9. “Do you believe in soul mates?” can it be angst glimmadora please?
(did my best with the angst, ie, hopefully its angst enough. Slight hint at catradora also only because I needed it to drive the idea I have that again hopefully is angst enough rip. Won’t tag it as such just an fyi)
Do you believe in soulmates?
The question plays on a loop in Adora’s mind. She never can answer the question. Did she believe in it at one point? Yes she did. She knew what a soulmate is growing up. Overheard it once or twice in the Horde somehow. What she heard and what she understood as a child was they were that one person who completed you. There only is one out there to be your soulmate and be with you for the rest of your life. One and only can be a soulmate.
Adora thought that it her one and only person was Catra. Thick as thieves those two were growing up. No one else understood Adora like Catra and vice versa. One was rarely seen without the other. They two did complete each other, balanced each other out even on the days they acted the same. Adora believed wholeheartedly Catra was the one, was her soulmate. And how lucky she was not to have searched for them. They always where with her since as far back as she could recall.
But life is funny like that. A war was torn them away from each other, Pitted them against each other and have them hating one another or burying any feelings there is deep inside. That isn’t what a soulmate is. Soulmates are not suppose to be like this. How can that one person be like this? Is a soulmate all a lie?
And that comes to the other question that plays in Adora’s mind when she hears Do you believe in soulmates? She doesn’t know now. She always thought it was one person and she thought it was Catra. Now she hears otherwise that there isn’t just one person to call you that. Both in the sense of you can be wrong and there are many people who can help complete you. Adora struggles to believe this after what occurred but Glimmer unknowingly has tested that idea.
The princess of Brightmoon has wriggled her way into Adora’s heart in ways she didn’t expect. She knows how to make her laugh, knows how to comfort her when she is down, know how to surprise her in little ways to make her day. Whenever Adora is with Glimmer, she gets a warm fuzzy feeling in her chest without fail. The same way she use to feel with Catra.
Strange how that is. Who she once she thought was her soulmate became her bitter enemy and who she once thought was her bitter enemy has—
Adora shakes that thought from her head. No. Not again. She doesn’t want to risk that again and be heartbroken. She can’t tolerate that pain again. Never again. Soulmates or not, Adora refuses that thought. Or at least, she tries.
A nudge under her ribs snaps her out of her thoughts. Adora blinks before looking at whatever just touched her. Glimmer stares up at her with those soft, sparkling, lilac eyes. A bright grin rest on her face. “There you are! I’ve been looking all over for you!”
“Yes! Don’t you remember? We were gonna go to Mystacor and go to the grotto. I think we all need some time to relax, don’t ya think?”
“Hey, you alright? You kind of have been off lately. Something the matter?”
“It’s nothing. I just got a lot of stuff on my mind, that’s all.”
“Are you sure? You’ve been…” Glimmer reaches out for the former Horde shoulder. Adora shifts away, refusing the touch. Glimmer sighs and pulls her hand back, finishing her sentence. “…distant.”
Adora takes a peek at her. Hurt is on her face from being rejected for the who knows umpteenth time. Adora used to love her warm touch. She still loves it actually. But with her mind conflicted and her heart not wanting to risk anyone coming in again, she can’t bear the idea. Still, Adora feels guilty.
“Sorry,” she sighs. “I don’t want to talk about it. It’s just…one of those things. I can’t explain it.”
Glimmer doesn’t answer right away. She looks down at the ground now, keeping her face hidden. “That’s fine…It’s fine…You still going to come to Mystacor, though?”
“Yeah. I’ll meet you down at the front gate in a bit? That okay?”
Glimmer only nods before trudging off without another word. Once she is out of sight, Adora buries her face in her hands, calling herself an idiot.
Do you believe in soulmates?
The question pops up again. If they really are out there, if there really is someone out there for everyone, Adora is driving them away with her internal battle. She does does care deeply for Glimmer and she knows the reverse is true. Adora doesn’t want to get close to save her heart from more ache but now she finds it hurting even more, refusing entry to the princess.
Adora takes a deep breath, removes her hands from her face, and stands up. If soulmates really are out there, she can’t keep living in fear. It’s only going to end badly. She has to at least try and do something. Adora begins to walk to join Glimmer, hoping she hasn’t messed up too badly and can mange to let herself let the girl in.
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