➳ published: 16.09.20
➳ soulmate!au || genre: fluff || rated: t
➳ pairing: kim jongin x reader
➳ summary: An invisible red thread connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of the time, place, or circumstance. The thread may stretch or tangle, but it will never break. Something you learn when you meet your soulmate in the most strangest of ways.
➳ word count: 1k
You woke up, yawning as you stretched and rubbed your eyes, rolling out of bed as you slipped on your house slippers and waddled your way into the kitchen for some water. You wanted to have a day in, you’ve been working two jobs, commute often took a while, and you hadn’t flopped on the couch and binge watched Netflix all week. A day in sounded like the perfect thing to do – it sounded… right.
Until it didn’t.
About an hour later, you were getting dressed, tidying up your hair and double checking your battery pack and fan as you readied yourself for the humid air that would surely attack you the moment you stepped outside. You had this feeling, you weren’t sure what type of feeling, but you had this sudden urge to go and see a movie.
“What movie do you want to see?” Your friend, Yuri, asked as you met up outside of the theatre. Yuri was dressed to kill, as always, her hair and make-up on point while you had gone with subtle casual. “Or shall we see what’s on?”
“Let’s see what’s on.” You said, linking your arms and walking with a smile. There was a strange flutter in your stomach, a tugging in the back of your mind to look over towards the arcade area when you reached the ticketing machines. “What about this one?” Yuri groaned, going to the movies with you is like going to the movies with her boyfriend.
She pressed the screen, purchasing two tickets before rolling her eyes at you. “You can buy the food.” You smiled, happy because today you didn’t want to see some romance movie where the man and woman fell in love at first sight. It was too much for you and made you feel lonelier than you already are so you were happy that Yuri agreed to an action film.
Yuri had a soulmate, you didn’t. You were convinced you didn’t have one considering that you had lived and been in so many different places without meeting them, but despite all of that, Seoul had become your home fairly easily because it was where your soul wanted to be. Maybe a soulmate doesn’t have to be a person. You told yourself when you settled into your new home.
As you walked towards the food purchasing counter, you found yourself looking towards the boisterous laughter coming from the arcade area. A small group of men were walking out, one carrying a large teddy bear, and the others were laughing at him. “Looks like Jongin managed to find a date for tonight after all.” They laughed as the man carrying the bear blushed deeply. You were taken by him, unable to look away as they walked towards you. He wore a bucket hat, covering his eyes but his golden cheeks were painted a soft red as he laughed loudly with the group. You noticed that compared to his friends, his casual attire still managed to make him stick out in a crowd; a grey printed sweatshirt covered with a black vest, casual loose, black pants and a pair of Nike high tops, as well as a Gucci bag. He looked so out of place to you but he also looked like he fitted in completely.
“Hello?” Yuri waved her hand in front of your face and you realised you were trying to push your card into the wrong slot on the machine. “Is everything okay?” She asked, looking in the direction of the group and you nodded, ears heating up at being so captivated by the man carrying the large bear. “Do you know one of them?” She didn’t stop scrutinizing the group and you laughed, shaking your head.
“No, I just…” You trail off, grabbing your order number and stealing another glance at the group but your heart jumps into your mouth when you see him looking at you.
You have no idea what it meant. The way your heart raced and every fibre in your body wanting to run to him, made you feel silly because you don’t know him but you felt like you did – like you’ve known him for years. A familiar face, a familiar smile. It was like he was someone you had been looking for but never managed to find.
Yuri gasped, pushing you towards him and causing you to stumble. You caught yourself in time and turned to face her but she placed her hands on your shoulders and pushed you backwards towards him. “Yuri!” You hissed through gritted teeth, trying to counter her forceful pushing but to no avail. “Stop.”
“I’ve seen that look,” she looked over your shoulder and smiled, amused by whatever she saw behind you. “I’ve seen that look before because I’ve worn that look and I’m not the only one who noticed it.”
No. No. There was no way.
Yuri stopped pushing, forcing you to turn you around and when you saw the way he smiled, the way his whole face lit up, his eyes crinkled and teeth showing, you knew that you would give him your world. “His name’s Jongin.” His friend started, pushing him forward slightly and Jongin grunted before chuckling nervously, rubbing the back of his neck and tilting his head to the side.
The way he looked at you, his chocolate brown eyes pulling you in, made your heart race even faster than it already was. You give him your name and Jongin repeated it, smiling the whole time before he looked at Yuri and his friends. “What movie are you seeing?” You gave him the title of the movie and his smile brightened, if that was possible. “What a coincidence, so are we.”
You walked towards the cinema, one arm holding the large bear in a chokehold while your other hand rested by your side, fingers dancing and playing with Jongin’s as he carried your popcorn and walked beside you. If anyone was to look at the two hands itching to hold, they would see the red string tied around the index fingers, the thread barely centimetres apart as two soulmates began their journey together.
Like they have been waiting to do since she arrived.
