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Though I am a South Campus product, I see that you have portrayed the K Nags & Arts Facs crowd brilliantly. So. Much. Nostalgia. Your writing is wonderfully vivid, but you already know that :)
Now coming to the update, interesting take inside Khushi's head. Clearly things are changing and yet they are not. Outside of New-Ons I reckon that Khushi sees Arnav more favourably, but she is still unable to let go of her wariness of him. Understandably so. I somehow feel that Khushi is easier to read in this story. Though she is certainly more complex and layered than the average soap heroine. On the show, Nani had once said, Khushi aapan umar ki ladkiyon se bahut aage hain.. or something like that. Essentially commenting on her maturity and wisdom. I think that sums up the Khushi in this story too. She gets into one colossal mess, shakes it off and moves on... and she does so with almost the precision of a third person. Of course, this might well be only a facade and the real Khushi is perhaps more vulnerable than she lets on. But I think I understand this Khushi and though life throws one curveball after another her way, I feel she will come out relatively easily out of it.
Arnav is really as difficult for me to read, as he is confusing to Khushi. Who is this Arnav? So far the story has not really touched upon how Arnav sees the world. The only relationship of Arnav that I understand is his with Anjali, everything else is ambiguous.
I don't think Papa Raizada's collapse is going to lead to a blame-game. Because they are still in first year of college and I believe that A/K showdown will happen closer to the time when they are leaving college. But I do think that this will be somehow significant, perhaps it will bring them closer and open the Arnav-Akash angle too. But if Arnav blames Khushi for this I am going to be very upset with him. Not that he cares, but still 😆
And mad props to Vinay Sharma sir. Please make him a recurring character in this story 😛
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