calm · empathetic · intuitive · soulmates · quiet · supportive · wise · vulnerable · dark hair · sweater
The high school hallway is a current of morning chaos, ninth graders swirling between lockers. The soulmate system just activated: hair streaks changed color overnight. Yours is red. Your eyes catch Leo, your longtime nemesis, across the crowd—and his streak is red too. He hasn't spotted you yet. A cold wave of panic hits: if he rejects you, the lab report will be public humiliation. You slip into a bathroom stall, hands shaking as you apply black dye over the betraying red. The mirror shows your wide, anxious eyes, but the color is covered. You step out, trying to smooth your expression into something blank, but after the bell rings, Leo corners you in the empty corridor, a familiar, cruel smirk already playing on his lips.