I'm kinda still amazed that Ak didn't blame Abhi in yesterday's bench scene.....he even approached her with so much caution, so apologetic....and the Ak who used to twist his apologies also to always blame him is now chiding him ki tum kyun sorry bol rahe ho - duniya bhar ki problems ke liye tum hi sorry bologe?
Makers don't want to directly show Ak trying to unburden him from all the guilt she piled on him with blame games but they are going this roundabout way in now showing her trying to reduce his guilt for all these situations they are currently in.....not sure if she will ever be shown realizing this is an outcome of him being made to feel like a failure on every level by her blaming him for everything....but in her own way she is now trying to tell him to stop being so guilty
And I also like how HC is playing this Abhi who is confused and cautious about what to say to Ak in such a delicate/sensitive matter but still trying to ask her what she's thinking/feeling and she's opening up to him without shutting him out.....they are managing to create their own kind of comfort level that is an evolved version of what they previously shared.
I was thinking how for the past 8 months, Ak was only shown having "calm" convos with Nav...but all those convos always used to be about house chores or worries about Abhir and everything used to circle back to her hailing Nav's greatness .
Meanwhile Abhira are getting to have their own version of calm convos now and there is give and take of teasing in these.....this never existed in the Navra friendship equation because Nav was mostly too cowed down by her to dare to tease her even if he wanted.....Abhira almost give that vibe of school friends teasing each other in school....the way Abhi teased her about her nose turning red and Ak pouting like a kid ki tum kuch bhi bolte ho
....No matter what, even after so many guilt trips, Abhi retains that basic edge to his character about teasing Ak and bantering with her
....and she also only shows this side to him....to everyone else she has to overcompensate in trying to manage their insecurities or pacify them with praise
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