From the start whenever he hurt Nandini and made her cry, he also wanted to rush and comfort her, he wanted so badly to wipe her tearsđđđRemember the shadow scene, where he couldnt do anything and yet couldnt leave her alone...
he even went upto pushing Dhruv towards her to comfort her...
then when he saw her crying sitting down in the corridor, he badly wanted to wipe her tears, but still couldnt do it and this time he made her angry with his words to diverge her mind
next we had the scene in her room when she was crying and talking about fireflies, even that time he felt helpless seeing her cry and not being able to wipe her tears...
and finally the last one was in the college, this time he was angry and almost promised to himself that Dhruv had better make her smile againđł
after so many failed attempts to want to wipe her tears and yet not being able to, finally for once he put everything behind, he no longer had to play the monster manik, this time he could finally raise his hands, cup her face lovingly and wipe those tears falling down her cheekđł
This was a very symbolic scene, where Manik no longer needs to hide anymore... he'll try to heal her only once he has decided that Nandini was, is and will always be his...
we got the realisation of pain, now all we need is Manik's decision to put Nandini above everyone, and fight for her again...
now we need the acceptance of her love, his love over his friendship.. i want him to be sure of what he wants, otherwise going after Nandini still unsure will only bring pain to either of them now.