My Hamilton OTP's One-Shots {CLOSED}

Heart String - Marliza (Fluff)

Requested by: Hardcore_Fanperson
|Eliza|

We all have... strings. Red strings that only we can see. These strings connect us to another person. They're the only other person who can see the string you see. These strings are an eternal bond. More-so than marriage, one of the most ancient and sacred bonding rituals. These strings are fate. They're not a system created by man-kind. They're a soul bond that has been around since before the age of humans. Since the dawn of time. Sometimes, the strings may pull you to someone completely unexpected. But fate makes a way for it to work.

As much as I love the concept of these strings, I've never followed my own string. I didn't want to force myself on fate. I wanted fate to find a way to me. So as I sit at the train station, texting my sisters, and I feel my string start to tug, you can imagine my surprise and slight confusion. It's never done that before. I should probably explain why I'm at the train station in the first place.

My life was simple. I was born into a wealthy family as the second oldest. I got into a great college through hard work and met wonderful people. I had a great job after college until I finally did enough to open my own business. It was more complicated than it looked, but studying economics really helped. It's a charity foundation for children in need. And although it's doing great and I've helped a lot of kids, I've spent my entire life only helping other people. I'm 27 years old and I'm a wealthy young woman with a successful business. But it's tiring. Working day and night to help people, by myself. I just feel so... empty. Like my life isn't as happy as I wish it was.

Don't get me wrong! I absolutely adore the children I help and love to see the looks on their faces. Sometimes, I even think they're the only happiness in the world that I need. But when I don't have a distraction by my work, I realize that no matter how many people I help, I'll still be lonely in this world we live in.

So I packed my bags and decided that I'm not going to wait for fate. I'm going to follow it. I guess I decided to follow it at the right time. My heart started to speed up a bit. What if my string tugging is a sign? Are they close? Am I about to meet my soulmate? I push my thoughts back as the train pulls into the station and slows to a stop. People start gathering to get on and I look around hopeful. The doors to the train open and people flooded out. My string starts to tug again and I instinctively follow it. I stare at my string like it's the only thing in world, muttering apologies when I bump into people.

Then it disappears. My string disappears right when I walk into someone. "Oh my- I am so so sorry I-" I hear a woman with a light New York accent say. She cuts herself off with a gasp. I look to see the woman. Let me rephrase that. I look to see the gorgeous woman in a short red dress, long, curly hair falling down her back. Her eyes a warm milk chocolate color. Her soft and perfect light-brown skin, reminding me of cinnamon and caramel. Her full, red lips slightly apart. Time seemed to slow and it felt like we were the only two people in the world.

"You... you're my soulmate," I manage to say. She nods, equally surprised. I pull her into a hug and it feels as if the sun has exploded, as if our souls were finally reunited. Balance in the universe perfected. Meant to be. She hugs me back and tears stream down my red cheeks. We pull away after a while and just smile at each other. She holds out her hand to me.

"Let me introduce myself. I'm Maria Lewis, your soulmate."

"I'm Elizabeth..."

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"... Elizabeth?"

I snap out of my memory entirely and look around confused. "What-?" I ask. "Do you take Maria Lewis as your lawfully wedded wife?" I look in front of me to see the gorgeous woman. We're holding hands. Then it all clicks. I struggle to find the right words. "Y- yes. I do." I hear several sighs of relief and light cheering. "Then I now pronounce you, woman and wife. You may kiss the bri-"

I don't hesitate to pull her closer to me and connect our lips. It feels as if we've never done this before. Rather, instead of our souls being united, they're being connected. Permanently. She wraps her arms around my neck and we drown out the cheers and claps from the crowd of people here to share this moment with us.

Me and Maria, my girlfriend. My fiancee. My wife. My soulmate.