1. Dearest, Buzzing

When a child is born, a chip is implanted into the back of their neck. It connects to the brain and as soon as the chip most compatible with theirs is activated, they can communicate telepathically with their partner. Their soulmate. For people like Alexander, that's not an issue. He's been communicating with his soulmate since he learned what coherent language was. For people like Thomas, though? It's a little bit of a different story.