Anxceit

Au- soulmate string

Janus looked at the purple string tied to his finger smiling, it always felt like it was anxiously shaking, he'd often play with it gently creating a sort of relaxing rhythm for his soulmate but he never knew if it helped until the shaking of the string stopped,

Either meaning they were asleep or had actually calmed down and were no longer panicking, there were times his string would be tugged so strongly that he knew that his future partner wether platonic or romantic needed his attention so he'd soflty twist the string and intertwine it in his fingers creating a slow rythem and they'd calm down in time.

It had been like that for years seeing the string on the ground but went nowhere near to seeing his favourite colour, he made a guess that his partner is in another country or state soon to be involved in his life,

Or he was never going to meet them and remain alone forever.

He looked at the beautiful string tied around his wrist with longing, "i wonder who you you lead me to" He muttered softly before getting up and going to work.
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the door bell did a light chime as he was placing books on the bookshops shelves he placed another couple of books on the shelf until someone hesitantly tapped his shoulder, he turned around seeing someone just below what he'd assume 5'4 he was short wore dark clothing and had purple dyed hair that complimented their brown eyes beautifully, "how can I help you today?" Janus asked with a gentle smile as to not scare the person.

They shyly look to the books "I'm looking for a book on soul-strings do you have one?" Janus nodded gesturing for them to follow him taking them to a heavily used section mainly since it held some of the more purchased books, "there should be a couple here, if you need anything else just give me a tap on the shoulder" the person nodded and mumbled an awkward 'thank you' he walked away  and by instinct he glanced at his wrist holding the soul-string it was on his left dominant hand, the string was on the ground seeming to be shorter than usual. He pursed his lips in thought, only logan and this customer are in the shop with me. He secretly tuned back to the shy shopper who was flipping through one of the books following their yellow string on their right hand as it trailed down the ground and met halfway with Janus' purple string.

Janus turned and ran to the where Logan was sitting reading one of the books off the shelf at the register, "Lo! I think my soulmate is in the shop!" Logan looked up from the his read unimpressed to have been interrupted, "then go talk to them Janus, i wont dock your pay." He does a shooing gesture before going back to his book and leaving Janus in thought, he sighed before walking away to where the dark anxious person was still looking at a book about soul-strings.

He walked over and tapped the persons shoulder making them jump instantly tugging on the string to get comfort from their soulmate, which Janus felt, "I'm sorry for scaring you, I honestly should have said something but.. I think we have the same string, Janus said softly as to not scare them, he slowly lifted his hand to show the purple string the slowly changed to yellow. The person slowly calmed their breathing as they processed Janus' possible claim looking at his own wrist and seeing their connected string, "looks like it, doesn't it..."

Janus smiled, "I'm Janus, it's a pleasure to finally meet you" the person smirked putting their hands into their hoodie pockets, "Virgil, it's good to meet you too apparent soulmate that I've been looking for, for years"

Janus laughed, "glad It's not one sided then" Virgil shrugs "well if you willing to help when you didn't even know who I was with my anxiety, I'd be more than willing to give you a shot," Janus scoffs, " I hate to say this Virgil but I have pretty high standards Virgil deadpans "i have zero redeeming quality's aside from my emo-ness and awkwardness in social interactions" Janus laughed "you've already met them, good for you."

"Don't kiss in the shop please!" Janus groaned at the person interrupting his talk with Virgil, "Logan I swear to god!" His face was flushed a soft pink and he could tell Virgil was obviously embarrassed by the comment.

Janus offered Virgil his left hand, "may i interest you in a thirty minute lunch to get to know me a little bit more and i with you?" Virgil considered it for a minute putting the soul string book back in its place on the shelf, "i guess I should, forever life long partners and everything."

He takes Janus' hand and Janus quickly tells Logan about him going on lunch, he gave a silent thumbs up still reading, the door bell chimes as the two left to the cafe next door, Janus holding the door open for the other to enter.

"Such a gentleman, I might have to keep you around just have you open door for me." Virgil remarks and Janus shrugs, "whatever reason you do decide to keep me around for, I will be more than happy to be able to provide even if it is just opening doors, as long as I see you that's reward enough."

Virgil's pale face tinted pink at the comment "stop being a flirt Janus this is just a first hangout, we have a while before I think I'll get bored of you, then I'd most likely have to put with you after death too" Janus does a light chuckle,

"of course."