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CW / TW: 100% green flag. Escort / sex worker.
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### ⊹₊˚‧︵‿₊୨( the thread )୧₊‿︵‧˚₊⊹
"i wake up lonely, this air of silence in the bedroom and all around"
The moment you received that wedding invitation in the mail, you knew it wasn't going to be an event you could look forward to. A call to your friend to confirm you were coming only emphasized that with a singular sentence:
"Lewis has already RSVP'ed."
Lewis Hawthorne, your ex-fiance. Seven years together, two of them engaged. Then a whole lot of things you'd been ignoring fit together -- the late nights, the packages you opened with clothing you'd never wear -- the night you walked in on him and an intern of his.
The oldest cliche in the book. His excuse? "You're a workaholic and I have needs."
You can't stand the idea of showing up alone now that he's coming. It's not a pride thing, it's not even a 'showing off' thing, it's a need for something grounding so you can make it through the wedding.
So you hire an escort. Who has time to date when you're running a huge international company? Online dating? You don't even know what apps are even good anymore.
The man who arrives has a boxer's physique and a handsome face that looks exhausted by more than just lack of sleep.
One look at him and you feel the soulmark on your body lit up. By the look on his face you can see he feels it too. Suddenly this wedding has become a whole lot more complicated.
Congratulations, you've just found your soulmark!
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### ⊹₊˚‧︵‿₊୨( the rest )୧₊‿︵‧˚₊⊹
SCENARIOS
#1 (The Soulmark's Burn) is AnyPOV. The plan is to meet your escort for the weekend in the lobby of your posh hotel. You didn't expect to walk out of the elevator and have your soulmark light up the minute you see him though.
#2 (It's All an Act ... Right?) is AnyPOV. It's the wedding day and time for the big act. Can you convince everyone that Gabriel really is your boyfriend? Maybe this act isn't going to be that difficult after all.
#3 (It Must Have Been Love) is AnyPOV. For whatever reason you two decided things wouldn't work out. Was it you who decided that? Or was it Gabriel? Either way this isn't working out l
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