#bond breaking

Okay well, be prepared to be sad, it isn’t exactly a happy process :)

(I too really LOVE soulmate trope and all that.)

So I know that if MC want their dragon to be happy they can't ignore the soulmate bond. BUT what if MC can't help but think/firmly believe that the RO is only in love with them BECAUSE of say soulmate bond (aka their dragon) Like for MC it kind of feel like the moment their dragon chose the ROs dragon it's as if someone force the MC and the ROs to drink a love potion,except the MC is aware of it and know (or believe) that otherwise they wouldn't love them. Like from MC point of view it would make sense in the way that the ROs don't know anything about them,that when they first met nothing special happen (like no love at first sight) but the moment their dragon chose their BAM suddenly their in love (kinda but you got it). So now MC feel somewhat trapped as they truly want their dragon to be happy but can't get themself to shake the feeling that RO is not truly in love with them as a person but with their soulmate,which they just happen to be by accident. Basically they have the feeling that the soulmate bond is the one of their dragon and that only their love could be genuine. And MC bond with RO is just a side effect of their deep connection with their dragons (and even more for RO like Aidan,like the guy don't like you,so ofc you must both feel that way only because of your dragon, right? and what about Luca? Haven most notorious playboy suddenly start to pursue you? yeah it's totally only because of your dragon,kind of logic)

So for that kind of MC I am curious

Since dragon and rider feeling are so connected will the dragon feel MC conflicted feeling despite them doing everything they can to make them bond with the others dragon ? And what are Ros reaction to such an MC ? Like what if MC decided to look for a way to break the bond for the reason above and was sincere to RO about that and what they think. Like they tell them they want to break their bond (and not the one of their dragon) because they want love that they know is not based on magic but only feelings they are sure are genuine. And what is the ROs reaction to MC finding a way to do it ?

I knoooow that it's a lot so really feel free to answer only what you want (or if you want at all really) I just needed to put all of my rambling (about a system I find fascinating tbh) out.

You are correct only slightly with your belief with the soul bond— yes the bond is created because of the dragon but that’s simply because dragons are more tuned in with their emotions. They help break that last roadblock in a persons mind and heart. Everything suddenly becoming clear and all the emotions you had an inkling of suddenly thrumming throughout your entire body. (You also have to realize that the reason the ROs don’t show more interest upon meeting the MC is because it’s a CoG... meaning people have more options, and I can’t have all the ROs be attracted to the MC.) Unbonded people are trapped behind a locked door and only their dragons have to key to unlock them. Only they have the power to break down the barriers of the soul, because dragons (in a sense) are the embodiment of their Riders souls. So when two souls meet one another? Forming a connection? It’s just the physical manifestation of that bond.

The ROs would still react the same if the MC wanted to break the bond. Again breaking a bond is an extremely selfish thing to do to another— unless there’s extreme circumstances involved. (Also there are only two people that have the power to do it.) As breaking the bond means that both you and the RO (as well as your dragons) will never find their soulmate again— never feel that happiness again or the sense of love. It also means that you went against your dragons wishes, in the worst way possible, because a dragon would never agree to it (again unless it’s an extreme circumstance). Breaking the bond also means that you can never renew it— once you break it it’s broken. Leaving the shattered individuals behind.

As for the human/dragon bond? To break the humans you have to break the dragons as well. There’s no loophole to that because the dragons are the physical manifestation of your soul— and you shattered it.

Hey Hi Hello!

Depends on your AU, don’t need all the hcs in the same AU you can pick and choose or have none at all!

How is a Bond broken:

Both parties agree to breaking bond. 

The dominant partner breaks the bond. 

Death of a partner.

Too long being apart, usually forcibly separated.

Effects:

Lingering scents, and fading bond marks. Panic attacks at the slow but steady change in their environment. 

Change in body. Since they are now single and their body lets others know and tries to attract a new mate. 

If they have pups, arrangements are needed to be made for the pups. 

Learning to love oneself, and then allowing someone new into their life (if they want someone new, it’s okay to be single!) 

-Adele “Love In The Dark”

It came like a crashing wave upon a peaceful beach.  The presence of Theron was suddenly in all of the parts of him scattered across Azeroth and any other realm.  Never had he let down the walls he hid behind as wholly as he had in that moment.  How long had it been? Five minutes? An hour?  Time did not matter as those parts of him that he had left in objects or in living beings suddenly became alive with the connection they had to him.  He had not intended to reach out to them but as he exposed himself for the sole purpose of breaking one bond, his soul reached out to that which he had touched, to that which held bits of him and had left him broken and incomplete.  He had unveiled himself completely, laid himself bare and vulnerable for attack but it had been only for one being and purpose.  He was suddenly in so many places at once, the press of the shadows he commanded coalescing upon that which belonged to him.

Over the span of distance, his presence suddenly was felt in the place that Favri held the large black feather he had once gifted to her. Theron’s subtle scent was there for a moment before the skin prickling feel of him followed.  Whether she felt or caught his scent was wholly pertinent on whether she kept the feather close.  The next time she saw the feather, however, it would be a strange off-white though it would still retain the properties to contact him directly.

The same familiar scent and presence would be felt by the one that held a necklace with the remnants of his blood.  That is, if she was close to it.  Wherever it was that Centori kept the said trinket, it would suddenly glow with dark violet energy and seem to waver from reality.  The container that held his blood suddenly imploded, leaving nothing but a broken piece of jewelry behind.  It became simply another piece of finery that had been forgotten as it no longer held any importance.  It no longer held that bit of his blood that one well versed in blood magic would have been able to do so much with.

It was only with Rijhanni that he would truly manifest.  If she happened to be close to where she kept the soul stone he had entrusted to her, she would see his ghostly apparition flicker into life.  The familiar scent of rose petals and campfire smoke was there as if he was there in the flesh.  He would pay no heed to her as his attention was mainly for the container in which he had encased part of his soul, a backup plan meant to curtail the inevitability of his death.  An ethereal hand reached for the soul gem but it shattered before he could touch it.  The essence within suddenly coiled in dark violet smoke and became a million tiny pieces that spun in place before escaping through physical planes back to their true owner.  The soul shard that he had entrusted to her was no more.

The bond he had with the two living beings suddenly tightened.  The scent of roses, campfire, cedar invaded both of their senses, traveled down their olfactory passages and into the center of their chests.  It felt like he was searching, testing the strength of the bonds he held with both women.  His bonds, so carelessly placed on both, suddenly were the most alive they had ever been.  Coils of metaphysical rope wrapped around their hearts and in that instant, they could both feel as if they were a violin too tightly wound.  Fingers played over the metal strings, allowing the vibration to roll over both of their bodies in an ominous testing.  Once.  Twice.  Thrice.  Fingers of unknown origin thrummed upon the bonds he held to both Selena and Nia alike, playing upon them until it almost became unbearable.

Nia’s discomfort would continue, fingers dangerously stroking the connection she held to him.  He was exposed completely in that moment to her, the emotion of fear and love mingling in a truly puzzling confection.  The memory of how they had formed the link was pushed to the forefront, replaying as if it was not only for their benefit but for another’s.  A stroke of bliss ran down that metaphysical bond, the sweet caress of warmth surrounding her before the metaphysical strokes upon too tight strings began to be painful.  The first of many gave way, snapping the bond between Theron and she.  The very place his presence had taken residence within her was left empty, his part of the bond leaving nothing behind and returning that part of her that she had placed within him.

As for Selena, she would have felt that testing upon too tight strings as well.  She would have felt the lingering touch and edge of pressure that might have snapped the bond if he had allowed it.  He had been open to her just as much as he was to Nia but because the bond of Necromancer and creation was a lot stronger; it gave her not only sight but a scent of what her Master Necromancer was up to.  Down that metaphysical bond with Theron, Selena felt and saw what he had done and with whose company he had accomplished such a feat.  A Necromancer’s bond to that which he had raised from the dead and truly resurrected in a blasphemous act was not so easily discarded and broken.

Just as the tide came and went, so it was that his presence receded from whence it had come.  Slowly, the walls and shields he put around his metaphysical being were reconstructed and his whole soul was locked away.  He was whole for the first time in years and it had only taken him giving himself selflessly to another.  Only time would tell if he had been foolish in this decision as well.

It would be the same situation not much would change 😅— not that the MC could ever learn how to do it.

They would all be pissed to be honest— to break a bond is an incredibly selfish thing to do. The ROs wouldn’t necessarily be as upset about the MC doing it to them but their dragons. As dragons would never agree to it (like I’ve said before they’re very emotional beings). I think it would open their eyes to what kind of person the MC could potentially be. As they’re not only taking away their dragons happy ending (both the MCs and their own) but the ROs as well. It would only make them more upset if the MC didn’t even give them a reason for doing so.

There are only some bonds that would be able to circumvent that (Irithiel and Iddraras being an example).