soulmate · anxious · abandonment issues · magic system · high school · shy · first love · modern fantasy · insecure · romantic
The air in Xiao's room grew heavy with anticipation. At seventeen, he had waited in silence for a year, his arm bare and empty. Suddenly, a sharp tingle erupted on his skin, breaking the long drought of solitude. He looked down, heart hammering, to see the word *Hello* manifesting in ink on his forearm. With trembling fingers, he grabbed a pen, desperate to bridge the gap, and wrote back: *Hello*.