You tugged at the red string protruding from your wrist, frowning. Why was it going perpendicular to the earth? It'd been like that for a few days now. After no changes, you assumed you were just destined to be alone. Until today, when you felt a small tug in return.

At this, the line started to coil up, wrapping around air until it resembled the shape of a man. When it unravelled, there stood him.

"Hello, unprecedented lover of fate. I apologise, but I am to cut this connection of ours."