Four women.
Four soul-knots.
And Kael was starting to lose himself.
He dreamed their dreams. Felt their emotions in waves. Sometimes he looked in the mirror and couldn't tell which parts of him were his anymore.
Mina clung to him like a lifeline.
Liora paced like a caged animal.
Reya prayed longer than she ever had.
And Zarya… Zarya smiled like chaos in heels.
During class, Kael passed out mid-lecture from Ether feedback. The professors called it "male fragility."
But Reya knew better.
The system was never meant to handle this many bonds.
Something inside him was unraveling.
And it was only the beginning.