[ WP ] Everyone ages normally unless they find their soulmate , at which point they become immortal .

She put the brush down on the counter, carefully inspecting her work. It was flawless, as it had to be. It had taken years to perfect the ageless look, to learn to disguise perfectly the creases and the scars. It was nothing serious, not yet, but it would show and people would notice - something she would rather do without. The powders and concealers she tucked away in drawers, covering them with the more recreational cosmetics that she also wore. Next were the accessories: big, bright, and distracting. Fun earrings and flowered headbands gave an air of youth to her appearance. She practiced a perfect smile in the mirror, but her heart sank at her reflection. Time to smuggle in some whitening strips again. In a few years it might be time for more drastic methods to stay the hands of time. 
 
 That was a task for later, though, it was time for the day to start and she went into the bedroom to wake her husband. Her heart swelled with love for him, but the feeling was bittersweet - the years were slipping by, who knew how many she would have left with him? How long before she could no longer hide the terrible truth she had learned not long after their marriage? She stilled a sob before it could be born and reached for his shoulder: her husband stirred under her touch and turned his smiling face to her - young, immortal, filled with love and tenderness. 
 
 Just because you're someone's soulmate does n't mean they're yours.
