Sanders Sides One Shots

Soulmates? Soulmates. Pt 1. - LAMP

So, I hit 100 followers a while ago on tumblr and wanted to do something so here's a Soulmate AU (where the first thing your soulmate says to you is written on your skin) as well as a Human AU. 

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 Virgil had always been a 'peculiar' child, even though his mother told him otherwise, he knew he wasn't normal in a few ways. One of those ways was that he had three soulmate sayings tattooed on his skin. One saying was normal, two was unusual but not unheard of, three was even less common.

The first saying is on his hip, diagonally on the right side it says "Have I met you before?" in a big, rushed print. Another was on his right shoulder, being on his back he's admired this one less and relied on his mother at first to tell him what it said, "Shit, sorry, oh god." not the best saying to have your mother repeat back to you at a young age but he promised not to say it, especially not in class; the writing was small and elegant. His last was on the left side of his ribs, the font was neat and almost printed, "Oh, it's you." Virgil couldn't tell how this would be said, but his worst fears was that it was negative.

His mother wanted him to have the best possible childhood, so, always told him to keep them hidden, not because she was ashamed of him, nothing could ever make her ashamed of her son. But she wanted to make sure he was safe, the safest he could possibly be.

However, this was easier said than done. Inevitably some classmates found out, some people just looked at him strangely but his bullies wouldn't let it go. It was just another excuse to exclude and punish him. But Virgil wouldn't let it get to him, too much at least, because he knew there was three people with the same problem, except maybe it wasn't a problem for them.

Virgil had grown up feeling disdain and anger but maybe a little pride at his soulmarks, even though they caused him grief and pain. He still couldn't help wondering all the while how his soulmates were handling their situation.

He knew the tattoos weren't much of a problem for Patton, his first love if you will. Patton had been the excitable classmate who didn't really have any enemies but didn't have many friends either, people thought he was weird but not in the bad way like they viewed Virgil. Maybe that's why he decided to approach Virgil one day, he still doesn't know why because Patton still hasn't told him to this day.

Virgil was sitting by himself, as always, in the dining hall, his chemistry textbook set out in front of him. Patton had sat down abruptly at the other side of the table, Virgil looked up and met the other's gaze so quickly look away again, pretending to study the equations on the page. Patton spoke softly, which Virgil didn't expect, when he asked, "Have I met you before?" Virgil was so sure his heart had stopped momentarily, his body reacted before his mind could catch up and he was rushing off down the hallway.

He was acutely aware of footsteps following him, clearly fleeing would be no good, so he stopped. Turning so his back was against the corridor wall, he watched as Patton caught up to him, his chemistry textbook in hand. Patton quickly handed the book to Virgil but still stood there in silence until Virgil spoke next, "I'm sorry about running out on you like that."

Patton just beamed at him, they both knew now but Virgil still can't help the uneasiness in his stomach. "Soulmates?" Patton asked, almost shyly as if he was scared he'd spook Virgil and maybe he would have done, Virgil nodded in response and uttered the confirmation, "soulmates." Patton held his wrist up slightly in front of them and Virgil saw his words written on the skin there. They eagerly swapped phone numbers, well eagerly on Patton's behalf at least, and vowed to meet up after school to go to Patton's house.

Once there Patton attempted to hurry them both upstairs but was stopped by his parents asking how his day was and who his new friend was, and Virgil was thankful that Patton just said they were friends. Finally escaping upstairs, Patton ushered Virgil into his room and they both sat down on his bed. Without managing to sound creeping Patton asked about his tattoos, specifically "do you just have one soul tattoo?" While still sounding his usual bubbly self, Virgil could hear the nervousness in his tone.