The Soulmate Paradox ✔

zero: introduction

Once, Kang Jeong-Soon and Gregory Gan were in love.

Then shit happened, and suddenly, they weren't.

OR

In which a pair of polar opposites try to erase their previous fling from the stars, but the universe---as well as their matching headphones---has other ideas.

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This was written for the 2021 Open Novella Contest, using:

☆ Prompt 72 (Romance)

(I've changed 'twenty years' to 'two years', mainly because I am a teenager and I refuse to write middle-aged people snogging each other. So yes, we are working with a pair of eighteen year olds.)

Prompt 69 (also Romance)

Prompt 28 (Contemporary Literature/General Fiction)

Hello, beautiful people! First, take a moment to appreciate the cover, because I usually don't make full vector covers since they take too much time (yes, this one took me SIX HOURS!!!) (Also, Wattpad pixelated it REALLY BAD, so, uh, FRICK YOU, WATTPAD.)

Alright, so this is my second entry for the ONC, and yes, I'm completely insane. This is loosely based off Vixx LR's Whisper, which is a brilliant song with an awesome MV (and no, no one can tell me that it isn't gay.) This is also my first attempt at a romance that isn't TOO dark.

Now, if you're racist, homophobic, or sensitive to profanity, this isn't the book for you. Why? Because this book is a romance between two Asian protagonists, both of them male. And one of them swears a lot. Also, if you hate angst, yep. Again, this isn't the book for you, because although it's going to be a lot more fluffy than my regular stuff, I'm still going to make it as emotional as possible, because apparently I specialise in creating Niagara Falls 2.0.

If you're participating in the ONC, make sure to let me know so I can check your book out and support it! Also, don't forget to take a look at My Date Died, otherwise known as my first ONC entry! It's a mystery/thriller about a perfect prom gone wrong, and yes, it features POC and LGBTQ+ characters.

Good luck to everyone who's participating in the ONC, and I really hope you enjoy The Soulmate Paradox!

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THE LEGAL STUFF
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The Soulmate Paradox © Alex Zachary Lai (Nicoismysenpai)

(basically, you plagiarise it, i kick your ass.)

full reuploads of this material, on Wattpad or off it, are NOT allowed. plagiarising this material and passing it off as your own? even worse. bonk, go to copy jail.

i accept translations, but please DM me first so i know what you're doing and don't immediately go full Sebastian Michaelis on you.

however, fanfiction, fanart, etc. are more than welcome! you do not need to DM me first, just make sure to credit me as the original author and tag me so i can check it out!