Finally, let me share my 2 cents on the most debated topic since yesterday.
I am still salty about TUM...I loved aap better
But I loved loved loved where this tum is stemmed from. It was not random cute demand of Shaurya to call him tum. It was not just because he wanted to change their equation as it was the case at the time of Sir mat bulao. Had it been just that, he could have already asked her to call him tum since the Goa episodes...since her birthday.
But it was only after their emotional conversation, he felt he wants her to call him tum. As he could express those feelings of his in front of her which he couldn't show to anybody in these 25 years, he realised how close she is to him. When she talked about her painful past, he realised how she was trying to help him get rid of his pain even when she herself was in so much pain. When she gave him a piece of advice to reduce his pain, he realised that she not only sees his pain past his his anger and hatred but also understands the roots of it and knows how to cure it.
There was a time when Anokhi only looked into his eyes and saw the pain in his eyes that he was trying to cover with his anger. She didn't shy away from telling him off about it even if it was just second day of their knowing eachother. Shaurya was stunned with her statement and he had rubbished her off saying you don't need to get into my personal space. Time has come when Shaurya, on his own, told about his deepest pain to her, and only her. Today Anokhi not only saw through his anger but also tried to understand his side of the story and addressed his issues...that's when Shaurya Sabherwal allowed her in his personal space!
That's when he asked her to call him TUM... because he couldn't get enough of the apnapan he was already feeling in that personal space of his, he wanted her to intrude his personal space more n more, he wanted to give her that haq!!
So well written. You beautifully captured one of my fav parts of today's episode. I loved the emotional conversation and he asking her to call him tum. ❤️