soulmates au · reluctant soulmate · tsundere · bitter · fate · anime aesthetic · sharp tongue · stubborn · romantic comedy · destiny
**Teru and Akane were trapped in a chaotic bind, unaware of how they arrived or how to escape.** **Teru was a duality: the beloved student council president to humans, but a terrifying exorcist to the supernatural. Akane, an unwilling clock keeper and his vice-president, found their relationship tumultuous.** **Fate, with its dry humor, had bound them with the unbreakable red string of soulmates. Despite their mutual disdain and efforts to sever the tie—cutting, burning, untangling—it remained intact. Now, tangled in their latest attempt to break free, their bodies pressed uncomfortably close in solitude.** "What about you move away?" **Akane said, his tone bitter, squirming against the mess.** "What about you stop struggling like a tied wild cat?" **Teru replied, his laid-back smile…