Tuesday's Theme: MIRROR

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Our theme this week is MIRROR. Come share your thoughts!

You can write a story, drabble, headcanon, meta, do art, make a video, gif set, poem, fic rec, song rec — whatever creative way you can think of to connect Stony to the prompt is welcome. Have fun!

If anyone has suggestions for future prompts, feel free to leave them in this post!

Comments

[fluffypanda]

I think I'm going to write a drabble for this tonight, but the only question is fluff or angst?

[muccamukk]

You could write one fluff and one angst?

[(Anonymous)]

...angst with a fluffy ending?

drabble, soulmate au, almost 400 words

[fluffypanda]

It was said that if you looked at a mirror just the right way, out of the corner of your eye, you could see your soulmate. All the girls, and some of the boys, cooed about how romantic it was and how they wished they had soulmates, like just having one meant you were going to meet them and your life would be perfect. Tony just thought it was creepy and he was the one that had to actually deal with the reality it.

While it was true Tony could see someone with him in the mirror, he could never get a good look, the image always slipped away when he focused on it, leaving behind a slight chill to the air. Everything he ever heard about soulmates told him that wasn’t normal. He was pretty sure his soulmate wasn’t supposed to be that big either, Tony was only eight after all. His soulmate should be a kid like him.

Tony knew what happened to kids that weren’t normal. So, he put it aside, made sure to only look at mirrors straight on, and didn’t think about it (mostly) for about thirty years.
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Steve never saw anyone in the mirror with him. He wasn’t surprised, most people didn’t. Still, he thought of the possibility wistfully, trying to picture his perfect match, his soulmate. Nothing came of it of course. It was probably better that way, between his wallet and his health he wasn’t exactly a catch. But what he got up to in the privacy of his own head never hurt anyone, right?

On the battlefield not having a soulmate almost seemed like a blessing. He could have easily never made it back from some of those missions, there were several occasions he almost didn’t. It was rough just knowing he might never get a chance to tell Peggy how he really felt, never mind missing out on a future with his soulmate.

Then there was the mission he didn’t come back from, not for 70 years at least. Stepping out into that strange and oversaturated future, he’d never been more glad he didn’t have a soulmate. Then he caught sight of it, as a SHIELD agent ushered him into one of their black cars. In the mirror on the car door, there was a glint of red and gold beside Steve.

Re: drabble, soulmate au, almost 400 words

[navaan]

Aww, this is cute.

Re: drabble, soulmate au, almost 400 words

[fluffypanda]

Thanks!

Re: drabble, soulmate au, almost 400 words

[muccamukk]

This is really well done. I've never read that soulmate trope before but it's so perfect for them. I love Tony's denial and refusal to deal with it. And Steve being glad he doesn't have to inflict his terrible self on anyone (STEVE!). The last line is perfect.

Re: drabble, soulmate au, almost 400 words

[fluffypanda]

Thanks! Yeah, I just made up the mirror thing. I don't usually do soul mate aus, but it seemed like it would work for this prompt.