HI! jistars is good, how are u anon...do u know i love u. this is so sweet im going to cry. i think books really contribued to how i see love, as well as fanfiction in maybe more pivotal ages. i really gravitated towards books with like divine intervention, or magical systems that pushed things into action narratively. then in fanfictions i LOVEDDD soulmate aus and also childhood friends to lovers (which in a way is also just a soulmate au if you think about it, but that would be too long to explain in this) and i think all of these views on love impact the way i write. my view of love that really pushes me forward is that your person is just like... walking around and living their life right now. and that every action you take is already done and now you are just living it and that your paths are destined to meet already. so everyone has a partner that fate has already decided for them, and your paths will meet at a time already determined and entirely out of your control, and no actions you take will ever change this. so everyone has a soulmate-ish, in that sense, and everyone will connect with that soulmate because fate has decided it so. i think this is reflective in the way i write maybe, but im not too good at making observations about my own writing...so maybe one of u guys can spot this connection for me. thank u for this question Jistars feel very happy thinking about this and this is very thoughtful and introspective i like it.