Thankfully, the note-writer is true to their word. When you return, all the files are neatly stacked where they were before, even the ones you’d already read. Practically bursting with curiosity, you grab the next one eagerly. File #004 Chrysanthos The second Solnedgang turned to his friend, I ducked out of the train car, into the next. Now I’m huddling in an empty car, staring at the fresh black tally mark joining the legion of scarred tallies on my wrist. I curse under my breath; I’d let my guard down, and now I wasn’t prepared. I’m fairly certain it’s the girl, but the tally isn’t supposed to appear unless you talk. It could be Solnedgang, but he didn’t flinch, and most first-timers do. Unless this isn’t his first time… I curse again; now I have to figure out which one it is. No more casualties than necessary; that’s my only rule. But that will require getting to know them. I heave a long-suffering sigh. There goes my vacation. You reread the paragraph over and over. This is the shortest file yet, but it’s the one that’s filled you with the most dread. Is one of them going to end up dead? Both? There are no clues, not even a note. Frustrated, you close the file, then notice a sticky note on the very back. You pull it off, inspecting it closely. It’s not your fault. It’s in a different script this time. Messy and scrawled, instead of neat and loopy. It’s more like print than cursive. More natural-looking. You stick the note to the tablet next to you, setting the file aside. Time to move on.
chars ~ 'You' - none? yours? who knows, who knows... the 'reader' of these files. we don't know much about 'You' yet. Vahalani - she/her, Solnedgang's bestie and would-be soulmate if he wasn't quite so gay. they definitely give off that couple vibe tho, they're very comfortable with one another. idk what she is yet. nickname is Lani, doesn't really care which u use. name means sunset, hawaiian origin. technically 20 yrs, still looks 18. (mentioned) Solnedgang - he/him, gay as heck. very very gay. gayer than you by a long shot. mc. Vahalani's bestie. nickname is Sol. honestly prefers his full name tho, bc trauma (duh/j). name means sunset (it was unintentional i swear), norwegian origin. technically 20 yrs, still looks 18. (mentioned) 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 - unopened file - file - uh ohs... das not good :( btw, these are from Solnedgang's pov unless otherwise specified :D this one is from's chrysanthos' pov :) 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 :) the tally mark thing is also based off a prompt i found. this one was about people getting a tally mark on their wrist whenever they fell in love; the tallies are red, and turn black if the love is requited. if/when that love dies (like, when one literally dies), the tally mark turns into a scar. in this, a black tally represents you meeting your soulmate, and if they die, it turns into a scar. the more tallies you get, the smaller they will become, so that there is enough room on your wrist. sometimes, if you have many soulmates/a lot of them have died, the tallies will start to expand further along your arm. there is more lore to the soulmate business here, but that could give some things away, so you don't get to know yet >:3 guess who got off their lazy butt and made a proper cover ✨ its a bit simple but i actually like it honestly
