Thread by @Firebrd86

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Ship: Nielanyu
Prompt: Reincarnation

//polyamory

"Don't look now -"

NMJ jerks around, looking, only to be pulled back by his husband, LXC, who hisses at him

"I said don't look!" LXC takes hold of NMJ's head with both hands framing his cheeks. "I think it's him."

NMJ's eyes widen dramatically

This is the first sign in millennia they'd had of their long, lost third. The person who bound them together in so many ways

MXY

He'd failed to reach immortality before he died, and the pair left behind had been looking for him ever since

And now it seemed that they had found him

At a cafe

He was bringing their drinks over to them

LXC tried to keep his cool, but NMJ... well, he was NMJ. NMJ HAD no chill

The moment MXY got close, NMJ stood up and deftly took the cups of tea and coffee from the younger man

It was effortless, and by the time he'd done it, MXY was blinking up at the large man. And blushing. Oh, he was definitely blushing, which LXC took as a good sign

When NMJ set the cups down, he stayed standing, smiling down at MXY. It was a gentle smile, but he did nothing else

Oh, his silly husband, LXC thought. He tugged at the back of NMJ's jacket, making him back off. Then he smiled at MXY. "Thank you for bringing these over. Do you have time for a break? I think... Well, we have something to tell you."

MXY's eyes widened

But he didn't run away, which was a good sign. He shuffled his feet nervously. "Uh, have we met before?"

"Yes, we were -" LXC kicked NMJ under the table, shutting off the flow of words

"Please, sit," LXC invited. MXY did

"Do you believe in reincarnation?" he asked MXY. When the younger man nodded hesitantly, LXC beamed happily. "We once knew each other. A long time ago, but we knew each other so well, in ways deeper than any kind of love and devotion most experience today."

MXY's mouth fell open

NMJ leaned forward. "Lovers. Soulmates. The three of us. Me, you, Lan Huan. WIthout boundaries, without end."

MXY's eyes widened even more than they already were. "You mean..."

LXC nodded

NMJ nodded

"You recognise us?" LXC asked gently. He so badly wanted to stroke his fingers down MXY's cheek, but he held back. Not yet, not yet

Licking his lips nervously, MXY nodded. "Yeah - yeah, somehow I do. I don't know how or from where, but I do."

"And you believe us?" NMJ asked

"Yeeeah." MXY dragged out the word, as if he was unsure of whether or not he was in the right dimension, and was trying to feel his way around. "I mean, I think I do. There's this..."

"Knowing?" LXC asked

"Trust?" NMJ asked

MXY nodded again. "Exactly. Like a rope tying us together. You can't see it, but it's strong. And it's never unravelling..."

LXC sat back and smiled. "That's the link between soulmates."

"Soulmates..." MXY echoed

"Soulmates," NMJ confirmed

Then, as if a dam had burst within MXY, his eyes filled with tears, and he smiled brightly at them both

NMJ was instantly alarmed, while LXC leaned forward and took MXY's hand gently, holding it while the emotion raged in MXY. Told him without words that he was there

That THEY were there. And always would be

"I can't - I mean - This -" MXY laughed

NMJ being NMJ, stepped close and just picked MXY up in his strong arms and cuddled him. "This is everything and we're together again. That's all that matters," he said gruffly

Even though LXC could have watched his soulmates hug forever, and happily, NMJ scooped him in and hugged them all together. LXC laughed and there they stood, hearts finding each other's rhythm

This was love. This was hope. This was eternity

Thank you @bnunylaozu for this delightful prompt! I loved writing them - NMJ is so NMJ 🤣🤣🤣 Adorable!