Oooh, loved the soulmate post. Would you please do one for Hiruma as well?
I’m so glad that you enjoyed the soulmate prompts I’ve posted 😊 That definitely made me smile, so thanks for the lovely compliment! I’m more than happy to do this up for you and I hope you’ll enjoy the headcanons, though they are a little different from the other soulmate prompts!
If the character lived in a world where soulmates exist, describe what their marks would look like on their other half!
I do hope this one doesn’t come off as disappointing because, when thinking about Hiruma and different types of soulmate AU’s, there were just a lot of them that I thought didn’t really fit him too well. There were plenty where, even if I could fit him into them, they didn’t come off as incredibly romantic or fluffy enough to really satisfy. Again, I really hope this doesn’t disappoint someone.
In a type of soulmate AU where someone is indeed born with a mark on them representing their soulmate, like the prompt specifies, I don’t think that Hiruma’s mark will be very prominent or noticeable on his partner. It’s not large or gaudy by any means and, if his soulmate or those around them weren’t purposefully looking for it, they’d likely miss it.
Hiruma’s not someone who wants to visibly mark his partner in super obvious ways. He isn’t the sort who goes to great lengths to claim ‘ownership’ of his romantic partners and I think that extends to his soulmate mark. I will admit that, sexually speaking, I do see Hiruma being into marking his partner, but those are marks his partner can hide underneath clothing. There’s a great possibility that, if his mark was anything other than the one I decided on, that it would be small and hidden somewhere that is very private, that most people outside of him and his soulmate, and the person’s parents, would ever see.
However, the one I did end up thinking of, the one I liked the best, and the one that felt the most fitting, was one that would be somewhat visible on his soulmate. However, it is indeed very small, almost delicate.
It also, in great difference to most soulmate AU’s, perfectly matches Hiruma’s own soulmate mark. They’re exact duplicates, down to size, shape, and placement.
Both Hiruma and his soulmate have, on their right wrist, a barely noticeable, thin red line encircling the whole of their wrist. It’s barely the size of a thread and the red is a darker, deeper shade of crimson, very rich and not as eye-catching as a bright red might be.
The thing that’s a little special about this particular soulmate AU is that there’s a little bit more to this shared mark between Hiruma and his partner. It’s reactive. Whenever Hiruma and his soulmate get close physically, before they even properly meet, the mark seems to come alive. It slithers up their wrist, reaching up towards the air, seeking out the matching thread. Most times, even they themselves don’t realize it because, before their meeting proper, Hiruma and his soulmate mostly just pass each other by. It’s really quick, like you’d pass any other stranger in the street. There’s not a lot of time for the mark to really get up far enough to make them take attention.
Then it happens. Hiruma and his soulmate bump into each other – maybe it’s at a party. Maybe it’s at school. Maybe it’s just in a street.
“Kekeke, watch where you’re going.”
“Don’t be so rude!” or “I’m sorry” from his soulmate, something just casual.
But at this point, they’ve been close enough for long enough that whatever they were starting to say dies on each of their lips. It’s simply impossible to really pay any attention to anything other than those red threads, slithering up wrists, hanging in the air, reaching out to intwine between the two of them.
“Fuck.”
It’s all Hiruma can say. He doesn’t really want this. He doesn’t need a distraction or something else to worry about and he’s not naturally someone who really allows himself to be vulnerable around other people, and especially not just because fate decided they were his soulmate.
He’s likely to almost violently pull away from the connection the marks are making and to find an excuse to get away from the situation. However, he’s also very intelligent and he likes to collect dirt on people. You can bet your ass he’s setting out, now that that meeting has happened, on learning everything he can about his soulmate before they make contact again.
