Oh gosh, Mina. This is wonderful! Sorry for the delayed reaction.
This is perfect and brilliant. You've created vignettes just detailed enough to show gentle progressions but brief enough to make the reader consider and be creative about what moments happened in between to allow those subtle progressions. At least that's what was thinking about - the moments in between those first times.Now I hope you do one for Abhigya and dare I say it, Purab and Aliya?
Thank you for your comment! I was hoping you would share your thoughts!
Wow, it's interesting to know that your imagination wandered into the in between moments. That is really cool to know. When I was writing it I was focussed on these key moments and I really have no idea what went on between them, but I did want to suggest that it took time and was a gradual change, so it's awesome if what was written got you thinking about what was suggested. Thank you for your thoughtful response!
As for AbhiGya, the songfic for "The One" is written in a similar style, though it's an AU of how they met. I'm not sure I have a first times type vision for them? Their relationship is so complicated, with so much back and forth and external obstacles in the way too. As for Paaliya, good to know you would be interested! Pretty sure for them it would have to be called Second Chances? Hehe. But I have no muse for them. I don't ship Purab with anybody. Maybe I should challenge myself to imagine a way that he gets his act together and then becomes worthy of someone...hmm. It could be an interesting exercise. I'll see!
Of course if you have any ideas along these lines I am happy to know about them!! 😃
Thanks again for reading and commenting 😊