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Link started to fully comprehend the idea of soulmates when he was in high school. Suddenly all his friends and acquaintances started to pair up with their soulmates and Link was amazed at witnessing the magic and stars in their eyes and giant warm suns in their hearts. He desperately wanted to know that feeling personally but his own compass on the wrist continued to remain colorless. When you find your soulmate the compass was supposed to become colorful and then point to that person. In case that doesn’t happen between ages 16-30 that means that the person who was supposed to be your soulmate is no longer alive or wasn’t born.
At first Link was not bothered that he was the only one unpaired in his circle however as time passed and his life mainly consisted of dragging himself to work and back to his lonely home, he started to lose hope. He was already 26 and although there were still 4 years left until the “deadline”, he started to mentally prepare himself for a lonely existence until the end of his life.
And that is why he didn’t pay attention to the tingling feeling on his wrist at first. However, when he did, his mouth opened in surprise and he stared at his wrist in astonishment, not believing that his turn had finally come. Link slowly raised his sleeve admiring the vibrant colors that have suddenly appeared on his tattoo. The compass was also pointing in a certain direction, so followed it with his gaze, as he was standing at the crosswalk, and his eyes met with that of a very tall stranger. He was incredibly handsome, with a big beard and wavy rusty blonde hair. It took him a couple seconds to realize that the stranger was staring right back at him, his hand pointing to Link like a lighthouse beam. Luckily for their fogged minds the stop sign turned green and they simultaneously walked towards each other. People were walking around them, but they were laser focused only on each other. The stranger and apparently Link’s soulmate was the first one to talk.
“I think we should move off the street before we get run over by traffic,” he said, smiling crookedly at Link, not moving despite his own warning.
“Yeah, we should probably do that,” replied Link, finally taking a step towards the opposite street with his soulmate in tow.