[ SECRET POST #4875 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4875 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I think that's still using the trope, though? I mean, I hate soulmate fics but I love fics where it all goes horribly wrong.

[(Anonymous)]

I love soulmate AUs that are basically the "be careful what you wish for" version of the trope. Instead of finding a soulmate and that being the end of it I love it being more of a problem creator than a romantic fantasy. Maybe only SOME people have soulmates and others do not. Maybe your soulmate doesn't actually "match", where your soulmate may have someone else as a soulmate. Maybe someone whose soulmate died before they could meet falls in love with someone who is still looking for theirs/finds theirs. Maybe they're in a period setting where class separates them even if they're soulmates. Etc. Etc. What some people see as something super fluffy and cliche I see as an opportunity for angst and pain.

But yeah it really depends. And also there's just some people that dislike a certain trope no matter how it's written. It's all a matter of preference.

[(Anonymous)]

I can't stand soulmate AUs played straight. The idea of everyone on the planet being assigned a partner by an unknown force, complete with a visible mark that lets everyone see who you've been assigned to, is uncomfortable to me. But if the story is about people rejecting that predetermined fate in some way, I'm on board. I've read one where both parties removed their marks at a young age, then when they finally meet they're both like "oh shit is this who it was?" But without the marks they can never be sure. I love that.