Originally posted by: vena.cava.
Dunno if anyone on here is a fan of Pride and Prejudice, but I'm a piece of s*it for anything Austen. The sensual, tumultuous, read between the lines kind of tension and UST is my JAM. But I think Rishabh and Prerna have it in spades. Like Elizabeth, Prerna is incredibly judgemental and continues to fight through the fog of her initial impressions of someone. Anurag is Mr. Wickham who Elizabeth first finds herself in fancy with, until he pulls a 180 and turns out to be an ass 🤣 and all the while there is Mr. Darcy aka our Bajju who is watching the girl he likes from afar, makes several mistakes and one grave one in insulting her (here it was the deal LOL) and then spends the rest of the story pining for her and believing he's messed up so bad and he doesn't deserve her. While Lizzy was a WHOLE lot more likable and an actual like established consistent character, and Prerna is only just now getting there, I think the vibes are the same.
I'm also a huge believer in the second love trope. Take movies like Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, or Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, the second lead in so many ways overshadows the first one because the way he feels about the female lead is so selfless and beautiful. He expects no changes from her, only changes himself to love her completely. Darcy was much the same with how he eventually earned his way back to Lizzy. While here Rishabh doesn't need to earn his way back, it's more about how Prerna can open her eyes to look at him and finally see 'ah he's been here all along, the love of my life'.