Kibum never really believed in love. He just can't understand why people constantly look for something that will never last forever,something that might make you feel amazing but that,in the end,will leave you hurt and damaged and alone.

So,when the words appear on his skin,he rips them apart.

Under Jinki's worried gaze,with his friends whispering "are you sure about this" around him,Kibum tears his skin apart,ripping away those ugly words etched into his wrist in a beautiful black ink that clashes with Kibum's milky white self.

He will always remember those words though,no matter how much he taunts and scars his skin. The words that will haunt him for the rest of his life-his soulmate's last words.

'I never loved you.'

Kibum whispers that sentence to himself at night before drifting off to sleep,trying not to think about love and reminding himself that the soulmate thing is stupid,and he does not believe in it.

He really doesn't,Kibum thinks to himself two years later,when he meets Kim Jonghyun.

Jonghyun is one of the most handsome people Kibum's ever met,with his toned figure and sharp features,that surprisingly mix in the best way possible with his huge puppy-like eyes.

Jonghyun is a fun guy,and Kibum likes him. He likes how Jonghyun laughs in the cutest way,how he gets all mad but then turns into a pouting mess,how he doesn't ever talk about the stupid thing called love.

It doesn't go further than that-just a simple,friendly liking.

But it all changes when Jonghyun finally notices Kibum's wrist,covered in scars,the black words shattered and unreadable.

"Do you not believe in soulmates?" Jonghyun asks him,wide eyed as he nervously traces random patterns on Kibum's hand with his thumb.

"I don't believe in love." Kibum declares proudly,gulping down another sip of the sweet liquor Jonghy