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Soulmates. Soulmates. Soulmates .
The more he turned the word over the more it soured. One of the first things he learned about. “Soulmates”. One little word on his wrist and he’s supposed to dedicate his entire life to searching for the person who will “complete” him.
A word. A word. A fucking word . His said “achtung”. As a kid he had asked Dh- his foster father what it meant. It was some language he didn’t understand, but hey, what does the word meaning matter if he has no choice.
At least it was more “unique” than others. He wouldn’t be constantly badgered every time someone said “hi” or whatever the fuck. He’d seen it happen. Someone gets The Word said and everyone ‘round gasps and goes to them after asking if they “felt it”. Felt what ? What is “it”?
Every single god damned time he asked he was winked at and told he’d understand when he got older. Well, he’s older. Still makes no sense. Except now there’s even more pressure as the people he knows just get paired off and off and he’s nudged more and more asking if “You’ve found that special person yet, ‘Pollo?”
No. No, he hadn’t. His name is Apollo Justice, he’s twenty years old and, apparently, he’s “incomplete”.