So, What If, Instead Of Thinking About Solving Your Whole Life, You Just Think About Adding Additional

So, what if, instead of thinking about solving your whole life, you just think about adding additional good things. One at a time. Just let your pile of good things grow.

Rainbow Rowell (via resqectable)

Soulmate AU List - part 5

Disclaimer: Some AUs overlap. They will (hopefully) be mentioned in one place only. Keep scrolling to find what you’re looking for. This is not entirely alphabetical. This is not a complete list and can always be added to/improved.

See previous posts for additional variations.

Table of Contents - **tattoos (soulmark)

1. General  2. Placement  3. Symbols  4. Touch  5. Timers  6. Words  7. Writing (see communication/sound)

**time related

1. General  2. Life/Death  3. Timers (see tattoos)

**tattoos (soulmark)

General

*you have a compass on your body that points in your soulmate’s direction, and it stops spinning when you and your soulmate meet

*your soulmate’s thoughts appear on your skin, changing as the thoughts change

Placement

*tattoo/soulmark can be anywhere on the body

a. nonspecific place on body  b. specific place on body  

c. ankle  d. arm  e. cheek  f. chest  g. hand  h. hip  i. neck  j. palm  k. wrist

*soulmates always have their marks in the same location

*soulmarks can move or shift on skin

*tattoos are always stationary and do not move

*soulmarks change over time

a. grow over time  b. shift or move over time

Symbols

*you and your soulmate have identical soulmarks 

*soulmates have matching/corresponding soulmarks (ex. sun and moon) 

*your soulmark starts off as a dot/one symbol but changes 

a. when you and your soulmate touch for the first time  b. over time  c. as you get closer  d. as your soulmate changes as a person  e. when you and your soulmate make eye contact for the first time  f. at a specific age  g. other

*your soulmark glows when your soulmate is 

a. nearby  b. touching you

c. other people can see the glow  d. only you can see the glow

*your soulmark itches when your soulmate is 

a. nearby  b. touching you 

*your soulmark changes (insert) based on your soulmate’s emotions/mood

a. colors  b. shapes  c. other

*your soulmark changes (insert) based on your soulmate’s location/type of weather they’re experiencing 

a. colors  b. shapes   c. other

Touch

*when your soulmate touches you (for the first time), colors appear on your skin

a. any color  b. specific color  c. permanently  d. temporarily 

*when your soulmate touches you (for the first time), symbols appear on your skin

a. any color  b. specific color  c. permanently  d. temporarily 

Timers

*timers count until you meet your soulmate 

*timers count until your soulmate’s death

*you have timers for counting both

*Timers count 

a. up until event occurs (to a potentially infinite number) b. down

*Timers count in

a. seconds  b. minutes  c. days  e. months  f. other forms of counting/timekeeping

Words

*your soulmark is the name of your soulmate(s)

a. full name  b. given name only  c. surname only

*names on both wrists, one is soulmate, the other is 

a. enemy  b. rival  c. other  

d. you know which is which  e. you don’t know which is which

*list of (insert) on arm (or leg)

a. list of soulmates  b. list of highly compatible people

*the first words that your soulmate says to you appear on your skin

*the first words you say to your soulmate 

*the last words you soulmate says to you

*the last words you say to your soulmate

*words on your skin list what your soulmate is feeling

*words on your skin list what kind of weather your soulmate is experiencing 

*the most frequent thing your soulmate will call you appears on your skin 

*every lie your soulmate tells you appears on your skin

a. it also appears on their skin  b. it only appears on your skin

*each soulmate has one half of a quote that is important to their relationship 

*the words appear 

a. in your language  b. in their language  c. in their handwriting 

d. one letter at a time  e. one word at a time  f. all at once g. other

Writing (see communication/sound)

**time related

General

*you will keep looping your life until you meet your soulmate 

*you meet your soulmate the day after the worst event of your life

*time stops when you meet your soulmate

a. you freeze  b. you can travel around

c. when time restarts you find yourself where you started

d. when time restarts you find yourself where you ended

e. you cannot change the world around you

f. you can change the world around you in minor ways

g. you can affect the world around you in any way

h. you control when time starts

i. you don’t control when time starts 

j. there is a limit to how long time stops

k. you don’t need sleep when time is frozen  

l. you do need sleep when time is frozen

*time stops during the birthday of the

a. younger person  b. older person  c. both  d. other

*you and your soulmate switch bodies during the birthday of the 

a. younger person  b. older person  c. both  d. other

*you and your soulmate have to go through different soulmate AUs for a 

a. specific amount of time  b. a random amount of time  c. until you have gotten to know each other 

*at a specific age/time soulmates are paired together for a sort of battle royale/competition 

*at a certain age, your soulmate receives a file about you

*you can send one item to your soulmate every year (see Communication/Sound)

Life/Death

*if you don’t meet your soulmate by your #th birthday, you die

*as you die, you flash through your soulmate’s entire life

*everyone has life points/years and people can give their soulmates their own life points/years if the soulmate is lacking

Timers (see tattoos)

observation: emoji

today i watched a fan/meme edit with a dabbing emoji. 

a. how have i never seen this before

b. it is glorious

c. i have no other proper way to express my happiness 

Soulmate AU List - part 4

Disclaimer: Some AUs overlap. They will (hopefully) be mentioned in one place only. Keep scrolling to find what you’re looking for. This is not entirely alphabetical. This is not a complete list and can always be added to/improved.

See previous posts for additional variations.

Table of Contents - **sensation

1. General  2. Sight  3. Taste  4. Touch  

**physical changes - not tattoos or timers  

1. General  2. Eyes  3. Hair  4. Wings (see magic/supernatural)

**sensation

General

*you can speak for the first time when you meet your soulmate 

*it hurts to be apart from your soulmate

*soulmates share extreme physical sensation, including pain

*you can feel a (insert) pulling you to your soulmate 

a. it disappears when you meet your soulmate

b. it doesn’t disappear when you meet your soulmate

c. the pull is automatic  d. the pull is caused by strong positive emotion

e. the pull is caused by strong negative emotion 

f. the pull is caused by any emotion

*you can feel when [insert] touch your soulmate

a. animals  b. objects  c. people  d. plants

Sight

*you can see for the first time when you meet your soulmate 

*you can see a vision of your soulmate(s) 

a. the past  b. yesterday only  c. any day  

d. any day but (fill in the blank)

e. the present/current events/right now  f. today  

g. the future  h. tomorrow

*you can see the soulmate(s)

a. blurry  b. distinct/clear  c. in corner of your eye  d. bubbles

e. window  f. mirror  g. reflection

*see color for first time when first meeting soulmate

a. fades away when they die  b. fades when you die  c. doesn’t fade away

*you can only see shades of soulmate’s eye color until you meet

*you can only see color in places soulmate has visited/touched

*each soulmate has a constellation, and the constellation that you perceive to be the brightest points to where you soulmate lives

*your soulmate leaves colored footprints that are only visible to you

Taste

*you can taste for the first time when you meet your soulmate

*you can only taste what your soulmate is eating 

*sharing taste with soulmate/tasting what they taste

a. adjustable  b. not adjustable 

Touch

*you can feel touch for the first time when you meet your soulmate

*you know who your soulmate is when you first touch

*literal sparks fly when you and soulmate touch

a. they provide a soothing sensation  b. they feel like static  

c. they can touch others  d. they cannot touch others

*the first time you touch your soulmate, you’re forced to relive their

a. best day of their life  b. worst day of their life

c. past  d. future  e. past and future

**physical changes - not tattoos or timers

General

*soulmates share injuries

*you stop aging at a certain age, until you meet your soulmate and grow old together

*instead of your shadow, the outline of your shadow is your soulmate’s

*you share your temperature with your soulmate

*when your soulmate gains knowledge, so do you

*you and your soulmate have the same handwriting

*you and your soulmate have the same scars

*you are a corpse (physically) until you meet your soulmate(s)


*you look like a corpse until you find your soulmate(s)

*you swap bodies with your soulmate the first time you meet

*everyone wears a mask, and the person with an identical mask is your soulmate

a. your mask is given to you at a specific age

b. you can physically take off your mask even if you haven’t met your soulmate (but it’s not accepted socially/in society)

c. you physically cannot remove your mask until you meet your soulmate

d. if you still wear your mask, others appear to still have a mask, even if they’ve met their soulmate and if your mask is removed, you can see faces 

e. all people appear the way they are, mask on or off 

Eyes

*everyone has heterochromia (eyes with different colors) - one eye is their natural color and the other is soulmate’s natural eye color

a. once soulmates meet, eyes return to natural color

b. right eye  c. left eye  d. dominant eye

Hair

*you and soulmate swap hair colors

a. when you meet  b. when you reach a certain age

c. in streaks  d. ends/tips  e. scalp  f. temples  g. entire head

*you and soulmate have matching/the same hair color

a. in streaks  b. ends/tips  c. scalp  d. temples  e. entire head

*it changes when/if your soulmate(s) hair changes 

a. because of aging  b. because of hair dye/bleach  c. from the weather   

Wings (see magic/supernatural)

To be continued...

Soulmate AU List - part 2

Disclaimer: Some AUs overlap. They will (hopefully) be mentioned in one place only. Keep scrolling to find what you’re looking for. This is not entirely alphabetical. This is not a complete list and can always be added to/improved.

See previous post for additional variations

Table of Contents - **communication/sound

1. General  2. Language  3. Telepathy  4. Writing

General

*before you die, you are able to send one last message to your soulmate

*you know your soulmate when you say their name

*you know your soulmate when they say your name

*it is impossible to lie to your soulmate

a. you are forced to speak the truth

b. lies literally cannot escape your mouth, instead there is silence

c. you cannot mouth a lie  

d. you can mouth a lie

*you know who your soulmate is when you first make eye contact with them

*each night you receive a random sentence your soulmate said that day

*each person has a special block of clay representing their soulmate, that changes form or color based on their soulmate’s emotions

*you can send one item to your soulmate every year (see Time Related)

*whenever you lose an item like a sock, it ends up in your soulmate’s possession

*legend says that if you fold # paper (anything), you can meet your soulmate

*there’s a point system in life, and you can purchase clues on soulmate for # points.

*if you send off a paper airplane, it moves in the direction of your soulmate

Language

*speak the same language

*do not speak the same language

*things are translated

*things are not translated

*understand the same language

Telepathy 

*hearing the music they hear and vice versa

a. able to be suppressed  b. not able to be suppressed  c. you hear all of the music that they hear d. sometimes/randomly you hear what they listen to 

*whenever you get a song stuck in your head, it’s because your soulmate is singing it

*sharing dreams (also see time related)

a. you can view your soulmate’s dreams without them knowing  b. they always know  c. they only sometimes know

*talking

*you and your soulmate can sense each other’s emotions

a. only strong emotions  b. all emotions  c. only positive emotions  d. only negative emotions  e. you can block out the emotions  f. you cannot block out the emotions

*you hear random thoughts from your soulmate

*you receive random memories from your soulmate

Writing

*write something on your own skin, appears on the other’s skin as well, vice versa

a. permanent  b. not permanent  c. same color  d. different color  e. write with anything  f. can only write in pen, pencil, etc.

*have a shared space/tablet that is used to communicate with

*when you space out while within reach of a writing utensil, you find yourself writing your soulmate’s thoughts

To be continued...

my best discovery this year: the wayback machine!

amazing. it’s the place where you can save a webpage or a book so that copies can be found online securely, even if the original has been damaged, lost or hidden:

Internet Archive: https://archive.org/

Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org

Save Page Now: https://web.archive.org/save

if you make a free account, you can save all outgoing links on a webpage while saving the original page, plus use the Internet Archive’s library.