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My name on your skin

Summary:

But a world in which there were soulmates was so cruel and did not bring them together. Wonwoo removes soulmate tattoos. One day he finds himself in front of his own name. Seokmin and Vernon both already have the 7th tattoo - why are their tattoos always getting removed?

Notes:

After translating 3 of my oneshots I decided its time for my ongoing Soulmate-AU-Story. The chapters are not very long (around 1.000 words per chapter) and I already have written 18 chapters (but it's still ongoing), "just" need to translate them.
I hope you like it =)

Chapter 1: Jeon Wonwoo

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Wonwoo flipped the light switch and stretched again in the dark room before stepping outside and locking the door behind him. It was getting late again today, but it didn't matter. Nobody was waiting for him at home. He had turned his back on his family a long time ago. A cynical smile played around his face as he thought of his "family". They were never his family. Family were people who looked after him, cared for him and with whom he could share everything. But he had never had that.

After a short walk he entered his apartment. Everything was silent, everything was dark, and everything was cold. Wonwoo stood in the door for a moment, thinking about what it would be like if someone were waiting for him. A mother or a father who asked him why he had worked so long. A little brother or a big sister. At least a pet that came running to greet him. But he didn't have the heart to take in an animal just to leave it alone all day.

Or at least his soulmate.

Wonwoo took off his wristband that covered his soulmate's name and looked at the name. Only he could make it out. As a tattoo artist specializing in removing the soulmate tattoos, he couldn't run around freely with his. So, he had his own logo tattooed over the name. A fox with a beanie on his head. It covered the three characters, and yet Wonwoo would never be able to forget them. But a world in which there were soulmates was so cruel and did not bring them together. Finding an agent who would identify him was far too expensive. And since Wonwoo didn't like going out, the only way to meet his soulmate was for them coming to his shop.

 

One week left! He would get married in a week. Mingyu couldn't stop grinning. It was going to be perfect! The wedding was planned to the last detail and so far, nothing had gone wrong, all their friends and families could come, and their apartment was soon ready to move into. His life was just perfect! If it weren't for his tattoo. It was no secret that Soonyoung and he were not soulmates. But it didn't bother them. Soonyoungs soulmate had disappeared a few years ago. And Mingyu had never met his. But he was sure that he would never love him as much as Soonyoung. With Soonyoung it was love at first sight. And on the second. And the third. And every further sight. The more he learned about him, the more Mingyu fell in love. Of course, they had to face some obstacles. To find someone who would marry them even though they were not soulmates. To convince their families that it was right. At least his best friend and best man, Seungcheol, was fully behind him. Even though he had been found by his soulmate for more than three years. But with Soonyoung and Seungcheol at his side, he had successfully overcome the obstacles. And he would get rid of the last troublemaker today. A friend of Jihoon, Seungcheols soulmate, recommended a good studio to get his tattoo away. Soonyoung had his tattoo removed yesterday, at someone else's studio. Soonyoung had argued to hide it at first, but Mingyu didn’t want to hide the name. He wanted to get rid of him. And so it happened that he stood in front of Mr. Beanie's tattoo studio.

 

"Sorry? I'm here to ... um ... I want my tattoo removed.”
A young man was standing in front of him. A wave of sadness overwhelmed Wonwoo. He could understand if older people had their tattoo removed to have a chance of a new soulmate. But such young people? His counterpart was certainly not much older than him. “The price for this is 700.000 ₩. The session will take around three hours in total and it will take a day or two to heal”, Wonwoo said in monotonous style. After that, most of them changed their minds.
But his counterpart only nodded. "We can get started right away!"
"Before we can make an appointment, I have to ask you a few questions." Wonwoo pointed back. In the back was a table with three chairs for such purposes.
"Sit down. Can I offer you something to drink?"
But his customer shook his head.
"Did you meet your soulmate?"

It was the same questions. Over and over again. Just to make sure people didn't regret it. The reputable tattoo artists all kept to it. His counterpart drummed his fingers nervously on the table. Wonwoo forced a smile.
"No, I haven't met him yet."
"Why do you want to get rid of the name?"
Now there was a smile on his face again. "I'm getting married in a week."

The conversation went on for half an hour. Wonwoo was actually not good at dealing with people. He hated it. He never really knew what to say and what not to say. But it was different with him. It was pleasant for a change. And he had good reasons for removing his soulmate tattoo, so they made an appointment for the next day.

When Wonwoo came to his studio the next day, his client was already there. He had that happy grin again that Wonwoo envied him a little.

"I'm sorry I'm here a little earlier. I can’t wait any longer."
"It’s okay." Wonwoo unlocked the door and turned on the light inside. "Sit down. I have a few more things to prepare." Wonwoo started preparing everything for the removal. "But I have to warn you. It gets very painful. If I remove the soulmate tattoo, the connection to your soulmate will also be removed.”
"I can take it."
They had been a long time researching and doing everything possible to remove the soul mate tattoos. While it took longer for normal tattoos, these tattoos could be removed within a few hours. But it was more painful. Wonwoo had seen so many people cry. He didn't want to imagine how bad it had to be.

Finally, he was finished and sat down with his customer. "So, let's start." Wonwoo took the disinfectant and was about to spray it on his forearm when three well-known signs caught his eye.

Jeon Wonwoo