Dissolve
Pairing: Ceo!Soulmate!Tom Holland x Reader
Warning: Angst
Summary: The successful CEO and playboy Tom Holland does not expect to find his soulmate anymore after being betrayed too often. But what’s going to happen when they finally meet on a night out?
Word count: 2208
A/N: This is for @underoossss 2.4k writing challenge with the prompt “I don’t think I’m ready to be loved by you.”
“A soulmate usually only comes once in your life to shake things up, show you true love, and stand up to you in ways no one else ever has. They adore you yet challenge you to your fullest potential. A soulmate relationship isn’t only peaches and cream, it’s roses with thornes.”
It’s a rainy monday afternoon in October when Y/N entered the apartment after her daily university classes. Her roommate and best friend Parker sitting at the breakfast bar and reading the daily gossip column while enjoying his tea (how bloody british). Nothing too uncommon for Parker. He was a journalism student and just obsessed with everything that had to do with the rich and famous.
<Tom Holland, yet again, seen with another beauty. Is she finally his soulmate or the next fling in his life?>
“Are they on the poor Holland guy, again?” She asked after reading the headline of the cover page. A picture of the brown-haired CEO placed under it. Next to him was quite a beautiful woman. She was just as elegant dressed as him, wearing sunglasses. Both seemed to leave some kind of hotel.
Parker flinched, nearly letting his cup fall. “Y/N! Don’t scare me like that again, Darling.” He placed it on the counter. Letting the paper fall on it as well and goes with his hand through his light brown curly hair. His green eyes watching you as she started to prepare some food for herself.
“Sorry, P.” The Y/H/C haired woman turned to smile sheepishly at him. Parker returned to his newspaper and the two continued to work on their task.
After a while Parker coughed slightly, trying to get his best friends attention. “You know, I have a great idea how to spend our daily thursday night.” Y/N turned around to him. Her eyebrows raised. “You mean going to the cinema instead of watching movies at home?” Parker groaned. “How about we go out and party for once?” He asked.
He already knew what she was going to say. His friend was never someone to go out and party. Y/N has always been a homebody and usually Parker didn’t have a problem with that.
At least not until recently. But things had changed after Parker had found his very own soulmate. It had been pure luck. He was in his last year of university when Connor walked right into one of his university classes. Ever since then not only Parker but also Y/N life had changed quite a bit.
The thing with soulmates were that there was not a special sign that would give them away like a tattoo or a touch. It was only a feeling when first meeting them. Like a buzz or like a bolt from the blue.
Once a soulmate walked into someone’s life thing were about to mix up. There was complete new feeling, a person that wanted to be worked in their life.
But the work it required was hard. Depending on the person and his/her/their character, their previous relationships and how they decided to lead their life. There was a new person that now demanded their attention and that would change everything.
Nevertheless, soulmates were bound to be together. If one of them decided to work against the other, it would give both an immense amount of pain which was often not only mentally but also physical nature.
A great concern Parker had for his best friend ever since he found Connor. Y/N was a shy but also reserved person, strong but reserved. He feared what would happen when she would meet her perfect piece. He was truly scared that she would resend that one person that could bring her the most happiness. Much like Connor brought to him.
“Parker...” Y/N wanted to complain. But her green eyed friend interrupted her. “No. Don’t try it. On thursday we are going to party in “The Box” in Soho.”
Y/N’s eyes widened, and her mouth opened. She couldn’t believe that her friend would be serious with his proposal.
“The Box” was known as cabaret club. A secretive place for famous people. To get tickets or even set a foot into was impossible if the person was not a celebrity or possessed a lot of money.
“Are you crazy? Trying to get into “The Box”. Let alone on a thursday night. You know these nights are only reserved for the elite. Shit, this club is only for elite.”
***
One of the mentioned elite members was Thomas Stanley Holland. The twenty seven year old of Holland Enterprise and one of the youngest and most successful CEO’s England had to offer.
Sitting right now together with his best friend since he was a young lad. “Mate, let’s go out tonight.” Looking from the screen he was focused on to Harrison. He was sitting on the opposite of his table, watching Tom carefully. He raised his eyebrows. “Why?”
“Because recently you spend way too much time in your office thinking about god knows what instead of enjoying your life.” The blue- eyed man teased his friend.
If he was honest with himself, he was tired of going clubbing all the time. Spending each night with a different woman who would end up meaning nothing to him.
Tom was not someone who believed in soulmates. Not anymore. People had tried to fuck him over one time too many, pretending to be his soulmate. When, in reality, he knew that there was no connection between them.
He never felt it and he was doubting to ever find “his” person.
And finding pleasure each night was soon turning boring. It was always the same. Some kind of female would not leave him alone, begging for him to spend a night with her. He would exactly do that, and they would get angry as soon as he wanted them to leave. Not understanding the meaning of a one night stand or why he would not suddenly have fallen head over heels for them, proclaiming his love. As if.
“Haz, I’m really not in the mood to go out to celebrate. To be honest, I’m tired of it.” He tried to explain to his friend.
“Don’t tell me that you finally started to believe in soulmates again?” His friend asked. Tom started shaking his head. Going through his hair with his right hand while trying to focus on the screen in front of him again. “No, I don’t. There needs to be wonder happening before I start to believe this shit again.”
“Like actually meeting her.” Harrison smirked before catching the pencil Tom had thrown at him. “It’s fine if you don’t want to go. For once you can be the loser who looks after me when I leave with a beautiful girl on my arm.” He teased his best friend before standing up to get back to his own work. “You’re a div.” Tom smiled before Harrison told him to be ready to leave at 11pm.
***
She didn’t know how but Parker had pursued her by Thursday night that they would actually go out. That Y/N was nervous was an understatement. She hated going out. A quite night in a pub with a few bottles of beer and her mates was something she enjoyed. But having to go out, having to dance and do all these social activities was something she could not handle.
Alone having to be able to get into “The Box”. She prayed silently that Parker’s promise would not work out and they would have to leave without even setting a foot into the club. But knowing Parker her hope decreased.
She was already in the process of getting ready for the night. Parker had picked out an outfit for her and he did choose well. The dress was in her favourite colour, hugging every single one of her curves perfectly. Making her look stunning. The shoes were thankfully not too high. She could easily wear them all night and get away without too much pain.
She put her hair in a high ponytail, not wanting to bother with it and put only a little bit of make-up on to enhance some of her best features. Not wanting to overdo it. Secretly hoping again that she wouldn’t get into the club for being too underdressed. But knowing Parker and his connections to this scene she would not have said luck…...
***
The party was already in full swing. People celebrating on the dance floor as the music bounced off the walls. Others were spending their money at the bar or at the exclusive VIP area, talking to each other or making out.
Parker immediately pulled Y/N to the dancefloor. That’s where their spend a while before he excused himself to go to the bathroom. To her surprise Y/N enjoyed herself, dancing with Parker for a while but was thankful for the break and getting away from the crowd for a bit. Making her way to the bar to get herself a drink and trying to catch a breath.
She gives the bartender a sign and orders a water for herself and Tequila for Parker.
“Water in a club?” The man next to her ask her. He had brownish blond hair and blue eyes. The man is quite tall, even as he sits, and wears an expensive looking suit. Y/N has an oddly feeling. She does know him from somewhere but can’t remember why he seem so familiar.
“Sorry?” She narrows her eyes at him. He offers his hand as he introduces himself. “Sorry, I’m Harrison. Harrison Osterfield.” Y/N takes his hand and realizing why he seemed familiar. Harrison was Tom Hollands assistant. She had seen him in the background of the covers Parker always read in the newspapers.
“Y/N Y/L/N” She introduced herself to the stranger. Harrison smiles at her before turning around to the man that coughs behind him. He has curly brown hair and wears a lavish blue suit. Fitting to perfection on his body, making him stand out. As she looks into his chocolate brown eyes, she recognizes Tom Holland but that’s not what’s standing out to her.
What catches her attention is the sudden feeling. The thunderbolt going through her body. It catches her unexpectantly and she is wincing because of it.
The same sensation is happening to Tom and both of their eyes widen at each other. None of them expecting to meet their soulmate at this place out of all the possibilities. Let alone meeting their soulmate at all.
Tom watches her carefully. She is utterly beautiful to him. Her Y/E/C eyes catching his attention and she looked amazing in the outfit she wore. He couldn’t stop looking at her.
Harrison now finally catching on what’s happening and starting to smile before introducing his div of a friend. “Y/N, this is my friend Tom.Tom Holland.” Taking a step back and making place for Y/N to catch a full glimpse on her soulmate.
But she was in shock state of mind. Her thoughts going wild. She is not ready. Her life didn’t needed to get mixed up by another person. Not now. For her all of this is was too fast. She must be wrong. The feeling must be wrong or the universe fucked something up. But there would be no way that Tom Holland is her soulmate. The Tom Holland.
“I-I’m sorry. Can’t do this.” Y/N eyes and body still in shock over what just happened. She grabs her bag. Panicking and trying to get out of the situation. She catches Parker eyes as she turns around, catches his hand and firmly pulls him out of the club.
“Y/N. What the hell...” Parker ask. Confused over his best friend’s sudden reaction.
Meanwhile Harrison and Tom look at each other. Trying to comprehend what just happened before Tom stands up and makes his way through the crowd, running after the girl he just met. The girl who already made his heart starting to beat faster. He was confused to say the least. Harrison was not far behind as they left the club.
Looking around before they made the pair out in the crowd. Already getting into the cab. “Y/N! Wait!” Tom yelled behind her. She turned around and looked scared into his pleading eyes. He was so close to her. His heart beating faster.
He could see how panicked she seemed and he was just as overwhelmed. But he knew they needed to talk this out. Only a few meters before he could stop the cab and they would be able to talk about what just happened.
But they only words he could make out from her, standing in front of the door of the car, were “S-Sorry. I-I-I don’t think I’m ready to be loved by you.”
He couldn’t see what happened to her after that. Vivid light started to surround him as paparazzi appeared out of nowhere and took pictures of him. Yelling at him and asking questions about the girl he just followed out of the night club. The cameras blinding him and making no place to get to her.
<Mysterious girl running away from Tom Holland after night at the club. Has he lost his final chance now?>
Part Two
