6:43 am, Moscow, Russia,
Victor was mindfully petting his poodle 'Makkachin', while laying back on the couch when he noticed a bright, smudged, red line appear on his palm.
Of course victor rationalized, people can easily just smear some ink on their hand on accident when writing down notes. "
it was probably nothing but a genuine mistake.. "he thought to himself as he watched the auburn ink seep into the pours of his fare skin with the look of sadness in his eyes.

12:47 am, hasetsu, Japan,
Yuri stood up and shuffled over to the restroom, hoping to erase the deep auburn ink stain off his palm as soon as possible.
He got a cloth and dampened it with Lukewarm water, then gently wiped the ink off the best he could.
There was still a slight tint of rose colour lingering on his palm, but it was hardly noticeable and Yuri was much too tired to care.

Yuri once again made his way back to his bedroom.
He slumped down onto his bed and cuddled under the duvet, falling asleep almost instantaneously.

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                           Time skip
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After a good 5 months went by, Yuri and victor had all but forgotten their soulmates.
Though They made no effort to contact one another after the incident.

It was now in Victor Nikiforov's best interest to travel some place new.
The celebrity was looking for new inspiration,
For something incredibly spectacular.
Not only that but Victor had been recommended to go on a vacation by his psychiatrist.
The place he chose was a hot spring resort in none other than hasetsu Japan it's self, he'd seen it in a flyer and decided to go for the first thing he saw.

The inn was quite a sight, tatami mats covered every square of floor, bamboo complimented the walls, traditional sliding paper doors, Low heating tables, the place was elegant and cozy.

A nice lady greeted victor, she was quite short and chubby.
she had wavy auburnhair, tan skin,big friendly brown eyes, and the warmest smile he'd ever seen.
"Hello! My! aren't you a handsome young man? My names Hiroko katsuki!
How may I help you today sir?"
She asks happily.
"Hello mrs. Katsuki! I'm Victor, Victor Nikiforov.
it's a pleasure to meet you!
I'd like a room for one please, but.. can I discuss a proposal?."..

After Victor got assigned a room he immediately decided to try out the hot springs to begin his stay.
He intended to only spend The season there and take a break from competitive skating that year for mental health reasons.
This break was supposed to help him find new inspiration to make his comeback for next season.

The Russian man made his way to the  outdoor bathing area.
the hot spring was surprisingly empty, considering how absolutely gorgeous it looked.
Bubbling water with a warm matcha tint, steam rising in the air softly, the smell of the earth and fresh herbs, accompanied by a giant rock centrepiece.
The whole springs looked and smelt like a refreshing cup of tea.

Victor could hardly contain his excitement, slipping in without a moments hesitation.
He melted into the amazing waters of hasetsu.

After victors bath he slipped into one of the inns robes and headed over too the common room for a couple drinks and some dinner.

Victor took a seat at a table and he was greeted by a woman.
she looked like she was in her early thirties, short brown hair with bleached tips pushed back with a purple bandana, about 5 piercings on either ear, and she smelt faintly of cigarettes.
"Hey, Im Mari katsuki.
What can I get for you this evening sir?"
She looked tired as she spoke.

"My apologies I'm not quite familiar with Asian cuisine I'll  just have whatever's most popular please." Victor replied sheepishly.
Mari nodded, gave Victor a half hearted smile and headed to what victor presumed to be a kitchen of sorts.

As the foreigner awaited his meal, one of the other waiters caught his eye.
A well toned, fit, fairly average height man, with dark jet black hair, wide framed navy glasses, and the most beautiful face he'd ever seen in his life.
Victors heart was pounding out of his chest.
Who ever this man was, he was infatuated.
Victor had literally never seen anything that even began to compare to how absolutely breathtaking this man less than 15 feet away from him was.

Victor knew if he didn't get this employees number, he'd regret it for the rest of his life.
Completely tossing the thoughts of just how illegal and shunned it would be to do so if he wasn't his soulmate.
But the thought of this gorgeous man even possibly being victors soulmate never even came to his mind.

So victors scheme to get this Japanese beauty's attention began.

Authors note

Yeah actually I have nothing to say..

-coffee&desperation