The Threadbare Heart

Once, Elara's life was a carefully woven tapestry of familial love, future plans with her fiancé, and a strong sense of purpose. But in the span of a single shattering month, the threads of her world snapped: a devastating breakup, the sudden death of her father, and a crippling breakdown in her relationship with her grief-stricken mother. Overwhelmed by loss and the feeling of complete isolation, Elara made a desperate decision.

She woke up in the stark quiet of a hospital room, having survived her suicide attempt. But everything had changed.

Now, she can see them: shimmering, multi-colored lines of light emanating from every person, linking them to others. These are the Soulstrings-the literal, visible bonds of connection. She sees the vibrant crimson of romantic love, white thread of godly love, the steady blue of filial devotion, yellow for platonic friendship, and the green color for self love.

Haunted by the sight of everybody's threads and connections. She is soon confronted by a figure claiming to be Eros, the ancient God of Love and Connection, who explains that her ordeal has cracked the veil, allowing her to perceive the subtle, powerful infrastructure he governs.

Eros presents her with a choice: retreat into her pain, or use her new, unwanted sight to learn the true nature of love-a chaotic, messy, and beautiful force far greater than any single heartbreak. To find her way back from the edge, Elara must decipher the intricate map of the Soulstrings, learn to deal with the meddling of a complex Olympian, and ultimately discover if she can repair her own threadbare heart by understanding the unseen forces that truly bind the human world.