Sanegiyuuu

Soulmate Selection Every student knew what happened on their sixteenth birthday. At exactly midnight, the world would go silent. A single question would appear in their mind. Choose one. 🖐 Hand — Your soulmate may control your dominant hand. 🗣 Mouth — Your soulmate may speak through your voice. One choice. One bond. Forever. No changing your mind. No knowing who your soulmate was. ⸻ Sanemi Shinazugawa rolled his eyes at the glowing words floating in front of him. “…What a pain.” Talking through someone else’s mouth? Absolutely not. Imagine your soulmate blurting out something embarrassing in front of an entire class. Disgusting. He tapped Hand. The words disappeared. “…Done.” ⸻ Across town… Giyuu Tomioka stared quietly at the same choice. He didn’t like the idea of someone controlling his hand. He enjoyed drawing. Writing. Reading. He couldn’t imagine suddenly losing control in the middle of taking notes. “…Mouth.” The light faded. That was that. ⸻ Monday morning. Kimetsu Academy buzzed with its usual noise. Students laughed in the hallways. Teachers rushed to class. Sanemi shoved his hands into his pockets as he walked toward his classroom. Same school. Same people. Nothing had changed. …Or so he thought. ⸻ “Morning, Shinazugawa!” One of his classmates waved. Sanemi lifted his hand to wave back— Except… “…Huh?” His hand suddenly moved on its own. Instead of a casual wave… It gave the classmate a thumbs-up. Then an awkward little finger heart. “…” “…” The hallway fell silent. Sanemi slowly looked at his own hand. “…What.” His classmates burst into laughter. “Dude!” “Who made you do that?!” “Was that your soulmate?!” “I DIDN’T DO THAT!” Sanemi shouted, his face burning red. ⸻ Meanwhile… Giyuu quietly sat near the window, reading before class started. His friends chatted nearby. Everything was peaceful. Until… Without warning… His mouth opened. “…The loud blond boy in the hallway has nice eyes.”