Dreams in my world hold your future. They're your everything. When you fall asleep, and images burst across your vision you are seeing into someone else's mind. More specifically you're seeing the into the mind of the person you're meant to spend the rest of your life alongside. Glimpses of their past, hopes for the future, and their souls are all laid out to you in dreams.
A soulmate you could say. Here we call them your Parallel, your equal in every way.
The dreams start when you're around ten years old. Give or take a couple years or so. The dreams don't have any earth shattering meaning yet, but it's the start of the bond between two Parallels. The older you get, the more information about your Parallel you understand, which makes it easier in the search for one another. We spend our whole adult lives searching for our Parallels.
Finding them isn't usually a challenge as they dream of you and learn your life story as well. You learn where they live and see glimpses of their daily life depending on the memory. Their home and the place they live become more apparent and more prominent when you are older.
Parallels can't hide anything from each other in dreams. Even after you meet in person, you continue to learn about your parallel best through sleep.
Dream sharing is a sacred experience between Parallels which means dating is an unusual rarity. Usually frowned upon by paired Parallels and the older generations. There are, however, a select few who choose to disregard their dream sharing all together and seek out someone who's not their Parallel. Be it for a one night fling, or they're unhappy with their parallel and go in search of something they deem better than what they have.
There aren't many other reasons to look for someone that you're not paired to. Even if your Parallel were to pass away for unexpected reasons, the void of their absence is immense but also mild compared to the thought of another person in their place.
When you do something against your Parallel; like sleep with another person. Your Parallel would see that in a dream on loop. Seeing their Parallel was unfaithful and having that mental picture burn into their now broken hearts forever.
The thought of someone purposefully seeking out someone besides their Parallel is sickening. Your other half completes you. No one else in the entire world can satisfy you, and fulfill you. Your Parallel softens your sharp edges. Cools your raging temper. And fits you like a puzzle piece.
All of this is good and dandy if you can dream that is. My name is Zayden, and I've never dreamed a day in my life.
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Hey all! :) This story is based off an idea I had a long time ago and I hope you guys will enjoy it! I make no promises about any sort of updating schedule as I'm a college student so finding time to write for fun is sometimes a challenge but I promise to try my very best.
See you guys next time!
~ J.
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