When a soul mark already occurs on the designated location. Destine Soulmates can become very receptive to each other before the activation of the bond. They might never meet each other, but there will be a pull if they are in the same proximity, school, uni, church workplaces, concerts, etc.

All the emotions will be rushing through them. Anxiety, passion, allure, nervousness, butterflies in the tummy, etc.

They will have electricity or chemistry before they even receive their soul marks by even being meters away from each other without bodily or eye contact.

They can feel each other's presence at all moments, but when they trigger the bond, it will be 100% intense.

Sensing the tug toward each other outside or inside a building.

They can indeed become hyper-aware if they are on an airplane heading to a destination where their unknown soulmate might dwell.

They can become aware of each other through television, films, print media...uncommon pulls in celebrity soulmates.

When awareness takes place, the soul marks started to react.

Some will experience excruciating burning around the soul marks ( it feels like hot lava or frostbite)

The more intense burning indicates the hue of the strings. If the soul mark reacts for higher than 5 minutes the soulmates will be both red-gold less than that, blue strung.

Yellow string usually has no burning, simply a little sting.

In the case of the celebrity or royal bond. The soulmates can observe a film and establish eye contact via the screen. Viewing the movement of your destined soulmate can let the soul mark act out.

Awareness starts kicking in and the soul mark starts to act at any extended time from stinging to agonizing pain until the destined soulmates meet by FATE.

They cannot run away from each other Destiny will find them in the most unexpected places. Patient and doctor.Waitress and patron.
Bumping into each other, locking eyes, any time and any place.

No hiding away or wishing it away.

When your soul marks become awake, there's no turning back.