Fichain #1: Start Date 14 Jun |Completed| - Page 13

Originally posted by: ExoticDisaster

As you read further, you'll get twist pe twist 😂

Kalyug hai, kuch bhi ho sakta hai 🤣🤣

I did go through a couple and

Originally posted by: oh_nakhrewaali

Jaani, unko janana tha what did you think of? Like did you have some specific reason why they get married young😅

Thank god! Finally, someone understood what i was trying to ask.

Was my English that bad? 🤪

Originally posted by: LoveHopeMagic

I did go through a couple and

I hope you liked them 😅

Originally posted by: LoveHopeMagic

Thank god! Finally, someone understood what i was trying to ask.

Was my English that bad? 🤪

Nahi re..

My brain registered it slow 🤣

Originally posted by Bee222

My heart was just hurting bcz I actually compared Prof Bansal to the bestest Minnie Mcgonagall 🥺 Ah, what a blunder!

Originally posted by: ExoticDisaster

Don't feel bad Bee, any writer can twist the plot anytime. The stories here are unpredictable. Kya pata koi tumhare dil ki muraad puri kar de 😜

Bee🤗 Jaani...... Tum bhi kya yaad karogi...... Hum bhi yaaron ke yaar hai....... Already segment likh rahi hoon...... aur tumhaari Chaah ko dhyaan mein rakkha hai.... Aasoon Pochch lo; aur sabra karo..... meetha fal milega.

Shiri..... Tumse ek apology/ ek permission maangani thee.... Meera Bansal ke character meein jhaankate hue..... story ko justice dene ke liye mera segment lamba ho gaya hai.... iss baar allow karogi please. ....... Next time dhyaan rakhoongi.

Originally posted by: Loving2Missing2

Originally posted by Bee222

My heart was just hurting bcz I actually compared Prof Bansal to the bestest Minnie Mcgonagall 🥺 Ah, what a blunder!

Bee🤗 Jaani...... Tum bhi kya yaad karogi...... Hum bhi yaaron ke yaar hai....... Already segment likh rahi hoon...... aur tumhaari Chaah ko dhyaan mein rakkha hai.... Aasoon Pochch lo; aur sabra karo..... meetha fal milega.

Shiri/lizzie ..... ek apology/ ek permission maangani thee.... Meera Bansal ke character meein jhaankate hue..... story ko justice dene ke liye mera segment lamba ho gaya hai.... iss baar allow karogi please?. ....... Next time dhyaan rakhoongi.

Yeah, no worries. Like I said, (& it’s been updated in the FAQ as well), the word length is just a guideline and not a hard and fast rule.

That being said, Meera Bansal is a secondary character (not introduced by the creator). As long as you ensure some part of your segment focuses on the main characters (Aryan & Chahat) you're good to go.

Ok so I thought I'd make a character sketch and update it with the events so far:

Main characters (all introduced by Shiri in all her updates)

Aryan Sareen:

21-year-old Business student in college. Is best friends with Chahat Johari (they've been childhood friends and possibly family friends). Is an only child & has lost his mom ? years ago. His marriage was set up with Chahat by mutual agreement between both sets of parents. He comes out as gay before his father when he's 16. His father's reaction is to slap him and a year later fixes his marriage with Chahat as a ‘fix it’ approach to his coming out. They almost go through with the ceremony (they have a wedding pic to prove it), but Chahat's brother, Prateek intervenes in time and they're (& their parents) saved from an illegal marriage.

His father, Sudhakar Sareen, hasn't spoken to him since but continues to fund his education.

That incident, along with his father's non-acceptance has scarred Aryan and he hasn't come out to anyone. He and Chahat are room-mates while they attend the same college. To keep up pretenses, he agrees to date girls but has a secret Grindr profile. He also harbours a crush on another classmate, Saheel.

Aryan is doing well in school. He is academically good, is the General Secretary (GS), is good-looking & popular with girls, and is also an animal lover (he feeds stray dogs).

His name is linked with Saheel's by someone spray painting on the college cafeteria wall. He punches another guy, Vikram, and is called up to the Dean's office and his father has been contacted. His father yells at him over the phone when he finds out & Aryan says he did it to protect 'his girl' Chahat.

He has been outed now to the whole college. Rhea seems to hold a grudge against him because he ignored her on their date, & Vikram because he thwarted his efforts to bang Chahat.

Chahat Johari:

21-year-old, nerdy, virgin (hasn't kissed anyone yet) and is also looking to date. BFFs with Aryan and rooms with him. Seems relieved at the fallout of their wedding and therefore does not have romantic feelings for Aryan. She seems to have low self-esteem about her looks, she wears thick glasses and sits on the front bench because she cannot see the board and therefore has earned the nickname 'nerd' but is also a good student academically. She also harbours a crush on Saheel and wants to date him. She's shocked when Aryan is outed and also hurt he did not confide in her but seems supportive in the aftermath. She's there with him when his father calls and yells at him after the vandalism occurs. She has been trying to set up Aryan with girls - she hooked him up with the most popular girl in school-Rhea and is stunned when she blocks him.

She asks Aryan to set her up with Saheel but it now remains to be explored what she thinks of Saheel and Aryan's names being linked together.

Her older? brother Prateek is arriving to pick her up from college after the fiasco - she's involved because Aryan & Vikram get into a scuffle because of her (Vikram has been wanting to sleep with Chahat but gets thwarted by Aryan and it's possible he holds a grudge against both of them).

Secondary characters:

Saheel: He's a guy in Chahat and Aryan's class, and both of them have a crush on him & it seems that he returns Aryan's crush. Remains to be explored what he thinks of Aryan being outed. Saheel seems to be a closeted queer (not certain if he's gay or Bi). He is uncomfortable when Vikram derides Aryan and tries to stick up for him, but he seems like he's not ready to come out either (he punches Aryan and tries to fake an interest in Chahat to make it seem like he's straight?). Thought Aryan & Chahat were in love until the spray-paint reveal.

Meera Bansal: A professor in their college who seems to dislike Aryan possibly because of her interest in Chahat who resembles her lover, Sheila, who died tragically. She wants to protect Chahat & seems to care for her in a nurturing way.

Vikram: A guy Chahat dated, seemingly only interested in sleeping with her but also has it in for Aryan. He knows about his Grindr profile- might have been stalking him.

Rhea: A popular girl in college who has been interested in Aryan but has now blocked him because of him ignoring her on his date.

Prateek: Chahat's older brother

Anyone else I've missed? If I've missed anything major, let me know.

Segment #8

Aryan was strolling on the terrace of his college hostel after dinner. Usually he spent a part of this time with his books. But too much had happened, he just wanted to be alone for sometime and process his feelings. Prateek, Chahat’s brother, had picked her up after the guardians met with the dean. Aryan was happy that Chahat was home and safe. Vikram got suspended for a week for trying to attack Chahat and for bullying Aryan, the students had probably shown the dean the recorded video. Aryan got campus community services for a week as his punishment for punching Vikram.

The most surprising part was that the dean got furious when Aryan’s father revealed about trying to get Chahat married with Aryan. Aryan never thought that dean was such a progressive woman, who understood gay rights better than his own dad. His father saw his face after four years and still didn’t talk to him.

Aryan missed Chahat. His BFF was now a day scholar, they won’t be roomies anymore. But the real reason he was strolling on the deserted terrace was because of the guy they both had crush on — Saheel. How would he face him the next day?

He put on a song on his phone and continued to stroll in the cool night breeze.

Tu Mera Koi Na Hoke Bhi Kuch Lage

Tu Mera Koi Na Hoke Bhi Kuch Lage

Kiya Re Jo Bhi Tune Kaise Kiya Re

Jiya Ko Mere Bandh Aise Liya Re

There were soft footsteps behind Aryan, and when he turned to see who it was, blood rushed to his cheeks and he stood there like a deer caught in headlights. It was Saheel. Aryan fumbled with the buttons in his phone and switched off the song. Saheel’s face was unreadable.

“Missing Chahat?” he asked.

Aryan didn’t answer. He didn’t want him to think that the song was for Chahat because the song wasn’t for her.

“I came to say sorry for hitting you yesterday,” Saheel continued.

Aryan became sad at the mention of the fight, how Saheel had pulled Chahat into his arms in front of him. Did Saheel feel nothing for Aryan?

“But I am not sorry for hitting you. You totally deserved it. And FYI, I had been on phone talking to my dad after four years. You had just barged in and interrupted our conversation,” he said.

Aryan hadn’t spoken to his dad for four years, and he couldn’t rebuild their connection because he had lost his temper. Saheel never felt guiltier. What other hurt was Aryan hiding under his confident and popular personality?

“I… I am sorry, Aryan. I didn’t know how much yesterday’s events affected you. Maybe I was only thinking about myself. I am really sorry.”

Aryan’s heart melted at Saheel’s apology. He said, “Apology accepted, I don’t like holding grudges.”

“If it makes you feel any better," said Saheel, "I got punished for my actions. I went and confessed to the dean. He assigned me campus community services for a week as my punishment.”

What!!?? So, Aryan got one week of spending time with Saheel as his punishment.

“I have them too,” said Aryan, keeping any trace of excitement in his voice at bay.

Saheel looked up at Aryan, all the air had left his lungs. He was going to reply that’s great, but who replies that’s great for a punishment. It wasn’t like they were getting an award. Instead, like an idiot who didn’t know how to speak in full sentences, he only said, “Oh!” and he left Aryan on the terrace.

Aryan was very confused by Saheel's reaction. Maybe he didn’t want to spend time with Aryan. Or maybe he was also affected. Oh God, this was so confusing!

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Meanwhile, Chahat was sleeping peacefully in her home after being pampered by her family with a nice dinner. She shifted in her sleep when her phone pinged with a message – I am watching you. You’ll have to pay.

Chahat was deep in her sleep unknown to the approaching storm. What will she do when she sees the message?

Wow T! You totally knocked this one for a six!

Aryan & Saheel are getting to spend time together- that’s good but Saheel has to learn self-acceptance first before he owns up to any feelings he might have for Aryan. But it was good to see Saheel apologizing and now the two have made up so hopefully that goes somewhere.

So Chahat’s family took her back home but now she has a mysterious text. This reminds me of Pretty little Liars! What does she have to pay for? Intriguing. Very well poised now for Neha to take it away!