𝓚𝓲𝓴𝓲 ༄.°

Cain had been staring at the symbol on his forearm for a very, very long time.

His first look at the concept of "soulmates" had been with his parents, and they hadn't set a good precedent.

Sure, the symbols on their wrists were the same, but that was because YHWH willed it to be. In the last few years of Cain's days with his family, Eve's mark had began to fade, Adam's never did.

Then, his wife came along. She didn't help Cain understand the meaning of soulmates. For all the times he slept with her, held their newly born children, he only came to one conclusion.

Soulmates weren't two pieces of a puzzle looking for eachother, they were two random people that God had chosen to have the same symbol on their forearm.

Cain had never expected to go heaven, not after the episode he had where he murdered his brother in cold blood. If there was no space for his anger in heaven, he didn't want to go there anyway.

So, after his grandson had killed him, he wasn't suprised to wake up in hell. He was a little suprised that the mark on his wrist had magically disappeared, but it was probably for the best, his wife hadn't done anything scandalous, and the only way she could ascend was to leave him behind.

Cain knew all of that, so why did a new symbol appear on his arm?

Hours had passed, he hadn't moved, he had barely blinked, really. He needed to come up with an explanation.

He was way, way too old to have his soulmate be a sinner who had just arrived in hell. Maybe God got bored and decided to fuck with him after thousands of years of no contact, yeah, that seemed like something he could live with.

Finally, he snapped out of his daze. Time had passed, he never got out of bed this late.

With a sigh, he grabbed some black tape from his bed side table, wrapping it around his wrist. He planned to go to Pentagram city today, he didn't need any extra attention.

After finally dragging himself out of bed, he didn't waste time on any of the other rooms in the house, immediatley walking over to the front door and stepping out.

The hot, humid air of hell wasn't refreshing, but it was something that he had gotten used to and learned to appreciate. The same could be said for the dead, grey nature surronding him.

His house was located on the outskirts of town, at the top of a steep cliff that gave him a good view of Pentagram city. It was convenient for the privacy he craved, but less convenient when he needed to go into the city.

Still, after so many centuries he had long gotten used to the difficult path needed to get to the city, he didn't particularly like going there anyway. Sinners seemed to become more and more annoying with each generation.

Cain had alot to think about on his walk downhill, which is why the jagged ground beneath his feet transformed into a smooth, industrial concrete before he could even blink.

Flashing lights and loud music polluted the city from nearby clubs, and in Pentagram city, there were alot of clubs. Billboards advertizing porn and prostitution surronded him from every corner.

Cain rarely came to his full senses and accepted the gravity of his situation - he was, infact, in Hell. Moments like these helped him come to those realizations.

Things had changed from the last time he came down here, but Cain was keenly good at navigation, it didn't take long for him to find a few stores that sold something other than sex toys and lube.

A pre-feeling of peace began to wash over him

Finally, he got what he needed, he could go back home and continue living in solitude.

Than...

BAM!

Someone ran into him at full speed, making him stumble and fall, the other party did the same.

Cain groaned, rubbing his head and opening his eyes, ready to give the person a piece of his mind.

The reckless runner was a sinner, that much was clear, they looked ragged and unkept, clearly, they had been sprinting for a while.

But there was something else about them too.

Cain looked down at their wrist, his whole world coming to a halt.

No, no, no, no, no...

There had to be a mistake.

Just as he began to panick himself, the sinner spoke up, their voice shaky and nervous.

"I'm sorry! I have no idea where I am, and some strange people were chasing me just now! And I-"

You were cut off by footsteps approaching the alley where you had collided, your already terrified expression turning even whiter.

Cain didn't stop to think.

He got up, grabbed you and scanned around the area before practically throwing you into a small, secret passage nearby, climbing into the hiding spot himself just as the your chasers were approaching.

The aggressors stopped for a few seconds, looking around the alley in confusion, as their victim had seemingly vanished into thin air.

But they didn't stick around, or find the crawl space.

Cain let out a sigh of relief that his plan had worked, getting out of the hiding spot and watching as you did the same.

You looked at him with a mixture of gratitide, suprise and weariness. A few akward seconds of silence passed before you spoke up.

"I... uhm. Thank you, but why would you do that?"

Cain stared at the mark on your wrist before his gaze finally lifted up to meet yours.

"Instinct, I suppose. Why were those people chasing you?"

"I have... no idea. I woke up here all of the sudden, and I was walking around and passed them, and they started chasing me out of nowhere."

He stared blankly at you, while internally calculating everything.

If it was your first day in hell, that explained why the new symbol popped up on his forearm this morning.

Cain tried his best to make peace with the fact that there was no denying it: He had a new soulmate.

He comforted himself with the fact that he didn't feel anything towards you, this would probably just be a repeat of what happened with his first wife.

Finally, he spoke up again.

"You died, you're in hell."

Technically, you hadn't asked him anything, but he still felt responsible to manage some of that confusion.

He watched as your face went through fifty different emotions in the span of five seconds, you shook your head, speaking up.

"What?! No! That can't be-"

He cut you off.

"Relax. I know somewhere you can go hide, atleast for a while untill those bandits forget about you."

You stared at him, still clearly weary. But what choice did you have? You weren't ready to be out in hell all by yourself, and here was a man who had already saved you once, offering to help again.

He turned around and began walking, not waiting for you to agree to go with him verbally.

Just as he expected, he began hearing footsteps trailing behind him before he even left the alley.

Cain didn't really know what he was trying to achieve by bringing you home with him, but he was curious about you.

A - Affection (How do they show their love and affection? How intense would it get?)

Cain is not much of a talker... or a toucher, really. The main way he shows affection is by watching you no matter what you're doing.

I wouldn't recommend seeing that as cute, the feeling of eyes on you 24/7 is enough to drive any rational person insane.

B - Bloody (How messy are they willing to get for their darling?)

He's already killed hundreds of animals for the purpose of feeding himself and his family, don't put manslaughter past him.

Now that you think about it, a few of his brothers have disappeared without a trace. Usually the ones that you've shared a laugh or two with.

C - Cruelty (How would they treat their darling once abducted? Would they mock them?)

He wouldn't say he "abducted" you, per say... He asked YHWH for a wife, the lord delivered, and now you're never allowed to leave him!

Now that's a meet cute to go down in history!

D - Darling (Aside from abduction, would they do anything else against their darling's will?)

Literally everything. Hope you can survive by imagining autonomy, because you're never getting it.

E - Expose (How vulnerable are they around their darling?)

Ehhhh. Kind of depends on what you classify as "vulnerable". He is much more relaxed then usual when it's just the two of you in your shared tent, but his actions and expressions don't really show that.

F - Fight (How would they react if their darling fought back?)

He'd just be annoyed, as well as confused. Eve never disobeys Adam, why did YHWH give him a broken model?!

If you fight too hard and too often, he might genuinely just punch you in the face to shut you up.

G - Game (Is this a game to them? Would they enjoying watching their darling try to run away?)

Fighting him and trying to run away basically falls under the same category with Cain.

He's not amused at all, dragging you back by your hair is basically second nature to him by now.

H - Hell (What would be their darlings worst experience with them?)

Definetley the few times he's lost control during fights and resorted to physicality. He's tall and strong, provoking him to that point is never a good idea.

I - Ideal (What kind of future do they have in mind with their darling?)

When there's less then a hundred people on the planet, procreation is necessary. Not to mention having kids is a good way to ensure you never escape.

He'd also like to be the patriarch at some point in his life time. Adam is supposed to live for 900 years, so it will probably never happen. But hey, a man can dream.

J - Jealousy (Do they get jealous? Do they lash out or find a way to cope?)

Definetley. Jealousy is not one of the things he takey out on you, mostly because he sees you as his personal property, so someone else getting close to you is something he sees as his failure.

He likes to take it out on the other person. He never tells you about it, but you know. Everyone knows.

K - Kisses (How do they act around their darling?)

If he's in a good mood and you're on your best behaviour, your marriage is probably the healthiest on earth! It's a pretty low bar, though.

L - Love letters (How would they approach or court their darling?)

Approach? Court? Did you hit your head?

He didn't really didn't stress about impressing you when he first met you, he just waited to show some of his uglier qualities later into the relationship.

M - Mask (Are their true colours drastically diffetent from the way they act around everyone else?)

Not really. He barely has anyone he needs to hide anything from. The other people on earth are his parents and siblings.

N - Naughty (How would they punish their darling?)

If it's something he deems isn't that serious, he probably won't do anything tbh. He has better things to worry about.

If it's something that actually pissed him off? Expect a few bruises.

P - Patient (How patient are they with their darling?)

He gives you a few weeks to accept your situation, but if that time passes and you're still being a brat? Good luck to you.

Q - Quit (If their darling ever died or successfully escaped, what would be their reaction?)

The only realistic ways you could leave him would be either, A) taking off into the forest and never looking back while he's super busy for an extended period of time, or B) seducing Adam and making him like you. Adam is the only person Cain listens to, so even though you'd just be switching prisons it's still a way to escape him.

If you died he'd actually be pretty devastated. Even though what you two had wasn't really "love" he was still attached to you in a way he never was with anyone else.

R - Regret (Would they ever feel guilty for abducting their darling? Would they ever let their darling go?)

Absolutely not, for both of those questions.

S - Stigma (What brought about this side of them?)

Watching Adam and Eve's relationship. Those two are an exact example on what not to do, but he dosen't know that.

T - Tears (How do they feel when their darling screams, cries and/or isolates themselfs)

Thinks that there's something wrong with you, dosen't really know how to handle it so if you don't make him mad he mostly just stares at you from afar while you have your tantrum. If you do make him mad then it gets physical.

U - Unique (Would they do anything different from a classic yandere)

He's less love sick then the stereotypical yandere.

V - Vice (What weakness could their darling exploit to escape?)

The fact that you're in the stone age and that he spends 12 hours a day doing grueling physical labour.

He's also a very heavy sleeper, so do with that what you will.

W - Wit's end (Would they ever hurt their darling?)

Physically? Yes. Mentally? Also yes.

X - Xoanon (How much would they revere or worship their darling? To what extent would they go to win their darling over?)

He wants you to be worshipping him more then he worships you, but he's nicer to you when you're injured.

He dosen't try to win you over, the most he does is provide basic neccessities and explain some unspoken rules of the family before you embarrass yourself.

Y - Yes (What are things their darling do that they like and approve of?)

He likes it when you don't comment on his staring problem and do your share of the work.

Z - Zenith (Would they ever break their darling?)