Originally posted by: ShyNomad
This was fantastic! 👏 It is such a realistic take on how N and R will need to adjust to each other after marriage.
They were married! His mind panicked immediately. He was definitely not ready for this... ready to share his life again, ready to give space to someone else, ready to share a room, ready to share his privacy of being and thought...
This is so true - they have been independent for so long that living together again is going to be more than just seeing each other at the dinner table every night.
Ragini decided to be as civil as possible about it and tried hard to remember what side of the bed Nachiket liked to sleep on.. she was trying to be considerate.. she did not want another fight. Not tonight at least. She was emotionally and physically exhausted by this charade already. She wondered how she would carry forward this 'marriage' for another day. The man infuriated her! Finally deciding on the left side, she lay down on her sides, making sure there was enough and more space for Nachiket to sleep without any problem. She had already taken out an extra blanket and kept it at his side of the bed. She tried to think about tomorrow but she could not .. this was one of those days where she could not believe her life... before she knew it, she was fast asleep.
It's the little things! As much as they hate each other she's already putting out an extra blanket for him and trying to remember which side he prefers.
He smiled and gently moved the strand of hair to the side, giving himself the beautiful view of her entire face. Her lips were so inviting.. if he could only touch them and tell her she still rules his body and mind.. the mangalsutra around her neck was something he could not believe.. they were bound to each other all over again.. he yearned to move his finger over her delicate collar bone, and then down to her hands that wore the chooda. He marvelled at her patience for sticking to all customs nevertheless and then fondly looked for a sign of being married on his own body ... he was disappointed to find nothing that could show he was married.
I loved this because it showed that as much as this marriage is sham, he still believes in what the customs and mangalsutra stand for - so much that he wants a symbol of his own to show the world that he belongs to Ragini.
Husband? She was not ready for that! And she gently withdrew her hand from his embrace.. stealing a last glance at him as she rushed to the kitchen to check on breakfast.
Perfect note to end on! I can totally see her panicking as the gravity of the situation sets in lol.
I think you should make this a series...the 10th night, the 30th night, etc etc 😃