So no, what struck me today was a Manik struggling with a DECLARATION of EMOTIONS he had long EXPRESSED in other ways but always refused to declare VERBALLY.
"Now listen....I want you to wake up...Seriously...
...No No No...not because I CARE for you...not because I WANT you to (please note what he just said 2 seconds ago above in blueš)
...but because...agar...humein...if we have to be in a relationship, then we have to set some ground rules, ok"š..."Relationship rules...that you need to follow, ok?"
"So listen...are you cool with it?...haan ofcourse, tum toh koi jawaab dogi nahin...what an excuse...but you know what, you're GONNA answer...yes, abhi jawaab dogi tum...Nandini, wake up...wake up, Nandini and tell me...yes or no?"
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Yeh JO bhi tha...Manik babbling to get her to wake up or Manik STILL refusing to accept to HER that he loves her...or maybe a combination of both...I absolutely LOVED this bit today...š...it had everything vintage Manik...the worry for Nandu mixed in with bossy/bratty Manik DEMANDING that she wake up for him cuz he said so...
He's willing to call it a RELATIONSHIP but still won't admit what FORMS that relationship...it's love, Manik...Suna tumne?š
And this ties in with what Nyonika taunted him about yet again today...the Manik everyone knows DOESN'T express his emotions freely or easily...so it's a HUGE step for him to make this declaration...even to himself...too bad the only other conscious witness was psycho Sohaš