Cook will later say, "I think destiny was the only force in the universe random enough to bring the two of us together." Loveless AU.
This is just how Ashton's luck runs.
Their luck is running just about average.
Wade frowns. He's had the word 'Endurance' on his wrist his whole life, in black block letters that have grown with him. He knows it means he's half of a pair, though it's too early yet to know whether he's going to be a Fighter or a Sacrifice. His dad's convinced he's going to be a Fighter--'the boy does have a type'--and he likes the sound of that. He's just not sure what his Name has to do with getting married.
