Taka never had his hopes up that he'd meet his soulmate like how Ryota met Michelle.
Ryota's words were weirdly on his inner thigh and Michelle's was on her palm. The day that they met Avril, Michelle was with her and Taka had been too busy showing Avril their plans for Ambitions that he hadn't followed how Ryota and Michelle exchanged their first words.
"Nandato?!" Ryota had screamed and Taka had been stunned by the volume of his voice. (What did you say?!)
Michelle had her right palm extended to Ryota. Her eyes had been wide open, staring at Ryota in shock.
Taka had been alarmed by Ryota's rather rude introduction to Michelle so he had stalked over and investigated.
"What's wrong, Ryota-kun?" He had asked his bassist and Ryota had pointed at Michelle's palm.
Taka remembers seeing the dark Japanese characters of n a n d a t o written on Michelle's palm, and then looking at Ryota curiously. He had asked what Ryota's mark was and the bassist had awkwardly pulled up the fabric of his shorts, showing them the words written on his thigh in the same dark ink.
"What does this say?" Taka had read the words out loud, and Toru and Tomoya had gasped. He remembers looking at Ryota expectantly and the bassist had explained.
"She showed me her hand and said exactly what's on my mark. So I got so shocked hearing her, I screamed--wait--don't tell me it's nandato written on her palm." Ryota had deduced and read Michelle's mark with increasing surprise and joy.
Thinking back on it, Taka is a little jealous that Ryota married his soulmate. Toru had met his and Taka's not sure what happened to them. Tomoya's soulmate doesn't love him but they're best friends and Taka thinks that Tomoya is content with their relationship.
That only leaves him and his damned mark under his sun o' clock tattoo.
Taka doesn't mind that he's a blank. But sometimes there is a feeling of helplessness and a depth he can't quite reach that's hard to ignore. He can't help but wonder if he ever did meet his soulmate, what could he or she have been like? Will he or she be happy they met? Will they get married like Ryota and Michelle? Would Taka regret putting a tattoo on his mark?
These were a few of his many questions, and Taka knows he will never get the answers to them.
He knows because he's a blank and his soulmate is dead.
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「 only the rain 」 • TAKA
FanfictionOf course he's going to say something silly, his soulmate's first words to him could have landed him in jail. It's the reason why he erased the words on his right shoulder forever. The sun design that has an indication of 1 o' clock makes sure that...
