Originally posted by: EuphoricDamsel.

Okay, Grumpy cat! Don't fret! You're still number one in my heart if that helps! 😆
Okay what just happened? How did I go from blushing uncontrollably to getting teary to laughing and finally crying my eyeballs out while reading this last one?!
Just how is that possible. I oscillated. Truly oscillated. Such a range, so beautifully executed. Ah the brilliance is upon us!
Wow! This floored me. I'm speechless and also glad this update could make you feel so much!
“Do you want this, Raavi?”
No. She sitting on your lap for inspecting the vision of your eyes.
Men can be seriously daft and enthralling at the same time can't they? What a quality truly.
I think here it's more about consent. He's constantly checking with her (he asks this again) because he knows she's an innocent and doesn't want to take advantage of her inexperience to lead her into something she truly doesn't understand. Which is why I think him asking her this really validates his respect for her agency (which is an ongoing theme tbh, he also asks her about going to college with him). Raavi gets this too and feels empowered because of it, and that's huge for her- someone who's had very little control in her life (starting right from her parents dying and her being raised by her aunt) So yeah.
I didn't expect him to keep control throughout yk? At some point I speculated he'd give into his own frustration caused by her inexperienced-hesitant touches and thoroughly ravage her like last time. The fact that he didn't was something so unusually beautiful that I smiled throughout the scene. Was it an unusual reaction? I mean maybe but I found it endearing.
Of course not! No reaction is unusual and every reaction is valid simply because we all have a different lens while viewing something and it's usually influenced by our life experiences. So you smiling and finding it endearing that he held back is totally valid, as is someone else's reaction of frustration because Shiva did not take over and ravage her. Personally, it made me respect Shiva more because he was respecting Raavi during this entire interlude.
The way he encouraged her to go for it and take the lead because he knew she wanted it badly and the way he sensed her confidence waning and assured her was unique. Its something you don't come across easily anywhere in stories.
Aww, thank you for saying this. But if more leading men aren't doing this, they totally should be, imo!
And that is why I gave my heart to it. It was unexpected, brutally unique and utterly precious.
Acceptance between the deed?
Are you talking here about Shiva's acceptance of his feelings for Raavi?
AGAIN...unusual but intensely overwhelming to read. The scene was hawt. I don't know why you were worried about it? Honestly stop worrying man. You past the worry stage. You already perfect. Why the worry?
You're being so kind and lavish in your compliments. 🤗 See, like I just wrote in my reply to Min, I haven't written too many such scenes (not detailed ones anyway because of IF rules) and when I do, I always wonder if I've crossed that thin line between tacky and tasteful. I just don't want them to seem vulgar, which is why I keep feeling nervous when I write such scenes because I don't wanna go there.
“Don’t say anything just now, Raavi. Just straighten yourself. We’re almost there”
THIS. Oh My Lord this. I have read a LOT of stories in my 8 years on the forum, like really A LOT. I wasn't in on any DTs or EDTs before PS so considering the number of my posts yk I'm not lying. But never before do I remember this being done after an intimate scene. Stopping someone from confessing in the high of climax or post coital haze, is something I don't remember coming across any of the forums I've been through and I can't even begin to describe how excellent this felt. This was the first time probably in the whole series where I sided with Shiva and did not get frustrated over him doing anything his way. I don't remember doing this before either but here, in this portion I actually forgot about how Raavi must have felt atm. Considering how much of a Raavi stan I am this is big. 😆
I'm SO SO glad you felt this way and I was able to make you side with Shiva and forget about Raavi at least for the moment in this scene! 😆 I felt what Shiva felt because in the aftermath of that glow you're experiencing it's very easy to get your feelings all muddled up. You can end up feeling extremely vulnerable to the person who got you there and these feelings are mired in gratitude, fondness, friendship, loyalty, and so many other things that it's easily mistaken as love. So Shiva imo was absolutely right to stop her saying those words right then, because he did not want the confession to be clouded in doubt about the authenticity of her feelings.
Right, yeah. Earth to Shiva. End of fantasy.
I never thought she'd continue talking in the returning period. Glances? Yes of course Duh! But her coming forward and stating downright about the number #4 and #8 was something very bold and completely in contrast to the Chapter 1 Raavi and holy cow I loved it. Talk about character development throughout the series. THIS IS WHAT DEFINES IT.
Aha! I have to admit I did not exactly plan for Raavi's character development to happen in quite this manner 😆 but taking up the reins of the relationship and going all out to seduce and convince Shiva has brought in a great deal of confidence in Raavi. It's clear she's going to be the more mature partner in this relationship, though Shiva does offset some of Raavi's childish traits as well. So they're well-balanced as a couple, I think!
You wouldn't believe it but just before I read the line above I whispered the exact same thing 'Earth to Shiva'. He drifted in his own dream fantasy land in the middle of the road and yeah I don't blame him but yikes the fantasy was- ughh- yeah- umm- insane sweltering. I blacked out because that's a sequel OS prompt right there in the middle of the chapter and I couldn't help manifesting it. I'm sorry. You called your funeral here, giving us prompts when we already have 92625 of them. 🤪
I laughed at this! Min also brought up a possible prompt in another update and I think i should probably open up a prompt thread now so you guys can give me ideas! 😆
Dil ki girah khol do was playing as Shiva spun her around in a waltz and Raavi thought, how appropriate the song was.
Okay so you went on and added a Cinderella-Waltz moment apart from the list and I absolutely loved it. It wasn't unusual it didn't feel out of context, it just was. In the moment, precious as ever.
Ahhhh thank you!
Not to mention another one of the beautiful songs from your playlist. Shankar-Jaykishan's music is pathbreaking but what magic have Lata Jee and Manna Dey saab threaded into it here? Holy lord you cannot differentiate between Lata and a Koyal singing in the Sunrise. She was and will be the irreplaceable one in the industry.
SJ tended to make Lata trill like a bird. She would always complain that they (and Salilda) made her sing in the highest of pitches and make her stretch her voice to the uppermost limit. Think Panchhi banoon, Rasik Balma and so many others. But Lata in the 50s and early 60s was untouchable. No one even came close.
I flipped here. I flipped from the giddy happy grinning fool to agonized bunny within seconds. I knew something was coming up and yeahhh-I felt the agony. Its not easy trusting someone when you've been hurt so many times. Its hard to believe someone can go above and beyond for you (even when he does) simply because you're not used to it or I'd like to say never cared for in the way you wanted to be cared for, or never had someone look at you twice leave going to lengths for you. I understand and I connect to her reaction. Leaving the venue like a mess, crumbling but still standing her ground of not letting anyone know the fragility that resides within her. Beautiful. Beautiful. Beautiful. Relatable.
Glad you felt it was relatable. I think in the moment when you're hurting from such a huge betrayal like Raavi was it's easy to go down a negative path and doubt everything about that person. We all do it. One mis-step and the person becomes the biggest villain ever. Here, Raavi's rather cloistered existence thus far and the feeling that she's never been that important to anyone quickly gets her there. It's easy for her to believe she's being laughed at again because that's how little her feelings have mattered to anyone so far.
“Were you crying, Chipkali?”
Ummm Okayyyyyy. I expected a tear wiping with the thumb but okay this works just fine too. 😆
He wiped her tears in the aftermath of her climax, 😆 so this time Raavi not wanting him to see her tears I think was more in character. Because she totally does not want his pity. She does not want him to see she's crying over his betrayal! That's her pride and we're all like this no? We do not want the person who hurt us to lord over us even more knowing they've had the power to evoke tears. Somehow pretending to be stoic makes us feel braver and more in control.
I expected Raavi's outburst. It was long overdue. Felt a bit more intensity could have elevated it but then again there was comfort in what followed after so it all panned out perfect.
Intensity of her outburst on Shiva? Or her crying after finding out that he's leaving and didn't tell her?
I went all showing my teeth as if someone placed a anger in my mouth over the 'Kahan Hai Meri Chipkali?'. Comfort. Was the expected reaction heart jump? Sorry Imma weird I do opposite things always. I just kept smiling throughout yk?
Again, there's no expected reaction. You feel what you feel. I wrote it because I feel like it came full circle. He made up that story to Mrs. S about how they would declare their love for each other by speaking those phrases and given their heartbreak and angst I think they both felt safer hiding behind the coded language than actually speaking those words out loud. At least to begin with. I think they're both afraid of rejection, so they're treading carefully here.
Them Bantering and trying to win in a senseless argument from one another is SO SHIVI I can't even-
It is Shivi through and through, the ultimate essence. The slight Enemies to Lovers Trope mixed with Childhood frenemies is what makes them unique and I cannot find any better way to portray them that the conversation that followed after. It was natural. It was what they truly are.
Yeah, I gathered this bantering was who they are at their core. Ngl, this entire sequence with dialogues just appeared in my head one day during my after lunch walk and I actually planned the rest of the chapter around this. I always knew how it was gonna end. It was getting there that was tricky!
“You have taken over my life, Raavi. You’ve become my world. I cannot even imagine life without you by my side. I need you to breathe!”
BAM! More tears. Instantly. I wasn't lying to you about the oscillation okayyyy? Its real that stuff was real.
How are you doing this? Turning me into a maniacal reader. Lord!
Teach me Master!! Imma your
☺️Omg! Thank you so much! 🙏🏼
Shavi got no pizzazzzzz. Seconded. Name your kid Shivi. 😆
“What did you think of when you touched yourself, Raavi?”
You just had to teleport me back to Bridgerton-JQ land didn't you? Just had to. I would be lying if I didn't go into the FB of the Daphne scene then came back to the Daphne-Simon scene at her admission. All Bridgerton fans WOULD definitely get a TB I'm more than sure of it. It was a beautifully portrayed scene, Phoebe did a good job with the scene, but for some reason I've always wanted them to have this as an actual conversation and not in between their 'spirited activities' if you know what I mean. Lol.
Raavi's confession, though subtle completed my wishes for sure. It was precise and apt.
Oh yeah, I did think of Bridgerton when I wrote this but only slightly. I had a whole different scene/ dialogue planned out for them around this with Shiva finding out etc but then it didn't fit in with the rest of this scene so I had to scrap it. Perhaps it will find its way into another ShiVi fic if I write one!
#11. Kill Disha, or torture her slowly (Ideas? Roasting over an open fire? Knife-throwing while pinned to a spinning wheel? Tickling feet while tied up? Cage her in a closed room and play Himesh Reshammiya songs all night?)
This was the LAST THING I expected #11 to be. Trust me, never in my wildest dreams did I imagine her going all Ninja over Disha after having an argument with Shiva. I thought it would be related to him and I laughed very sincerely at this. Trust me.
There were many in my first draft that I scrapped. Visiting a strip club was one but then I thought it would be too risque and also a bit meaningless for Raavi to feel curiosity about going there. Then I wanted to put in a dream proposal (to rival Mondler) but then I felt it would be too premature for a proposal given that they're both not ready to be married just yet. Then some others that you know about and I didn't use. This Disha one just occurred to me as a lark and I wasn't sure I'd use it, and I thought of changing it to something romantic till the last moment I published this. Then I thought of keeping it because it was funny and it totally showed Raavi as such a goofball (that she would flaunt this one in his face in the aftermath of that kiss just to show off and salvage her pride when she was not expecting to ever do anything like this!). I thought it brought a nice anti-climactic humorous moment to the end of the fic.
You think we'd be satisfied with bas itna sa action? You so wrong beyond belief.
We're ABSOLUTELY incorrigible. We need the rest of the action in an epilogue. Marriage / Water-Emerging / Three-In-A-Row, I don't care what or how you get the epilogue...
WE NEED ONE. WITH FULL ACTION.
Who's we? 😆
Tell me you're coming up with a new story please?
Not promising anything as of now. Might work on that adaptation I was planning but not sure when.
We can't loose you.
You too precious to let go.
Aww! Thank you! I loved being here too! And writing this fic!
PS can't loose your brilliant stuff. We need you to give us back to back content bruh.
EVERYONE WILL SECOND ME HERE.
I'm not letting you leave. NEVER. Not letting you out of my freaking sight at all. Come What May.
It has been an experience reading this and truly truly truly amazing discovering you.
I'm so so humbled and may I say it's been amazing discovering all of you too? 🤗
I am Not Letting You go until I'm here. TRUST ME.
Keep writing.
Keep Thriving.
Keep coming up with legendary stuff.
Always will be here to read your stories. Forever and beyond. ❤️
Thank youuuu!! I'm crying. This is so precious! 😭