Carefully, he pushed up the sleeve of his Henley and exposed his left inner forearm, now covered by some sort of clear, shiny bandage.
Beneath that protection lay her words. In her writing. Tattooed onto his body in what appeared to be green ink with a hint of blue, although it was hard to tell in the darkness.
She kicked out a leg, then waved an arm, and the lights illuminated overhead, and yes.
His tattoo was the exact color of her eyes.
She covered her own mouth with the back of her hand, but only managed to half stifle her sob.
He’d essentially branded her words on his skin. And he’d done it that morning, before she’d appeared at his door, even though she’d left him so abruptly and with no good explanation. He’d done it with no expectation of her ever seeing it. He’d done it because he believed in her more than she’d ever believed in herself.
The profound sweetness of his gesture racked through her in another sob, and he gathered her close with his right arm, until his shoulder absorbed her tears.
She sniffled. “Is—is that a soul mark?”
With a gentle hand against her wet cheek, he raised her face to his. Then he kissed her, trembling mouth to trembling mouth. She tasted saline and sweetness, saw entire beaches of rainbow glass behind her closed eyes, felt the warmth of her silk blanket in the curve of his lips against her own.
“I fucking love you, Wren, and you’re obviously my soulmate.” He leaned his forehead against hers. “Of course it’s a goddamn soul mark. Have I taught you nothing, you obtuse harpy?”
Delightful. Asshole.
If she didn’t love him so damn much, she’d wash his mouth out with soap, just like the killjoy nanny he’d once accused her of being. But his name was irrevocably embedded in each insistentthump-thumpof her now-full heart, so instead she simply kissed him back.
And truly, it was the only reliable way to shut him up.
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Fandoms: Gods of the Gates – E. Wade, Gods of the Gates (TV)
Relationships: Cupid/Original Character
Additional Tags:Alternate Universe – Soulmates,Soulmate-Identifying Marks,Tooth-Rotting Fluff,Cupid Is Extra,Happy Ending
Stats: Words: 509 Chapters: 1/1 Comments: 8 Kudos: 54 Bookmarks: 9
Rainbow
RobinUnleashed
Summary:
Robin has lived in black-and-white so long, she’s forgotten color even exists for others, people who’ve found their soulmates. Then she meets Cupid, and everything changes.
Notes:
You said you didn’t need a present, but I disagreed.
Thank you to AeneasLovesLavinia for the beta read.
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The man is ludicrously handsome. She might even say he’soffensivelyhandsome. He’s smug too, with a sly grin and a wicked twinkle in his eyes. She can’t determine the color of those eyes, but whatever the color is, it’s surely beautiful, like the rest of him.
No doubthecan see the many shades comprising his agile body and perfect features, because a man like him has to have a soulmate. A man like him has surely met that soulmate and caused her a great deal of bother, despite the happy future awaiting them.
He settles in the seat designated for patients in the triage room, one ankle crossed over his opposite knee, as if he came to the ER for an idle chat.
“What seems to be the problem?” she asks in her normal unflappable-nurse voice.
