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Techno doesn’t believe in Soulmates, He doesn’t believe on the clock that the hospital gave them at birth will actually tell them when they’ll meet their Soulmates
It’s just stupid.
He really doesn’t know why people still believes on those dumb clocks anyway.
He sipped his hot cup of coffee as he take a look at his snow covered front yard. He should really start shoveling the driveway, Phil will be home later.
'Nah I’m too lazy.'
He continues looking at the snow covered yard, seeing running children covered from head to toe in thick clothes, few are building their own unique snowman.
Wilbur likes to make Snowmen too when they’re toddlers. He smiled at that memory.
Wilbur is one of his example when he tries to prove a point about Soulmates.
Wilbur is a single father, his wife Sally died three years ago leaving Wilbur with the three years old Fundy. The two of them loves each other so much even though they aren’t Soulmates.
That’s right, Sally and Wilbur aren’t soulmates but they still love each other for eight years, without the title of being soulmates, they proved that they don’t need to be one to love one another.
Techno doesn’t believe on Soulmates.
He doesn’t even one bit.
He want to properly yearn for someone, to slowly fall for someone and not just suddenly I need to love someone just because we’re Soulmates. That’s bullshit.
He had a lot of people calls him ridiculous for thinking that Soulmates are stupid.
But it is stupid.
Soulmates are stupid.
They’re nothing but government propaganda. Why? Because where else would they find a bunch of miraculous clocks that can pin point the exact time you’ll meet your destined person? On trees? Bullshit. They are just brainwashing people making them believe that the first person you meet when the clock hit zero is your Soulmate.
Techno sighed thinking how stupid these people are.
The clock are set to open an hour before you met your soulmate, then they will start the count down to zero and when you met your destined person the clock will automatically fall.
The clocks are obviously rigged, it must’ve been set to open in random date, and since the owner is obviously brainwashed they will go outside to 'purposely' meet their Soulmate and people with clocks rigged to be open at the same date and time will obviously go outside too hoping to meet their destined person and since everyone with the same clock are outside it’s inevitable that they will meet one another.
And that’s what Techno will never do, he stares at his clock counting down from 10.
9
'What now?'
8
He ignored the loud noises from his roof thinking it’s the racoon that Tubbo, the child from across the street keeps on feeding because the annoying animal looks like his bestfriend which he and Wilbur actually agree with.
When the clock hits 3 he couldn’t help but chuckle
'How are you going to make me meet this Soulmate of mine if I never went outside?'
2
Techno heard a crack in his roof before a loud scream, his eyes widen as he saw a young man in his chimney floor, covered in soot. Their eyes met and Techno was startled at the other person.
Click
Both their clock fell to the floor, but neither noticed.
“Uhmm.. sorry about your floor”
Techno stares at the young man who has a very pretty smile infront of him, his black messy hair, half covered by a soot covered beanie, his face smothered by dust his clothes too; to his floor, then to the clock near his foot, then to his bare wrist.
“Is it too late to wage war on the government?”
Techno stares at the young man who calls himself Quackity, he couldn’t help but think that the young man was quite cute but he will never say it verbally not when he knows that the other person is the one that that stupid clock says his Soulmate.
“So how did you end up in my roof?”
“I didn’t know it was yours, I thought it was Dream's house”
“Dream’s house is across the street, how could you even switch up the two our house number isn’t even close!”
“How is 69 and 96 not close?” Quackity slammed his hand in the table with a piece of paper which clearly says ‘69’
“It clearly says 69”
“I might’ve look at it upside down”
“it has a line for a reason!”
“How would I know that?!”
Techno pinched the bridge of his nose in frustration
They could at least sent me one with common sense.
When Techno came back from school one afternoon he received a suspiciously warm welcome from his whole family even Wilbur and Fundy who were supposed to be in London is sitting at their floor playing whatever they’re playing but seeing Quackity in their couch playing on his console with Tommy shouting profanities at his console he has an idea why.
He stood at the door refusing to enter the place.
“Why are you standing at the door like an idiot?” Tommy commented looking up from his game.
“I might’ve went to the wrong house”
“What are you doing at the door?” his father, who were supposed to be in a week-long business trip, were carrying a Tupperware of food wearing his favorite black apron clearly suggesting he’s currently cooking.
“…” He ignored his father and just went straight to his room, dropped his bag, took a shower and changed clothes.
When he finally went to the living room, it was empty except for his little nephew who strangely enough aren’t scared of him, children usually cries when they sees him, he proceeded to carry him to his arms and went to the dining room to see a feast.
His father never cooked this extravagant except for happy occasions like their birthdays.
“Why are you back early, I thought your business trip will be at least a week?”
“Why didn’t you tell us, you met your Soulmate?”
“Because this will happen.” He pointed at the full table, even Tubbo from across the street is here.
He glanced at his 'soulmate' who gave him a cheeky smile.
“What are you doing here Quackity?”
“It was not my fault this time Dream invited me to babysit his little brother—“
“Tubbo is 17 he doesn’t need a babysitter?”
“THAT’S WHAT I TOLD DREAM/MY BROTHER!” Tubbo and Tommy shouted in unison.
“inside voices please”
“sorry Dad”
“Sorry Uncle Phil”
“So, Dream invited me to babysit Tubbo for the whole day, then Tommy invited Tubbo to play at his house, so I joined him, I didn’t know you were brothers, so I was surprised when we arrive at your house, then I remembered I forgot my clock at your house so I told Tubbo”
“Then I told Tommy” Tubbo chirped.
“then I told Dad” Tommy continue.
“Dad told me” Wilbur joined.
“Techy souwmaye~” even the child babbled.
“Techy? That’s so cute” Quackity laughed, Techno refuses to admit that it was a very adorable laugh.
his father joined the fun as he added another dish on the table
Techno sighed in agony.
Is it too late to disown myself in this family?
After dinner, he reluctantly agreed to send Quackity back as Tubbo was already asleep and Phil already called Sykkuno that he will stay the night.
“I heard from Tommy that you don’t believe in Soulmates?”
“I don’t”
“Why?”
“Just because”
“…”
“Are you disappointed?”
“Not really, a bit sad cause you know I was hopeful I will get along with my soulmate but it’s honestly fine by me bu—“
“—Quackity”
“I’m sorry”
An awkward silence filled the atmosphere. Techno saw Quackity fiddled with his hoodie’s lace, he couldn’t help but think that the man is indeed gorgeous, he studied the face of this Soulmate of his; his small body that looks like a perfect contrast to his big body, small hands that looks like will fit perfectly in his palm, eyes that shine brightly everytime he laughed, and those lips that gives off a loud but charming voice, he will never admit it but he may or may not thanked whoever made this dumb Soulmate clock thing for letting him meet this man.
They skipped the awkward soulmate talk and talked about miscellaneous things, like favourite drinks and stuff, Quackity stop infront of a two story house with Dark Green fence with yellow flowers blooming behind them.
When the young man said his goodbye he unconsciously grabbed his hand
“Are you free tomorrow?” he asked.
“Hmm?” the man turned to him, his eyes laced with confusion. Techno almost jumped when his heart skipped a beat.
He’s just too cute.
“I said Are you a free tomorrow?”
Techno saw the other became flustered, his face red as he answered “asking me on a date?”
“Just tell me if you don’t want to”
“I DO!”
Cough.
“I mean, I am free”
“I’ll pick you up at 3”
“okay.”
“...see you”
Quackity turn around and entered the door to his house, Techno turn around too when he sees the young man entered his home but he was still able to see the red ears of the other.
He’s so adorable
Techno and Quackity sometimes go out on little dates that both didn’t know they will enjoy, especially Techno who fell for the being he sworn he will never fell for.
They also sometimes argue for hours.
A month to this endeavor, A lot of people started to notice his rather bare wrist, a lot of random people, his so called ‘friends' are too stupid or too distracted by their love life to notice his missing clock namely Skeppy and Dream. Maybe not Dream, he’s not even in the list of his friends cause that one is just a straight up bastard who likes to challenge him and be a nuisance.
Dream is an annoyance but his Soulmate is quite nice one of the people he actually tolerate also surprisingly, George is the first one to notice Techno's missing clock, in one of the class he shared with him, he mentioned it and Techno chose to ignore him which earned him a shrugged from the British man.
“My little brother also found his Soulmate but he refused to talk about him because he’s quote on quote ‘a bastard with bland taste', Is yours the same?”
“Mine is an idiot”
“A bit harsh calling your Soulmate an idiot”
“If you talk to him, you’ll know”
“then introduce him to us”
“No.”
A small laughed emerged from the back of the classroom, George will surely tell this to Dream and knowing Dream he’ll surely tease him about it, Techno started to feel his head ache.
This is the worst.
Techno doesn’t believe in Soulmates but everytime he sees Quackity smiles, everytime he heard him laughed makes him slowly but surely fall for him.
Q sometimes sounds like an idiot, but sometimes when he started debating with Techno about random topic he sounded smart, he knows what he’s doing, he knows what he’s saying.
The day they agreed to have a family dinner was Techno's worst nightmare, as he saw George's figure in the private room of a well-known restaurant they booked for the dinner, Wilbur who knew George seems to be surprised too except Tommy.
“Well, I know George is Q's brother, Tubbo told me”
“You didn’t tell me Techno is your Soulmate”
“That’s because he’s a jerk and I don’t want your pretty face to worry”
“ah I remember you telling your brother that your Soulmate is a bastard with bland taste mind that you’re part of that taste”
“Are you calling me bland?!”
“Your word not mind”
“I forgot Q, Techno also said that his Soulmate's an idiot”
“What?!”
Phil, Sam and Ponk just smiled at their children’s playful banter, when the food was served everyone sat and tease Techno and Quackity every now and then.
“Ah Techno,” Wilbur called in between laughs.
“Let me remind you that, Q and George are brothers which means Dream will be your brother-in-law”
Tommy who was eating peacefully spat his food and laughed out loud, he was scolded by Phil but as he saw his older brother's face turn dark he couldn’t help but laugh louder.
Goddammit.