* originally on my ao3 account, @emotionaldun
Mind Over Matter - the power of the mind to control and influence the body and the physical world
Keith Kogane found himself broke at the age of nineteen, living off of whatever scraps of money he could scourge from illegal methods and paying for his college tuition - he is a psychology major that does not know how to take care of himself physically, emotionally, nor mentally. After a prolonged period of not sleeping, he ends up in an accident in an unknown part of Brooklyn, and gets help from someone named Lance that owns a restaurant right across the street from the incident. He takes the wounded boy in, and they develop a relationship immediately despite their differences. As time passes, both boys find themselves on a journey of change, awakening new emotions, and landing themselves into trouble whenever something goes wrong: Lance McClain was the root of Keith's growth, and one of the various branches of his gradual demise.
[art cred: @ohprcr on tumblr]
Lance and Keith live in a world where your 'soulmate' and you are connected by skin.
Whatever you write on yours, appears on theirs.
One rule- you're not able to write your name.
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- BIG ASS DISCLAIMER: I started writing this before Shiro was confirmed gay, in a time when Shallura was incredibly popular, so it includes that ship, but it's just minor mentions.