soulmate
/ˈsəʊlmeɪt/, noun
a person ideally suited to another as a close friend or romantic partner.
It's an old legend, older than anyone remembers, even if they're as old as the High Warlock of Brooklyn. They say once, in the spirit of peace, the Princes of Hell and the High Seraphims came together to form the most complicated spell of all, a spell of stardust and sunshine - the Soulmate bond.
Now, it is nothing but a story, a figment of overactive imagination.
But then again, all the stories are true.
The whispers are there, in old werewolves who live on without any seeming spells protecting them, their faery lovers laughing side by side in the occasional portraits they have hanging in their home. In the mundane lovers of vampires who should not have experienced the inventions they use every single day.
The Nephilim of course, to their strict policy of never doubting the sanctity of their precious angels, let alone a truce with the demons, have steadfastly refused to believe.
However, after a fateful encounter during an eventful night, Alec Lightwood wakes up frustrated and exhausted, only to find strange runes appearing on his skin- runes long forgotten, buried under millennia of lost faith.
On the other side of New York, the High Warlock of Brooklyn seeks an emergency consult with Catarina Loss, to make sense of the swirling gold now tainting his once blue magic.
It seems destiny binds the two in more ways than one, and invisible string tying them together tightens with every chance encounter.
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Dearest @brightasstars, you are and always have been one of my favorite people on this hellsite, and I am honored to get you as my exchangee. Fun fact, any quote with stars in it has a 83% chance of making me think of your username, and I tried to incorporate as much of stardust as I could in this little gift. I hope you like it 💙
And a big shout out to @myulalie for being a literal lifesaver and betaing this 💙