Feel - Tradley AU

Prologue

Finding your soulmate is supposed to be the best part of your life. I cannot tell you how many stories I've heard about people meeting their other half. The look on their faces as they retell it is complete awe and joy, but they all say that the feelings are stronger - much, much stronger, so strong that there aren't words or expressions to paint a picture of how it feels to experience those feelings.
When you first touch your soulmate, it feels like firecrackers are exploding inside your body. It feels like you're floating, the only thing you're in contact with is them. It feels like euphoria.
And the sex, don't even get me started.
I'm talking as if I've had experience, but honestly? I haven't; I'm a disconnected. That's what they call the ones who haven't met their soulmate yet. The only reason why I know a lot about soulmates is it's all anyone ever talks about for at least three weeks after they've met their soulmate for the first time. Plus, my best friend James has already found his, so he fills me in on a lot.
Problem is, I'm 19.
This means that basically, I have a year to find my natural soulmate, or they're going to fuse me to somebody. Fusing is as unpleasant as it sounds. If you haven't found your natural soulmate by the time you turn 20, they take you and break your bond, then fuse you with another person who has also had their bond broken. It hurts, a lot, but the worst part is the soulless feeling you get in the middle of the breaking and fusing stages.
You see, soulmates have that name for a reason - they are our souls. Once the bond is broken, you're left without a soul. When they fuse you to somebody, they take up the vacant space which your previous soulmate had. A lot of people change at this part - our personalities are half of ours and half of our soulmates, so once the bond has been broken, we are literally only half a person until a new one has been fused. I've heard that it feels like what one would imagine death to feel like.
I really don't want to experience that. Not at all.
I, Tristan Oliver Vance Evans, have one year to find my soulmate, whoever they may be, or I will fall victim to the fusing process and will have my soul ripped out.
God help me.

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Hi, I have never posted anything and for some reason I'm deciding to post something at 2am for a book which I've literally just come up with a plot for.
I'm Tamzyn, Tam for short. I'd really appreciate some feedback, so please feel free to leave a comment!
Thank you <3