Coffee, Pastries, And Honesty- A LAMP Sanders Fic

Prologue

Virgil sat at a coffee shop, staring at his phone and scrolling through Tumblr." He looked for a moment when he heard applause start up and was not surprised to see that another pair of soulmates had been found.

He gave the new couple a smile, though no one could deny the longing that Virgil held in his eyes.

Because people like Virgil, they didn't have soulmates.

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It's not like Virgil resented himself or thought of himself as lesser for not having a soul mark. It was just a birth defect he was told. A rare mutation where the mark that shows up on everyone's skin when they turn 5, never shows up. This occurs in less than 5% of the population.

As a child he was told that while he could in a technical sense have a soul mate, he was just not likely to find them as they had no way of identifying them without a mark. The Doctors had looked at him like he was a case for pity and his parents had cried after his mark never showed up, scared of their son never finding love. Because of that, they kept their distance, not wanting to deal with the sadness of a broken child.

It didn't matter to him though. Sure it sucked that most looked at him like he was some sob story, but he could deal, especially if most people never found out. Hence why Virgil didn't open up much, because he felt as if everyone in the past was just his friend out of pity, and that was the last thing he needed.

As he grew up, he accepted he would never fall in love and he was content with that. He knew many who didn't feel a need for a romantic relationship, and they were perfectly happy with being best friends with their soulmates, if they had one. Most were part of a movement that was trying to push the idea that "Soulmate" didn't equal romance, a movement that had been gaining speed in the past few years.

But Virgil couldn't help but have this wanting for romance, for a boyfriend. And though he hated the feeling, he couldn't help but think he was missing something, or someone, in this life of his, like there was void that couldn't be filled.

But as luck would have it, this would one day come for Virgil.

A/N: Ah! I finally get to post this! After working on this for months it's so nice to be able to have this out! Please tell me what you think as comments and kudos are always appreciated!