@hollow-boned
scientists have devised a method to figure out who your soulmate is. the cells in you and your soulmate's body were together at the big bang, and they've managed to find a way to tell who is assigned to who.
everyone's been losing their shit over the way ppl find their soulmates, right? well fuck that, that's not important.
what happens when you don't have a soulmate?
so let's say your soulmate dies, or you just don't have one(because you're aro, because the system is imperfect, because you just don't match with anyone). naturally, there will be support groups to talk about it. it's natural to have a soulmate, so if someone who doesn't have one joins, they will be prejudiced against. "you're not really suffering, you didn't lose anyone." "you must not have a soul."
what if there are dating apps for people without soulmates and they're frowned upon because it's not real, it's not in your DNA but the soulmate-less people are like "fuck you" and love others anyway
what if the world is prejudiced against those without soulmates?
there are events where you need to show your soul marks to get in. there are religions focused on the holiness of being destined for someone else. there are jobs that require you to have met your soulmate, "to show that you are mature enough." relationships out of soul-bond are discouraged. everything is centered on pairs, couples, romance.
what happens when you can't be part of it all?
