"Rudra ki subha college main, sham gym main aur rat kisi party main." - An apt description? The very first scene of him shows us Rudra enjoying himself in a club surrounded by girls, which is another story altogether: his many "girlfriends". Playboy or Casanova? Probably a little bit of both - and yet, very innocent and pure at heart, as we know by now! Rudra seems to crave attention - be it through his multiple girlfriends whom he most definitely doesn't have any feelings for or be it through his antics at home, childish ideas or demands included. Considering that he is the ignored son within the family since no one really thinks about him as a candidate to the heir title and furthermore, his parents have their own broken lives to take care of. Thus, it is not such a surprise that Rudra seeks to be the focus of other people's attention- at parties, with his girlfriends or, which he most likely enjoys the most, in the presence of his brothers - whom he, despite their clashing idealogies, keeps glued together strongly.
Rudra, his brothers' laadla:
They love to tease him, to indulge him, to spoil him rotten (Shivaay maybe more than Om) and they have taken it upon themselves to protect him from the darker parts of their lives. The result: He is a cheerful person, a glow of childish innocence has remained intact within him and that same glow manages to light up the world of the older Oberois. They go along with his antics be that praying to angels a la "ghost summoning" style or preparing a meal in the middle of the night or to cancel a dinner with the fiance to go and pacify him after a scolding. They smile when he smiles, smile for him.
Rudra considers Shivaay his mom, his dad, his hero, everything. Shivaay might not be as approachable to him as Omkara, who is more often than not a "partner in crime", seems to be but still, Shivaay is not above indulging into childishness with Rudra. Maybe it's the influence of his baby brother, maybe it's that face that can pull off the cutest of expressions - but even Shivaay Singh Oberoi can enjoy himself through pranks with Rudra at his side or pulling Om's leg together. And those indulgent, sweet smiles? Only reserved for his brothers, especially when he is proud of his Rudy, and when there is any danger around the corner, the first names on his tongue are those of his brothers. And if anyone even thinks about hurting Ru... well, they better forget it quickly:
Since childhood, he has spent more time in Shivaay's room than his own as Shivaay would make him sleep there when Tej and Jhanvi were fighting- like a parent who keeps their child close and shields it from all the bad things going on around them. When he would be bullied in school or face any other problems, Shivaay would take care of it and thus, Shivaay slowly grew into that invincible superhero for Rudra whom he could always rely on. And when the possibility of his Shivaay bhaiyya dying cut through this bubble his brother had wrapped him in, the always happy and positive person disappeared, replaced by a child vulnerable and scared to death.
Omkara isn't any less for him. On one side, Omkara is that older brother and best friend in one with whom he can joke around, share his crazy ideas without hesitation, gossip about Lady Baba's flaws, whose sculptures he can give away to girlfriends as emergency gifts and with whom at his side he can pull Shivaay's leg. He is that confidant whom he can wake up in the middle of the night and only receive a harmless slap as a repercussion, and whom he can push into the cold water and still rely on to get him out of difficult situations. And if there is any danger lurking around the corner, he always finds his O to cling on to.
On the other hand, Omkara can easily slip into the protective brother mode if the need arises - when facing the possibility of losing Shivaay, the one thing that keeps Om from falling apart is Rudra. He is at his side to slap him out of his despair and hug him to give him strength and assurance, but also to cling to his younger brother in order to keep himself together. And Rudra really cannot live without his O as he, himself, has voiced already and shown multiple times.
Though, we have seen hints of many of Rudra's shades, we are yet to explore them in depth, and hope that one day, this wish of us Rulets will be fullfilled - angsty Rudra, heart-broken Rudra, strong Rudra, his brothers Glue Rudra, and many more!
"Let my soul smile through my heart and my heart smile through my eyes, that I may scatter rich smiles in sad hearts." - Paramahansa Yogananda
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