
Manik: Why does he always want to be with her, to give her a false sense of security, to torture her all the time for the fun of it? Or because he wants to genuinely protect her? But his own feelings, his own thoughts are his worst enemies, they've shouted the rebel yell, they are not friends of his anymore. He wanted her to fall for him, by being helpful, by being close to her. But he is in for a surprise. What does he see in her eyes, affection for him, comfort, and serenity? Probably what he wanted to see. Or can he see it at all? Maybe his feelings overwhelm him, take charge and he can't see reason anymore. At this moment he realizes, he can't fool this woman, he will have to try really really hard to do this and stay detached, and there's no guarantee. Because it isn't what he is doing for fulfilling what he started actually with, in fact, he is right where he wants to be, badly, right where his heart is. He should've known better. He was never going to play hard game by his rules anyway. Because before even he had had an idea that someday he would have to try to fool her, the reins to his heart were already in the hands of the lady he so wishes he could fool. He can't take it anymore; he can't fight this lost battle with his feelings; he would rather be anywhere but at the place where her presence is overpowering his senses, where he's not himself, where he's not in control of things like he's always been. Manik Malhothra is shocked maybe that he can feel this way about someone, be this affected by a 'mere' lady's presence, but Manik, my boy, everybody has to meet their match someday, that's how things are supposed to be, that's how the world works, and those are the laws of affection.
She's the woman he admires, she is the woman who has the power to intimidate him, she's the woman who can make him dance to her tunes, she's the woman who'll protect him from his own demons, and she's the woman he can't resist. What else is he supposed to do?
From the moment Manik on Toofan was moving in circles around a beautiful Nandini to this moment; these two together on Toofan, moving around the stable boundary, finding their own version of heaven in each other, it's been quite a journey, it's been quite a tale. And we cherish it.
It is today, it is now, it is right this moment; Manik has Nandini, Nandini has Manik, their world is complete, and everything else is secondary.
This is surreal.
Manik doesn't remember himself,
Nandini doesn't remember anything else in the world,
I don't remember my name.
It's a fairytale, baby, it's almost a fairytale.
