Hey @darklord8! (Is that an HP reference??) Welcome to the AT. You brought up the point of HCs so I remembered that we still have an incomplete one going around and if anyone has any ideas to continue it, that would be great!! This was basically a response to Meera's wish of continuing the saree plot point.
Collaborative Storytelling Ahead!!
Author-1: AquaHP
I'm going to start since nobody else is. I haven't fleshed it out but here it is anyway. I usually get ideas as I write so...
I would like to imagine that Kuhu would find the saree in Kunal's side of the closet while looking for something.
She decides to surprise him. She tries to learn how to drape the saree from YT but keeps failing because the video seems too confusing. She decides to ask Ketu for help (because as Kunal said, they are besties and I have this HC that Kunal shares all his secrets with his Ketu-Setu that he feels too embarrassed to share with his Bhai or for any other reason. And Ketu found a sister in Kuhu to share all that she couldn't with Kunal). Ketu and Kuhu go on this saree draping mission with Ananya on video call and by the end of it, she is dressed up and looks great. Kunal is super late and kuhu is tired of waiting. She is miffed and angry as ketu consoles her.
Ketu leaves from the room to go sleep when she sees Kunal enter the house. He is very tired and ketu is fired up hearing the rant from her bhabhz. She stomps down the stairs and stands infront of Kunal, who is almost laid out on the sofa and loosening up his tie with his eyes closed, and shouts "Bhai!" Kunal's eyes fly open as his hands freeze on his ties. Ketu says, "Mai aapse bohot gussa hu" or something along those lines. Kunal stands up. He looks at her with a confused look and asks kya hua? Ketu is like "Kya hua?!! KYA HUA??! Ye to ab aapko bhabhz hi batayengi. Aapko ek baar bhi bura nahi laga na aisa karte hue. Sharam bhi nahi aayi hogi! (Imagine ketu acting a little OTT to throw Kunal off. It's supposed to a fun scene.) Saari sharam to aapke clients ke liye to hai ab". Kunal is super confused but a little worried trying to remember what he must have done to make the girls so angry. He tries to ask Ketu but before he can do so, Ketu sunao-es him a little more, making him scared and leaves to her room. Scared Kunal runs to his room as Ketu watches from her room and smiles widely. Imagine Kunal being scared and speaking super fast under his breath before he takes a deep breath and opens the door with his signature "Kuhooo?".
Cut to Kuhu standing infront of the mirror, removing bangles from her hand with a miffed expression and muttering annoyances. Kunal is stumped to see her in the saree and his eyes go wide whereas Kuhu puts the bangles down with force, turns around and starts shouting (not shouting but like annoyed. Scolding is probably the right word here but that sounds weird in this situation). Kuhu basically says ki "Tumhaare liye koi bhi surprise plan karna bekaar hai kyunki tumhe to apne office aur clients ke alawa koi dikhaayi kahaan deta hai. Tum ne unhi se shaadi kyun nahi kar li kyun tumhaara poora time to office me jaata hai. I know you love your work but jab tumhaari biwi tumhe itni baar call kar ke request kare jaldi aane ko to apni secretary se ye kaun kehlwaata hai ki tum meeting me ho?? Abhi kabhi kuchh nahi karungi tumhaare liye". As she says the last line, she removes the bangles from her other hand, takes Kunal's hand, makes him hold it and turns around.
Kunal who had been looking at her with dilated pupils all this while, not being able to register a single word, realises what is happening when Kuhu hands him her bangles and he holds her hand stopping her.
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Author-2: Journalgirl321
"Woh....woh..." Kunal stutters. Kuhu looks at him, one eyebrow raised.
"Kuch bologe bhi? Mujhe bohot kaam hai, aur mein already pura din waste kar chuki hun" Kuhu snapped.
Kunal tried to say something, but his voice got stuck in his throat. He was too lost, looking at her. Kuhu finally groaned and yanked her hand out of his and stormed out of the room.
Kunal was left dumbfounded. He walked, lost in his own world outside his room and bumped into Abir.
(start dialogue format here so that I don't have to find yet another creative adjective for the word "said")
Abir: "Arey Nanko, sambhal ke chalna yaar!"
Kunal: "Woh... sorry bhai. Aapko lagi toh nahin?"
Abir: "Nahin... lekin tum itne lost kyun lag rahe ho? Kuhu se jagda hua hai kya?"
Kunal: "Nahin... Haan, lekin aap ko kaise pata?"
Abir groaned and smacked his head with his palm. "Pakka tumne hi galti ki hogi"
Kunal: "Arey aap aise kyun keh rahe ho? Uski galti bhi toh ho sakti hai, hai na?"
Abir cocked one eyebrow and looked at Kunal with a "yeah, right" expression on his face. Kunal sighed. "Okay, fine. Meri hi galti thi. Lekin kya karun bhai? Office mein itna saara kaam tha, to obviously main ghar late hi aaunga, na?"
Abir: "Dekh, Nanko. Tum hi ne to kaha tha mujhse ki tum sab kuch importance Kuhu ko dena chahte ho, right? To usse importance de. Actions are louder than words."
Saying this, Abir sauntered off, leaving Kunal in deep thought.
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To be continued??? If anyone wants to pick it up from here, please feel free!