Tied to You vol. 1 is a twist on the "red string of fate" tale. The two male leads are bound not only by their red ring of fate, but also due to the fact that one is the brother of the other's best friend. Having grown up together, the two knew each other well prior to this, but everything seemed to change once their red rings appeared. They both became sickly and unable to sleep as they denied their fateful relationship. It was interesting to see how they would make the situation work despite not (yet) being romantically linked. I am not sure if this is something that I would pick up the second volume of, but it was interesting.