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1. Your Glow Colour is Revealed in Childhood, Pt. 2

UPDATE 10/06/2026

In the wake of Tapas' shutdown announcement, I have decided to remove my works from this website before it goes dark. I go into a more detailed explanation on my blog post, linked below.

To sum it up, I’m not interested in moving my work from one platform to another and hoping that the next one will remain intact because the platform, for me, is no longer contingent on getting my stories out into the world. Also, I’d rather keep my novels somewhere where the hosting site's disappearance is not out of my control.

Does this mean these stories will disappear into the ether? No, but the shutdown has become an opportunity to make my stories available to you in a way that I haven't been able to before (also linked below).

Thank you to everyone who has read and supported my work here over the years, and I appreciate you being part of the journey. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to let me know.

Kind regards,
Lucas

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https://lucasharris.co.uk/blog/journal/in-the-wake-of-tapas-impending-shutdown

https://lucasharris.co.uk/collection/all

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After reading about the concept of 'false alarmers' my first reaction was to wonder if it would be considered a type of chronic illness in this world....

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The Soulmate System

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[ A VERY Slow-Burn, LGBT+ Soulmates Romance ]
Dylan Matthews does not share the rose-colored glasses everyone else does; he never wants to meet his Soulmate. Mocked for his Glow, he's content with his life of pushing people away and keeping his head low. The problem? He doesn't get to decide if they meet or not.

When a drunken work trip ends with the moment he's been dreading, Dylan finds himself stuck in an awkward waltz with someone just as broken as he is. Will they survive each other, or will they crash and burn?

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In a world with Soulmates, Dylan Matthews does not share the rose-coloured glasses everyone else does; he never wants to meet his Soulmate. Mercilessly mocked for his Glow anyway, he's content with his life of pushing people away, wishing he could be a writer, and keeping his head low at his job as a website coder.

The problem: he doesn't get to decide if they meet or not, so it becomes a matter of waiting so he can outright reject them.

One work trip and a blackout later, Dylan cannot escape his Soulmate no matter how far he runs; he works with them. He's ready to push them away, but can't. Something inside him, along with the dreaded Glow Feeling, wants to see this crash and burn on its own. Yet mistake after mistake, Dylan finds himself in an awkward waltz with someone just as broken as he is.

Will Dylan push his Soulmate away, or will the New Soulmates heal their pasts?

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"The Soulmate System" is the set of 31 combined rules, sub-rules, and overarching themes that determine who, how you will find, and live with, your Soulmate, starting with a simple coloured Glow from your chest...

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Banner Art: "London Skyline View from Richmond Park" by Samantha Almon Adeluwoye

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