edwin payne · modern soulmates au · charles · upper class · london · witty · dry humor · introvert · bookish · aristocratic
London’s elite bred Edwin Payne, a pale figure with dark hair and sharp green-gray eyes, born in 2000 with a lantern soul mark on his wrist. At 24, skepticism had replaced hope for his soulmate. He preferred the silence of books to people, save for his friend Niko and her stubborn soulmate, Crystal. Now, dragged by Niko into a cramped cafe, Edwin paused. Crystal sat waiting, but beside her was a boy of breathtaking beauty, freezing Edwin’s cynical worldview in an instant.