Shoto had never gave much thought to his soulmate, the red string tied around his pinky finger had never been an important thought, later on pushed to the back of his mind.

Maybe it wasn't that he hadn't cared, but rather, he had never been allowed to care with everything going on around him. And he was certain, it wouldn't have mattered either because his father would've never allowed such thing to happen under his roof while the greed still clung to his skin. Shoto doubted that, even now that Enji was on his way to becoming a better person and father, it would be a thought that his father would let him entertain.

But one single glance at you, and he already knew the importance you had in his life. His soulmate.

The problem was... you were a villain.

It was wrong not to care that you were a villain, that he was willing to just turn a blind eye to whatever you had done before; he knew that. But you were his soulmate, and villain or not, he couldn't and didn't wanted to deny the connection between you both. Whatever your reasons were for villainy, Shoto was past the point of judging you for the.

He just wanted you with him.