There's No Point Pretending (H.G. X Reader)

Change Your Fate

Ngl, I've been craving a soulmate au, so I found one in which only some people can see the Red String of Fate that connects soulmates together. These people can also cut and tie together strings, therefore changing fate. Reader is one of those people. This one hurts a little bit, so brace yourselves.

I was 3 when I ask my mom what the Red Strings were. She told me I had a gift, that I could see the love people shared for each other. Strange then, how my parents Strings didn't connect. When I told them that, everything seemed to fall apart, my parents argued over everything and eventually, they separated. It was... a difficult time.

After that I decided to keep these things to myself.

I was 11 years old when I met my soulmate.

Crazy, right?

So young yet, I knew. I knew that I loved her. Even before I noticed the String, there was an undeniable pull in my stomach.

I wondered if she felt it too.

It took a lesson on soulmates for me to discover my power over fate. I could change who people were destined for.

Unable to keep it to myself, I told my best friends about it.

I don't think they believed it at first, but when I asked if Harry had a crush on Ginny, he was quick to believe, Ron didn't like it that much at the time though.

Ron.

Ron asked who he was connected to. I told him I didn't know, I had never seen him with anyone his String attached to.

Hermione asked me next.

I told her the same, even though I wanted so badly to tell her the truth.

I couldn't.

It was years later before one of my friends asked me to change the Strings. Change their fate.

"Hey Y/N!" She waved. "I know you don't like to talk about the Strings, but I was wondering if I could ask you a question about them?"

For a fleeting moment, I thought she might ask me again, who she was connected to.

"Can you cut mine and Ron's Strings and tie them together?"

My heart shattered into a million pieces.

I knew they were close, I knew they were dating. Hell, I even knew it was getting serious. But I never thought I'd hear those words.

I never thought they would actually end up together. I thought that maybe she would fall for me, on her own, without knowing we were soulmates.

I almost told her, right then and there. But I couldn't, she's so happy with him. I could never come between her and her happiness, even if it means my soul will be crushed, and I'll go on in this life by myself.

I agreed.

She was so happy. And I smiled with her.

That night, I cut Ron's String first. He held Hermione's hand and smiled.

I grabbed Hermione's String, my String, and I hesitated.

"Y/N, is something wrong?" She placed a hand on my shoulder.

I looked up at her. "No, everything's just fine."

And I cut the String connecting us. I immediately felt empty, meaningless, without purpose.

I tied Ron and Hermione's Strings together.

They said thank you.

I closed the door behind them and was about to go to my room, tears threatening to spill, when I heard a knock. One of them probably forgot something.

I quickly wiped my eyes and reopened the door, getting immediately crushed in a hug.

"Thank you." She whispered in my ear.

I hugged her back, "It was no problem, really. Now, go spend time with your soulmate."

She smiled and left.

I closed the door and cried.

I know this isn't my best, it doesn't have a lot of detail or anything, I've been busy though and this is the best I can do for now.

See ya around