mason 😜

Kaiden Smith and Mason Reed had gone to the same school for years, and hating each other had become second nature. It wasn’t loud or explosive, but constant, built from competition, pride, and the way they both refused to back down. They were popular for the same reason and yet somehow in completely different worlds. Kaiden dominated the football field, respected not just for his strength but for his sharp mind and academic confidence, the kind of guy teachers trusted and teammates relied on. Mason ruled the track, fast and reckless, admired for his speed and confidence even if his grades barely scraped by and thinking things through was never his strong point. They both claimed they were straight, both certain they understood exactly who they were, and both insisted the other was unbearable. That certainty started to unravel the night the news announced a nationwide phenomenon: everyone would soon receive a soulmate colour, a single strand of hair that would change overnight and stay until the person truly fell in love with their soulmate. The colour wouldn’t fade with time or denial, only with acceptance. As the announcement spread across screens and phones, neither Kaiden nor Mason imagined that the mark waiting for them would change their lives. School the next morning waited with a terrible surprise.