Love knows no reason - what worked for whom!!

I thought it would be best to open a separate discussion thread for this. Cause it may be difficult to have a discussion on the story thread...

So, let me go first.

Although this is the story of Ashutosh and Nidhi, the characters that I enjoyed writing the most are Mallika and Prerna Mathur. I loved writing the relationship between the mother and the son and of course, the AShutosh= Mallika relationship.

This Ashutosh was a challenge for me because he was not audience friendly. And yet, I personally connected a lot with him and loved writing him too.

Of all that Suvika wrote, I liked her Nidhi's courage in facing up to those who contributed to her wedding gifts, I liked her generosity of spirit, I liked the bond that she shared with her father..

Of all Suvika's chapters, I think I like the one where Nidhi faces upto her family the best. I thought she'd handled it very well.

Among the chapters that I wrote, I loved two - the one in which Prerna Mathur dies...and the other, the chapter in Uttarakhand/Delhi..

I love spoof...so I loved writing the last Bollywood part too..also, it gave me an opportunity to write Mallika again...can't help it folks..she was my favorite character in this story!

That is about it!

So, what worked for you guys...and what did not?

I. Reread the whole FF today afternoon , what I loved was Nidhi's character , though still don't think suicide was the answer but thereafter loved her avatar , the honesty of her feelings , the courage she later showed , in returning the gifts , her total involvement with him , her going at night , and understanding his desperation , for her love was an all encompassing emotion,

Sujatha...mine is going to be a long one...at least on the first go...later on might come back with the shorter explanations and views...

@bc123456

Dr Babs, thank you for the lovely feedback...

Glad to see that you rate Chap 16 so high..believe me, of all that I have written myself, in and outside the forum, I would personally rate that pretty high...I particularly liked writing their first dialogues...the struggle between being a doctor and a lover...I so admire you doctors...and that part, in fact the whole part about Uttarakhand, was a tribute to the selfless efforts of you people...

Nidhi was always the strong one in the story...She knew what she wanted...after the initial stumble, there was great clarity and maturity in her thinking and her actions...

Ashutosh, despite being the older and the more mature one, had his own demons to deal with...and i knew he would be universally hated to begin with...but I also knew that once you knew him better, you would love him as much as I did...

Yes, the levity was needed after the heavy emotions of Chap 16

Yes indeed Ashu was a complex character well justified in his actions nd very well written

ok here it is...

Am travelling net connection poor will reply tomorrow

Originally posted by: deepaligupta197

Yes indeed Ashu was a complex character well justified in his actions nd very well written

Mallika again was a very intellectual n smart characterisation

Nidhi was a very strong character who knew how to stand her grounds.

Coming to the parts of the story that were impressive...

Luvd Ashu n his moms last convo

The part where Ashu breaks down in Nidhi's arms , time n again thereafter he turns to her for comfort...that one word "Nidhi " that makes her break all her inhibitions to soothe Ashu's pain was one of the best written parts

The way Nidhi confronts her family n gives Ashu time to reconsider his decision abt the proposal...justifies Nidhi's strength.

The final chapter was brilliantly done...gave us a dose of humour after all those intense chapters.

Thank you Deepali..

At the risk of repeating myself. truly glad you found Mallika's characterization appealing...almost everything else is a given...😊

@suvika

With re to Rohan, I don't believe his change of heart was sudden...

In the first place. Rohan had no quarrel with Ashutosh...when Nidhi had herself chosen to get into a relationship with another man and explained herself clearly to him, I don't see why he should hold a grudge against Ashutosh...with regard to Nidhi's betrayal, he has already dealt with that and got it out of his system...

Thereafter, all the emotion that remained was concern for Nidhi...which is why he was even antagonistic with Ashutosh in the first place...

Subsequently, when Ashutosh went to Nidhi's home to talk to her father, he proved himself to be a man of honour...Rohan grudgingly accepted that when he says that he has finally done the decent thing..

And then, when he learnt of the whole Uttarakhand kaand and the subsequent reunion, it was but natural for him to perceive Ashutosh in a warm light thereafter...after all Ashutosh had made his friend ecstatically happy...yet, in his words, there was a subtle reminder..when he told him that Nidhi is to be treasured...and when Ashutosh responded that he would do so for life, I think the two men understood each other thereafter...and they hugged in a display of warmth..

Most importantly, Rohan knew that a warm relationship between Ashutosh and him was important to Nidhi...and he saw no reason to maintain any grudges, even if there was sufficient cause !