I might be a little bit
blunt and inadequate

You stood up earlier than Alia. After last night with your visit to Sona's place, you were all tipsy by drinking too much Soju. Luckily you could get to your apartment with lots of singing by Alia and giggles by you.

After quickly taking a shower and washing your hair, you made sure your curls were more luscious around your face. You wore a black ribbed crop top with skinny blue jeans and black converse sneakers. If your hair acts up too much, take some scrunchies with you.

With big hoop earrings, a very fashionable, greyish blue shirt, and black and blue converse sneakers, Alia looks very fresh and cute.

Since you still need to familiarise yourself with the public transportation system, you quickly made some eggs and toast. As for Sona, she works as a maid for one of Seoul's exclusive hotels, so the three of you decided to take the bus together.

Make sure your room is clean so that when you return, you can take a well-deserved nap. Your room is your favorite place: the natural light and the smell of the blossoms outside. You have felt a strange awareness within you, but you have no idea what it is. It's like being on the verge of something significant.

You and Alia hope you won't get lost in the big city. That would be a catastrophe. It was time for the day to begin when Sona knocked on your door. Sona looks cute in a very fashionable grey top, and her hair is loose around her face.

You quickly sipped the last bit of your lukewarm spiced latte and grabbed your Indian prints bag making sure you had all your registration and enrollment requirements with you. Luckily you and Alia already transferred the enrollment fees.

You hope that your professor will be patient with you. As soon as you left your apartment block, you stood with Sona at the bus stop.

A grin spread across Sona's face as she asked, 'Are you ready to conquer Konkuk University?'

In the somewhat quiet street, you look around with interest as you trail off, " I hope it will be everything we had ever dreamed of", You murmur by yourself.

At the stop, you were joined by a few others. They were smiling and looked more open and friendly toward you. They were smiling and looked more relaxed and friendly toward you. Alia didn't let anything stop her from addressing everyone in Korean. Alia looked at you smugly, "See, if you know the language, doors will open for you."

Your eyes roll a bit," Yeah, right...I hope this bus isn't packed like Mumbai.", you groan. The idea of being pressed by perverts does not appeal to me.

Alia was very excited when you entered the bus, and she paid using your T-Money card. It would be nice if there were an ATM or a bank at the University. You would like to have some more Korean cash on hand. On the bus, Alia was greeting and smiled at everyone. It just makes you roll your eyes. On the bus, most of the Korean students looked at you curiously.

Your visuals make them gape. You are already stressed out, but Alia loves the attention. Clearly in a flirtatious mood. While they were checking you out, you felt a little regret having a crop top on, and you noticed that curious eyes were focused on the ring set with diamonds and emeralds on your belly button. Immediately, you frown and cover yourself with your long pink and white jersey cardigan.

Today is such a fabulous day, a perfect day to start a new academic journey.

Sona wished you a great day and jumped off a few minutes from your University in the town nearby. After she gets off the train in Seoul, she will take the hotel shuttle.

In a whispered tone, Alia spoke," Our new neighbor is quite a creepy one."

As you shove her shoulder, you snicker, "Don't be silly. She might look weird, and her obsession with Jhope is out of control, but she's a nice girl. She was a charming host last night."

She scoffs at you and looks at you wide-eyed, " Sorry girl, and she's an obsessed fan. Remember that creepy stalker in Delhi who made a shrine of me in his room...Oh! I couldn't sleep for weeks until he was arrested and killed, attempting to abduct me. Sona's giving me a chilly vibe... I hope she will be a good neighbor." She shuttered and furrowed her eyebrows.

Suddenly you burst out of laughter, "Wow, there seem to be a lot of weirdos here. I love Navya, though. I can't wait to spend time with her. We should get our cars to Korea. I doubt I will enjoy their public transportation so much. We need to be careful in the ladies restrooms. I heard they have spy cameras."

Alia's eyes widen in shock as she replies, 'Oh, that's gross. I'll hold it in until I get home, especially when we're out in town.' Your only response was to grin and shrugged.

As the bus approached the University entrance, it stopped at the side. You and Alia look at the enormous buildings with awe.

"We need to go to the International Student Offices first. Come Sami. We can explore it later. Let's complete our registration and enrollments now." When the bus stopped, and all of the students jumped off, Alia grabbed your hand and dragged you away.

Several students were walking around with all their new friends. As you felt nervous apprehension building in your stomach, something made you highly alert. You can't comprehend why your fingers are acting up?

FATE won't let you have a break so you can enjoy your first day at university. Unconsciously, you rubbed your stiff fingers. Alia chatted so animatedly that you didn't even pay attention to the buildings, library, and cute boys around you. You just smile a little bit.

Finally, you reach the office. As you and Alia stood in line, there wasn't a long queue. You took out your folder containing all your information. You could scream in relief when it was your turn. Some of the international students pointed discreetly at you because they recognized your face. With an inward groan, you inhaled deeply and wished that nobody would come up to you and greet you, scream, or just fangirl but would respect your space.

Your student cards, course information, and a map of the campus were all provided to you. The Korean student rep guided you and Alia to the Assembly hall for a quick orientation of the International students. After running from the stairs, you hurriedly exited the building.

It was so exciting to be out in the sunshine, young and carefree. Alia is beaming from ear to ear. Her entire aura is filled with light. Her dreaded arranged marriage with Ranveer was never mentioned. Vidhan doesn't matter to you at all. Deep down, you know you will never marry that Vella.

The excitement in Alia's voice is contagious, "We are now official Konkuk University students. Be ready for an adventure of a lifetime. Hooray!"

As you linked arms with her, your eyes lit up as you followed a throng of students to the hall. Several students smile broadly and wave at you. They couldn't believe that Indian sweethearts were studying in South Korea. As far as the two of you were concerned, nothing was written or reported in the media.

"Well...if you're ready, I'm more than ready." you smiled.

As Alia smiled brightly, she said, "If we want good seats, we have to be fast."

As you scrunched up your nose, "Please seat us at the back." You were not looking forward to pushing through strangers to find a seat.

Entering the large assembly hall, you notice soft red seats and sigh in relief. There are no hard chairs. It was apparent that there were many Indian students on campus, and you felt a sense of belonging. There were a lot of students from America and Europe sitting and looking extremely excited. Throughout the hall, students chattered softly. They were meeting new friends for life and making memories on the first day.

You sat next to Alia, who sat next to another beautiful Indian girl. How lucky can you get? As long as you sit at the end of the row. The third row from the back is almost full.

Turning around and stretching out her hands, the girl next to Alia smiled with glee, "I'm Shruti*Patel. You girls look so familiar. Do I know you?"

Together, you and Alia look at each other gleefully while Alia turns her body to accept Shruti's welcome. You also smile at her as you greet her. Shruti has a beautiful smile and luscious curly hair. If only you had natural straight or waved hair instead of a head full of curly mane, that is so difficult to handle.

Alia nodded," I'm a professional model, but I've decided to spread our wings here in South Korea. This is Sami Dholakia. We're from New Dehli."

Shruti looked at you until realization took over her facial expression. "Oh my word!" she whispered frantically. She glanced at you with great excitement, saying, "You are celebrities in our country. I am from Surat. It's wonderful to meet you." She looked so enthused to meet you in such a novel way. Amazing! It was hard for her to believe that she just met India's supermodel Alia and Miss India.

Shruti's excited yell was enough to make Alia a little uncomfortable, making sure no one else heard. " You not going to fangirl mode right now, hey Shruti?" A worried look crossed Alia's face.]

Laughing, you snicker, and Shruti becomes red with embarrassment. "No, I promise. But lots of people might recognize you."

Alia smiles, "Okay. Let's be friends. What are your majors?"

"Oh, I'm studying Languages for the semester. After that, I enrolled in my graduate studies in International Law and Politics." She smiled at Alia, delighted to be infiltrated into the circle of celebrities. It's surreal.

"Wow...that's a heavy major. We are also studying Language and Culture, but we are enrolled for our Master's in Business. Sami will be starting an online clothing shop in Eastern wear. She is a fashion designer and Image stylist. I'm in Fashion Merchandising and Brand promotions." Alia introduces your academic background.

Shruti smiled widely," Wow, we are going to be great friends. I'm staying in the dorms. I'm not so brave to live alone right now. I need someone to cook for me, and I need people around me...preferably fellow students."

"I understand. There's a lot to learn when moving to a foreign country, but it will be an adventure as Alia said. We have a small apartment duplex a few minutes from the university." You nodded.

Your attention was quickly captured when the lecturer in front of you started welcoming everyone to South Korea and Konkuk. During the presentation, he covers everything a student needs to know about being an international student, from accommodation to part-time employment. Alia whispers to you that she might get into an Asian Model Agency and work as a model in Korea with a wide smile. Your head just shook.

Thank you, but you're done with celebrity work. Shruti already works part-time at a trendy coffee shop near campus called Restio. She got the job through a Korean friend. It has already been a week since she started, and the money is good.

After receiving all the required information and orientation, listening to the info took an hour. Then you head to the Language Center. Most of the critical information was written in your beautiful Indian-patterned notebook.

Shruti already knows the layout of certain buildings since a week ago. You just have to follow her. You will attend a Korean language introductory course for the first time. You'll only meet your Lecturer today and receive your schedules for the semester and syllabuses for your courses.

As you climbed the stairs to the lecture halls, you already felt tired. Alia and Shruti discussed what you were going to eat for lunch. The Restio Coffeeshop will be where she will be working this afternoon, so she invited you for lunch there.

Classes are very small. It's so great that Shruti is with you with the same lecturer. Kim Ju-Hyun is a lovely older woman. The teacher was very patient and spoke clearly in English, but she warned you that only Korean would be communicated in class starting next week. The feeling of overwhelm filled your lungs as you breathed in deeply. What made you listen to Alia? There will be sacrifices. You have to make it for someone you care about.

The hour-long class was exciting. You met Malik from Pakistan, Arthur from Ireland, Shawn from Germany, Daphne from the UK, a very tall and beautiful blonde with blue eyes, Sabine from Poland with short brown hair and green eyes, and three quiet girls from Japan and China. It looks like you're a fun and lovely group. Daphne and Sabine decided to go with the three of you to the Restio coffee shop since it was already lunchtime. As you leave class, you throw your bag over your shoulder.

Sabine and Daphne live in an apartment building near the University. Five of you decided to take a stroll to the cafe. You got to know each other as you walked. Wearing sunglasses, you and the group are on the way.
Sabine studied at Konkuk for her undergraduate degree. Daphne is only taking the course to brush up on her Korean, as she already has a job in a cleaning company, so it's just for fun.

All five of you enjoyed the stroll. The University is immense. When you saw some of the students' bikes, you wondered if you and Alia couldn't buy bikes for all those hot summer days.

Sabine looked smugly at you as you crossed the street to the coffee shop. She asked, "Do you know Bts SeokJin is a student of Konkuk ?".

The jaws of Alia almost dropped to the ground. While walking down the street, she became frozen. That's not possible! Like the other girls, you widen your eyes. Whoa! Both of you were shocked.

"What! Oh my goodness! Really? I've never looked into his academics before, so wow. Is it full-time? How?" Alia flung questions at Sabine. All of a sudden, the atmosphere became very exciting.

You felt your middle fingers stiffen instantly. Oh no, not now. It takes you a moment to rub your soul mark discreetly. Currently, it is under the invirso bind.

Oh my gosh, this is so surreal. You were ecstatic when you heard the name of your bias. They might catch a glimpse of him.

Alia could not get enough BTS news.

She jumped up and down, squealing in excitement. "Is he coming back this year?" Shruti exclaimed. She is a very loyal ARMY member. She is also waiting for her soulmate.

"Yes, I believe that when their schedules are flexible, he always comes in with a few bodyguards to hand in assignments or take tests or exams. The major he is studying is Film. He is so hot from close up-his broad shoulders. I just want to lay my head on those shoulders. I just want to kiss those plump lips." In a dreamy voice, Sabine explains.

This is something that you can testify to. That face makes you sleepless at night. Those lips, though, they're tempting.

Alia smiles as she pouts her lips, "Well, is it possible to meet him?" She can't wait to hold his hand. Wow, that member's hot. When she meets Jungkook in person, she will faint.

Sighing dejectedly, Sabine said, "We were warned not to enter his personal space. But the BTS fangirls are persistent. Many of them even changed their majors to take a class with him. He is so handsome, but bodyguards always surround him. I heard that he has a "secret girlfriend" She is his so-called best friend. She is also here at the university. They dated before he debuted. She is a very... gorgeous Korean girl and popular. She dresses like and looks like a Korean pop star."

Although Sabine looked disappointed, Bighit avoided confirming any dating rumors. The university warns the paparazzi not to harass the stars and to stay off-campus.

You felt strangely sad when you heard that. It's not clear what caused it. It was perfectly acceptable for your biases to live their lives, but when you learn he's at your university with a girlfriend, it makes you feel deeply broken. As quickly as you could, you shook your head to rid yourself of such silly thoughts. You're just a fangirl, and Seokjin doesn't even know you exist.

"So his bodyguards stop girls and overzealous fans from approaching?" Alia frowns. Shortly, she and Seokjin will meet. She cannot be in the same vicinity and miss out on meeting one of Seoul's most desirable and sought-after guys. There's no way! The fates will work in your favor.

Your trip to Restio coffeeshop was a breeze. The waitress who came to assist you waved at Shruti. She was smiling widely at Shruti, who introduced you all to her.

Alia smirked as she examined the menu. There were a lot of international and local dishes on the menu. Conveniently, the menu is in Korean and English, so you will be able to order quickly.

Yesterday, you ate a Korean BBQ with Navya. You order a BBQ burger and fries, and you drink orange juice. Alia opted for a healthy grilled chicken salad and green tea. Daphne and Sabine chose fish fillets and roasted veggies with cafe lattes, while Shruti ordered a veggie burger with potato wedges and a large Coke.

Generally, you all had a good time, enjoyed your meal, and laughed a lot. You learned about the local area's culture, read Korean phrases and words at the restaurant, and laughed at your attempts to pronounce them. Some Koreans smile at foreigners when they see them.

Daphne took some photos and sent them to your phones. It made Alia smile. Several days ago, she bought herself a beautiful silver-pink iPhone. Jungkook is the theme of her wallpaper.

Nearly 1 o'clock had rolled around, which meant getting back in time for your last cultural studies class. Sabine and Daphne are in another class. She smugly told you that her cultural studies class would be the next day with another professor and that she would be heading to the mall and library later with her roommate.

Having paid for your lunches, Shruti hurried you all out of the coffee shop so that you wouldn't be late. It won't be an excellent first impression.

Fortunately, your class is in 45 minutes. Again, you can take a stroll, but all of you opted to run. You sprint, laughing and panting. Daphne's long blonde hair is all over the place, and her face is red. To get her breath under control, Sabine bent down. She had short, chubby legs. Her out-of-shape condition was apparent. You clapped each other on the back and laughed together.

"Wow, girls, you ran as if a prize awaited you." Shruti smiled.

Her hair was damp in places, and Daphne tried putting it in a ponytail while panting." This is my first workout of the day. Let's get a membership card from the Uni gym, guys. Our lecture hall is right there." She grabs Sabine, still flustered, and starts up the concrete steps dragging a less-than-willing Sabine behind her. Shruti waves at you and sprints to her dorm room.

Both you and Alia smirk. What a sweet group of friends. After you and Alia felt the density of the air change, you decided to wear your gold and silver masks designer masks. It has suddenly become a bit dusty for your taste. Stepping up the stairs, you join arms. A big charcoal-black SUV van is parked near the steps, and a few cars are parked randomly nearby.

As you looked at your wristwatch, you breathed a sigh of relief. You still have 25 minutes left before class starts. Alia was on her phone, sending pictures to her family. You just shook your head. She loves social media like crazy.

You have your beautiful notebook and diary in your hands because your notebook has a copy of the university's map. You already know where all your lecture halls are.

While talking on his phone, a man in a blue leather jacket and black mask rushed from the stairs into Alia and you. He had not been paying attention to the two girls ascending the steps toward him. Alia squealed in shock as her phone and tote bag with all of its contents tumbled off the steps. Around the steps were make-up, notebooks, her stationary, her phone, as well as some of your notebooks.

She and the colossal guy stared at each other in stunned silence.
Without her knowledge, she pushed you backward, and you fell onto the concrete ground. Your notebook and diary followed hers down the stairs. Alia looks stunned and apologetic at you as you groan. Additionally, the guy looked apologetic. He appears to be in a very tight spot, looking from you to the van a few meters away.

"I'm so sorry, ma'am. I was in a rush. Please let me help you up." He responded in Korean. He looked at Alia and you, who was struggling to stand up with your back pain," I'm so sorry, ma'am. I was in a hurry. "You were lifted with his help as he extended his hand. By waving at him, you indicate that everything is fine.

Taking a deep breath, you smile, "No worries, Sir, just go get my friend's stuff before class starts."

"Oh my goodness...Are you ok, Sami? Just get my bag, please," Alia asked the guy and looked around for her belongings, which were spread out among the stairs. Looking around nervously, the guy bent down.

To gather Alia's stuff, the guy descended a couple of stairs. While you were dusting yourself off, you felt the most painful pull in your stomach. You clenched your stomach as something like a force pulled your eyes to the van you saw a guy open it with mirror sunglasses. To cover his face, he pulled on his black mask.

As he sat, he seemed tall. His outfit consisted of a flannel shirt, a white T-shirt, and light blue Levi jeans. When he slowly removed his glasses, you gasped as your eyes met his. Oh my gosh! Oh my goodness, he is so hot.

..........

Jins' Pov

Seokjin was waiting for Hobeom to retrieve the file he had accidentally left in his professor's classroom. He only came in for an hour to hand in a few assignments and give his oral assessment to two assessors. Jins' lecturers are very proud of his hard work.

He let Jin into the van and then immediately got it, so Hobeom took a little time. Since today was the start of orientation classes, no one saw him or Hobeom enter the lecture hall.

As he saw Hobeom running down the stairs, he breathed a sigh of relief. He noticed two girls walking up and the collision that took place. One of the girls was pushed onto the concrete and she landed on her back. A wince escaped Jin's lips. It was almost as if he could feel her pain.

The commotion amused him until he noticed a girl with a curly head on the third step clutching the silver railing as though she was having abdominal pain.

Suddenly his arm and fingers tingled with a strange sensation as if something weird was stirring within him. He unconsciously opened the van's door and put on his mask.

When he got out of the van, he couldn't understand why he suddenly felt a pull in his stomach, he blinked his eyes and took off his glasses, but then he saw big, mysterious eyes locked onto his own. Jin was almost 2 meters away from the stairs when he locked eyes with the curly-headed girl.

At that moment, something strange and profound happened. With shocked expressions, two sets of eyes were magically half-bonded. Two sets of irises widened and dilated simultaneously. Feelings of contentment, love, desire, and total joy entered and overshadowed the hearts of the two strangers, binding their souls together irrevocably with a solid invisible cord. In those few magical seconds, their eyes were wide, and they could not look away.

At that moment, they knew they had found their place of safety and love.

Both newly half-bonded soulmates froze. Few people didn't take notice of what was happening to two people standing a few meters apart.

Seokjin froze as he realized that he had met his match. Her posture caught his attention as he fixed his eyes on her. Although she was quite tall, she wasn't thin. Seeing her belly and finding that she was wearing a jewel inside, he felt his body react when he saw all of her curves in the right places. Her skin tone was a rich olive with a yellow undertone she was captivating. A dizzying sensation ran up his legs, making him noticeably sway backward on his back as his body started to shiver uncontrollably. Leaning against the van, he had trouble keeping his limbs straight.

He has found the girl of his dreams. It was almost like the dream girl from some weeks ago that he was trying to escape from. He shook his head in disbelief. He had never seen a girl with such long, thick lashes as hers. At that moment, he wanted her as no man had ever wanted a woman before. Seok Jin's breath caught in his throat as he sensed the same longing and emotions in her.

Both of them were wearing masks so that he couldn't see her full face. He swore he was just about to make a few steps to her when a whirlwind almost knocked him over. It was Noodle-Joo who unknowingly broke the magical string between the newly half-bonded soulmates. Two arms tightly embraced him around his neck, enveloping him with profound excitement.

His eyes remained glued to his soulmate's. Seokjin watched as her eyes moved from him to the girl, tightly hugging him with pure excitement.

When she stared at him, and a very loving Noodle-Joo embraced in his arms, Seokjin saw how her beautiful, expressive eyes, once filled with joy and elation, immediately became drenched with sadness, shock, and a sense of defeat.

His soulmate remained motionless, watching them quietly. As she shook her head, knowing that her soulmate already loved someone else, her eyes started tearing up. Just now, Seokjin realized how profound the bond was. He has found his soulmate in an Eastern girl! Is she Indian or Arabian? All he knows is that she looked gorgeous.

Jin couldn't take his eyes off her when he saw her friend examining her phone in shock. Hobeom reached out to offer to fix her phone.

Moments later, a siren sounded, signaling the start of another block and students. running to the lecture halls. Having gathered all her belongings, his soulmate's friend waved at Hobeom and dragged his soulmate behind her. She glanced at him once more as she followed behind her friend.

Noodle-Joo's face shone with excitement as she stated," Oh Jin, it's so lovely to see you today. I didn't know you were coming. I'm so mad you didn't tell me."

Jin's heart was shattered beyond measure by his unknowingly breaking his soulmate's heart. Oh my gosh! In this crucial moment, FATE enticed Noodle-Joo to enter the scene.

Hobeom hurried down the stairs shaking his head at what happened to the two girls. As soon as he apologized to Jin, he greeted Noodle-Joo warmly and opened the door for them to shift in until Hobeom found something at the bottom of the stairs, a beautifully patterned notebook.

As Hobeom examined the cover, he exclaimed, "Oh no! The girl's notebook. I need to take it to the office. Thankfully, it looked like it had a name on it.". Astonished, Soekjin immediately knew it might have belonged to his soulmate or her friend.

"Hobeom, no problem, give it to me... I'll give it to Sowwy at reception. " He reached out his hands to take the notebook. Hobeom just shrugged and handed him the beautiful notebook. The notebook immediately gave off energy and started tingling Seok Jin's hands. Instinctively, he knew it belonged to his soulmate. FATE, thank you!

While inside the van, he glanced at Noodle-Joo, who looked very excited and smiled at him with sparkling eyes. As Soekjin removed his mask, he felt sad that he was about to break her heart and no longer had any romantic feelings for her. After dating for less than a month, FATE brought his soulmate to his door. Despite not officially meeting, he already broke his soulmate's heart.

The band and his management! How in the world is he going to tell his parents and girlfriend? Informing them that he has been mated to a gorgeous Eastern-looking girl. The dating ban has not been lifted, and the management is unaware that he and Noodle-Joo are dating secretly. Her soulmate didn't move a finger to activate the bond, and Noodle-Joo doesn't seem to care as long as she still has Jin and gets to marry him. As of right now, she is not concerned about him finding a soulmate. As long as he still loves her.

......
Samiya pov.

When you found yourself half-bonding with a very handsome Korean stranger, you were shocked. This is so surreal. Not only is he Korean, but he is already involved with someone. You lost your soulmate before you even had a chance to meet him face to face. Pain filled your heart like a fierce enemy.

The emotions reflected in his eyes were the same as yours. You found him attractive, just as he found you. This is so messed up. As your eyes began to water, you wiped them quickly, not to alert Alia, who was shocked at the state of her new phone. It's beyond repair, and she needs to have it fixed. As soon as the guy offered her money and scanned her bank barcode, he transferred almost 200,000 won to her account for the repairs and told her just to inform him if the repairs were more costly, and he would eagerly replace her phone. Alia just smiled and nodded.

Your heart was racing as you chased after Alia to your class, moving further away from your soulmate. Your heart began to ache as you walked into the classroom. Although the classroom was not yet full, the lecturer stood and greeted all of you.

You couldn't seem to settle in, and your soul mark was beginning to sting like frostbite. How will you tell your parents that you bonded with a Korean guy who is already dating someone? Oh, my word! Their parents will have full power to carry on with the arranged marriage if they don't have a soulmate bond. You wanted to cry just then, sensing that your FATE was to be married to that arrogant loser, Vidhan.

Alia looked concerned at your wiped eyes, saying, "Everything alright Sami...why are you looking so sad?"

Trying to smile, you shook your head as you wagged your hand at Alia, "Don't be silly...I'm concerned about how you'll manage without your dear phone for a few minutes.". She just laughed. You quickly open your bag to retrieve your stationery and notebook. She got money to repair or replace it. When you look at Alia's inquiring eyes, you look shocked.

As Alia scanned the room with her eyes, she whispered to you, "What is it? I see you are shocked.".

"My...my beautiful notebook is gone. I believe it is still lying on the stairs. Oh, my word, Alia, my map and new library media center card were accidentally placed inside it. What a hassle!" You wanted to cry over the loss of your notebook. Due to the embroidered fabric design, it was costly. Alia stroked your shoulder and comforted you that if your name was in it, it might turn up at the lost and found. As the lectures continued, you felt more dejected. It turned out to be a bittersweet day.

After your lecturer Ms. Chen has completed what you will need for your first culture assignment, which is due the following Monday, you could sit and converse with your new group. There are two other girls in your group with Alia. Megan is from New York, and Sakura is from Japan.

Alia is your assigned leader, and she assigned tasks to all three of you. You will research a kdrama, Alia will research kpop, Sakura will explore Korean traditional clothing, and Megan will research Korean local dishes like Kimchi. You decide to work on it in the library starting tomorrow.

Once you have written down your task in your diary, there is still time before the lesson ends, and then you will be home licking your wounds. Keeping your emotions intact in the face of Alia is so tricky when you feel like throwing yourself under your duvet and weeping. Already, you miss him. It was so cute to see Sakura showing Megan and Alia the pictures of her first day. That's bizarre.

In joyful recall, Sakura said, "I was one of those fortunate girls who saw Seokjin of BTS walking with his managers this morning. We took numerous photos until a professor chased us back. He waved at us. Ooh, I almost died at his handsome face!"

Alia and Megan looked overly excited when they squealed until Alia froze with the phone in mid-air looking at the images.

You all seem to be wondering why her eyes look like saucers. "OMG! OMG...this is so surreal!" she shrieked and started hyperventilating. Sakura and Megan began to laugh loudly together, seeing a kpop idol is surreal.

She looked at you in awe and handed you the phone, "Sami we...met Seokjins' manager. He bumped into us...oh my gosh...I met and talked to a feared BTS manager!" Fanning herself was not able to comprehend how lucky she was.

While the other two girls were snickering, you furrowed your brow and took the phone. When you saw the images of the star walking between two burly guys, your eyes froze in shock.

As you breathed, your throat tightened painfully. As you stared in disbelief at the images in front of you, you realized that the guy between the two bodyguards was none other than your soulmate. You bonded over half an hour earlier.

Following your quiet handover of the phone to a shell-shocked Alia, you slowly got up from your seat" I ... I need some fresh air," You walked in dazed to the lecturer, and gestured to her that you needed to go to the restroom. Your pace quickened as you dashed out of the room to the restroom hall. Hyperventilating and panting next to a hidden wall.

Fanning yourself, you just came to a painful realization.

You are half-bonded with sexy Kim Seokjin, one of the most sought-after guys from the world-renowned band BTS.

A/n Another update for my Jin-stans. At last! The soulmate met.

I hope you enjoyed the very long chapter, especially for you after a long absence. Thank you for being still invested in the Soulbound series. Kindly comment, and don't forget to vote.

Question 1: How do you feel about Shruti and their new friends?

Question 2: What are your thoughts about Noddle-Joo's new realization about her relationship with Seokjin?Will she honestly give up on the arranged marriage to Jin?

Question 3: The soulmates half-bonded. How can You and Seokjin meet again?

Question 4: What is going through your mind right now, finding out you bonded with a superstar who happened to be your bias?

shout out to @Pareek08 for winning the contest of naming their new best friend."Shruti and a special mention to @ChrystalQween01 for the name of the receptionist Sowwy. Who is also an Indian girl?