Most people would call him clumsy or forgetful, which isn't completely wrong, but it wasn't his fault that his things seemed to disappear quite often.
Shin had told him that he would probably find his soulmate easily with how he lost so many things.
James knew his best friend was right but that didn't stop him from pouting and whining whenever Shin said that.
Of course that he was luckier than Shin, who could feel every time someone touched his soulmate and from the times he had to comfort him James knew that Shin's soulmate was probably a playboy.
Somedays, when he had a crying Shin in his arms, James wished that his best friend was his soulmate so he didn't have to suffer.
He wasn't looking for romance with his soulmate, he was pretty sure he was aromantic or demiromantic at this point, so having a friend as a soulmate would be great.
But they weren't soulmates so James continued to comfort Shin while Shin teased him about the things he lost.
Things continued like that until university.
That's when the changes began.
They had started their second year in university when they met Shin's soulmate, the one who continuously hurt his best friend, who didn't seem to realize he was Shin's soulmate.
That hurt Shin and James was there to comfort him and because he was so worried for his best friend, he ended up losing his phone in his friend's house.
"Maybe this time, you will finally get to meet your soulmate?" Shin teases him but James can tell he isn't really into it because of what happened to him
"Doubt it" James says as he starts playing with Shin's hair
With that they started talking about the homework they had to do for the next day until they were interrupted.
"Is this yours?" A handsome man, who looked a tiny bit like Shin's soulmate, asked as he held in his hands James' phone
"W-what?!" James says opening his eyes in shock before looking at Shin
"Yes, that phone belongs to James" Shin answers for him
"Then should I also bring all his other things here?" the man asks as James finally grabs his phone
"Not here" James says because he had to admit that he had lost too many things all these years "I can give you my address and you can take it there..." James stops himself as he realizes that he doesn't know his soulmate's name
"I'm Leo" the man says understanding immediately why James stopped talking "You probably already know my younger brother, Neo" he adds and James quickly glares at the mention of Neo as Shin looks to the ground "Do you have something against my brother?" he asks with a raised eyebrow
"That's for the second date or sleepover" is the only thing James answers because he won't be telling his friend's things to a stranger he just met even if it is his soulmate
"I will keep it in mind" Leo says "I put my number in your phone so just send me a text for when and where I should bring your stuff and if you wish, when you want to meet again so we can get to know again" he adds and James nods at that since he liked that idea
"I will do it soon then" James says smiling at Leo before the older man waves at them and leaves
"He seems like a nice person" Shin hums as he lays his head in James' shoulder
"Yeah but I won't force you to get to know him if you don't want to see Neo" James says looking at Shin
"I can't just let anyone take my best friend from me, even his soulmate, so I will get to know him too" Shin says and James kisses his forehead because they may not be true soulmates but they loved each other as platonic soulmates and would make sure no one hurt the other no matter what
