This is my first post on this forum because Raghbir is seriously something elseš¤£
That entire initial sequence where Pragati is talking about ethics and he's like screw ethics do you want to survive or not?? OMG. Whoever writes this man's dialogues clearly enjoy themselves so incredibly, and Pearl has SO MUCH fun acting out Raghbir š I can't stand this buffoon I love him so much.
Then the whole tripti sequence, aatma ko shaanti mili na as he makes her take a drink of it to feel warmer. I CAN'T. He's so ridiculous you can't help but root for him 𤣠Sarcasm, wit, a flower full of thorns that when you touch blooms beneath your tips. He's so damn much yaar. And then pearl's improv when Prags is singing the antakshri song and he's like nodding his head forward like a rooster OMG 𤣠Honestly who IS this man?? Just one of a kind truly.
One thing I love about him is how unabashed he is when he stares at Pragati. He lounges and makes it incredibly obvious that he's looking at her. There is so much heat, almost predatory in the way his eyes always follow her. He doesn't know what to do with her, and in turn he doesn't know what to do with himself because of it.
Their equation was on full display today, the way they tease, banter, want to eat each other's heads off but can't stand to be away from the other. The tick tick countdown as the other takes swigs of alcohol while trying to figure out a song, just perfect. You can just tell how much fun they all had with this episode, it was such a joy to watch.
But the way he offers his hand to her, the way he looks at her, as their song plays in the bg. G OD āŗļø The slow way his hand engulfed hers, caressing it as he refuses to take his eyes off of her. That was PERFECT. The whole time he's watching her and compelled she can't look away either.
And then the sequence changes and Laal Ishq takes over as he trails her wet skin slowly with her fingers. This man is the definition of heated, raw, male desire. But even when he's holding her he's so soft with her. There is no rough demand, no pushing, just soft touches, and that finger under her chin to lift her face to kiss her forehead??? UGH U GH UGHHHH. I love this man so much I'm gonna explode. He knows exactly what she needs. She needs softness and yearning and trust, and he is so slow, so deliberately slow to give it all to her because he wants her to want him in that moment. And when she closes her eyes, succumbing to him, giving into him, he closes his eyes as well, but then immediately retracts.
And once again he shows us why he's so damn different, he pulls away because he doesn't want to be unfair to Pragati. He wants to completely the erase the essence of the woman who isn't her, to give his ALL to Pragati. MY GOD! And then when he wakes and sneaks a picture of her, I love how much he doesn't deny what he feels. He watches her with a happy smile and she's so annoyed LOL. I love how quickly these two can switch from sensuous to hilarity. And ofc he pulls the cliche we totes did it in the sack yday BUT I LOVE HIM.
What a treat this episode was - especially when he voices his concerns in the precap.