[ SECRET POST #4332 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4332 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

My main problem with it is the pairs people keep picking, and consequently the things they have 'destiny' gloss over because of it. Because I'm telling the universe right now, 'destiny' is no way in hell enough of a reason for me to hook up with, to cherry pick some random examples from various fandoms: someone who murdered my mother; someone who raped and murdered my first boyfriend; someone who lied to me for two years straight; someone who forcibly mind-linked with me against my will; someone who helped genocide my people. Etc, etc, etc. Actions matter a hell of a lot more than destiny to me.

So, for me, it's a lovely idea in theory. In fanfic, though, the impression I largely get is that if I lived in one of these universes, I would either be wishing for death myelf, or the supervillain on a crusade to pull Destiny up by the roots and beat it to death instead. With a shovel, most likely.

[(Anonymous)]

Are soulmate fics with those pairings worse than generic, non-soulmate romance fics with those pairings?

(sincere question)

[(Anonymous)]

Well, I find them so, anyway, because the idea of some grand mystic universe-level force telling me I have to love this asshole regardless of their actions is worse than the idea of me deciding to love them regardless of their actions. If I want to fuck up my life by knowingly falling for the asshole who murdered my mom, that's one thing, but some great force informing me that I have to, that the universe literally could not come up with anyone better than this, seriously upsets and depresses me.

(This is for canon-adjacent soulmate AUs, obviously, where the canon events still largely happen. Fullblown coffee-shop soulmate AUs where nobody's done anything to anybody are ... a bit twee, usually, but nowhere near as depressing).