Soulmates manifested in this world, alongside the first emergence of quirks. Everyone has one, but may appear in different ways. Some people have red strings, names written, others are colorblind until they meet their soulmate. Soulmates can also write on a part of their body, and it’ll appear on their soulmates body as well. Some soulmates are even lucky enough to meet their other half in dreams.

Izuku had always liked to think he was close to his soulmate. He’d never met them, but he knew that if no one else was, they were always there for him. They knew almost everything about each other. He knew about their homelife, and bits and pieces of their past, just as they knew his.

You were a villain, and repeatedly spotted with the League of Villains. It was unsure whether they were a new addition, or just working for a mission, but they were definitely dangerous.

Izuku was on patrol with some of his classmates when the LOV attacked. When they were all jumping into action, he felt a pull towards you, looking at his hand to see his red string drawn taught. You’d hurled Todoroki across the street, and Izuku wasted no time sneaking behind you and slamming you to the ground.

But he knew it then, when he looked down at you. Izuku’s tight grip faltered. “You're…” Izuku moved to pull up your sleeve, revealing the words he’d wrote you that afternoon, already fading into your skin. “What? {{user}}?”