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2014-04-07
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dust off your highest hopes

Summary:

in which elder mckinley is autistic and genderfluid, and entirely different from what elder price was expecting his soulmate to be like.

Notes:

yo!
as y'all should know by now, im lousy at writing multi chapter fics bc i never finish them, but this time i have six chapters already written so hopefully we'll get further.
this story has transphobia, homophobia, ableism, internalised transphobia, homophobia, and ableism, brief mentions of suicidal thoughts, emotionally abusive parents, homelessness, autistic meltdowns, severe nonverbal episodes, dysphoria, and extreme anxiety. please be cautious if any of these things can be triggering to you.
i am both autistic and transgender, so i feel qualified to write this fanfiction. if i make any mistakes, however, please feel free to call me out.
(title came from the song everything has changed by taylor swift)

Chapter 1: Kevin's Prologue

Chapter Text

When Kevin Price was three, he asked his mother what the curly name on his left collarbone meant. She smiled at him, and told him that one day he would meet the person who completed him, and that she would be perfect for him in every way.

Kevin had frowned at that.

"Aren't I already complete, mommy? I don't feel not complete."

His mother had smiled again, subconsciously rubbing her right forearm.

"You'll understand what I mean one day, my dear."

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When he was fourteen, he sat with a group of his friends comparing their soulmarks.

"I wonder where she is right now," Will said, rolling his trouser leg down to cover the "Crystal Barnes" that was printed on his knee.

"She could be wondering the exact same thing about you at this very moment," Kevin pointed out, grinning.

"Ah, can you imagine! I can't wait to meet her! I bet she's gonna be really pretty, and she won't mind watching all my favourite movies with me, and she-"

"Yeah, will she be good at making sandwiches, thats the only important question," Daniel interrupted. Kevin, Will, and Rory all threw their math textbooks at him, causing him to yelp in pain.

"Don't be such an arse, Dan," Kevin scolded.

Seeing that Dan was getting ready to argue, Rory cut in quickly.

"What about you though, Kev? What's her name?"

"Caley Mckinley," he grinned, and pulled back the collar of his shirt so they could all see the name written there.

"Is that I dotted with a star?"

"Yup! Isn't that cool? I can't wait until I meet her, she's gonna be so amazing!