[ WP ] A world where soulmates die at the same time

It was late at night and Kyle was packing the second half of the Chinese takeout into a container. He always had leftovers because all the meals were made for two. Everything was made for two. He was an oddity, and a bit of an outcast in his society. “ Normal ” people didn ’ t live alone as an adult. “ Normal ” people had found their soulmate by the time they were 20. He was 26 and had no intentions of finding one. 
 
 Kyle had some friends, but none of them were very close. They accepted him, but he knew there was still a part of them that looked down on him because his life was what most people considered going against nature. So he spent most nights alone, eating half of some kind of takeout he ordered. That was maybe the one thing that made him long for a soulmate. He was shit at cooking, and the same takeout over and over did start to get old. But even if he would find the most perfect person to spend his life with he would never seal his fate to another, no matter how amazing their cooking was. He did not want to be responsible for another ’ s life and he most certainly didn ’ t want someone else determining when he would die. He was very comfortable with his life, minus the repetitive takeout, at least he thought. That was all before Liv. 
 
 Kyle had done well in his career despite some prejudice and discrimination against him and his life choices. He was managing a customer service team for a small clothing line that his friend Kelsey had founded. Kelsey was sealed to Ben, and they were the closest friends he had. Only on very rare occasion did he see that glimmer of judgment, or maybe it was pity, in their expressions. 
 
 One evening the three of them had decided to go out. They went to a small dive bar close to their neighborhood called Jack ’ s. Kyle didn ’ t mind it there. Most of the people there where sealed, and those who weren ’ t didn ’ t seem to be looking much like himself. 
 
 You could tell when someone was sealed by the small marks on their hands. The marks where almost like tattoos, but were natural, and had the most minute bioluminescent glow to them. Like glow in the dark stars that hadn ’ t seen light for a few hours. The seals came in all different colors and symbols. Some were very small, the size of a dime. Others covered almost the entire back of the host ’ s hand. Kelsey and Ben shared pink ice-cream cones. Something Kyle teased ben about regularly. This was because they both loved ice-cream, and happened to have met in an ice-cream parlor. 
 
 While at Jack ’ s he saw a girl walk in. To him, she was the most beautiful girl he had ever seem. She had a soft round face, wavy dark blonde hair that fell just below her shoulders, and the most stunning blue-green eyes. Most would probably just consider her beauty to be average, not ugly by any means, but definitely never the woman who had the eyes of the whole room. But to Kyle, she was perfect. He had never looked at a girl and felt this way before. She walked to the end of the bar to order a drink. He got up and almost as if pulled by some outside energy he didn ’ t control walked over to her. 
 
 “ Hi, I ’ m Kyle. I ’ ve never seen you here before. ” 
 
 She looked at him for a second, smiled, and held her hand out for a handshake. 
 “ I ’ m Liv. It ’ s nice to meet you Kyle ” 
 
 As he grabbed her hand to shake it he could feel his heart flutter. It was like her touch gave him energy. Kyle bought her a drink and they began to talk. It was like she was an old friend catching up. He was enamored with her. They talked until the bar closed, then they walked to the park in their neighborhood and talked until sunrise. Live, like Kyle had done everything to avoid being sealed. Their feelings on having a soulmate and sharing seals were the same. They shared similar lives growing up and were so alike it was scary. 
 
 But they knew they were playing with fire. Every minute they spent together they fell more in love. Once two people who felt true, real love for each other kissed, their seals would appear, thus sealing their fates. 
 As the sun rose Kyle looked at Liv. 
 “ This night has been amazing. But I don ’ t know if I can see you again. I know I could fall in love with you, and I know neither of us wants a seal. One of us will be responsible for the other ’ s death. One of us will die racked with guilt, and the other with sadness. ” 
 
 “ Kyle, I think you ’ re being a little dramatic. ” Live said aloofly. “ It ’ s been one night. ” She looked down for a moment and then looked up. Her blue-green eyes lit by the oranges of the sunrise. “ If you never want to see me again, I have one request. ” 
 
 “ What ’ s that? ” 
 
 “ Kiss me. ” 
 
 “ Liv, I can ’ t. ” 
 
 “ So you ’ re saying you love me? After one night? ” 
 
 “ Well… no… I… ” Kyle stumbled over his words. Was he in love? Could he really fall in love in one night? It was then, in a long silence that he realized it. The point of this cruel curse that was put on humanity. Die when your soulmate dies. Because if they truly are your soulmate, you wouldn ’ t want to live without them. And after just one night, he knew he didn ’ t want to live without her. 
 
 “ Fine, one kiss. ” He looked into her eyes and leaned in. As their lips connected he felt gentle burning on his hand. He stopped, pulled away and looked at his hand. Where the burning sensations was now has a circle made of chains, faintly glowing a beautiful blue-green. Just like her eyes. 
 
 “ I guess this isn ’ t the last night we ’ ll spend together ” Kyle said in almost a whisper. 
 
 “ I ’ m not even upset. It feels right. I didn ’ t get it until I met you. ” She leaned on his shoulder and they watched the sunrise. After a long time of resting against him in silence she asked `` What do you want for breakfast? I'll cook!'' 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 I hope this was n't too terrible, I have n't written since high school, and never considered myself a good writer ever. But this prompt really got imagination flowing and I thought I'd give it a try. Constructive criticism definitely welcomed. 

