10 Red Strings At Your Service - Chapter 0 - Red String Of Fate

The first thing that pops up when you search what red string of fate is even about is always something like this:

The two people connected by the red thread are destined lovers, regardless of time, place, or circumstances. This magical cord may stretch or tangle, but it can never break. – Someone from the Internet probably.

It’s a beautiful thought, isn’t it? A destined partner out there, somewhere, destined to be with you by fate. A connection that transcends everything, no matter how tangled or distant you both are. It sounds like something out of a fairy tale, romantic ideal you see in movies and anime that many, including my lonely self, dream of having.

But here’s the thing… what if that red string isn’t just a myth? What if you can see the strings in your fingers and you can touch and even follow it?

I look down at my hands, the very hands I’ve grown tired of seeing for the past 17 years of my life. The same hands that have never felt another’s in a different way than I imagined. My thumb. My index finger. My middle finger. My ring finger. And lastly, my left pinky.

You are probably sharp enough to have already figured it out. Yes. Except my right pinky finger—every single one of my fingers in my both hands—has a red string tied to it.

I would like to say that this is a dream but trust me, you don’t want to know how heavy it is. No, I don’t mean the weight of the strings. But the burden of having 9 fated partners.