The Missus and the Ex + Soulmate AU Wavermesh
I wasn’t sure how to go about this but I hope it’s up to standard! also, I never finished stay night so bear with me tbh- also??? I got carried away and I don’t even know what this turned into??? I wrote this at 2 am and i’m tired of my bs honestly-
me @ me: what do you like to do?
me, sweating nervously: certainly not write trashy fic concepts
me @ me: you liar
-
Waver Velvet is raised on the idea of soulmates. Popular media says that they are your perfect match, someone who will love you above all else. Mythology says differently. It says that soulmates can be anything and that no one even has to stay, it says that leaving is an option. Waver likes those better.
He doesn’t entertain the idea of meeting his. The name wrapped around his wrist reads Gilgamesh in fine gold lettering and Waver has done his research. He knows that there are cultures where one name is the norm but he also knows that the chances of meeting a soulmate isn’t exactly high.
Waver Velvet doesn’t believe in soulmates and that’s a fact.
The Grail War sparks a hope in his chest that he wants to go away, because if this exists then maybe his soulmate is ancient, the oldest hero who has always been wrapped in a story of immortality. He doesn’t entertain the thought for long, because the war is busy and harsh and mythology says that not all heroes are heroes in the modern sense of the word.
He meets his soulmate, the Archer. The man is full of arrogance and bravado and Waver didn’t think he could love someone like that, but he does. He falls for red eyes and green letters that say his name on pale skin. He falls for gold jewelry and heavy armor. He does not think Gilgamesh loves him.
But Waver is weaker than he’d like to admit and they meet and maybe fate is cruel enough that they fall into bed with one another. Waver tells himself that he does not love him the first, the second time, but by the third he’s desperately hopes the Grail War ends with him the victor and a wish that will let Gilgamesh’s hand rest in his.
The War does end, but not the way Waver wants. Gilgamesh defeats Rider and Waver, Waver is desperate enough to tell him he loves him. Gilgamesh does not falter, tells him that he might have loved him too if he did not know how it would end. Gilgamesh and Kirei disappear and Waver is left disappointingly alone. He stays with the Mackenzies for a while, but eventually all good things must end. He returns to England.
Waver Velvet ten years later is ambitious and has resources, he has fallen in love with a man who is supposed to be his soulmate but who does not love him back, his father figure is dead. A part of him wants to enter the War again, if only to spite Gilgamesh, because he is still bitter and still in love. Maybe a show of strength would be enough for him to move on.
The Lord El-Melloi II does not become a Master. He is left in a house left empty after the Mackenzies’ death and a catalyst of a hero whom he has never met. He still stays in Fuyuki.
The new War is interesting, but it follows the same formula as the last. The only difference is he thinks that these children might die faster than anyone did in the War before.
The thing about this War is it is the same as the last and Waver falls hard for the Lancer who caught him staring once, trying to pick him apart. Waver wonders why he always falls so deeply for Servants. Cu Chulainn is sweet, if a bit boastful and bright and Waver ignores the gold that shines on his skin.
The Grail War ends with the second man he loves dead. He does not even care what had become of the first.
Waver’s path leads him to Chaldea, eventually. Summoned at the hands of a young mage with ambition in their veins, he is reminded of a younger version of himself.
He is further reminded when a familiar face catches his eye and suddenly there is gold that shines in the light and blue and red that makes his heart beat a bit faster.
Gilgamesh’s eyes widen in surprise when the spearman presses Waver close. There is no rule saying that soulmates must be together, but the king must have expected it. Waver can say that disappointment is only the first part of losing a soulmate.
He does approach, after a time, there’s something resigned in his expression but there’s also pride, like he won’t give up until outright rejected. Waver has never had the heart when loving him, but mythology paints a pretty picture where soulmates can be enemies and friends and not important at all. Where anyone can be loved more than a soulmate. Unfortunately, there is no one Waver loves more, equally, yes, but never more.
Waver asks what he wants, in harsh way that tells him how thin the ice is. Gilgamesh, for all of his time away, has not changed. He tells him that he only wants his greatest treasure. It is Cu Chulainn who bares his arms and his teeth, who tells him no. It is Waver who tells them both that he loves them. It is Gilgamesh who grins like a predator. They all fall into bed together.
In the morning there are talks, but Waver loves them so. He loves them more than he loves himself and Iskandar tells him that he picked great lovers. He does not once mention that Gilgamesh was the soulmate who left him behind.
