When Tim was seven years old he discovered who his soulmate was. He only discovered this because he was reading a children’s book based off of real events and one of the characters’ name glowed. It was the day he found out the name of his life partner and the day he connected the dots and discovered that his soulmate was long dead.

Tim cried for hours before settling down and hiding his vulnerability. He couldn’t tell anyone. His family, and the world, believed that if your soulmate died long before you were ever born you were cursed. So, Tim hid away and acted normal. He would tell his parents in time. Just… not for a few decades.

As life went on, and he kept lying to his parents, he became very successful. He took over his father’s shop and was able to import more items. Even food from a hundred miles away became his.

One day, while Tim was working in the shop, the largest man he had ever laid eyes on walked into his store.

He was at least seven feet tall. He had blond hair that went to his shoulders and sky blue eyes that almost shimmered. He was wearing a beautiful fox fur and golden trimming.

A feeling that could only be the universe leading them together caused Tim to ask,

“Hercules?”

The man’s eyes glowed.