There’s a large stack of files on your kitchen table when you wake up. You search around, but find no clue as to how they could have gotten there. Then you notice the small, neatly folded note atop the files and feel foolish. You should’ve checked there first, and you know it. Warily, you pick up the note. It’s got your name written on it in neat, loopy cursive. You unfold it slowly, letting the suspense rise, then read it. There’s a single sentence. Thought this might make your summer a little less dull. You glance at the files curiously. The handwriting is vaguely familiar, but you can’t place it. Deciding feeding your curiosity was better than feeding your stomach, you sit down and open the first file. File #000 Love. It’s a dangerous thing, really. Not that anyone believes that. They’re too busy running around, trying to find their soulmates when all that’ll bring is death. They could live forever, but no, they’d rather find ‘true love’, whatever that is. I wouldn’t know; I’m not in the mood to die. That’s why I’ve killed all my previous soulmates. —x—x— It’s not like anyone knows. To them, I’m just poor, lonely, reclusive Chrysanthos who’s been around for as long as anyone can remember and still hasn’t found his soulmate. I’ve found about twenty of them, actually. I’m still waiting for the next to rear its head; it’s been a longer wait than usual. Maybe whatever controls this soulmate business finally gave up on me.
chars ~ 'You' - none? yours? who knows, who knows... the 'reader' of these files. we don't know much about 'You' yet. Mystery Writer - who knows anything about our Mystery Writer, either... perhaps they're just a faceless character and will remain that way, maybe they're Chrysanthos, or another character, or something else entirely. Maybe they don't even use they/them pronouns! Chrysanthos - he/they, the guy that's killing his soulmates bc he wants to live forever. potentially aro. maybe demi. mc. name means golden flower, greek origin. very very old, idk how old yet. still looks 18 tho... file - file - currently reading hehehehehehe found a prompt somewhere abt soulmates and how u stop aging when u turn 18 if u haven't found ur soulmate so u can grow old together and there was smth about someone who just killed all their soulmates so they could live forever and so... here u go :) this was fun regarding confuzzled, which i really should be writing right now instead of this... idk. just don't have much motivation for it rn. idk if i'll ever actually finish it haha-- so just enjoy this for now. we'll see if i have to stop in the middle because it ended up not entirely appropriate for scratch hehehehehe lazy thumbnail is literally a screenshot of the title on the doc :') may replace it if i can stop being lazy long enough to make a proper one on canva
