genre: fluff/angst/soulmate au
member: kang daniel
word count: 2, 736
requested: nope
side notes: my throat hurts // i have a lot of background information on this so like hahahahhaha sorry if this gets boring or becomes a school lesson for you :/ // i feel like this is really messy so i’m really sorry i scrapped so many ideas to this so many times
prompt:
“i hope you know— i’m actually helpless when it comes to falling in love with you,” — kang daniel
the infamous daniel was known for two things
1) being a heartthrob
2) losing his patience easily
soulmates, in this case, worked along the lines of wanting to be beside them all the time and being able to hear all their thoughts whenever they think of you (or mention your name)
only a few certain people had this ‘case’, while others would have your typical crush and could possibly lead to a relationship
daniel was one of them that had the soulmate case
and you were aware of this [and teased him about it a lot]
as for you, you didn’t have the case and was stuck with the typical crush
daniel flailed his body into his bed and stared at the ceiling
“i wonder if daniel got home by now— he promised to call me when he did” he heard your voice echo in his head and in response, he chuckled softly and smiled
lazily, he got his phone and called you almost in an instant
“miss me already?” he teased with a smirk on his face
“no, what makes you think that?” you muttered in response
“oh nothing” daniel hummed, being able to see through your lie
“’oh nothing’ my ass, i bet you have some harry potter powers your hiding from me,” you scoffed
“if i had powers like harry potter, i would use legiliment on you and possibly give you amortentia”
legilment: mind reading/being able to move through many layers of thoughts to find a certain feeling on someone [in which is a complete bluff since he can already do that because you're his soulmate]
amortentia: a powerful love potion
“god daniel, if people who aren’t fucking harry potter geeks heard that, they’d be so confused,”
you were daniel’s best friend for a reason
only you would get his jokes where he’d imply such knowledge in certain areas in which would make you roll your eyes
“but i probably don’t need harry potter powers for that because i know you love me already,” though your conversation was through a phone, you could tell he had a huge smirk across his face
and daniel knew you’d roll your eyes in response
“i’m going to hang up now because i’m up to here with your cheesy shit,” you ‘stressed’
“awh, too bad i can’t see the invisible line you’re drawing” he teased
just as you hit the ‘hang up’ button, daniel chuckled to himself
“shit i’m lonely now” he heard your voice inside his head
“i wonder what he’s up to now though” your voice almost sound a bit bitter to him
all these thoughts flew through your head quickly without you even catching what you were thinking
but for daniel, he treasured them so much
sometimes he’d lay back in his bed with his hands behind his head and close his eyes, hearing all your cheesy thoughts about him
“and she call’s me cheesy” he’ll mumble to himself
daniel laid there with his arms spread out across his bed
he couldn’t help but smile and placed his hand over his heart
“shit i need to steal daniel’s shirt again” daniel couldn’t help but sigh
throughout the whole entire school day, you’d continuously compliment his shirt and tug at the hems of it
your school had an event today, so that’s why there was no uniform
a smirk appeared at the side of daniel’s face when the image of you wearing his shirt popped into his head
“aH I FEEL LIKE A GODDAMN KID” he yelled
he flipped onto his stomach and shoved his face into a pillow
you’ve stolen his shirts before
in which you claimed it was for scientific purposes
then, when you two would meet up outside of school, you’d be wearing it
“is that my shirt?”
“pfft maybe,”
“i’ll give it back to yo-”
“don’t- keep it, you look cute in it”
his heart would race even more when he’d see your cheeks flushed pink
whenever you were nervous, you’d begin playing with your fingers and it was such a small detail to you that daniel loves a lot
daniel felt like you were some kind of drug that triggers his serotonin and dopamine
[indirect definitions/these words have more meaning behind them than what i’m stating]
serotonin: a compound in the body for happiness & satisfaction
dopamine: a compound in the body for love & passion
the painful part about having the soulmate case was that you’d only hear their thoughts about you
this could lead to a trap, thinking that they're interested in you
keep in mind, daniel can hear everything you think about him, thus including all the negative thoughts
and it’s not that you’d talk shit about him or anything
but you’d get mad at yourself if daniel gave you're a blunt response or overthink things
daniel would then grow frustrated at himself for responding like the way he did and just— want to hug you and tell you he’s sorry even if he did nothing wrong
he had small patience, in which was something you adapted too
a lot of girls found how attractive he was when he was mad, in which made him even madder because he felt like no one took him seriously besides you
and although you were on that train of seeing how attractive he was, you had to admit, pissed!daniel is quite scary
he’d clenched his teeth, making his jawline more noticeable and grip onto whatever he’s holding a bit more tightly
his sentences would include more scoffs or sound blunter
“ah crap, why does daniel always have such nice shirts? why can’t i buy shirts like that? do i need to start shopping in the men’s section?”
daniel actually burst a soft laugh and closed his eyes, listening to your thought train pass by him
“DANIEL” he heard coming outside his window
slowly, daniel approached his window and opened it
he saw you down below (wearing one of his shirts) and how you had your glasses on
in reality, you have terrible eyesight
whenever your contacts would fall out and you wouldn’t be able to find them, daniel would help you throughout the rest of the school day, assisting you with such things
but then again, daniel enjoyed the sight of you in your glasses (mainly because he thinks your cute in them)
“yes romeo?” he teased
“shut up daliet and give me the shirt you wore today!” you yelled in return
“what makes you think i’ll give it to you my dear romeo?” daniel put on the princess accent in which made you roll your eyes
although your eyes seemed bitter, the corners of your lips rose and an airy chuckle escape from your lips
“i am your one true love! that’s why!” you replied
daniel’s small smile faded away
his face almost turned into a pout before nodding
“alright, come through the front door,” he spoke
as you were approaching the front porch, the words you said echoed through daniel’s head
you are his one true love, despite how cliche that sounds
he opened the front door and had the shirt in his hand
“this is like the 5th shirt you’re borrowing from me,” he implied, raising an eyebrow mischievously
“people are going to start mistaking your my girlfriend or something,” he joked, almost hopefully
“your shirts are just nice okay?” you provoked, snatching it out of his hand
“i can see that,” he teased, lightly grabbing the collar of the shirt that belongs to him
“plus... girls borrowing guys shirts look... nice,” you mumbled, almost flustered
daniel messed up the front of your hair and a faint “nice” escaped his lips
you looked at his sheepish smile
there was a soft look in his eyes when he glared you up and down
“how can someone look so lazy but look so cute in my clothes?” he muttered
“I’M NOT LAZY YOU LEGIT LIVE RIGHT BESIDE ME WHY SHOULD I WEAR PROPER-”
daniel slammed his front door shut, leaving you standing there both bitter and flustered
“AND I’M NOT CUTE” you yelled through the shut door
daniel smiled warmly and softly laughed, heading back into his room
of course, another ‘perk’ that comes with being soulmates is missing them a lot and wanting to be beside them
it was only 2 minutes since the whole daliet x [insert your name + romeo] situation happened but he felt a little bit lonely
soon enough, he distracted himself with sleep and dozed off
[time skip to the next day woosh]
“daniel...” he heard your voice echo through his head almost seductively
his cheeks flushed pink from the sudden sound
he grabbed the nearest pillow and hugged it like a child, gawking his eyes at the blank space on his wall
“can daniel come over and make me instant noodles?” you debated in your head, tapping your fingers against your phone
you questioned if you should ask him or not
“WHY DID YOU FUCKING SAY MY NAME LIKE THAT IF YOU’RE GONNA ASK ME TO MAKE INSTANT NOODLES?!” daniel blurts out loud, sitting up from his bed
he scratched the back of his head a bit to harshly as the notification on his phone filled his ears
as expecting, it was you asking him to make him instant noodles
“no” he texted back
as your eyes read the screen, you felt like he was being a bit blunt
“are you pissed?
is it because i stole your shirt?” you texted
“no i just-” daniel stopped himself from declining to come over
“nvm, i’ll be there in 5″ he replied
“yayy!”
daniel threw on a pair of ripped jeans, a hoodie and a hat before kicking on his favorite pair of shoes, then leaving out the door
mid way of his (short) journey to your house, he began to question why he got all dressed up
you live next door
it didn’t matter at all in the end
almost instantly, right after daniel rung the doorbell, you opened it
his vision was filled with the sight of you wearing that same shirt he let you ‘borrow’ yesterday, hair tied up in a messy bun, you had your specs on, nike shorts, and you were brushing your teeth
and did he find the sight to be so beautiful
he loved it even more because that’s how you looked like naturally
“why are you brushing your teeth if we’re gonna eat?” he asked, raising an eyebrow
“because i didn’t brush it this morning” he made out from your muffled sentence due to the toothpaste
daniel allowed himself in when you went to the washroom to rinse and wash your face
[by the way this was at like 10pm on the weekend]
[and yes he took off his shoes and his hat gotta have the asian household respect]
he stood outside your washroom, leaning against the wall and waited until you were done washing up
once you exited, you almost bumped into the him for the matter of fact
“god you have your glasses on too and you’re still blind,” he teased
“aHEM SORRY but love is blind,” you implied, aggressively winking
“oKAY LET’S MAKE INSTANT NOODLES BEFORE I LEAVE THE HOUSE SCREAMING AT HOW BAD THAT WAS,” daniel blurted
“PFFT YOU LOVED IT ADMIT IT” you blurted back
you placed your hands on the back of daniel’s shoulder, shoving him into the kitchen
“you’re wearing that shirt i gave you,” daniel mumbled
“yeah, i always wear your shirts at home,” you replied
“am i like your boyfriend or something?”
“don’t you have a soulmate or something?” you provoked
“how’d you know i have a soulmate?”
“sometimes you’d just stare off into space and it looks like you’re hearing someone’s thoughts,”
you seemed to notice that daniel does do that
but what you didn’t notice was that daniel was hearing all of your thoughts about him staring off into space
he chuckled a bit and nodded
daniel placed the pot onto the stove and turned on the gas, causing the flame to rise
you placed the two packs of instant noodles beside him along with a pair of chopsticks and bowls
“don’t avoid my question,” he retorted
“you just avoided mine though!” you exclaim
you got out a pot from the cabinet and gave it to daniel so he could fill it up with water while you got out instant noodle packs
“fine then, yes y/n— i have a soulmate,” daniel admitted
you stood there, a bit in shocked
that was only a guess, but he really does have a soulmate
but for some reason, your first reaction was “daniel’s soulmate’s not me, is it?”
it hurt daniel even more because he heard you think that
but he continued to hide the truth of how you, were his soulmate
“now answer my question,” he inquired
you rose an eyebrow
the air felt a bit different
or that could just be because your heart was racing for a reason you were unsure of
“do you see me as your boyfriend?” he rose an eyebrow and folded his arms
his attention was fully on this conversation but little did he notice that the water was beginning to boil rapidly behind him
“DANIEL THE WATER” you blurted and turned the gas stove down
you ripped down the instant noodle package and placed inside the hard noodles into the pot for them to cook
since the water was already boiling, it didn’t take long for the noodles to detach from one another and flow
you broke them apart even more with your chopsticks, assisting it to cook
once the noodles soften, you placed inside the powder and mixed it around
now that was left was to left the noodles soften on low heat to how the both of you like it
you found yourself placing the chopsticks down and just staring at the pot, to avoid eye contact with daniel
you weren’t sure yourself if you saw daniel as your boyfriend
it’s quite an absurd and straightforward question to ask
“why do you ask that question?” you muttered
daniel was standing at the side of you, leaning against the counter with his arms folded
he seemed hesitant to answer, in which grew a heavy feeling inside you
“i hope you know— i’m actually helpless when it comes to falling in love with you,” he announced
you glanced at daniel, but he pushed you to the side and turned the stove to low heat before pouring it into a bowl
“what do you mean by that?” you queried
he filled up the pot with water once again and turned the stove back onto high, preparing to make the second bowl of instant noodles
afterwards, he turned around and looked at you in the eye
“you’re my soulmate y/n, you’ve been my soulmate since the first day i met you when you complimented my t-shirt you ended up stealing in the end,” he implied
“every time i get home, all i’ll hear is your thoughts about me which makes me fall in love with you more. it’s like i have the magical circlet that wukong had; i’ll feel double the pain that you’ll feel and i’ll miss you constantly for christ sakes,”
“magical circlet that wukong had”: in the chinese fictional myth/story titled ‘journey to the west’, sun wukong traded buddha to serve tang sangzang in exchange for his freedom. a magical circlet was then tricked to be placed on wukong that could never be taken off. when tang sangzang chants a sutra, the circlet will tighten, causing an unbearable headache.
“are you saying that i’m like a tang sangzang to you?” you asked softly
“what else? tang sangzang had so much power, all you can simply do is wear one of my t-shirts and i’d feel my heart racing. and i have this constant feeling of wanting to protect you, so of course. you’re my soulmate y/n,” he spoke
“tang sangzang had so much power”: tang sangzang safety was unstable due to the rumor that if one eats her flesh, they will have great power, so throughout their journey, wukong protects her from all the bandits, supernatural beings and demons, till the very end
“so i’m actually helpless because i can never grow to hate you or be mad at you— the most i can say is,
