Mine Yours - phan

Phan oneshot :)

Requested by @FlannelJacket

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Dan p.o.v

If you give out the chance to be able to see the red string of fate you'd think people would be tripping over themselves for this ability, but it isn't as simple as it seems. Sure you may be able to see the bright red string wrapped snuggly against you finger leading out the door, but as soon as you leave the comforts of your home there are hundreds of other strings scattered along the streets. It isn't very surprising since there are billions of people in the world other than yourself.

In all the stories and legends it is only natural for you to wait for your soulmate to meet upon random and slowly fall in love with each other. As the years went by I learned to develop my ability and grew to understand it better. Like how the string can only guide you to your soulmate and after that it is up to you on what will happen next. I myself have witnessed some rather adorable meetings, but it only reminds me of how even with this step up I have with my ability I still have yet to meet my soulmate.

Even though I'm aware of this I still do nothing to change it. Every time I step outside of the house I'm overwhelmed by the sheer amount of strings strung along the street looking like a cat ran rampant with a giant ball of yarn. It looks as if you wouldn't be able to take a step past the welcome mat, but you can't touch the strings of fate. They are invisible to everyone else that they might as well not exist. I take a stride forward and fade through a couple strings and even more as I walk along the pavement. I don't have time to deal with all that miscellaneous shit scattered just about everywhere. After seeing it just about every day it becomes a bit redundant, although it is a beautiful sight to see during the winter. The oddly satisfying contrast of the red against the white of the snow, making it look as if it just another Christmas decoration amongst other Christmas decor.

I push all these thoughts to the back of my head not wanting it to lead to some sort of existential crisis and make my way to a nice coffee shop I like to meet up with a friend.

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Being single isn't terrible.

I wake up with this thought across my mind and I groan. Convincing yourself that being single is fine is the first sign to realizing that your lonely.

I was always the type to keep to myself and I really like having time to myself and being a alone, but there is such a thing as too much alone time unfortunately.

Research shows that humans are social creatures and we wouldn't be able to live with out each other as a community. It's funny how I suffer from social anxiety. I sigh at how laughable my life is and how ironically the world works.

Now I'm laid across the sofa left to deal with the fact that I'm lonely. My thoughts drift to some hazy fantasy of my soulmate that is out there. Out that door. Maybe across the street?

Doubtful, but they are out there doing god know what. I would just have to get out the door. What was so difficult?? I've gone out that door countless times for countless other reasons.

You are supposed to wait. Let it happen naturally. Be patient Dan.

I sit up, shaking my leg and becoming more restless by the second.

"Okay. Right. Fuck it."

Other people have to wait to meet their soulmates, some people never even get to meet their soulmate their whole life, but I have the ability to see the damn string! What is the point of this stupid ability if I can't just get up and find them myself??