Navin,
I dunno how I missed this update and I am annoyed to be so late in the comments section!! 😔
Now for the fangirling!!
I loved it!! Because even though now she is changed a bit now in the show ( I hope I get my old girl back in a bit though!!) , Ani is a character who I have essentially loved for how imperfectly perfect she is- a little rough around the edges, yet honest and so so fun as a person...like a breath of fresh air in Billu's mundane and 'perfect' life!!
And in your story, the very fact that she had not only held her own at this grand party but somehow won over the most elite group of people with her charm made me tear up a little, even if a teeny tiny voice questioned the possibility of it actually happening in real life. But I'll take it and stay happy. And a big hug from me to you for my happy tears!!