Strings

Art by chcknsndwch

Strings follows the story of Devi, a String Seer, meeting his soulmate Taehyung of BTS at a BTS concert. After their first meeting, Devi immediately starts to travel with the group, quickly making friends with the rest of BTS. Slowly he begins to develop *Strings of Fate* with the other six members of the group.

## Plot

Devi has been able to see the *Strings of Fate* all his life. Because of his ability, he rarely goes outside after losing his job. The rare time he goes out to get lunch for him and his best friend and roommate, Amiyah, he notices his red string of fate has shown up and follows it to the edge of the bay. Amiyah calls him after a while and asks if everything's okay. When Devi tells her what happened, they head to the BTS concert venue early.

Devi finds out that Kim Taehyung, or V, of BTS, is his soulmate at the concert. They meet after the concert, and Devi immediately decides to travel with him, only there's a snag in their plan. Devi doesn't have a passport. Devi spends as much time as possible with Taehyung until they have to leave the country, all the while getting close to the other members of the band and even ARMY.

During his time with BTS in America, Devi becomes ARMY Envoy. He has difficulty being in the spotlight and attempts the unthinkable after a particularly bad night. Devi's broken for some time but slowly comes around and mostly returns to his normal self.

After the end of the American tour, Devi returns home to California. He struggles with being away from Taehyung for so long but takes the time to visit his family. His meeting with his parents is, as expected, a disaster. He then visits Amiyah's parents, where things go much better.

When his passport finally shows up, Devi books the first flight to Seoul he can find. He moves into BTS's apartment while they're away and spends a week there, getting acquainted with everything. He visits BigHit Entertainment, where he becomes an official employee. After the week in Seoul, Devi flies to meet up with BTS, where they happily reunite.

The group takes a vacation during a week off, taking Devi with them. After some fooling around in the rain, Devi gets sick on the trip, and they end it early. They return to the apartment, where they take care of their Envoy until he's well enough to travel. Devi gets sick on the plane but is mostly okay. Still, he's not allowed around BTS, so they don't get sick.

Amiyah meets them at the hotel to help take care of Devi until he's well enough to go out in public again. When he does, he joins BTS at their concert. BTS gifts Devi a special microphone and allows him to join them on stage to officially introduce himself as ARMY Envoy.

## Themes

### Homosexuality

While sexual orientation isn't explicitly a primary focus in the story, it can be seen as such. Devi even says he's not concerned about his soulmate being male or female, though he would prefer male. No one else's sexuality is discussed within the story, but it can be assumed that Taehyung feels the same as Devi does about his soulmate before their meeting. There is slight homophobia in the form of Devi's biological parents and some ARMY on social media.

### Soulmates and the Strings of Fate

* Devi and Taehyung with their red string
* Devi and Yoongi with their blue-white string
* Devi and Jungkook with their blue string
* Devi and Jimin with their blue string
* Devi and Hoseok with their blue string
* Devi and Namjoon with their blue string
* Devi and Jin with their blue string
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The theme of soulmates is heavy in this story, with romantic and platonic soulmates. This also bleeds into the Strings of Fate with various coloured strings, each colour having its own meaning.

* Red: Romantic Soulmate
* Blue-White: Platonic Soulmate
* Blue: Friendship
* Green: Family

Devi gets strings with each member of BTS slowly through the story, each having their own unique interaction. The order in which it happens is; Taehyung, Yoongi, Jungkook, Jimin, Hoseok, Jin, and Namjoon.

### Mental Illness

During the story, Devi has a few mental breaks. He has very low self-esteem and insecurity issues that most likely stem from his home life with his biological parents. While he tries his best to deal with these emotions himself, his connections with Taehyung and Yoongi, along with the rest of the group, make it challenging for him to hide what he's really feeling.

There is one incident in particular where Devi's mental health spirals, and he attempts to drown himself in a hotel pool with Yoongi nearby, who saved him. This act lingers with Devi for a while, as well as with BTS. Slowly, Devi starts to get better and starts using his former coping mechanisms to dig himself out of the trenches of his mind, along with BTS's immense support.

While Devi still struggles with his mental health throughout the story, it's obvious at the end that he's getting better, albeit slowly, when he joins BTS on stage.

## Main Characters

* Kim Devi
* Kim Taehyung
* Jung Hoseok
* Min Yoongi
* Park Jimin
* Jeon Jungkook
* Kim Seokjin
* Kim Namjoon
* Kim Se-Jin
* Nam Iseul
* Sung Ha-Jun
* Hahn Jeong-Hun

## Minor Characters

* Amiyah Rowse
* Colin Blake
* Corinna Mcarthur
* Erik Campbell
* Sati Rao
* Marc Guillemin
* Lillie Jennison

## Side Stories

* We Keep No Secrets
* Get it, let it roll!
* Your Secrets Safe with Me