitter memories. When Shiro's only response is a raised eyebrow, Keith explains himself. "I was wondering because I wasn't born with my circles. I thought I was never going to get them. But when I nearly died in that battle and crash, I got my circles. What do you think it means? Do you think my soulmate has nearly died too?" Keith hates how his voice ends up shaking. "Do you think it is my fault my soulmate nearly died?"

"Keith," Shiro's voice is soft... Soft and soothing. "Soulmarks are complicated. I'm not everyone, including scientists, completely understand them. Don't beat yourself up about it. I'm sure your circles formed this late for a reason. I'm sure you're soulmate didn't nearly die because of you... If they happened to nearly die at the same time, it was probably just a coincidence. If it makes you feel any better, I didn't get my circles for a long time either."

"Really?" Keith asks, immediately curious. "When did you get them? What colors are they?"

Upon picking up Keith's innocent curiosity, Shiro can't help but laugh. "I got mine while I was in space. You know, when I was..." Shiro lets his voice trail off to show that he would prefer not to discuss the details. "As for what they look like, I'll let you see for yourself." Shiro pulls down his already low cut shirt to expose his collarbones. "Black is my favorite color," Shiro says, as Keith merely stares at his circles. I'm hoping orange is my soulmate's least favorite color because I'm not sure if I could respect anyone whose favorite color is orange."

"My..." Keith is so surprised. "My circles look the same. My circles look the same and orange is my least favorite color. Do you think...?" Just as Keith lets his voice trail off, Shiro's circles glow green. And due to a wide-eyed stare from Shiro, Keith can guess that his circles are glowing green through his shirt.

"I don't think, I know. I think part of me knew all along," Shiro replies, with a warm smile. Keith, who isn't really sure how to put his thoughts and feelings into words, just smiles back. His smile is enough for Shiro. In fact, it is more than enough.