Put your lips on my scars and teach me to love • SeKen

Ken: Soulmark

A/N: Two updates in one day? 

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After his birthday treat, the five of them returned to the studio and practiced. Ken this time, tried to include Sejun whenever he told them a story but it seemed like Sejun's mind was far away.

It's not that Sejun didn't like Ken's company like he first did, it was more like, the leader was trapped somewhere in his mind palace.

Ken spent the rest of the day subtly trying to break Sejun out of it but to no avail. Whatever it was, Sejun looked like he was gathering himself and preparing for an incoming storm.

Returning home to his aunt's place, Ken tiredly drops on his bed. He scratches his left chest, it had been itching like crazy since lunch and the last time he checked, Sejun's sinigang was pork and not shrimp. There weren't any reasons for his allergies to act up.

Scratching furiously at his chest, he sighs and decides to take a shower. It's probably just the dried sweat that's causing the itch.

He gets into the CR with his towel, locking the door and stripping off his shirt. He scratches his bare chest and feels relieved at the sensation. The itch goes away and Ken looks down at his chest wondering if the scuffing has left his skin red and irritated.

The fuck?

There's a deep red gash on his chest. A gash that spans the estimated size of his heart. He glares at the flaw and ponders how hard had he been scratching to get it this big and red.

Pursing his lips, he opens the faucet and splashes some water on the gash. Curiously, the longer he observes it, the clearer it looks. Come to think of it, it doesn't look like a gash. And that's when it hits him.

It's his soulmark.

Ken gasps in amazement. He believed that only special people had them, that a select few had a soulmate because he has never seen one in person. He's only ever seen them in movies. Not even his grandparents have shown him their marks.

So it comes as a surprise to Ken that the mark is there, clear and red. It means that he has recently met them.

He plasters himself to the bathroom mirror in excitement, wiping the fog and staring at his chest.

On his reflection, it's in reverse so he has to squint his eyes at the words. They're written in a fairly readable handwriting, with seven lines and shaped like his heart. The sanguine color on his skin almost makes it look like a tattoo.

pre tapos na yung

pila ng free foods and drinks

di ka daw nakakuha sabi ng kagrupo

mo volunteer ako kinuhanan nalang kita lalagay

ko nalang dito sa tabi ng bag mo ha eat

well congrats pala sa first prize

tsaka ingat sa pag uwi

Huh, his soulmate seems thoughtful. In the seven lines written on his chest right where his heart is, Ken feels the care his soulmate had shown to him on their first meeting. His soulmate made the effort of providing him with sustenance when he was unavailable, congratulated and bid him safe travel even when they were strangers.

He feels warm and soft at that. Happy that he has such a kind soulmate. He smiles goofily at his soulmark, rubbing on it to make sure that it's real and cannot be erased.

Ken already wants to profess his love, feeling giddy and excited.

So very excited.

Well, up until the moment he realizes that he doesn't remember meeting anyone who said those words to his face.

Tangina? Who was the person who said those words to him?

Ken remembers being eighteen, hair dyed a brilliant red and sweaty from his group performance. He had told his groupmates that he would change his clothes and to wait for him. But at that time, he couldn't locate the closest CR and had to ask one of the competition organizers if he could use their exclusive bathroom.

He was allowed in due to being one of the winners. Leaving his bag by the booth door, he had entered and began to change his clothes; when he heard the outer door slam open, and a boy knock on his booth door.

"Pre, tapos na yung pila ng free foods and drink. Di ka daw nakakuha sabi ng kagrupo mo. Volunteer ako. Kinuhanan nalang kita, lalagay ko nalang dito sa tabi ng bag mo ha. Eat well. Congrats pala sa first prize! Tsaka ingat sa pag uwi!" The boy had said without even confirming if Ken was the one he was giving the food to, and had left as quickly as he had come.

Ken remembers not even squeaking a hurried thank you in the boy's haste to leave. He remembers getting back to his groupmates with two packs of the free food and an extra juice bottle, getting teased by his groupmates that the volunteer who gave him his share must have had a crush on him.

He had only smiled shyly and vowed to find out who the generous volunteer was.

That was three years ago and Ken still has not found that person.

If only there wasn't a door between them, then Ken would have seen their face that day.

He sighs dejectedly. He has no clue who his soulmate could be. The only lead he has is his soulmark's deep red color signifying he has met this person recently.

He racks his head for any more clues but he's too tired to think after the emotional revelations of his soulmark. Ken resolves to figure this out tomorrow so he takes his shower and heads to bed.

He dreams of his soulmate's voice uttering his soulmark.

"Pre, tapos na yung pila ng free foods and drink. Di ka daw nakakuha sabi ng kagrupo mo. Volunteer ako. Kinuhanan nalang kita, lalagay ko nalang dito sa tabi ng bag mo ha. Eat well. Congrats pala sa first prize! Tsaka ingat sa pag uwi!"

Some words were too blurry in his mind and some were clearer. It was spoken with Sejun's voice but Ken wouldn't remember that. After all, it was one of those dreams where memories get stitched together to create a story.

It makes sense because it's his birthday and the soulmark came like clockwork, and the only person who made a strong impression on him these past two days was Sejun.

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A/N: Ang dami kong ongoing huhu di ko alam ano uunahin kong iupdate next.

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× Your Mark On Me ×

Vampire JoshTin AU: After recruiting college student Justin—who keeps on staring at his neck and covering his nose as if Josh's scent has offended him—Josh has been waking up to puncture wounds and blood on his wrist every single morning.

(https://twitter.com/ali_nasejun/status/1264201959923302401)

And meron din akong SeKen aus on twitter too! Just visit my pinned thread of threads, and find my AU thread! <3

On another note, di gumagana yung strikethrough na emphasis dun sa dream part ni Ken. :( On AO3 gumana pero I tried coding it here pero hindi parin gumana.

Thank you for reading! xxoo

-ali_nasejun