Merry Christmas, @rinledraws!
Ho, ho, ho!
I'm so happy to be able to present this to you, Rinle!
I hope I made some of your wishes come true and that you have a great holiday and a wonderful 2023!
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"And then I'll meet my soulmate and we'll make history," the young recruit says dreamily.
Another young recruit makes a cooing noise and Alec does not even try to hide his eye roll as he overhears them walking past them. So young, so naive. The entire Institute is buzzing with excitement, love is in the air after all, and every god forsaken time they had a wedding at the Institute, people get all riled up about soulmates. Nevermind if the wedded couple actually are or not.
Alec is only twenty-four, but he knows better than to dream. Soulmates are rarer than Shadowhunters turning 60, in fact, no soulbonds had been formed this century. It was ludicrous to even entertain the idea that one would have a soulmate.
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