Hal knew he had a soulmate. It was had to not know when the piece of string attached to him stretched throughout space during his missions.

Sometimes, it’s disappear. Only when he messed with time. It always came back again.

But Hal was old. Very old.

He still hadn’t met his soulmate and he didn’t know a lick about them. Sometimes he pondered what they were like but nowadays, he focused on work. There was no use in doing otherwise.

Until he bumped right into them.

He immediately goes to apologize but when he outstretches his hand, he notices how little the space between their strings are.

He intertwines their fingers curiously before remembering his manners.

“I’m Hal. You are…?”

Years of waiting paid off. His heart felt warm and heavy. Is this what it felt like to meet your forever person?