It is visible from SP promotions and makers' claims in IVs in the past that they were not on same page. When I was not a viewer of YRKKH, I saw promos on TV and understood that they would eventually reunite as that's what they gave away in promos.
I am a Abhimanyu fan as I got connected to the show and forum because of the character. I wanted him to have a happy ending due to the endless torture given to him. His happiness lies in Akshara; so I wanted to him to be with Ak. In that sense I am an Abhira fan
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PH shouldn't have kepts viewers/fans in the dark about the focus of the story. But they wanted to decieve them to the end to keep both fandoms, ultimately messing up the story big time.