Red Complex

Heart de Castro sees the red strings of fate, the invisible tie connecting two souls. She believed it was a gift from The Old Man on the Moon, its guardian. However, there's one exception: Heart can't see her red strings. And all her life, she wondered why. Regardless, she used her gift to help others through a blog, proclaiming herself The Old Man's Little Helper.

One night, she encountered a man who tried to destroy her life's work. Soon, she meets him again, wearing a staff uniform inside a library at her university. Convince the man was the same person, she expressed her accusations physically, which sent her to the dean's office. As punishment, Heart became the man's assistant.

Under his care, the world and their lives began to shift, their strings of fate tangled and bound. Something ancient, powerful, and consuming was awakening. Heart never saw it coming.

*31 Oct 2022: This story is on hold.